Dear Patti,
How are you getting on with your study recently? I’m writing to you for some advice on my studies. As you know, football is a very popular sport in the world and I am very interested in it. I have spent lots of time doing many things related to it, like watching football matches, reading newspapers and magazines, and searching the Web for more information about football. As a result, it has certainly disturbed （妨碍） my study. I know football is just my hobby and my main task is to learn more knowledge in school so that I will be admitted into a key university in the future, but I can’t focus all my attention on my lessons. Gradually I am even more tired of them. I am still a middle school student, and I won’t choose a job in the field of football when I grow up. But now I can’t stop myself from loving football. So I feel very depressed （沮丧的） and want to know how to keep a balance between my studies and hobby. Could you give me some advice on it? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Ming
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The thing Li Ming is very interested in | 1.___________________ |
The thing he is spending lots of time searching the Web for | 2._____________________ |
3.___________________ | To learn more knowledge in school |
The thing he can’t focus on | 4.____________________ |
What he wants to know | 5. ____________________ |
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to help your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night, but more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization, over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. The result of this is not just a lot of tired people; in the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 car accidents, and 1,500 deaths a year. Problems with sleep can also cause mental （心理的） problems, as well as medical problems such as high blood pressure and heart problems.
American culture values work and often doesn’t value sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are often called “lazy”. Many famous men say proudly, “I only have time to sleep four or five hours a night.” Students, especially college students, often sleep only a few hours a night. They often say, “I’m used to sleeping only a little.”
But according to experts, sleep is like money. If you sleep only five hours a day, you don’t “get used to it”, but instead, build up a “sleep deficit （亏损）”. “It’s like a credit card （a card used to buy things or services）,” says Dr. James Maas, “You are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back.” The more hours you don’t sleep, the more hours you should sleep to “pay back” the hours on your “sleep credit card”. For example, if you sleep four hours on Monday and then sleep eight hours on Tuesday, on Wednesday you will still have a “sleep deficit” of four hours. This deficit can continue for months or even years. People with a “sleep deficit” are sleep-deprived. Driving and making decisions can be dangerous for these people.
Another research shows people should sleep nine or ten hours every night. More than half the people in the world may be running a “sleep deficit”. You didn’t do your homework last night? Maybe you can tell your teacher that you were working hard on your sleep deficit.
“Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That’s a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more,” said Winston Churchill.
1.How many hours do we need to sleep every day if we want to keep healthy?
A. 7. B. 6. C. 11. D. 8.
2.What does the underlined word “sleep-deprived” mean?
A. Easily sleepy. B. Having difficulties falling asleep.
C. Short of sleep. D. Afraid of sleeping.
3.From the passage we know sleep-deprived people ________.
A. are easily tired
B. most likely cause traffic accidents
C. can have both mental and medical problems
D. have all the above problems
4.What Winston Churchill said means ________.
A. sleep more during the day, work more at night
B. sleep during the day influences your work
C. people who sleep during the day have no imagination
D. sleep during the day is helpful to your work
5.Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A. Sleep and Health
B. The Less Sleep, the More Danger
C. Work Less, Sleep More
D. Pay Back Your Sleep Hours
Sports Events Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on June 25th and 26th（Sat. &Sun.）at 6:30a.m. The riders will leave the People’s Park and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training part on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the next 55-kilometer part, from Yantian to Baojin, will be the competitive（比赛的） part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken back. Cost:¥80 Telephone: 8357-2686 |
British footballers The British Football Club will play with our national team at the Workers’ Stadium（体育场）on June 25th . The club has four national team players agreed to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices : ¥ 60/90 Time :7:30p.m. June 25th Sat. Telephone: 2626-7733 |
Changjiang Daily, May 18th, 2016 Rock climbing（攀岩） The Fifth National Rock Climbing Training Base（基地）Ten teams from five cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Hangzhou, will take part in it. A Japanese team will give a climbing show at the beginning of the match. Free for you. Take a one -hour bus from the railway station to Dawei. Time :7:30p.m.June 26th Telephone: 3369-8211 3369-8212 |
1. ________ will be held on June 25th and 26th（Sat.& Sun.）at 6:30a.m.
A. British football B. A bike tour and race
C. Rock climbing D. A TV show
2.The British Football Club will play with our national team at _________.
A. the People’s Park B. the Football Club
C. the Training Base D. the Workers’ Stadium
3.You should at least pay ____ to take part in all the three sports events on June 25th-26th .
A. ¥ 60 B ¥80 C. ¥90 D. ¥140
4.If you want to see some famous football stars and watch the match on the evening of June 25th, you will call ______ to book your tickets.
A. 3369-8211 B. 3369-8212 C. 2626-7733 D. 8357-2686
5.Which team will give a climbing show at the beginning of the much?
A. Chinese B. British C. Japanese D. American
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As we all know, the earth is our home. Everyone should do something to protect the earth. Then, what can we do to help save our earth? Let me tell you something about what my family do.
First, my family try to save . We never leave the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water for the washing machine.
Second, we also pay attention to recycling. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help protect our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap （水龙头） running when we brush our teeth.
At last, mom and dad decide to save gas from now on. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
I think these are great ways to help save our earth. Let’s take action right now together!
1.A. oil B. food C. water D. electricity
2.A. everybody B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody
3.A. try B. keep C. refuse D. want
4.A. buy B. check C. divide D. change
5.A. ways B. news C. information D. advice
6.A. already B. instead C. again D. too
7.A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left
8.A. began B. hoped C. needed D. used
9.A. or B. for C. but D. and
10.A. bus B. car C. subway D. train
I still remember the college and the teachers ______ I visited in London years ago.
A. what B. who C. that D. which
–Do you know _______ now ?
–Outside the school gate.
A. where Mike is waiting for his mother
B. which place is Mike waiting for his mother in
C. why Mike is waiting for his mother
D. what Mike is doing
