A recent study suggests that teens’ relationship with parents, friends and teachers may have a lot to do with why they don’t get a good night’s sleep.

David Maume, a sociologist and sleep researcher, analyzed federal health data, which interviewed 974 teenagers when they were 12, and then again at 15. He found that family dynamics (動(dòng)態(tài)) have much to do with how well kids sleep. Teens, who had warm relations with their parents and felt like they could talk to them or their parents were supportive of them, tended to sleep better. However, families that were going through a divorce or a remarriage tended to affect teens’ sleep.

And problems at school also affected teens’ sleep. Feeling safe at school and having good relations with teachers tended to promote better sleep. As did good relationships with friends. Kids who took part in sports or other positive social activities or shared similar academic goals with their friends were also more likely to get a good night’s sleep.

These add up to what makes lots of sense: a general feeling of well-being helps teens sleep. If we’re happy and contented, we’re much more likely to sleep better than if we’re sad and anxious.

Now, of course, teens can hardly resist being drawn to their computers and social networking. Maume also found that when parents were strict not only about bedtime, but also about limiting technology, kids slept better. It’s a finding that seems obvious, but parents really do matter when it comes to health habits of their teenagers.

Clearly, teenagers aren’t getting 9 to 10 hours a night, which puts them at risk for all the consequences of lack of sleep, including poor academic performance, colds and stress.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Teens’ sleep is linked to their relationship with people around them.

B. Lack of adequate sleep puts teens at risk of many bad consequences.

C. Modern technology has something to do with teens’ sleep problems.

D. It is necessary for teens to join in sports and positive social activities.

2.According to Maume’s analysis, who will probably have a poor night’s sleep?

A. Teens who feel like talking with their parents.                

B. Teens who have friends sharing their dreams.

C. Teens who feel contented about themselves.                          

D. Teens who lack a sense of security at school.

3. Para 5 functions as              .

A. a comparison        B. an introduction               C. a conclusion           D. an addition

4. Parents are supposed to               when their kids are growing up.

A. continue their broken marriage                      

B. allow children to decide when to sleep

C. limit teens’ using new technology          

D. force teens to have 10 hours’ sleep daily

Thursday, December 30, 2004 (New Delhi):

The international aid agency, Red Cross has warned that the toll（某事造成的損失） in the tsunami（海） disaster could go up to 1,00,000.

The official figures of those confirmed（被證實(shí)的） dead is 80,000. Of these Indonesia accounts for the most at 45,268, followed by Sri Lanka with the toll at 22,493.

As many as 6,974 people have been killed in India, with 1,829 dead in Thailand, 100 in Somalia, 90 in Myanmar, 67 in Maldives, 65 in Malaysia, 10 in Tanzania, three in Seychelles, two in Bangladesh and one person killed in Kenya.

Rising figures

According to unofficial estimates, the death toll（死亡人數(shù)）could be over 10,000 in India.

The hardest hit has been the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with over 3,000 dead.

Though the official government figure for Car Nicobar is 124, that number could go up dramatically with thousands more still missing.

In Tamil Nadu, according to official estimates, over 6000 are dead, with 3500 in Nagapattinam alone.

73. According to the news, the second largest number of those confirmed death is in ___ .

      A. Indonesia               B. Malaysia          C. Sri Lanka                D. Thailand

74. In this report, there are ____ countries suffering from this tsunami disaster.

      A. ten                         B. eleven                     C. twelve                    D. eight

75. Which of the following about the news is true?

     A. According to the official estimates, over 10,000 people died in this tsunami in India.

     B. According to the unofficial estimates, 100 people died in this tsunami in Somalia.

     C. According to the official estimates, 100,000 people died in this tsunami.

     D. According to the news, the death toll could go up in this tsunami.

Vacations are a chance to take a break from work, see the world and enjoy time with family. But do they make you happier?

Researchers from the Netherlands set out to measure the effect that vacations have on overall happiness and how long it lasts. They studied happiness levels among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation during the 32-week study period. The study showed that the largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation. In the study, the effect of vacation anticipation lifted happiness for eight weeks.

After the vacation, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels for most people. How much stress or relaxation a traveler experienced on the trip appeared to influence post-vacation happiness. There was no post-trip happiness benefit for travelers who said the vacation was “neutral” or stressful.”

Surprisingly, even those travelers who described the trip as “relaxing” showed no additional jump in happiness after the trip. “They were no happier than people who had not been on holiday,” said the lead author, Jeroen Nawijn, tourism research lecturer at Breda University. The only vacationers who experienced an increase in happiness after the trip were those who reported feeling “very relaxed” on their vacation. Among those people, the vacation happiness effect lasted for just two weeks after the trip before returning to baseline levels.

One reason vacations don’t increase happiness after the trip may have to do with the stress of returning to work. And for some travelers, the holiday itself was stressful. “In comments from people, the thing they mentioned most referred to disagreements with a travel partner or being ill,” Mr. Nawijn said.

The study didn’t find any relationship between the length of the vacation and overall happiness. Since most of the happiness boost comes from planning and anticipating a vacation, the study suggests that people may get more out of several small trips a year than one big vacation, Mr. Nawijn said.

51. What’s the best title for this passage?

  A. Post-vacation happiness         B. Pre-vacation planning

  C. Influence to vacations           D. Research on vacations

52. The study implies that _________.

  A. The longer the vacation is, the happier the travelers will be.

  B. The better you get your vacation planned, the more happiness you will get.

  C. It will make you happier if you divide a big vacation into small ones.

  D. None of the travelers were happier than those who had not been on holiday,

53. Which of the statements is not mentioned in the passage?

  A. People never have additional jump in happiness after the trip.

  B. For most people, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels after the vacation.

  C. The largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation.

  D. Vacations are a chance to get relaxed from work.

54. Which of the following is NOT the reason for not increasing happiness after a trip?

  A. You got different ideas with your partners on holiday.

  B. You caught a bad cold during the trip.

  C. The worry about whether could return to work or not.

  D. The holiday itself could get you stressed.

55. During the 32-week study period _______of the people involved took a vacation.

  A. about one seconds                B. about two thirds

  C. more than one third              D. less than three fifth

Thursday, December 30, 2004 (New Delhi):

The international aid agency, Red Cross has warned that the toll（某事造成的損失） in the tsunami（海嘨） disaster could go up to 1,00,000．

The official figures of those confirmed（被證實(shí)的） dead is 80,000．Of these Indonesia accounts for the most at 45,268, followed by Sri Lanka with the toll at 22,493．

As many as 6,974 people have been killed in India, with 1,829 dead in Thailand, 100 in Somalia, 90 in Myanmar, 67 in Maldives, 65 in Malaysia, 10 in Tanzania, three in Seychelles, two in Bangladesh and one person killed in Kenya．

Rising figures

According to unofficial estimates, the death toll（死亡人數(shù)）could be over 10,000 in India．

The hardest hit has been the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with over 3,000 dead．

Though the official government figure for Car Nicobar is 124, that number could go up dramatically with thousands more still missing．

In Tamil Nadu, according to official estimates, over 6000 are dead, with 3500 in Nagapattinam alone．

1．According to the news, the second largest number of those confirmed death is in ___ ．

A．Indonesia　 　　　 B．Malaysia 　　 C．Sri Lanka 　 D．Thailand

2．In this report, there are ____ countries suffering from this tsunami disaster．

A．ten 　　　　　　 B．eleven 　　　　 C．twelve 　　　　 D．eight

3．Which of the following about the news is true?

A．According to the official estimates, over 10,000 people died in this tsunami in India．

B．According to the unofficial estimates, 100 people died in this tsunami in Somalia．

C．According to the official estimates, 100,000 people died in this tsunami．

D．According to the news, the death toll could go up in this tsunami．

（2010年廣東惠陽(yáng)高級(jí)中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性考試C篇）

Vacations are a chance to take a break from work, see the world and enjoy time with family. But do they make you happier?

Researchers from the Netherlands set out to measure the effect that vacations have on overall happiness and how long it lasts. They studied happiness levels among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation during the 32-week study period. The study showed that the largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation. In the study, the effect of vacation anticipation lifted happiness for eight weeks.

After the vacation, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels for most people. How much stress or relaxation a traveler experienced on the trip appeared to influence post-vacation happiness. There was no post-trip happiness benefit for travelers who said the vacation was “neutral” or stressful.”

Surprisingly, even those travelers who described the trip as “relaxing” showed no additional jump in happiness after the trip. “They were no happier than people who had not been on holiday,” said the lead author, Jeroen Nawijn, tourism research lecturer at Breda University. The only vacationers who experienced an increase in happiness after the trip were those who reported feeling “very relaxed” on their vacation. Among those people, the vacation happiness effect lasted for just two weeks after the trip before returning to baseline levels.

One reason vacations don’t increase happiness after the trip may have to do with the stress of returning to work. And for some travelers, the holiday itself was stressful. “In comments from people, the thing they mentioned most referred to disagreements with a travel partner or being ill,” Mr. Nawijn said.

The study didn’t find any relationship between the length of the vacation and overall happiness. Since most of the happiness boost comes from planning and anticipating a vacation, the study suggests that people may get more out of several small trips a year than one big vacation, Mr. Nawijn said.

51. What’s the best title for this passage?

  A. Post-vacation happiness         B. Pre-vacation planning

  C. Influence to vacations           D. Research on vacations

52. The study implies that _________.

  A. The longer the vacation is, the happier the travelers will be.

  B. The better you get your vacation planned, the more happiness you will get.

  C. It will make you happier if you divide a big vacation into small ones.

  D. None of the travelers were happier than those who had not been on holiday,

53. Which of the statements is not mentioned in the passage?

  A. People never have additional jump in happiness after the trip.

  B. For most people, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels after the vacation.

  C. The largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation.

  D. Vacations are a chance to get relaxed from work.

54. Which of the following is NOT the reason for not increasing happiness after a trip?

  A. You got different ideas with your partners on holiday.

  B. You caught a bad cold during the trip.

  C. The worry about whether could return to work or not.

  D. The holiday itself could get you stressed.

55. During the 32-week study period _______of the people involved took a vacation.

  A. about one seconds                B. about two thirds

  C. more than one third              D. less than three fifth