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（江蘇省姜堰市漆潼中學(xué)高一10月月考）Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays,but

livinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.

IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years,itisthatcommunicationisveryimportant,bothwhenyou

disagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyou

arefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,youdriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparents,or

anyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoesn'tsolveanything.

Communicationbeginswiththeconcerns（關(guān)心、）ofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan*tjustcomehome

fromschool,gouptoyourroomandignore（不理睬）everyone.Evenifyoujustsay“Hi"，andseehow

theirdaywasforfiveminutes,itisbetterthannothing.

Ifyoulookeduptheword“communication”inadictionary,itwouldsay“theexchangeofideas,the

conveyance（表達(dá)）ofinformation,correspondence（通信）,meansofcommunication:aletterora

message”.Tomaintain（保持）agoodrelationship,youmustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeople

knowhowyoufeel,evenifit'sjustbywritinganote.

Whendealingwithparents,youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasa

parent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit,tellthemthatyoulllistentowhat

theyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthe

situationworse.

Thisisanexample:onenight,Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobe

homebymidnightafterthefireworks,butshedidn'tfeelshecouldjustasktogohome.Thatwould

berude.Afterall,theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.Needlesstosay,shewas

lategettinghome.Herparentsweremadatfirst,notwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate,they

weren'tasmadandlettheincidentgo.Communicationisthekeyfactorhere.IfSophie'sparentshad

notbeenwillingtolisten,Sophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftrouble.

Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlike

Sophie's,tellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.

66.Inthewriter'sview,dealingwithparentsis_________thanwithchildren.

A.moredifficultB.easierC.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting

67.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis_________.

A.theimportanceoffriendshipB.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothers

C.theimportanceofcommunicationD.thedisagreementbetweengenerations

68.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunication,thekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat

A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsB.theyshouldbeequal

C.parentsplaytheleadingpartD.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings

69.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat__________.

A.Sophie'sparentsarewillingtolistentoherB.Sophieisverypolitetoherparents

C.Sophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglate

D.communicationisthesolution（解決辦法）tomisunderstanding

70.Allthefollowingstatementsarecorrectexcept“______

A.Ifyoudon'tagreewithothers,you'dbetterletthemknow

B.Itisbettertosay“Hi”toothersthansaynothing

C.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,walkaway

D.Communicationisatwo-waydeal

66.【解析】A依據(jù)文章第一段判斷答案為A。

67.【解析】C第二段的主題句為communicationisveryimportantc

78.【解析】B從第五段的敘述,特別是tellthemthatyoulllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthem

politelytolistentoyou可以看出，作者認(rèn)為與父母親的交流重要的是平等。

69.【解析】D文章首先論述了交流的重要性以及交流是消除誤解、解決問(wèn)題的方法，接著舉例證明自己的觀

點(diǎn)O

70.【解析】C依據(jù)Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse判斷C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

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（江蘇省啟東中學(xué)高一第一次月考）ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversation,

itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenly,my

motherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWarIII.She,lltalkaboutmylackofabrightfuture

becauseIdon'tplantobeadoctor.Andmuchtoherdisappointment,Idon'twanttodoanyjob

relatedtoscience,either.Infact,whenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor（主修）inEnglish

andcommunications,shenearlyhadaheartattack.

uWhycan'tyoubelikemyco-worker'sson?"shebemoansallthetime.Herco-worker'ssonreceived

afour-yearscholarshipandisnowearning70,000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon'tknowwhatto

answerexceptthatIsimplycan'tbelikeMr.PerfectasI'vecalledtheunnamedco-worker'sson.I

can'tbelikehim.Tmthetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunity,writeuntilthesun

goesdown,andmostofall,wantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveit,notbecauseoffame（名聲）or

salary.

Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.Tveseenmymotherstruggletoraise

meonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6:30amandusuallycomes

homearound5pmoreven6pm.However,Iwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctor,itdoesn't

meanPHbesuccessful.Tdratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuture.

65.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?

A.Thewriter'sstudies.B.Thewriter'sfuturejobC.DinnerplansD.Warsaroundtheworld

66.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthewriter'smother____________.

A.doesn'twantthewritertomajorinEnglishB.doesn'tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctor

C.getsalongverywellwiththewriterD.doesn'tthinkworkinginthesciencefieldisagoodidea

67.Theunderlinedword“bemoans”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____________.

A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles

68.WhichoffollowingstatementsisprobableTRUEaboutthewriter?

A.Hewantstobelikehismother'sco-worker'sson.

B.Hewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuture.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkhismother'sco-worker'ssonisperfect.

D.Hewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuture.

BACD

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（江蘇省啟東中學(xué)高一第一次月考）Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That'swhatmorethan1,700kids

tolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsand

askedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey（調(diào)查）：?Scary

moviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;?Thunderstorms,hurricanes（颶風(fēng)），andotherhorrible

weather;④Warandterrorism（恐'怖行動(dòng)）；?Soundsheardatnight.

Butnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Andwhatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdeal

forsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn'tonourlist.

Whatisfear?

Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it'sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat'sagoodthing

becausefearistheretoprotectus.We'rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthat

couldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthe

babyfeelsafeandOKagain.

Realvs.Pretend

Thebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstand

moreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam'simagination

leadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,uWaitaminute.They'reonlypretendthings.Idon't

needtoworryaboutthem.”

Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid'simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.

What'sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortable

inthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere'snothingthere

canhelpkidsfightthatfear.

73.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thelistoffearsisnotcomplete.B.Thethingspeoplefearareofnobigfear.

C.Kidshavemorefearsthanpeoplethink.D.Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.

74.Inthewriter'sopinion,__________.

A.havingasenseoffearisnotabadthingB.babieshaveaweaksenseoffear

C.fearisnotsomethingthatwearebornwithD.notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings

75.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?

A.UglyB.UsualC.UnrealD.Lovely

DAC

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（江西省安福高一第一次月考）Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgive

friendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon'tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearnto

treatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeans

learningthreerules:behonest;begenerous（寬宏大量的）；beunderstanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudon'ttell

thetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,youmaylose

yourfriend'strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon'thavetogiveyourlunch

moneyoryourclothes,orenjoy,likeourhobbiesandyourinterests.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshare

yourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportant

toyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongat

school.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststep

insolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourself

inyourfriend'splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike（相同）.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.

Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendships,youmustpracticehonesty.Generosityandunderstanding.

56.Somefriendshipsdon'tlastverylongbecause.

A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.

B.theydon'tknowfriendshipissomethingserious

C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipsreceivefriendshipsfromothers

D.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers

57.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis.

A.asimportantasmoneyB.moreimportantthananythingelse

C.somethingcountableD.thebaseofafriendship

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthepassage?

A.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.

B.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.

C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.

D.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvalue.

59.Accordingtotheauthor,howdoyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter?

A.AskyourfriendforeverythingB.Don'ttellthetruthtoyourfriend

C.Shareyourideasandfeelingswithyourfriend

D.Giveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothestoyourfriend.

60.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.AFriendinNeedIsaFriendIndeedB.HonestyIstheBestHabit

C.HowtoBeaFriendD.ThreeImportantPointsinLife

DDACC

科學(xué)知識(shí)類

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（湖南龍山皇倉(cāng)中學(xué)高一9月月考）IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarand

sometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmarter

sinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreasein

yourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisisthe

areaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.

Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.Ateam

ledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspoke

English.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguage

beforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.

Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeople

withoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,the

smallerthedifference.

uOurfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearninga

secondlanguage,"saidthescientists.

Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.

ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetween

bilingualismandmathsskills.uHavingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakes

thebrainmoreflexible（靈活的）hesaid.**Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetter

understandingofdifferentideas."

ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecond

languagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwereall

tested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguage

meansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists.

56.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.

A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguage

C.thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudy

57.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.

A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearner

C.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner

58.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat_______.

A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityis

B.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'tknowasecond

language

C.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'sbrain

D.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime

59.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_________.

A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmaths

B.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects

C.Italianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguage

D.you'dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage

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（湖南龍山皇倉(cāng)中學(xué)高一9月月考）Intoday'sInternetage,thedemandforonlinegamescontinuesto

grow.OnlinecomputergamecentersexistinmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutAsia.Facingthe

pressuresofschoolandlife,peopletendtothevirtualworld,expectingadiversionfromthese

problems.Toooften,however,theycanleadtoproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.

ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKorea.Thecountryhastheworld'shighest

percentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Italsohasahighnumberofonlinegameplayersand

relatedproblems.In2002,ayoungmancollapsed（突然暈倒）anddiedwhileplayingonlinegames.He

hadbeenplayingalmostnonstopfor86hoursatanInternetcafe.Anotheryoungmankilledhissister

afterbecomingconfusedbetweentheonlineworldandreallife.A12-year-oldboystoleUS$16,000

fromhisfatherandranawayfromhome.Hedidthistocontinuehisobsession（著迷）withanonline

game.Suchproblems,however,don'tjusthappeninSouthKorea.Theyarespreadingtootherparts

ofAsia,aswell.

Whatkindsofpeopledeveloponlinegameaddiction?Whatdoestheproblemlooklike?Dr.SueHuei

Chen,aclinicalpsychologist,researchesInternetaddiction.Shediscoveredsomesignsofat-risk

individualssuchaslackfriendshipsandgoodsocialskills.Thoseproblemindividualsfeelitso

compulsivetoplayonlinegamesthattheycouldsacrificethingssuchasschoolorfamily.Theyfeel

theneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonline.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheir

onlinegameplaying.

Howmanyproblemgameplayersarethere?InmainlandChina,thepotentialnumberofproblem

onlinegamersisalarming.In2004,theChinadailyreportedthatChinahad13.8milliononlinegame

players.Furthermore,itstatedthat80percentofthesewereunder25andhadsignsofaddiction.

SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.

Makesuretokeepcontroloveryouronlinegameplaying.Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itcangetcontrolof

you.

68.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?

A.ThedisadvantagesoftheInternet.B.TheonlinegameproblemsinAsia.

C.Thepopularityofonlinegamesworldwide.D.Thecauseofonlinegameaddiction.

69.Theunderlinedword“diversion”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________.

A.careerB.comfortC.escapeD.support

70.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Theyoungkiller'ssisterwaskilledinafictionalworld

B.Onlinegameplayingisresponsiblefortheyoungman'sdeath.

C.PeopleinSouthKoreahaveaccesstotheInternetmosteasily.

D.Theteenageboystolemoneyduetohisplayinggamesonline.

71.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.MostpeopleinAsiahavedevelopedanaddictiontoonlinegames.

B.Onlinegameaddictionscausemanylife-and-deatharguementsinSouthKorea.

C.LonelyandunsociablepeopleseemtomoreeasilydevelopInternetaddictions.

D.Intheyear2004therewereatotalof13.8millionChinesevisitingtheInternet.

72Whatarethesignsofat-riskindividuals?

Afeelingitsocompulsivetoplayonlinegames

Bbecomingupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.

Cfeelingtheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonline

DAlltheabove

56-59CCAB68-72BCACD

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（7可-I匕省唐山一中高一月考）Haveyoueverstayeduplate?Ifso,youknowthatnotgettingenough

sleepcanmakeyoutriedandgrumpy.Notsleepingenoughsleepcanalsomakeithardertothink

clearlythenextday.

Sleepscientistshavelongknownthatgettingagoodnight'ssleepisveryimportant.Ithelpskidsbe

abletodotheirbestduringtheday.

Arecentstudyshowsthatsleephelpsimproveproblem-solvingskillsandcreative（倉(cāng)U造性的）thinking.

Forthestudy,twogroupsofstudentsansweredamathproblem.Thegroupthatsleptforeighthours

solvedtheproblemcorrectlymoreoftenthanthegroupthatdidnotgetenoughsleep.

Whileyousleepatnight,yourbrainisbusydoingits“homework”.Itsortsout（整理）alltheinformation

thatyougetintheday.Gettingenoughsleepeachnightcanimproveyourthinkingability.Thatwill

surelyhelpyoudoyourbestatschool.Expertssaythat,inreturn,canleadtobettergrades.

55.Theunderlinedwordgrumpyinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.

A.excitedandhappyB.activeandcreativeC.impatientandangryD.boredandweak

56.Choosethebesttitleforthispassage.

A.SleeptoSuccessB.ARecentStudyC.DoSleepWellD.TheMoreSleep,theBetter

CA

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（河南省信陽(yáng)二高中高二月考）In2004,theWorldHealthOrganization,WHO,warnedofapossible

outbreakofanotherseriousdiseasewhichmaybeevenmoredeadlythanSARS.TheWHObelieves

thatitislikelythatbirdfluwillspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.Ifitdoes,uptoseven

millionspeoplecoulddiefromthedisease.

Diseaseslikebirdfluarecausedbyviruses,thatis,tinythingswhichchangeandbecomemore

dangerousovertime.Whenanewtypeofacommonviruschanges,itmaybeabletogetpastthe

body'simmune（免疫的）system.Ifthathappens,humansareingreatdangeruntilacureortreatment

becomesavailable.

Therehavealwaysbeenvirusesandpeoplealwaysgetsick,ofcourse,butaswesawwithSARS,the

situationismoredifficulttoday.Peopletravelmorethaneverbefore,whichmeansthatdiseasecan

spreadquicklyandacrosslargeareasinfactthewholeworld.

Scientistsarealreadyworkingondrugsthatwillpreventorlimittheeffectofanewvirus,butthe

processtakestime.Itisjustasimportanttomakesurethatcountries,especiallypoorcountries,

arepreparedtodealwiththedisease.Newdiseaseusuallyaffectpoorareasthemost,sowemust

helpdevelophealthcareinallcountries.

68.Thesituationismoreserioustodaybecause.

A.peopletravelmoreB.peopledon'teathealthyfood

C.therearen^enoughhospitalsD.scientistscanJtfindacure

69.Fromthispassageweknow.

A.birdfluwillsurelyspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears.

B.aviruschangesandbecomelessdangerousovertime.

C.SARSis1ikelytocomeagaininsomeyears.

D.poorareasusuallysuffersmorefromnewdiseasesthanrichareas.

70.Thepossibletitleofthispassageis

A.TheWorkofWHOB.ScientistsAreWorkingHardonDrugsforDiseases

C.WhatIsaVirusD.VirusChangesandCausesNewDiseasesOverTim

ACA

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（河南省信陽(yáng)商城高中高一月考）Ifyouarehavingtroublefallingasleep,youareingoodcompany.

About65%ofAmericanssaidtheyhavesleepingproblemsafewnightseachweek,accordingtoa

recentstudybytheNationalSleepFoundation.Sleepingtoolittlecanleadtoahigherriskof

becomingfatandgettingdepressed（沮喪的）.Butbeforeyougotoadoctorforadvice,itisworth

examiningyoursleepinghabitsonemoretime.Someofyourfavoriteeveninghabitsmayhave

somethingtodowiththesleepingproblems.

SettingaBrightAlarmClock

Thelightofyourbrightalarmclockcanpreventyoufromfallingasleep.Youcanmakeyourroomas

darkaspossible.Coverthebrightnumberswithabookorconsiderbuyingasmalltravelclock.Your

cellphonealarmmayalsodothetrick.

CountingSheep

Whenyoujustcan'tfallasleep,it'suselesstostayinbedtocountsheep.Ifyou'vebeentryingtofall

asleepformorethan30minutes,theNationalSleepFoundationsuggestsyougetuptodosome

readingorwatchTVforawhile.Suchactivitieswillmakeyousleepy.Beforeyouknowit,you'llbe

goingbacktobedreallytired.

3.ExercisingLateatNight?

Daytimeworkouts（鍛煉）willkeepyoufullofenergyforhours.That'swhyyoudon'twanttoexercise

withinthreehoursofhittingthesack.Fierce（劇烈的）physicalactivityraiseyourbodytemperatureand

pumpsyourenergylevel—botharebadforagoodnight'ssleep.

60.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstsentenceofthepassage?

A.It'snotgoodtofailtofallasleepatnight.

B.Peopleinagoodcompanyoftenhavesleepingproblems.

C.Therearemanypeoplewhohavesleepingproblems.

D.Youshouldfindsomeonetotalktoifyoucan'tfallasleep.

61.Theunderlinedpart“hittingthesackninthelastparagraphmeans“_____

A.goingbackhomeB.goingtobedC.goingtothegymC.fallingasleep

62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Thebadresultsofgettingtoolittlesleep.B.Whythebrightalarmclockkeepsyouawake.

C.Whattodoifyoucan'tfallasleepafter30minutes.

D.WhywatchingTVandreadingbooksmakepeoplesleepy.

63.Bywritingthepassage,thewritermainlywantstotellus______.

A.whysomanypeoplecan'tsleepwellatnightB.howtoenjoyagoodnight'ssleep

C.thatsleepingproblemsaretroublingmoreandmorepeople

D.thatpeoplemaysolvetheirsleepingproblemsbysomehabits

CBDD

6（河南省鄭州市盛同學(xué)校高一第一次月考）Someinventionsaresouseful,butseemsosimple,thatwe

wonderwhynoonethoughtofthemlongago.Post-itNotes,thepiecesofpaperthatyoucanfasten

almostanywhereandthenremovewithoutleavinganysignthattheywerethere,areanexampleof

suchaninvention.

Post-itNoteswereinventedabouttwentyyearsagobyArtFry,ascientistat3MCorporation.Theidea

fortheproductcamefromafrustratingexperienceheoftenhadwhilesinginginhischurchchoir.Fry

usedpiecesofpaperasbookmarkstomarktheplacesinhisbookofsongs,butthesebookmarks

werealwaysfallingout.Heknewheneededabookmarkthatwouldstaywhereheputit,butthathe

couldremovewithoutdamagingthepages.

Aroundthattime,Fryheardaboutanewadhesive（粘合齊！J）thatacolleague（同事），Dr.SpenceSilver,

hadcreated.Thisadhesivewasspecialbecauseitwassticky,butnottoosticky.Itwasstrongenough

toholdpaperstogether,butweakenoughtonottearthepaperwhenitwasremoved.Frysawthatthe

newadhesivecouldhelpsolvehisbookmarkproblem.Onemorning,Fryputsomeoftheadhesiveon

theedgeofapieceofpaper.Justashehoped,itmadeaperfectbookmark.

Ashorttimelater,Fryrealizedthathisnewinventionhadevenmoreusesthanbeingagreat

bookmark.Hecametothisrealizationwhenhewroteanoteononeofhisnew"bookmarks"and

attachedittoareporthewasgoingtogivetoacolleague.Soon,co-workerswereaskingFryformore

samples（樣品）ofhis