Expert(专家)say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger(手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求)for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
　　 A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker(虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep(睡觉) during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
　　 Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.
【小题1】The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.

A．he didn’t have enough sleep

B．it wasn’t time for him to get up

C．he didn’t want to go to school

D．he wanted his mother to wake him up

【小题2】In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.

A．become too weak to sleep	B．not work well in class
C．go to bed early	D．be weak in English

【小题3】In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________.”

A．get up early	B．get up late
C．sleepless	D．don’t want to sleep

【小题4】“Stay up late” here means “_____________.”

A．study late	B．watch TV late
C．not go to bed until late	D．stay outside

【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is right? _________.

A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B．Sleeping less means working hard.

C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
【小题1】　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

A．meet　the　old　man	B．compare　his　heart　with　others’
C．show　his　beautiful　heart	D．give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

【小题2】　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

A．a　sily　man	B．a　humorous　man
C．a　wel-known　man	D．a　kind-hearted　man

【小题3】　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

A．lost

B．moved

C．hurt

D．untouched

【小题4】　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

A．he　didn’t　expect　others’return

B．he　didn’t　feel　pain

C．he　didn’t　think　it　serious

D．he　cared　nothing

【小题5】We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

A．ideas

B．scars

C．love

D．beauty

Mary’s dime（一毛钱）

It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.

　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.

　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.

　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”

　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”

　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

1.                A．disturbed       B．unhappy        C．satisfied  D．interested

 

2.                A．saw            B．remembered    C．forgot    D．described

 

3.                A．filling          B．protecting       C．attracting D．touching

 

4.                A．hated          B．loved          C．missed   D．noticed

 

5.                A．valuable        B．meaningful      C．expensive D．cheap

 

6.                A．market         B．library          C．store D．bookshop

 

7.                A．dresses         B．magazines       C．books    D．candies

 

8.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．pleased   D．worried

 

9.                A．happily         B．kindly          C．angrily   D．sadly

 

10.               A．taste           B．sound          C．feel  D．smell

 

11.               A．since          B．so             C．and  D．but

 

12.               A．apple          B．hamburger      C．dime D．candy

 

13.               A．proud          B．angry          C．calm  D．hungry

 

14.               A．grateful        B．unlucky        C．lonely D．friendly

 

15.               A．unless         B．if              C．though    D．because

 

 

Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel　1　and　2　 to spend more time with them.

Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew　3　 their children, but 　4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to　5　 what they wanted. They asked the children　6　they wanted their parents to stay　　7　 and some　8　questions．After they collected the answers, it was   9  that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more   11 to them. They said that their parents were as   12  as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13   most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and   14 .

So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along  15  with them.

1.                A．tired           B．afraid          C．unhappy  D．worried

 

2.                A．think           B．let             C．ask  D．want

 

3.                A．of　　         B．at　　　　      C．about    D．over

 

4.                A．every one       B．someone        C．anyone   D．no one

 

5.                A．try out         B．find out         C．take out  D．put out

 

6.                A．whether        B．why            C．when D．how

 

7.                A．behind         B．at home        C．away D．up

 

8.                A．other          B．others          C．the other D．the others

 

9.                A．surprising       B．important       C．necessary D．useful

 

10.               A．But            B．Also           C．However  D．too

 

11.               A．food           B．care           C．money    D．practice

 

12.               A．small          B．young          C．lazy  D．busy

 

13.               A．talked          B．learned        C．needed   D．studied

 

14.               A．loved          B．hated          C．complained D．troubled

 

15.               A．good          B．nice           C．fine  D．well