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When faced with the decision to get out of bed or have a few more minutes of sleep, which do you choose? Believe it or not, that decision could make a world of difference in the rest of your day.

About 85 percent of Americans use an alarm clock to wake up in the mornings, according to sleep researcher Till Roennenber. And while there are no official numbers on snoozing (打盹), a quick survey of social media makes it clear that hitting the snooze button is a popular pastime.

As to how the snooze button will affect your day, scientists have mixed opinions. Some scientists think people who hit the snooze button in the mornings are actually clever, creative and happy while some said that hitting the snooze button will ruin your life, or at the very least your day. "I feel that hitting the snooze button has got to be one of the worst things that ever happened to human sleep,” researcher Jonathan Horowitz said. "The chances of you ‘snoozing’ and actually experiencing a meaningful rest are close to zero.”

According to some sleep experts, when hitting the snooze button，you are in fact confusing your body and mind, and throwing yourself into a deep state of being sleepy. The body needs some time to wake up, so, when returning to what will be a light sleep for a brief period of time, you are putting your body back into a sleep mode before waking it again. At that point your body won’t know what it wants, resulting in a sort of half awaken state.

If you really want to take advantage of an alarm clock, the key is to form a healthy sleep cycle. Focus your efforts on getting enough sleep each night and waking up at the same time each day so that when your alarm goes off you feel rested.

1.What can we infer about hitting the snooze button from Paragraph 2?

A.People do it just for fun. B.It is a common practice.

C.People take it seriously. D.It is a bit childish.

2.What do some sleep experts think of hitting the snooze button?

A.It is meaningful in the long term.

B.It makes people become lazy.

C.It brings us a sense of satisfaction.

D.It affects our body and mind.

3.What’s the author’s suggestion on getting the best out of alarms?

A.Forming a good sleep habit. B.Trying to relax ourselves.

C.Making use of willpower. D.Using an extra alarm.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Ways to keep refreshed in the morning.

B.The snooze button and people's character.

C.Should you rely on the snooze button?

D.How to avoid the light sleep mode?

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How many times have parents had to argue with their young son or daughter about getting their face out of their phone and _______ the world around them? It's completely _______ for parents of growing children to be concerned about their child's safety, but is their _________ to social media really harming them?

Social media was created to connect people with others online and has recently been added to smartphones, making it far more _______ than it originally was. This new way to easily be able to use social media has _______children and teens to begin to use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram frequently. Maturing teens and children are usually very timid(胆怯)when it _______ socializing with their families, which they sometimes _________as ''annoying''. So, _______ do these kids use as a solution or an''escape''? The answer is simple: social media.

However, when they use social media for a large amount of time, parents tend to show _________ for their child and blame social media for __________ their attention.

The word, ''social'', was entered into the term, social media, for a reason. Parents of growing teens don't seem to __________ that. When they see their child using Twitter or Instagram they think that they are using it to get away from real world __________. The truth, __________, is that they are using it to connect with their close friends, make new friends, and receive information about what is __________ happening in the modern world.

Children and teens are wrongly accused for using social media only for __________ purposes and for huge amounts of time. Sure everyone who uses social media enjoys __________ their friends and viewing entertaining things, but how come children receive all of the __________ for abusing it? Parents should really think about how social media can help children and teens learn and grow in the real world __________ it just being another distraction.

Social media as a whole has both positive and negative aspects, but after all of the __________ from pre-teens, teens, and parents is put together, it shows that media is __________ helping the newer generations in their lives.

1.A.focusing on B.subscribing to C.benefiting from D.trying out

2.A.typical B.vital C.normal D.obvious

3.A.adaptation B.translation C.application D.addiction

4.A.complex B.effective C.accessible D.portable

5.A.accelerated B.encouraged C.forced D.made

6.A.comes to B.turns to C.refers to D.relates to

7.A.foresee B.scan C.view D.notice

8.A.Why B.How C.When D.What

9.A.approval B.concern C.respect D.opposition

10.A.demanding B.distributing C.storing D.sacrificing

11.A.oppose B.applaud C.understand D.counter

12.A.responsibilities B.potentials C.circumstances D.evolutions

13.A.however B.therefore C.thus D.meanwhile

14.A.suddenly B.eventually C.formerly D.currently

15.A.entertainment B.circulation C.research D.arrangement

16.A.dialing B.contacting C.constructing D.astonishing

17.A.outcome B.delay C.rejection D.blame

18.A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.no more than

19.A.symptom B.idiom C.feedback D.drawback

20.A.tightly B.actually C.merely D.originally

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

As you grow older, you'll be faced with some challenging decisions--like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it's called peer pressure. Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone's reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other. Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball. It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. You've probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely.” Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who don't cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won't do these things either, even if other kids do. If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Don't feel guilty if you've made a mistake or two.

1.For whom is the passage most probably written?

A. Students.　　　　 B. Parents.

C. Teachers.　　　　 D. Doctors.

2.In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____.

A. explains why friendship is so important

B. gives advice on how to deal with peer pressure

C. discusses how peers influence us

D. shows how to make more good friends

3.Which of following may help handle peer pressure?

A. Spending more time with classmates.

B. Taking up more relaxing hobbies.

C. Choosing friends with no bad habits.

D. Helping others who are in trouble.

4.What is the topic of the passage?

A. Friendship.　　 B. Making decisions

C. Self-confidence D. Peer pressure

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

He must have gone out. I heard the noise of the door ______when I was still in bed.

A. being locked      B. to lock                   C. locking                           D. having locked

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

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

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is 7 am and the alarm is going off. You know you have to be out of bed to catch the bus. But the urge to bury yourself in the bed is ever so strong. Sounds familiar? Why is it that teens find it difficult to get themselves out of bed in time every morning or stay sharp and focused during the first couple of hours of school?

During adolescence, the body goes through many changes and these include a shift in sleep patterns. Researchers from MIT have been tracking the body’s need for sleep in teenagers. They found that though adolescents need as much as 9.5 hours of sleep a day, they get to bed later and later with each passing year. In fact, the sleep cycle shifts later by as much as 12 to 18 minutes each year between the ages of 10 and 20! So by the time a 10­year­old who sleeps at 8 pm grows to be 17 or 18, his body naturally wants to stay up till 10：30 pm or 11 pm.

According to researchers, this is because of a hormone called melatonin (褪黑激素) that is secreted (分泌) by the pineal gland — a tiny structure deep inside the brain. Melatonin regulates the body’s natural day­night rhythms. It causes a person to become sleepy by lowering his body’s core temperature. In teens, melatonin is secreted much later in the evening and continues to increase throughout the night. This makes it difficult for teens to fall asleep earlier as they did in their younger years. Likewise, the effect of melatonin continues until much later in the morning, making it hard for them to wake up early.

A study found that at least one in four teens is tired and falls asleep in school at least once a week. During sleep, important body functions and brain activities happen. So how can teenagers get their sleep enough? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that middle and high schools should start later — not before 8：30 am. This should give teens some more time to sleep at night.

1.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that if you sleep late, the next day you should ________.

A. stay sharp　　 B. skip breakfast

C. get up late　　 D. stay up late

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The students want to stay up.

B. The shifts of the sleep cycle.

C. The pineal gland secretes melatonin.

D. The adolescents sleep late.

3.The teens go to sleep later than before because ________.

A. melatonin is secreted much later

B. melatonin regulates the sleep time

C. they sleep a lot in the daytime

D. they need to finish their homework

4.According to AAP’s recommendation, middle and high schools should ________.

A. let teens sleep in the day　　 B. let the students be active

C. delay the start time　　 D. start later at 8 am

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The next time you get caught jumping on your bed you can tell your parents with a straight face that you are not playing, simply getting ready got a promising career in “Mattress Jumping”. Believe it or not, there are some people who actually get paid to do that! According to Reuben Reynoso, a professional mattress tester at San Francisco’s McRoskey Mattress Factory that still makes every mattress by hand, it is real work and needs some training. For a start, it’s not all about jumping to new heights or doing tricks like professional athletes, but rather about feeling each area of the mattress carefully to detect the filling. In order to do it right, every bit of the mattress has to be tested slowly and deliberately.

Over the years, Reynoso has figured out the perfect routine. He begins by placing a protective mat over the mattress so that it doesn’t get dirty or absorb the smell from his feet. Then begins the fun---he steps to the middle of an edge and then takes five steps back and five steps forward. In this way, he slowly but surely, covers the entire surface. The key according to him is to find the perfect number of jumps---Too many and he will end up destroying the mattress completely. Too few And it will not fit into the giant machine for that final sewing! Who knew a job that sounds so simple could have so many skills!

While Reuben will not reveal how he got into this profession, he will admit that it is more fun than being a carpenter, roofer, construction worker and railroad engineer---all jobs he has tried previous to finding his true profession!

1.We learn from the text that the McRoskey Mattress Factory ______.

A. is the world’s oldest mattress factory

B. make mattresses for sports

C. produces mattresses by hand

D. hires athletes as mattress testers

2.The protective mat is used to ______.

A. prevent the tester getting hurt

B. keep the mattress as clean as possible

C. protect the mattress from being destroyed

D. make the mattress fit into the sewing machine

3.According to Reynoso, the most important thing in his work is ______.

A. the timing of his jumps　　 B. the height of his jumps

C. the number of his jumps　　 D. the frequency of his jumps

4.We can learn from the text that Reynoso ______.

A. has been injured several times in his work

B. liked mattress jumping in his childhood

C. didn’t choose mattress testing as his first job

D. dreamt about becoming a jumping athlete

高二英语长对话或独白简单题查看答案及解析

He went out of the room with few clothes on, only　　　　　　 rather cold.

A.to feel B.feel C.feeling D.felt

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Whether we’re 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. But a growing body of research is raising questions about how a child’s lie is different from an adult’s lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.

“Parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. Their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says Dr. Lee, a director of the Institute of Child Study. The fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. Dr. Lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. Children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the child’s back.

For young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. When the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. At age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didn’t. By 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.

Researchers have found that it’s kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. That’s because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. The ability to lie — and lie successfully　 — is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. Kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.

1. What’s the purpose of children telling lies?

A. To help their friends out.

B. To get rid of trouble.

C. To get attention from others.

D. To create a popular image.

2. From the second paragraph we can know that ____________.

A. which factors can reduce lying

B. why some lie more than others

C. it is normal for kids to tell lies

D. how lying changes as kids grow

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A. children’s lies are the same as adults’

B. the better kids are, the more they lie

C. the older kids are, the more they lie

D. kids always keep the truth in their mind

4.What is NOT included in the passage?

A. The reasons why kids tell lies.

B. Which kind of kids tells more lies.

C. Experiments about lying of young kids.

D. What to do with lying children.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted．Teddy and he dropped to the ground,．．．

When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow （牧场）flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．

Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"

"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．

"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．

When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life．She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．

Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague （模糊）．She stopped to take a quick compass （指南针） reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．

She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．

During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water．It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail （小路） end．They needed her for one more task．

1.Who actually had the airplane accident?

A．Justin himself                                   B．Kathy and Victor

C．Justin and Teddy                                  D．Kathy herself

2.The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．

A．Kathy would set up a new record

B．Kathy was running for the lives of others

C．Kathy would run a race alone

D．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time

3.Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．

A．the country path was getting vague              B．she had completely lost her way

C．she wasn't sure of her own memory               D．there was only the wilderness

4.What do you think Kathy's final task would be?

A．Giving the injured food and drinks．               B．Taking the injured to the hospital．

C．Going back to put out the big fire．              D．Showing the police the crash site．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析