Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need.
Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.
As a result，many students go to class feeling like Danny，16 years old. He plays two sports，lacrosse and football. He is an active teen—except in the morning. DANNY：“Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I’m just very out of it and tired. And through first and second period I can hardly stay awake.”
Michael Breus，a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders says：“These aren’t a bunch of lazy kids—although，you know，teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms，more times than not，are off.”Teens，he says，need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road because any tired driver is dangerous，especially a teenager with a lack of experience.
So what can schools do about sleepy students？The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning.
Eric Peterson，head of St.George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island，says，“In the end，schools ought to do what’s the right thing for their students，first and foremost.”And he wanted to see if a 30-minute delay would make a difference. It did.
小題1:According to the passage，which of the following is the chief cause of sleepy teenagers？

A．Persona haibits.	B．Early school hours.
C．Sports activities.	D．Too much home work.

小題2:According to Michael Breus，         .

A．Teenagers are too lazy to get up early for school.

B．Teenagers should change their biological rhythms.

C．Lacking sleep can cause serious problems.

D．Sleepy teenagers shouldn’t drive to school.

小題3:What is Eric Peterson’s opinion on the issue？

A．Schools should try their best to help students.

B．Students should adjust to their school’s schedule.

C．Changing school schedule is their last choice.

D．Something has to change at the end of a school day.

小題4:What does the underlined word“It”in the last sentence might refer to？

A．St.George School.	B．Rhode Island State.
C．Students in St.George School.	D．30-minute delay of school day.

小題5:What can you infer might follow the passage immediately？

A．Some positive changes in St.George’s school.

B．Some complaints from teachers and parents.

C．Some tips on how to help students foremost.

D．Some unexpected outcome of the delay.

Pairs, Jan. 11--- An armored (武裝) car robbery last night ended in a wild gunbattle that two men dead and a hostage (人質) seriously wounded.
The drama (刺激的事件) began when an armored car carrying the contents of safety（儲備）boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said.
The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them. The robbers used heavy tools and explosives (爆炸品) to break the armored car.
A passing police car turned to look into the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway.
Stopping a private car driven by a teenaged girl, the three escaped for central Pairs with the police car in hot pursuit（追捕）.
A plain clothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of Lat in Quarter. The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness (目擊者) said.
The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling (爬出) away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital.
The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire on more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gunbattle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewellery.
小題1:The passage is about _____.

A．a gunbattle between the policeman and the government soldiers.

B．a bank robbery in Paris.

C．a group of gunmen's robbery of armored car in the streets.

D．how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded.

小題2:The robbers came       and they _____.

A．in a police car; stole the armed car.

B．in a truck; blasted (炸毀) the armored car.

C．in an armored truck; drove the money car away.

D．in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools.

小題3:The three robbers escaped on foot across a nearby highway because_____.

A．a passing police car found them .

B．the explosives were too strong .

C．the contents of the armored car were too heavy .

D．the truck broke down .

小題4:A plain clothes policeman is ______.

A．not a policeman but a soldier .	B．not a policeman but a gunman .
C．a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniform .	D．a robber .

小題5:After a wild gunbattle, ______.

A．the robbers were shot dead.

B．the police got back what they wanted.

C．the police failed to get back what they wanted.

D．50 policemen were killed and the robbers were seriously wounded.

The United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.
Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.
Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors' as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.
小題1: The United States is filled with cars, but             .

A．not every family has a car	B．few families have two cars or even more
C．every American has a car	D．every family has a car

小題2:What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Workers drive cars to offices and factories	B．Salesmen drive to carry their products.
C．Farmers drive into cities to get supplies.	D．Cars are widely used.

小題3:Which statement is true according to the third paragraph?

A．Small children are driven to school.

B．All children go to school by bus in some cities.

C．Mothers drive their children who can't walk to school.

D．School buses pick up all children.

小題4: Mothers form car pools in order that             .

A．they can drive to school

B．they can take turns driving their children to school

C．they reach school quickly

D．they can drive their children to school in time

小題5: The traffic in and around cities is a great problem because              .

A．too many cars are being driven	B．there are too many car pools
C．people put fewer cars on the roads	D．there is less gas

With the rapid social development, the Internet now provides social networks that include online movies and videos．The major television networks have much less control over your mind and their broadcasts for entertainment and, more importantly, advertising．It has long been known that television’s audience will spend more time on the Internet than watching TV．People have found another means of entertainment by going to websites which seem to satisfy their specific interests more completely．This isn’t very good news for the television networks．
The influence of people using DVRs （Digital Video Recorder） also has led to fewer and fewer viewers watching television commercials．Market research indicates the effectiveness of TV ads is getting weaker as a result．Many DVR owners are fast forwarding and skipping television commercials．With viewers now spending an average of four times longer on the Internet and more viewers avoiding commercials, this trend isn’t good for television’s advertising revenues（收益）．
Major TV advertisers know full well that their advertising dollars on TV aren’t as an effective investment as they once were．The major players in advertising have been moving towards the Internet as a serious alternative means of advertising．
For thousands of people involved in Internet marketing, it’s history-making to share the revenue that previously all went to major television networks．There’s already a group of Internet marketers being paid a larger amount of advertising revenue．These are everyday people that work usually from home on their own．Advertisers can direct their advertising to websites where viewer types are more likely to be interested in their product or service．
The development of the Internet and its role and change in our lives cannot be compared to any other form of media created throughout the history of mankind．
小題1:People are going to websites for entertainment because _______．

A．they’d like to follow the last trend

B．there are fewer commercials

C．there are more movies and videos

D．they can choose what meets their particular needs

小題2:We can learn from the second paragraph that ______．

A．viewers are bored with television commercials

B．the television viewing time should be limited

C．many television commercials are of poor quality

D．there are more commercials on DVRs than on TV

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that _____．

A．people spend time on the Internet mainly for entertainment

B．most people prefer to work at home nowadays

C．the Internet will attract more and more advertisers

D．the appearance of TV changed our lives

小題4:The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the rapid social development

B．the fast development of the Internet advertising

C．the way to advertise on the Internet

D．the influence of television commercials

For years experts have argued that poor households are consuming less nourishing food than the rest of the population.
But a survey of some of the lowest earners in Britain shows the nutritional value of what they eat is little different to everyone else.
In fact, the same deficiencies in diet were shared by all the population and the findings suggest that poor eating choices are far more widespread than previously suspected - affecting many wealthier families.
These included low fruit and vegetable consumption, not eating enough oily fish and eating too much saturated fat and sugar.
“This is a large and significant study and it shows we are all eating just as bad a diet as each other,” said Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University.
The poorest families were eating only slightly more sugar and slightly less fruit and vegetables, according to the study of 3,728 respondents in the bottom of the population.
Alison Tedstone, head of nutritional science at the Food Standard Agency, said: “ Overall, people on low incomes have less than ideal diets, but their diets are only slightly worse than those of the rest of the population.”
The study also showed that low earners are choosing to eat unhealthily. Their food choices were not linked to their income, their access to shops or their cooking skills.
The findings appear to contradict assumptions that the poor cannot afford healthier foods or are too far away from shops that sell them.
The Low Income Nutrition and Diet Survey showed that like the rest of the population, the poor's daily fruit and vegetable intake on average is below the recommended five portions. Fewer than 10 per cent of respondents hit this target, while around 20 per cent ate less than a portion per day.
More than three quarters (76 per cent) of men and 81 per cent of women did less than one 30-minute session of moderate or vigorous exercise per week.
Some 45 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women were smokers.
This compares with 28 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women in the general population.
小題1: According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Whether the poor or the rich maybe have a bad diet.

B．Even the poor can enjoy enough fruit and fish consumption.

C．Only the poor have a bad diet.

D．The study was conveyed in both the rich and the poor.

小題2:What kind of persons maybe eat most sugar?

A．The rich.

B．Men.

C．The poorest.

D．Women

小題3: From the passage, we can learn __________.

A．the poor choose unhealthy food because of low income

B．having no access to shops also leads to the poor’s bad diet

C．the poor’s daily fruit intake is as much as general people

D．the number of smokers in the poor is bigger than that in general people

小題4: What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The poor’s healthy problem.	B．Keep off junk food.
C．How to have a good diet.	D．A diet survey.

What is Math Anxiety?
Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite   36 to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer   37 ? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of   38 the lines? Fear of being judged   39 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures(使現出) up fear of some type. The fear that one won’t be able to do the   40 or the fear that it’s too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of  41 . For the most part, math anxiety is the   42 about doing the math right, our minds draw a   43 and we think we’ll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the  44 the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety to grow for many students.
Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
Usually math anxiety stems(起源于) from   45 experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias(恐慌癥) have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often   46  poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math  47 . Many of the students I’ve encountered with math anxiety have demonstrated an over reliance on procedures in math as opposed to actually understanding the math. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much   48 , the math is quickly forgotten and   49 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept — the division of fractions(分數). You probably learned about reciprocals(倒數) and inverses. In other words, ‘It’s not yours to reason why, just invert(反轉) and multiply(乘)’. Well, you memorized the rule and it   50  . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone ever use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙處理的) to show you why it works? If   51  , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures —   52 if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good  53 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students   54 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important   55 to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.

小題1:	A．different B．similar C．far D．familiar

小題2:	A．speech B．performance C．threatens D．stage-fright

小題3:	A．understanding B．memorizing C．forgetting D．reading

小題4:	A．poorly B．crazily C．well D．publicly

小題5:	A．Chinese B．math C．English D．physics

小題6:	A．wish B．conscience C．determination D．confidence

小題7:	A．fear B．joy C．pleasure D．doubt

小題8:	A．failure B．choice C．blank D．death

小題9:	A．further B．greater C．less D．smaller

小題10:

A．unpleasant B．unfair C．pleasant D．successful

小題11:

A．because B．thanks to C．resulting in D．due to

小題12:

A．fear B．anxiety C．failure D．misunderstanding

小題13:

A．forgetting B．use C．understanding D．knowledge

小題14:

A．panic B．excitement C．disappointment D．encouragement

小題15:

A．opens B．works C．starts D．runs

小題16:

A．so B．possible C．not D．any

小題17:

A．Where B．Why C．When D．What

小題18:

A．memory B．method C．brain D．body

小題19:

A．fill B．realize C．confirm D．recognize

小題20:

A．task B．aim C．appointment D．role

From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (懷疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
小題1:The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .

A．different

B．strange

C．secret

D．one's own

小題2:In the writer's opinion, ____.

A．all hobbies are very expensive	B．some hobbies don't cost anything
C．hobbies are worthless	D．hobbies are valuable to everybody

小題3:Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a____ .

A．job

B．pleasure

C．hobby

D．habit

This year 2,300 teenagers ( young people aged from 13-19 ) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In return, George's son, Mike, spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批評) American schools.” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
小題1:The whole exchange program is mainly to ____.

A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B．send students in America to travel in Germany

C．let students learn something about other countries

D．have teenagers learn new languages

小題2:What did Fred and Mike agree on?

A．American food tasted better than German food.

B．German schools were harder than American schools.

C．Americans and Germans were both friendly.

D．There were more cars on the streets in America.

小題3: What is particular (特別的) in American schools?

A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

B．There are a lot of after-school activities.

C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all.

D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.

小題4:What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?

A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.

B．German schools trained students to be better citizens.

C．American schools were not as good as German schools.

D．The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.

“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t! so I only can spend ten fen(分) on this short message, sending you my best wishes! ”
Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.
Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are pressing buttons, bring happiness to their friends. The humor of the words shows how beautiful language is! Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.
“Thumb Culture” is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to “Short” to greet each other. Internet SMS will provide more convenience to people. I am grateful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the tip of thumb, so much joy can be found!
小題1:The first paragraph is a(n) __________.

A．e-mail.

B．short message.

C．piece of news.

D．story.

小題2:What can people do through SMS?

A．Buy a palace.	B．Provide food.
C．Learn foreign language.	D．Send messages.

小題3:The people are smiling and laughing when sending messages because they_________.

A．save much money.	B．know the weather report.
C．enjoy the happiness of SMS.	D．have one million yuan.

小題4:The writer thinks that_________.

A．SMS helps people a lot.	B．people can find joy on the Internet.
C．greeting can cost much money.	D．thumb has become a kind of culture.

You must have a favorite line or pet phrase you repeat often in your conversations. Studies say that pet phrases can reflect our changing society and reveal information about a person’s personality. Here are some of the most popular pet phrases among young people.
腦殘---nuts
I love the word and use it whenever I think a person is stupid, or a behavior is crazy. I learned the term from one of my classmates. Once, we saw two high school girls wearing miniskirts on a very cold winter day and my classmate called the two girls “nuts”. I don’t think the word reflects my personality. I use it because it sounds cool.
Diao Yujie, 22, computer science major at Nanjing University.
汗---stunning
I use this word very often. Once, my classmates and I were discussing how amusing QQ is. One guy suddenly burst out, “I have MSN too”. This comment had no relation with the topic we were discussing. I used this word and everybody laughed. I think it is a fantastic word that can change awkwardness to amusement.
Mu Li, 20, journalism major at Beijing Normal University.
暈死---I’m giddy!
I use this word a lot---more often than my classmates. It has became a symbol of me, as my friends sometimes refer to me as the guy who often says the word. I am a person who wants to be different and this word gives me that feeling.
Chen Zhou, 21, Nanjing University.
雷---stunning
I only use this word with my friends. My parents don’t understand it. The word, which is only used among people of my age, is intimate. I think it stands for being young and energetic. And I want to be young forever, so I like the word.
Chen Jianjun, 23, senior at Nanjing University.
小題1:If a man wearing suit and a tie is climbing a mountain, what can we say to him according to the passage?

A．nuts

B．I’m giddy.

C．汗---stunning

D．雷---stunning

小題2:What’s the meaning of “pet phrase” in the first paragraph?

A．習慣用語

B．寵物語言

C．口頭禪

D．座右銘

小題3: What’s young people’s attitude to pet phrase?

A．indifferent

B．crazy

C．reasonable

D．against

小題4:Pet phrase can ________ according to studies.

A．reflect our changing society

B．reveal information about a person’s personality

C．make young people popular

D．both A and B