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初中英语阅读理解1/8初中英语阅读理解(一)JohnandBobbyworkedinthesamecompany.Bothofthemworkedveryhard.However,severalyearslater,Mr.Ted,thebossofthecompany,askedBobbytobemarketmanager.Johncouldnotacceptthefact.Hethoughtthebossonlylikedthosewhoflattered(奉承)him.Sohedecidednottoworkthere.ThebossknewJohnwellandaskedJohntodoonethingbeforeheleft.HeaskedJohntogoandfindoutanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.SoonJohnreturnedandsaidthathefoundamansellingwatermelon.Thebossaskedhimhowmuchthewatermelonwas.Johnshookhishead.ThebossaskedJohntowaitamoment.ThenhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbytodothesamething.WhenBobbyreturned,hetoldthebossthatonlyonepersonwassellingwatermelon.Itwas$1.2akiloand$10for10kilos.Eachwatermelonweighedabout2kilos.AllcamefromtheSouthtwodaysago.JohnwasmuchmovedandrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.Chancesareinthedailydetails(细节)andamoresuccessfulpersonseesmoreandfarther.1.Whowasthemarketmanager?A.John.B.Bobby.C.Ted.2.HowdidJohnfeelaboutTed’schoicefirst?A.Moved.B.Annoyed.C.Accepted.3.WhydidTedaskJohnandBobbytodothesamething?A.Tobuysomefreshwatermelonsfortheworkers.B.Tofindthepriceofwatermeloninthemarket.C.TohelpJohnknowthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.4.Whatcanbethebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?A.More,Details,MoreChances.B.MorePractice,MoreSuccess.C.BetterLuck,BetterJobs.(二)Wespendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleep．Thismaysouldlikealotoftime，butitisnotwasted．Ourbodiesneedsleeptostayhealthy．Notgettingenoughaleepcanmakeussick．Sleepandourimmune（免疫）systemTheimmunesystemprotectsthebodyfromdiseasesandinfections（传染）．Notgettingenoughsleephurtsthisprotectivesystem．TheMayoClinicisaresearchhospitalintheUnitedStates．Itswebsiteexplainsthatwhenwesleepourbodiesproduceproteins（蛋白质）thatsupportsleepandhelpusfightinfections．Theyaddthatinfection-fightingantibodies（抗体）arereducedduringperiodswhenyoudon’tgetenoughsleep．AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofWashingtonintheU．S．seemstoconfirmthis．Dr．NathanielWatsonwastheleadwriterofthestudy．Watsonsayshisstudyshowsthattheimmunesystemworksbestwhenthebodygetsenoughsleep．Forthestudy，Watsonandhisteamstudied11pairsoftwins．Thisisanimportantdifferencefromothersleepstudies．Otherresearchdidnotstudytwins．Researchersfoundthatthetwinwhosleptlesshadaweakerimmunesystem．初中英语阅读理解2/8Watsonsayshisstudyshowedforthefirsttimethatalong-termlack（缺乏）ofsleepshutsdownpartsoftheimmunesystem．Hesayspartsthatmovewhitebloodcellsaroundthebodyareinfluenced．Whitebloodcellsfightinfectionsinthebody．Watson’sstudyprovidesmoreevidence（证据）thatsleepisimportantto“overallhealth”．Andsleepisespeciallyimportanttoimmunehealth．TheresearcherspublishedtheirfindingsinthemagazineSleep．Howmuchsleepisenough?Tostayingoodhealth，expertsattheMayoClinicsaythatadultsshouldget7to8hoursofsleep．Teenagersneed9to10hours．Andschool-agedchildrenmayneedmorethan10hoursofsleepanight．Expertssayoursleepbecomespoorinour30s．Bythetimewereachour50s，theaveragepersonhaslost50percentoftheirabilitytohavearestfulsleep．Thesepeoplealsohavetroublefallingasleepandstayingasleepthroughthenight．Frommiddleageon，theysaytheseproblemsonlygetworse，andtheycaninfluenceourhealth．Signsyoumaynotbegettingenoughsleep●You’realwayshungryoryou’vegainedweight．●Youhavetroublemakingdecisions．●Youhavetroublerememberingthings．●Yourskindoesn’tlookgood．●Youarehavingtroubleseeing．1．Fromthefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthat．A.itisawastetospendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleepB.we’llbecomeseriouslyillifwedon’thaveenoughsleepC.enoughsleepdoesgoodtoinfection-fightingantibodiesD.immunesystemisprotectedwhenpeoplebegintosleep2．FromWatson’sstudy，weknow．A.enoughsleephelpstheimmunesystemworkwellB.thestudyoftwinsisakindofcommonsleepstudyC.twinsneedlesssleepbuthavestrongerimmunesystemD.sleepingforalongtimeisimportanttoimmunehealth3．Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage？A.Peopledon’tneed7to8hoursofsleepanightintheirfifties．B.Thelessyousleepeverynight，themoreweightyou’lllose．C.Teenagersshouldgetmorethan10hoursofsleepanight．D.Ifyourmemorygetsworse，youmaynotgetenoughsleep．4．Whatwillprobablybewritteninthefollowingpart？A.HowtoimproveyoursleepB．Howimportantenoughsleepis!C.Howamazingifyoulookgood!D．Howtoavoidtroubleofseeing(三)Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful(有压力的)life、Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That’showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubsaroundtheworld---andmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDrMadamKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaway.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesa初中英语阅读理解3/8day,”saysDrKataria.‘Everyone’snaturallygoodatlaughing---it’sthewiththeirlives.”Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1300worldwide.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%So,whathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest---Iwasn’tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwa