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　　　Can you imagine（想象）what life would be 　1　 if there were no telephone? You could not call 　2　　 　your friends on the phone and talk to them, If fire 　3　 out in your house, you could not call the fire department（救火队）. If somebody were 　4　　 　, you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily（日常）life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　5　　 　by speaking to others and listening to 　6　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　7　　 　to them we can do this very 　8　　 　. But, our 　9　　 　will not travel very far even when we 　10　　 　, and it is thanks to the 　11　　 　of the telephone that we 　12　　 　able to talk with one another 　13　　 　ask some-thing when we are in different places. We can 　14　　 　each other as clearly 　15　　 　we were in the same room.

　Alexander Graham Bell 　16　 this possible. He 　17　　 　all his spare time experimenting（实验）. He worked 　18　　 　hard in his 　19　　 　that he had 　20　　 　time to make money（挣钱）and was very poor at one time.

　　If you ask some people.“How did you learn English so well?”You may get a surprising answer“In my sleep”.

　　These people have taken part in one of recent experiments to test“Learn-While-Sleep”ways. People are now trying these ways in several countries and with several subjects. English is one of them.

　　Specialists（专家）say that“sleep-study”way speeds language learning greatly. They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day and this does not effect his rest in any way. A word of warning: sleeping teaching will only strengthen（加强）in your mind what you have already studied while you are awake.

　　In an experiment, people gave lessons over the radio. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p. m to 8 a. m. People gave the students awake the first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary. At 11 p. m. people let the students listen to a lullaby（催眠曲）to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into the students' ears, At 2 a. m. people sent a sharp noise over the radio to wake the sleeping students up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The soft song sent the students back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a. m. their sleep was over and they had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

(1) In the experiment to test“Learn-While-Sleep”people have tried ________

(2) Compared with other ways, the“Learn-While-Sleep”is ________

A．the students were wide awake

B．the students were fast asleep

C．the radio whispered the lesson again

D．a sharp noise woke up the sleeping students

A．The“Sleep-study”Way

B．Learning lesson over the Radio

C．English Study

D．Teaching Experiment

(5)“Sleep-study”way speeds language learning but ________

A．it effect rest

B．it is no good to health

C．it speeds language learning

D．it only strengthens what you have learned while you are awake

　　If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?”you may get a surprising answer:“In my sleep!”

　　These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test learn-while-you-sleep methods (方法), which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.

　　Specialists(专家) say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning tremendously(巨大地). They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day－and this does not affect(影响) his rest in any way. A word of warning, however: sleep-teaching will only hammer into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.

　　In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast(广播) over the radio at intervals of a fortnight ( two weeks). Each lesson lasted twelve hours－from: 8 p. m. to 8 a. m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p. m. a soothing (起镇静作用的) lullaby (催眠曲) was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a. m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes of revision (repeating a lesson ). Then he was lulled back to rest again while the radio purred on. At 5 o'clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before his hard-earned breakfast.

1．Compared with other methods of learning, the learn－while you－sleep method is ________ .

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2．During sleep-teaching you can ________ .

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A．learn grammar and vocabulary that you never heard about before

B．learn how to sleep better

C．learn how to sleep less

D．listen to lessons again to know them better

3．Sleep－teaching means listening to ________ .

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4．What was the total number of hours, asleep and awake, that students spent learning English during the experiment

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5．Which of these statements is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．English is the only subject that is taught by the sleep-study method.

B．Only specially clever students can learn by the sleep-study method.

C．At the time of writing there had been only one sleep-study experiment.

D．Specialists seem to think that the sleep-study method is a good way to learn.

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive .It’s polite to bring flowers，chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like the room，or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end.

They eat with their guests.

You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small，then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables，and then dessert，followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day，or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time.

1. A dinner party will usually last for________.

A.7 or 8 hours　　　　　　　　　　 B.11 hours　　　　　　　　    C.3 or 4 hours 　　　　　　 D. it is uncertain

2. If you want to be a polite guest，you shouldn’t________.

A. come at a proper time

B. bring some gifts to your host

C. say something nice about the host’s room

D. ask how much the host’s furniture is

3. What we can learn from the passage is that________.

A. usually there are drinks in the beginning

B. the last course of the meals is usually soup

C. dessert is usually served before the main course

D. at the end of the course ice cream is often served

4. What is NOT considered as a proper behavior？

A. To eat up everything in your plate.

B. To ask for more if you really like it.

C. To leave some food to show you are not greedy.

D. To call your host the next day to express your thanks.

5. The guest will not bring________ as a gift when he goes to a dinner party.

A. some nice flowers　　 B. chocolates　　　　　　    C. a bottle of wine　　　　 D. some money