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　　甘肃省张掖市2014届高三第三次诊断考试英语试题
　　注意事项：
　　1. 本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷两部分，答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置。
　　2. 本卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。
　　3. 答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，试卷上答题无效。
　　第一卷
　　第一部分：阅读理解
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　All people need to sleep. Sleep is a necessary process that promotes proper body functioning and can improve the quality of your life. Not only is the quantity of sleep important, but also the quality of sleep.
　　Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment. One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep. If your bedroom also functions as a command station for your life and work, the likelihood of your sleeping being poor is rather high. Bedrooms should be designed, decorated and used for sleep mainly. TVs, computers and other things should not be in your bedroom if at all possible.
　　Establishing regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness. Avoid hot food, caffeine, sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time. Develop a regular exercise program. Proper exercise and nutrition will help improve sleeping patterns. However, avoid exercising 2 hours before sleeping, since this may stimulate your body and make sleeping more difficult.
　　Establish a pre-bedtime rule that will help you focus on sleep. You can try deep thought，reading or deep breathing and relaxation. Your bedtime rule should be yours. Do not worry about it fitting into a specific category. Do what is best for you.
　　Things such as room temperature, noise and light levels and even your bed mattress(床垫) can have a lot of effect on the quality of sleep that you experience. Bloct distracting noises and lights. You are in your bedroom to sleep and not be distracted by environmental interferences.
　　1. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
　　A. How to Deal with Sleep Problems
　　B. What is the Process of Sleep
　　C. Where Should We Sleep
　　D. How to improve Sleep Quality
　　2.  According to the author,      
　　A. The bedroom has many functions than expected
　　B. Computers can make people sleep fast
　　C. The bedroom is better used only for sleep
　　D. Amusements are forbidden in the bedroom by law.
　　3. If you have sleep problems,    
　　A. A well-decorated bedroom is important to you
　　B. You’d better have steady sleeping and waking time
　　C. Cold food and sugar are good for you
　　D. You need proper exercise just before sleep
　　4. The main idea of the last paragraph is          
　　A. a good sleep environment contributes to good sleep
　　B. blinding lights can make for a good sleep
　　C. bed mattress plays a key part in sleep
　　D. distracted people are sleepless
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　　In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. So people say /rait/ but spell it right or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters may be pronounced in many ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters.
　　For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. As a young man, he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a dis