Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well， you should have done that because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a correct answer to this question. However， tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature， great weight loss and finally sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are ten hours for primary school students， nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.

Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did， however， take naps during the day. On the other hand， Albert Einstein， another great scientist， said he needed at least ten hours’ sleep a night.

Here are some of the most useful suggestions， for a good night’s sleep.

Go to bed regularly. Use your bed only to sleep. Don’t exercise in the evening. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet. Drink a glass of milk before sleep.

1.Lacking of sleep over four weeks leads to many problems， except ______.

A. drop in body temperature B. great weight loss

C. sickness D. memory loss

2.For primary school students， ____ hours’ sleep is the least.

A. Eight B. Nine C. Ten D. Eleven

3. _____ only took naps during the day， while ____ needed ten hours’ sleep.

A. Albert Einstein; Thomas Jefferson

B. Thomas Edison， Albert Einstein

C. Albert Einstein， Thomas Edison

D. Thomas Jefferson， Albert Einstein

4.Which is NOT a useful suggestion for a good night’s sleep?

A. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet

B. Drink a glass of milk before sleep

C. Do exercise in the evening

D. Go to bed regularly

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Something About Sleep B. World Sleeping Day

C. A Good Sleep D. Amount of Sleep

This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky， school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school’s golf team， he quickly lost the only important match.

He didn’t have friends， either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “Hello” to Sparky outside of school， he would feel very surprised.

Sparky was a loser(失败者） and everyone knew it. So he accepted it.

But one thing was important to Sparky---drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school， he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook but he was refused. Sparky was hurt. But he didn’t lose hope because he believed in his ability and he stuck to drawing. He decided to become a professional artist.

He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time on the cartoons. Finally， the reply came from Disney Studios: they aren’t like cartoons.

Was it time to stop drawing?

Sparky didn’t think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self----a little boy loser: Charlie Brown. He wasn’t good at football.But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide. Sparky， the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again， was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

1.Which of the following about Sparky is true?

A. He did well in his subjects.

B. He got a good grade in physics.

C. He didn’t lose the hope of drawing

D. He didn’t accept he was a loser.

2.What was the most important thing to Sparky according to the passage?

A. Physics B. Golf team

C. Drawing D. Friends

3.The underlined words “stuck to drawing”(in paragraph 4) most probably mean ______.

A.stopped drawing B. Kept on drawing

C. Gave up drawing D. Refused to draw

4.Who is Charlie Schulz according to the passage?

A. The boy who was good at everything

B. The boy who was weak in everything

C. The boy who used to fail in school

D. An editor of Walt Disney studios

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Stick to Your Dream B. A Cartoon Character

C. A Professional Artist D. How to Be an Artist

单词拼写

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每格限填写一个单词）

1.I don’t understand the m_______ of the new word.

2.The little girl o______ her seat to an old man on the bus this morning.

3.I received an invitation but I didn’t want to a______ it.

4.The boy fell off his bike and was badly h______.

5.Thousands of people s_______ from the heart disease.

完成句子

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空只写一词）

1.老师经常鼓励我们做一些志愿性工作去帮助有需要的人。

Teachers always encourage us to do _____ ______ to help people _____ ____ .

2.他无法在4点前到达白云机场。

He will _____ ______ ______ arrive ______ Baiyun International Airport.

3.孩子们的表演给我们留下了深刻的印象。

Children’s performance ______ a ______ _______ ______ us.

4.当我们遇到困难时，我们都会向老师寻求帮助。

We always _____ ______ teachers ______ ______ when we meet difficulties.

5.在过去的几年里，广州发生了巨大的变化。

In the past few years， great changes have ______ ______ in Guangzhou.

书面表达

微笑是一种态度，请你以“Learn to smile”为题，为你校《英语园地》写一篇稿件。

内容要点包括：

1. 微笑是一种态度，人人都要笑对一切。

2. 学会对自己微笑；生活中我们总会遇到不愉悦的事情，如考试不及格、被同学、父母误解，我们都要学会对自己微笑。

3. 学会对他人微笑；微笑是友善的表达方式，透过微笑，我们能够与他人相处的更好，收获友谊。

4. 你的评价

注意：

1. 紧扣主题，表述全面、准确、流畅

2. 词数80-120

3. 文章中不要出现真实姓名和校名

4. 参考词汇：attitude 态度 unpleasant 不愉悦的 misunderstand 误解

Bill can play _____ violin , but he can’t play _____ chess.

A. the, / B. the, the C. /, the D. a, /

Miss Read is good ________music．

She can be good ________ children(孩子们) in the music club.

A．at, at B．with, with

C．at, with D．with, at

I want to join the _______ club. I can _______ well.

A. swim , swim B. swiming , swim

C. swim , swims D.swimming, swim

They can ___________ English.

A. talk B. say C. tell D. speak

She doesn’t have ________ milk, but she has _________ coffee.

A. some, some B. any, some

C. some, any D. any, any