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新目标(Go for it)版初中英语八年级上册Unit 4 What's the best movie theater 第2课时
People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing-sleeping. Every year, there is a special ay for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep-World Sleep Day.
Sleep is like food for the brain.
People of different ages need different amounts (数量) of sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation (国家睡眠基金会) in the US, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep night. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep.
The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep. It has influenced students' school life. They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports.
To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep. Good sleep habits help lot. For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays.
A. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. B. Enough sleep helps the brain and body grow and develop. C. Taking a 20-minute sleep at noon is also useful. D. Students without enough sleep may get poor grades. E. However, many students don't get enough sleep because of too much homework. |
A. Tim gave her a cup of tea B. He thought for a while and smiled C. It was a worried young lady D. She found the money in her handbag E. I could go to get it after her death |
Tim was reading a book at office. Someone knocked on the door. He opened the door.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} .
"My name is Rebecca," said the lady. "You've got to help me!"
"Take it easy." {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "What happened?"
"My grandma died last month. She left all her money, about $1,000,000 to me. She told me she had saved the money in a bank.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} . "
"But yesterday when I went to the bank, I only got an envelope with nothing in it. he money is gone!"
Rebecca took the envelope out of her handbag and gave it to Tim.
Tim looked at it carefully under the light. It was just an envelope with two old stamps on it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
“Don't worry, Rebecca," he said. "Your money is still here.”
A: I want some students for the sports game.
What can you do, Bill? Can you do the high jump?
B: No, I can't. But I can do the long jump.
A: You can do the long jump! Good. OK, what can you do, Jennifer?
C: I can skate and I can run the 100-meter race.
A: You can! Great, Jennifer. Can you play football?
C: No, I can't. Victor can play football.
A: Victor, can you play football?
D: Yeah, I can't skate or play tennis, but I can play football.
Name | can | can't |
Bill | do the long jump | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
Jennifer | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
Victor | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Mr. and Mrs. Albino, with 64 children, have the world's largest family. Not one of their children is adopted(领养).
When people hear about the Albinos' large family, the first question they ask is, "How is it possible? How can one woman give birth to 64 children in her lifetime?" The answer is simple: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Soon after the Albinos got married, the children came quickly, in twos and threes. The first 21 children were boys. Mrs. Albino loved her sons, but she wanted a daughter very much.
The Albinos spent the early years in Argentina. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} To travel from Argentina to Chile, they had to cross the Andes Mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Albino and their 21 sons made the difficult, two-week journey on mules. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
During the snowstorm, Mrs. Albino gave birth to triplets, a boy and two girls!
The oldest Albino children are in their thirties and forties. They are on their own now, but 18 of the Albino children still live with their parents. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} The shack has electricity but no toilet or running water. The children wash in a small bowl in the dusty backyard.
At times there is very little food in the Albinos' small house when there is not enough food for everyone, Mrs. Albino makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry. "The smallest eat first, and then the bigger ones. We've always done it that way," she says. Obviously, the Albinos do not have enough money for their big family, then, do they continue to have children?
The Albinos do not use birth control because it is against their religion(宗教). They could let other people take care of their children, but Mrs. Albino will not allow it, "When my two brothers and I were babies," she says, "our mother left us at an orphanage(孤儿院) and never returned. We lived there together until we were five. Then a couple adopted my brothers and I was left behind. I was heartbroken.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Even if I didn't have much money, I would always take care of my children by myself." Mrs. Albino has kept her promise.
A. Every time Mrs. Albino gave birth, she had twins or triplets. B. One night there was a terrible snowstorm in the mountains. C. Then they decided to move to Chile. D. The family lives in a two- room shack(小屋) in Colina Chile. E. Mrs. Albino loves her children very much. F. I promised myself that when I became a mother, I would never give my children away. |
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