Tears came into this mother’s eyes when she talked about waking up her son．Every morning，her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed，begging for one more minute to sleep．

   Why is he so sleepy? Because, like thousands of student“early birds”in China，he has to get up before 6 a．m．every morning．

   School students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night．But in Shanghai，it’s reported that 90％of the students do not get enough sleep．And studies show that without a good night’s sleep．students seem to be weaker than they should be．Many become nearsighted(近视)as a result．

   Li Ming，a student at Qinghua High School，said that he usually goes to bed after 11P．m．But when he has exams coming up，he can stay up as late as midnight．This“night bird”lifestyle(生活方式)has made many students nod off(打瞌睡)in class．Li Ming said that it is during afternoon classes that he feels most sleepy．“My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late．”he said．“They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee．”

    However，not all parents are happy about this．“My daughter gets up so early．She looks tired and it really hurts me，”said one of the parents．Why don’t so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society began to think about it．

1．The ten-year-old boy’s mother talked about waking up her son with tears in her eyes because      ．

    A．her son’s lack of(缺少)sleep hurt her but she had to wake him up

    B．her son wasn’t good at lessons

    C．she thought her son was too lazy

    D．her son was badly ill

2．School students usually need to sleep for        a night．

    A．more than ten hours            B．at least eight hours

    C．less than eight hours              D．six to eight hours

3．For school students，lack of sleep may lead to(导致)      ．

    A．the body’s weakness                  B．nodding off in class

    C．near sighted eyes                  D．all the above

4．Li Ming’s mother is          to see him studying late．

    A．sorry            B．worried                C．happy      D．angry

5．Which one is true according to the passage?

    A．All the parents hope their children stay up．

    B．No students complain about their lack of sleep．

    C．Most students watch TV or play computer games deep into the night．

D．Some parents are worried about the fact that most of the students don’t have enough sleep．

Li Ming is a schoolboy．He is twelve．He lives in Shanghai．He studies in No.1 Middle School．He gets up at half past five every day．He reads English and Chinese in the morning．He has breakfast at seven．After that，he goes to school with his friends．They have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon．In the evening he does his homework at home．But he often watches TV on Saturday evening．Ii Ming likes drawing．He draws better than his sister．He likes reading storybooks．Now he is reading an English book in the room．

1．Li Ming is a ________．

A．student                   B．girl                         C．teacher                  D．doctor

2．Li Ming gets up ________ every day．

A．at seven                  B．early                       C．at six                     D．very late

3．Li Ming does his homework ________．

A．every afternoon                                          B．at school

C．at home                                                    D．in the afternoon

4．Li Ming likes ________．

A．English and Chinese                                    B．playing football

C．planting flowers                                         D．drawing and reading

5．Li Ming has ________ classes at school every day．

A．four                       B．five                        C．three                      D．six

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners(举止).

　　One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment(约会). He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to bring his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.

　　“Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?” The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?”

　　This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: Well, he's not deaf. He must be just rude(无礼). “Why won't you tell me the time, sir?” he said again.

　　The man turned towards him and said, “Try to understand me. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say, ‘That's all right.’ You may then say, ‘It's a beautiful day.’ To which I may say, ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days.’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly talk. You are a polite young man and so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept.

　　“We talk. I like you. You like me. I ask you to my house. You meet my daughter. She is a very nice girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry(结婚). And I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Now do you understand my problem?”

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．Alan asked the man the time because he was too poor to buy a watch.

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2．Alan thought the man was rude when he would not tell him the time.

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3．The man didn't tell Alan the time because he didn't want to speak to Alan.

(　　)

4．The man worried that Alan might like him and invite him to his house.

(　　)

5．Alan was a handsome young man with very good manners.

(　　)

6．Alan loved the man's daughter so much that he wanted to marry her.

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阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选出正确的答案。

Jeff is fifteen now, but he's still in Grade One. He likes playing football and does not like to use his head. He does not listen to the teachers in class and so he can not do his homework. His teachers do not like him. They tell his parents about it, but they do not know what to do. It's Sunday today. Jeff gets up early in the morning. After breakfast, his mother tells him to do his homework. He goes to his bedroom. When his mother is busy with her housework, Jeff goes out with a ball. Now it's time for lunch, but she can't find Jeff. Then he comes back. His parents look very angry, but says nothing. After lunch Jeff wants to go out again. His father stops him and asks, “Is your homework over?”“No,”answers the boy.“I can't do it.”He pulls(拉)him by the ear and says,“Where is your ear?”“Oh, dear!”Jeff calls out,“It's in your hand.”

1．What grade is Jeff in? ________.

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2．Why don't the teachers like him? Because ________.

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A．he is good at playing football

B．he does not listen to the teachers in class and he can not do his homework

C．he likes to use his head

D．he is late for school

3．Does Jeff get up early on Sunday morning? ________.

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4．Why do his parents look angry? ________.

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A．He plays football well

B．He is good at his lessons

C．He doesn't do his homework

D．He doesn't do his homework well

5．Isn't Jeff a good student?________.

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A．Yes, he is

B．No, he isn't

C．He is a good boy

D．He isn't good at his lessons