You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!
Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.
The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.
Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.
The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.
While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.
The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.
【小题1】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Get up early, teenagers!

B．Finally, a school understands teenagers.

C．Why do teenagers stay up late?

D．Difference between teens and adults.

【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?

A．grades

B．subject s

C．absence

D．classes

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.

B．Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am.

C．Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.

D．Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.

B．It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9 am.

C．The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.

D．Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.

—President Bush made a speech in Beijing University yesterday?

-—How did his speech____?

A. roll over      B. go over      C. turn over     D. think over

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home . As years went on , these events took on a  36  meaning for me : A traditional birthday party for Dad , and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life . When we knew it might be his 37  birthday, the whole family decided to  38  together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home . 

Dad was a good story-teller and here was the  39  he had had .During a quiet moment , I announced it was now Dad’s  40   to listen to stories for a change . I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him . The room became  41   . Then one after another , people told stories from their hearts , while Dad  42  with tears in eyes . People  43  kinds of stories — stories about when they were little , stories about when Dad was young , and stories that shared family treasures .

The stories  44   . Everyone seemed to have more than one story . Even the little grandchildren couldn’t  45  to tell Dad why they loved him . For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life , here was our  46  to celebrate him . A few months later , at Dad’s memorial service , we more fully realized what we had  47   Dad that night . Those are the stories people  48 tell at a funeral (葬礼)after a loved one is no longer  49  to hear the words . They tell stories , full of  50  . But we had given those memories to Dad in his  51  , and we had told them through laughter , accompanied by hugs and joys . He had them to  52  and roll over in his mind during his last days and months .

Words do   53  , and they are enough . We just need to say them or to speak them  54  to the ones we love . That’s the way to  55  love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life .

36. A. special       B. valuable        C. double            D. complex 

37. A. another      B. last            C. important          D. fiftieth

38. A. unite        B. arrange         C. move             D. gather

39. A. career       B. pride           C. happiness          D. audience

40. A. choice       B. wish           C. turn              D. right

41. A. lively        B. still           C. cosy(舒适的)       D. noisy

42. A. thought      B. nodded         C. listened            D. accepted

43. A. understood   B. invented        C. recalled            D. discussed

44. A. flowed       B. passed         C. unfolded           D. differed

45. A. stop         B. stand          C. afford             D. wait

46. A. responsibility  B. situation       C. chance            D. desire

47. A. returned      B. left            C. given             D. owed

48. A. sincerely     B. gently          C. normally          D. regularly

49. A. available     B. happy          C. eager             D. alive

50. A. tears        B. feelings         C. joy               D. peace

51. A. mind        B. life            C. world             D. work

52. A. hold         B. share          C. consider           D. continue

53. A. suit          B. fail           C. survive            D. matter

54. A. willingly     B. publicly        C. actually           D. truly

55. A. get back      B. call up         C. give back         D. keep up  

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home．As years went on, these events took on a  41  meaning for me: A traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life．When we knew it might be his  42  birthday, the whole family decided to  43  together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home．

Dad was a good story-teller and here was the  44  he had had．During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s  45  to listen to stories for a change．I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him．The room became  46 ．Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad  47  with tears in eyes．People  48  kinds of stories—stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures．

The stories  49 ． Everyone seemed to have more than one story．Even the little grandchildren couldn’t  50  to tell Dad why they loved him．For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our  51  to celebrate him．A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had  52  Dad that night．Those are the stories people  53  tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer  54  to hear the words．They tell stories, full of  55 ．But we had given those memories to Dad in his  56  , and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys．He had them to  57  and roll over in his mind during his last days and months．

Words do  58 , and they are enough．We just need to say them or to speak them  59  to the ones we love．That’s the way to  60  love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life．

1.A．special           B．valuable              C．double                 D．complex

2.A．another         B．last                  C．important           D．gather

3.A．unite           B．arrange               C．move              D．gather

4.A．career         B．pride               C．happiness           D．audience

5.A．choice         B．wish                C．turn                 D．right

6.A．lively            B．still                  C．cosy                D．noisy

7.A．thought          B．nodded                C．listened               D．accepted

8.A．understood     B．invented              C．recalled               D．discussed

9.A．flowed        B．passed                 C．unfolded              D．differed

10.A．stop          B．stand              C．afford                   D．wait

11.A．responsibilityB．situation            C．chance                 D．desire

12.A．returned       B．left                  C．given               D．owed

13.A．sincerely       B．gently                  C．normally              D．regularly

14.A．available       B．happy                   C．eager                       D．alive

15.A．tears         B．feelings               C．joy                   D．peace

16.A．mind         B．life                   C．world          D．work

17.A．hold                B．share              C．consider              D．continue

18.A． suit         B．fail                   C． survive              D．matter

19.A．willingly         B． publicly              C． actually             D． truly

20.A．get back        B． call up                C．give back             D．keep up

 

You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!

Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.

The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.

Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.

The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.

While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.

The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.

What’s the best title of this passage?

       A. Get up early, teenagers!

       B. Finally, a school understands teenagers.

       C. Why do teenagers stay up late?

       D. Difference between teens and adults.

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?

       A. grades                      B. subject       s                    C. absence                    D. classes

What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.

       B. Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am.

       C. Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.

       D. Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.

       B. It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9 am.

       C. The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.

       D. Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.