Expert(专家)say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger(手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求)for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

　　 A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker(虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep(睡觉) during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

　　 Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.

A. he didn’t have enough sleep 　　　

B. it wasn’t time for him to get up

C. he didn’t want to go to school　

D. he wanted his mother to wake him up

2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.

A. become too weak to sleep　　　　 B. not work well in class

C. go to bed early　　　　　　　　　D. be weak in English

3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________.”

A. get up early　B. get up late

C. sleepless D. don’t want to sleep

4.“Stay up late” here means “_____________.”

A. study late　B. watch TV late　

C. not go to bed until late　D. stay outside

5.According to the passage, which of the following is right? _________.

A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B. Sleeping less means working hard.

C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

　　"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

　　"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

　　"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　  B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　   D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars　  

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars　　　  　　 

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted（坚持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply   　 

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers    　　 

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop　  　　 

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's　　 　　 

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

　 I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

　 "Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."

　 "Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

　 From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

69. What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

　 A. He was too scared to move.

　 B. He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid.

　 C. He was so scared that he fainted.

　 D. He thought against the alien.

70. The writer found that it was just a dream _____.

A. as soon as he woke up

B. before he went downstairs

C. when he saw his mother

D. when he was hurt by the alien

71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The writer had the dream at night.

　 B. The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink.

　 C. The writer's mother was worried about his dream.

　 D. When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.

72. Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?

　 A. He had some kind of relationship with aliens.

　 B. He was terribly ill.

　 C. He often did something about aliens before going to bed.

　 D. The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences.

One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

(　 )46. What is the old man doing?

A. He is giving some meat to the young man.　　

B. He is selling an elephant.

C. He is looking at an elephant.　　　

D. He is finding the bad ears of the elephant.

( ) 47. The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.

A. he never saw an elephant before　　

B. He wants some meat

C. he want to help the old man　　　　

D. he wants to find the bad ears

(　 ) 48. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. The old man sells the elephant.

B. The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it.

C. The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D. The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant.

(　 ) 49. The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A. presents　　 B. money　　　 C. food　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 50. How does the young man look at the elephant?

A. Quickly.　　 B. Carefully.　　 C. Fast.　　 D. Happily.