A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸張), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (開(kāi)夜車(chē)). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.
【小題1】What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

   My name is Sally . I’m 18 years old and I live in New York . My favorite subject is music . I don’t like science because it’s boring . I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock and I go to bed at 9 o’clock . My favorite teacher is Mr. Green .
Hi, my name is Paul . I’m 17 and my birthday is November 13^th . Ms. Martin is my favorite teacher . She teaches math . I like math and music . I can play the piano but I can’t sing very well . I don’t like science . It’s so boring .
My name is Jackie . I’m from England . I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7 o’clock . I like swimming and painting . I want to join the art club . I don’t like science . I think it’s boring . I speak English and a little Chinese .
My name is Sue. I’m from Yokohama in Japan . I speak Japanese and English . I usually go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning . I think science is boring , but I like history . I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries （國(guó)家）.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。
【小題1】 When does Jackie get up ?
【小題2】What does Sally do at five o’clock ?
【小題3】 Why does Sue want to visit China and America ?
【小題4】 Who is Paul’s favorite teacher ?
【小題5】Why don’t they like science ?

-How do you usually go to work, Miss Green?

--I usually go to work ___ foot, but sometimes __ my bike.

        A. on, by  B. on, on  C. by, on  D. by, by

閱讀對(duì)話，然后根據(jù)對(duì)話的內(nèi)容選出問(wèn)題的最佳答案。（4分）
A: Hello!
B: Hi, is that Paul? This is Nick, your new classmate.
A: Hi, Nick! Where are you?
B: At home. There’s a new movie at the Capital Cinema（首都電影院）. Do you Know?
A: Yes, I do. Do you like going to movies?
B: Yes, very much. I usually go to movies with my parents on Sunday.
A: What kind of movies do you like?
B: Action movies. How about you?
A: I don’t often go to movies. I like watching TV or VCD at home.
B: That’s different from （不同）seeing the movie at the cinema（電影院）. Let’s go to the movie this evening, OK?
A: Sorry, I’m going to a concert（音樂(lè)會(huì)） with my mother this evening. What about tomorrow afternoon?
B: OK. See you after lunch tomorrow.
A: Bye-bye.
【小題1】 Who is B?
A. Nick, Paul’s new classmate.  B. Paul, Nick’s new classmate.
【小題2】 What does Paul like?
A. Going to movies.   B. Watching TV or VCD at home
【小題3】 Paul and Nick are going to ________.