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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16    bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17   .
The bed    18  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19  music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20      , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22    sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23  you’ll be late!"
If you don’t get up    24   the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25   minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the    26   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27     the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29    a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

小题1:

A．expensive

B．special

C．valuable

D．comfortable

小题2:

A．works

B．runs

C．happens

D．moves

小题3:

A．is separated from	B．is made up of
C．is attached to	D．is made into

小题4:

A．loud

B．classical

C．pop

D．soft

小题5:

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．way

小题6:

A．sends

B．turns

C．plays

D．appears

小题7:

A．pleasant

B．interesting

C．unpleasant

D．funny

小题8:

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

小题9:

A．after

B．until

C．since

D．before

小题10:

A．other

B．another

C．more

D．one

小题11:

A．end

B．middle

C．body

D．top

小题12:

A．However

B．Finally

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

小题13:

A．angry

B．work

C．happy

D．awake

小题14:

A．win

B．achieve

C．gain

D．defeat

小题15:

A．praises

B．prizes

C．contents

D．medals

答案

小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B

解析

小题1:词义辨析, A.昂贵的B.特殊的/专门的C.有价值的D.舒适的.结合下文可知句意为,有一个特殊的床给你,故选B.
小题1:考查理解能力.上文提到一个床,这话应该是说它如何工作,故选A.
小题1:短语辨析.A. 与……分离B.由……构成    C.系于…… D.被做成……。根据题意这张床系在一个闹钟上。选C。
小题1:考查分析能力。根据下文或者其它悦耳的声音，可知选D，轻音乐。
小题1:词义辨析A. 声音 B.嗓音特指人的说话声C.噪音    D. 方法，结合题意，她用一个甜美的嗓音轻声低语。选B。
小题1:考查动词play 播放、演奏。播放磁带音乐等用play，故选C。
小题1:考查分析能力。结合下文他听到一个老板喊他起床的录音，可知选c，使人不高兴的
小题1:连词辨析。根据句意，快点起床，否者你要迟到了。选D。
小题1:介词辨析。结合上文可知句意为，如果你不再第二声铃响之后起床，你会后悔的。选A.
小题1:词义辨析A.其它的 B.另一个C. 更多的    D. one一个。根据题意，然后这张床在等几分钟。选C。
小题1:考查分析能力。联系下文床脚变得越来越低，可知本句说的是床头，故选D。
小题1:考查副词，根据题意，最后这床完全垂直了。选B，最终。
小题1:词义辨析A. 愤怒的 B. 工作 C.高兴D.醒来。都这样了你还不醒，那就没治了。选D。
小题1:考查分析能力。联系下文可知，他做这张床是为了想赢得比赛。故选A。
小题1:考查分析能力。联系下文可知，员工赢得的是奖金。故选B. prizes 奖品。

举一反三

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real    11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to   12  up late so that they will not   13  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie   14  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I   15  hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I   16  the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,   17   took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly   18  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began   19  stockings. Then I pushed in the   20  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were   21  to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were   22  by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!   23   I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.   24  the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up   25  by them at this time.

小题1:

A．question

B．matter

C．problem

D．business

小题2:

A．get

B．stay

C．stand

D．wake

小题3:

A．lose

B．break

C．miss

D．leave

小题4:

A．awake

B．wake

C．asleep

D．sleep

小题5:

A．hopeful

B．busily

C．gladly

D．successfully

小题6:

A．liked

B．feared

C．surprised

D．hated

小题7:

A．we

B．they

C．I

D．it

小题8:

A．morning

B．midnight

C．evening

D．daybreak

小题9:

A．filling

B．sewing

C．mending

D．preparing

小题10:

A．present

B．stocking

C．bike

D．tree

小题11:

A．going

B．sure

C．glad

D．excited

小题12:

A．troubled

B．frightened

C．woken

D．shocked

小题13:

A．Before

B．After

C．Until

D．Since

小题14:

A．Even

B．And

C．Soon

D．Then

小题15:

A．all

B．nearly

C．happily

D．completely

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Changsha,
Hunan Province
May 6, 2010
Dear editor,
Under China’s current educational system, there are those who do nothing but study. They of course are thought to be model students.
But I feel that there is another type of student who, perhaps not as diligent (勤奋的) as the first type, uses his time more efficiently and achieves a lot academically.
Last year, a classmate of mine was accepted by a top university. It surprised all of us. It was because, unlike most of us, he didn’t spend too much of his time studying.
When I asked him the secret of his success, he said that the key was properly and scientifically arranging his time.
“ I spent a lot of time keeping fit and as a result, I was able to better concentrate (集中) on my class work.”
The moral of the story is: it isn’t necessary to sit at your desk all day long to get high academic (学术) grades.
Yours,
Zhang Zishu
小题1:What does the letter-writer (a reader) think leads to the fact that many students do nothing but study?

A．The present educational system.	B． People’s old ideas.
C．The teaching methods.	D．The parents of these students.

小题2:It seems that this reader thinks .

A．the first type of student is our model

B．the second type of students is our model

C．both types of students are worth learning from

D．neither of the two types of students are good

小题3: The secret of his classmate’s success was .

A．properly and scientifically arranging his time

B．spending a lot of time studying

C．doing nothing but studying

D．playing all the time

小题4: The reader wrote the letter in order to .

A．call on us to work even harder

B．cause people to think about how to study more efficiently

C．advise people to do research into his classmate’s success

D．criticize (批评) China’s educational system

小题5:What would be the best to stand for the letter-writer’s opinion?

A．Secret of success.

B．China’s educational system needs changing.

C．Work while you work and play while you play.

D．Keep fit first.

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In the Caucasus region of the Soviet Union, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100^th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Soviet old people aren’t alone. The Pakistani Hunzas, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Vilacbambans of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador seem to share the secret of long too.
These peoples remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Soviet Georgians, aged 110 to 140, work in the fields beside their great- great- grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked, “At what age does youth end?”, most of these old people has no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.” The very youngest estimate was age 60.
What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived peoples. They begin their long days

of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr. Rustam Mamedov is 142 years of age. He remember his life experiences: the Grimean War of 1854; the Turkish War of 1878; the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Mamedov has no intentions of retiring from his life as a farmer. “Why? What else would I do?” he asks. Oh, he has slowed down a bit. Now he might quit for the day after 6 hours in the field instead of 10.
All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations of 5,000 to 12,000 feet (1,660 to 4,000 meters) above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollutionfree. This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel system stronger.
Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great ext

ent, they are separated from the pressures and worried of industrial society.
Inherited factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
Finally, although these three groups don’t eat exactly the same foods, their diets are similar. The Hunzas, Vilacbambans, and Soviets eat little animal meat

. Their diets are full of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, cheese, and milk. They never eat more food than their bodies need.
It is clear that isolation from urban pressures and pollution, clean mountain air, daily hard work, moderate diets, good genes, and a youthful approach to life all contribute to the health and remarkable long life of all these people.
小题1: What kinds of things contribute to the remarkable long life of these peoples?

A．Moderate diets	B．Clean mountain air.
C．Daily hard work.	D．All the above factors（因素）.

小题2: How do you think the author feels about these long-lived people?

A．He is impressed with them	B．He doesn’t care.
C．He doesn’t like them.	D．He admires them.

小题3:According to the passage, the phrase “the passage of time” means .

A．have time to do what they want	B．being on time
C．time going by	D．limited time

小题4:In the passage, why does the author describe Mr. Mamedov?

A．An example of a typical long life among these people.

B．An example of an unusual long life among these people.

C．An explanation of why he is still healthy.

D．An example of why his wife died early than him.

小题5:What is the main subject of this article?

A．Mr. Mamedov’s life.

B．A description of several societies where people live a long time.

C．Suggestions for how you can live long life.

D．People are healthy in mountainous regions.

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My basketball coach at Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的)."

　When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, "I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.

　I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak. He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the good news, "Your boy is straight."

　He isn’t selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的) manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.

小题1: Why does the author begin the passage with his coach’s words?

A．He wants to remember and thank his coach.
B．He wants to show that he is a basketball player.
C．He wants to tell his sister about the words. 
D．He wants to use the words to test a person.
小题2:Why did Michelle ask the author to take Barack to play basketball?
A．To see whether he was confident.
B．To see whether he was good at sports.
C．To see whether he was selfish or not.
D．To see whether he could get along with others. 
小题3:During the basketball game, Barack ______.
A．played best all the time B．was strong enough to play
C．was not confident D．wanted to be the team leader
小题4: The underlined phrase in the third paragraph can be replaced by "______".
A．please （使满意） B．know about C．help D．look for

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Our school library offers learning services, books and other things that help all members of the school to become good thinkers and clever users of information. It is linked (连接) to the larger library in the city and the World Wide Web. All these services are given according to the requirements of the Public Library Manifesto (声明).
　　School library services must be given to all members of the school. Students of any age, class and grade can enjoy them. Different services must be given to those who are unable to use the main library services.
　　 Users of the library must follow the rules made by the library workers to keep it clean and tidy. The main rules are as follows:
1. Opening and closing times:
　Monday —Friday: 9 a.m. —9 p.m. during term time.
　 Saturday: 9 a.m. —1p.m. throughout the year.
2. Admission (允许进入) and borrowing:
　Only people holding a library card shall be allowed in.
　Members can borrow 5 books at a time.
3. Behavior in the library:
　Silence shall be kept as much as possible in the library. No other books can be taken into the library. Library workers can help members use the books and other things in the library.
　When the library workers and teachers work together, students will get better reading, writing, and problem-solving skills.
小题1: What can students do in the school library?

A．Get information from the Internet.	B．Read the Public Library Manifesto.
C．Clean the library with workers.	D．Work together with the teachers.

小题2:When can students read in the library?
　　

A．8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.	B．10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
C．9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.	D．9 a. m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

小题3:What is the main aim of the school library services?
　

A．To help readers communicate with each other.

B．To help teachers work with the library workers.

C．To help students develop good behaviors in the library.

D．To help the users get more knowledge and skills.

小题4:How many books can you borrow at a time ?

A．one

B．two

C．four

D．five

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