March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night.
What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role.
Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) and micro blog(博客) messages, or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. If we can't get enough sleep, we'll feel sleepy and think slowly. And sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from soda, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to sleep well. Leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Watch less TV.
Look at these numbers in the box. They are glycemic indexes (血糖生成指数). The bigger the number is, the better that food can help you to get better sleep.
1.How many hours of sleep do teenagers need every night according to the passage?
A. About 12 hours B. About 9 hours
C. About 4 hours D. About 5 hours
2. Many students can’t get enough sleep because .
A. they play sports too much and feel tired
B. they use mobile phones during the day time
C. they drink too much soda, coffee and tea at night
D. they have too much homework and bad sleeping habits
3.When people can’t get enough sleep, they may .
A. feel sleepy and unhappyB. go to bed earlier next day
C. change their school timeD. go to work late next day
4.In the passage if you want to get better sleep, you should .
A. chat with your friends B. eat the right food
C. put your phone beside you D. be away from food like dates
Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer.
◆Keep your computer in a cool room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5 ºC—30 ºC.
◆Don’t let people smoke cigarette(香烟）near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
◆Don’t eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
◆Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.
◆Keep your screen clean and don’t have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes.
1. According to the passage you should use your computer .
A. in a small room B. in a big room
C. in a cool room D. below 5ºC
2. When you work on the computer, you can .
A. wear glasses B. smoke cigarette
C. eat some hamburgers D. clean the keyboard with water
3.If you want to look after your eyes, you should when you use computers.
A. buy a pair of sunglasses B. keep your screen clean
C. have your screen very bright D. keep your screen near your eyes
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
1.A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. proud
2. A. him B. them C. us D. you
3. A. grass B. food C. shoes D. clothes
4. A. leave B. teach C. find D. feed
5.A. Carrying B. Having C. Turning D. Shouting
6. A. by B. on C. of D. in
7.A. as usual B. as well C. in general D. no longer
8.A. cleaned B. drove C. entered D. pulled
9. A. kind B. lucky C. exciting D. interesting
10.A. work B. car C. place D. family
—Would you mind helping me look after my baby for a while?
—
A. Sure, be careful on the way.
B. Oh, don’t you like children?
C. Of course not, dear.
D. Yeah, I hope so.
—How do you like the popular documentary “A Bite of China”（《舌尖上的中国》）?
—Excellent! You won’t realize how wonderful our Chinese food is _____ you watch it.
A. when B. as
C. after D. until
—We’ve been trying hard, but can’t solve the problem.
—I think you can ________ it in another way.
A. share with B. deal with
C. keep up with D. point out with
