We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to my dog for me while we are away?
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A．look at |
B．search for |
C．watch over |
D．care about |
—Are you worried about his safety?
—Only .
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A．faithfully. |
B．broadly |
C．slightly |
D．extremely |
Although he is old, he’s very . However, when he was young, he was very lazy.
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A．peaceful |
B．willing |
C．stubborn |
D．active |
据报道，美国学生每天花在体育活动上的时间达70分钟，而中国学生仅有12分钟。请根据下面的中国学生课外活动时间分配图，写一篇短文，谈一下你的看法并呼吁教育部门和家长改变目前这种状况。
注意：
1 题目自拟；
2 语言要连贯、准确，可适当发挥；
3词数120左右。
阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity(肥胖), experts said.
Nearly 1 in 5 West Virginians said they did not get a single good night’s sleep in the previous month. The national average was about 1 in 10, according to a federal health survey. Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma also were notably above average with nearly 1 in 7 people reporting in a lack of sleep. In contrast, North Dakota was below average, with only 1 in 13 reporting that degree of sleeplessness. Health officials do not know the exact reasons for the differences.
In the survey, people weren’t required to answer the question why they were not able to get enough rest or sleep. But experts noted several possible explanations: West Virginia ranks at or near the bottom of the nation in several important measurements of health, including obesity, smoking, heart disease and the proportion of adults with disabilities.
Studies have increasingly found that sleeping problems often occurred among people with certain health problems, including obesity. “You would expect to see poorer sleep within a chronically (慢性地) diseased population,” noted Dr Ronald Chervin, a sleep disorders expert in University of Michigan.
Financial stress and work shifts(倒班)can play roles in sleeplessness, too, Chervin added. He suggested those may be contributing factors in West Virginia, an economically depressed state with tens of thousands of people working in coal mining.
The report was based on results of an annual telephone survey of more than 400,000 Americans, including at least 3,900 in each state. The survey did not include people who use only cellphones.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1? (No more than 15 words.)
2.What does the underlined word “notably” in Paragraph 2 mean? (No more than 3 words.)
3.What was the possible reason for the high rate of sleeplessness in West Virginia according to Paragraph 3? (No more than 12 words.)
4.List three factors that contribute to sleeplessness based on the passage.
(No more than 8 words.)
①______________________ ②________________________ ③______________________
5.How was the research carried out? (No more than 10 words.)
While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”
“Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”
Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?
I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?
My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant（主要的）feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”
Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.
1.From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.
A. was living a happy life B. was careless about his money
C. was satisfied with his life D. was rich enough to live a happy life
2.We learn from the underlined part that ____________.
A. it’s money that is of importance B. it’s not money but the attitude that matters
C. we don’t have to have much money D. we won’t have enough money in life
3.What does the author think of Adrian and Carey’s life?
A. They have no guests. B. They have all they want.
C. They live a very hard life. D. They live a very happy life.
4.According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ____________.
A. not enough or too much B. lack or too much
C. lack or contentment D. just right or enough
5.Which of the following best suits the passage?
A. Nothing is better than a contented mind.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Practice makes perfect.
D. Better late than never.
