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福建省南平市2018-2019学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷（含小段音频）
Many effects of a lack of sleep, such as being bad-tempered and not working at your best, are well known.Regular poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity and heart disease, and it shortens your life expectancy.
How much sleep do we need?
But some need more and some less. What matters is that you find out how much sleep you need and then try to achieve it. As a general rule, if you wake up tired and spend the day longing for a chance to have a nap, it's likely that you're not getting enough sleep.
An occasional night without sleep makes you feel tired and irritable( 急躁易怒 ) the next day, but it won't harm your health. After several sleepless nights, the mental effects become more serious. Your brain will- fog, making it difficult to concentrate and make decisions.
How to catch up on lost sleep?
If you don't get enough sleep, there's only one way to compensate (补偿) —getting more sleep.
If you've had months of limited sleep, you'll have built up a big sleep debt, so expect recovery to take several weeks.
Starting on a weekend, try to add on an extra hour or two of sleep a night. The way to do this is to go to bed when you're tired and allow your body to wake you in the morning (no alarm clocks allowed!).
A. What happens if we don't sleep?
B. Why is a good sleep vital for a long life?
C. It won't happen with a single early night.
D. If it continues, lack of sleep can affect your overall health.
E. However, the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than those.
F. It's now clear that a solid night's sleep is essential for a long and healthy life.
G. Most of us need around 8 hours of good-quality sleep a night to function properly.
A“Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going touniversity.It is often spent traveling or working.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.The advantagesof taking a gap year are as follows：
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.Althoughyou don't have to go abroad to experience gap years，most gap year students catch thechance to travel abroad.You are able to work out who you are and what you arefor.The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons.
FaceChallenges and Have Fun.A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation，but also a time to face challenges.Gapyear students usually work，volunteeror take service projects.You have to learn how to get along in the realworld.This process isn't always easy，butit is an important part of growing up.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances.There's a common thought thatgap years are only for rich students，butit isn't true. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.Gap year students often take a part－time job.Besides，at the end of a gap year，students are much more likely to knowwhat to study in college.Clear learning goals can keep the students workinghard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imaginean admission officer trying to admit only one between two students.Both of themare excellent and have high grades.However，onestudent has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A．Make full preparations for the gapyear. B．Only in this way can you enjoy lifeand have fun. C．Actually，takinga gap year can save your money. D．Who do you think the admission officerwill choose? E．It can give young people usefullearning experiences and new skills. F．Challenges always come first beforefun. G．Learn about the World and Yourself. |
Being organized is an important skill for school and life．When you're well organized, you can stay focused，instead of spending time hunting things down．
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignment，so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping all your school work neat and in a specific place—these are the main parts of organization.
For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It means keeping your schoolbag，your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.
Planning is part of being organized, too. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Calendars，lists，and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Check off things when you've done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} But once you're organized，it feels great．The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework，the more time you have for better things，like reading a good book or playing.
A. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it. B. First，you should get your schoolwork organized. C. Add new things as you get assignments. D. You will benefit a lot from a good habit. E. What does it mean to be organized? F. It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff. G. It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair. |
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