一、词汇检测
1. The principal (颁发)him with a gold medal at the meeting.
2. The (传统的)breakfast in this area includes noodles and soup dumplings.
3. The rainstorm (持续)about 30 minutes, long enough to make the trees fall down.
4. The robot still needs developing since we have difficulty (控制)it.
5. Xuankong Temple(寺), also (know)as Hanging Temple, is standing 1 710 metres above sea level in Shanxi Province.
6. After lots of practice, he passed the driving test and got the driver's license(驾照).
7. People thought of his excellent skills and beautiful works of art.
8. When I arrived at the bus stop out of , the bus had driven away.

() 1. “A Spring Morning” is my favourite poem ______ its words are beautiful and I can feel the sense of spring in it.
A.until
B.because
C.because of
D.though

() 2. I could hardly ______ my feelings at that moment. The song brought back so many childhood memories.
A.control
B.survive
C.imagine
D.change

() 3. — How do you like the short play, Jenny?
— Funny, ______ the music of it is not so good.

A.so
B.though
C.or
D.because

() 4. — Look, what a heavy rain! What shall we do now?
— ______ it's raining hard, let's stay at home to read some books.

A.So
B.If
C.Though
D.Since

() 5. — How was the concert last night?
— It was good. Though it ______ for nearly four hours, few people left early.

A.covered
B.reached
C.lasted
D.played

() 6. — Father's Day is coming. Shall we make a card for Dad?
— Great! But could you please show me how to make it ______ I know little about DIY?

A.until
B.when
C.as
D.while

三、信息还原
Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night? If so, here is a piece of advice for you: Listen to some soft music.
Scientists have found that soft music can help to improve sleep quality and quantity(数量). It works for people of all ages. 1. Soft music can help us fall asleep faster, wake up less during the night and feel more rested in the morning.
2. The reasons aren't clear yet. It may have something to do with the relaxing effect(作用)of a good song. Music can have real physical effects too. Soft music can lower our heart rate(率)and slow down our breathing. 3.
Scientists say that for most people, music that has 70 beats per minute(bpm)works best. Classical, jazz and folk music are usually more useful than other musical styles. 4. You may make your own playlists(播放列表). If you are not sure how many beats a song has in a minute, you can find out by entering its title into songbpm.com. And remember to get the volume(音量)right. Make sure that the final piece is one that slowly fades out(渐弱). 5.
It is very important to get enough high-quality sleep. Before you go to bed tonight, play some soft music. Then, just prepare to be rocked off to dreamland!
| A. This prepares us for sleep. | B. Familiar(熟悉的)songs work well too. |
| C. Scientists like different kinds of music. | D. Why can soft music help us sleep better? |
| E. If not, you may be woken up by the sudden silence. | F. In fact, music is not good for our health sometimes. |
| G. And it works much better for people with sleeping problems. |