Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

This is an old English saying (諺語). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.

Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!

Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.

Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (營養(yǎng)) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大腦) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!

Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.

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1.The old English saying tells us _______.

A. how to make more money

B. when we should get up

C. it is important to go to bed and get up early

D. to stay up late

2.A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.

A. 7????????????? ????????????? B. 8????????????? ????????????? C. 9????????????? ????????????? D. 10

3.If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.

A. exercise often????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. have enough sleep

C. go to bed early????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. get up early

4._______ provides nutrition for our brains.

A. Air????????????? B. Blood????????????? C. Exercise????????????? D. Sleep

5.Which of the following statements is Not true?

A. Enough sleep makes you think carefully.

B. The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are.

C. Dark is good for sleeping.

D. People will die without air.

The television has been an important part of many families’ life. Many children like to sit in front of the television instead of doing something else. When many experts (專家) say that television is bad for children, some believe that television can really have a good effect on a child’s life, if it is used properly.

There are many television programmes that both provide fun and education. Spending some time on these types of programmes is good for your child’s development. The television can be more efficient at teaching a child certain (某種) tasks.

Parents can also use the television to help children read. After watching an educational programme, your child may become more interested in a topic. Use that interest to drive your child toward reading.

The television can also help to make a family closer. After a programme ends, you can start a decision about it. This can help encourage a healthy family.

The television can introduce your child to new cultures. This can help your child learn a lot from them.

The television can also help build a bridge for difficult communication between parents and children. If a child refuses to talk about a topic with his or her parents, he or she is willing to talk about it with his or her parents after watching the programme about the topic. This is an example of television’s role as a bridge to tough communication.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. Fewer and fewer families enjoy watching TV in daily life.                         

B. Many children prefer watching TV to doing other things.                                  

C. Some people believe that watching TV is good for children.                    

D. Many experts think the television has a bad effect on children.

2.The television can be more efficient at….Here “efficient” means ___________.

A. 有效的                  B. 緩慢的                   C. 困難的                   D. 強硬的

3.The television can help children ___________.

A. to build bridges in the future                

B. to practise English speaking skill

C. to become more interested in reading          

D. to become stronger

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. The television can help improve the family relationship.

B. The television can bring children both fun and education.

C. Children can learn much about different cultures by watching TV.

D. Children can make more friends by watching TV.

5.This passage mainly talks about _______________.

A. children’s favourite TV programmes               

B. good efffects of the television on children

C. the great importance of television                    

D. children’s different habits of watching TV