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World Sleep Day， organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Association of Sleep Medicine since 2008， is 1. ( hold )on March 21 every year.
The aim of World Sleep Day is to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep.
Sleep quality plays a key role in 2. (people) health. Researchers say that there 3.(be) a lot of advantages if we always get enough sleep. We can be smarter， thinner， 4. (health) and more cheerful. Also we’re to have better skin， better 5. (memory ) and longer lives. When you lose even one hour of sleep 6. any reason， it will influence your performance 7. next day.
In general， adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night， but a recent survey found that， on workdays， only 21% of them really get a full eight hours of sleep， and 8. (other) 21% get less than six. For teenagers， a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. 9.， about 80% of high school students don’t get enough sleep because of their schoolwork or some bad habits.
27% of people throughout the world have sleep problems. Now there are over 80 kinds of sleep disorders， and most people know little about their 10. (dangerous) . So， for our good life and work， it’s necessary for us to realize the importance of sleep and try to have a good sleep.
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Dad was having another bout(发作) of pneumonia(肺炎). I stayed with him for the weekend but had to to my job by Monday morning. Local relatives would come and make sure he got his medicine and took him to his doctor appointments. But I longed to be able to let him know that we too， though we weren’t with him.
Then I remembered a tradition I had started when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a(an) ， each child would a love note in the house for their grandfather or grandmother to find after they were . They’d put the note under a hairbrush， next to the phone or in the microwave. For days after their going away， their grandparents would smile they discovered these reminders of our love.
So as I made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room， I began writing . Some were practical. “Dad， remember to put the fish in the fridge so it wouldn’t go bad.” Some expressed my love. “Dad， I hope you sleep in your new bed.”Most notes were downstairs he had to stay for several weeks until he regained(恢复) strength， but one note I hid under his pillow(枕头). “Dad， if you have found this note， you must be feeling better. We are so !” While others cared for his day-to-day needs， we， of course stayed in touch phone. Our notes were reminder of our concern for him during this recovery period(恢复期间). Just like his medicines benefitted him physically， these notes his mental health as well.
Several weeks later， in one of our regular phone calls， I asked Dad how he was going. “I’ll tell you how I’m doing. I just found your note under my pillow!” he said.
1.A. get B. return C. come D. devote
2.A. popular B. normal C. daily D. monthly
3.A. worried B. cared C. agreed D. liked
4.A. school B. group C. nation D. family
5.A. visit B. break C. play D. invitation
6.A. hide B. bring C. pick D. send
7.A. staying B. missing C. gone D. left
8.A. before B. as C. until D. since
9.A. letters B. notes C. articles D. passages
10.A. alone B. late C. well D. much
11.A. when B. where C. on which D. of which
12.A. away B. outside C. indoors D. upstairs
13.A. amazed B. tired C. nice D. glad
14.A. in B. with C. by D. on
15.A. improved B. enjoyed C. replaced D. increased
No one knows when the first house was built and who the first one to build the house was. But the houses are changing all the time.
1. What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls， or a pool with fish for diner? Architects(建筑学家) believe that they may come true one day. The only thing
for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible in the future.
2. Many architects in the world would like to build a house like a leaf—the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water， produce electricity， and even make fresh air for the room. The “roof” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil to control the room’s temperature.
3. Like a lizard(蜥蜴)， changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun， the cover of the house will return white to protect it from strong heat. During dark days， it turns dark and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
4. This design is perhaps for the future of food. It has a garden on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes， carrots and green tea on them. So every morning， you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
5. Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes， the old ways of building houses can also help cut down energy use. For example， a chimney(烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to run out of the chimney.
A Learning from the past
B Meals at home
C The lizard house
D Houses in the future
E The tree house
F The history of the houses
Every time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car， you could be adding to a problem called acid rain(酸雨). In this article， you’ll learn how acid is created， and how it affects us， and more importantly， what we all can do is to prevent it.
How is acid rain created?
When people use fuels(燃料)， such as coal and gasoline， poisonous gases are given off. When these gases mix with rain， acid rain forms. Many power stations burn fuels in order to create the
electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .When rain mixes with these gases， harmful things called acids form. This is acid rain.
How does acid rain affect us?
Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches. It poisons our rivers， ponds， lakes， and oceans along with all the life in them. It pollutes our soil and crops， harms trees， and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain also eats away at buildings.
How can we prevent acid rain?
We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air. Turn off lights， television， and other electrical appliances if you are not using them， Walk or take a bike whenever possible. If you are travelling a long distance， take a bus or train to save fuel.
A research shows， acid rain harms our environment. But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations.
1. For the purpose of this article， more importantly is ________.
A. to know some knowledge on acid rain
B. not to turn on the television
C. not to drive a car
D. to stop acid rain
2. When power stations burn fuel， ________.
A. acid rain forms
B. air pollution is caused
C. noise pollution is caused
D. acid rain gets heavier
3.According to the article， acid rain affects us ________.
A. suddenly B. slightly C. seriously D. immediately
4.What advice does the article give us?
A. Go to school on foot or by bike if we can.
B. Go to bed earlier in order to use less electricity.
C. Travel by bus to prevent acid rain.
D. Turn off the television on rainy days.
5.What is the best title of the article?
A. Preventing Acid Rain B. Forming of Acid Rain
C. Acid rain， Heavy Rain D. Acid Rain， Killer Rain
A group of swans(天鹅) flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around . The crow(乌鸦) watched them with disdain (鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No， that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is! ”
One of the swans， a strong young male， took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles， performed other flying tricks， and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up， and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him， making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air， and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended not to notice， and said， “Why do you keep touching the water， brother? Is that another trick?”“ No，” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me， I’ll lose my life… “
The swan took pity on him， and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
1. What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
b.The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.
d.The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.
A. a ， d ， b ， c B. a ， b ， d ， c
C. d ， a ， c ， b D. d ， c ， a ， b
2. Who has better skills according to the passage?
A. The swan. B. The crow.
C. Both the swan and the crow. D. He didn’t know.
3.What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Bored. B. Nervous. C. Tired. D. Frightened.
4.Which of the following is right according to the text?
A. A group of crows met a swan on a beach.
B. The crow could fly as well as the swan.
C. The swan wasn’t afraid of the challenge.
D. The swan flew away and the crow died.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. No pains， no gains.
B. Pride goes before a fall.
C. The early bird catches the worm.
D. Practice makes perfect.
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum(论坛) asking what “PK” meant.
“My family has been watching the ‘I Am the Singer’ singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what ‘PK’ meant， but I had no idea，” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online， it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games， “PK” is short for “Player Kill”， in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “I Am the Singer” singing competition， “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition raking.
Like this father， Chinese teachers at Middle schools have also been finding their students using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write the compositions with simple language， but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand.
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’，” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” is Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC， Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur， meaning an ugly looking femal) or a Qing Wa (frog， meaning an ugly looking male) is， you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
1. By writing the article， the writer tries to ________.
A. explain some Internet jargons
B. suggest common Internet jargons
C. laugh at the Beijing father
D. draw our attention to Internet jargons
2.What does the underlined word Internet jargons mean?
A. Internet language
B. Internet action
C. Internet behavior
D .Internet fashion
3.What does the writer think about the word “PK”?
A. Fathers can’t possibly know it.
B. The daughter should understand it.
C. Online game players may know it.
D. “I Am the Singer” shouldn’t have used it.
4.The example of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher is used to show that Internet jargons ________.
A. are used not only online
B. can be understood very well
C. are welcomed by all the people
D. cause trouble to our mother tongue
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Puzzled Father.
B. Do You Speak Internet English?
C. Keep away from Internet English.
D. Kong Long or Qing Wa?
