“You’ll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband. “I’m not feeling well.”

    “Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear,” her husband said. “I’ll be glad to look after our baby.”

    “Thank you. I’ll have a quiet day and I’ll get better soon,” his wife told him.

    “Shall I go shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.

    She was very happy and said, “That will help me a lot. I’ll give you a list of things to buy.”

    She wrote the shopping list and gave it to him.

    “You can get all these things in the supermarket,” she said. “You can put the baby in the shopping cart(购物车), so you don’t have to leave him outside.”

    The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for the things on his list.

    At first, everything went well. But then the baby began to cry and he cried harder and harder.

   “Keep calm, George,” the man said. “Don’t shout, George. Don’t get mad, George.”

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.

“I think you are wonderful,” she said. “You are so patient（耐心的）with your little George.”

“Madam,” the man said, “I’m George. He’s Edward.”

根据短文内容，回答问题。（每题1分，5分）

101. What was wrong with the wife?

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102. Did the wife go shopping with her husband?

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103. Where did the husband put the baby while he was shopping?

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104. What did the woman in the supermarket think of the husband at first?

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105. Who was the father, George or Edward?

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A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!

    Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.

    Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1.What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

A. It doesn’t tell the truth.         B. It is quite true.

C. It is impossible.              D. I don’t think it’s right.

2.Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

A. They play computer games.             B. They watch videos late.

C. They have to do a lot of housework.      D. They have to do a lot of homework.

3.When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

A. At 7:30 am.     B. At 6:00 am.    C. At 9:00 am.    D. At about 7:00 am.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?

A. The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.

B. The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.

C. The writer usually does a survey.

D. Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.

B. Many American high school students are sleepy in class.

C. Many kids have too much homework to do.

D. Students can’t play computer games.

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1. 1.

   What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

   1. A.
      It doesn’t tell the truth.
   2. B.
      It is quite true.
   3. C.
      It is impossible.
   4. D.
      I don’t think it’s right.
2. 2.

   Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

   1. A.
      They play computer games.
   2. B.
      They watch videos late.
   3. C.
      They have to do a lot of housework.
   4. D.
      They have to do a lot of homework.
3. 3.

   When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

   1. A.
      At 7:30 am.
   2. B.
      At 6:00 am.
   3. C.
      At 9:00 am.
   4. D.
      At about 7:00 am.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?

   1. A.
      The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.
   2. B.
      The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.
   3. C.
      The writer usually does a survey.
   4. D.
      Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.
5. 5.

   What’s the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.
   2. B.
      Many American high school students are sleepy in class.
   3. C.
      Many kids have too much homework to do.
   4. D.
      Students can’t play computer games.

　　　　John doesn't like to go to school. His mother is worried about him.

　　　　One morning she goes into John's room, turns on the light and says to him, "It's time to get up. You can't stay in bed all day. "

　　　　But John doesn't want to get up. He turns the light off.

　　　　"Don't go to sleep again. You'll be late for school again, " his mother says.

　　　　Fifteen minutes later, John comes into the kitchen（厨房）and sits down at the table.

　　　　"Hurry, it's eight o'clock, " his mother says to him.

　　　　"There's no hurry, " John tells his mother. " I'm not going to school. "

　　　　"Why not? Is it a holiday? "

　　　　"No, it's not a holiday. "

　　　　His mother sits next to him and takes his hand.

　　　　"John, tell me what's wrong. Why do you hate（恨）school so much? "

　　The son doesn't say anything. A few minutes later he says, "The teachers don't like me, and neither do the students. "

　　　　"John, " his mother says, " I'm sorry about it, but you cannot stay at home. "

　　　　"Why not? "

　　　　"Because（因为）dear, there are two very good reasons（理由）.

　　First, you are thirty-five years old. Second. you are the school headmaster（校长）, " says his mother.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Why is John's mother worried about him?　　

[　　]

　　A. He cries a lot.　　　　B. He cannot do his homework.

　　C. He sleeps all day.　　 D. He does not like to go to school

　　2. Why doesn't John want to go to school?　　

[　　]

　　A. He is ill.　　　　　　　　B. He likes to stay in bed.

　　C. He is not happy there.　　D. It is a holiday.

　　3. When does John's mother leave his room?　　

[　　]

　　A. 8:00　　B. 7:45

　　C. 8:15　　D. Fifteen minutes later.

　　4. What does John do at the school?　　　　

[　　]

　　A. He is a student.　　　　　　　B. He is an English teacher.

　　C. He is the school headmaster.　D. He doesn't do anything.

　　5. How old do you think John is before you read the last part of the story?

[　　]

　　A. He is about ten.　　 　B. He is thirty-five.

　　C. He is two years old. 　D. He is over sixty.