There are new findings that not enough sleep may cause people to gain weight.Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal changes that increase feelings of hunger.

In one study,researchers in the United States examined information on more than 1000 people.The people had taken part in a long-term study of sleep disorders.

Some people slept less than five hours a night.They had 15 percent higher blood levels of a hormone called ghrelin than people who slept eight hours.And they had 15 percent less of the hormone leptin.Experts say ghrelin helps make people feel hungry;leptin makes you feel full.

The scientists say these hormonal changes may be a cause of obesity in Western societies.They note the combination that limitation is common and is widely available.

The results were not affected by how much people exercised.People who are awake longer have more time to burn energy.But the researchers say loss of sleep may increase hunger especially  for high-calorie foods,so people gain weight.It seems that,for survival,the body may be designed to store more fat during times with less sleep.

Researchers from Stanford University in California and the University of Wisconsin did the study.They found that the best amount of sleep for weight control is 7.7 hours a night.

The Public Library of Science published the findings in its journal Medicine.Internet users can read the full study,free of charge,at plos.org.

Which of the following shows the right way in which lack of sleep causes weight gain?

A.more ghrelin and less leptin→feeling hungry→eating more

B.feeling hungry→eating more→more ghrelin and less leptin

C.burning more energy→feeling hungry→eating more

D.more leptin and less ghrelin→feeling full→less exercise

The two words missing in the 4th paragraph should be “_________”and “_________”.

A.weight;sleep              B.sleep;food          C.hunger;food               D.weight;work

When you sleep 7.7 hours a night,you will_________.

A.have your ghrelin level rise and leptin level drop

B.have your leptin level rise and ghrelin level drop

C.have your ghrelin and leptin levels properly balanced

D.feel neither hungry nor full

The writer wrote this passage to_________.

A.make a news report                                B.offer a piece of medical advice

C.make an advertisement                            D.keep a record of the research findings

The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.

As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.

So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.” 

You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.

Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.

1.Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to     .

A．help farmers	B．support traditions
C．understand farmers	D．represent farmers

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?

A．She dislikes city lifestyle.

B．She prefers late night coffee.

C．Country life isn’t well understood.

D．It’s tiring to get up early.

3.Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?

A．Its services are free.

B．It provides dating services.

C．Only farmers can become its members.

D．Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.

4.The author of the text intends to     .

A．advertise for the two websites

B．introduce two websites

C．encourage social activities

D．urge readers to help farmers

5.It can be inferred from the text that     .

A．all farmers desire marriage

B．farmers are easy to meet new people

C．more farmers get divorced in the USA

D．the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life

 

The website “FarmersOnly.com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.

As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.

So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.” 

You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.

Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.

1.Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to     .

A. help farmers                                         B. represent farmers

C. support traditions                               D. understand farmers

2.Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?

A. It provides dating services.

B. Only farmers can become its members.

C. Its services are free.

D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.

3. The author of the text intends to     .

A. advertise for the two websites

B. urge readers to help farmers

C. intro duce two websites

D. encourage social activities

4.It can be inferred from the text that     .

A. farmers are easy to meet new people

B. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life

C. all farmers desire marriage

D. more farmers get divorced in the USA

 

Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然). Agreement on this important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria.

The agreement comes in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international community on Africa's deepening relationship with China. "This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole," said Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting.

The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the "Experience China" program, which aims to increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world.

In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.

"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.

    Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable development of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources.

    "Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want," said Oloja.

    Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. org.cn, a leading multi-language website in China.

1.What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja?

A. More international community should pay attention to Africa’s deepening relationship with China.

B. People should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries.

C. Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other.

D. Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4?

A. defeated      B.  continued     C. disappeared      D. decreased

3.Which of the following is right?

A. The State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting.

B. In the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well.

C. Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media.

D. Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China.

4.What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship?

A. They think highly of it.

B. They report it as it is.

C. They view it through the angle of geopolitics.

D. They view it as a competition between two countries.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Having a bigger say

B. A Media Forum between China and Nigeria

C. Helping the African Media

D. Improving our report in Africa

 

The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.

As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.

So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.” 

You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.

Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.

Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to     .

A. help farmers                                         B. support traditions

C. understand farmers                                D. represent farmers

What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?

A. She dislikes city lifestyle.

B. She prefers late night coffee

C. Country life isn’t well understood.

D. It’s tiring to get up early.

Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?

A. Its services are free.

B. It provides dating services.

C. Only farmers can become its members.

D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.

The author of the text intends to     .

A. advertise for the two websites

B. introduce two websites

C. encourage social activities

D. urge readers to help farmers

It can be inferred from the text that     .

A. all farmers desire marriage

B. farmers are easy to meet new people

C. more farmers get divorced in the USA

D. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life