河南省南阳市2014届高三五校联谊期中考试英语试题试卷(3)

But bringing devices into the bedroom is a bad idea, if quality rest is your goal. One of the most important factors of sleepiness is darkness, which signals to the brain that it’s time to start speeding up production of the sleep - inducing hormone melatonin. But as the New York Times points out, in our modern world, we are exposed to light long after the sun sets. While any type of light can disturb your sleep, the blue wavelength light given off by cell phones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets is particularly troublesome. Research shows that this blue light causes alertness so decisively that it can actually be used to fight tiredness.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, 95 percent of Americans use some device, whether it’s a TV, laptop, cell phone or other products, within an hour of killing time. “Artificial light exposure between dusk and the time we go to bed at night push our sleeping sense to a later hour - making it more difficult to fall asleep,” said Charles Czeisler, Ph. D. , M. D. , chief of the division of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Instead, experts recommend turning off all devices an hour before bedtime and finding another method for relaxation, like reading a book, taking a warm bath or performing a series of calming yoga poses. It’s also a good idea to exercise and lay off the caffeine several hours before bedtime.
60. According to a recent survey, most tablet owners use their iPad ________.
A. in the living room                  B. in the bedroom  
C. in the office                       D. on the move
61. What can we know from this passage?
    A. The light from cell phones is harmful
    B. Modern people have trouble falling asleep
    C. Darkness can create a good sleeping environment
    D. Blue light can prevent sleepiness decreasing
62. If we often play with a laptop just before sleep, we’ll be more likely to ________.
    A. dream of it     B. stay awake        C. feel sleepy        D. become tired
C
    In my last essay, I wrote briefly about a bathtub in the classroom. What really was the use of that bathtub? “Guys, it is Reading Workshop time now. When I call your table, get your things, please!” said Mrs. Toalson. She was holding a cup that had many sticks in it; on every stick was written each student’s name and table number.
What does she mean? Probably books, I thought. Mrs. Toalson picked a stick out of the cup and said, “Okay, Aniqa’s table; Table Two, you may get your things. ”Then my four classmates ran for the cushions（垫子）in the bathtub. Mrs. Toalson kept picking sticks and calling out different table numbers. On hearing their numbers, students would run to get cushions. Because there were not enough cushions for everyone, the last to be called had to go without. Those students sighed, “Oh! They are the lucky ones.”
Finally, Mrs. Toalson picked the last stick ; what is she going to do now?
    “Kate, you may use the bathtub. ” Mrs. Toalson said. Gosh! Use the bathtub? Is Kate going to take a bath, I wondered. Kate is the girl who had pretty brown hair. She ran happily with her book to the bathtub and lay down in it. As she read, she hugged a teddy bear. I think it must be comfortable reading in a bathtub.
Except for lucky Kate, everybody had to read elsewhere. Some were sitting on the seats, some were lying down under the table, and everybody’s reading pose（姿势）was different.
Just then, my friend found me sitting at my table quietly, not doing anything. She said, “Mary, let me find you a book. ” I nodded. Then she led me to a comer of the classroom where the book-shelf was and picked a picture book for me.
Regina thought that it would be more fun to read outside on the grass. What a great idea! The next day our whole class went to the park across the street from our school. As we read, animals such as squirrels ran around us. It was amazing !
63. In Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop, every student can learn _________.
A. briefly         B. comfortably      C. quickly           D. eagerly
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
    A. Mrs. Toalson told the student to sit in the bathtub as a punishment.
    B. The student who used the bathtub in that class was thought to be unlucky.
    C. Not every student can get a cushion in Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop.
    D. In Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop, only the best student can lie down reading.
65. Who got the chance to use the bathtub in that class?
    A. A student whose table was last called.   B. The student who sat at the table quietly.
    C. The student who got the last cushion.   D. A student whose table was first called.
66. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
    A. tell us how to use a bathtub in the classroom
    B. introduce us a new way of teaching style
    C. teach us how to organize reading activifies in class
    D. show us the importance of reading poses
D
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