A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　31　 was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 　32　 as a result of exhausted battery (无电) . Nothing could be done but to 　33　 in cold wilderness (荒野). It was eight hours later that day broke, and then 　34　 of the rescue (援救).

　 It is almost 　35　 that he could stand （忍受）the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 　36　 : “First of all, I checked up my 　37　　 conditions and found myself not in mortal (致命的) danger. As there was no 　38　 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 　39　 . In this way I dozed (瞌睡) off.”

　 His story put an end to my regret (遗憾) for the 　40　 of an exploration adventure (探险) that happened last year. A group of young men 　41　 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 　42　 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　43　 . Finally they felt dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　44 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 　45　 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　46　 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with 　47　 itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　48　 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　49 . It seems to be a negative （消极）attitude, 　50　 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

31. A. hopeless　 　　　B. worst 　　　　　　C. more 　　　　　 D. best

32. A. service　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　C. control 　　　　 D. work

33. A. cry　 　　　　　B. lie 　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　 D. sleep

34. A. delay 　　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. team 　　　　　 D. arrival

35. A. untrue　 　　　B. unimaginable 　　　 C. true 　　　　　　D. useless

36. A. plan　 　　　　B. decision 　　　　　C. explanation 　　　 D. excuse

37. A. physical　 　　 B. mental　 　　　　 C. working　 　　　 D. medical

38. A. energy　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　 C. tools 　　　　　　D. strength

39. A. rotting　 　　　 B. spreading　 　　　　 C. hurting　 　　　 D. bleeding

40. A. loss　 　　　　 B. failure　 　　　　　C. disappointment 　D. sadness

41. A. had　 　　　　 B. managed 　　　　　C. tried　 　　　　　D. meant

42. A. Willing　 　　　B. Unable　 　　　　　C. Determined　 　　D. Deciding

43. A. hearing　 　　　B. sight　 　　　　　 C. feeling 　　　　　D. direction

44. A. rescue　 　　　 B. village 　　　　　　C. local 　　　　　 D. brave

45. A. end　 　　　　 B. top　 　　　　　　C. opening　　　　 　D. side

46. A. save　 　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　C. stop 　　　　　 D. calm

47. A. adventure 　　 B. work　 　　　　　　C. life　 　　　　　 D. mankind

48. A. Mind　 　　　 B. Watch　 　　　　　　C. Imagine 　　　　D. Warn

49. A. really　 　　　 B. immediately 　　　　 C. carefully 　　　 D. hopefully

50. A. and　 　　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　D. while

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　31　 was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 　32　 as a result of exhausted battery (无电) . Nothing could be done but to 　33　 in cold wilderness (荒野). It was eight hours later that day broke, and then 　34　 of the rescue (援救).

　 It is almost 　35　 that he could stand （忍受）the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 　36　 : “First of all, I checked up my 　37　　 conditions and found myself not in mortal (致命的) danger. As there was no 　38　 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 　39　 . In this way I dozed (瞌睡) off.”

　 His story put an end to my regret (遗憾) for the 　40　 of an exploration adventure (探险) that happened last year. A group of young men 　41　 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 　42　 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　43　 . Finally they felt dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　44 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 　45　 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　46　 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with 　47　 itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　48　 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　49 . It seems to be a negative （消极）attitude, 　50　 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

31. A. hopeless　 　　　B. worst 　　　　　　C. more 　　　　　 D. best

32. A. service　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　C. control 　　　　 D. work

33. A. cry　 　　　　　B. lie 　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　 D. sleep

34. A. delay 　　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. team 　　　　　 D. arrival

35. A. untrue　 　　　B. unimaginable 　　　 C. true 　　　　　　D. useless

36. A. plan　 　　　　B. decision 　　　　　C. explanation 　　　 D. excuse

37. A. physical　 　　 B. mental　 　　　　 C. working　 　　　 D. medical

38. A. energy　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　 C. tools 　　　　　　D. strength

39. A. rotting　 　　　 B. spreading　 　　　　 C. hurting　 　　　 D. bleeding

40. A. loss　 　　　　 B. failure　 　　　　　C. disappointment 　D. sadness

41. A. had　 　　　　 B. managed 　　　　　C. tried　 　　　　　D. meant

42. A. Willing　 　　　B. Unable　 　　　　　C. Determined　 　　D. Deciding

43. A. hearing　 　　　B. sight　 　　　　　 C. feeling 　　　　　D. direction

44. A. rescue　 　　　 B. village 　　　　　　C. local 　　　　　 D. brave

45. A. end　 　　　　 B. top　 　　　　　　C. opening　　　　 　D. side

46. A. save　 　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　C. stop 　　　　　 D. calm

47. A. adventure 　　 B. work　 　　　　　　C. life　 　　　　　 D. mankind

48. A. Mind　 　　　 B. Watch　 　　　　　　C. Imagine 　　　　D. Warn

49. A. really　 　　　 B. immediately 　　　　 C. carefully 　　　 D. hopefully

50. A. and　 　　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　D. while

IN    THE    BEDROOM

Don’t smoke in bed ------it causes 1000 fires a year, many with fatal (致命的)results.

Don’t overload your electrical points: the right way is “one appliance（电器）, one socket”（插座）.

Don’t use an electric underblanket over you or an overblanket under you. An underblanket , unless of the low- voltage type, MUST be switched off before you get into bed.

Never let furniture or clothing get close to a lighted fire. Make sure that there is a suitable guard for the room heater.

Keep aerosol-type containers （喷雾器）away from heat and NEVER burn or puncture（刺穿）them.

Don’t dim a table lamp by covering it: buy a low-wattage bulb（灯泡）.

Pajamas （睡衣）and nightdresses, especially for children and elderly people, should be made from flame- resistant material.

IF  CUT   OFF　BY  FIRE

Close the door of the room and any fanlight or other opening and block up any cracks （缝隙）with bedding, etc.

Go to the window and try to attract attention.

If the room fills with smoke, lean out of the window unless prevented by smoke and flame coming from a room below or nearby. If you cannot lean out of the window, lie close to the floor where the air is clearer until you hear the fire brigade（队）.

If you have to escape before the fire brigade arrives, make a rope by knotting together sheets or similar materials and tie it to a bed or another heavy piece of furniture.

If you cannot make a rope and the situation becomes intolerable（难耐的），drop cushions or bedding from the window to break your fall, get through the window feet first, lower yourself to the full extent of your arms and drop.

If possible drop from a position above soft earth. If above the first floor, drop only as a last resort.

1. According to the instructions, fires in the bedroom can be caused by ________.

A. one appliance, one socket

B. smoking in bed

C. underblankets, of the low- voltage type

D. all of the above-mentioned points

2. In the bedroom, you are told _______.

A. not to use an electric underblanket or an electric overblanket.

B. to use an underblanket of the low-voltage type

C. to switch off an underblanket of the low- voltage type

D. not to use an electric underblanket over you

3. You should keep furniture or clothes away from a lighted fire because ________.

A. the fire is too low

B. furniture or clothes block light

C. there is no guard in the room

D. furniture or clothes catch fire easily

4. If you are cut off by fire, you should first ______.

A. try to stop smoke from coming into the room

B. lie down and wait for the fire brigade

C. escape by jumping immediately out of the window

D. close the window and call for help

Half of all bosses say a lack of sleep makes them irritable (易怒的) and prone to(有……倾向的) shout at their staff, a study said.

One in five managers also said being kept awake at night meant they were more likely to make mistakes, the Mori poll of 1,006 people revealed(显示).

Some 48% of people aged 35 to 44 said they did not get enough sleep compared to a national average 39%.

Among that age group, people with young children and managerial (管理的) jobs were most likely to suffer. 

The report, commissioned (委托) by the think tank De??mos and Ikea, said the issue of sleep had been forgotten in the work / life balance debate.

Report author Charles Leadbeater said, "On any working day, a quarter of all managers in Britain are likely to be in a bad mood because they have not slept well. "

"These sleep-deprived and shouty managers with a tend??ency to make mistakes are responsible for millions of British workers. It’s hardly a recipe for good management. "

And Mr. Leadbeater called on the government and em??ployers to take action.

A small loss of sleep is likely to have a big impact on people who lead stressful lives.

"Stressed out parents are already not sleeping enough. They are the people most likely to have their sleep disrupted and they are least able to recover."  

Apart from children keeping their parents awake, worrying about work is the biggest cause of wakefulness at night among managers.

Women are five times more likely than men to lose sleep because their partners snore (打呼噜).

The report predicted that there was likely to be a growing market of　sleep-deprived people, with an increase in "public napping".

Opportunities to take a nap at work are also likely to in??crease, and the report recommended that employers take their responsibility for ensuring employees were well slept more se??riously.

Peter Jelkeby, marketing manager at Ikea, said the re??search confirmed suspicions Britons were not getting enough sleep.  

And he added: "This is having a detrimental effect on our society as a whole. "

9. Which of following is true according to the text?

A. Half of the people say a lack of sleep makes them irrita??ble.

B. 20% managers said being kept awake at night meant they were more likely to make mistakes.

C. Some 48% of people said they did not get enough sleep.

D. People with young children and managerial jobs were most likely to suffer.

10. What does the underlined word "detrimental" mean?

A 良好的.          B.有害的           C.片面的     D.致命的

11. Who that suffered sleep disrupted are least able to recover?

A. The bosses.                 B. Managers.

C. People aged 35 to 44.               D. Stressed out parents.

12. Apart from children keeping: their parents awake, ________is the biggest cause of wakefulness at night among managers.

A. worrying about work            B. their partners’ snoring

C. the relationship                        D. working conditions

IN    THE    BEDROOM
Don’t smoke in bed ------it causes 1000 fires a year, many with fatal (致命的)results.
Don’t overload your electrical points: the right way is “one appliance（电器）, one socket”（插座）.
Don’t use an electric underblanket over you or an overblanket under you. An underblanket , unless of the low- voltage type, MUST be switched off before you get into bed.
Never let furniture or clothing get close to a lighted fire. Make sure that there is a suitable guard for the room heater.
Keep aerosol-type containers （喷雾器）away from heat and NEVER burn or puncture（刺穿）them.
Don’t dim a table lamp by covering it: buy a low-wattage bulb（灯泡）.
Pajamas （睡衣）and nightdresses, especially for children and elderly people, should be made from flame- resistant material.
IF  CUT   OFF　BY  FIRE
Close the door of the room and any fanlight or other opening and block up any cracks （缝隙）with bedding, etc.
Go to the window and try to attract attention.
If the room fills with smoke, lean out of the window unless prevented by smoke and flame coming from a room below or nearby. If you cannot lean out of the window, lie close to the floor where the air is clearer until you hear the fire brigade（队）.
If you have to escape before the fire brigade arrives, make a rope by knotting together sheets or similar materials and tie it to a bed or another heavy piece of furniture.
If you cannot make a rope and the situation becomes intolerable（难耐的），drop cushions or bedding from the window to break your fall, get through the window feet first, lower yourself to the full extent of your arms and drop.
If possible drop from a position above soft earth. If above the first floor, drop only as a last resort.
1. According to the instructions, fires in the bedroom can be caused by ________.
A. one appliance, one socket
B. smoking in bed
C. underblankets, of the low- voltage type
D. all of the above-mentioned points
2. In the bedroom, you are told _______.
A. not to use an electric underblanket or an electric overblanket.
B. to use an underblanket of the low-voltage type
C. to switch off an underblanket of the low- voltage type
D. not to use an electric underblanket over you
3. You should keep furniture or clothes away from a lighted fire because ________.
A. the fire is too low
B. furniture or clothes block light
C. there is no guard in the room
D. furniture or clothes catch fire easily
4. If you are cut off by fire, you should first ______.
A. try to stop smoke from coming into the room
B. lie down and wait for the fire brigade
C. escape by jumping immediately out of the window
D. close the window and call for help