题型：任务型阅读 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
河南省鹤壁市2017-2018学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷
China has been the birthplace of many of the world's greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering（物物交换）.
In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country.
In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same.
The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasn't long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire.
About 1000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people.
A. As time went by, trade between countries increased.
B. People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.
C. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling.
D. It was still many years before paper money appeared in Europe.
E. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical.
F. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes.
G. The very first coins often had holes in them so that people could tie them together.
Reducing the amount of sleep affects students' performance at school. An American study asked schoolteachers to look at the effects of sleep restriction（限制） on children between six and twelve years of age. The teachers found that children who stayed up late had trouble thinking clearly and had more learning problems.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Doctor Fallone now works at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri. He presented the results last month at a science reporter conference in Washington, D. C. The Publication Sleep also reported the findings.
The teachers were asked to complete weekly performance reports on seventy-four schoolchildren. The study lasted three weeks. During that period, Doctor Fallone and his team controlled the amount of sleep the children received.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} During another week, every child was kept awake later than normal. Each night, the youngest boys and girls had less than eight hours of sleep. The older ones were limited to six and a half hours. During the final week of the study, each child received no less than ten hours of sleep a night.
The teachers were not told about how much sleep the students received. The study found that students who received eight hours or less had the most difficulty remembering old information. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
The study did not find that sleep restriction caused hyperactivity(极度活跃) in the children. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Doctor Fall one said that the results provided experts and parents with a clear message: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. The sleeping time that the students have can be changed easily. B. They also had trouble learning new information, completing difficult work and following directions. C. During one week, the children went to bed and awoke at their usual time. D. The teacher should restrict the amount of sleep of the students. E. Gahan Fallone did the study at the Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital in the state of Rhode Island. F. The teachers reported that students were, in fact, a little less active at school when they got less sleep. G. When a child has learning problems, the issue of sleep must be considered among the possible causes. |
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A. Just as they have been there for you B. It may not be a simple conversation to have C. It can mean changes in your parents' schedule D. Scientists also suggests phoning your parents regularly E. That can lead to asking your mom what she's doing to keep fit F. Talk about affairs about yourself first, then extend them to your parents G. Scientists recommend opening the door to dialogue instead of calling them |
It's often said that your parents' job is to make sure that one day you no longer need them. And that's certainly the case by the time you have kids of your own. However, this is precisely the time when your parents start to need you. How do you talk to your aging parents about their health? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, but these tips make it easier.
Before a conversation, you had better establish yourself as a friend, not an enemy. Always start with an "I" statement, not a "you should" statement. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
Scientists recommend beginning a conversation about something you're doing—taking up yoga to stay slim, for instance. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. And you can even have her commit to doing it with you. When you're a friend day-to-day, your parents will trust you and be able to depend on you during a health crisis.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Start by equipping them with a smartphone that's designed for seniors. Staying in close phone contact will keep you informed of any arising health issues. It will help you pick up on faults in their memory, too.
Your parents are your parents until they're gone. Do not treat them like children. Even if you find that there's an emergency going on, you can make suggestions, but they have the right to make decisions, especially if there's no cognitive (认知的) disorder. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, helping your parents in their later years is the least you can do. With the proper measures and technology, it can get easier and feel even more rewarding.
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