A study finds that not enough morning light causes teenagers not to get enough sleep at night. “As teenagers spend more time indoors, they miss necessary morning light. Day light is needed to keep the balance of the body’s 24-hour biological system (生物系統(tǒng)), which regulates (調(diào)節(jié)) body temperature and sleep styles,” reports Dr. Mariana Figueiro. “These teenagers who receive little morning light are going to bed later, getting less sleep and doing badly in tests. They are more likely to fail in their exams.”
In the study, Dr. Figueiro asked 11 students in Grade 8 to wear special glasses to prevent blue morning light from reaching their eyes. At the end of the 5-day study she found that they fell asleep 30 minutes later than usual.
Throughout her research, Dr. Figueiro has been very worried about teenagers going to bed too late. The problem is that today’s schools require teenagers to be in school very early in the morning. These students are likely to miss the morning light because they often go to school before the sun is up or as it’s just rising.
Furthermore (此外), the schools are not likely to provide enough electric light to keep the balance of this biological system. Our biological system is much more sensitive (敏感的) to blue light. Therefore, having lots of light in the classroom does not make sure that there is enough light to keep our biological system balanced.

1. 1.

   Which of the following is the result of the study?

   1. A.
      Blue light in the morning harms the biological system.
   2. B.
      Not enough morning light keeps teenagers sleep less.
   3. C.
      Not getting more light in the morning make teenagers happy.
   4. D.
      Not enough sleep makes teenagers fail in tests.
2. 2.

   We know from the passage that morning light __________.

   1. A.
      has the same effects as afternoon light
   2. B.
      may change studying habits of teenagers
   3. C.
      is important to children’s biological system
   4. D.
      has no effect on students’ tests
3. 3.

   What’s the problem of the students according to the study?

   1. A.
      There are not enough electric lights in the classroom.
   2. B.
      Being in school early affects their study habits.
   3. C.
      They have to go to bed very early to have enough sleep.
   4. D.
      They go to school too early to get enough morning light.

A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.

Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (贊助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (頭盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潛力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts                

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts 

D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A. were well dressed                                                        B. paid no attention to safety 

C. feared Kevin’s team                                          D. couldn’t afford a helmet

3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A. Upset                    B. Angry            C. Hopeless                D. Shameful

4.Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A. To avoid being thanked                   B. To play a joke on Justin

C. To give Justin a surprise                           D. To protect her private information

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Church Gift                 B. A Special Note                 

C. The White Envelope                  D. A Christmas Card

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空， 使短文通順、正確、連貫（每個(gè)單詞限用一次）。

A Bag of Kindness
“Boys and girls, tomorrow I want you to bring a cup of macaroni（通心粉）for our craft class, OK?”These     1   from my teacher rang in my mind all evening. I was afraid of the next day because I knew we had no macaroni at home. Living in an alcoholic（嗜酒的）family, we never had too much of anything      2    beer bottles.
I went home after school. Where could I find macaroni? I knew that the local bottle shop gave ten cents for a beer bottle, so I decided to sell some bottles to get money for macaroni. I started to
3   the bottles. After selling those bottles, I earned eighty cents. Although I did my     4   ,I still had no macaroni for my craft class.
“Weren’t you     5   when I asked you to bring it, John?”my teacher asked.
I went red in the face. I didn’t know what to say and other children started laughing. Then a little girl, Rosalyn, who sat beside me turned to me and said, “You can have some of     6   .”She offered a bag of macaroni to me. The k   6   in her eyes made me cry and I ran out of the room. I     8   took her macaroni or thanked her for her bag of kindness. However, I often think about Rosalyn and the way she turned to save me t hat day. I used to spend a great deal of my life complaining and keep kind people like Rosalyn a     9   ,After that class, I     10   .I am grateful  to all the people like Rosalyn that made this world a better place to live in.

Many children love junk food. It's bad for their health. Their parents don't want them to eat too much junk food. Although they know it's not a good habit, they still eat it. Some of them eat this kind of food every day. Some only once or twice a week.

Paul is kind of unhealthy. He hardly ever exercises. He eats lots of junk food because he loves it. When he has money, he'll buy junk food. His parents worry about him. But he says.“Maybe I'm not very healthy, but I enjoy myself.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤，正確的填“T”，錯(cuò)誤的填“F”

1.Few children love junk food.

2.Many parents want their children to eat junk food.

3.Children know it's bad habit to eat junk food.

4.Paul is very healthy.

5.Paul often borrows money to buy junk food.