Tears came into this mother’s eyes when she talked about waking up her son．Every morning，her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed，begging for one more minute to sleep．

   Why is he so sleepy? Because, like thousands of student“early birds”in China，he has to get up before 6 a．m．every morning．

   School students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night．But in Shanghai，it’s reported that 90％of the students do not get enough sleep．And studies show that without a good night’s sleep．students seem to be weaker than they should be．Many become nearsighted(近视)as a result．

   Li Ming，a student at Qinghua High School，said that he usually goes to bed after 11P．m．But when he has exams coming up，he can stay up as late as midnight．This“night bird”lifestyle(生活方式)has made many students nod off(打瞌睡)in class．Li Ming said that it is during afternoon classes that he feels most sleepy．“My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late．”he said．“They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee．”

    However，not all parents are happy about this．“My daughter gets up so early．She looks tired and it really hurts me，”said one of the parents．Why don’t so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society began to think about it．

1．The ten-year-old boy’s mother talked about waking up her son with tears in her eyes because      ．

    A．her son’s lack of(缺少)sleep hurt her but she had to wake him up

    B．her son wasn’t good at lessons

    C．she thought her son was too lazy

    D．her son was badly ill

2．School students usually need to sleep for        a night．

    A．more than ten hours            B．at least eight hours

    C．less than eight hours              D．six to eight hours

3．For school students，lack of sleep may lead to(导致)      ．

    A．the body’s weakness                  B．nodding off in class

    C．near sighted eyes                  D．all the above

4．Li Ming’s mother is          to see him studying late．

    A．sorry            B．worried                C．happy      D．angry

5．Which one is true according to the passage?

    A．All the parents hope their children stay up．

    B．No students complain about their lack of sleep．

    C．Most students watch TV or play computer games deep into the night．

D．Some parents are worried about the fact that most of the students don’t have enough sleep．

Last summer holidays．my classmates and I helped with a charity show．Its aim was to raise money for those children who   1   go to school in poor areas．We did a lot for that．

I felt happy when I    2    to be the host．Though it was    3   ，1 was very nervous  ___4   the TV cameras．I knew that lots of people would come   5    the show, also there would be a large audience   6   the TV．

As some famous stars would come to the show．one of my   7   was to introduce each of them．I also had   8   things to do．So I often worked from morning tin night．It was hard work，  9   I was happy．

I practiced a lot before the show．I had to remember all the words and do everything right at tile same time．At first, I thought l would never be able to do it well．I kept   10   myself not to be nervous．Slowly everything became easier．

The big day came very fast．  11   people came to the show．They donated money and materials．And the local businesses also gave   12   a lot of support．  13   generous they are!

After the show，we sent the donations to those poor children．Soon they wrote back．They were   14   grateful to us．I was very proud that I could help them．I hope  15 people will help them．

1．A．mustn't                  B．couldn't               C．needn't                   D．shouldn't

2．A．choose                  B．chose                         C．am chosen             D．was chosen

3．A．exciting                 B．excited                 C．frightening             D．frightened

4．A．as                         B．since                   C．because                 D．because of

5．A．to look                  B．to watch              C．to notice                D．to find

6．A．in front                  B．in front of            C．in the front of         D．in the front

7．A．duty                      B．work                   C．duties                    D．works

8．A．some other    B．others                  C．another                  D．some others

9．A．or                         B．but                      C．and                        D．so

10．A．tell                      B．telling                  C．told                       D．to tell

11．A．Hundred              B．Hundreds             C．Hundred of             D．Hundreds of

12．A．we                      B．us                       C．our                        D．ourselves

13．A．How                    B．What                   C．How a                   D．What a

14．A．real                     B．really                   C．true                       D．truly

15．A．1ittle and little       B．1ess and less        C．many and many      D．more and more

    BALTIMORE．MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman．The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic．The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world．It hit an iceberg（冰山） and sank on April 14．1912．More than 1．

500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed．

    The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years．Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards．An eleven．year．old boy，Joey Russell，came to the show with his grandfather．His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York．“Let’s buy that postcard．”he told Joey．“It will be important someday．”

    Two years later，Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip．They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom（底）of the ocean．Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip．On the ship，Joey met Edith Haisman．This woman was on the Titanic when it sank．She was one of the people who were rescued．Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket．“Please sign this，Mrs. Haisman．”he said．She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard．

    When Joey got home．he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley，one of Joey’s friends，told him that her mother was very sick．She needed all operation．but there was a problem．The operation was very expensive，and the family needed$80，000 to pay for it．Friends and relatives tried to help．But where could they get so much money?

    Then when Joey went to see the new movie“Titanic”．he had an idea．”Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic．”Joey thought．He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it．“Maybe I can sell it for some money．Then I can help Kate’s mom．”

    Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley．His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it．Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers．Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show．After the show．many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card．Someone bought it for$60．000．

    Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life．

1．Which of the following is NOT true about the old Dostcard?

    A．The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912．

    B．The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

    C．Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident．

    D．More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey．

2．Joey Russell _________．

    A．decided to buy the postcard at a shop

    B．showed great interest in collecting postcards

    C．took the postcard wit}l him to see Mrs. Shelley

    D．asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3．What does the underlined word“rescued”mean in the sentence?

    A．Be made safe from danger．

    B．Be on an ocean trip．

    C．Be working on board．

    D．Be asked to seⅡthe postcard．

4．When did Joey Rus8eU have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

    A．When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness．

    B．When he went to see the new movie“Titanic”．

    C．When he was reading the new book of Titanic．

    D．When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card．

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April．1912．

    B．At the age of l3，Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature．

    C．Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show．

    D．The Titanic card was sold to many people for$60, 000．