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(节省) 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（很好地利用） 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

 

"Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University（大学）of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported.

    Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others.

    The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income（收入），their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity. "No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said.

     Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between $3,000 and $8,000. "Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report. "But when they gave the people in need $5, they were happier."

     "The findings showed that as little as $5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said.

1. There were ______ people in all who took part in the experiments.

2.The underlined word "experiments" means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 会议　　　　　　B. 表演             C. 实验             D. 化验

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A. Money is not important for people.

    B. Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others.

    C. We should try our best to give our money to more people in need.

    D. Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier.

 

American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Television（电视）is like books and films . A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films, they can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.
【小题1】In America, some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday .

A．studying	B．playing games
C．watching TV	D．helping their parents

【小题2】 With TV, children can ________ at home.

A．play football	B．hold a sports meeting
C．see some films	D．have a swim

【小题3】 What does the underlined word “programs” mean?

A．频道

B．节目

C．新闻

D．小品

Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel　1　and　2　 to spend more time with them.

Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew　3　 their children, but 　4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to　5　 what they wanted. They asked the children　6　they wanted their parents to stay　　7　 and some　8　questions．After they collected the answers, it was   9  that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more   11 to them. They said that their parents were as   12  as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13   most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and   14 .

So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along  15  with them.

1.                A．tired           B．afraid          C．unhappy  D．worried

 

2.                A．think           B．let             C．ask  D．want

 

3.                A．of　　         B．at　　　　      C．about    D．over

 

4.                A．every one       B．someone        C．anyone   D．no one

 

5.                A．try out         B．find out         C．take out  D．put out

 

6.                A．whether        B．why            C．when D．how

 

7.                A．behind         B．at home        C．away D．up

 

8.                A．other          B．others          C．the other D．the others

 

9.                A．surprising       B．important       C．necessary D．useful

 

10.               A．But            B．Also           C．However  D．too

 

11.               A．food           B．care           C．money    D．practice

 

12.               A．small          B．young          C．lazy  D．busy

 

13.               A．talked          B．learned        C．needed   D．studied

 

14.               A．loved          B．hated          C．complained D．troubled

 

15.               A．good          B．nice           C．fine  D．well

 

 

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .

What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .

A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .

We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.

The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

1.                A．dislike　　　    B．protect         C．admire　　　  D．suspect

 

2.                A．power　　      B．thoughts        C．knowledge    D．abilities

 

3.                A．funny　　      B．difficult　　     C．attractive　　 D．easy

 

4.                A．control         B．stop　　　      C．remove　　　　   D．break

 

5.                A．walking　　     B．driving　　　    C．marching　　  D．searching

 

6.                A．murder         B．robbery        C．accident  D．theft

 

7.                A．peace　　　    B．balance         C．situation　　　 D．rule

 

8.                A．order　　      B．encourage      C．allow　　　   D．expect

 

9.                A．family　        B．safety　　      C．future　　　  D．work

 

10.               A．only if　　      B．as 　　        C．since　　 D．even if

 

11.               A．interview　　　 B．notice          C．arrest　　　   D．warn

 

12.               A．how　　　　    B．where         C．what　　　    D．who

 

13.               A．hope　　　     B．promise　　　   C．prepare　　   D．decide

 

14.               A．comfortable     B．hopeless        C．necessary  D．meaningless

 

15.               A．hardly　　      B．ever　　       C．forever　　　 D．never