1 . Hell comes to Pearl Harbor
It was Sunday, December 7,1941. As usual, the wakeup call came at 5:45 a.m. The men aboard the warship USS Arizona stretched and rubbed their eyes. Seaman Russell Warriner was awakened by Quartermaster Louis Conter. Russell made his bed and helped clean the huge, shared room. The men went to the washroom, dressed in their uniforms and sat down to breakfast. It looked like it would be a normal day on board the ship.
But nobody ate their breakfast: at that moment, there was a huge crashing sound from above. The ship shook violently and the men looked at each other in horror. Above their heads, hundreds of Japanese planes circled like eagles. They were diving down to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor. The scream of their engines was deafening. As bombs thundered all around, clouds of black smoke rose into the sky and hung over the sea. Russell felt his blood freeze, but he quickly came to himself and rushed up to the deck. Moments later, a bomb hit the USS Arizona and Russell was thrown more than 100 meters across the ship. He suffered serious burns on his hands, arms and legs, and watched many of his friends die.
Louis, meanwhile, also standing on the deck, was lucky not to be thrown into the sea. With only minor injuries, he was able to help others who were severely burnt and in terrible pain. After receiving the order to abandon ship, Louis saved more men from the water, dragging them into the lifeboat. In the chaos and confusion after the attack, the US Navy sent a message to his family that Louis had been killed in the attack. Luckily, he was able to get in touch with them before the message arrived. Despite his remarkable actions, Louis did not think that he was a hero. “The heroes are the ones that gave their lives that day,” he said.
Russell was saved from the water, but he was badly burnt, bleeding heavily. Fortunately, he was taken to hospital and survived. For many years, Russell refused to talk about what happened that morning, describing it simply as “hell”. His wife Elsa said, “When he opened up later on, he always mentioned the horror of it.”
Louis and Russell would never forget the terrible scene of the attack, but they were fortunate enough to be among the few survivors from the Arizona. Nobody had expected the bombing. Japan had hatched a plot to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, so the attack began without warning and without declaring war on the United States. The attack destroyed nearly 20 American ships and over 180 airplanes. In total, more than 2,000 American people were killed and over 1,000 others were wounded that day. More than 1,000 people aboard the Arizona lost their lives. Out of 37 sets of brothers, Russell and his brother were the only full pair to survive the attack．
The surprise attack came as a great shock to the whole nation. The next day, President Roosevelt delivered his famous Pearl Harbor Speech, in which he described December 7 as “a date which will live in infamy” and asked that the US Congress declare war on Japan. In response to the attack and the president’s address, the United States joined the Second World War.
Today, the USS Arizona lies where it sank: in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its location is marked with a memorial shaped like a bridge, which crosses the ship’s sunken remains . Each year, more than two million people visit the memorial. They come to see the shadow of the ship at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, to learn about the attack, to show respect for those who had lost their lives in the attack and to pray for world peace. Although about eight decades has passed, the attack on Pearl Harbor, one of the darkest episodes in American history, will never be forgotten.
1. When did Japanese planes attack Pearl Harbor?| A．In the morning. | B．At noon. |
| C．In the afternoon. | D．At midnight. |
| A．Russell lost his hands, arms and legs in the attack. |
| B．Russell was seriously burned in the attack. |
| C．Louis’s family were sad to hear that he was killed. |
| D．Louis was proud of his remarkable actions. |
| A．Kind and skilled. |
| B．Helpful and clever. |
| C．Brave and clever. |
| D．Brave and modest. |
| A．Many American ships and airplanes were destroyed in the attack. |
| B．More than 1,000 people aboard the Arizona were killed. |
| C．2,000 Americans were killed and 1,000 others were wounded in the war. |
| D．Both Russell and his brother survived the attack. |
2 . Daily Habits for Better Sleep
Good sleep starts long before bedtime. Many of the things you do during the day will affect the quality of your sleep.
Wake up at the same time every morning.
Our bodies follow a daily circadian(昼夜的) rhythm, and waking up at different times throws it out of order. It is best to keep your wake-up time consistent
Get sunlight every morning.
Exposure to sunlight serves an important purpose:It shuts down the release of melatonin(褪黑素)，a hormone that promotes sleep.
Work out regularly.
The pandemic has led people to cut down on physical activity.
Caffeine has a half-life of six to eight hours and a quarter-life of about 12 hours. That means that if you drink coffee at 4p.m., you’ll still have a quarter of the caffeine floating around in your brain at 4a.m. . Avoiding caffeine in the evening is a no-brainer. But ideally you should avoid caffeine after 2 p.m., so that your body has enough time to clear most of it from your system.
| A．When you step outside |
| B．Cut off caffeine at 2p.m. |
| C．When sunlight hits your eye |
| D．Avoid caffeine in your daily life |
| E．Don’t sleep in,even on weekends |
| F．So try these sleep-promoting habits |
| G．But exercise is the easiest way to improve sleep |
