According to body language expert Robert Phipps, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type of personality they have. Phipps has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality.
Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal (胎儿的) position. He found that this is the most common bedtime position, with nearly 58 percent of people sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up (蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.
The second most common position is the log. Sleeping with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace, indicates stubbornness, and these people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake up stiffer than when they went to sleep.
“The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.
Yearner (向往) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sleep in this style—on their side with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting the best results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead.
Perhaps the most peculiar (奇怪的) of sleep styles is the freefaller position. This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down with arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, feel like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, but also the least comfortable, and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy.
Inconclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A good night’s sleep set you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”
1.Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection?
A. The fetal position.B. The log position.
C. The yearner position.D. The freefaller position.
2.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day
B. Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night
C. How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day
D. Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably
假如你是李夏。你看到美国留学生Sharon在网上发贴，希望有人能帮助她提高普通话(Mandarin)水平，她可以教英语作为回报。请根据以下提示用英语给她写一封电子邮件。
1．表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
2．说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
3．给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
4．提出你学习英语的具体需求。
注意：
1．词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Hi Sharon,
This is Li Xia. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin
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Americans think a great deal of about time. From childhood they learn to value time. As children, they were taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowing time.
Time is money, is knowledge, and is everything in America. A working American must work hard for 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week, that is the working time. On his spare time he also works for less money. Even Saturdays and Sundays are filled of activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walk slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Street art is a very popular form of art 1. is spreading quickly all over the world.
You can find it on 2.(building), sidewalks and street signs. Now even art museums and galleries 3.(collect) the works of street artists.
People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a kind of destruction (破坏) and 4. think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.
In the street art world graffiti (涂鸦）can be the most popular. It began in New York in the 1960s. First some young people painted words and images on the walls. They found the paintings could show their 5.(disagree) against society. Later, this colorful, energetic style of writing became 6.(know) as graffiti.
Street artists do this for 7.reason. Some of them think they are closer to the people, while others try to express their 8.(politics) opinions.
In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence 9. street art. Artists can show their pictures to audiences all over the world. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of cities. It will continue 10.(change) and grow.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You may be surprised to see "making sure children never suffer" as a mistake. The following ________ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering ________ weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to ________ from its chrysalis（蛹）．He decided to ________ the butterfly. So he peeled（剥开）the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ________ to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off, into the sky.
Then he was horrified ________ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle ________ to keep flying. In fact，the butterfly’s struggle to ________ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy ________ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ________ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ________, to deal with disappointment，and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children ________ their emotional strength，become strong-willed and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet ________ their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ________ the ups and downs of life.
However it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ________ lecture（训斥），blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ________ to say，“Stop crying and act-ing like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want:，， These ________ words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, "Don’t lose ________. Be brave！You will succeed if you try again.”Then comes the tough part — no ________ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and ________ what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
1.A. storyB. proverbC. sayingD. experiment
2.A. damagesB. burnsC. createsD. experiences
3.A. bearB. sufferC. dateD. emerge
4.A. skillB. feedC. helpD. rescue
5.A. depressedB. movedC. puzzledD. excited
6.A. sinceB. asC. beforeD. until
7.A. powerB. energyC. strengthD. force
8.A. come up withB. do away with
C. keep up withD. break away from
9.A. teachersB. parentsC. relativesD. friends
10.A. caseB. chargeC. nameD. course
11.A. friendshipsB. scholarshipsC relationshipsD. hardships
12.A. build upB. come upC. hung upD. turn up
13.A. fromB. throughoutC. atD. on
14.A. expectB. predictC. surviveD. avoid
15.A. addB. adaptC. devoteD. contribute
16.A. pretendB. happenC. tendD. seem
17.A. discouragingB. inspiringC. interestingD. touching
18.A. faceB. heartC. sightD. weight
19.A. parkingB. smokingC. drinkingD. rescuing
20.A. figure outB. carry outC. rule outD. drop out
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five Steps to Better Handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them？ 1. Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this—hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard？But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2.Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index(食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend！Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion(均衡)．3. Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure
4. That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Play games.
B. Ask for more advice.
C. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
D. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
