阅读（一）During the rest of sleep, the fatigue (疲劳) of the body disappears and recuperation (复原) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy; The memory improves; and annoyance and problems are seen correctly.Some adults require little sleep , others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-for. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually decreasing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten , whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are well known to have required little sleep . Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison , and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night.Whatever your individual need , you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine : a favorite hour, a favorite bed .a favorite posture (姿势)，and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably.Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours-nearly days. Whatever the limit, it is absolute Animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week.1.It is implied in the passage that__.A. a light sleep is as refreshing as a deep oneB. sleep is important for good mental and physical healthC. memory is greatly improved during sleepD. famous people need less sleep that ordinary people2.It can be concluded from the passage that the amount of sleep required___,A. depends on the bed one sleeps inB. varies greatly from one individual to anotherC. can be predicted from the type of job one hasD. is closely related to the amount of pressure one suffers3.The word ―formula‖ (line 3, paragraph 3) most probably means___A. a prescriptionB. a mathematical ruleC. a fixed method or approachD. an expression of the elements of a compound4.A person should __ in order to sleep well.A. follow his sleep routineB. go to bed earlyC. sleep as much as he canD. do a physically demanding job5.The longest time a human being can survive without sleep is probably.A. five daysB. seven daysC. ten daysD. twelve days阅读（二）As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself ”(DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.Scontinues to grow.―We needed furniture for our living room ,‖ says John Rose ,‖ and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.‖ John got married six months ago ,and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a two –week course for $ 280 at a night school.Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe ma king factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. ―I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course ,I should be able to fix the car by myself .‖John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the county are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living . If you want to become a ― do –it –yourselfer ―, you can go to DIY class .And for those who don’t have time to take a course , there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.6.We call lean from the text that many newly married people ____.A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a department store to buy things7.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to__.A. run a DIY shopB. make or repair thingsC. save time and moneyD. improve the quality of life8.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home , he means Jim___A. make shoes in his homeB. does extra work at nightC. does his own car and home repairsD. keeps house and looks after his children9.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when ____A. his car repairs cost too muchB. the car repair class was not helpfulC. he could not possibly do two jobsD. he had to raise the children all by himself10.What Would be the best title for the text ?A. The Joy of DIYB. You Can Do It Too!C. Welcome to Our DIY CourseD. Rose and Hatfield : Believers in DIY阅读（三）Bicycle tour (旅行) and raceA bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Set. & Sun.). At 5:30 am,the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometer leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian , will be the first competitive (竞争性的) part of the tour . The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe , covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper . Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside . At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken to Beijing.Cost: 200 yuanTelephone : 4675027Brazilian footballersThe B razilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium onAugust 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.Ticket price :60 .100. 150 yuanTime/date :4:30 pm. August (Sat.)Telephone :5012372Rock climbingThe Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain – climbing Training Base .More than 10 teams from Beijing ,Wuhan , Dalian , Jilin and other places will take part in it . A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing.Free for spectators (观众)。