--Your phone number again？I _____quite catch it．

-- It’s 9568422．

A．didn’tB．couldn’t

C．don’tD．can’t

Since the new speed limits ______，the number of accidents in the area has fallen strikingly．

A．were introducedB．introduced

C．have been introducedD．have introduced

The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．

A．knewB．had known

C．have knownD．know

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Lights Out at Bedtime

There are plenty of good reasons to power up a personal desktop or laptop computer in the evening — writing e-mails，chatting on social networks or making purchases over the Internet，for instance．But various studies indicate that people who stare at a PC’s bright monitor shortly before going to bed probably sleep less soundly than they would otherwise because the light seriously affects their natural wake-sleep cycle．"They haven't proved it though，" says Dieter Kunz，the team's director at Charite's Psychiatric Clinic in St．Hedwig's Hospital in Berlin．

Similarly，exposure to just 10 minutes of normal bathroom lighting is enough to free the sleep hormone melatonin，which regulates people's natural wake-sleep cycle and makes them sleepy at nightfall．

Ten years ago，a team of British and American researchers detected a photo-pigment（光敏色素） in the human eye that signals to the body whether it is day or night，summer or winter．The photo-pigment is especially sensitive to blue light．

"The blue light more or less tells the body，'It's daytime，be awake，'" Kunz says．Monitors have a mostly cold white light content and scientists suspect the photo-pigment may react similarly to it．So the longer people look into the bright light，the more awake they become - and then sleep poorly．

A lot of people have difficulty "switching off" in the evening．About half of the women in Germany and a quarter of the men sleep poorly．

Environmental factors are only one of the possible causes．Job stress as well as personal and health concerns are also the main reasons for their sleep problems．

In addition，electronic objects' standby lights and indicator lamps can be annoying in the dark and affect sleep．"Sound scientific evidence is still lacking on this matter，" Kunz notes．

According to Kunz，those who cannot go without their computer in the evening should turn down the blue content if possible and lower the brightness somewhat．"But nobody does that because，after all，you want to concentrate while working at the computer and the light helps the brain．"

1.The passage is mainly about ____________．

A．natural wake-up cycles

B．the effect of light on sleep

C．personal and health concerns

D．functions of computer monitors

2.The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to_____．

A．normal bathroom lighting

B．10-minute exposure to lighting

C．the release process of a chemical

D．a(chǎn) chemical affecting one’s sleep cycle

3.We can learn from the passage that ______．

A．the blue light has a calming effect．

B．the photo-pigment tells people day or night

C．women in Germany use computers more often than men

D．it has been proved that standby lights affect people’s sleep

When Nancy Lublin got $5,000 from her grandpa in 1996, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans .Instead, the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about helping low-income women get better jobs．"If a woman goes for a job interview poorly dressed, she won't get the job." Lublin says．“ But without a job, she can't afford suitable clothes."

So with the money Lublin founded "Dress for Success” and began collecting women's clothes which were still in good condition but which their owners no longer needed．"So many women have clothes lying around that they will never wear again," one of Lublin's assistants says "Nancy's idea is so simple and yet so important to women."

Many women come to Lublin's office before going to a job interview．Here, they receive a suit, shoes and any other things they need, Since it was set up, more than 1,000 women have turned to "Dress for Success" for help．Many of them have won jobs．Some have round jobs after being out of work for many years．Jenny, a 32-year-old woman who was recently hired as a law-firm office manager says, "I made a good impression because of “Dress for Success”

1.What can we learn from the text?

A．Nancy's grandfather lent her the money to set up the office.

B．Nancy set up "Dress for Success" to make money

C．Low-income women can get jobs at "Dress for Success"

D．Nancy's office gathers used clothes from women

2."Dress for Success" attracts many women because they_______

A．need to look smart when looking for a job

B．like the design of the dresses

C．prefer buying clothes at a low price

D．like to wear different clothes.

3.From what Jenny says, we know that ______.

A．clothes from Nancy's office helped to get her a job.

B．she is working happily at her present job

C．she got a lot of good ideas from Nancy

D．"Dress for Success" has a good business relation with her firm.

4.What would be a good title for the text?

A．Keep Your Old Clothes

B．A Successful Clothing Business

C．Nancy: A Successful Law Student.

D．A Helping Hand for Women

信息匹配（共1小題）

Investing in yourself

Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do.

___1._ Things that will improve your knowledge, skills or health are all great investments. However, before you start, you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things.

You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education. _2.__. There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.

So what are some specific things you can do? ___3.___. Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I’m talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill, not fiction books. You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programs are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill. ____4.___. Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some sales presentation. Moreover, investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment, that isn’t 100% safe. Even if you never experience your bank closing down, the return is little when inflation(通貨膨脹) is taken into consideration. ___5.__. But over time, they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.

A.This is just one way.

B.The benefits will stay with you.

C.If you aren’t a reader, you should start with that.

D.The more you do this, the more valuable you will be.

E.Of course, you need to do some research before investing.

F.The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.

G.When you invest in yourself, you may not see gains right away.

短文改錯(cuò)（共1小題）

假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)∧，并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線＼劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Dear Lucy,

I am very excited to learn that you’re coming to Xi’an for travel. Both my parent miss you a lot. So is our friend, Ruby. April is best time of the year to visit Xi’an. There is only a few rain and the weather is neither too hot or too cold. There are so many places I wanted to take you to after I finish my work like a volunteer in the local charity. When you come, you can stay with ourselves. My house is about three kilometers far away from Xi’an Moslem Street where is full of local foods.

Best regards,

Janet

信息匹配（共1小題）

There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding．1. .

The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else．2. Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding．And clearly we don’t have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started．Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement．

The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand．Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader．The writer is communicating something that can increase the reader’s understanding．3. Otherwise one person could never learn from another．Here “l(fā)earning” means understanding more, not remembering more information．

What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding．4. Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack．Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree．And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer．If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved．

5. It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort．Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to．In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well．

A．Thus, we can employ the word “reading” in two distinct senses．

B．Such communication between unequals must be possible．

C．We can get access to the content of those materials easily．

D．The writer must be “superior” to the reader in understanding．

E．The writer should have a better communicating skill．

F．Besides gaining information and understanding, there’s another goal of reading—entertainment．

G．Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information．

None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______，most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.

A．InsteadB．Even though

C．HoweverD．Though

It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate．

A．thatB．whatC．whichD．a(chǎn)ll