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(小睡) 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 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 you eat too much for lunch．
B. Because it’s hot in summer．
C. Because your body temperature goes down at that time．
D. Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night．
2.What can we learn about “naps” according to the last paragraph?
A. All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day．
B. Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t．
C. If you take naps every day, you’ll never suffer from heart disease．
D. Taking naps regularly is beneficial to people’s health．
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. You’ll feel sleepy at regular intervals（间隔）.
B. Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health.
C. You will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time.
D. If you get up at 6:30 am, you’d better take a nap at about 1:30 pm.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Just for a Rest
B. All need a Nap
C. A Special Sleep Pattern
D. Taking Naps in Warmer Climate
He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris．When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven’t time．Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he’ll fix them for you right away.”
But I’d had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman. “No,” I replied, “The other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”(立等可取)-- without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) ,you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn’t give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron (围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boot off a shelf.“See what
I can do” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, an old craftsman with his way of speaking, his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period, it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
1.Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?
A．He had the best repairing tools.
B．He was the only cobbler in the Marais.
C．He was proud of his skills.
D．He was a native Parisian.
2. The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” (paragraph6) implies that .
A．nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him
B．it was difficult to communicate with this man
C．the man was very strange
D．the man was too old
3.According to the author, many people work just to .
A．realize their abilities B．gain happiness
C．make money D．gain respect
4.This story wants to tell us that .
A．craftsmen make a lot of money
B．whatever you do, do it well
C．craftsmen need self-respect
D．people are born equal
People hold different views on what or how much homework should be. It is partly due to(由于) the fact that people can’t seem to agree on the purpose of homework.
Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce (巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework. Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn’t have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things. Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it’s the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.
However, many parents seem to have different ideas. Elisa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn’t like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. She said, “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate (交替的) ways of thinking about books, reading and writing.”
Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence, think that Cohen is on the right track. But it’s often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.
1. How many opinions do the teachers have on “homework”?
A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.
2. According to the experts’ opinions, ___________.
A. what Cohen’s thinking about is correct
B. teachers shouldn’t work too hard or too long
C. teachers should give necessary work to the students
D. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn’t have time to get in class
3.What’s the problem with Elisa Cohen’s twins in writing about their book report?
A. They find homework really hard.
B. They simply copy one repeatedly.
C. They get different ways of thinking about their work.
D. They aren’t given much thinking about what they read.
4.Some education reformers think we should improve our school education by_____.
A. increasing homework B. changing schools
C. changing teachers D. reducing homework
H.T.B. Arts Center
FILM Tickets £2.50 / £ 1.50. Performances at 8 pm unless started otherwise.
WILD AT HEART 127mins.
Wen 6--Fri8 February
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Laura Dern, Willam Dafoe. A first--class film. Cage and his girlfriend Dean are on the run through the dangerous Deep South. They are hiding from gunmen who have been hired to kill Cage by Dean's mother. Victims, yes—but they also have fun. It's wild at heart, strange on top. Funny, frightening and brilliant.
DICK TRACY 113mins
Mon 11--Sat16 February 6pm
Tickets on sale 5--6 pm
Director: Warren Beatty
Starring: Warren Beatty , Madonna The famous detective (侦探)tries to stop Big Boy and the Blank from taking over the city. A colorful and exciting film. Some parts are frightening, so think twice about taking children.
BATMAN 126mins
Mon11--Sat16 February 8.30pm
Tickets on sale 7.30--8.30pm
PIZZA PLUS offer 6--7pm
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson. A few essential questions must be asked...Is Batman a mad hero? Why does Bruce Wayne spend millions dressing up as a bat? Has Nicholson's Joker stolen the whole movie? Great action and excellent acting, especially by Nicholson.
1.We know from Wild at Heart that _________.
A. Cage was not accepted by his future mother-in-law.
B. Wild at Heart is funny rather than frightening.
C. A famous detective happened to help Cage and Dean.
D. Cage and Dean are playing the hide-and-seek game with Dean’s mother.
2.According to the text, we can learn that _________.
A. Batman has the longest running time
B. One can buy tickets in advance for all the films
C. While watching Batman one can enjoy pizza at 7:30 pm.
D. You’d better not take your children with you to see Dick Tracy
3. Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In an advertisement page.
B. In a movie review.
C. In a short story.
D. In an introduction of an art center.
书面表达
假定你是李华，从互联网(the Internet)上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。
内容主要包括：
1．自我介绍(包括英语能力)；
2．参加意图(交朋友、介绍中国、了解其他国家)；
3．希望获准。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Sir or Madam，
Yours，
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（一），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Of all the subject, I like Chinese best because I have excellent Chinese teacher, Ms Sun. She has been taught us for only three months, but she is thinking highly of by all the students.
Ms Sun is 36 years old and she is neither tall nor short. She is always the last to leaving her office. She always tries to make her classes interest and active but we are getting on well with each other. On the other hand, she teaches us very well and is very strict in us in our studies, that makes our Chinese improved. We all think he is the best teacher we have met in the school.
