When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home． With my suitcase 36
and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I’m leaving．”
“If you want to 37 , that’s all right,” she said． “But you came into this home without
anything and you can leave the same way．” I 38 my suitcase and sandwiches on the
floor heavily and started for the door again．
“Wait a minute,” Mom said． “I want your 39 back． You didn’t wear anything
when you arrived．” This really angered me． I tore my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear
and all—and 40 , “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but once you close that door,
don’t expect to come back．”
I was so 41 that I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out on the front porch．
42 I realized that I was outside, with nothing on． Then I noticed that down the street, two
neighbor girls were walking toward our house． I ran to 43 behind a big tree in our yard at
once． After a while, I was 44 the girls had passed by． I dashed to the front door and
banged on it loudly．
“Who’s there?” I heard．
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The voice behind the 45 answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore． He ran away
from home．” Glancing behind me to see if anyone else was coming, I begged, “Aw, c’mon,
Mom! I’m 46 your son． Let me in!”
The door inched open and Mom’s smiling face appeared． “Did you change your 47
about running away?” she asked．
“What’s for supper?” I answered．
36． A． packed
B． returned
C． cleaned
D． repaired
37． A． drop out
B． go by
C． move around
D． run away
38． A． pressed
B． shook
C． threw
D． pulled
39． A． bag
B． clothes
C． sandwiches
D． suitcase
40． A． explained
B． suggested
C． continued
D． shouted
41． A． angry
B． sorry
C． frightened
D． ashamed
42． A． Certainly
B． Naturally
C． Suddenly
D． Possibly
43． A． play
B． bide
C． rest
D． wave
44． A． sure
B． proud
C． eager
D． curious
45． A． house
B． tree
C． door
D． yard
46． A． also
B． still
C． even
D． already
47． A． conclusion
B． promise
C． concern
D． decision
二、概要写作
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)
of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use you own words as far as possible.
(A) When we wake up feeling sleepy and with dark circles under eyes, many of us often
think: “I'm going to go to bed earlier tomorrow!" But however determined we are,
chances are that we don't stick to (坚持) our promise. This behavior is called "bedtime
procrastination (拖延症)”.
(B) According to a study carried out by a group of health psychologists at Utrecht
University in the Netherlands in 2014, bedtime procrastination is a common problem. In
their study, 53 percent of the 2,400 participants said they didn’ t follow their sleep
schedule, delaying it at least twice a week.
(C) It's found that they delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but
they couldn't stop doing other unimportant things, which were keeping them up in the
first place.
(D) "People who generally have trouble resisting temptations (诱惑) and sticking to their
intentions are more likely to delay going to bed." Floor Kroese, a psychologist at Utrecht
University, further explained to HuffPost.
(E) Yet, according to scientists, lack of self-control is not the only thing to blame. Our
body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime. In order to check
the influence of the body clock on sleep, psychologists at Ulm University in Germany
studied the sleep patterns of 108 people in February. It was found that those who get
up late are more likely to postpone (推迟) their bedtime than those who wake early
every morning.
(F) "The intention to go to bed earlier is not enough," Jane Kuhnel, a psychologist at
Ulm University, concluded in Popular Science. "Biological processes need to support this
intention."
(G) People always think that bedtime procrastination isn’t a big problem, but as Kroese
told Popular Science, “the choices we make that affect our sleep could turn out to be
pretty important for our health.”
