In the United States, it is not usual to telephone .someone very early in the morning. If you   telephone him early ill the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows   that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. S,,o il is with the telephone  calls made after 11:00 l)m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that  it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

      In racial life, time plays a very important part. Ill the USA guests tend to feel they are not   highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the  party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered   foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more   than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different parts of   the world. Thus, misunderstandings begin to exist between people from different cultures that   treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are   not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would  think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few   words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

63. A call at midnight would mean

     A. the matter is less important

     B. the matter is least important

     C. the matter requires immediate attention

     D. it is a matter of life and death

64. According to the passage, time carries          meanings in all parts of the world.

     A. the .same          B. different             C. similar           D. secret

65. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent

     A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures

     B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures

     C. two weeks before the party date in the USA

     D. at your chosen time

66. The best title for this passage is

     A. The Voices of Time                        B. The Saving of Time

    C. The importance of an Announcement        D. Time Is Money

      In the United States, it is not usual to telephone .someone very early in the morning. If you   telephone him early ill the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows   that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. S,,o il is with the telephone  calls made after 11:00 l)m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that  it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

      In racial life, time plays a very important part. Ill the USA guests tend to feel they are not   highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the  party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered   foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more   than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different parts of   the world. Thus, misunderstandings begin to exist between people from different cultures that   treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are   not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would  think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few   words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

63. A call at midnight would mean

     A. the matter is less important

     B. the matter is least important

     C. the matter requires immediate attention

     D. it is a matter of life and death

64. According to the passage, time carries          meanings in all parts of the world.

     A. the .same          B. different             C. similar           D. secret

65. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent

     A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures

     B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures

     C. two weeks before the party date in the USA

     D. at your chosen time

66. The best title for this passage is

     A. The Voices of Time                        B. The Saving of Time

    C. The importance of an Announcement        D. Time Is Money

　　 In the United States, it is not usual to telephone .someone very early in the morning. If you　 telephone him early ill the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows　 that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. S,,o il is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 l)m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

　　 In racial life, time plays a very important part. Ill the USA guests tend to feel they are not　 highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered　 foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more　 than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different parts of　 the world. Thus, misunderstandings begin to exist between people from different cultures that　 treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are　 not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few　 words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

63. A call at midnight would mean

　　 A. the matter is less important

　　 B. the matter is least important

　　 C. the matter requires immediate attention

　　 D. it is a matter of life and death

64. According to the passage, time carries　　　　 meanings in all parts of the world.

　　 A. the .same　　　　 B. different　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　　 D. secret

65. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent

　　 A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures

　　 B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures

　　 C. two weeks before the party date in the USA

　　 D. at your chosen time

66. The best title for this passage is

　　 A. The Voices of Time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Saving of Time

C. The importance of an Announcement　　　 D. Time Is Money

Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.

　　 In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.

　　When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.

　　The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(疯人).

　　The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally robbed of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”

　　Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.

1. According to the report,______.

　　A. many short sleepers need less sleep by nature

　　B. many short sleepers are forced to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy

        with their work

　　C. long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

　　D. many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood

2. Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that _____.

　　A. sleep is a withdrawal from the reality

　　B. sleep interferes with their sound judgment

　　C. sleep is the least expensive item on their routine program

　　D. sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

3.It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers _____.

　　A. are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life

　　B. often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleep

　　C. do not know how to relax properly

　　D. are more unlikely to run into mental problems

4. When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____.

　　A. appear disturbed                     B. become energetic

　　C. feel dissatisfied                        D. be extremely depressed

 

 

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

      In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

      Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A．were        B．take           C．gets         D．pick

A．sound        B．falling          C．fall           D．soundly

A．corner        B．street           C．room           D．department

A．given         B．addressed      C．handed         D．delivered

A．carry         B．bring           C．send            D．load

A．at which    B．while          C．that         D．when

A．short              B．black          C．1ight         D．long

A．mad           B．way           C．route           D．path

A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

A．making           B．1etting          C．1eading        D．causing  

A．attempt    B．job            C．work           D．struggle

A．abroad    B．school          C．college         D．hospital-

A．costs        B．spends         C．pays            D．uses

A．paper       B．money          C．newspapers      D．records

A．depressed  B．energetic        C．fulfilled       D．moved

A．very         B．great        C．greatly          D．a lot of

A．1ikely      B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

A．satisfying  B．pleasant         C．contented        D．happy

A．many more B．as much         C．as many       D．much more

A．If that      B．If so          C．Besides        D．What’s more