70. One of the ways to fall asleep easily is to _______________.

　 　 A. breathe slowly and deeply　　 　　　　 B. drink cold drinks　

C. get up and run　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look for some sheep

[答案] A。在文章的最后一段可以得知正确答案。

C

“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(说法) I heard.” Mary’s aunt said.

She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table.

They took their tea cups.

“What quote?” Mary asked.

“Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story,” aunt said, “I heard that there was a wise teacher who took all his students for tea. They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. Each of them took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher let them do that for a while and then said,‘Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s tea cup and I can see some of you with the broken ones are even envious(羡慕的) of the finer cups of others. Is this not so?’ ”

The students agreed, amused by their own behavior.

“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(状况) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups - tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.

So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me - did it matter from which cup it came from?”

Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作响) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.

69. A good title for this text might be_________.

　 　 A. Dreams　　　 B. Sleep　　 　　　　　　 C. Good Health　 　　　　　 D. Work and Rest

[答案] B。通读全文，可以得知文章的主题是讲与睡眠有关的事情。

68. The underlined word “drowsy” in the last paragraph probably means______.

　 　 A. lazy 　　　　　　 B. sleepy　 　　　　　　 C. relaxed　 　　　　　　 D. pleased

[答案] B。猜词题。根据上下文可以判断drowsy为“昏昏欲睡的”意思。

67. During REM, _______.

A. you move restlessly　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. you start dreaming

C. your mind stops working　　　　　 D. your eyeballs move quickly

[答案] D。在文章第三段可以找到答案。

66. The text makes us know that not getting enough sleep might make you _________.

　　　 A. suffer form poor health　　　　　　 B. enjoy more

　　　 C. dream more often　　　　　　　　 D. breathe quickly

[答案] A。在文章第一段可以找到答案。

65. The text is mainly about_________.

A. a strange man　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. an unusual party

C. how roller skating began　 　　　　　　　　

D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

[答案] C。主旨题。通读全文，可以得知正确答案为C。

B

After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping makes it possible for your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your body relaxes little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.

Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep point out that when you are dreaming, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you have trouble falling asleep, some people suggest breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.

64. What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

　 A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.　　　 　　　 B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.

　C. Everyone was surprised at him.　　　　 　 D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

[答案] A。在文章的最后一段，可以得知Merlin的主要问题是：他不知道怎样使roller-skating停下来。

63. ___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

　A. Merlin’s work　　 B. Merlin’s violin　 　　　 C. A huge mirror　　　　　 D. An important party

[答案] D。在文章的第二段可以找到答案。

62. People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.　　　　

　A. he slept and dreamed a lot 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. he was full of different ideas

　C. he was a talented violinist 　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. he always made people’s dreams come true

[答案] B。A，C和D与原文意思不符。

61. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.　　　　　

　 A. before the year 1750　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. before the invitation

　C. because of Joseph Merlin　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. because it was dangerous

[答案] C。在文章的第一段可以找到答案。