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(被给出) 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 go 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 (减少)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.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。

71.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.

72.Who else gives children some homework to do？

A. Their parents.　　　　　　　　　　　B. Other students.

C. The children themselves.　　　　　　 D. Nobody else.

73. 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.

74. Sleeping enough is much better for 　　　　　　　　 .

　 A. our study 　　　　　　　 B. nobody

C. our health　　　　　　　　 D. both our study and health

75.Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. Students should have enough time for sleeping.

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

　 C. Children should be given less homework.

　 D. Schools and parents should take care of children.

One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

　 When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

　 The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

　 A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)？”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(　　　) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt 　　　　　　　　 B. uncle　　　　　　　　 C. grandfather　　　 D. friend

(　　　) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

(　　　) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(　　　) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two hours　　　　

C. three hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the whole morning

(　　　) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Her uncle knew.　　　

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.

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.

36. 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.

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

A. Their parents.　　　　　　B. Other students.

C. The children themselves.　 D. Nobody else.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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