北京中考英语阅读理解专项训练

阅读单选WhytheBestThingsinLifeareAllBackwardsThere’sapartofNavySEALtrainingcalled“drown-proofing”(抗溺水训练)wheretheybindyourhandsbehindyourback,tieyourfeettogether,anddumpyouintoa9-foot-deeppool.Yourjobistosurviveforfiveminutes.Mostpeoplewhotrydrown-proofingfail.Manyofthempanicandscream.Butsomemakeit.Andtheydosobecausetheyunderstandacounterintuitive(违反直觉的)lesson:themoreyoustruggletokeepyourheadabovewater,themorelikelyyouaretosink(下沉).Withyourarmsandlegsbound,it’simpossibletokeepyourselfatthesurfaceforthefullfiveminutes.Evenworse,yourlimitedeffortstokeepyourbodyafloatwillonlycauseyoutosinkfaster.Thetricktodrown-proofingistoactuallyletyourselfsinktothebottomofthepool.Fromthere,youlightlypushyourselfoffthepoolfloorandcarryyoubacktothesurface.Oncethere,youcanhaveaquickbreathofairandstartthewholeprocessoveragain.Strangely,survivingdrown-proofingrequiresnosuperhumanstrength.Itdoesn’tevenrequirethatyouknowhowtoswim.However,itrequirestheabilitytonotswim.Thisskill—theabilitytoletgoofcontrolwhenonewantsitmost—isoneofthemostimportantskillsanyonecandevelop.AndnotjustforSEALtraining.Forlife.Mostpeoplesupposetherelationshipbetweeneffortandreward(回报、奖励)isone-to-one.Wethinkthatworkingtwiceaslongwillproducetwicetheresults.Thisisalmostnevertrue.Mostoftheworlddoesnotexistonalinearcurve.Linearrelationshipsonlyworkformindlessorrepetitivetasks—drivingacar,fillingoutpaperwork,cleaningthebathroom,etc.Inallofthesecases,doingsomethingfortwohourswilldoubletheoutputofdoingitforonehour.Butthat’ssimplybecausetheyrequirenothoughtorcreativity.Mostactivitiesinlifedonotoperatealongthelineareffort/rewardcurvebecausemostactivitiesinlifearenotbasicnormindless.Mostactivitiesarecomplex(复杂的),mentallyoremotionallyinvolved.Therefore,mostactivitiesproduceadiminishingreturnscurve.Diminishingreturnsmeansthatthemoreyouexperiencesomething,thelessrewardingitbecomes.Theclassicexampleismoney.Thedifferencebetweenearning$20,000and$40,000islife-changing.Thedifferencebetween$120,000and$140,000meansyourcarhasnicerseatheaters.Thedifferencebetweenearning$127,020,000and$127,040,000isbasicallynothing.Friendshiphasdiminishingreturns,asdoeseating,sleeping,workingoutatthegym,readingbooks,studyingforanexam—theexamplesareendless.Butthere’sanothercurve,theinvertedcurve,whereeffortandrewardhaveanegativerelation—themoreeffortyouputintodoingsomething,themoreyouwillfailtodoit.Drown-proofingexistsonaninvertedcurve.Themoreeffortyouputintorisingtothesurface,themorelikelyyouwillbetofailatit.Fewthingsinlifeworkonaninvertedcurve.Butthefewthingsthatdoareimportant.Infact,themostimportantexperiencesandgoalsinlifeallexistonaninvertedcurve.Goingafterhappinesstakesyoufurtherawayfromit.Thelongingforgreaterfreedomisoftenwhatcausesustofeelstuckandtrapped.Theneedtobelovedandacceptedpreventsusfromlovingandacceptingourselves.Theharderwetrytodosomething,thelessweshallsucceed.Thisis“TheBackwardsLaw”:desiringapositiveexperienceisitselfanegativeexperience;acceptinganegativeexperienceisapositiveexperience.Thegoalistotakeyourmindandteachittostopchasingitsowntail.Tostopchasingmeaning,freedomandhappinessbecausethoseonlyservetomoveitfurtherawayfromitself.Toshowithowtheonlywaytoreachthesurfaceisbylettingitselfsink.Youleanintothefearanduncertainty,andjustwhenyouthinkyou’regoingtodrown,justasyoureachthebottom,itwilllaunchyoubacktoyoursalvation(拯救).1．Thekeytosurvivedrown-proofingisto________.A．sinkdownandliftup B．haveenoughpracticeC．holdyourbreathforlong D．movesmartlyunderwater2．Whatcanweknowaboutthethreecurves?A．Linearcurveshowsthepossibilityofsuccess.B．Diminishingreturnstellsusthelessthebetter.C．Invertedcurveworkswhenwehavespiritualneeds.D．Thereisnodirectlinkbetweentheactionandtheresult.3．Accordingtothethreecurves,whichapplicationisprobablytrue?A．Themorefriendswehave,thehappierwewillfeel.B．Cleaningworksbetterinthefirsthourthanthesecond.C．Confidenceincreaseswhenwetry,andthenstopsincreasing.D．Themorewewantrespectfromothers,thelesstheywillrespectus.4．Thewritersuggeststhatweshould________.A．buildmindpowertolivebetterB．shapevaluesforpositiveoutcomesC．giveupstruggletogainwhatwedesireD．acceptnegativitybecausewearenotperfectOnceuponatime,therewasagirlnamedHeather.Shelovedherhome.Itwasabig,two-flooredhouse.Shehadlivedthereforpracticallyherwholelife.“Heather,willyoupleasecomedownstairs?Ineedtotalktoyouaboutsomethingimportant.”Hermothersaid,fromdownstairs.Itwasachillywinternight.“Yes,mother!”Heathersaid,thencamedownstairs.“What’sup?”Sheaskedherparents,sittingdownonthesofa,besidethem.“Dear,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutsomethingimportant.It’saboutthishouse.Yousee,monthbymonth,thisplacehasbeenhardtorepair,becauseit’ssoold.Wehavedecidedtomovehouses.”Hermothersaid.Heatherwasshockedtohearthis.“But,mother,it’sfine!Iwilldonatemymoneytorepairthishouse!Please!Let’snotmove!”shesaid,desperatetochangehermother’smind.Beforehermothercouldreply,shestormedupstairstoherroom.Shesatonherbedandcried.“Idon’twanttoshift!Thishouseisn’tallthatold!”Aftersometime,shelaydownonherbedandslept.Thenextday,atthebreakfast,hermothersatdownacrossfromher.“Heather,Ipromise,youwilllikeyournewhome!You’llbeusedtoitbeforeyouknowit!”Hermothersaid,tryingtomakeHeatherfeelbetter.“Ok.Ihopeyou’reright.”Heathermumbled（咕哝）.“Wewillmoveintoanapartment,just45minutesawayfromthishouse.Thehousemaynothaveasmanyroomswhichwehavehere,butithastwobalconies（阳台）,whichhavespectacularviews!”Hermothersaidexcitedly.Heathercouldseethathermotherwasexcitedtomove.“Thatsoundspromising!MaybeIwilllikeitthere!”shesaidtohermother,tryingtosoundcheerful.“I’msureyouwill!”Hermothersaid.BeforeHeatherknewit,Sundayhadcome.Herpackingwasdone,andsowasherparents’.Shelookedaround.Herhousewasempty.Itremindedherofthefirsttimeshesteppedinitwhenshewasabout5yearsold.Thehousewasemptythen,too.Nineyearslater,thatmomentrepeateditself.Shedidn’tknowwhy,butthisseeminglyunimportantmomentwasveryheart-touchingforher.Shesmiled.Heatherwenttoeveryroom,sayinghergoodbyes.“Dearhouse,Ihaveenjoyedourtimehere.But,nowit’stimeformetoleave.Don’tbesad!Wemightmeetsomeday,again.Letusbothawaitit.Iloveyou!Youhavemademylifemorespecial,withjustyourpresenceinit.Ihopeyouworkthatmagicofyoursoneveryfutureresident（住户）tolivehere.Goodbye!”Shesaidtoherhouse.5．WhydidHeather’sparentswanttomovetoanewhouse?A．Becausetheyhadenoughmoneytolivethere.B．Becausetheoldhousewastoooldtoberepaired.C．Becausethenewhousewasclosetotheworkplaces.D．BecausetheywantedtogiveabetterfuturetoHeather.6．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthenewhouse?A．Ithadwonderfulviewswithtwobalconies.B．Itwasverybigandhadtwofloorsinside.C．ItwasnotfarawayfromHeather’sschool.D．Itwasonly5yearsoldandstillemptynow.7．InHeather’seyes,whatissomeaningfulintheoldhouse?A．Thelonghistory.B．Thepromisingresident.C．Theunforgettablemoments.D．Theheart-touchinggoodbyes.Thebasicscientificmethodincludesthestepsscientistsuseandfollowwhentryingtosolveaproblemorproveordisproveatheory.Themethodsareusedbyscientistsallovertheworld.Thereareusuallyfourstepswhichareapartofthescientificmethod.Thestepscanappearinanyorder,butthefirststepisusuallyobservation.Anobservationistheuseofoneormoreofthefivesenses,whichincludeseeing,hearing,feeling,smelling,andtasting.Thefivesensesareusedtolearnaboutoridentifyaneventorobjectthescientistwantstostudy.Forexample,whileobservingaspider,ascientistmayobservethepatternorsizeofthespider’sweb.Thesecondstepofthescientificmethodisthequestionbeingresearched,thehypothesis.Itisthequestionthatisturnedintoastatementaboutaneventorobjectthescientistwouldliketoresearch.Agoodhypothesisincludesthreethings:Theexplanationfortheobservations,itisabletobetestedbyotherscientists,anditwillusuallypredictnewoutcomesorconclusions(结论).Thescientistobservingthespiderbuildingthewebmayhaveaquestionaboutthestrengthoftheweb.Anexampleofthehypothesismightbe:Thelargerthespider,thestrongertheweb.Thishypothesisincludestheexplanationfortheobservation.Itcanbetested,andnewconclusionsmaybereached.Thethirdstepofthescientificmethodistheexperiment.Anexperimentisatestwhichwilleitherchallengeorsupportthehypothesis.Thehypothesiswillthenbetrueorfalse.Usingthespiderhypothesis,ascientistmayexperimentbymeasuringspiderwebsinrelationtoaspider’ssize.Often,evenwhenahypothesisisdisproved,muchcanstillbelearnedduringtheexperiment.Forexample,whilemeasuringthestrengthofspiderwebs,thescientistmaydiscoversomethingnewaboutthem.Thefinalstepinthescientificmethodistheconclusion.Theconclusionwilleitherclearlysupportthehypothesisoritwillnot.Iftheresultssupportthehypothesis,aconclusioncanbewritten.Ifitdoesnotsupportthehypothesis,thescientistmaychoosetochangethehypothesisorwriteanewonebasedonwhatwaslearnedduringtheexperiment.Intheexample,ifthescientistprovesthatlargerspidersbuildstrongerwebs,thenthatistheconclusion.Ifitwasnotproven,thescientistmaychangethehypothesisto:Thesizeofaspiderdoeshasnobearingonthestrengthofitsweb.Thescientificmethodisusedforsimpleexperiments.Studentsmaydointheclassroomordifficultexperimentsbeingdoneallovertheworld.Thespiderexperimentmaybedonebyanyscientistintheworld.Insummary,thescientificmethodincludesthestepsscientistsusetosolveaproblemortoproveordisproveatheory.Therearefourbasicstepsinvolvedwiththescientificmethod.Theusualstepsincludeobservation,hypothesis,experiment,andconclusion.Thestepsmaynotalwaysbecompletedinthesameorder.Followingthefoursteps,theresultsoftheexperimentwilleithersupportthehypothesisorwillnotsupportthehypothesis.Scientistsarealwaysfreetochangeorwriteanewhypothesisandstartthefourstepsalloveragain.Thescientificmethodisusedforsimpleexperimentsorformoredifficultexperiments.8．Whichofthestepsinthescientificmethodwouldascientistuseforseeing,hearing,feeling,smelling,andtasting?A．Conclusion. B．Observation. C．Experiment. D．Hypothesis.9．AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Spidersandtheirwebsaresuppliesinscientificexperiments.B．Measuringthesizeofspidersisthefirststepoftheexperiment.C．Scientistsarelikelytodiscoversomethingnewfromdisprovedhypothesis.D．Hypothesisplaysanimportantroleinperformingtheexperiment.10．Theunderlinedword“bearing”inParagraph5probablymeans________.A．relation B．direction C．agreement D．condition11．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Scientificmethodshouldbeusedinfixedorderforexperiments.B．Observationcanhelpscientistsgetreadyfornewconclusion.C．Experimentsareperformedinordertoprovethehypothesisisright.D．Conclusionincludestheresultsoftheexperimentornewhypothesis.TipsforHowtoWorkTogetherTherearemanytimesinschoolandbeyondwhenyouwillneedtoworkwithotherpeople.Youmaybeworkingtogethertocompleteaproject,makeadecision,discussabook,orachieveagoal.Nomatterthesituation,therearefourwordsthatwillmakeyourexperienceofworkingtogetherthebestitcanbe:prepare,listen,respect,andrespond.Herearesomeguidelinestogetyoustarted.12．Accordingtothepassage,youmaybeworkingtogetherto________.A．playagame B．takeatripC．discussabook D．attendaclass13．Ifyouwanttogetprepared,youshould________.A．haveanopenmind B．expressyourviewsclearlyC．lookatpeopleastheyspeak D．researchyourtopic14．Whenyougiveyourcoworkerathumbsup,you________.A．respectothers’comments B．useencouragingbodylanguageC．knowyourroleinthegroup D．havesomequestionstoaskCloseyoureyes.Trytobringbackamemoryoftakinganexaminyourworstsubjectwithyourstrictestteacher.Probablyyourememberlookingatthepaper,feelingyoudidn’tknowanyoftheanswers.Yourheartwasbeatingfast...Notsurprisingly,youthinkofthatexperienceasallbad,along-lastingdiscomfort.Butmaybeitdidn’thavetobethatway.ApaperinNaturereportsthataone-timeonlinemindsetexercise（思维模式训练）improvedthewayyoungpeoplethoughtaboutstressfuleventsandtheiruncomfortableresponses（反应）.Theexerciseisbasedontwomindsets:first,abilityisnotfixedbutcanbeimprovedwitheffortandsupport;second,bodyresponsestostresscanbehelpful.Asstudentsworkthroughtheexercisethemselves,theyreadinformationabouthowthebrainbuildsonexperienceandhowthebodyusesstress——afast-beatingheartsendsmorebloodtothebraintohelpyouthink.Theexercisealsosuggestswaystosucceedinstressfulsituations,anditasksstudentstowriteaboutwhattheymightdodifferentlynexttime.Researchersinvitedthousandsofhighschoolandcollegestudentstotaketheexercise.Thefindingsshowthatthisexerciseappearstobeabletochangeourunderstandingoftheworldaroundusandourresponsestoit.Comparedwiththosewhodidn’ttaketheexercise,studentswhotookpartthoughtaboutstressdifferently,turningitintoawayofenergizingthemotivation（激活动力）toachieveagoal.What’smore,theexercisechangedtheirbodyresponsesforthebetter,preparingthebodytorespondtoeventsasachallengeratherthanathreat（威胁）.“Difficultyandstruggleareyourfriends,”saysChristopherBryan,asocialpsychologistandoneoftheresearchers.“Thoseexperiencesdon’tfeelgoodinthemoment,butit’sthepathanyonewhobecametrulyexcellentatanythinghadtotravel.”Theexercisecouldbeputintofurtheruse.Itcouldbespeciallymadeforathletesorofficeworkersinthefuture.Onceithasbeenfullytested,theexercisecouldbereadyforuseinhighschoolsandcollegesnationwide.Theresearchersdon’tjustwantyoungpeopletorethinkaboutstress;theywantadultstorethinkaboutyoungpeople.“Ourstudiessuggestthatwemightnotteachyoungpeoplethattheyaretooweaktogetoverdifficulties,butthatwemight,instead,providethemwithresourcesandguidancesothatyoungpeoplecanshowtheirskillsandcreativityindealingwithbigproblems,”theywriteinthepaper.15．AccordingtoParagraph2,themindsetexercisemayhelpyou________.A．forgetaboutyourstressfulmomentsB．findwaystoslowdownyourheartbeatC．recordwhatyouhavebeenthroughbeforeD．understandhowthebrainbuildsonexperience16．Whatcanwelearnabouttheexercise?A．Itisnowhelpingteenagersnationwide.B．Itisespeciallyhelpfultoofficeworkers.C．Itaimstohelpteenagersgetbettergrades.D．Itcanchangestudents’responsestoevents.17．Thewriterwouldprobablyagreethat________.A．difficultiesarepartofgrowthforyoungpeopleB．motivationplaysthekeyroleinachievingagoalC．teenagersaretooweaktogetthroughdifficultiesD．adultsshouldshowtheirskillsandcreativityfirst18．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toquestiontheinfluenceofstress.B．Toexplaintheimportanceofstress.C．Tointroduceawaytolookatstress.D．Tocomparetwomindsetsaboutstress.Lastfall,Isignedupforafour-monthprogramforteenagersinMountainHighSchool.Iwenttherebecausehikes,art,andfieldsofcornsoundedfuntome.WhenIsetoutinAugust,Ihuggedmyparents’goodbye.“SeeyouinDecember!”Isaid.Myparentsnodded.Theywereworried—Icouldtell.Itwasbecausetheyknewmesowell.TheyknewthatIhadtroublereachingout.TheyknewthatIwasshyandImadefriendsslowly.Mydadlookedworriedlyatmeandmymom’svoiceshookasshesaid,“You’regoingtobejustfine,babygirl.”Thefirsttwoweeksweredifficult.Imadehalf-heartedsmalltalksatmeals,andIcriedintheshower.Forme,beingaroundpeopleallthetimewasmoretiringthanafive-milerace.Iwasoutofmycomfortzone,andIcouldn’tgoback.Onedayduringthethirdweek,Ispenttwohourscollectingcornwithoneofmyclassmates.Myfeelingsmatchedthedarkeningsky.Iwantedtobealone.Afterawhile,sheasked,“Whereareyoufromagain?”Halfanhourpassed,“Howmanybrothersorsistersdoyouhave?”Finally,myclassmatesaidthethreemagicwordsintheEnglishlanguage:ILOVEREADING.SoonIfoundmyselftalkingaboutbooksIenjoyedreading.Istartedtorelax.Afewbricks(砖)felldownfrommywallofshyness.Afewmorefell.Istartedtoreachout.Thebricksfellandfellandfell.Bytheendoftheprogram,Iwastotallydifferent.Iranthroughthedininghall,Ijumpedonthechairs,Isang,andImadefriends.Thatwasthewonderfulthingaboutacomfortzone:onceyouareoutofit,itdoesn’ttakelongtofindanewnormal.WhenIarrived,peopletiredme.WhenIleft,Icouldn’tstandleavingthem.19．Thewriter’sparentsworriedaboutherbecause________.A．shedislikedtheprogram B．shewasalwaysashygirlC．shefearedtoleavehome D．shewasaveryslowreader.20．Thewriterstartedtorelaxafter________.A．callingherparentsB．runningahardraceC．talkingaboutbooksD．cryingintheshower21．Fromherexperience,thewriterlearnedabout________.A．thebenefitsoflivingbyoneselfB．thejoyofleavingacomfortzoneC．thevalueofhavinganewhobbyD．theimportanceofmakingfriendsFromfootballtovolleyball,“ball”ispartofthesport’snameinmanycases.However,ifyouwatchanicehockeygameforthefirsttime,youwillprobablynoticethat,unlikemanysports,there’snoball.Inicehockey,it’sallaboutthepuck:thelittleroundblackobjectthatfliesaroundtheice.Astwoteamsskaterapidlyontheice,theyfightwithstickstogetthepuckintothenet.Theyskatesofastandshootthepuckwithsuchforcethatit’salmostimpossibletokeeptrackofit.Hockeypucksareflatandround.Madeofblackrubber,theyareabout7.62centimetersacrossand2.54centimetersthick.Eachpuckweighsabout170grams.Haveyoueverseenahockeypuckupclose?Ifso,you’veprobablynoticedthatthereareraisedpatternsontheedgeofthepuck.Acompletelysmoothpuckwouldbehardtoshoot.Theraisedpatternsgivethehockeysticksomethingtoholdontowhenaplayertakesashot.Thehockeypuckfirstappearedin1875,thoughit’sunclearwhoactuallyinventedit.Expertsbelievethefirsthockeypuckwaslikelyjustarubberballcutinhalf.Thisprovidedplayerswithanobjectwithaflatsidethatwouldslide（滑行）acrosstheice.Today,hockeypucksareonlymadeinfourcountries:Canada,Russia,China,andtheCzechRepublic.Atlargefactories,workersmixrubberwithaspecialmaterialfirst.Next,theyaddcarbonblacktothemixture.Then,theypourthemixtureintoamold（模具）andpressit.Afterthat,speciallogoscanbeaddedtoeachsidethroughastepcalledsilkscreening.About5,000logoedpuckscanbemadeinaweek.Hockeypucksarereallycool.Theyarekeptfrozensothattheyslideontheiceanddon’tbounce（弹跳）around.Oncetheplayerstietheiriceskates,they’reoffrunningafterthepuck,whichcanreachspeedsofupto160kilometersperhourormore!22．Theexpression“keeptrackof”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A．follow B．collect C．lead D．cross23．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?________A．Ittakesfourstepstoproducealogoedpuck.B．Thefirsthockeypuckwasaroundrubberball.C．Thepucksarekeptfrozentobouncearoundtheice.D．Raisedpatternsmakeithardforplayerstotakeshots.24．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?________A．SlideontheIcewithPucksB．GettoKnowAllaboutPucksC．HaveFunPlayingIceHockeyD．TakeaCloseLookatIceHockeyAreyouinterestedinhelpingyourkidstakeupanewhobby?Herearesomeideasforyou.GardeningGardeningnotonlyallowsyourkidstogettheirhandsdirtybutalsomakesthemquiet.Itcanprovideagoodwaytoworkout.Youdon’tevenneedtohaveanoutdoorspaceofyourown,becausecommunitygardenswillworkjustfine.Bread-makingBread-makingisahands-onactivity.Kidsgetexcitedtomakesomethingtheylike.Also,theylearnsomesimplecookingskills.Mostimportantly,yougetclosertoyourkidswhilespendingtimedoingsomethingfun.Calligraphy书法Chinesecalligraphyisbeautifulhandwriting.Itisdonewithaspecialbrushorpen.Thishobbywillimproveyourkids’handwriting,hand-controllingskillsandhelpthemfocusbetter.Paper-foldingPaper-foldingisspecial.Ithelpstoimproveyourkids’hand-controllingandcreativethinkingskills.Italsosavesmoneybecausetherearealotofvideosonlinetoteachyourkidsforfree.25．Gardening________.A．requiresaprivategardenB．providesagoodwaytoworkoutC．teacheskidstosavemoneyD．helpskidskeeptheirhandsclean26．Whatcanimprovekids’creativethinkingskills?________A．Gardening. B．Bread-making.C．Calligraphy. D．Paper-folding.27．Thepassageiswrittenfor________.A．teachers B．students C．parents D．visitorsYoushouldtimeyourmeals,becauseafullstomachcanbethereasonwhyyoucan’tgettosleepatnight.Alightsnackatbedtimecanpromote(提升)sleep,buttoomuchfoodcancausedigestive(消化的)discomfortthatleadstowakefulness.Moreover,you’dbetternotdrinkcoffeeorteaintheevenings.Anyfoodordrinkthatcontainscaffeinecandisturb(扰乱)sleep,especiallyifyouaresensitivetocaffeine.People’sbodyiseasilyinfluencedbylightanddarkness.Doctorsstronglysuggestdarkeningthebedroombeforeyougotosleep.So,startfromturningdownthelightsinyourbedroom.Turnofflaptops,TVsandothersourcesoflightinourbedroom.Thesethingssendoutbluelightwhichcancausewakefulnessatnightandbreakupthebody’snaturalinclinationtosleep.Moreover,closeyourcurtains(窗帘)andblindsatnight,soyouwillbeabletosleepcalmly.It’simportanttochangeyoursleepcyclegraduallyinordertoavoidstressanddifferentsleepdisorders.Themostsuitablewayistodoitin15-minuteamountofincrease.Ifyouhavetowakeupearlier,trytofallasleep15minutesearliereachevening.Itmaybedifficulttofallasleepatonce,takesomerelaxingactivitieslikeabubblebath.Ithinkafewnightswillbeenoughforyoutofeelcomfortablewiththenewschedule(时间表).Youshouldsticktothesamesleepandwakeupschedule.Don’tforgetaboutweekends!ItisallowedtohaveanextrahouronSaturday,butyouaretobebackontrackforSunday.Itwillhelpyourbodygetusedtothisnewroutine.Ifyouhavedoneallpossiblethingstofallasleepandyouarestilltossingandturning,youshouldgetupandstartdoingthingsyouhavenotimetododuringtheday.Don’ttorture(折磨)yourself!Dosomethinglow-stressandboringuntilyoudiscoverthatyouaretired.Asarule,30minutesofboringactivitieswillbeenoughtobringyoubacktobed.Agoodnight’ssleepisanindispensable(不可或缺的)partofyourlife.Itcanrefreshandrestoreyourbody.Ihopethesetipswillhelpyouchangeyoursleepschedule.28．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Someboringactivitiescanmakeitdifficulttofallintosleep.B．Thebluelightinthebedroomishelpfultogettosleepeasily.C．Thesleepscheduleshouldbechangedaccordingtoworktime.D．Eatingalightsnackbeforegoingtobedcouldbegoodforsleep.29．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?A．Theadvantagesofcarryingoutthesleepscheduleeveryday.B．Someeffectivesuggestionsthatcanhelptofallasleepinbed.C．Severalkindsofrelaxingsportsshouldbetakenbeforesleep.D．Afewpracticalmethodstosaveelectricalenergyinbedrooms.30．Thephrase“inclinationtosleep”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A．stateofbeingeagerforsleep B．stepsofformingasleepcycleC．processoffallingintosleep D．conditionsofsleepinginbed31．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Todiscusstherelationshipbetweensleepandhealth.B．Tointroducethebadeffectscausedbysleepdisorders.C．Toadviseonhowtodrivewakefulnessawayfromsleep.D．Tointroduceasuitabledietforagoodnight’ssleep.ThePowerofDreamAsTonywalkedwithhisfamilyalongtheriver,hesawamanplayingthesaxophone(萨克斯管)bytheriver.Themanwaswearingahatwithaleatherstrap(皮带)aroundhisneck.Atthesametime,hewasdancingwiththebeautifulmusicfromhissaxophone.Therewasalargecrowdofpeoplearoundhim.WhenTony’sfamilyhadalreadywalkedonuptheriver,hestilllosthisthoughtinthedreamofplayingthesaxophoneoneday.Twoweekslater,itwasTony’sbirthday.Whenheopenedhispresentfromhisparents,hewasgladtofinditwasasaxophone!Heblewthemouthofthesaxophoneandtriedtoplayit,butthesaxophonewouldn’tmakeasound.Thenhisdadtoldhimtoreadtheinstrumentbooktolearnwhattodo.Afterabout15minutes,heraiseditslowlytohislips(嘴唇)ashisfamilywatched.Butstilltherewasnosound.Heblewandblewbuthecouldn’tgetthesaxophonetowork.Hewasalmostcryingwhensuddenlythesaxophonemadethemostbeautifulsoundwhichmadehimthinkofthemusicofthemanbytheriver.Heblewagain,hemovedhisfingersonthesaxophoneandhemademoresounds.Someofthemwereloudandclearbutmanyofthemweren’t.Hewashappybecausehewasplayingveryinterestingsounds.Buthewasn’tabletoplaymusicwithhissaxophone.Thenhebegantotakelessons.Histeachertaughthimhowtoplayit.Whenhewaslearning,healwaysrememberedthema