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what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be
true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that
he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they
were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping.
In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The
doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to
find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk
about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real
reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
B. a person was found who actually didn"t need any sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
B. was too old to need any sleep
C. needed no sleep at all
D. often sleep in a chair
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his magnificent physical condition
D. that he hadn"t got a bed
B. one that could be cured
C. very healthy
D. a rare one
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试题【阅读理解。 It doesn"t matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone need】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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miles of winding stone walls, the house provided 2 hours of fun for a city boy.
I can still remember one 3 when I was eight years old. I wanted 4 anything to be allowed to climb
the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old; some stones were 5 , others loose. Still, my desire
to climb across those walls 6 so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my 7 and entered the
living room, where the 8 had gathered after Sunday dinner.
"I, I wanna climb the stone walls," I said hesitantly. 9 a chorus went up from the women in the room.
"Heavens, no!" they cried. "You will hurt yourself". I wasn"t too 10 ; the respond was just as I had expected.
But 11 I could have left the room, I was 12 by my grandfather"s loud voice:" Now 13 just a minute." I
heard him say. "Let the little boy climb the stone walls. 14 , he has to learn to do things for himself."
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my 15 . Later I told my grandfather
about my 16 . I will never forget what he said:"Fred," he said, smiling, "you made this day a (an) 17 one
just by being yourself. Always remember, there is only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you
exactly as you are."
Many years have passed since then, and today I 18 the television program. Mister Rogers"s
Neighborhood, seen by millions of children. There have been 19 over the years, but one thing 20 the same:
my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit. "There is only one person in this whole world like
you," the kids can hear me say, "and people can like you exactly as you are."
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| On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tremors in the past but they pale into insignificance compared to this one. It was felt in a large area across the country too, from as far north as Edinburgh in Scotland to as far south as Plymouth on the south coast of England. The epicenter of the earthquake was in a small town in Lincolnshire, which is an area about two and a half to three hours north of London by car. A magnitude of 5.2 was registered on the Richter scale. There were lots of reports in the news from people who felt the earth move. One man said, "We had loads of vibrating and wall shaking and stuff, noise coming off the roof. I came outside-the chimney"s on the floor!" A collapsed chimney was the cause of what was probably the worst injury from the earthquake; a man broke his pelvis when the chimney fell on him. Another man who spoke to the BBC described the moment the earthquake occurred, "Everything was shaking. As soon as it happened we all went outside and saw everyone else down the street, coming out and just realized it was an earthquake." The huge rumble, which was felt by a lot of people, surprisingly caused very little structural damage to property. Most British people would be surprised to learn that there are 200-300 earthquakes in Britain every year, but most of them are so small, they go unnoticed. The magnitude of this earthquake is fairly small in comparison to some other natural disasters that have made international news, but for the people affected, it certainly came as quite a surprise. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Before this earthquake ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. there was no signs of any shakings at all. B. people did not feel anything unusual. C. many people realized there would be a bigger one to come. D. some small quakes were only too small to be ignored. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. From this passage we know ______ is in the south of Great Britain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Lincolnshire B. Edinburgh C. Plymouth D. Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. This earthquake _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. hardly caused any damages to the people"s belongings B. brought down many buildings in England C. scared many people to death D. made the world greatly surprised | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. After reading this passage we can infer ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. people in England faced the earthquake bravely B. this earthquake seemed to be felt all over Great Britain C. this earthquake is the biggest one in history D. the chimneys in Britain are the most poorly built parts of the houses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, the 3 , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I tried to mind my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to. "My father"s sick," she said to no one in 7 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. "What"s wrong with him?" I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes 9 as she continued. "I"ve already lost my mum, so I don"t think I can stand losing him." I was 10 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 11 that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 12 is, for her. I wouldn"t like anyone to 13 that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn"t only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of 15 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as 16 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 17 she was a bus driver. I had 18 her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant. For all I know, I"m just another person in 19 else"s world, and may not even be 20 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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