Reading comprehension.

　　If you ask some people.“How did you learn English so well?”You may get a surprising answer“In my sleep”.

　　These people have taken part in one of recent experiments to test“Learn-While-Sleep”ways. People are now trying these ways in several countries and with several subjects. English is one of them.

　　Specialists（专家）say that“sleep-study”way speeds language learning greatly. They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day and this does not effect his rest in any way. A word of warning: sleeping teaching will only strengthen（加强）in your mind what you have already studied while you are awake.

　　In an experiment, people gave lessons over the radio. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p. m to 8 a. m. People gave the students awake the first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary. At 11 p. m. people let the students listen to a lullaby（催眠曲）to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into the students' ears, At 2 a. m. people sent a sharp noise over the radio to wake the sleeping students up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The soft song sent the students back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a. m. their sleep was over and they had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

Choose the best answer:

(1) In the experiment to test“Learn-While-Sleep”people have tried ________

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A．only English	B．not only English
C．subject	D．only languages

(2) Compared with other ways, the“Learn-While-Sleep”is ________

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A．hard

B．the same

C．quicker

D．better

(3) In the 4th to 6th hours of the experiment________

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A．the students were wide awake

B．the students were fast asleep

C．the radio whispered the lesson again

D．a sharp noise woke up the sleeping students

(4) The best title for this passage should be ________

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A．The“Sleep-study”Way

B．Learning lesson over the Radio

C．English Study

D．Teaching Experiment

(5)“Sleep-study”way speeds language learning but ________

[　　]

A．it effect rest

B．it is no good to health

C．it speeds language learning

D．it only strengthens what you have learned while you are awake

There is nothing worse than the sound of someone snoring (打呼噜) if you are trying to fall asleep. Maybe people laugh at you about the noise you make in your sleep. Snoring isn’t just noisy. Sometimes it is a sign of a serious medical problem that should be treated by a doctor.

Snoring can happen to anyone, young or old. Snoring happens when a person can’t move air freely through his or her nose and mouth during sleep. People usually find out they snore from the people who live with them. Kids may find out they snore from a brother or sister or from a friend who sleeps over. Snoring keeps other people awake and probably doesn’t let the snoring person get top quality rest, either.

People with this disorder often wake up with bad headaches and feel exhausted all day long. They may be very sleepy and have difficulty staying awake while having a conversation or even while driving. Kids affected by snoring may be angry easily and have difficulty concentrating(集中注意力), especially in school and with homework.

According to the government survey, there are hundreds of anti-snoring devices（抵制打呼的设备） on the market. However, they may only work because they keep you awake. Other solutions include blocking the top of the bed up a few inches, changing sleeping positions and not eating a heavy meal or not drinking alcohol before bedtime. These kinds of “cures” may work only for someone who snores sometimes and lightly, or they may not work at all. If you can’t stop snoring or the snoring becomes heavy, it’s a good idea to see a doctor. Some people need to lose weight or change their diets to stop snoring. Sometimes medicines, or even surgeries are necessary.

42. If a kid snores during his sleeping time, he may ________.

A. have the top quality sleep                       B. do well in his or her homework

C. have enough energy for school work              D. be angry with others

43. What does the underlined word “blocking” mean?

A. 堵住            B. 堆方块                 C. 分区域             D. 垫高

44. Which is not right to treat the snoring persons?

A. Use anti-snoring devices to keep them awake.

B. Lose weight or change their diets to stop snoring.

C. Change sleeping positions for serious snoring people.

D. Take some medicine or have a surgery.

45. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Solving a snoring problem                 B. How to sleep well

C. The snoring persons                         D. You are snoring, You are awake

There is nothing worse than the sound of someone snoring (打呼噜) if you are trying to fall asleep. Maybe people laugh at you about the noise you make in your sleep. Snoring isn’t just noisy. Sometimes it is a sign of a serious medical problem that should be treated by a doctor.

Snoring can happen to anyone, young or old. Snoring happens when a person can’t move air freely through his or her nose and mouth during sleep. People usually find out they snore from the people who live with them. Kids may find out they snore from a brother or sister or from a friend who sleeps over. Snoring keeps other people awake and probably doesn’t let the snoring person get top quality rest, either.

People with this disorder often wake up with bad headaches and feel exhausted all day long. They may be very sleepy and have difficulty staying awake while having a conversation or even while driving. Kids affected by snoring may be angry easily and have difficulty concentrating(集中注意力), especially in school and with homework.

According to the government survey, there are hundreds of anti-snoring devices（抵制打呼的设备） on the market. However, they may only work because they keep you awake. Other solutions include blocking the top of the bed up a few inches, changing sleeping positions and not eating a heavy meal or not drinking alcohol before bedtime. These kinds of “cures” may work only for someone who snores sometimes and lightly, or they may not work at all. If you can’t stop snoring or the snoring becomes heavy, it’s a good idea to see a doctor. Some people need to lose weight or change their diets to stop snoring. Sometimes medicines, or even surgeries are necessary.

42. If a kid snores during his sleeping time, he may ________.

A. have the top quality sleep                       B. do well in his or her homework

C. have enough energy for school work              D. be angry with others

43. What does the underlined word “blocking” mean?

A. 堵住            B. 堆方块                 C. 分区域             D. 垫高

44. Which is not right to treat the snoring persons?

A. Use anti-snoring devices to keep them awake.

B. Lose weight or change their diets to stop snoring.

C. Change sleeping positions for serious snoring people.

D. Take some medicine or have a surgery.

45. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Solving a snoring problem                 B. How to sleep well

C. The snoring persons                         D. You are snoring, You are awake

Weekends are short. They are only two days out of a seven-day week. In order to make your weekends look longer, you need to plan it better. Here are some ideas.

★Get up at your usual time. The biggest mistake(错误) is to think that the weekend is a good chance(机会) for a sleep-in. So getting up early can make you feel the weekends are longer.

★Finish homework as early as possible. Nobody wants to do homework, but we have to do it. The earlier you do it at the weekend, the better you will feel. You can do homework from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a. m. on Saturday morning. After doing your homework , you can plan your weekends well.

★Go out to enjoy weekends. Weekends feel longer if you get out and enjoy them. Think about what you like to do. Plan a sports activity, for example, playing football in the park. You can also plan to go to a museum, a zoo, or a park.

(　 ) 62. The underlined word “sleep-in” maybe means “______”.

　 　A. 晚一点睡觉　 B. 早一点睡觉　　 C. 早一点起床　 D. 晚一点起床

(　 ) 63. The second idea is about _______.

　 　A. the right time of getting up　　　　　

B. the best time to do homework

C. the outdoor activity(活动) for weekends　

D. the good place for spending the weekends

(　 ) 64. You can also plan to go to the following places except(除了) _____ for weekends.

　　 A. a computer games centre　　 B. a park　　 C. a museum　　　 D. a zoo

(　 ) 65. What’s the best title(题目) for the passage?

　 　A. Get Up at Your Usual Time　　　　 B. Do homework as Early as Possible

C. Go Out to Enjoy Weekends　　　　 D. How to Make Your Weekends Longer

Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”
Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).
Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.
The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.
Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.
【小题1】Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about __________.

A．her marks on the exams

B．which seat to take during exams

C．not being able to sit in the front

D．not being allowed to eat in class

【小题2】According to the survey in Paragraph 2, __________ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.

A．nearly half	B．about 1,400
C．almost seven hundred	D．about one seventh

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Stress is a kind of serious heart disease.

B．Stress is always bad for people.

C．Stress is always useless for an exam.

D．Stress is greatly needed sometimes.

【小题4】The best title of this passage is “__________”.

A．Many students face stress now.

B．People’s stress is sometimes important.

C．How to get less stress

D．How to get good results with the help of stress.