Was there anything new at your school at the beginning of this term? Students in England are getting
an extra two 1 to sleep in the morning.
This year, schools in England decided that students should start class 2 . This should help them feel
less 3 . For Junior high schools, the first class will begin no earlier than 11:00 am.
The changes have made students happy.
David, 15, said his class was 4 by the news on the first day of school. "It"s so good we can get up
later!" said he.
David studies in North Tyne River School. He 5 get up at 7:40 am and go to school before 9:00 am.
But now he can get up at 9:40 am because class doesn"t start 6 11:00 am.
Marsh, 15, said the new schedule is good for her study. "I used to drink coffee every night or I would
feel 7 finish my homework," said Marsh. "Now I can finish it without coffee." She used to get up at 7:30
am. Now she can get up at 9:30 am.
Linda"s 8 was happy, too. She thought more sleep 9 make her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried 10 more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be 11 classes in
the morning. Now there are only two.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students 12 better.
"Students used to fall asleep for the first two classes 13 . It"s really a waste of time because it"s the
best time of day to study." said Thomas, a teacher in North Tyne River School. "But now 14 look fine and
learn much better than before."
Do you sleep enough? If there are other ways in which you can get 15 sleep, welcome to write to us
and talk about your idea! Also you can e-mail us, Good life @hot.mail. |
( )1. A. seconds
( )2. A. early
( )3. A. tired
( )4. A. interested
( )5. A. could
( )6. A. on
( )7. A. too sleepy to
( )8. A. daughter
( )9. A. should
( )10. A. that
( )11. A. six
( )12. A. eat
( )13. A. in the morning
( )14. A. I
( )15. A. more
| B. minutes
B. earlier
B. relaxed
B. excited
B. used to
B. after
B. so sleepy that
B. mother
B. shouldn"t
B. what
B. four
B. learn
B. at noon
B. we
B. less
| C. hours
C. late
C. happy
C. surprised
C. didn"t
C. until
C. sleepy enough to
C. teacher
C. would
C. who
C. two
C. exercise
C. in the afternoon
C. you
C. many
| D. days
D. later
D. scared
D. moved
D. didn"t use to
D. since
D. very sleepy and
D. student
D. wouldn"t
D. where
D. one
D. relax
D. at night
D. they
D. else
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| 阅读理解。 | Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?
Text messaging or "texting" is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can
give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too Much texting can cause RSI (Repetitive Stain Injury) in
our thumbs and wrists. We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI.
She says if we spend more than 10-15 minutes texting each time, we could have problems in the future.
Dr. Harjeet Deepa, who treats RSI patients, said that the youngest patient she had treated was a
five-year-old girl. She had such bad RSI in her hands that she couldn"t hold a pencil.
As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller
phone, is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using computers and playing video games
can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find themselves with RSI.
Many university students and teenagers have RSI. If we don"t do anything about this, too many young
people could grow up in terrible pain. | ( )1. Too much texting can cause RSI.
( )2. If we spend five minutes texting each time, we could have problems in the future.
( )3. Dr. Harriet Wilson said the youngest patient she has treated was a five-year-old girl.
( )4. Mobile phones are getting smaller and the buttons are getting closer together.
( )5. Using computers and playing video games can"t cause RSI. | | 根据短文内容，判断下列句了正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F”。 |  | What is an e-reader? An e-reader is a small computer. It can hold thousands of e-books.
So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e-readers.
For example, a US high school has put its paper books away. Teachers and students are using
e-readers now. "It"s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips." said
Meghan Chenausky,16.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. Hanvon WISEreader is the most popular
e-reader in China. It weighs about 260g and is as big as a regular textbook. It is a special e-reader.
Students can make notes on it. They can use it to download textbooks from school computers.
It can also send and receive homework.
New e-readers are not just for reading. They have WI-FI (无线网络) and multimedia (多媒体).
Parents think these may hurt children"s study habits." I think WI-FI is not necessary for kids."
says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing. | | 阅读理解。 | In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls (管理) traffic on the city"s 235
miles of seven expressways. Now one-a controller-can follow the movement of Chicago"s traffic by looking
at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors (感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a
mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green,
yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an
hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic-cars standing still or moving
less than thirty miles an hour.
"See that red light near Austin Avenue?"the controller asked a visitor."That"s a repair truck fixing the road,
and the traffic has to go around it."At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing
from green to red and back to green again."A lot of trucks get on the expressway there, "the controller explained."They can"t speed up as fast as cars."The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is
blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of
accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago"s expressway for each one hundred million
miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the "coming thing". Systems like Chicago"s are already in
use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. "Chicago has taken the lead," said New York City"s
traffic director and he added, "Chicago"s a good example." | | 1. The passage is mainly about _________ on expressways in Chicago. | A. the traffic control system
B. the movement of the traffic
C. the electric sensors
D. the traffic lights | | 2. When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, _________ on the map in the control room. | A. the red light appears
B. the red light turns yellow
C. the yellow light appears
D. the green light turns red | | 3. According to the passage, we may learn _________. | A. some visitors are traveling on the expressway
B. there is no heavy traffic on Chicago"s expressways
C. the traffic on Chicago"s expressways is well managed
D. the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18% | | 4. In Paragraph 2 the underlined word "it" refers to _________. | A. the red light
B. the truck that needs repairing
C. the traffic
D. the truck that is fixing the road | | 5. The writer writes the article mainly by _________. | A. giving reasons and results
B. giving examples and explaining them
C. describing what he thinks
D. asking and answering questions | | 阅读理解。 | Articles Wanted
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Mail: School Life. Box 5252, Sydney, NSW 200 | | 阅读理解。 | You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want to tell you
something important during your reading.
You shouldn"t mark a book which isn"t yours. 1_____ If you think it useful to mark books, you will
have to buy them.
There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is to get the right by paying for it, just as
you pay for clothes and furniture. But full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself.
2_____
There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the best sellers -- unread and untouched. The
second has a great many books. 3_____ The third has a few dog-eared (翻折的) books, which are marked
from front to back.
Why is marking a book necessary? First, it keeps you awake. In the second place, reading is thinking.
4_____ The marked book is usually the thought-through book. Finally, writing helps you remember the
thoughts you had, or the thoughts the writer expressed.
If reading is to learn anything more than passing time, it must be active. The book you read for pleasure
can be read in a state of relaxation, and nothing is lost. But for a great book, rich in ideas, reading must be
active. 5_____ You should come up with an understanding of what you have read.
A. You can"t let your eyes move across the lines.
B. But most of them are as clean as the day they were bought.
C. And thinking can express itself in words, spoken or written.
D. People who lend you books expect you to keep them clean.
E. The best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. |
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