No matter who you are, you need sleep. 1. While sleeping, the body recovers and rests. Throughout the day, we push our bodies to work as much as we need. At night, sleep allows our bodies to return to usual state. Our organs take turns resting, and our bodies fight off illness. In addition, our brains create dreams so that we can let go of mental stress. However, not everyone is able to sleep soundly.

2. They can be caused by physical problems. Some sleeping disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal body functioning. The most common one is snoring. In fact, everyone at some point in their lives snores.3. Therefore, when air passes through the smaller opening, it causes the throat to vibrate, which in turn leads to snoring. Snoring is not a serious problem, but it can disrupt the sleep of the snorers and their bed partners.

Other sleeping disorders that are often mentioned are sleep without breathing, sleep-loving and being sleepless.4. It occurs when the brain fails to tell the body to breathe or something gets in the way of the throat.

Sleep-loving is a nervous system disorder that causes extreme sleepiness during the day. As a result, the person can suddenly go from being fine to being very weak, dreaming while awake, or even falling asleep.5. Like snoring, it is very common, but seriously being sleepless may even stop a person from sleeping completely and it is always dangerous. Reasons for being sleepless can be different, but whatever the causes are, learning to relax helps people sleep better.

A.Sleeping disorders are common.

B.Trouble falling or staying asleep is called being sleepless.

C.It happens when the throat is not kept open enough while sleeping.

D.It is something that all animals and humans must get in order to be alive.

E.Sleep without breathing is when someone stops breathing while sleeping.

    Sore necks are very common these days. How to avoid a sore neck? Here are the things you should know.

Take precautions after an unusual activity. Many people report having a pain in their necks after doing something that they don't often do, such as a new exercise or packing and moving.

If you know you've done something that puts you a risk, massage your neck, do it with different exercises and take a warm bath before bed.

Make sure your workstation is correct. If you work long hours at a desk, you may want to make sure that your work environment is set up to be the most relaxing. Make sure that your body is being treated right.

Keep your feet on the floor. This will often depend on how high your chair is, so adjust it in time to achieve good results.

Change your posture often. Sitting in one position for long periods of time is not healthy. Sit with your back straight for most of the time. Take a 5­minute break if you can and walk around every hour.

Exercise. Find something like swimming, running or climbing that makes you excited and feel alive. Make it into a usual way. Your body will feel better and your mind will feel more relaxed.

1.After doing something unusual, you may do the following things except ________.

A.doing it with different exercises B.massaging your neck

C.taking a warm bath before bed D.looking at your phone for too long

2.What does the underlined word "it" refer to?

A.The desk. B.The chair. C.Your neck. D.Your body.

3.What does the underlined word "posture" mean in Chinese?

A.姿势 B.方向 C.方式 D.状态

4.Which of the following can avoid a sore back according to the text?

A.Making your work environment quiet.

B.Sitting with back straight for a moment.

C.Packing and moving for a long time.

D.Exercising often like swimming or running.

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.How to do exercise well. B.Exercising often is good for people.

C.How to avoid a sore neck. D.Being healthy is the most important.

    As we all know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don't know how to learn it well. Here are some suggestions which may help you with your English.

The biggest problem is people's own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don't speak English at all. Don't be afraid of being laughed at. Only if we aren't afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.

The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again until you get it right. Learning English needs practice. Don't let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English radios, watch English news, movies and TV programs. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English materials that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.

Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are making progress.

1.What is the biggest problem in learning English?

A.People don't know how to learn. B.People are afraid of being laughed at.

C.People don't have enough time to learn. D.People don't want to say.

2.What is the fastest way to learn English well?

A.Practice over and over again. B.Have a pen pal to communicate with.

C.Go over the fear first. D.Go to a foreign country.

3.To create a good environment, you need to do many things except ________.

A.putting English books around your room B.listening to English radios

C.watching English news and movies D.speaking English with your friends only in class

4.According to the passage, English exercises and tests are ________.

A.very necessary B.not helpful at all

C.very boring D.not important

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.The history of English. B.The ways of learning English.

C.The importance of learning English. D.The spread of English in the world.

    做任何事情都需要一定的方法，方法对了，事半功倍，学习英语更是如此。请你以“My ways of learning English”为题，写一篇英语短文，向大家介绍你学习英语的方法。

1. 要点：1)英语学习的重要性； 2)你的英语学习方法； 3)大家应该怎样做。

2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； 2)词数100左右。

My ways of learning English

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    Most of us may suddenly forget what we want to say or what we should do next. Luckily, here are four simple methods to help you improve the memory.

Connect the memory 1. the environment. For example, if a joke 2. heard in the presence of a special smell, the same smell may remind you of that joke.

Study something before bed. “The best way to ‘strengthen a memory’ is to go3. the information just before going to sleep，” explains Dr. Johnson. “Because there are fewer ‘new’ influential memories.”

Drink more milk. A new study showed that adults 4. ate or drank milk products at least five times a week did far better in memory tests than those who rarely ate or drank milk products.

5. more exercise. Several studies have shown that proper exercise is particularly good at strengthening memory.

    Studying is important to students. But it is ______ difficult to find enough time to study every subject you need. So a good ______ helps you to make sure of your success in study.

Then, how to make a study plan? Well, you can begin with ______ all the subjects you need to study and make sure what you need to do for each subject. Next, you should decide how much time you should spend on  ______ subjects. Now, it is a good ______ to study at the same time every day. In this way, you actually have a plan you can remember ______. While arranging time for each subject, you also need to make sure that you still have time ______ your family, friends and rest. This is because you won’t be able to succeed in your studies  ______ you balance your personal life and your study.

Once the plan is made, the next thing you need to do is to ______ it. One of the biggest challenges in following your study plan is that you will be influenced and do ______ relaxing, or fun instead. ______, you can fight this temptation by taking breaks. But be sure not to take extra breaks or too long breaks as it can ______ your plan. So at the start of your break, set an alarm clock to remind you when your break is over. Also, you need to use your breaks wisely. For example, go for a short ______, eat a small snack, or listen to some music.

To avoid ______ to follow your plan, try to get into the habit of looking at your ______ every day. Sometimes our plans are hard to follow because some important people in our lives distract us from our goals. In order to avoid this, tell people in your life about your plan.

1.A.never B.hardly C.always D.seldom

2.A.question B.suggestion C.test D.plan

3.A.learning B.listing C.reviewing D.choosing

4.A.different B.easy C.good D.difficult

5.A.decision B.promise C.idea D.excuse

6.A.easily B.slowly C.silently D.loudly

7.A.about B.between C.to D.for

8.A.unless B.before C.while D.although

9.A.break B.follow C.avoid D.remind

10.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything

11.A.Luckily B.Finally C.Recently D.Suddenly

12.A.help B.influence C.improve D.support

13.A.rest B.walk C.practice D.reply

14.A.forget B.forgot C.forgetting D.forgotten

15.A.clock B.book C.calendar D.note

    Not all teenagers do well at school but why is that? There are plenty of theories—poverty, IQ., family background. 1.

A recent study in the U．S. found that over half of all high school students do not study hard. 2. A report from the U．K. shows that nearly a third of students do not complete their education because they don’t think their schooling is collected to the kind of work they will do in the future.

How can teenage students study harder? 3. His research suggested that a new model of schooling was needed—a model that connects what students are learning to their own plans for their future.

4. About 80 percent of the courses in the Studio School are done not through sitting in classrooms but through real­life.

Studio schools are smaller than traditional schools. Each student has a “personal coach” who helps him or her make a plan to achieve their learning goals. By having more practical goals, students become more determined to do well at school.

Mulgan says Studio Schools are based on a simple idea. 5. This simple idea is spreading. From just one school in 2010, Studio Schools had grown to more than 40 by 2014.

A.Mulgan helped create the Studio School.

B.Researchers also discovered some other reasons.

C.Researchers think some students are not active in schools.

D.They put teamwork and practical projects at the heart of learning.

E.Geoff Mulgan believes the solution lies in making learning more practical.

    每个学生都有自己的学校生活。请以“What I like most about my school life”为题,并根据以下要点和要求写一篇英语短文,谈谈你对你的学校生活最满意的一方面。

1. 要点：

1)你认为你的学校生活怎么样；

2)你对你的学校生活最满意的一方面及原因；

3)你对你的学校生活有何期望。

2. 要求：

1)文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；

2)词数100左右。

What I like most about my school life

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    As I entered an international high school, I felt free and beautiful. This international school seems to meet my needs.

I had a traditional education background. I went to public schools, received normal education and 1. required to follow rules like every other student. Later, I began to wonder whether this education was truly suitable for me.

However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation 2. I faced before. In my new school, we had many chances to try new things. But if I failed, I 3. be responsible because I put myself in such risk. Finally, 4. led me to get into trouble again.

As time went by, I started to find my own balance. I'm lucky enough 5. have a chance to bring great value from both systems together. As a result, I have built a system for myself.

    Today in science class, we made paper airplanes. Our teacher said, “We will see which airplane_______ the farthest.”

The teacher had a_______. She measured how far each airplane travelled. Some airplanes didn't go far. They flew only two meters and _______ on to the floor. Most of the airplanes went _______. They travelled seven or eight meters before falling.

It was_____ turn. I stood at the starting line and said, “One, two, three, go!” I threw it as _______ as I was able to. I watched it fly high _______ the floor. After about six or seven _______, it landed almost at the back of the room.

“Ten meters!” said our_______. “That is the farthest.” “Yeah, I did it!” I jumped and was very ________.

Then, there was only one boy left. He______ his airplane into the air. It flew across the________ steadily, straight and far. Finally, it landed a little farther than mine. The teacher laughed. “This is the farthest,” she said. “Bill's airplane flew the farthest of all.”

Bill________ proudly. He ran to pick up his airplane and showed it to us. It ________ that he added a paper clip at the front of the airplane.

Everyone cheered for Bill. ________ I didn't win, I was happy with the result. It was good enough for me. Without adding any devices, my paper plane flew the farthest.

I am a happy flyer!

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1.A.flies B.runs C.moves D.walks

2.A.book B.ruler C.eraser D.pencil

3.A.stood B.lay C.fell D.put

4.A.far B.farther C.farthest D.the farthest

5.A.my B.his C.her D.their

6.A.hard B.easily C.early D.quickly

7.A.on B.above C.over D.below

8.A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days

9.A.friend B.scientist C.father D.teacher

10.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.afraid

11.A.drove B.brought C.took D.threw

12.A.room B.store C.cinema D.museum

13.A.answered B.asked C.smiled D.cried

14.A.agrees with B.turns out C.depends on D.shows off

15.A.If B.Unless C.Until D.Although