All people need to sleep. Sleep is a necessary process that promotes proper body functioning and can improve the quality of your life. Not only is the quantity of sleep important, but also the quality of sleep.
Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and to allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment. One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep. If your bedroom also functions as a command station for your life and work, the likelihood of your sleeping being poor is rather high. Bedrooms should be designed, decorated and used for mainly sleep. TVs, computers and other things should not be in your bedroom if at all possible.
Establishing regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness. Avoid hot food, caffeine, sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time. Develop a regular exercise program. Proper exercise and nutrition will help improve sleeping patterns. However, avoid exercising 2 hours before sleeping, since this may stimulate your body and make sleeping more difficult.
Establish a pre-bedtime rule that will help focus you on sleep. You can try meditation(沉思),reading or deep breathing and relaxation. Your bedtime rule should be yours. Do not worry about it fitting into a specific category. Do what is the best for you.
Things such as room temperature, noise and light levels and even your bed mattress can have a lot of effect on the quality of sleep that you experience. Block out distracting noises and lights. You are in your bedroom to sleep and not be distracted by environmental interferences(干擾).
小題1: According to the author, ________.
A.the bedroom has many functions than expected
B.the bedroom is better used for sleep
C.computers can make people sleep fast
D.a(chǎn)musements are forbidden in the bedroom by law
小題2:If you have sleep problems, __________.
A.a(chǎn) well- designed bedroom is important to you
B.you’d better have steady sleeping and waking time
C.cold food and sugar are good for you
D.you need proper exercise and nutrition
小題3:The following sentences are true EXCEPT ______.
A.Alcohol can produce troubled sleep.
B.Anytime taking exercises does good to sleep
C.What nourishes the body can improve sleeping patterns
D.taking a deep breath can calm you down
小題4:The main idea of the last paragraph is _______.
A.a(chǎn) good sleep environment contributes to good sleep.
B.blinding lights can make for a good sleep.
C.bed mattress plays a key part in sleep.
D.distracted people are sleepless.

小題1: B           
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的第二句話可知人們錯誤的認(rèn)為在臥室可以進(jìn)行除了睡眠以外的活動,所以要想睡眠質(zhì)量好,臥室最好用于睡眠。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句可知確定有規(guī)律的睡眠、起床時間很重要,尤其是對睡眠不好的人,故選答案B。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的尾句可知避免睡眠兩個小時之前運動,因為那樣會使人失眠。
小題1:主旨大意題。文章最后一段談到了睡眠和周圍環(huán)境的關(guān)系,室溫、噪音、床墊等都會影響人的睡眠,所以說好的睡眠環(huán)境有利于良好的睡眠。
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His first fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
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For his opposition (反對) to the system Mandela was arrested (被捕) and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and become the president of the country after the first elections were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer (拳擊手) and fought in the ring when he was young.
“ Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat (撤退),” he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skilful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
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A.winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa
B.uniting South Africa
C.organizing a government in South Africa
D.controlling the spread of AIDS
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B.could still have lived a happy life
C.could have been in a difficult situation
D.would have been an excellent boxer
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A.continues to help the black people with the political struggle
B.is taking a position in a music group
C.is taking on the world’s greatest fight against AIDS
D.is preparing for the next election of president
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Maybe your mum or dad has told you, "Turn that down before you go deaf!" Well, they are quite right. Loud noise might cause hearing loss for a short time or even forever. Think that earphones are a good way to escape from your parents’ eyes? Well. It may not be as good a way as you expect. American doctors have studied a group of 44,000 people who used earphones more than 15 hours per week. The doctors found that 37,000 of them were getting hearing problems.
If you use earphones for too long a time, your ears might feel painful. You could also lose your hearing for the rest of your life.
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Want sharp hearing? Don’t forget to do the following:
Try to stay away from places where there is too much noise, like a disco. If you have to go, wear earplugs.
When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.
Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your mum or dad to help you clean it out.
Keep these things in mind! Then you won't be saying "WHAT???" when you are older.
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Researchers from King’s College London studied 2,160 women aged between 18 and 79, looking at their telomeres--- a biological marker of ageing found in DNA. As people get older, their telomeres get shorter and they become more susceptible(易受傷害的) to certain illnesses.
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In 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner (驗尸官) said that Astle died from a brain disease likely to have been caused by “repeated small damages to the brain” related to heading a heavy leather football.
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He said youngsters have a higher risk of head injury than adults because their heads are thinner and less able to absorb shock. To make matters worse, their neck muscles aren’t as well developed and they often lack the correct heading technique that can help throw away the force of the ball.
Delaney recommends that children wear headgear when playing football and says his two eldest children wear head protection playing the sport. But he admits that children can be unwilling to be the first to wear head protection—especially when their football heroes play without it.
While headgear can protect footballers from being concussed during a match, no one knows the long-term effects of repeated “sub-concussive” blows to the head.
Delaney says that while there is indirect evidence that a career in soccer can lead to dementia, no one has yet found a sure link between the two. He says proving a link would mean monitoring hundreds of footballers for three or four decades—and that would take a lot of funding.
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D.Head-to-head or elbow-to-head blows.
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The scientist said millions of persons in the U.S. use much larger amounts of aspirin than were used in his experiment. He said these persons face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss from loud noise.
小題1:.
.Doctors have long known that__________.
A.one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud noise.
B.one may become deaf when he hears a loud noise.
C.loud noises can cause damage to the hearing of the young people only
D.common sounds at home are not harmful to the ear
小題2:.
.One conclusion you can draw from the passage is that aspirin________.
A.makes hearing damage from loud noise worse
B.should never be taken more than four grams
C.can damage one’s hearing when it is given more than four grams daily
D.a(chǎn)lways increases hearing loss by two times
小題3:.
. The American scientist did his experiment in order to find ________.
A.how much aspirin would affect a person’s hearing
B.how much aspirin should be given in the treatment of the patients with hearing damage from loud noise
C.whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noises
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A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.
Researchers from the University of Yale based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanomas (黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.
Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (發(fā)生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.
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The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer—people with fair skin and freckles (雀斑), for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.
The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.
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C.can be free from the harm of the sunD.often expose themselves to the sun
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A.sunscreen users get skin cancer more often
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C.the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers
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