It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
1.The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
B. large numbers of people do not need sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
2.The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep
3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Herpin ________.
A. was too old to need any sleep B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all D. needed some kind of sleep
4.One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his mother’s injury before he was born
D. his magnificent physical condition
The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “ I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare (车费).”
1.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A. unfriendly B. talkative C. helpful D. strange enough
2. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.
A. is the driver of the taxi B. often travels by taxi
C. is a foreigner visiting London D. lives in London
3.What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?
A. Conductor B. Stranger C. Taxi driver D. author
4.The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.
A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B. the woman had not paid him
C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
D. he was trying to go on talking with her
People often fall ill because of me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37 . A tired person may get 38 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 39 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 . He still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to 41 him. He reacted, trying to 42 me, but I was already 43 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. 44 he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 46 .
The next day he couldn't go to 47 .He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49 .
For two days he was 50 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the 51 . I knew I had to 52 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 53 , it was my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55 and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
1. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Then
2. A. business B. responsibility C. excuse D. fault
3. A. punished B. blamed C. caught D. killed
4. A. temperature B. season C. place D. condition
5. A. excited B. hurt C. late D. tired
6. A. injure B. bother C. attack D. destroy
7. A. get on with B. get rid of C. put up with D. take hold of
8. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hiding D. disappearing
9. A. Since B. Once C. Whether D. Although
10. A. reminding B. upsetting C. comforting D. influencing
11. A. escaped B. succeeded C. regretted D. failed
12. A. bed B. work C. school D. hospital
13. A. peaceful B. afraid C. active D. happy
14. A. recovery B. development C. study D. growth
15. A. protected B. nursed C. scolded D. affected
16. A. loss B. operation C. pressure D. movement
17. A. leave B. catch C. forget D. beat
18. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. Unusually D. Unfortunately
19. A. painful B. disappointed C. nervous D. ashamed
A. bigger B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger
I would appreciate_______, to be frank, if goods could be delivered as soon as possible.
A you B. this C. it D. myself
You say he works hard,_______, and _________.
A. so he does; so you do B. so he does; so do you
C. so does he; so do you D. so does he; so you do
Our teachers are very strict ______ us in class, but they are kind _____ everyone after class.
A. with; to B. to; with C. to; to D. with; with
