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广西南宁市马山县2020届九年级英语第二次初中学业水平适应性测试试卷（含听力音频）
There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food. Taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are, the longer sleep you need. But regardless of (不管) age, some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough.
The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure (血压).
Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are usually seen as "lazy". Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep. they only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work you'll do.
How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas an expert (专家) in sleep. He says ,"Sleep is like a credit (信用卡) card. When you sleep less. you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The more hours you don't sleep, the more hours you shouldn't sleep to 'pay back' the hours on your 'sleep credit card.'"
For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish (愚蠢的) idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more."
Hi! I'm Neil. I live in a town 15 miles from London. The house is big. My favourite room is the kitchen. My family and I often sit there and enjoy a cup of tea. We have a beautiful garden. I always have fun with my dog there. | Hello! My name is Anna. I live in a flat in the centre of Moscow. Our flat is on the seventh floor. It's not big, but we have a nice living room. After dinner, we like to watch TV and chat there. I share a bedroom with my sister, Amy. We often listen to music in bed. | H! I'm Stephen. I live in a big house in Los Angeles. It has eight rooms. I have my own bedroom and bathroom, and I like the balcony best. I love to sit there and look out at the beach and the sea. It's cool. |
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Pandas are one of China's treasures. They are so lovely that many foreign tourists come to China to see them every year.
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Do you like pandas? If you do, then try to learn as much about pandas as you can!
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