1 . If you’ve ever had trouble getting your teen up in the morning or you’ve seen your teen fall asleep during the school day, you’re not alone. Many teens have difficulty in waking up early for school, and that’s because they sleep late at night.

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Adolescent Sleep Working Group reviewed studies about sleep in teens. Researchers studied the harmful effects of not getting enough sleep-anything less than 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep on school nights-could have on young people. They discovered not getting enough sleep may cause poor grades at school. Not getting enough sleep has also been connected to a higher risk of car accidents in teens.

It may seem as though the way to solve the problem would be for teens to just go to sleep earlier. But researchers say that isn’t likely to work. Teens experience physical changes that make falling asleep earlier difficult. Their biological (生物的) clocks just won't allow them to fall asleep at 8 p.m., even when they’re tired.

Studies have shown that just delaying (推迟) school by 30 minutes can have a great effect on a teen's health and performance. So most researchers suggest the school start time be delayed until at least 8:30 a.m. for teenagers.

Some of the benefits could include:

·Teens may be more likely to get the necessary amount of sleep.

·The delayed start time could help teens sleep during their natural sleep.

·Teens may be less likely to depend on coffee to stay awake during the day.

·Enough sleep could help teens study better in class, which could help them do better in exams.

·Sleeping longer could reduce health problems caused by a lack of sleep in the long run.

·Getting home later in the afternoon may reduce the amount of time when some teens are home alone, and could reduce the possibility that tens will take part in unhealthy activities.

But doing that can also cause some problems.

1. What does Paragraph 1 show?

A．Many teens find school too boring.

B．Many teens fail to get enough sleep.

C．Today’s teens have many difficulties.

D．Today’s teens are too lazy to get up early.

2. What do researchers of the Adolescent Sleep Working Group find?

A．Today’s teens have poor grades at school.

B．Teens should get at least 8.5 hours of sleep daily.

C．Today’s teens are in danger because of car accidents.

D．Teens can be negatively influenced by not getting enough sleep.

3. Why can’t teens fall asleep earlier?

A．Because their homework is too much,

B．Because they love staying up late at night.

C．Because their physical changes make it hard.

D．Because they have unbalanced biological clocks.

4. What would the text most probably talk about next?

A．The disadvantages of starting school later.

B．The benefits of getting enough sleep for students.

C．The methods of helping students get enough sleep.

D．The advantages of putting off the school start time.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man    1    wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted     2    (find) out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3    very large stone. Then he    4     (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.     5     man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove    6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     7    (say) to himself: “The night    8    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed     9     pilled with all his strength to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

3 . Running is a very popular sport. Millions of people run because they enjoy it or want to be in good physical shape. A runner does not need special skills or equipment.    1    .

Daily running improves a person's physical condition. It helps oxygen circulate (循环) through your body and makes your heart and leg muscles stronger.    2    .What's more, running helps you control your weight because when you run, you burn up the fat in your body.   

Many runners like taking part in long distance races like marathons (马拉松).     3    .They are held in many cities all over the world. For a good runner, taking part in a famous marathon is an honour of a running career.

There are no official world records in marathon races because courses are different all over the world.     4    . However, sometimes a course may be hilly with lots of ups and downs. Bad weather with a lot of wind and rain also makes it more difficult for runners to achieve good results.

    5    .Don't start to fast, or you will become tired very quickly and can't continue. This is called "hitting the wall". In most cases, runners then give up completely. On the other hand, you shouldn't start too slowly, or you won't reach the time limit you want to achieve.

A．He needs to be well-prepared and train a lot.

B．Marathons are the most popular running events.

C．During a marathon, you should keep a right pace.

D．Sometimes the raceway is flat and runners run faster.

E．The fastest marathon race took place in Berlin in 2018.

F．He only needs a pair of trainers and comfortable clothes.

G．It also helps you fight off stress after a tiring day in school or at work.

4 . There are many opportunities for adults who want to make their lives better. There are public schools you can attend. In the schools you can _______ things like English, arithmetic and history. You can find classes in almost any subject you want to _________ . You may want to learn to type, sew, paint or fix TV sets. You may want to learn more about the trade you are already ___________. You may want to _________ a higher school diploma (文凭).You may even want to go to college. All it takes is time and _________

In many cities, there are adult classes in the _____________schools. You can attend many of these without having to pay _________. In some schools you may have to pay a___________fee (费用).There are also many kinds of private schools for adults, _________you may have to pay more money.

Many job opportunities are __________to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good__________for interpreters and typists who know English.

There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you must be a citizen of this country, and you must____________a civil service examination. These examinations are ____________ to everyone, regardless of race, religion or color.

Many civil service jobs __________a high school diploma. There are several __________to get a high school diploma. You can study high school __________at home and then take special tests. __________you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. __________you can go to night school. There are classes that ____________you to take special tests to get a diploma.

Be as well trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. __________knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready.

1.

A．remember

B．take

C．improve

D．exchange

2.

A．organize

B．revise

C．study

D．design

3.

A．on

B．in

C．over

D．under

4.

A．show

B．explore

C．buy

D．get

5.

A．notice

B．role

C．effort

D．chance

6.

A．famous

B．formal

C．public

D．private

7.

A．attention

B．money

C．bill

D．interest

8.

A．high

B．monthly

C．entrance

D．small

9.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．why

10.

A．chosen

B．allowed

C．promised

D．offered

11.

A．jobs

B．campus

C．agreements

D．partners

12.

A．take

B．join

C．hold

D．give

13.

A．possible

B．open

C．limited

D．easy

14.

A．want

B．get

C．advise

D．need

15.

A．ways

B．goals

C．keys

D．styles

16.

A．subjects

B．experiments

C．tests

D．language

17.

A．Before

B．Because

C．If

D．Though

18.

A．Or

B．For

C．But

D．So

19.

A．ask

B．push

C．register

D．prepare

20.

A．Hope

B．Job

C．Diploma

D．Opportunity

5 . 课文语法填空

Peru is a country which is    1    the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas. Peru was the centre of the    2    (power) ancient Inca Empire in the 1400s and 1500s. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and    3    (rule) until 1821. It is for this reason    4    Spanish is the main    5    (office) language of Peru.

You can go from Cusco to the Amazon rainforest by plane. From there, you will spend one day    6     (travel) by boat to your accommodation. Then you can spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and    7    (enjoy) the plants and animals unique    8    the rainforest.

It will take you four days    9    (go) to the city of Machu Picchu on foot on amazing paths. Reach your destination and you will have a day to explore and be    10    (amaze) by this ancient city. Especially, the Incas’ dry stone method of building is amazing.

6 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be                 .

A．warmly welcomed at the airport

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．offered a ride to his home

D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

3. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean                  .

A．willing to spend time	B．serious with time
C．careful with time	D．strict with time

4. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “                ”.

A．Friendships Between Chinese

B．Friendships Between Americans

C．Americans' and Chinese's Views of Friendships

D．Americans' Hospitality

7 . College is a lifetime investment(投资)—the gift of a college education can open the door to a world of opportunity for your child or grandchild. Savings(储蓄), even not so many at a time, can make a big difference.

With the cost of a college education continuing to rise, the key is to start saving early and regularly. By saving a set(固定的) amount at set times, your money can grow as your child does. According to the College Board, the average cost for four-year public colleges has increased by nearly 51% over the last 10 years and these costs will almost certainly continue to rise. Saving for college can help with the increasing cost of a college education and help you be well prepared when your child is ready for college.

Saving for your child's college education is an investment in their future. The savings you make today will pay off in increased earnings(收入) in the future. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, college graduates earn an average of $1 million more than high school graduates during their careers. The value of your investment in a college education will continue to grow for a lifetime.

Set your college saving goals realistically(现实地). You may not be able to save enough for all four years' fees, but you could save enough to give your child the right start.

More and more families depend on student loans(贷款) to pay for college. By saving for college, families will have less burden of paying off loans and help their children leave school without worrying about paying off loans.

1. From the second paragraph we can learn that                 .

A．the College Board increased public college costs

B．public college costs will increase by 51% in the next ten years

C．it's not too late to start saving when your child is ready for college

D．saving can help deal with the rising cost of college education

2. Savings for college education                 .

A．will increase in the value in the future

B．make one earn a lot

C．help create good jobs

D．are wise for businessmen to invest

3. Which of the following is TRUE about saving for college?

A．You should save to help children get scholarships more easily.

B．It's better to increase the savings as the child grows.

C．It's better to save early and regularly.

D．You should set a further and bigger saving goal.

4. Who are the expected readers of the passage?

A．Parents.	B．High school students.
C．Educators.	D．Bankers.

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．When to Save for Children's College Costs

B．How to Make a Good Investment

C．Why We Should Save for Children's College Costs

D．How Much Four-Year College Costs

8 . It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of_______to where he was going. Pretty soon he_______that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to_______someone who could tell him how to get back to the_______.
It was a long_______road. For many _______he kept on driving. When it was almostdark, he saw in a field a tall_______ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his_______team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer_______ ,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It_______stays right where it is,”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more_______.
“Don’t know. I never　________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”1.

A．signs

B．orders

C．attention

D．direction

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．received

3.

A．miss

B．meet

C．look

D．lose

4.

A．town

B．country

C．capital

D．village

5.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．dirty

D．crowded

6.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．years

7.

A．driver

B．policeman

C．farmer

D．worker

8.

A．strong

B．tired

C．weak

D．tiring

9.

A．asked

B．demanded

C．replied

D．ordered

10.

A．always

B．often

C．sometimes

D．seldom

11.

A．politely

B．friendly

C．loudly

D．angrily

12.

A．judged

B．measured

C．saw

D．studied

13.

A．sad

B．lovely

C．friendly

D．angry

14.

A．gladly

B．immediately

C．silently

D．excitedly

15.

A．Generally

B．Fortunately

C．Certainly

D．Perhaps

9 . Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1. Frank took a short business course in order to __________.

A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat

2. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.

A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way

D．the sign he put on the table was well designed

3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.

A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory

C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap

D．the knives were produced in one factory

4. __________   make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth

B．The low price of the goods he sold

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives

D．His natural skill for showing things

5. The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.

A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way

C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money

D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful