My husband and I were talking about possible colors because it was time for painting the kitchen again．The children, sat nearby and suddenly 　1　 "Not the measuring stick!"

　　　 "No" I 2　 them in my mother-has-everything-under-control 　3　 , “Not the measuring stick．"

　　　 The measuring stick isn't a （an） 4　 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room．Along the edge we've 　5　 each child's growth by making a mark 　6　 his or her height on every birthday．Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were 　7　 that the door came to be 　8　 like an abstract-expressionist painting．

Names and dates show different hand- writing, and I can 9 by the script（手迹）who measured whom．An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me．At parties, when this door 10　 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 11　 the names and dates．When we ask 12　 they would like to be immortalized（永存的）, they usually 13　 shyly and walked back right up into 　14　 ．

Many of those listed on the door are still 15　 while some have stopped．Some 　16　 with us only in memory．When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduating from university, we 　17　 her, too．It was her last visit to our home．

We haven't decided on the new kitchen 　18　 plan yet, but one thing is 　19　 : Whether we paint the trim （点缀） bright gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 20　 with lots of names and dates in various colors．

1．A．said　　　　　 B．expressed 　C．shouted　　　 　　　　　 D．cheered

2．A．comforted　　 B．patted 　C．agreed　　　　 　　　　 D．allowed

3．A．way　　　　　 B．voice 　C．attitude　　　 D．feeling

4．A．common　　　 　　 B．special　　 　　　　 C．exact　　　 　　　 D．actual

5．A．considered　　 B．encouraged C．celebrated　　 　　　　　 D．congratulated

6．A．showing　　　 B．keeping C．cutting　　　　 D．giving

7．A．made　　　　 B．taken C．used D．sharpened

8．A．very B．strangely C．straight　　　　　　　　　 D．clearly

9．A．tell B．understand C．know　　　　　　　　　　 D．think

10．A．moves B．shakes C．closes　　　　　　　　　　 D．swings

11．A．observe B．notice C．read　　　　　　　　　　　 D．recognize

12．A．why　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　　　　　　 D．what

13．A．stated　　　　　　　　　　 B．admitted　　　　　　　　 C．shook　　　　　　　　　　 D．left

14．A．seat　　　　　　　　　　　 B．place　　　　　　　　　　 C．table　　　　　　　　　　　 D．room

15．A．increasing 　　　　　　 B．adding　　　　　　　　　 C．putting　　　　　　　　　 D．growing

16．A．mark　　　　　　　　　　 B．remain　　　　　　　　　 C．live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．work

17．A．loved　　　　　　　　　　 B．welcomed　　　　　　　 C．measured　　　　　　　 D．saw

18．A．color　　　　　　　　　　 B．form　　　　　　　　　　　 C．design　　　　　　　　　 D．size

19．A．sure　　　　　　　　　　　 B．popular　　　　　　　　　 C．certain　　　　　　　　　 D．curious

20．A．red　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．blue　　　　　　　　　　　 C．gold　　　　　　　　　　　 D．white

Look! The foreign guests ____ around the factory by Mr Zhang.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. is showing　 B. are being shown　 C. are being showing　 D. have been shown

 

　At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery： we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time．

　They were　　1 to show that we all have a `body clock'　　 2　　us, which controls the　　 3　　 and fall of our body energies, 4　　us different from one day to the next．

　The 5 of a `body' should not be too 　　 6　　since the lives of most living things are controlled 7 the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环)． We feel　　8　　and fall asleep at night and become 9　　 and energetic during the day． If the 24-hour cycle is 10　　most people experience unpleasant 11　　． For example, people who are not 12　　to working at night can find that 13　　 of sleep causes them to 14　　 badly at work． 15 the daily cycle of sleeping and 16 , we also have other cycles which 17 longer than one day．

Most of us would 18　　 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 19 ;sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 20　　 do not exist．

1．A．Anxious　　B．Able　　　　C．careful　　 D． proud　　

2．A．inside　　 B．Around　　 C．between　　 D． on　　　　

3．A．movement B．supply　　 C．use　　　　 D． rise　　

4．A．showing　　B．treating　　C．making　　 D． changing

5．A．invention B．opinion　　 C．story　　 D． idea　　

6．A．difficult B．exciting　　C．surprising D． interesting

7．A．from　　 B．by　　　　 C．over　　　　D． during

8．A．dull　　 B．tired　　 C．dreamy　　 D． peaceful

9．A．regular　　B．excited　　 C．lively　　 D． clear　　

10．A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset　　 D． troubled

11．A．moments　　B．feelings　　C．senses　　 D． effects

12．A．prevented B．Allowed　　 C．expected　　D． used　　

13．A．miss　　 B．none　　　　C．lack　　　　D． need　　

14．A．perform　　B．show　　　　C．manage　　 D． control

15．A．With　　　　15．A．With　　 B．As well as C．Except　　 D． Rather than

16．A．working　　B．moving　　 C．living　　 D． waking　　

17．A．repeat　　 B．remain　　 C．last　　　　D． happen

18．A．Agree　　 B．believe　　 C．realize　　 D．Allow　　

19．A．other　　 B．the other C．All others D． others　　

20．A．just　　 B．only　　　　C．still　　 D． yet

ALBANY，New York—Students who rely on working at night to improve their

grades might want to sleep on that strategy: A new survey in the US says those who never study all night have slightly higher grades than those who do.

A survey of 120 students at St.Lawrence University found that students who had never pulled an all­nighter on average had higher grades than those who had. The survey found those who did not study through the night had a grade point average of 3.2 compared to 2.95 for those who did.

The study, by assistant professor of psychology Pamela Thacher, is to be included in the January issue of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

“It's not a big difference，but it's pretty striking, ” Thacher said, “I am primarily a sleep researcher and I know nobody thinks clearly at 4∶00 in the morning. You think you can do，but you can't.”

Many college students, of course, have inadequate or irregular sleep, for reasons ranging from excessive caffeine to poor time management.

“A lot of students were under the impression that all­nighters were a very useful tool for accomplishing work, and that caffeine intake was very useful in meeting deadlines and stuff like that, ”said Mr Chatani, who had a 3.4 grade point average last term.

Dr Howard Weiss, a physician at St.Peter's Sleep Center in Albany, said the study results made sense.

“Certainly that data is out there showing that short sleep duration absolutely interferes with concentration and performance on objective testing, ”he said.

“Some night owls do get good grades, of course，which may be explained by circadian (昼夜节律的，生理节奏的) rhythms, ”Weiss said, “Some people have different 24­hour body clocks from others, and may do better depending on classes and testing time.”

63.The purpose of the passage is to tell us 　　　　

A. the bad effects of pulling an all­nighter

B. pulling an all­nighter leads to sleep problems

C. Thacher's doubt about all­nighters

D. all­nighters influence students' grades

64. According to Thacher's study，around 4 o'clock in the morning is a time when 　　　　.

A. one can think more clearly

B. one has his/her best memory

C. one can't learn efficiently

D. one's brain falls into a period of deep sleep

65.What can we know from Dr Howard Weiss' words？

A. Thacher's study is not convincing enough.

B. He believes in Thacher's study.

C. Thacher's study makes no sense.

D. Thacher should take exceptions into consideration.

 

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　　When Nancy Lublin got $ 5000 from her great grandfather, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans（借款）. ____1____ the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about the clothing ____2____ faced by most of today's low-income women: “If she goes for a job interview ____3_____ dressed, she won't get the job,”Lublin says.“But without a job, she can't ____4____ proper clothing.”

　　

　　A few weeks later, Lublin ____5___ Dress for Success and began searching for clothing and volunteers（志愿者）. She asked women to give away ____6____ business clothes that were ____7____ in good condition. She asked the members of diet centers to give away clothes that no longer fit. At first Lublin ____8____ the clothes in her one-bed-room apartment, but finally she found ___9___ in Greenwich Village church basement, which now ___10___ as the organization's main office.

　　

　　Today, when women arrive at the office for help with job-hunting, they ____11___ a dress, shoes, a bag, stockings and jewelry, and self-confidence as well. Some are trying to enter the work __12___ after being on welfare（福利）for years.

　　

　　__13____Dress for Success fitted its first per son who got help a year ago, more than 1 000 women have received dresses and many have won ___14___. Yarit Polanco was recently __15___ as a law-firm office manager. “Thanks to Dress for Success, I made a good impression（印象）and was accepted.”she says.

　　

　　Donations（捐赠）are now __16___ in, including jewelry and 6 000 pairs of trousers and $ 40 000 worth of handbags. Broadcast journalists have given suits. And Lublin is opening Dress for Success ____17____ in other cities. “Many women have clothes ____18___ around that they'll never wear again,” says a volunteer.“Nancy's ___19___ is simple and practical and the ___20___ has proved so important to those women who are in great need of it.”

　　

(1)A.Anyway	B.Instead
C.Fortunately	D.Meanwhile
(2)A.condition	B.direction
C.design	D.plan
(3)A.poorly	B.well
C.better	D.worse
(4)A.make	B.find
C.wear	D.afford
(5)A.reached	B.called
C.founded	D.visited
(6)A.used	B.needed
C.new	D.torn
(7)A.yet	B.already
C.Almost	D.still
(8)A.hid	B.stored
C.discovered	D.hanged
(9)A.space	B.employers
C.work	D.office
(10)A.regards	B.serves
C.looks	D.lies
(11)A.buy	B.sell
C.receive	D.watch
(12)A.office	B.victory
C.wealth	D.force
(13)A.When	B.Once
C.although	D.Since
(14)A.jobs	B.shoes
C.business	D.prizes
(15)A.fired	B.hired
C.interviewed	D.considered
(16)A.giving	B.pouring
C.showing	D.sending
(17)A.schools	B.trades
C.races	D.branches
(18)A.lying	B.appearing
C.collecting	D.coming
(19)A.promise	B.belief
C.idea	D.opinion
(20)A.help	B.work
C.shop	D.money