After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people.
When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted. I decided right then that I had to learn to speak English. 11. On the way to his hotel, the writer _____. A. was silent all the time B. kept talking to the driver
C. looked out of t he window with great interest D. showed his friend something he brought with him.
12. He went to _____ to get something to eat. A. a tea house B. a pub
C. a care room D. a nearby restaurant
13. He did not have what he really wanted, because _____. A. he only made some gestures B. he did not order at all
C. he could not make himself understood D. the waiter was unwilling to serve
14. The waiter _____.
A. knew what he would order B. finally understood what he said C. took the order thorough his gestures
D. served the same thing the man at the next table was having
15. After dinner, he _____.
A. walked back to the hotel right away B. had a walking tour about the city C. went to the movies D. did some shopping on Broadway Passage 4
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will
dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs(发生), your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. That stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep put you to sleep. 1. A good title for this passage is _____.
A Sleep B Good Health C Dreams D Work and Rest 2. The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means _____. A sick B stand up C asleep D a little sleepy 3. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _____.
A dream more often B have poor health C nervous D breathe quickly 4. During REM, _____.
A your eyes move quickly B you dream C you are restless D both A and B
5. The average number of hours of sleep than an adult needs is ___.
A approximately six hours B around ten hours
C about eight hours D not stated here Passage 5
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.” “How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
“Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”, read the man. “Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well.”
The merchant then wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among them.