Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or， in summer， they may think it is the heat. However， the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.
Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
In many parts of the world， people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates， where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional， people often suffer(遭受) less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people， unfortunately， have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps， employers do not allow it!
If you do have the chance， however， here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time， try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.
1.Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?
A. Because it’s very hot in summer.
B. Because you eat too much for lunch.
C. Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night.
D. Because your body temperature goes down at that time.
2.What advice does the writer give on taking a nap?
A. If your time is limited， a short nap can also help.
B. Only people in warmer climate need to take a nap.
C. You’d better take a nap about an hour after you have lunch.
D. You can sleep as long as you like so that you won’t feel tired or sleepy.
3.What can we learn about “naps” according to the third paragraph?
A. Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t.
B. Taking naps is helpful for people’s health in spring and summer.
C. If you take naps every day， you’ll have less risk of heart disease.
D. All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day.
4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. You will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time.
B. Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health.
C. If you get up at 6：30 am， you’d better take a nap at about 2：30 pm.
D. Sleeping for eight hours and you’ll feel sleepy a short period later.
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Just For a Rest.
B. A1l For a Nap.
C. A Special Sleep Pattern.
D. Taking Naps in Warmer Climate.
Sixty years ago， human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma， known as Mount Everest in the West. But the increase in climbers is turning the world’s highest mountain into the “world’s highest junkyard(垃圾场)”.
Every year， more than 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma. They have left human waste and all kinds of rubbish， including oxygen bottles， broken tents， and plastic bags， according to Ang Tshering Sherpa， chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
“The waste has become a health danger to people in the area since they depend on water from rivers fed by the melting glaciers(融化的冰川)，” Sherpa said.
More and more people have realized the danger that Mount Qomolangma is facing and they are now taking active actions. To deal with the problem， Nepal has supported a special team of explorers and volunteers to clean the mountain since 2008. So far they have brought down 15，000kg of rubbish. Nepal also started to ask each climber to bring down 8 kg of rubbish in 2014.
On the Chinese side of the mountain， Tibet(西藏) will collect a cleaning fee of $100-200 (620-1240 yuan) per climber starting from this year. A program named “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” also started in 2004 to clear up the mountain.
Hopefully， human beings will finally solve the problem， just as they found the way up the mountain successfully.
1.Which of the following was not used to call the world’s highest mountain long ago?
A. Mount Everest.
B. Mount Qomolangma.
C. The Third Pole of the Earth.
D. The world’s highest junkyard.
2.Why is the world’s highest mountain turning into the “world’s highest junkyard?
A. Tibet has not collected enough money to clear up the mountain.
B. Climbers have left too much human waste and all kinds of rubbish.
C. People in the area have no idea of how to recycle their daily rubbish.
D. 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma every year.
3.What have been done to protect the environment of Mount Qomolangma?
A. Each climber has been asked to pay for the cleaning fee of $100-200.
B. Nepal has asked each climber to bring down all the rubbish they carried there.
C. A special team of explorers and volunteers have brought down 15，000kg of rubbish.
D. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” has started in China and Nepal.
4.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” started.
b. Human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma sixty years ago.
c. Nepal started a cleaning program and asked each climber to bring down rubbish.
d. The waste left by climbers has become a health danger to people in the area.
A. c -d- b -a B. b-a-d-c
C. a-b-c-d D. b-d-a-c
As a young woman， my mother worked in the kitchen of a large farm owned by Fanny Cratty. She was hardworking and had a special skill in making delicious strawberry jam.
Aunt Fanny was single and had no children. She didn’t like to share love with others. I thought she was very lonely， although she didn’t mind it. She had a workshop where my mother helped her make the best strawberry jam， and everyone in our town bought it. But aunt Fanny asked my mother not to tell the recipe(秘方) of making the strawberry jam to others.
When the strawberries were ripe， my family would pick them together. We talked and laughed， experiencing the fun of picking strawberries. But aunt Fanny never joined us. She just asked us to pick strawberries quickly and make more strawberry jam to make more money for her. Each person in our town said that she just paid attention to money rather than anything else. What a poor woman! It’s no use having too much money because she had no family and friends to share her happiness during her lifetime.
Maybe it was the recipe that brought success to aunt Fanny. But to me， it was just a common recipe. Money can make you feel rich for a while， but it is the beautiful days spent with family and friends that truly make you rich.
1.Who owns the recipe of making the best strawberry jam?
A. The writer’s mother. B. The writer.
C. Aunt Fanny. D. Fanny’s mother.
2.Why do people in the town think aunt Fanny is poor?
A. Because she needed to work hard in her workshop.
B. Because she paid attention to nothing except money.
C. Because she had no close friends to shared her success.
D. Because she always thought of helping others rather than herself.
3.—What does the last word “rich” mean in this passage?
—It means ________.
A. the success of making strawberry jam
B. having the recipe and much money
C. the happiness， one’s family and friends
D. owning a big house and the large farm
Welcome to the Electronic Village to find new ways of language teaching and learning.
Electronic Village Program (Saturday， June 18， 2016) | |
Nearpod ❖ 9：00 am to 10：00 am ❖ Room 501 Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context for students to learn vocabulary. The worker will show how to use it. | TEO ❖ 2：00 pm to 3：00 pm ❖ Room 502 Our students come from different backgrounds but they all want to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO. |
Kahoot ❖ 10：30 am to 11：30 am ❖ Room 601 Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with feedback. | Prezi ❖ 3：30 pm to 4：20 pm ❖ Room 602 Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses attract students’ attention to speaking more fluently. The worker will show how students speak fluently on many topics， including introducing family， friends， and hobbies. |
1.Nearpod can be used to ________.
A. offer grammar tests
B. teach listening on-line
C. help vocabulary learning
D. gain fluency in speaking
2.If you want to improve your speaking skills， you can go to ________.
A. Room 602 B. Room 502
C. Room 601 D. Room 501
3.Which of the following can help students learn how to study on-line?
A. Prezi. B. Kahoot.
C. Nearpod. D. TEO.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was about twelve， I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was winter， and on that particular night， the _______ was really blowing hard.
As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car， a girl about my age_______ her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were _______ of them living in that car.
My mom said she had something to do _______ handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings. But she didn’t come with us.
Later， I _______ that she had gone home and emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then， she brought the bags of food to the family. I wasn’t there when _______ happened， but I can imagine the joy it brought to their faces.
A few days later， when I learned about what she had done， I _______ her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change — she was the same _______ as me， yet we looked so different.
Here I stood， dressed in almost new clothes， headed to dine in a restaurant and then went back home to the bedroom I _______ with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the girl didn’t have any food to eat， and she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people.
After painting this picture in my mind， I _______ why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night， and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned.
1.A. wind B. rain C. snow D. cloud
2.A. of B. or C. by D. with
3.A. four B. five C. six D. seven
4.A. if B. before C. unless D. after
5.A. handed out B. looked out C. found out D. gave out
6.A. what B. that C. this D. one
7.A. asked B. told C. knew D. talked
8.A. year B. size C. age D. grade
9.A. worked B. decorated C. studied D. shared
10.A. forgot B. understood C. remembered D. wondered
—I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.
—________.
A. Enjoy your time B. That’s all right
C. You’re welcome D. It’s a pleasure
