You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!

Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.

The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.

Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.

The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.

While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.

The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.

1.What’s the best title of this passage?

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?

3.What can we learn from the passage?

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home．As years went on, these events took on a  41  meaning for me: A traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life．When we knew it might be his  42  birthday, the whole family decided to  43  together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home．

Dad was a good story-teller and here was the  44  he had had．During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s  45  to listen to stories for a change．I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him．The room became  46 ．Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad  47  with tears in eyes．People  48  kinds of stories—stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures．

The stories  49 ． Everyone seemed to have more than one story．Even the little grandchildren couldn’t  50  to tell Dad why they loved him．For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our  51  to celebrate him．A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had  52  Dad that night．Those are the stories people  53  tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer  54  to hear the words．They tell stories, full of  55 ．But we had given those memories to Dad in his  56  , and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys．He had them to  57  and roll over in his mind during his last days and months．

Words do  58 , and they are enough．We just need to say them or to speak them  59  to the ones we love．That’s the way to  60  love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life．

1.A．special           B．valuable              C．double                 D．complex

2.A．another         B．last                  C．important           D．gather

3.A．unite           B．arrange               C．move              D．gather

4.A．career         B．pride               C．happiness           D．audience

5.A．choice         B．wish                C．turn                 D．right

6.A．lively            B．still                  C．cosy                D．noisy

7.A．thought          B．nodded                C．listened               D．accepted

8.A．understood     B．invented              C．recalled               D．discussed

9.A．flowed        B．passed                 C．unfolded              D．differed

10.A．stop          B．stand              C．afford                   D．wait

11.A．responsibilityB．situation            C．chance                 D．desire

12.A．returned       B．left                  C．given               D．owed

13.A．sincerely       B．gently                  C．normally              D．regularly

14.A．available       B．happy                   C．eager                       D．alive

15.A．tears         B．feelings               C．joy                   D．peace

16.A．mind         B．life                   C．world          D．work

17.A．hold                B．share              C．consider              D．continue

18.A． suit         B．fail                   C． survive              D．matter

19.A．willingly         B． publicly              C． actually             D． truly

20.A．get back        B． call up                C．give back             D．keep up

Alone in the wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the midday sun. Every- thing motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs.
Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!
Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded briefcase as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired.
I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone.
68.The author mentions “coconuts falling” in the first paragraph to ________.
A. show his loneliness                                  B. add beauty to the jungle
C. express his love of nature                      D. stress the absolute silence
69.How does the author feel about the ant?
A. He admired its attitude toward work.
B. He was shocked at its tireless efforts.
C. He showed sympathy for the little ant.
D. He was content to have it as a companion.
70.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author would probably _______.
A. work harder than before                      B. talk to the man on the horse
C. make his way home                                 D. stay in the valley
71.We can learn from the passage that the author ________.
A. enjoyed being alone                                B. had an unforgettable adventure
C. missed his busy life in the city              D. experienced a world of quietness

—President Bush made a speech in Beijing University yesterday?

-—How did his speech____?

A. roll over           B. go over            C. turn over          D. think over

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home . As years went on , these events took on a  36  meaning for me : A traditional birthday party for Dad , and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life . When we knew it might be his 37  birthday, the whole family decided to  38  together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home . 

Dad was a good story-teller and here was the  39  he had had .During a quiet moment , I announced it was now Dad’s  40   to listen to stories for a change . I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him . The room became  41   . Then one after another , people told stories from their hearts , while Dad  42  with tears in eyes . People  43  kinds of stories — stories about when they were little , stories about when Dad was young , and stories that shared family treasures .

The stories  44   . Everyone seemed to have more than one story . Even the little grandchildren couldn’t 45  to tell Dad why they loved him . For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life , here was our  46  to celebrate him . A few months later , at Dad’s memorial service , we more fully realized what we had  47   Dad that night . Those are the stories people  48 tell at a funeral (葬礼)after a loved one is no longer  49  to hear the words . They tell stories , full of  50  . But we had given those memories to Dad in his  51  , and we had told them through laughter , accompanied by hugs and joys . He had them to  52  and roll over in his mind during his last days and months .

Words do  53  , and they are enough . We just need to say them or to speak them  54  to the ones we love . That’s the way to  55  love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life .

36. A. special      B. valuable        C. double           D. complex 

37. A. another      B. last            C. important         D. fiftieth

38. A. unite        B. arrange        C. move            D. gather

39. A. career       B. pride          C. happiness          D. audience

40. A. choice       B. wish          C. turn              D. right

41. A. lively       B. still           C. cosy(舒适的)      D. noisy

42. A. thought      B. nodded         C. listened           D. accepted

43. A. understood   B. invented        C. recalled           D. discussed

44. A. flowed       B. passed         C. unfolded          D. differed

45. A. stop         B. stand          C. afford            D. wait

46. A. responsibility  B. situation       C. chance            D. desire

47. A. returned      B. left            C. given             D. owed

48. A. sincerely     B. gently          C. normally          D. regularly

49. A. available     B. happy         C. eager             D. alive

50. A. tears        B. feelings         C. joy               D. peace

51. A. mind        B. life            C. world            D. work

52. A. hold         B. share         C. consider          D. continue

53. A. suit          B. fail           C. survive           D. matter

54. A. willingly     B. publicly        C. actually           D. truly

55. A. get back      B. call up         C. give back         D. keep up