1、(31) World Sleep Day is held on March 21 every year. The purpose (目的) of World Sleep Day is to celebrate the benefits (好处) of good and healthy sleep. Sleep quality (质量) plays a key role (角色) in peoples health. Researchers say that there are a lot of advantages (优势) if we always get enough sleep. We
2、can be smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful. Also were to have better skin, better memories and longer lives. When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it will influence (影响) your performance the next day. In general, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a nig
3、ht, but a recent research found that, on weekdays, only 21% of them really get eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six. For teenagers, a healthy amount (数量) is about eight to nine hours per night. However, about 80% of high school students dont get enough sleep because of their schoo
4、lwork or some bad habits. 27% of people in the world have sleep problems. Now there are over 80 kinds of sleep disorders (障碍), and most people know little about their danger. So, for our good life and work, its necessary for us to realize the importance of sleep and try to have a good sleep. 1.When
5、is World Sleep Day? 2.What is the purpose of World Sleep Day? 3.What will happen if we sleep one hour less than we should? 4.Why dont most high school students have enough sleep? 5.Do you have any sleep problems? Why? (32) How to become a radio DJ Do you have a great voice? Have you ever thought abo
6、ut becoming a radio DJ? Working as a DJ can be exciting but it also needs experience. If you want to be a DJ, the following are usual ways to start. Intern(实习实习). Its a bad job. Unluckily, most radio station workers start as an intern. This means working long hours without pay. It will help you do b
7、etter at the radio station. Events. Because you cant get a DJ job with no experience, you might want to work as a DJ for events. Weddings, parties and special situations all need DJs to provide music and a laugh. This is a great way to learn to work with people and play music. Fill in(临时补缺临时补缺). If
8、you work at a radio station, you can ask to be put on the fill in list for DJs. So if the main DJ gets sick, you can fill in for him or her to get some experience. Late，late night. Usually the first job for a DJ is late shift(晚班). In other words, you may be on air not only from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., but
9、 you will get more experience. 1.What do most radio station workers start as? 2.Can we get a DJ job without any experience according to the passage? 3.Whats a great way to learn to work with people and play music? 4.When can you fill in for the main DJ to get experience? 5.Usually the first job for
10、a DJ is early shift, isnt it? (33) The reality show (真人秀) is a kind of television program. Usually a reality show has any series (集). And it can be on TV for many years. The reality show is quite different other kinds of TV shows. Because it shows the life of common people and no actors or actresses
11、 play in it. It often shows true stories that happen or in peoples daily life. So many people like to watch reality shows. The first reality show came out in the 1990s in American. At that time, the most famous and popular reality show was Survivor. It was popular not only in American. But also arou
12、nd the world. Reality shows also show different kinds of competitions. For example, theres a Chinese reality show called The Voice of China. In this show, there are four famous Chinese singers. Their job is to find their favorite students and help them be the winner. The show is very successful. Man
13、y people like to watch it. 1.What is the reality show? 2.Are there any actors acting in the reality show? 3.When and Where did the first reality show happen? 4.What program is The Voice of China? 5.What do the four Chinese singers do in The Voice of China? (34) Everyone is good at something, but som
14、e people are truly talented. Its always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and Americas Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as Chinas got Talent. All these shows
15、have one thing in common: they try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? Thats up to you to decide. When people watch
16、 the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize. However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors.
17、 However, if you dont take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true. 1.What do talent shows have in common? 2.Who decides the winner? 3.Why do some people not like these shows? 4.Why do some people
18、like these shows? 5.What do you think of these shows? (35) You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi (少年派的奇幻漂流), the movie from American Chinese director (导演), Li An, tells an amazing story. Pi is a boy. He liv
19、es happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals. But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begin to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship
20、 at night. Finally, Pi finds the only survivors (幸存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8-meter boat. To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he himself does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227-day sail on the sea. The movie is f
21、rom a Canadian writer Yong Martels book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also relationship (关系) between humans and nature. It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3 D for his first time. He hopes the movie will make the p
22、eople think. Life of Pi opened in Chinese theaters on November 22, 2012. 1.Where does Pis father decide to move? 2.What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night? 3.Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger? 4.What does the movie discuss? 5.How long did it take Li An to make the movie? (36) Su
23、nday 9 pmChannel 13 There are millions of children in the world but there arent many children like Aisha or Rick. On tonights programme, we talk to two Britains gifted (有天赋的) children about their daily life. Aisha Patel is 11. Just like other British 11-year-old children, Aisha usually gets up at se
24、ven oclock. She starts school at nine oclock and shes never late. But, theres a difference. Aishas very clever: she has an IQ of 150a normal (正常的) IQ is 100! In her free time, she designs (设计) computer games. She also speaks six languages, plays the cello and paints beautiful pictures. And she has t
25、ime to meet her friends. Rick Moore is 10, and he also has an IQ of 150. He plays the piano and he sometimes writes music toohe wants to be a top composer (作曲家). He always gets up very early to play the piano, around half past five in the morning. He wants to play the piano all day, but he cant do t
26、hat because he goes to school and he has homeworkhe always does his homework. He often goes to bed at half past eleven. 1.Where are Aisha and Rick from? 2.When does Aisha usually get up? 3.How old is Rick? 4.How many languages does Aisha speak? 5.Why cant Rick play the piano all day? (37) Do you kno
27、w the TV play Mother Tiger and Father Cat? It is an interesting play. The little girl Qianqian is only seven years old. She is in Grade One. Her mother wants her to study hard. She takes her daughter to all kinds of after-school classes, such as math, piano and swimming. She doesnt let Qianqian go t
28、o the zoo or the amusement park. In a word, she keeps her daughter studying all the time. But Qianqians father thinks happiness is more important than study. He usually plays with her. Sometimes, he even does homework for her. Who do you like better, Mother Tiger or Father Cat? Who do you think is r
29、ight? If you want to be happy and get good grades in your study, what will you do? 1.What is Mother Tiger and Father Cat? 2.What grade is Qianqian in? 3.What does Qianqians mother want her to do? 4.In Qianqians fathers opinion, what is more important? 5.Are your parents like Qianqians mother or fath
30、er? (38) We are a family of collectors. When you come into our house, you can see many collections. You can see collections of seashells, baskets, shadow boxes, books and many others. Last year, Lauren was happy when our neighbors started a bug (小虫) collection. She was happy to describe each new bug
31、 to me. She noted its color, size and shape,whether it had wings or a sting (刺), and whether it was poisonous (有毒的) or not. I suggested that she should start her own bug collection. A few minutes later she came to me and handed me a small piece of paper that was a little dirty. Can you keep this for
32、 me please? she said. I took the paper, threw it at the corner of the kitchen and forgot about it until I was cleaning up for dinner. I decided to throw it away, Lauren came looking for it. I threw it into the garbage can (垃圾桶), I told her. She got very angry and began to look for it and then took i
33、t out. I thought it was trash (垃圾), I said in a low voice. Thats for my bug collection, she said angrily. Your bug collection? I asked, A dirty piece of paper? Thats not dirty, Mom. Well, what is it? An ant. I looked at it more closely, An ant? I asked. Well, it used to be, she said. 1.Do the writer
34、s family members love collecting? 2.Who suggested that Lauren should start her own bug collection? 3.Where did the writer throw the small piece of paper? 4.How did Lauren feel when she knew her small piece of paper was thrown away? 5.What did the dirty piece of paper use to be? (39) Kellie Lenamond
35、is 16. Shes from the United States. She has many hobbies. She likes playing volleyball. She also likes playing the violin, and she loves singing. Besides, Kellie has an unusual hobby: beekeeping (养蜂). Kellie doesnt work with her bees every day. She looks after her hives (蜂房) about twice a month in s
36、pring, summer and autumn. She spends more time with her bees in winter. There arent many flowers for the bees to get food from at this time of the year. So Kellie feeds the bees sugar water in winter. This is a usual day for Kellie when she works with her bees: 8:00 She gets up and eats breakfast. 9
37、:00 She makes sugar water for the bees. 10:00 She does her homework. 11:00 She practices the violin. 12:00 She makes lunch for her brothers and sisters. Then they eat lunch together. 3:00 She goes to volleyball practice. 5:00 She and her mum make dinner. 7:00 After dinner, Kellie dresses herself in
38、special clothes. She feeds the bees sugar water. Every summer, Kellie takes honey from the hives. Her bees can make a lot of honey in a year. Kellie and her family sell some of the honey, cook with some of the honey and give friends some honey, too. Kellies friends dont go near the hives. They are a
39、fraid. They dont want the bees to sting (蜇) them. Kellie says they dont understand that bees are safe. I like standing safely in the middle of the bees. No one else is brave enough!she says. 1.Whats Kellies unusual hobby? 2.Does Kellie work with her bees every day? 3.When does Kellie spend more time
40、 with her bees? 4.What time does Kellie practice the violin in winter? 5.Why dont Kellies friends go near the hives? (40) ry day? Do you think it is great to remember just what you did on a day many years ago? One way to remember each day is to write about it in a diary. Many people write their diar
41、ies every day and they dont want to forget what they did or how they did something. Most people do not want anyone else to read their diaries. They keep them in a safe place. Some Chinese students try to keep diaries in English not only to help themselves to remember something, but also to practice
42、English. Long ago, many people wrote diaries, too. People have found some of those old diaries. Some diaries are useful because we can learn about the life long ago, or we can get to know something important or something interesting. There are many famous diaries in the world. Most people in China h
43、ave read the Diaries of Lei Feng. Lei Feng was a soldier (战士) .In his short life, he did a lot of good things for others and for his country. He was always ready to give, but never asked for anything from people. He kept diaries and from them, people learn what a great man he was. In Chinas schools,
44、 students learn some of his diaries as texts (课文) . 1.Can you find some of Lei Fengs diaries in Chinese students textbooks? 2.Who keeps diaries in English to remember something and practice English? 3.Where can we put our diaries to stop anyone else reading them? 4.From Lei Fengs diaries, what can w
45、e know about him? 5.Why do many people keep diaries every day? (41) Sam and Helens grandparents collect almost everything. There are eight doorbells on their front door! This silver doorbell is my favourite, said Helen. She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. Come in, my dear grandson and gr
46、anddaughter! he said. Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa? asked Sam. Your grandma, he answered. She loves doorbells. What do you like collecting, Grandpa? asked Helen. I like collecting newspaper. They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere. Hello children! called Grandma. Lets have some t
47、ea. The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there. There was hardly any space for the children to sit down. Whose toys are these? asked Helen. Theyre ours, said Grandma. We both like collecting toys. But remember, said Grandpa, we have a lot of free time! You have your sc
48、hool work to do, so you shouldnt spend too much time collecting things! 1.How many people are mentioned in this passage? 2.Where are the eight doorbells? 3.Who started collecting doorbells? 4.Where can they see lots of toys? 5.What does grandpa like collecting? (42) My name is Kang Kang. I am a stud
49、ent. I go jogging every morning, and I go swimming twice a week. I spent a lot of time playing all kinds of ball games. I like football, volleyball, and ping pong. I am very good at playing football, so I play on the school team. After school, I like playing ping pong with my friend, Liu Ming. Liu M
50、ing is not only good at sports but also good at his studies. 1.How often does Kang Kang go swimming? 2.Does Kang Kang like volleyball? 3.Can Kang Kang play football? 4.Is Liu Ming good at studying? 5.Who does Kang Kang like playing ping-pong with? (43) My name is Helen. I dont have much to say about
