阅读理解：一Oncetherewasapianoplayerinabar(酒吧).Peoplecamejusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,aladyaskedhimtosingasong.“Idon’tsing,”saidtheman.Buttheladytoldthewaiter,“I’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwanttheplayertosing!”Thewaitershoutedacrosstheroom,“Hey,friend!Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong!”Sohedid.Hehadneversunginpublicbefore.Nowhewassingingfortheveryfirsttime!NobodyhadeverheardthesongMonaLisasungsobeautifully!Hehadtalenthewassittingon!Hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepianoplayerinano-namebar.Butoncehefound,byaccident,thathecouldsingwell,hewentonworkinghardandbecameoneofthebest-knownsingersintheUS.HisnamewasNatKingCole.You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Youmaynotfeelthatyourtalentisgreat,butitmaybebetterthanyouthink.Withhardwork,mostskillscanbeimproved.Besides,youmayhavenosuccessatallifyoujustsitonyourtalent.()1.Theladyaskedtheplayertosingasongbecause___________.A.shehadpaidhimforthisB.sheknewhimverywellC.shewantedtohaveachangeD.sheenjoyedhissinging()2.NatKingColesucceededbecause___________.A.theladyhelpedhimalotB.hecaughtthechanceC.hecontinuedtoplayinthebarD.hestoppedplayingthepiano()3.Thewords“siton”inthepassageprobablymean“____________”.A.failtorealizeB.forgettouseC.trytodevelopD.managetoshow()4.Fromthestoryweknowifyouhavesometalent,youshould___________.A.hideitandwaitB.askothersforhelpC.paynoattentiontoitD.workhardtoimproveyourself()5.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SingintheBarB.AchieveSuccessinLifeC.NeverLoseHeartD.FindYourHiddenTalent二（以宣）It’slate.You’retired.It’sbeenalongdayandyou’refeelingsleepy.Youcanhardlykeepyoureyesopen.Soyoutakeyourclothesoff,putonyourpajamas,brushyourteeth,washyourhandsandface,andgetreadytogotobed.Youpullbacktheblanketsandrestyourheadonthepillow.Maybeyou’llstartreadingabookatthattime,butinafewminutesyoureyesgetheavy.Youcan’tstayawakeanylonger.Youturnoffthelightandsoon,verysoon,youbegintofallsleep.Youarehalfasleepalready.Slowlyyouareasleep.Butthenwhathappens？Inthefirsthourofanormalnight’ssleep,yougointoadeepsleep.Infact,thisisthetimewhenyoursleepisthedeepest.Then,laterinthenight,themindgoesintoalightersleep,calledbyscientists“paradoxical(反常的)sleep”.Itisduringthistypeofsleepthatyouhaveyourdreams.Inanormalnight,mostpeoplegofromdeepsleeptoparadoxicalsleepaboutfivetimes.Eachperiodofdeepsleepbecomeslessdeepandshorter,andeachperiodofparadoxicalsleepbecomeslongerandlighter.Finallyyouhaveyourlastperiodofparadoxicalsleepandyourlastdream.Thenyouwakeup.Andnowthat(既然)youareawake,it’stimetogetup.()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pajamas”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.睡衣B.内衣C.晚礼服D.外套()2.Whendoyousleepdeepestduringanormalnight’ssleep?A.Inthefirsthourofthesleep.B.InthemidnightC.Duringtheparadoxicalsleep.D.Duringthelightsleep()3.Howmanytimesdomostpeoplegointodeepsleepduringanormalnight’ssleep?A.3B.5C.8D.10()4.Astimegoesby,thedeepsleepbecomes____________.A.lessdeepandlongerB.deeperandlongerC.lessdeepandshorterD.deeperandshorter()5.Whereprobablycanyoufindthispassage?A.InanewspaperB.InafashionmagazineC.InasciencemagazineD.Inamathbook三Manypeopleenjoychewinggum,butin1992Singaporedecidedtomakeitagainstthelaw.Thegovernmentsaidthatpeoplewerenotcarefulaboutthrowingawayusedgum.Instead,theydroppeditonthesidewalksandstreets,whichmadeabigmess.Chewinggumalsostuckinthedoorsofthesubwayorundergroundtrainssothatthedoorsdidn’tclo...
