--How can I wake up so early, Jack?--Set the ...

--How can I wake up so early, Jack?

--Set the alarm at 5 o’clock ________ you’ll make it.

A．but              B．or               C．and              D．so

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—How can I wake up so early?　　 —Set the alarm at 5：00 a．m., ________ you will make it.

A．and　　 B．but　　　　　　　 C．or　　　 D．so

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Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the break of dawn depends on your genes, according to experts.

I jump out of bed each morning, eager to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbor’s alarm clock ringing non-stop every morning and I doubt he gets to work on time.

A lot of noise comes from his flat in the evening. He’s happy to stay up watching TV till after midnight, while I go to bed early and try to sleep.

Well, it might not be his fault after all. I’m called“a lark (百灵鸟)”and my neighbor“an owl (猫头鹰)”

We all have inside “clocks”in the brain to control all kinds of bodily functions and it is reset every day by light. These inside clocks run to a different schedule in “larks” and “owls”. If you have a fast clock, you like to do things early, and if you have a slow clock, you like to do things late.

Because we live in a 24/7 world, scientists believe it’s important to understand a person’s “chronotype?—the time of the day when they function the best. It could help us lead a healthier life.

A US professor has studied sleeping patterns and thinks work times should be changed and made more individual to fit in with our chronotypes.

And he has advice for those who can’t choose their working hours:“If that’s not possible, we should be more careful about light exposure,” says the professor. “You should try to go to work not in a covered vehicle but on a bike. The minute the sun sets we should use things that have no blue light, like computer. . . screens and other electronic devices.”

1.How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By presenting and solving problems.

B. By explaining the cause-effect relationship.

C. By giving examples and drawing a conclusion.

D. By analyzing differences and providing advice.

2.What does the underlined phrase “burning the midnight oil” in Paragraph1probably mean?

A. drilling for oil in the midnight

B. using too much oil in the midnight

C. staying up late

D. getting up late

3.We can learn from the passage that the author’s neighbour

A. almost always gets to work on time

B. has to work deep into the night every day

C. is passive during the day but energetic at night

D. is easily woken up by his alarm clock in the morning

4.Things with blue light are not recommended after sunset because blue light　　　　 .

A. may cause sleep problems

B. will make you nervous

C. will reduce your work efficiency

D. may make you sleepy

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________ warm at night, I would fill the woodstove, then set my alarm clock for midnight so I could refill it.

A. Staying　　 B. Stayed

C. To stay　　 D. Stay

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I had a teacher who used to wake up in class by shouting: “The early bird gets the worm!” I say “let him have the worm”. I hate food that doesn’t stay still, and avoid Japanese restaurants for that very reason. Anyway, I stopped eating worms at the age of three, switching to regular breakfasts of cereal(谷物), to which I would add extra sugar.

Recently I was thinking about early birds and the competitive spirit after receiving a letter from a reader in Malaysia: ”My son deliberately throws away marks because he doesn’t like to be top of the class. What shall I do?” Give him a round of “applause” for being smart! Actually many children in Asia tend to be the focus by performing better.

Placed into a very competitive class when I was 11, I quickly learned the ideal position was second to last. The top three performers and the very last person are highlighted; the second-to-last contestant is INVISIBLE. And it’s an easy position to get—just deliberately underperform at every test. I could do that. I once came second to last in eight straight sports day races. No one suspected anything. I was so invisible that I could have robbed a bank in my street and no one would have noticed.

At the London Olympics a few months ago, badminton pairs from three Asian countries deliberately tried to lost matches to draw good lots in later rounds. It was funny to watch, but they were all thrown out for poor sportsmanship. What they really needed were acting lessons, their moves were so unconvincing. “Oops, I hit the ball in entirely the wrong direction.”

The other day, I took the children out and they raced for the car. “I’m first,” said one. The second said: “First is worst, second is best.” Together they sang at the last one: “And third’s the one with a hairy chest.”

It struck me that the organizers of sports matches could use this song when people deliberately lost matches. “I lost,” the delighted loser will say. The judges could still declare them winners, pointing to a new, optional regulation: “First is worst, second is best, third’s the one with a hairy chest.”

1.Why did the author dislike Japanese restaurant?

A.Its food was served raw. B.Its food contained worms.

C.He was tempted by cereal. D.He was affected by the saying.

2.How did the author manage to be invisible in a competitive class?

A.He highlighted the top three students.

B.He came to second in sports races.

C.He hid himself in a bank skillfully.

D.He intentionally underperformed.

3.What can be learned from the passage?

A.The judge is encouraged to eliminate the dishonest players.

B.Players disqualified from Olympic doubles for using drugs.

C.Children’s song praises the dramatic acting skills of athletes.

D.players purposefully failed for easier lots in the following rounds.

4.Which saying might the author possibly support?

A.Great minds think alike. B.God favors those who are prepared.

C.Honesty is the best policy. D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

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We________ up by an alarm clock every morning.

A．wake            B．are waken       C．were waken      D．woke

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— How do you think I can make up with Johnson?

— Set aside ______ you disagree and try to find ______ you have in common.

A. what; what     B. where; what      C. what; which        D. where; which

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— How do you think I can make up with Johnson?

— Set aside ______ you disagree and try to find ______ you have in common.

A. what; what     B. where; what      C. what; which        D. where; which

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Can you remember a morning when you’ve woken up to the ring of your alarm clock and wished you could stay in bed? You haven’t slept well, your hair is a mess. Worse, you can’t stop yawning. Yawning is universal to humans and many animals. Cats, dogs and fish yawn just like humans do! Yawning is an involuntary(无意识的,不自觉的) action during which you open your mouth and breathe deeply. The average duration of a yawn is about 6 seconds.

The purpose and cause of yawning are still a mystery. Scientists are not sure what causes a yawn. People yawn when they are tired or bored, but they also yawn when they aren’t. There are many ideas explaining why we yawn.

One idea is that yawning is a way for the body to become more alert by taking in more oxygen. A yawn increases the heart rate, forces carbon dioxide out of the lungs and blood stream, and brings oxygen to the brain. But one study showed that volunteers given a lot of oxygen did not yawn any less than before, while those given a lot of carbon dioxide did not yawn more.

Another idea is that early humans used yawning as a form of communication. If one decided it was time to sleep, they would tell the others by yawning and they would do it in return to show they agreed.

A third explanation comes from psychology professor Gordon Gallup of University at Albany in New York. He said that as people yawn, they cool off their brains. “Brains are like computers.” he said. “They only operate efficiently and effectively when they’re cool. Many things connected to yawning, like being tired, make the brain hot, and yawning can reduce the heat.”

Scientists have sent people into space, and created terrible nuclear weapons, but there are lots of seemingly simple things, such as why we yawn, or hiccup（打嗝）, that they can’t figure out. Next time you are in class in the morning, let out a big yawn and watch to see how many of your classmates yawn in response!

1.What’s the purpose of the description of how bad you may feel when you’re woken up in the morning?

2.Which is not among the possible reasons for yawning mentioned in the passage?

3.In which situation are you likely to yawn?

4.What can we learn from the passage?

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_______How do you think Kate can make it up with Laura ?

________ Set aside ________they disagree and try to find ________they have in common.

A．what ; what                            B．where; what

C．what; whether                         D．where; whether

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