The Acronym, our student newspaper, reports that many students go to sleep at 1:30 a. m. Even if that's an exaggeration(夸张) , it's too close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do.
Some even pull all-nighters. In the morning they don't look good. One of my classmates did a survey on this problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games.
I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stay up past l:30 a. m., I won't get any work done. I'll fall asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 a. m. I am partly awake in my first class. By midday, I am finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 p. m. I am slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the Acronym's many students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 a. m., so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage (损坏) both grades and health.
1.Acronym is the name of_______.
A. a TV station B. a school
C. a student D. a newspaper
2.What's the main problem the passage mentions?
A. Many kids have too much homework to do.
B. Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.
C. Many children are crazy about playing computer games.
D. Many kids wake up too early.
3.The underlined sentence means that the report_______.
A. is quite true B. is far from being true
C. is completely false D. is not true
If you travel in some areas of India, you'll be lucky enough to be waited on by special guides - monkeys. These monkeys are always ready to serve you. Hungry, you just need to point to your own stomach and they'll lead you to the nearest restaurant. Thirsty, the monkeys will lead you to a bar. Tired, you put both of your hands behind your head and the monkeys will take you to the nearest hotel. Don't feel surprised when they put out their hairy hands to you after the service is done. They are just asking for a little money as a tip. After that, they will wave their hands as if they are saying goodbye to you.
Believe it or not, these monkeys are from the school for monkeys in India, where they were trained for one year. They are not the only monkey students in the world. Some are being trained as nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys are about to look after patients and help-them with their housework.
A three-year-old monkey named Helen has learned to turn on TV, turn off lights, and open doors and windows when she is told to. Once the job is done, she will rush to her master, hoping to get some food as a reward.
1.When you're thirsty, the monkey will lead you to_______.
A. a bar B. a hotel C. a restaurant D. a shop
2.According to the passage, monkeys aren't trained to_______.
A. open doors B. buy food
C. turn off lights D. look after patients
3.What is probably the best title for this passage?'
A. Funny Monkeys B. Lovely Guides
C. Special Nurses D. Good Helpers
Name of the show:Cats
Time: 19:30
Date:January 20
Place:Paulie Theater
Seat:16.Row 10,2nd Floor.
Price: $ 30
Notice:
Please check the date and seat numbers when you buy the tickets. Once tickets are sold, you can’t get your money back.
Children below 1.2m are not allowed （允许） to enter the theater. Children above 1.2m should enter with tickets.
No smoking in the theater. Dangerous items are not allowed in the theater.
Please don’t carry the bags as well as cameras and videos. No sound recording, video recording or photos.
If you arrive after the show begins, please wait outside the hall, and enter quietly into the hall during the interval（幕间休息）.
1.This ticket costs_______ dollars.
A. 10 B. 16 C. 30 D. 20
2.According to the notice, you can take_______ into the theater.
A. cameras B. mobile phones
C. bags D. videos .
3. If you arrive late,_______.
A. you should hurry to your seat
B. you should ask for help
C. you have to wait until the interval
D. you have to change the date
4.You can't do the following things EXCEPT_______.
A. taking photos B. entering with tickets
C. arriving late D. Smoking
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce（弹跳）back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of .If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don't look down on your by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don't let other people set for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don't give up when you still have something to give. is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be .
Don't love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only you've been, but also where you are going.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words .You can't get them back. Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why we call it "the present" Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
1.A. work B. health C. friend D. family
2.A. wool B. leather C. glass D. wood
3.A. still B. never C. even D. also
4.A. use B. cost C. price D. worth
5.A. difficulties B. goals C. records D. problems
6.A. Everything B. Anything C. Nothing D. Something
7.A. brave B. happy C. curious D. modest
8.A. take B. get C. shut D. catch
9.A. how B. who C. where D. what
10.A. carelessly B. excitedly C. cheaply D. differently
-What do you think of the music in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
-_______. The composer won an Oscar for the music.
A. Enjoy yourself B. Don't mention it
C. Pretty good D. It's hard to say
- _______ great progress you're made! Congratulations!
-Thank you !
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
