In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

1.What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

　　    A. Watching TV.

B. Playing computer games.

　　    C. Doing their homework.

D. Doing housework.

2.Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

　　   A. Their parents.　　　　　　　　　　　B. Other students.

　　   C. The children themselves.　　　　　　 D. Nobody else.

3.How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

　　  A. Less than 9 hours.　　B. Over 9 hours.　　

C. Only 9 hours.　    　D.8 hours.

4.What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

　　   A. He would fall asleep in class.

B. He would do well in study.

　　   C. He would finish his homework fast.

D. He would have good health.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

　　   A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

　　   B. All the students stay up late for their homework.

　　   C. Children should be given less homework.

   D. Schools and parents should take care of children.

In China，more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before．Most students sleep less than nine hours every night，because they have much homework to do．Some homework is given by their teachers，and some by their parents．Also，some students don’t know how to save time．They are not careful enough while they do their homework，so it takes them a lot of time．Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games．They stay up(熬夜)very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school by bus or by bike．It can be a long way from home to school．

    Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health．For children，we should make best use of our time．When we have enough time for sleeping，we will find it much better for both our study and health．

1．What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

    A．Watching TV．                            B．Playing computer games．

C．Doing their homework．               D．Doing housework．

2．Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

    A．Their parents．                             B．Other students．

    C．The children themselves．                 D．Nobody else．

3．How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?

   A．Less than 9 hours．                    B．Over 9 hours．

    C．Only 9 hours．                                    D．8 hours．

4．What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

    A．He would fall sleep in class．               B．He would do well in study

    C．He would finish his homework fast．    D．He would have good health．

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework

    B．All the students stay up late for their homework．

    C．Children should be given less homework．

    D．Schools and parents should take care of children．

One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he gong to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There ware tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan Anderson my dear…you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

1.When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought_____ .

A. he may hurt her            B. he wasn’t going to stop

C. he couldn’t help her         D. she didn’t have enough money

答案: A

【解析】

2.What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.

B. She was usually quite careless.

C. She was probably very rich.

D. She was not a very good driver.

答案: C

【解析】

3.The underlined expression “giving a hand to(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to “____”.

A. questioning       B. helping         C. hurting         D. calling

答案: B

【解析】

4.The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “____”.

A. the change        B. the bill         C. the note          D. the order

答案: C

【解析】

5.Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?

答案:D

【解析】

A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around．Thinking nothing of it，she ignored him and went on shopping．After she got what she wanted，she went to checkout line，but the old man got in front of her．

“Pardon me．” he said，“I’m sorry if my staring（盯）at you has made you feel uncomfortable，it's just because you look like my granddaughter，who just died recently．And I miss her very much．”

“I’m very sorry，” replied the young woman．“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Yes．” the old man said．“As I'm leaving，can you say ‘Good-bye，grandpa’ to me? It would make me feel so much better．”

“Sure，” answered the young woman．

As the old man was leaving，she called out．“Bye-bye，grandpa!”

When she stepped up to the checkout counter（收银台），she saw that her total was $178.50．

“How can that be?” she asked．“I only bought a few things!”

“Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk．

1．Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye-bye，Grandpa”?

A．He wanted to steal her money．

B．She looked like her dead granddaughter．

C．He wanted to stare at her．

D．He wanted her to pay for him．

2．According to the passage we can know that _______．

A．the young woman is a careless person

B．the young woman is as clever as the old man

C．the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

D．the young woman didn't know the old man at all

3．What does the word “ignored” mean?

A．忽视                   B．浏览                    C．可怜                      D．鄙视

4．How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A．More than $178.50．                                B．Less than $178.50．

C．About $178.50．                            D．$ 78.50．

5．Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A．A kind hearted young woman．                B．The total was $178.50．

C．Bye-bye grandpa                            D．An old man and his granddaughter．