To Learn English While You Sleep

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

　　These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test learn-while-you-sleep methods (方法), which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.

　　Specialists(专家) say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning tremendously(巨大地). 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 affect(影响) his rest in any way. A word of warning, however: sleep-teaching will only hammer into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.

　　In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast(广播) over the radio at intervals of a fortnight ( two weeks). Each lesson lasted twelve hours－from: 8 p. m. to 8 a. m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p. m. a soothing (起镇静作用的) lullaby (催眠曲) was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a. m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes of revision (repeating a lesson ). Then he was lulled back to rest again while the radio purred on. At 5 o'clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before his hard-earned breakfast.

1．Compared with other methods of learning, the learn－while you－sleep method is ________ .

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2．During sleep-teaching you can ________ .

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A．learn grammar and vocabulary that you never heard about before

B．learn how to sleep better

C．learn how to sleep less

D．listen to lessons again to know them better

3．Sleep－teaching means listening to ________ .

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4．What was the total number of hours, asleep and awake, that students spent learning English during the experiment

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5．Which of these statements is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．English is the only subject that is taught by the sleep-study method.

B．Only specially clever students can learn by the sleep-study method.

C．At the time of writing there had been only one sleep-study experiment.

D．Specialists seem to think that the sleep-study method is a good way to learn.

根据你听到的对话内容回答问题：

　　M: Would you like to hear the latest pop song disc?

　　W: Sure. It's got one of my favorite songs on it.

　　Q: What are they doing?

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A．Listening to music.

B．Discussing a problem.

C．Preparing a concert.

阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。
The　worst　traveler　in　the　world　was　Paul　of　San　Francisco.　Once　he　f____【小题1】　from　the　U.S.　to　his　hometown　in　Italy　to　see　someone　at　home.　The　plane　made　a　one-hour　stop　to　get　oil　at　an　airport　in　New　York.　Paul　thought　he　was　in　Rome.　C____【小题2】,　he　got　off　the　plane.
When　nobody　was　there　to　meet　him,　Paul　thought　maybe　the　heavy　t____【小题3】　made　his　friends　late.　While　looking　for　their　address,　Paul　found　that　the　old　“Rome”had　changed　a　lot.　He　found　many　high　m____【小题4】　buildings　instead　of　old　ones.　He　also　found　that　many　people　spoke　English　but　not　Italian　and　that　many　street　signs　were　w____ 【小题5】　in　English.
Paul　knew　very　l____【小题6】　English.　So　he　asked　a　policeman　in　Italian　the　way　to　the　bus　station.　He　happened　to　meet　a　policeman　who　was　also　born　in　Italy　and　answered　in　the　same　l____【小题7】.
After　twelve　hours’ traveling　round　on　a　bus,　the　driver　handed　him　over　to　a____【小题8】　policeman.　But　this　time,　this　policeman　could　only　speak　English.　So　paul　asked　the　policeman　why　the　Rome　police　employed（雇佣）so　many　people　who　spoke　English　as　policemen.
Paul　didn’t　b____【小题9】　he　was　in　New　York　when　he　was　told　so.　To　get　him　on　a　plane　to　Italy,　he　was　s____【小题10】　to　the　airport　in　a　police　car.

补全对话。从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

W: John, you don’t look very well. What’s the matter?

M: 81.　　　　                   

W: Oh dear! Why don’t you go to bed for a rest?

M: 82. 　　　　                    　　　　

W: Shall I call your teacher and tell him you’re ill?

M: 83. 　　　　                    　　　　

W: OK, I’ll do that. I’m going to the shops now. Can I get you some medicine?

M: 84. 　　　　                    　　　　

W: Yes, of course. Is there anything else I can do?

M: 85. 　　　　                    　　　　

W: See you later. Take care!

 

A. Oh, yes, please. His number is 6086354.

B. No, I’ll be all right. Thanks for your help.

C. My head hurts and I feel really hot.

D. Could you buy me a bottle of aspirin (阿司匹林)?

E. I can’t. I will have an English test this afternoon.