THE 'China Daily', a newspaper, reports that the average student goes to sleep at 00:30 am. Even if that's an exaggeration (夸张), it's too close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do.
    Some even "pull all-nighters". These are lazy students who have homework due (到期) the next day that they haven't done. In the morning they don't look healthy and you can tell who's been doing it.
    One reporter did a survey on the problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
    Maybe the students’ lack (缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness - But in fact, few of them are lazy- or maybe it's because they have too much to do in middle schools.

Zhang Jialiang, a student in a middle school, usually go to bed around midnight. He says, “If I stayed up past 00:30 am, I wouldn't get any work done. I'd be falling asleep at my desk. My classes begin at 6:50 am. I'm partly awake in my first class. By the second, I'm slightly drowsy(困倦的). By my third class, I'm sleepy. By midday I'm finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 pm, I'm slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the China Daily's 'average student'.”
    Most Chinese middle schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students.
    Middle school classes start at 6:50 am, so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage (损害) both grades and health.
    Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 7:30 am.
1. What's the problem talked about in the passage?
A. Many kids have too much homework to do.
B. Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.
C. Many children are crazy about playing computer games.
D. Many kids are too lazy to finish their homework on time.
2. The underlined(画线) sentence implies (暗示) that the report in the newspaper _____.

A. is quite true              B. is far from being true C. is just a lie               D. is probably true
3. Which of the following is NOT a reason mentioned in the passage?
A. Laziness.           B. Homework.                     C. Housework.       D. Computer games.
4. What's the solution(解决办法) suggested at the end of the passage?
A. Later start of classes.                                   B. Less homework.
C. Going to bed early.                                D. Eating healthy food.
5. What’s Chinese meaning of the phrase "pull all-nighters" in the reading?

A. 开夜车                 B. 混时间               C.太懒惰        D.熬通宵

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”
“Oh, dear!” his wifecried out, "My head hurts!  17    a doctor. Hurry up!”Their two children were both  18   at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were 20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know   21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is   22 ?"
Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to  23   ? He can help you."
Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.
When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their 24 meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him.He was happy and sat  25. After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?”“She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

【小题6】

A．when to go B．how to do C．where to go D．what to deal with

It was quite late at night. I was reading a newspaper in my room when I heard someone knocking at the door. I opened it and saw a young man with glasses standing there. Of course, I didn’t know him. He said that he was a friend of my sister’s and wanted to have a talk with her. I wanted to know if my sister had such a friend，but I had to let him in.
As he talked, I found that he knew nothing about my sister. Then I came to know that his words were not true. Suddenly my sister came back and the young man was so surprised that he didn’t know what to do for a moment. I caught the man by the arm at once while my sister was calling the police.
（  ） 1. This happened _____.
A. on one morning              B. on one afternoon
C. on one evening               D. on one night
（  ） 2. There _____ in the room when someone was knocking at the door.
A. was one person                     B. were two persons
C. were three persons                D. were four persons
（  ） 3. The writer saw the young man for the _____ time.
A. first      B. second          C. third      D. fourth
（  ） 4. The young man _____.
A. was a friend of the writer’s    B. was a friend of his sister’s
C. was a stranger to them       D. both A and B
（  ） 5. The young man was _____ when he saw the writer’s sister.
A. sad       B. surprised      C. happy        D. sorry

While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

    Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy.  There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something.   "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

    Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty.  The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”

    “However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this.  We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"

1. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.

A. Nick's friend    B. the bus driver    C. a thief    D. a postman

2. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick

B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money

D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

3. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story

B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story

C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time

D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”

“Oh, dear!” his wife cried out, "My head hurts!   17    a doctor. Hurry up!” Their two children were both   18    at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were  20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know    21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is    22 ?"

Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to   23   ? He can help you."

Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.

When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their  24  meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat  25 . After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?” “She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

1.A. crying    B. laughing C. whispering      D. singing

2.A. Look for  B. Wait for C. Send for        D. Ask for

3.A. in        B. out      C. up              D. down

4.A. should    B. could    C. had to         D. was able lo

5.A. expensive B. open     C. free           D. closed

6.A. when to go  B. how to do C. where to go D. what to deal with

7.A. the matter  B. the wrong C. trouble D. problem

8.A. Mr. Brown  B. Mr. Black C. Mr. Green D. Mrs. Green

9.A. lunch      B. supper     C. morning  D. evening

10.A. in bed    B. on floor    C. at the table  D. at home