阅读理解Passage2Questions16—20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Howtodefinebeauty?Howcouldwelearntoappreciatethebeautyinourselves?Willourattitudechangeaswegrowup?WhenIwasyoung,Ibelievedtheworldandsuccessonlybelongedtoprettypeople.WhenIreadmanykindsofbooks,themaincharacterswhobecamesuccessfulatlastwerehandsomeorbeautiful.WhenIsawfilms,theattractivekeyroleswouldfinallywon.SoIthoughtthatbeingbeautifulandattractivewastheonlywaytobecomeasuccess.AsIgrewup,thestoryofmyclassmatemademerealizethatouterbeautydidntmeaneverything.Thegirlwasverybeautifulandeveryclassmatelikedtochatwithheratfirst.Butastimewentby,herfriendsleftheronebyonebecauseofherarrogance(傲慢).Inheropinion,shecouldgetallshewantedwithherbeauty.Lateron,shegraduallycametoknowtheimportanceofthebeautyinapersonsheart,whichchangedherattitudeandshemadefriendsagain.TurningonTV,wecanseemanyadvertisements,mostofwhichseemtogiveusafeelingthatphysicalattractivenessisthemostimportantthing.Thereseemstobeaboominplasticsurgery(整形手术).Itissurprisingthatmoreandmorepeople,especiallygirlsandwomen,wouldliketohaveatry.Theybelievethatattractivepeoplecaneasilyfindajob.Mostgood-lookingpeopleusuallygethigherscoresinthejobinterviews.Butisitalwaystrue?Well,externalbeautymeanssomething.Itcanbeanexpressionofourpersonalities,helpingusmakeagoodandpositivefirstimpressiononothers.Butlifewontstopatthefirstimpression.Itlmoveon.Rememberthestoryofmyclassmate?Thebeautyjudgedwitheyesistemporary,whiletheinnerbeautycountswhenpeoplegetalongwitheachotherandlivealife.Meanwhile,beinghealthyisbeautiful,andweshouldwearthatbeautywithconfidence.Itnotonlymakesusmorebeautiful,buthappier.Nowdoyouhaveyourowndefinitionofbeauty?Howdoyouappreciatethebeautyinyourself?

阅读理解If we take a close look at successful

阅读理解Sevenhoursmaybetheidealamountoftimeforpeopleinmiddleandoldagetosleep,newresearchsuggests.InastudyfromtheUniversityofCambridgeandChinasFudanUniversity,1_______500,000Britishadultsbetweentheagesof38and73completedsurveysabouttheirsleep.Manyalso2_______cognitive(认知的)tests,andaboutathirdcompletedasurveyontheirmental3_______andwell-being.Theresults4_______thatparticipantswhosaidtheysleptan5_______ofaboutsevenhoursadaydidbestinthecognitivetests,hadthelowestsymptoms(症状)ofanxietyanddepression,andhadthehighestfeelingsofwell-being.Brainscansdoneonalmost40,000participantsshowedthattheareasofthebrainmostaffectedbysleepincludedthememorycenter.However,Sahakiansaidtheresearchersarenotyetsurewhytoomuchsleepcouldhavea6_______effect,althoughoneideawasthatpeoplemight7_______longerinbediftheysleeppoorlyandwakeupalot.Sahakiansaidthat8_______agoodnightssleepisimportantforpeopleofallages,adding,“Ithinkitisasimportantasdoing9_______.”However,RussellFoster,asleepexpertattheUniversityofOxfordwhodidnottake10_______inthestudy,disagreedwiththeresults,tellingusthattheidealamountofsleepisdifferentforeveryone,andthatonesizedoesnotfitall.

阅读理解The US government has started a website,

阅读理解Passage2WhenJackDavis,9,looksupatthenightsky,hedoesntseejustthestars.Heseeshisfuture.hefourthgraderfromNewJerseyhasadeepinterestinouterspaceandthealien(外星的)beingsthatthethinksmightlivethere.InJuly,JackheardthatNASAwaslookingforanewplanetaryprotectionofficeranddecidedhewastherightpersonforthejob.Theposition,whosemaintaskispreventingastronautsfromaccidentallybringingextremelysmall,potentiallydangerousalienlifeformsbacktoEarthandensuringthatastronautsdonottakeEarth-basedgermswiththemintospace,paysfrom$124,406to$187,000peryear.JackwrotealettertoNASA,notinghisqualificationsforthejob.MyeldersistersaysIamanalien,Jackwrote,pointingoutthatsinceheisyoung,hecanlearntothinklikeanalien.HesignedtheletterJackDavis,GuardianoftheGalaxy.Withindays,JackreceivedapersonalletterfromNASAsplanetarysciencedirector,JamesGreen.Wearealwayslookingforbrightfuturescientistsandengineerstohelpus,Greenwrote.Ihopeyouwillstudyhardanddowellinschool.WehopetoseeyouhereatNASAoneofthesedays!Greensayshelovestoanswerlettersfromchildren.Hecallshisresponseagravityassist.Spacecraftsusegravityassistancefromobjectslikeplanetsandmoonstohelppowerthecrafttowardsanothercelestial(天上的)body.Greenhopesareplycaninfluenceapersonspathinlifeinassimilarway.

阅读理解Passage1Thefollowingaresomeuniquecelebrationsfromallaroundtheworld.TheSongkranFestivalIfyoureinThailandbetweenApril13thand15th,getreadyfortheworldsbiggestwaterfight.ThecelebrationmarksthebeginningoftheThaiNewYear,andpeoplesplashwateronotherstowishthemluck,happinessandhealth.LaBatalladelVinoJune29thisagooddaytovisitHaro,Spain.Bringabottleofredwineandpreparetobedrenched(使湿透)inredwineintheheartofSpainsgrapegrowingregion.Afterachurchceremony,alargenumberofpeoplegatherforthebattle.BaytoBreakersCreatedaftertheterribleearthquakein1906asawayofliftingpeoplesspirits,theracehasbecomeoneofthemostimportanteventsinSanFrancisco,California.TheraceishostedonthethirdSundayofMayeveryyear,andtherouteisapproximately12kminlengththroughthecity.Therealhighlight,however,isthethousandsofpeopledressingup.Wearwhateveryouwant:Batmansuits,purplewigs,etc.KoninginnedagIntheNetherlands,althoughtheirqueensbirthdayisactuallyduringthewinter,theycelebrateitonApril30th—thecountrysofficialQueensDay.Orangeisthenationalcolor,andthestreetsbecomeaseaofshiningwigsandbodypainting,ascrowdsgatherinthesquares.Amsterdamisthecenterofthisoutdoorparty,butnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.

阅读理解Bathshavelongbeenconsideredofmedicalimportancetoman.InGreecetherearetheruinsofawatersystemforbathsbuiltover3000yearsago.TheRomanshadwarmpublicbaths.Insomebaths,asmanyas3000personscouldbatheatthesametime.Treatingdiseasebytakingbathshasbeenpopularforcenturies.ModernmedicalbathsfirstbecamepopularinEuropeandbythelate1700sbathinghadalsobecomepopularintheUnitedStates.Formanyyearsfrequentbathingwasbelievedtobebadforoneshealth.Ordinarybathingjusttokeepcleanwasavoided,andperfumewasoftenusedtocoverupbodysmells!Bythe1700sdoctorsbegantosaythatsoapandwaterweregoodforhealth.Theybelievedthatitwasgoodforpeopletobeclean.Slowly,peoplebegantobathemorefrequently.DuringtheVictorianAgeofthelate19thcentury,takingabathonSaturdaynightbecamecommon.IntheUnitedStatesordinarybathingwasslowtobecomepopular.Duringthe18thandearly19thcenturies,manyAmericanswereknownasTheGreatUnwashed!InoneAmericancity,forexample,apersonwasonlyallowedtotakeabatheverythirtydays!Thatwasalaw!Frequencyofbathingtodayispartlyamatterofhabit.Peopleknowthatbathingforcleanlinessisimportanttohealth.Doctorsknowthatdirtybodiesincreasethechanceofdiseases.Asaresult,intheUnitedStates,peoplegenerallybatheoften.Somepeoplebatheonceadayatleast.Theyconsideradailybathnecessarytogoodhealth.

阅读理解Passage1Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneofmyearliestmemorieswaswalkinguptothesmellofcampsmokeandmymothershotchocolate.Myparentswerepoor,andwelivedinthecountrysideinPortland.DadhadtwojobsandMomwasdisabled,butthatdidntstopthemfromheadingintotheCascadeMountainsseveraltimesayear.Ourclotheswereoldandworn,andourfoodwasusuallycheapandsimple.However,wewerealwayssatisfiedwithourhotchocolate,whichwasmadeinatraditionalwayhandeddownfrommygrandmothertomymother.Therewasnostoretobuyanythingweneeded.Wejusthadpowderedcocoainourcamp.Momwouldsetthesmoke-blackenedcoffeepotatthesideofthefireandslowlywarmthemilk,addingchocolateandsugar,andstirring(搅拌)untilthecontentsbecamethickandrichbrown.Thewonderfulsmellofchocolatefilledthecamp.Morethanonce,Icouldrememberpeoplethatwehadjustmethoursbeforesteppingintoourcamptoenjoymotherscreation.Onceweweretrappedinourtent(帐篷)fordaysbecauseofaterriblerainstorm.EverymorningIwaswokenupbytheattractivesmellofMomshotchocolate.Now,manyyearshavepassed,whenweheadforthemountains,Istillusethatworncoffeepot.Andwealwaysbringextracupsfortheneighbourswhowillcertainlyturnup.IhavetoldmyfamilyalotaboutMom,anditseemsthatnothingbringsbackthosewarmmemoriesbetterthansittingaroundthefireatnightandtastingsweethotchocolate.

阅读理解Thereissomuchmoremeaningtoamessagethanwhatexistsinthespokenorwrittenwords.Forexample,ifapersonsays,youknow,Barbara,Ireallylikeyou,ithasdifferentmeaningsdependingonwhetheritissaidbyamanorwoman,inanofficeorabar.Context,thetoneofvoice,thestressputoncertainwords,aswellastheeyecontact,physicaldistance,andtherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandthelistenerareallfactorsthatgivemeaningtowhatsbeingsaid.Sometimes,thesefactorscangeneratemuchmoremeaningthanthewordsthemselves.Ifafriendsaystome,Gee,Icantwaittoseetheresultoftheupcomingelection,myinterpretationofthatmessagewillbebaseduponmyknowledgeofmyfriendspoliticalviews,thesituationwiththecurrentcampaign,andmyabilitytounderstandthemeaningbehindthetoneofvoice.Ourabilitytounderstandsuchacueisdevelopedwithoutusbeingawareofitthroughourprocessofsocialization.Ourinterpretationofthesecuesjustcomesnaturally.Everyculturehasitsownsetofculturecuesthateachmemberofthatcultureunderstands.ItscommonhowapersonfromcultureAandapersonfromcultureBinterprettheverysamewordsintotallydifferentways.Herearesomeexamples:WhenSarcasmMeansSincerityMarshathoughtthingsweredoingwellwithhernewFrenchfriends,particularlyBertrand.Heofteninvitedhertointerestingandfunevents,buthewasoftenmakingfunofher.Onedayatanartexhibition,whilelookingataparticularlyabstractpiece,Marshasaidthatshecouldntunderstandwhattheartistwastryingtoexpress.Bertrandsmiledandresponded,Yes,ImafraidFrenchartisfartooadvancedforAmericanstounderstand.”Marshawasupset.Shereallylikedhimandcouldntfigureoutwhatcausedhimtofrequentlymakefunofher.So,sheaskedherhostmotheraboutit.Mydear,thehostmothertoldher,thismeansthathereallylikesyou.InFrance,whensomeonefeelscomfortableenoughtomakefunofyou,thatmeansthatyouhavebeenwelcomedasaveryclosefriend.WhenNowDoesntMeanNowJoshua,anAmericanstudentinHeredia,calledhisCostaRicanpartnertomeetforcoffee.Whenheaskedwhattimetheyshouldmeet,theresponsewasNosencontramosahoraenelparquet.Ahoraliterallymeansnow.So,hegrabbedhisjacketandheadedstraighttotheparkwheretheyagreedtomeet.Halfanhourlater,hisfriendarrivedwithouttheleastsignofregretforbeinglate.AfterdiscussingthematterwithhisSpanishteacher,JoshualearnedthatinCostaRica,Ahorameanssometimewithinthehour.And,ifpeopledecidetomeetsomeplacelikeapark,itisnoproblemforoneortheothertowaitforawhilebecausetheywillspendsomenicetimeinthepark,probablyrunningintosomeotherfriends,ormeetingsomeonefriendly.WhenYesDoesntMeanYes”ManybusinesspeoplemighthaveexperiencedthisfrustratingsituationinJapan.Sarah,ayoungbusinesswomanfromNewYork,wassenttoJapantoabigdealforhercompany.Whilegivingherpresentation,shebecamemoreandmorecertainofthesalebecauseherJapanesebusinesspartnerscontinuallynoddedtheirheadsasshespoke.Whenshefinished,shethoughtthedealwasmadeandaskedwhentheywouldliketosigntheagreement.Shewasshockedwhenshewastoldthattheywerenotyetsurewhethertheywantedtomakethedealornot.WhatSarahdidnotknowisthatinJapan,noddingtheheaddoesnotnecessarilymeanyesasitdoesintheU.S.Itcanalsomeanyes,Iamlisteningandunderstandingwhatyouaresaying.Thesestoriesprovidejustafewexamplesofhowlanguageskillsaresimplynotenoughtoachieveeffectivecommunicationinanotherculture.Togetthemostofyourinternationallearningexperience,focusingongainingcross-culturalskillswillenableyoutodothefollowing:·understandhowcultureaffectscommunication;·dealwithbehaviorthatseemstoyoustrangeoroffensive;·learnfromyourculturaladaptationprocess;·communicatemoreeffectively.Theseskillswillalsohelpyouwhenyoulearnanewlanguage.Afterall,languageisareflectionoftheculturefromwhichitdeveloped.

阅读理解Theresbeenalotwrittenonthethemeoffailureandhowessentialitistosuccess.Inaworldwhere1______isgivenforpeoplesaccomplishments,failingfeelsdangerous.Thefearoffailurecanstoppeoplefromtakingrisksthatmightleadtosuccess.HeidiGrantHalvorson,apsychologist,pointsoutthatmuchsuccessis2______notontalentbutonlearningfromyourmistakes.Abouthalfofthepeopleintheworldholdthatabilityinanarea—beitcreativeorsocialskill—isnatural.Buttheotherhalfbelievethatsomeonemighthaveapreferenceorsomething—saypaintingorspeakingforeignlanguages—butthisabilitycanbeimprovedthrough3______practiceortraining.Itsalmostimpossibletothinkrationally(理性地)whileshoutingatyourself,Imafailure.”Butwhenyou4______yourthinking,youwillprobablyseewhatyoucancontrol—yourbehavior,yourplan,yourreactions—andchangethem.Theprimary5______betweensuccessfulpeopleandunsuccessfulpeopleisthatthesuccessfulpeoplefailmore.Ifyouseefailureasamonsterapproachingyou,takeanotherlook.Successisasscaryasfailure.Researchersreportthatsatisfactiongrowsonchallenges.Thinkaboutit—acomputergameyoucanalwayswinisboring;oneyoucanwin6______,andwithconsiderableeffort,isfun.Inpursuitofsuccess,failureexposesareasthatyouneedto7______.Sothefailureservesasabrickwalltotesthowyouapplyyourselfto8______yourobjectives.Thereisawaytodistinguishwhetherafailure9______youtodoubledownorwalkaway,saysHalvorson.If,whenthingsgetrough,youremainfascinatedbyyourgoal,youshouldkeepgoing.Ifwhatyouredoingiscostingyoutoomuchtimeandenergyoritsnotbringingyoujoy,youshouldgiveasecondthoughttothe10____ofyourgoalandevensetanewone.

阅读理解It seems that everywhere around the world

阅读理解Passage2Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonsuccess.Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupinagoodfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlydependsonluck.Imnotgoingtosayluck,talentandcircumstancesdonthaveeffectsbecausetheydo.Somepeoplewerebornintoagoodfamilywhileotherswerebornwithgreatintelligence,anditisjustthereality.However,tosucceedinlife,oneneedstosetagoalfirstandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,itllrequiremoretime,whichmostpeoplewontputin.Thisisanimportantreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudontenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoubecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitsomegreatskillsorhaveachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.Itssometimesveryeasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andtheresahugechancethatyourewrong.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyourenotwillingtoputintimeandwork,dontexpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Persistenceandworkinghardwontguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveryouputallthatworkinto.

阅读理解Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthe1________areinpoorerhealththanthejobholders.Astudyshowsthatwhenevertheemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeathratedecreasescorrespondinglyby2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint:workis2________tohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecausework3________peoplebusy,awayfromlonelinessandsolitude.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.Work4________asabridgebetweenmanandreality.Bywork,peoplecontactwitheachother.Bycollectiveactivities,theyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.It5________manspirituallyandmakeshimlesslikelytodisease.6________,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseof7________.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfully8________onapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyond9________.Fromtheabovewecancometothe10________thatthemoreyouwork,thehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.

阅读理解Passage1In1972,mymotherannouncedthatwedspendthatsummerinEurope.InRome,westayedatafancyhotel.Onmanymornings,ourbreakfastwouldbesenttoourroom.MuminsistedItipthewaitersandmakethedinnerreservations.How?Iasked.Readguidebooks,orasklocalpeople,sheinstructed.ThenwetookatraintoParis.AfterarrivingattheParisGaredeLyon,IwaitedinthetaxiwhilemymotherhelpedaladybuyhertraintickettoNimes.Whydidyoudothis?Icomplained.Whenyoubecomeatraveler,youwillhelpthosewhoneedyouinthesamewayyouhopeotherswillhelpyou,shereplied.InParis,Isuccessfullytestedatheory.IreadabookaboutthelivesoftheFrenchwhenIwasnine.ThebooksvividdescriptionsofFrenchmealsledmetoconcludethatFrancewasacountrywhereeverythingwasdelicious.Veryquickly,thisturnedouttobetrue.TheFrenchsandwichIhadwhenwelunchedinarestaurantwasthemostamazingsandwichIdeverhad.In1986,ImovedtoFrance,whereIvelivedeversince,mostlywritingaboutfood.MylateguessitwasthattriptoEurope,shesaidwithaknowingsmile.

阅读理解Passage2Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weprobablyhadtosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptanotebookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesamewithhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecauseofnowrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandhadleftwrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutsomepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople.Oftensongs,dancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensung,actedandtoldformanygenerations.Wemaycallthisrememberedhistory.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwhentherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

阅读理解Passage2Questions16—20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostchildrenlookforwardtolearningtoread,aprocesswherebytheylearntotransformwhatareessentiallyabstracthandwritingonapageintomeaningfulletters,thensounds,thenwords,andthenentiresentencesandparagraphs.Readingrepresentsacode:specifically,analphabeticcode.Agreatnumberofchildrenareabletobreakthecodeafterayearofinstruction.Foratleastoneinfivechildren,however,theexperienceisverydifferent.Forthem,reading,whichseemstocomeeffortlesslyforothers,appearstobebeyondtheirgrasp.Thesechildren,whounderstandthespokenwordandlovetolistentostories,struggletounderstandthesamewordswhentheyarewrittenonapage.Theyreadslowlyanduncertainly,andwordsthattheyreadcorrectlyinonesentencemaybemisreadinafollowingsentence.Readingaloudmaybeparticularlypainful.Eventuallytheygrowfrustratedanddisappointed.Intheclassroom,readingisking;itisessentialforacademicsuccess.Teachers,witnessingthegapbetweengoodandpoorreaderswidening,maywonderwhattheyorthesechildrenmightbedoingwrong.Parents,knowingthatreadingproblemshaveconsequencesallacrossdevelopmentincludingintoadultlife,questionthemselves,feelingalternatelyguiltyandangry.Theworstthingparentscandoiftheysuspectthattheirchildhasareadingproblemistodonothing,saysneuroscientist(神经科学家)Dr.SallyShaywitz.Thus,ifyouobservethesigns,startbyspeakingtoyourchildsteacher.Shaywitzofferssometipsthatwillhelpparentsmakethemostoftheirmeetingwiththeteacher:·Beforesettingupameeting,itoftenhelpstolistyourobservationsandyourconcerns.Parentsareoftensonervouswhenspeakingtotheirchildsteacherthattheyforgetwhytheywereworried.Theteacherwillappreciatehavingsuchalistaswell.·Setupaspecifictimetospeaktoyourchildsteacher;dontcatchherontherun.·Findouthowyourchildisprogressinginreading,andaskforspecifics.Confirmexactlyhowtheirreadingprogressisbeingmeasured.·Askwhatreadinggroupyourchildisinandwhatlevelthatreadergrouprepresents,andhowtheycomparetoothersintheirclassandintheirgrade.·Askwhattheteacherpredictsforyourchildsprogressbytheendoftheschoolyear.

阅读理解Directions:Inthefollowingpassage,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Forquestions21—25,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA—Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanhs.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitintoanyoftheblanks.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblachenthecorrespondingletteronTheAnswerSheet.(10marks)Doyouoftenfeeltiredinthemorningeventhoughyouvebeeninbedforsevenoreighthoursthenightbefore?Likemanypeople,youarenotsleepingasmuchasyouthinkyouare.21._________Thereisnospecificnumberforefficiencythatsbeenprovenaslinkedtopoorhealth.However,accordingtoaNewYorhTimesreportaboutsleepquality,someexpertsestimatearoughnumberof83percentoraboveasadecentplacetobe:22._______.Avoidbluelightatnight.Shortwavelengthbluelight,sentoutbythesunandbythescreensofcomputers,iPodsandsmart-phones,makesyoufeelmorealert.Bluelighttellsyourbrainitsdaytime.23._________Youcanalsotryinstallingappsthatcanfilter(过滤)bluelightonyourdevices.24._________Gotobedandwakeupatrelativelythesametime.Consistency(连贯性)iskeytoagoodnightssleep,especiallywhenitcomestowakingup.Whenyouhavearegularwake-uptime,yourbraingetsusedtothisandmovesthroughthesleepcycleinpreparationforyoutofeelrestedandalertatyourwake-uptime.Roughlyanhourbeforeyouwake,hormonelevelsincreasegradually,causingyoutobecomemorealert.Takenaps.Oneofthebiggestpeaksinmelatoninproductionhappensduringthe1to3p.m.timeframe.25.________Ifyouarentgettingenoughsleepatnight,yourelikelytofeelanoverwhelmingdesiretosleepintheafternoon.Whenthishappens,yourebetterofftakingashortnapthanresortingtocaffeineorstrongteatokeepyouawake.Ashortnapwillgiveyoutherestyouneedtogetthroughtherestoftheafternoon,andyoullsleepmuchbetterintheeveningthanifyoutakealongafternoonnap.

阅读理解The difference between life in one country

阅读理解Traditional Japanese food is surely one of

阅读理解Passage2Thefacesofelderly,happilymariedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Thebackgroundswerecutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhowerephotographedlater.Thesubjectswereaskedtopickoutthemosthappilymarriedcouples.Theytotallyfailedinthefirstgroup.Butamongthephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thesubjectssucceededinpickingoutthemosthappilymarriedcouples.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Oneofthereasonshassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hethinkshumansimitatetheexpressionsonthefacesoftheirlovedones.Anotherpossiblereason,hesays,isthesimilarexperiencesofthecouples.Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencestochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.