Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework, it's often difficult to get enough rest. But you
need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat.
     Recently a group of US scientists did a study(调查)of kids between 8 and 13. The study found that if
kids sleep for just one extra(额外的)hour each day，the chance of their getting fat is cut by about 30
percent (30% ) .
    Why? When people don't get enough sleep, they become tired.When they are tired,they don't exercise
enough. Also，kids like snacks. If they are awake (醒着的) an extra hour or two each day，they have
more time to eat snacks or other unhealthy food.
    So，how much sleep should you get？Scientists suggest (建议)10 to 11 hours a night for kids from 5
to 12. For older kids , eight to nine hours will do.

1. There are _____reasons people might get fat without enough sleep.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. none
2. If you are under 10，the scientists advise you to sleep_____ hours.
A. 10 to11
B. 8to9
C. 8 to 13
D. 8 to 11
3. The scientists did the study in ?
A.China
B. Britain
C. America
D. Japan
4. What does"eight to nine hours will do"mean？
A. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be good and enough.
B. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be too long.
C. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help get fat.
D. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods.
5. What does the passage talk about?
A. How to get long sleep.
B. How to keep fit.
C. Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim(苗条).
D. Long sleep makes people healthy and slim.

       Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things.
  These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.
       First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word,
  you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in a alphabetical order-a,b,c and
  so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor" p,o,o,r - comes before "poverty" - p,o,v,e,r,t,y
   - and the word "proverty" comes before the word "power" - p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in
  alphabetical order.
       The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionary give phonetic, or sound,
  alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different
  phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
       The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meanings of the words. You can look up a word and find
  out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word's meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings.

1. In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?

A. How to write a word well.      
B. How to use a word.
C. How to make a sentence.        
D. How to read a word correctly.

2. Of the three words "remove", " remote" and "remount", _____ in a dictionary.

A. "remount" comes first and "remove" comes last
B. "remove" first and "remote" last
C. "remote" first and "remove" last
D. "remove" first and "remount" last

3. Many words have _____.

A. several meanings              
B. few meanings
C. one thing                      
D. no meaning

4. A better dictionary can tell you _____.

A. more of the word's pronunciation
B. more of the word's meanings
C. more of the word's spelling
D. more of grammer

5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show _____.

A. spelling      
B. handwriting      
C. meanings      
D. pronunciation

     Now satellites are helping to forecast (预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any
part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather
forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists (气象学家) can see the
weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. 　　
     Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.When they receive
new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have
changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In
their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. 　　
     So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the
scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three
or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).

1. Satellites travel ____. 　　

A. in space
B. above space
C. above the ground
D. in the atmosphere

2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere?Because ____. 　　

A. clouds form there
B. the weather forms there 　　
C. the weather satellites can do it easily
D. the pictures can forecast the weather

3. Meteorologists forecast the weather ____. 　　

A. without studying satellite pictures 　　
B. before they receive satellite pictures 　　
C. when they have received satellite pictures 　
D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones

4. Maybe we'll soon be able to forecast the weather for _____.

A. one day
B. two days 　
C. five days
D. seven days or even longer

Lifts are very useful. Why?Think about a tall building. You work on the thirtieth fIoor. Maybe you can 
walk up all the stairs one time. But can you climb thirty floors to your office every day? Of course not.
In an old lift, a worker is needed. He or she operates it up and down, In a modern lift , there is no worker. People can operate it themselves.
Do you know how to use a lift? Ok, let me tell you. For exarnple, you want to go to the twelfth floor from  the ground floor. First, you must press the button(按键) then the door opens. After that you can get
into the lift. Third,you press the , and the door closes. Fourth ,you press the number, then the lift
takes you up to the twelfth floor. When the door opens again, you can get out of the lift. If you want to go
down to the first floor, you must press the , then do the same. It takes you down there. It is very easy
and fast, Now can you use it?

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误.正确的在括号内写"T",错误的写"F"。

(     )l.  In a modern lift,people can operate it by themselves.
(     ) 2. If you want to go upstairs , you must press the .
(     ) 3. If you want to go down to the first floor ,you must press the.
(     )4.  In a tall building, it is very easy and fast for you to go up and down in a lift.
(     )5.  Lifts are just used for the old people to go up and down in a tall building.

     Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for
everybody. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number
of jobs for people. Often this is not possible , and so more people are out of work. Some people have
no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a short time. Also, machines
do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world, machines are
taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the
work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only
70% of them can find jobs.

1. It was _____ for people to find work before than today.
    A. not possible
    B. difficult
    C. more difficult
    D. easier
2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _____.
    A. people will have no jobs
    B. people can still have jobs as before
    C. 4%of the people will have jobs
    D. 97% of the people
3. One machine can do as much work as _____.
    A. 40% of the people
    B. 4% of the people in the world
    C. 40 people
    D. 75,000 people
4. How many people outside cities go into cities to look for jobs each day?
    A. 70% of the people
    B. 4% of the people in the world
    C. More than 75,000
    D. About 75,000 people
5. Which of the following in NOT true?
    A. Machines are taking work instead of people.
    B. Now more people are out of work.
    C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.
    D. Most people want to have jobs.

     It is said that all dreams serve a purpose (目的). While there is no agreement among scientists about
why we dream, there are many ideas about the different kinds of dreams we have.
    One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again,
often for many months or even years. Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and
once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others think they are a way to help people remember
something very important.
    Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make
people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause
of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others
think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.
    Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find
ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world." We often daydream when we are doing something that is
not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.
    Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming.
Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are
making a movie.

1. The underlined word "they" (in paragraph 2) refers to "______".

A. dreams
B. problems
C. dreamers
D. scientists

2. The underlined word "terrifying" (in paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.

A. frightening
B. interesting
C. disappointing
D. amazing

3. When might a person daydream?

A. During a very interesting movie.
B. While playing at a fun park.
C. While listening to an uninteresting talk.
D. When making a movie.

4. How do we know if We are lucid dreaming?

A. We can remember the dream very clearly.
B. We can control what happens in the dream.
C. We think that the dream is like a movie.
D. We feel very nervous after we wake up.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Daydreaming of You
B. Enjoy Your Dream
C. What Dreams Mean
D. Where Dreams Go

     
     Reading is a very good hobby for all the students. You can know much about the world ①______ the help
of all kinds of books. I'm sure everyone has a favorite subject. For example, some are interested in animals,
some in history, and some are interested in literature. Mine is science. I like ②    it     because it's fun and
educational. 
     My favorite novel is Around the World in Eighty Days. ③It was written by Jules Verne, a French writer.
Jules Verne was regarded as father of Modern Science Fiction because he devoted (奉献) himself to literature
and wrote several ④well-known scientific romances.
     The exciting story of Around the World in Eighty Days tells us about an English gentleman whose name is
Mr. Phileas Fogg, He travels around the world in eighty days. From the story, we can see the writer's love for
the sea, traveling and adventure (冒险). In fact, they played an important role in his life. ⑤多亏了 the writer's
imagination, language skills and scientific and geographical (地理的) knowledge, we can feel as if we were
there when we read the story.

1. 根据上下文写出①处所缺的单词。
    ______________________________
2. 写出②处画线单词所指代的内容。 
    ______________________________
3. 将③处改为主动语态。
    Jules Verne, the French writer _________ the novel Around the World in Eighty Days.
4.  写出④处画线单词的同义词。 
    ______________________________
5. 将⑤处画线汉语翻译成英语。
     ______________________________

     The idea of daylight saving time started with an American named Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). He
explained how a lot of the money spent on candles used for light (this was before electricity) could be saved
if everyone woke up earlier and went to bed earlier.
     Even though Franklin's idea had a clear meaning, most people didn't want to get up earlier than they had
to. Who would?
     It was not until 1907 that an Englishman named William Willet came up with a way to "make" the sun set
later. His idea was to turn clocks forward by 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, for a total of
80 minutes.
     William's idea was laughed at, at first. But when World War I started in 1914. Many countries decided they
had to save energy for the war.
     Daylight saving time has other uses. The more time you spend outside playing, the less time you are spending
in front of the computer or the TV. These things also use energy.
     Also, daylight saving time sometimes causes problems. For example, China used it in 1986-but stopped it in
1991. That was because me temperatures are quite different from North to South and time from East to West.
     If the people from northwest part of China use daylight saving time. sometimes they have to get up to work
when it is not very bright outside. That will cause some trouble for them.
     Still, most parts of the world do have daylight saving time, and most people look forward to the extra hour
of evening light.

1. Why did Franklin give the idea of daylight saving time?

A. To save the money.
B. To save time.
C. To wake up earlier.
D. To go to bed earlier.

2. In what year was the idea of daylight saving time put in use?

A. In 1907.
B. In 1914.
C. In 1986.
D. In 1991.

3. If it is 6:00 now, which is Willet's idea time?

A. 5:40.
B. 6:20.
C. 6:40.
D. 7:20.

4. Why is daylight saving time not used in China now? Because _____.

A. people wouldn't like to get up earlier
B. the temperatures are quite different
C. the country is large
D. the time is quite different

     Many different kinds of birds can copy(模仿) the sound of language. African parrots(鹦鹉)
are the birds well-known for this.
     Every December in London, the Bird Show tries to find the best "talking" in the world. One
bird named Prudle stood out among the "talking birds". She was the winner for 12 years. Prudle
was taken from Africa in 1958. A man called Iris Frost in England bought her. Prudle was also the
oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage(笼子). Iris Frost looked after Prudle until Prudle died
in 1994. Prudle was 35 years old.
     A different kind of bird, not a parrot, named Puck was tested in 1993. People found that Puck
knew more English words than Prudle did. He knew more than 1700 words.

1. What kind of birds usually speak best?

A. African parrots
B. The Bird Show
C. Birds found in the zoos
D. English parrots

2. What is Prudle?

A. A prize
B. A cage
C. A bird
D. A test

3. How many years did Prudle win the speaking contest(竞赛) for birds?

A. twelve
B. thirty-five
C. forty-seven
D. thirty-six

4. Why was Puck better than Prudle?

A. He was bigger.
B. He spoke faster.
C. He knew more words.
D. He was younger.

5. How many words did Puck know?

A. about 1600
B. more than 1700
C. less than 1700
D. more than 1600