A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!

    Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.

    Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1.What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

A. It doesn’t tell the truth.         B. It is quite true.

C. It is impossible.              D. I don’t think it’s right.

2.Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

A. They play computer games.             B. They watch videos late.

C. They have to do a lot of housework.      D. They have to do a lot of homework.

3.When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

A. At 7:30 am.     B. At 6:00 am.    C. At 9:00 am.    D. At about 7:00 am.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?

A. The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.

B. The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.

C. The writer usually does a survey.

D. Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.

B. Many American high school students are sleepy in class.

C. Many kids have too much homework to do.

D. Students can’t play computer games.

 

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

Title: Studying at   【小题1】  or abroad
Phenomenon（现象）	Studying abroad has become a  【小题2】 for Chinese students.
Advantages	◆ It is helpful to the future   【小题3】  of Chinese students.
	◆ It helps to   【小题4】  foreign language skills.
	◆ It enables Chinese students to find jobs more   【小题5】 .
【小题6】	◆ It   【小题7】  Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
	◆ It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad   【小题8】 parents’ care.
	◆ Parents may be under pressure（压力）because the cost of studying abroad is very   【小题9】 .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be   【小题10】  by describing Liu Xiang’s example.

--- The Greens have gone to Yangzhou for a trip, haven’t they ?

   ---____ , and they will return tomorrow afternoon.

   A. Yes, they have    B. No, they haven’t     C. Yes, they haven’t   D. No, they have

 

阅读下面短文,根据所给中文正确拼写单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。(10分)

Before you go to another country, it is a great  1.(帮助)if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people 2.(见面)each other for the first time in Britain, they3.(说)“How do you do.”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands 4.(在…以后)they haven’t met for a long time. Last year a group of German 5.(学生)went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told 6.(他们)that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their7.(背).The English students had learned that Germans shake hands as often as 8.(可能),so they put their hands in front and got 9.(准备)to shake hands with them. It made both of them 10.(笑).

 

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处

所填的单词的正确形式。

"USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?" We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language  skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs．

But there are problems that should be considered．Language is the first．Students must spend a  lot of time 1earning another language．

Students must also leam to live without parents’care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before，like looking after themselves．There are reports about Chinese students  abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally．When they have to take care of  themselves，it is hard for students to study well．

Finally，studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to most Chinese  parents，the cost of studying abroad is very high .But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have succeeded in great things through their    hard work in China．Liu Xiang is a good example．Once an American teacher invited him there，but    he refused． He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a     gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games . So when you wonder which country is better to study in，think again.

Title:Studying at  1.or abroad
Phenomenon(现象)	Studying abroad has become a  2.for many Chinese students.
Advantages	◆It is helpful to future  3.of Chinese students.
◆It helps in  4.foreign language skills.
◆It enables Chinese students to find jobs more  5..
6.	◆It  7.Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad  8. parents’ care.
Parents may be under pressure(压力)because the cost of studying abroad is very  9..
Purpose:To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be  10.by describing Liu Xiang’s example.