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广东广州番禺六校教育教学联合体2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语3月考试卷
Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well， you should have done that because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.
Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a correct answer to this question. However， tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature， great weight loss and finally sickness.
Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are ten hours for primary school students， nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.
Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did， however， take naps during the day. On the other hand， Albert Einstein， another great scientist， said he needed at least ten hours' sleep a night.
Here are some of the most useful suggestions， for a good night's sleep.
Go to bed regularly.
Use your bed only to sleep
. Don't exercise in the evening.
Keep the bedroom dark and quiet.
Drink a glass of milk before sleep.
With the development of society, people's needs are becoming increasingly different and we have more expectations for the future. What do you expect to see in 2024? Let's have a look.
New space missions (任务) In May, the Chang'e-6 is going to land on the far side of the moon and take some soil (土壤) back. It will be the first time for Chinese astronauts to do this. This year, China is also going to send two Shenzhou spacecrafts to space. | Macao December 20th, 2024 will be the 25th anniversary (纪念日) of Macao's return to China. During the past 25 years, Macao has made many achievements in economy (经济), culture and technology. Macao is building a bright future. |
Summer in Paris The 33rd Olympic Games is going to be held in Paris. It will start on July 26th and end on August 11th. There will be four new events—breaking (霹雳舞), surfing, sport skateboarding. We expect the players in the new events to bring us new feelings. | A new adventure Do you still remember the movie Nezha? It was first shown on July 26th, 2019. Good news for you! Nezha is coming back soon. In the new film Nezha Ⅱ, that brave boy is going to get himself a body which is made from lotus roots (宝莲). Are you ready to watch it? |
A. seldom B. methods C. experience D. usually E. excellent |
Without the television set，the radio and more importantly，the computer，we will {#blank#}1{#/blank#} have any fun in our homes today. However，the people in the past had their own clever {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of enjoying themselves. For example，they made music without the use of computers but with tools made from wood and animal skin.
Travel was simple at that time. Most of the people were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} boat makers and they could make boats in a variety of shapes and sizes for travelling along the rivers and in the oceans. With increased skills and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ， the people learnt how to make the boats stronger against rains and storms.
Some things are basic for us nowadays，but the people in the past could live the lives to the full even without them. We should not look down on the wisdom of people long ago.
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