Tears came into this mother’s eyes when she talked about waking up her son. Every morning, her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep.

Why is he so sleepy? Because, like thousands of student “early birds” in China, he has to get up before 6 a.m. every morning.

School students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep a night. But in Shanghai, it’s reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep. And studies show that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many become near-sighted as a result.

Li Ming, a student at Qinghua High School, said that he usually goes to bed after 11 p.m. But when he has exams coming up, he can stay up as late as midnight. This “night bird” lifestyle has made many students nod off in class. Li Ming said that it is during afternoon classes that he feel most sleepy. “My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late,” he said. “They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee.”

However, not all parents are happy about this. “My daughter gets up so early. She looks tired and it really hurts me.” said one of the parents. Why don’t so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society began to think about it.

1.Why did the ten-year-old boy’s mother talk about waking up her son with tears in her eyes?

A. Because her son’s lack of sleep hurt her but she had to wake him up.

B. Because her son wasn’t good at lessons.

C. Because she thought her son was too lazy.

D. Because her son was badly ill.

2.Which is NOT the result of lack of sleep?

A. The body’s weakness.                              B. Nodding off in class.

C. Near-sighted eyes.                                D. Poor academic developments.

3.How does Li Ming’s mother feel to see him studying late?

A. Sorry.               B. Worried.        C. Not unhappy.            D. Angry.

4.Which one is True according to the passage?

A. All the parents hope their children stay up.

B. No students complain about their lack of sleep.

C. Most students watch TV or play computer games deep into night.

D. Some parents are worried about the fact that most of the students don’t have enough sleep.

 

My mother asked me to go to several garage sales  (宅前旧货出售) with her one cool morning.

We finally__36__at a pleasant house in the woods.The elderly__37__told me that he and his wife were retired (退休的) teachers.As we were searching，I heard the gentleman’s wife say her__38__to someone，and I immediately__39__who she was.She looked at me and said，“You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her__40__，for it had been nearly thirty__41__since I had been in her class.

My mother immediately said sorry to her for any__42__I might have made.She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child.She thought that if this woman__43__me after so many years，I must have done something__44__.My teacher looked at my mother and__45__said，“Oh，no，she was very good.”

My teacher__46__that during the last week of school，I__47__her a plant from my mother’s garden.It was a lamb’s  ear.She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear.Over the years it__48__.As I looked down her driveway  (车道) with lamb’s ears on both sides，she said，“Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway，I think of you.And when I come home they__49__me，I think of you.”  Tears__50__my eyes.There at her home was a piece of my  life that she had raised.

At that moment，she taught me more about__51__than I  could imagine.We give pieces of ourselves every day__52__thought.We seldom imagine the effects (影响) that we have  on others’ lives.That piece may grow and spread，becoming  a(n)__53__part of a life.In the end it isn’t the big things that  matter，__54__the small things that make all the__55__in the  world.

36．A.started　　　                                B．searched　　　 

C．stopped　　　                                   D．left

37.A.worker                                           B．owner    

C．buyer                                              D．player

  38.A.price                                         B．address   

C．name                                              D．age

  39.A.realized                                       B．forgot    

C．learned                                             D．guessed

  40.A.surprised                                      B．worried   

C．bored                                              D．tired

  41.A.months                                       B．years     

C．days                                                  D．weeks

   42.A.future                                       B．fight  

C．excuse                                             D．trouble

   43.A.considered                                 B．saw 

C．remembered                                      D．found

   44.A.terrible                                       B．lucky   

C．friendly                                              D．special

   45.A.loudly                                        B．silently  

C．angrily                                               D．softly

   46.A.explained                                    B．reported 

C．warned                                              D．ignored

   47.A.stole                                           B．bought    

C．chose                                                D．brought

   48.A.disappeared                                B．died 

C．fell                                                     D．spread

   49.A.accept                                        B．send   

C．greet                                                 D．help

   50.A.gave up                                      B．came into

C．turned to                                             D．took away

   51.A.life                                             B．garden  

C．plants                                                D．lessons

   52.A.with                                           B．by  

C．without                                             D．through

   53.A.necessary                                   B．unimportant 

C．large                                                  D．whole

   54.A.though                                       B．but   

C．because                                             D．so

   55.A.effort                                          B．way   

C．decision                                           D．difference 

My mother asked me to go to several garage sales  (宅前旧货出售) with her one cool morning.

We finally__26__at a pleasant house in the woods.The elderly__27__told me that he and his wife were retired (退休的) teachers.As we were searching，I heard the gentleman’s wife say her__28__to someone，and I immediately__29__who she was.She looked at me and said，“You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her__30__，for it had been nearly thirty__31__since I had been in her class.

My mother immediately said sorry to her for any__32__I might have made.She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child.She thought that if this woman__33__me after so many years，I must have done something__34__.My teacher looked at my mother and__35__said，“Oh，no，she was very good.”

My teacher__36__that during the last week of school，I__37__her a plant from my mother’s garden.It was a lamb’s  ear.She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear.Over the years it__38__.As I looked down her driveway  (车道) with lamb’s ears on both sides，she said，“Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway，I think of you.And when I come home they__39__me，I think of you.”  Tears__40__my eyes.There at her home was a piece of my  life that she had raised.

At that moment，she taught me more about__41__than I  could imagine.We give pieces of ourselves every day__42__thought.We seldom imagine the effects (影响) that we have  on others’ lives.That piece may grow and spread，becoming  a(n)__43__part of a life.In the end it isn’t the big things that  matter，__44__the small things that make all the__45__in the  world.

26．A.started　　　                                B．searched　　　 

C．stopped　　　                                   D．left

  27.A.worker                                        B．owner   

C．buyer                                              D．player

  28.A.price                                         B．address   

C．name                                              D．age

  29.A.realized                                       B．forgot    

C．learned                                              D．guessed

  30.A.surprised                                      B．worried   

C．bored                                              D．tired

  31.A.months                                       B．years     

C．days                                               D．weeks

   32.A.future                                       B．fight      

C．excuse                                             D．trouble

   33.A.considered                                 B．saw 

C．remembered                                      D．found

   34.A.terrible                                       B．lucky   

C．friendly                                              D．special

   35.A.loudly                                       B．reported 

C．warned                                              D．ignored

   37.A.stole                                             B．bought    

C．chose                                                D．brought

   38.A.disappeared                                B．died 

C．fell                                                     D．spread

   39.A.accept                                        B．send   

C．greet                                                 D．help

   40.A.gave up                                      B．came into 

C．turned to                                            D．took away

   41.A.life                                             B．garden  

C．plants                                                D．lessons

   42.A.with                                           B．by  

C．without                                             D．through

   43.A.necessary                                   B．unimportant 

C．large                                                  D．whole

   44.A.though                                       B．but   

C．because                                             D．so

   45.A.effort                                          B．way   

C．decision                                           D．difference 

单词拼写

1. I want to become an e_____________ consultant after graduation, for I feel

protecting our environment is very important.

2. The nervousness on her face b__________ her insecurity.

3. Do you know what the c__________ of your carelessness will be?

4. There is no doubt that parents have the r__________ to bring up their children.

5. Yesterday afternoon she came to see me with the i__________ of getting my help.

6. Don’t you think it __________(荒唐的)to go out for a picnic in such bad weather?

7. When the old man let out his real __________(身份) as the president of the multinational company, the woman was shocked.

8. I think it’s time we took some strict __________(措施) to protect our limited forests and grasslands.

9. It is reported that our country has made a __________(突破) in space science.

10. The manager felt really __________(有罪的) that he made a wrong decision and caused some loss.