2016杭州市五校联盟一诊英语试题及答案(6)

Nearly everyone has an occasional sleepless night — but if you often have trouble sleeping， contact your doctor. Identifying and treating any underlying causes can help you get the better sleep you deserve.

46. Which of the following is helpful to have quality sleep at night？

A. listening to light music before bed

B. working out in the gym only in the day time

C. using expensive pillows that sell well

D. drinking lots of water instead of coffee before bed

47. Which of the following sleep tips is not mentioned in the passage？

A. Control your daytime sleep time.

B. Adopt healthy ways to handle stress.

C. Follow a flexible sleep timetable.

D. Schedule your daily physical activities.

48. According to the passage， in what situation do you need to contact your doctor？

A. You can not nap in the day time.

B. You frequently have trouble sleeping.

C. You do not fall asleep within 15 minutes.

D. You have too much to think about before bed.

49. What’s the purpose of this passage？

A. To provide advice on promoting better sleep at night.

B. To inform readers of different sleep habits before bed.

C. To offer tips on various relaxing activities before bed.

D. To convince readers of the importance of quality sleep at night.

C

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone， writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （怀旧的）skill. However， while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching， many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful---both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger， professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington， says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study， published in 2009， found that when writing with a pen and paper， participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.

In a more recent study， Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary， word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.