On weekday mornings, Jeilun Liao, 10, gets up at 7:40 am. He brushes his teeth and gets dressed (穿上衣服). Then he heads to school. Jellun gets between 8 and 10 hours of sleep a night. on most nights, he has a hard time falling asleep. Getting up in the morning isn’t easy for this fourth grader.

    Jeilun is not alone. Experts（专家）say children aged between 5 and 12 should get 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. But in fact , kids are only sleeping about 9.5 hours a night.   The amount of sleep you get can affect how well you learn. Students who are well rested do better in math and writing test. Kids who don’t get enough sleep have a harder time paying attention in class. This can affect future test performance. Also, you will get annoyed（气恼） if you don’t sleep well.  What is keeping kids up at night? More kids are using computers, playing video games, and watching TV at bedtime. These activities cause your eyes to receive a lot of bright light at a time when your body needs soft light to help you sleepy.  It’s never too late to change your sleep habits. Go to sleep early for a week. You will be surprised at the difference. 

21. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

 A. Jeilun’s parents never leave him alone. B. Jeilun likes to stay at his friends’ houses

 C. There are many people in Jeilun’s family 

 D. Jeilun is not the only kid who needs more sleep 

22. If a kid doesn’t get enough sleep, he will ______________.

 A. do better in math                                B. get angry easily 

 C. do better in writing stories                  D. have no trouble in falling asleep 

23. According to the writer, why can’t kids have enough sleep?

 A. They have a lot of homework to do.     B. They are afraid of being late for school 

 C. They are too worried about their future test performance

 D. Light from TV and computers makes falling asleep difficult.

24. From the passage, we know _____.

 A. the longer a kid sleeps, h better he behaves   

 B. it needs a long time to change one’s sleep habit

 C. the writer is an expert on children’s sleeping

 D. Jeilun Liao suffers a lot from playing computer games.

25. What is the passage mainly about?

 A. American kids’ sleeping habits              B. Jeilun, an American fourth grader 

 C. The importance of having enough sleep for kids 

 D. The amount of sleeping time a kid needs to perform well.

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen name.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river boat pilot(领航员) and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died ,and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties (领带). He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.

26.When Mark Twain was a little baby, 　　　. 

 A. he was strong enough                             B. he was as active as other boys

 C. his mother thought he would die               D. he was always in hospital

27. In his childhood, Mark Twain 　　　. 

 A. learned a lot at school                   B. often went swimming with other boys

 C. often played games with other boys   D. often made his mother worry about his safety

28. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain　　　. 

 A. must have been very sad because he lost his wife and three children

 B. wrote many stories and earned a lot of money

 C. continued writing until his death

 D. lent too much money to others

29. From the passage we can learn that Mark Twain　　　. 

 A. had a happy childhood                             B. lived a pleasant life

 C. was very naughty when he was young     

 D. was a good boy and always did what he was asked to

Food festivals around the world

Stilton Cheese Rolling

May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors’ lane(赛道).Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones).All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.

Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth

Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy(辛辣),but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing’s for sure—if you don’t like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn’t for you!

La Tomatina—The World’s Biggest Food Fight

On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts La Tomatina—the world’s largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week’s events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.

The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!

30. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must 　　　. 

 A. wear various formal clothes                     B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane

 C. kick or throw their cheese                       D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos

31. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?

 A. In New Mexico.　　　B. In the Caribbean.                 C. In Australia.      D. In China.32. The celebration of La Tomatina lasts 　　　. 

 A. three days       B. seven days    C. less than three days D. more than seven days

33.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.

 B. More than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.

 C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.

 D. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.

Gold fever

    In 1848, when gold was discovered in California, John Sutter was already one of the wealthiest people in America.  34    Sutter built a fort (要塞) there, and soon he had 12,000 head of cattle (牛) and hundreds of workers.

    By the mid-1840s, more and more Americans were coming to California.  35  He saw them as part of his new kingdom (王国). However, he had no idea that this would destroy his dream some day.

    At the beginning of 1848, Sutter sent James Marshall and about twenty men to the American River to build a sawmill.  36  Later he wrote, “I reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart beat fast, for I was certain it was gold.”

    37    Hundreds of thousands of people, almost all of them men, began to prepare for the journey west. They said their goodbyes and tried to take a chance on gold: a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches. They were called “Forty-Niners” because they left home in 1849.

    38   Sutter did not have gold fever. He wanted an agricultural kingdom and refused to give up his dream. In the new California, he was simply in the way. The Forty-Niners destroyed his crops (庄稼) and pulled down his fort for the building materials. In the end, he was very sad and left California.

A. Sutter welcomed the newcomers.

B. The news soon spread to every village and town.

C. He was a European and moved to California in 1839.

D. A few films were made about the story of John Sutter.

E. However, few people believed the discovery was a fact.

F. By the end of 1850, Sutter's kingdom completely broke down.

G. It was nearly complete when something unusual caught Marshall's eyes.

71.很明显，肯定发生了某些糟糕的事情。

   ________  ________  _________  __________ something terrible __________ 

   ___________  ___________.

72. 王鹏坐在他那空荡荡的餐馆里，感到十分沮丧。

   Wang Peng sat in his________ restaurant _______  ________  ________.

73. 他可不能让雍慧哄骗人们却不受惩罚！

   He could not ______ Yong hui ________  _______  ________  _______ people _____!

74. 亚当斯先生，不知道你是否介意我们问几个问题。

   I_______, Mr Adams, ______ you’d ________  ________  ________ a few questions.

75. 事实上，我靠义工来顶替船费，这就是我为什么衣冠不整的原因了。

   The fact is that I earned my ________ by working as an ___________  ___________ , 

   __________   _____________  ___________ my appearance.