I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap（打盹,小睡）after dinner. If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity - a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without taking a pill.

　　If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it may be hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours'sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.

　　The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.

1. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because　　　　　.

　　A. you get the habit of staying up late      B. you haven't taken sleeping pills

　　C. you sleep for hours after dinner         D. you fail to do some exercises

2. Which of the following is NOT true if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?

A. Go to bed earlier than usual. 　　　B. Talk with friends after dinner.

C. Stay with friends after dinner. 　　 D. Do some physical labor. 

3. You feel tired all day probably because　　　　　.

A. you stay up too late 　　　B. you get up too early in the morning

C. you take sleeping pills 　　D. you wake up too frequently at night

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage

A. You mustn't take sleeping pills in order to get a good night's sleep.

B. You should stay up if you want to sleep effectively.

C. Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleep.

D. It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.

5. We may infer that the author is most probably a　　　　　.

A. doctor　　　B. scientist 　　C.  reporter　　 D. professor

 

When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make a rich strike. But I did discover a beautiful part of the country called Stanislau. Like Heaven on Earth, it had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees. By the time I arrived, the charming paradise had been deserted because miners’ good luck didn’t last.

Then, I realized I was not alone after all.

A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of his little house. Its front yard was full of blue and yellow flowers. White curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind.

Still smiling, the man invited me inside. My spirit seemed to come to life again. I saw a bright rug on the shining wooden floor. And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers. A woman had made this house into a home. The delight in my heart showed on my face. The man read my thoughts. “All her work.” He said affectionately, “Nothing here hasn’t felt the touch of her hand.”

One picture on the wall was not hanging straight. He went to fix it. He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was straight. Then he gave it a gentle touch. “She always does that,” he explained, “It is like the finishing pat a mother gives her child’s hair after she has brushed it. I don’t know why I do it. I just do it.”

As he talked, I went to a little black-walnut shelf that held a small picture of the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. There was a sweetness and softness in the woman’s expression. The man stared at the picture. “Nineteen her last birthday. That was the day we married. When you see her...ah, just wait until you meet her!” “Where is she now?” I asked. “Oh, she is away visiting her parents. This is Wednesday,” he said slowly. “She will be back on Saturday, in the evening.”

That night, I stayed. The man told me his name was Henry.

Thursday evening we had two visitors, Tom and Joe. “We just drop over to ask when little madam is coming home. Any news from her?” “Oh yes,” the man replied. “A letter.” He took a yellowed letter out of his wallet and read it. It was full of loving messages. While reading, he glimpsed his friends and cried out, “Oh no, you are doing it again, Tom! Take your hands away and let me see your eyes. I’m going to tell her this time!” “No, you mustn’t do that, Henry,” the grey-haired miner said. “I am getting old. And any little sorrow makes me cry. Lord, we miss her so.”

Saturday finally came.

I was glad to see his two friends, Tom and Joe, with guitars, coming down the road as the sun began to set. They put the flowers they brought in vases and began to play some fast and lively songs.

Henry’s friends kept giving him glasses of whiskey. When I reached for one of the two remaining glasses, Tom stopped my arm. “Drop that! Take the other.” he whispered. I did so. Henry was served last. He had hardly swallowed his drink when the clock struck midnight. His face grew pale and paler. “Boys,” he said, “I am sick with fear. Help! I want to lie down.” Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

In a moment, those handy men had his clothes off and tucked him into his bed. They seemed to be getting ready to leave. So I said, “Please don’t go, gentlemen. She won’t know me. I am a stranger.” They glanced at each other. Then Joe said, “She? Poor thing, she’s been dead nineteen years!” “Dead?” I whispered. “That or worse.” he said.

“She went to see her folks half a year after she got married. On her way back, on a Saturday evening in June, when she was almost here, the Indians captured her. She’s never been heard of since. Henry went insane. But he only gets bad when that time of year comes round. Then we drop in here, three days before she’s due, to encourage him up and listen to him read the letter. Saturday we all come and get everything ready for a dance. We’ve done it for nineteen years. The first Saturday there were twenty-seven of us, but only two now. We drug him to sleep through the night. Then he’s all right for another year.”

The two old men opened the door and disappeared into the darkness of Stanislau.

1.You can sense the existence of a woman from the following sentences EXCEPT “______”.

A. Soft winds touched the trees in Stanislau.

B. There was a bright rug on the shining wooden floor.

C. There were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers.

D. A little black shelf held a small picture of a woman.

2.Tom cried when Henry read the yellowed letter, because ______.

A. he was getting older and older

B. he was moved by the loving messages in the letter

C. he felt sad at the thought of Henry’s wife

D. he was disappointed that Henry’s wife would arrive so late

3.Tom stopped my reaching for whiskey because ______.

A. there was not enough whiskey for Henry                B. he didn’t want me to get drunk

C. that glass of whiskey was drugged                    D. it was for Henry’s wife

4.The underlined word “insane” probably means “______”.

A. depressed                   B. disappointed            C. mad                 D. sick

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. Henry’s wife was 38 when she was last seen

B. Tom and Joe have heard the letter many times

C. the author stayed in Henry’s house because he was lost

D. the two miners came on Saturday to share past memories

6.The story is mainly about ______.

A. ever-lasting love                                                      B. lifelong friendship

C. an unforgettable experience                                               D. charming Stanislau

 

Put sunscreen on before going out in the sun. Take it with you.

Use it: after a swim; every hour or so while playing outdoors; if you get sweaty

Cover up when the sun is overhead:

10 am---2 pm; especially at lunch time.

Get you suntan gradually and not too much.

Controlled exposure to sunshine helps avoid skin cancer.

Ask your chemist to recommend a suitable sunscreen.

Queensland Cancer Fund       P. O. Box

Spring Hill, QLD. 4000        Phone（07）839 7077

Provided for community awareness by the Queensland Cancer

(   )73. This passage is most likely to be ____.

A. an article from a student text book   B. a direction from a bottle of medicine

C. an advertisement from a newspaper  D. a suggestion from a chemist

(   )74. Which statement is true?

A. The more you get sunshine, the better your health will be

B. You’ll never have skin caner with controlled exposure.

C. You mustn’t stay outside from 10am to 2pm

D. You should frequently put on sunscreen while playing outdoors

(   )75. According to the passage we can see that Queensland Cancer Fund wants to ____.

A. sell sunscreen, shirt and hat      B. encourage people to play in the sun

C. help people guard against skin caner   D. make money out of sunscreen

(   )76. If you want a sunscreen, you should ask ____ for advice.

A. the seller    B. the advertiser    C. your parents   D. your doctor

 

第II卷（共三节，满分50分）

第五部分：基础和写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节单词拼写

根据中文提示或首字母填写单词（每空1分，共10分）。

56.You mustn’t come here without ____________(允许).

57. The __________  (宗教的) origins of the custom are unknown.

58. The visitors a________ the beauty of the park.

59.She was _________(授予) a medal for her bravery.

60. What is for dinner? I am s_________.

61.The child couldn’t keep his_________ (平衡)on his new bike.

62. The two schools will be_________(组合)to form one big new school.

63. She rose, g_________ at the rude waiter.

64.Why not advertise the ___________(好处) of our foods to attract customers.

65. A friend is one that can share my _________ (忧伤) and happiness.

根据所给出词的适当形式填空 (每空1分，共5分) 。

66. There are different kinds of________ (celebrate) for Halloween in different

western countries.

67．If you were an ________ (independence) man, It means you could earn your living by yourself.

68. He found her menu so_________ (limit) that he stopped worrying.

69. I have hardly enough _______ (strong) left to move my feet.

70. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his _______（curious）.

 

 

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第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共25分）

一. 根据所给汉语或所缺单词的首字母，写出单词的正确形式。5%

1. You mustn’t enter this part of school without p______________.

2. We have the Dragon Boat Festival in m________ of the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.

3. Let’s go shopping at that store because it’s selling everything at a d____________.

4. I suggest you c____________ a lawyer about these legal issues.

5. They are s_____________ jobs these days, but I’m afraid it’s difficult to find a good one.

6. He _____________(道歉) to the public for having cheated in the competition in June.

7. All these vegetables will be very good to our health if they are eaten ___________(生的).

8. The boy’s white shirt was marked up with ____________(斑点) of ink.

9. The students like Mr. Smith very much because he always ____________(结合) teaching with pleasure.

10. A friend in need is a friend ____________(真正；确实)