Sleep is a basic human need, as basic as the need for oxygen. Getting a good night’s sleep is not only directly related to how we feel the next day, but to our long-term health as well. However, many of us suffer from insomnia (失眠). Even more odf us report at least one night of restless sleep per week. This is a serious problem.
Well, how can we make sure that we rest well and stay healthy? Here are some suggestions.
If you can’t sleep in the middle of the night, don’t get up. The bright light will affect your body clock and worsen your insomnia. Stay in bed!
Avoid short sleep during the day, except for a brief ten to fifteen-minute sleep between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M.
Limit your time in bed to the average number of hours you ‘ve actually slept per night last week. Don’t try to make up for lost sleep. It can’t be done.
Get regular exercise each day, but finish at least six hours before bedtime. Exercising in the evening can help keep you awake.
Take a hot bath for thirty minutes within two hours of bedtime. The bath will warm you, relax you, and make you feel sleepy.
Keep our bedroom dark, quiet, and well ventilated (通风).
Keep a regular schedule seven days a week. Avoid sleeping late on weekends. Although it may feel good while you’re doing it, sleeping late on weekend can lead to insomnia during the week.
Don’t drink alcohol (酒精). Although, having a drink before bed makes you sleep, alcohol loses its effects after a while. The secondary effects of alcohol can wake you up during the second half of your night’s sleep.
Keep the face of the clock in your bedroom turned away, and don’t find out what time it is when you awaken in the night.
1.The first paragraph serves as a(n) __________.
A. comment B. argument
C. explanation D. introduction
2.Which of the following is NOT advised for a good night’s sleep?
A. Don’t exercise six hours before sleeping.
B. Preventing the wind from blowing into your room.
C. Staying in bed after failing to sleep.
D. Don’t drink alcohol before sleeping.
3.To sleep well, you need to __________.
A. sleep during the day sometimes
B. get up late on weekends
C. avoid looking at your clock
D. have a bath in the morning
4. The text mainly about__________ .
A. some effects of bad night’s sleep
B. some advantages of having a good sleep
C. some reasons for insomnia
D. some keys to a better night’s sleep
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬 ) under her covers, weeping. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden ,a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart,
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't noticed Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in. cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Kate angry one evening?
A. She couldn't find her books.
B. She heard the author shouting loud.
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
2.The author tidied up the room most probably because___.
A. she was scared by Kate's anger
B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she wanted to show her care
D. she was asked by Kate to do so
3.How is Paragraph I mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By showing differences.
C. By describing a process.
D. By following time order.
4.What might be the best title for the story?
A. My Friend Kate B. Hard Work Pays Off
C. How to Be Organized D. Learning to Be Roommates
The story began on a downtown Brooklyn street corner. An elderly man had fallen down while crossing the street , and an ambulance rushed him to the nearest hospital. There, when he came to now and again, the old man repeatedly called for his son.
From a worn letter located in his pocket, an emergency-room (急救室) nurse learned that his son was a sailor stationed in North Carolina Camp. Obviously there were no other relatives.
Someone at the hospital called the Red Cross office in Brooklyn, and a request for the son to rush to Brooklyn was sent. Because time was short—the patient was dying, so they found the young man and rushed him to the airport in time to catch the only plane that night enable him to reach his dying father.
It was dusk when the nurse took the tired, anxious sailor to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. The medicine he had been given because of the pain from his heart attack made his eyes weak and only saw the young man in uniform(制服 ) standing outside the oxygen tent. He extended his hand. The sailor wrapped his strong fingers around the old man’s, releasing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought him a chair, so the sailor could sit by the bed.
Nights are long in hospitals, but all through the night the young sailor sat there, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength. It was nearly dawn when the patient died. The sailor placed his lifeless hand he had been holding on the bed, and went to inform the nurse.
“Who was the man?” the sailor asked.
“He was your father.” the nurse answered surprisingly.
“No, he wasn’t,” the sailor replied.” I never saw him before in my life.”
“Why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?” she asked.
“I knew immediately there‘d been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me. So I stayed.”
Two days later a message came in that there had been two sailors with the same name and similar number in the Camp. Someone in the personnel office had pulled out the wrong record.
But the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right time. And he proved, in a very human way, that there are people who care what happens to their fellow men.
1.An emergency-room nurse found out that the old man’s son was a sailor__________.
A. by calling the Red Cross office in Brooklyn
B. because the old man repeatedly called for his son
C. from a letter found in the old man’s pocket
D. from someone in hospital
2.In the hospital__________ .
A. the nurse stayed by the old man’s bed through most of the night
B. the dying man said a few words to his son
C. the son offered love in the last few hours of the old man’s life
D. the old man knew the young man wasn’t his son
3.The young sailor told the nurse that he was not the real son of the old man__________ .
A. after the old man died
B. when the nurse sensed something strange
C. before the sailor came to the nurse’s station
D. when holding the old man’s hand
4.The sentence “the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right time” in the last paragraph means that__________ .
A. the sailor was wrong in fooling the dying old man
B. The sailor made the right decision about what he should do
C. the sailor told the real story about him and the old man
D. the right son hurried to the hospital in time
My brother and I were driving home together .We something interesting on the way. Because of the conversation, my brother took a turn.
Unfortunately, the turn took towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. My brother the bridge toll (通行费 ) and drove on. He was frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
When we reached an exit slip-way, my brother that a young guy pulled over to the side of the road. I was busy trying to which way we went next when my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any . And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a wrench(扳手) to get it off.
My brother him a wrench, and then began to help him the tire. The young man said that this had been a week for him; earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “breath of fresh air”, and kept us because he really would have been stuck we hadn’t come along.
After we had finished the job he thanked us and pulled out $20 and to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We were supposed to get on that bridge. Yet we took a wrong turn. But now we know we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to .”
My brother’s reaction in the situation is a(n) for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
1.A. playedB. talked aboutC. sawD. listened to
2.A. wrongB. leftC. slowD. sudden
3.A. itB. usC. himD. me
4.A. ignoredB. doubtedC. paidD. refused
5.A. finallyB. clearlyC. surprisinglyD. unluckily
6.A. orderedB. explainedC. announcedD. noticed
7.A. find outB. make outC. point outD. block out
8.A. adviceB. helpC. foodD. money
9.A. returnedB. soldC. gaveD. showed
10.A. makeB. changeC. fixD. buy
11.A. normalB. busyC. funnyD. bad
12.A. severeB. dangerousC. unexpectedD. disappointed
13.A. greetingB. thankingC. callingD. praising
14.A. ifB. afterC. asD. though
15.A. againB. alsoC. tooD. once
16.A. pretendedB. waitedC. triedD. agreed
17.A. frequencyB. sometimesC. seldomD. never
18.A. whenB. whereC. howD. why
19.A. enjoyB. learnC. serveD. rest
20.A. wayB. opportunityC. promiseD. lesson
The robbers searched all the boxes in the house, hoping to __________more valuables
A. cheer up B. set up
C. break up D. turn up
If something comes flying toward your face, your __________ will be to pull back.
A. reaction B. strength
C. prediction D. patience
