In today’s world, sleep experts often say that for a better night’s rest, Americans should turn o1. their smart phones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic products make the brain more 2.(act), and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, more than 90% of Americans often use a computer or some other 3.(kind) of electronic products in the hour before bed.
Researchers find that man-made light from some electronic products at night may reduce the brain chemicals that help to s4.. In the study, the researchers let volunteers read, play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring(测量) 5. much light their eyes received. They found that two hours of 6.(sit) before a bright screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%.
Then the researchers studied the college students who often 7.(use) computers at night. They got the s8. results. And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness, but 9. raise the risk of obesity（肥胖症）, diabetes（糖尿病）and other diseases.
To be on the safe side, the researchers suggest that we should use computer 10.(little) than before, or turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping.
I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra（额外的）help. Still, I suffered（遭受）the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence（自信）came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. I soon noticed it wasn’t an easy thing: it needed lots of practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to learn how to read and write. I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two years, I was literate（有文化的）.
Through the long process with art, climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life: I am smart enough to dive into（潜入）an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
1.The writer’s _____________________________________ made his school days difficult.
2.The writer got confidence from art because it gave him ___________________________.
3.What else did the writer learn besides art and climbing?
4.找出并写下第二段主题句。
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
Do you know what family instructions are? They are common beliefs(信仰)that family members follow. In ancient China, people passed down their family instructions from generation to generation.
Some schools in Zhejiang are encouraging students to learn more about their own family instructions. At Hangzhou Gongyi Middle School and Hangzhou Xuejun High School, it was part of students’ winter vacation homework to learn about their family instructions.
Meng Yaohan, 16, from Hangzhou Xuejun High School, looked at her family instructions. One of them is “Don’t take the wrong way”, a piece of advice that has been passed down for 100 years. Her father told her how her grandfather stuck to his “right way”—to become an engineer.“It encouraged me to pursue what I love,” she said.
Shen Duanjie,14,from Hangzhou Gongyi Middle School, has got good from his family instructions—“democratic”(民主的) and “equal”. In his own words, they have helped him get along with his parents.
The school has also published(出版) books about two classic collections of family instructions—The Family Instructions of Zhu Xi and Family Instructions of Yan Clan. The books include dialogues and pictures drawn by students.
Gong Zhenyue, 14, drew pictures for one of the instructions in Family Instructions of Yan Clan. She was impressed(留下深刻印象) by the instruction, which says that parents should not only love their children, but also educate them. “It made me understand my parents’ strictness with me,” she said. She made it her own family instruction.
1.What are family instructions?
A.The words of one’s grandparents.
B.Dialogues between family members.
C.Common beliefs that family members follow.
D.Books which were passed down from the past.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Meng Yaohan?
A.She knows nothing about her family instructions.
B.“Democratic” and “equal” are her family instructions.
C.Her family instructions helped her get along with her parents.
D.“Don’t take the wrong way” is one of her family instructions.
3.What does the underlined word “pursue” mean in Chinese?
A.创造 B.追求 C.选择 D.感受
4.Who drew pictures for Family Instructions of Yan Clan?
A.Gong Zhenyue. B.Zhu Xi.
C.Shen Duanjie. D.Meng Yaohan.
5.Learning family instructions helps Gong Zhenyue .
A.study better at school
B.draw pictures for other books
C.understand her parents better
D.learn to publish books by herself
Team games are important in school life. They help the children learn the importance of working together for a common goal. Team building activities help the students understand themselves and give them an opportunity to improve on their weakness.
Build a Story: This team game is about building a story form some pictures. Each team is supposed to build a story according to the picture given to each of its members. On understanding what each picture means, the team needs to put the pictures in order. The team that is the first to build the story wins.
Team Craft（剪纸）: For this activity, the class is put into groups of four members. Each team is given some art materials like color pens, art paper and a knife. Each team should come up with something creative and special. The one who finishes first or does best in making craft will be the winner.
Team Sports: Outdoor activities and sports are some of the best team games for schools. Volleyball, soccer and basketball are some of the very interesting team games. Exercise mixed with fun is one of the most important interests of playing sports.
Dog and the Bone: This game is played between two teams. The teams line up in front of each other. In team A, each team member is given a different number. The same numbers are used for team B. An object is placed in an area between the two teams. The host（主持人）of the game calls out a number, the members with the same number from both teams rush to get the object. The member, who gets the “bone” first, make a point for his/her team.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Team sports. B.Team games. C.Building a story. D.Team art.
2.How can we build a story according to the second paragraph?
A.To put the pictures in order.
B.To say a sentence one by one.
C.To talk about the same picture.
D.To talk about different pictures.
3.What is the “bone” in the game Dog and Bone?
A.The child who gets the object first.
B.The same number from both teams.
C.The game that the children play.
D.The object between the two teams.
Have you ever been on a student exchange program? How useful was it? We asked three people for their opinions.
Ellen
I spent 8 days in Germany when I was studying for my Level A. I went to school every day, and spent the evenings with a family. It was great because I had to speak German all the time. However, the most useful thing was that I was paying more attention to communicating in the language, instead of speaking perfectly correct German. I was really glad that people could understand what I was saying. I’d certainly introduce it to other students studying languages.
Frank
I went on an exchange with my class for a week in Japan. Before the exchange, I thought my understanding of grammar was pretty good, but I had much trouble listening and speaking. So, what I thought most meaningful was that I had no choice but to use everyday language skills, rather than the language from books. If I had the opportunity, I’d certainly take part in another language exchange.
Alice
I took part in a French exchange. It lasted two weeks and I stayed with my exchange family in a small town just outside Paris. I’m quite a shy person, so in the first few days, I was kind of nervous, but then it was fine. I love French and my French has always been good. But the exchange really helped develop my speaking skills, and made me a much more confident person. It felt great to be able to talk with French people. I also found that everyone who took part in the exchange did a lot better in their end-of-year exams.
1.How long did Frank stay in Japan?
A.A week B.Eight days. C.Two weeks. D.Half a year.
2.What did Alice think about her exchange?
A.It developed her listening skills. B.It made her more confident.
C.It taught her exam skills. D.It took too much of her time.
3.All three people would most likely describe their exchange as .
A.tiring B.exciting C.boring D.helpful
4.Who will be interested in the passage above?
A.Students who are learning a foreign language.
B.Students who want to work as teachers later.
C.Students who are interested in traveling abroad.
D.Students who are not doing well in their studies.
Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish. Yet every day we make more and more rubbish. What can we do? We can recycle some of our rubbish. Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again.
Recycling helps Earth. And it saves space in rubbish dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done aver and over again. Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources.
Plastic can be melted down, too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds and so on. Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years-even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!
1.The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____________.
A.bench factories B.places for rubbish
C.green mountains D.recycling centres
2.According to the passage, what happens last to the can?
A.The can is put into a recycling bin. B.The can is melted down and reused.
C.A steel can gets filled with corn. D.A person uses the corn in the can.
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Cans should be melted down.
B.Old newspapers can be reused.
C.We can build benches that last 400 years.
D.We should recycle everything that we can.
