广东省揭阳市2013-2014学年高一下学期学业水平考试 英语试题
I. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
March 21st is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. It
1 to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep.
Sleep is like food for the 2 . Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and
3 . According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, 4 need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a 5 amount is about eight to nine hours per night.
But many students don’t get 6 sleep because of early school start times and heavy 7 . About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep 8 , but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep 9 . For others, they may even have insomnia (失眠症), which might keep them 10 all night.
These sleeping problems greatly 11 people’s life. Experts have shown that lack of sleep for teenagers leads to poor 12 . Students without enough sleep cannot
13 in class or do well in sports. Also, the lack of sleep may make them depressed.
Research shows that with 14 sleep habits it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include 15 drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time each night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too hot nor too cold.
1.A. takes B. comes C. aims D. helps
2.A. soul B. brain C. heart D. stomach
3.A. develop B. digest C. harvest D. fight
4.A. children B. teachers C. experts D. adults
5.A. healthy B. valuable C. effective D. possible
6.A. good B. enough C. sound D. long
