1 . How was your sleep last night? Sleep is important for health. How can we have healthy sleep? Take a look at some advice.

Wake up naturally. Waking up to a ringing alarm is never fun. Studies show that when you get shocked by the alarm, your breathing will go up, your heart will have more beats and your blood pressure will rise.

“This is a very unhappy way to start the day,” sleep scientist Whitney Roban said. “You’ll feel worse if you go back to sleep a few more minutes. It’s important to follow your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle (循环).”

So what should we do? Try to use. an alarm with softer and lower sounds. Or leave a crack (缝隙) in the curtains (窗帘) — the rising sun will wake you up.

Sleep early and get up early Some young people may go to bed late and get up late such as sleeping from 2 am to 10 am. They think as long as they have eight hours of sleep, everything will be fine.

But in fact, our bodies can tell time. They use light and temperature to do so. If we wake up too late, our bodies might feel stuck between sleep and being awake. That’s why sometimes we feel even more tired after oversleeping.

1. According to studies, what will happen to your body if an alarm wakes you up suddenly?

A．Your heart will beat faster.	B．You may breathe more slowly.
C．Your body temperature will go up.	D．You will have lower blood pressure

2. Which of the following does Whitney Roban agree with?

A．Trying to use an alarm with louder sounds.	B．Going back to sleep again after waking up.
C．Reading magazines online before going to bed.	D．Following the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle.

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．It is necessary for people to oversleep.	B．Heavy work can lead to oversleeping.
C．It is hard to change people’s sleeping habits.	D．Oversleeping sometimes makes us more tired.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Why people need to sleep.	B．Why people have sleeping problems.
C．How to have healthy sleep.	D．How to wake up in a natural way.

3 . Glass frogs are not actually made of glass. But their skin is transparent (透明的), just like glass. In fact, the skin on the underside of a glass frog is so clear that you can see what is inside its body. Without using an X-ray machine, you can see the glass frog’s heart and other organs.       

The glass frog usually lives high in the trees above rivers. These unusual-looking glass frogs can be difficult to discover in the rainforest, because the clear skin on their fronts and the light green color of their backs often blend in (融入) with the leaves they rest on. Also, they are tiny — just about the size of a coin.

These frogs make up for their small size with an interesting way of catching insects. Scientists believe the glass frog’s back looks like the frog’s eggs. If a fly (苍蝇) flies down for a meal on the frog’s back, it will be caught unexpectedly when the glass frog opens its mouth.

The glass frog’s eggs are protected by the male (雄性的) glass frogs. Male glass frogs are very protective of their eggs. To protect the eggs, a male glass frog will try to scare away any other male frog that gets too close. At first, the male glass frog makes loud noises to warn the other male frog to leave his area. If that does not work, then the glass frogs may fight with each other until one gives up and leaves. These fights can last for thirty minutes.

1. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 1.

A．You can’t see anything without light.

B．I don’t like glass frogs because they are too big.

C．You can see the glass frog at any place.

D．Sometimes you can even see blood or food moving through its body.

2. What are the reasons why it is hard to discover the glass frogs in the rainforest?
① They blend in with the leaves they rest on.        ②They are very tiny.
③They move fast.                                             ④They seldom make noises.

A．①②

B．②③

C．③④

D．①④

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．Where the glass frogs live.	B．What size the glass frog is.
C．How the male frogs protect themselves.	D．How the eggs of glass frogs are protected.

4. What’s the theme of the passage?

A．Culture

B．Language

C．Nature

D．History

5 . Thanks to the local government, a new school ________ last year.

A．set up

B．has set up

C．will be set up

D．was set up

7 . Have you heard of Zhu Yanjun, a middle-aged builder from a small village in Gansu Province? Can you believe that he _______ second prize in the Chinese Poetry Competition hosted by CCTV in February, 2023?

Zhu’s love for _______ started from a very young age under the influence of his Chinese teacher. He dreamed of writing his own books one day, just like his teacher. _______ he finished middle school, Zhu went to big cities to look for jobs. He worked for house building in more than ten _______. Wherever he was, he went to local bookstores with a notebook. He would take notes from the books and _______ the words in a dictionary to check the meanings.

At the beginning, he read poems from the Tang Dynasty and poems written by Chairman Mao Zedong. As time went by, he found some _______ methods to remember them. He especially likes Chairman Mao’s words: _______ in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Over the years, he has read _______ poems and can memorize more than 1,000 of them.

There is an old Chinese saying, “Reading 10,000 books is not as good as traveling 10,000 miles.” Zhu said, “_______ I have been to many different cities, it is not for travel. I get to know the history and traditions of many places by reading books and poems. It opens up a new ________ for me.” Reading also helps him live ________ and he never complains (抱怨) about hard work. There are ________ everywhere in his home, so he can read whenever he wants.

Zhu was very ________ about his children’s study. The children were required to finish their homework and do some reading before they played. “Getting a good education is very important for my kids, because knowledge can bring ________ a better life,” said Zhu.

Zhu is already 50 years old, but he keeps on learning all the time. His story tells us that learning is a lifelong journey. Whether we are old or ________, we should always learn to improve ourselves. Our life time is limited.

Let’s put it to good use.

1.

A．invented

B．won

C．created

D．discovered

2.

A．reading

B．singing

C．drawing

D．running

3.

A．If

B．In

C．After

D．Unless

4.

A．museums

B．villages

C．countries

D．cities

5.

A．put up

B．write down

C．look up

D．take out

6.

A．useful

B．fair

C．real

D．ancient

7.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

8.

A．several

B．a few

C．thousands of

D．a couple of

9.

A．As soon as

B．Because

C．Until

D．Although

10.

A．building

B．house

C．school

D．world

11.

A．politely

B．peacefully

C．heavily

D．safely

12.

A．books

B．clothes

C．letters

D．pictures

13.

A．talented

B．strict

C．interested

D．pleased

14.

A．her

B．him

C．me

D．them

15.

A．rich

B．poor

C．young

D．kind

8 . “I feel my heart beating, my eyes widen and almost automatically (自动地) , I start to smile,” Prayitno Goenarto says. This is how he feels when he sees a new kind of bird.

Goenarto is a birdwatcher and wildlife photographer from Indonesia. He is now 31 years old. When he became sick in college, his doctor asked him to go out more often for sunlight, exercise and fresh air.     1    

A birdwatcher needs to know a lot and be brave and strong. Goenarto spends most of his time working in the wild. He knows where and when to find different kinds of birds. Sometimes he has to go deep into the forest to find the shy birds.     2     He might get lost. He has to look out for snakes and some big animals. Once, Goenarto went to a faraway island to look for some rare birds.     3     He worked in wet clothes for the whole trip.

Goenarto loves his work. Birdwatching helps him stay healthy and he can make friends with other birdwatchers.     4     This helps more people learn about birds and take action to protect them. That's the best part of the job!

    5     They study and protect the rare birds. Terry Townshend is a British birdwatcher in China. He has studied Beijing swifts for over ten years. Xu Zhuo protects red-crowned cranes in Heilongjiang. Her father, aunt and grandparents also spent their lifetime looking after the birds. Now the young girl has the job.

A．It can be dangerous.

B．It rained heavily every day.

C．Most birds are active in the daytime.

D．That's when he started watching birds.

E．If we do nothing, there may be none left soon.

F．Moreover, he catches wonderful moments of birds.

G．In China, there are lots of birdwatchers like Goenarto.

9 . (Carl and Peter are talking on their way to school. Carl=C; Peter=P)
C: Peter.     1     What’s the matter?
P: I stayed up late last night.
C: Oh, dear!     2    
P: Yes, I did. I didn’t go to bed until 1 a. m.
C: No wonder you look tired. Less sleep is bad for your health.     3     But most people think eight hours’ sleep is the best.
P: I know. But I have too much homework.
C: I advise you to make a plan for your homework.     4    
P: Thank you. I will spend some time doing sports to stay healthy.
C: Great.     5    
P: Sounds a good idea.
A. You look tired.
B. I feel like a bird.
C. I hope it will make you feel better.
D. Did you have much homework to do?
E. How about going swimming this Sunday?
F. I think we should get at least seven hours’ sleep.
G. More importantly, doing more sports is good for you.

10 . 选词填空

study   exam     your   teacher     clearly     question     by     choose     until     write     knowledge

Have you ever heard of Feynman Learning Technique (费曼学习法)? It was put forward     1     Richard Feynman, and he received a Nobel Prize. You can learn some new     2     effectively (有效地) by Feynman Learning Technique. It can also help deepen your understanding of what you have already known or help you study for a(n)     3    . But how can you use it in     4     study?

The first step is to     5     a topic and start studying it. Once you know what it is about, take out a piece of paper and     6     something about it as if you are teaching the idea to someone else. Write and speak properly at the same time just as a(n)     7     does at the blackboard. This can make you realize which part you have understood and where you still have some     8    . Whenever you get stuck (被卡住的), go back     9     and repeat the process     10     you can explain the whole topic from beginning to end.

When you’re done, repeat the process from the beginning. But this time, you should use simple language or use a graphic analogy (图形类比) to make a point. If you can’t explain what you have learned     11    , you probably have not understood it well enough. Then you should repeat the process again.