湖南省长沙市长郡中学高三(实验班)上学期第五次月考英语试题 Word版含答案

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第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15

B.￡9.18

C.￡9.15

答案是C.

1.What does the man mean?

A.There is something with the printer.

B.The woman is unable work the printer.

C.There is probably a power failure.

2.How are the princes in the restaurant?

A.Reasonable.

B.High.

C.Low.

3.What is the man’s problem?

A.He has no patience to wait for his wife.

B.He can’t see the sign clearly.

C.He’s parked in the wrong place.

4.What day is it when the conversation takes place?

A. Saturday.

B. Sunday.

C. Monday.

5. What will Nancy do?

A. Play volleyball.

B. Watch a game.

C. Find a player

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What probably is the woman?

A. A bank clerk.

B. A post office clerk.

C. A hotel clerk.

7. How much does the man plan to put in the account today?

A. $100.

B. $200.

C.$500.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where did the woman stay during her holiday?

A. In a hotel.

B. At a farmhouse.

C. At their camp.

9 .What kind of weather did the woman have during her holiday?

A. Sunny.

B. Rainy.

C. Terrible.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man at the shop?

A.To order a mobile phone for his wife.

B.To have a mobile phone repaired.

C.To get a mobile phone changed.

11. What colour does the man want?

A. Pink.

B. Black.

C. Orange.

12. What will the man do afterwards?

A. Make a phone call.

B. Wait until further notice.

C. Come again the next day.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What’s the woman’s major now?

A. Hotel management.

B. French.

C. Computer science.

14. Why did the woman change her major?

A. Because she received a four-year academic scholarship.

B. Because she wanted to find a job more easily later.

C. Because she wanted to major in French at first.

15. How does the woman pay for college?

A. With the money from her parents.

B. With an academic scholarship.

C. By doing a part-time job.

16. What can be learnt about the man’s part-time job?

A. His fellow workers are friendly, but the pay is bad.

B. He works three times a week at a campus.

C. He works at a restaurant and is paid well.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the purpose of the talk?

A. Offering some advice on sleeping problems.

B. Telling people how to exercise.

C. Stressing physical exercise.

18. Why is it useless to keep turning around when you can’t sleep?

A. It increases heart rate.

B. It makes you worry.

C. It’s tiring.

19. Which of the following can cause sleeplessness?

A. Eating cheese before you go to bed.

B. Lack of sleep on weekends.

C. Too much exercise in the evening.

20. What can we learn about sleeping pills?

A. They work well.

B. They worsen sleeping.

C. Th ey help relax.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

For tourists holding the Barcelona Card,the information below will be useful if you plan to to admire some artworks or architectures there.

Sagrada Familia

Opening hours: 09:00—18:00(0ctober —March); 09:00—20:00(April —September) Admission: $ 11，or $ 10 with the Barcelona Card.

The project’s vast scale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona's top tourist attractions for many years.

La Pedrera

Opening hours: November—February: 09:00---18:30; March----October: 09:00一20.00 Admission: $ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles (瓦)Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic(阁楼）with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.

Barcelona FC Museum

Opening hours: 6th April~4th October: 10:00一20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 —18:30

Admission: $ 8.50 for entry to the museum and $ 17 for a guided tour.

When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $ 15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.

Picasso Museum

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission: $ 9 for main exhibition-extra for special showings. Save 50% with the Barcelona Card.

The museum has arranged Picasso's paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.

21. What do we know about the tourist attractions mentioned in the passage?

A. Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.

B. La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.

C. Barcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.

D. Picasso Mu seum offers only one exhibition. ?

22.If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC Museum, you should pay .

A. $25.5

B. $34

C. $42.5

D. $32

23.What do the attractions have in common?

A. The Barcelona Card is a must for visiting them.

B. They are all famous for their architectural styles.

C. Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.

D. Tourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.

B

Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature.Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She had more than 20 books published. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was "A Street in Bronzeville" that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful

descriptions about the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called "Annie Allen." "Annie Allen" is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor.Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called "Maud Martha." "Maud Martha" received little notice when it first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, "Corners on the Curving Sky"

By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks's poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

24.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The life of Gwendolyn Brooks's

B.The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks's

C.The understanding about black culture

D.The struggle of black women

25.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks's from the second paragraph?

A.She mainly wrote about struggles of black women

B.She was good at using the language of poetry

C.He writing skills were a little wrote than her ability

D.Her poems were mainly about the African expensive

26.The author develops the passage mainly by .

A.providing example

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c4151106.html,ing statistics

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c4151106.html,paring opinions

D.describing her experiences

27.In the last three paragraphs,the author would most probably talk about

A.The difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks's would meet

B.the poems related to political issues

C.the award Gwendolyn Brooks's gained

D.the racial inequality the black had to face

C

Since the 1970s scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computer Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people disabilities send commands to machine.

Recently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.

In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.

"Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,"Tavella says."Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices."

The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮)and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c4151106.html,lan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands."The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:communication,and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair."

He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

28.How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

A.By controlling his muscles.

B.By talking to the machine.

C.By moving his hand.

D.By using his mind.

29.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c4151106.html,puter→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

D.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

30.The team will test with real patients to .

A.make profits from them

B.prove the technology useful to them

C.make them live longer

D.learn about their physical condition

31.Which of the following would be the BEST title for the text?

A.Switzerland,the BCI Research Center

B.New Findings about How the Human Brain Works

C.BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

D.Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

D

In 1992,when Xi Jinping worked in Fuzhou.he came across a newspaper report about “My Guling” written by a Chinese student studying in the United States.

The report described an American couple who tried in vain to revisit a southern Chinese town called Guling, where the husband, Milton Gardner, had spent 10 years of his childhood before moving back to the united States in 1911.

Gardner, who later became a professor of physics at the University of California, had been longing to revisit Guling since 1979 when the diplomatic ties between China and the US were set up. But he had never made the trip due to his failing health.

According to the newspaper, Gardner kept uttering（叨念）“Kuling, Kuling” in the final hours of his life.

After he passed away, his wife Elizabeth Gardner decided to carry out the dying wish of her husband and since then made several trips to China in an attempt to find the small town that her husband had so much affection about. Her efforts ended in vain as she had few clues（线索）about the exact spot of the town. But a Chinese student

lodging（寄宿）at the Gardners’ recognized the small town as Guling near Fuzhou City from postmarks on some old mails of late Mr. Gardner. The student wrote an article about Gardners’ story and sent it to the People’s Daily, one of the major newspapers in China.

“After I read the story, I immediately contacted Mrs. Gardner through the departments concerned and invited her to visit Guling,” Xi told the media. Thanks to Xi’s arrangement, Mrs. Gardner finally arrived at Guling in August 1992. She met there with nine childhood friends of her husband, all of whom were over 90 years old at that time.

It was a happy occasion for Mrs. Gardner, who was later awarded the honorary citizenship of Fuzhou City, Xi recalled.

“She said that she would value this bond（纽带）of friendship between her husband and the people of China, because after seeing for herself the beautiful Guling and the warmth and goodwill of the Chinese people, she now understood why her husband had been so deeply attached to China.”

“I believe there are many such touching stones between our two peoples,” said Xi.

32.. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were brought up in a southern Chinese town.

B. The name of the town changed shortly after Milton Gardner left.

C. Guling might have originally been pronounced as Kuling in English.

D. Mrs. Gardner knew exactly where the small town lay in south China.

A. lived and worked in Guling for ten years

B. had few memories about the small Chinese town

C. kept in touch with his childhood playmates until he passed away

D. was deeply impressed by Guling’s people and environment

34.What played the most important part in making Milton Gardner’s wish come true?

A. The help from newspapers.

B. Mrs. Gardner’s hard effort s.

C. Mr. Xi’s concern and arrangement.

D. The Chinese student’s letter to Mr. Xi.

A. the Gardners’ story is a moving one with a happy ending

B. the Chinese student studying in the US must be from Fuzhou

C. the mails which became clues of Guling were sent by Gardner

D. the American couple revisited China trying to find Guling but in vain

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Chopsticks

1.When chopsticks were invented?

In fact, before the invention of chopsticks, Chinese ancestors actually used hands

chopsticks about 3,000 years ago in Shang Dynasty.

2. Who invented chopsticks?

The records of using chopsticks have been found in many written books but lack physical evidence. However many stories are about the invention of chopsticks. One

no exact history record about the invention. We can only say that smart ancient Chinese invented chopsticks.

3. How to use Chinese chopsticks.

Using two slim sticks to pick up food is actually not difficult. You can do it if you practice it for some time, even if you are a foreigner. The key to managing chopsticks is keeping one chopstick in position while moving the other to pick up

4. Chopsticks Manners

Chopsticks are usually held in the right hand, and left-handed chopstick use is considered as improper in China. Playing with chopsticks is thought to be

5. The philosophy of Chinese chopsticks

Chinese philosopher Confucius advised people to use chopsticks instead of knives because the metal knives remind people of cold weapons, which mean killing and violence.

6. A chopsticks-themed museum can be found in Shanghai

If you are truly interested in chopsticks, you can pay a visit to the Shanghai Chopsticks Museum. The museum gathered more than 1,200 pairs of chopsticks from China,

A. Chopsticks were introduced to many other neighbor countries due to its lightness and convenience.

B .It is considered to be polite and thoughtful to pick up food for the elderly and children.

C. Bamboo chopsticks are most frequently used in Chinese daily life.

D. The oldest one was from the Tang Dynasty.

E. There also go around some other stories.

F. Remember to practice with patience.

G. They had to use sticks to eat them.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Parenting is a constant process of important

As a mother, I believed my children were old enough to clean their rooms. But they thought 41 My complaints were 42 on deaf ears. It often happened that a whole afternoon's shouting 43 end with their tears. I realized I needed to_44_ my methods of “mothering”.

One day while they were at school, I had great fun tidying their 45 .On their desks, in plain 46 .I left the cards “Dear Bill (the other card was47 to Sarah) , your room was messy and I'm sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy. ”48 arriving back, the children were 49 excited to receive the notes from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. 50 , there was another note waiting for them, thanking the m for their nice “gift” of a clean

room and 51 asking them to play a certain violin piece. Each day, 52 notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 53 .

Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little 54 . “If you can finish your homework and 55 your lessons before dinner, I' d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight. ” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 56 of well-done jobs. 57 I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” con tinued leaving her love notes. When they were older, we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the 58 center of our home. Appointments, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all 59 from and appreciated the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the House Fairy notes survives in our 60 and enjoyable communication.

41. A. similarly B. doubtfully C. carefully D. otherwise

42. A. landing B. finding C. keeping D. climbing

43. A. should B. must C. could D. would

44. A. addict B. adopt C. adapt D. adjust

45. A. rooms B. bookshelves C. pillows D. beds

46. A. sight B. speech C. words D.

feeling

47. A. addressed B. delivered C. read D. sent

48. A. At B. Before C. Of D .On

49. A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than

50. A. Believe it or not B. As a matter of

fact

C. In a word

D. Generally speaking

51. A. gently B. toughly C. gratefully

D .politely

52. A. goodbye B. thank-you C. invitation D. greeting

53. A. boring B. unbelievable C. fresh D. slight

54. A. problem B. challenge C. question D. advice

55. A. go over B. go with C. look into D .look up

56. A. case B. answer C. honor

D .praise

57. A. Immediately B. Constantly C. Actually D. Especially

58. A. reminder B. memory C .life

D .appointment

59. A. heard B. resulted C. came D. benefited

60. A. fluent B. frequent C. familiar D. fundamental

第II卷

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

From 61 teenage boy to a 38-year-old man,the skillful figure of Kobe in the basketball court is the memory of youth for many Chinese basketball fans.

On April 14th, 2016, Kobe Bryant 62 (unbelievable) won 60 points in the match versus Utah Jazz ending 63 (he) twenty-year career in NBA perfectly. On that day this match became a hot topic 64 Weibo and WeChat in China. Kobe's 65 (glory) 20-year career in NBA became a wonderful memory of plenty of Chinese basketball fans.

Kobe's 66 (retire) brings different kinds of feelings to many fans. For one thousand of Kobe's fans there are one thousand different feelings. It is difficult for you 67 (show) no respect for him in the heart 68 you have ever loved Kobe or not. He is not a genius but he could face the whole Los Angeles city alone at morning 4 o'clock to practice; he has suffered from injuries, while he shouldered the duty to inspire the team with determination and courage. His diligence, motivation and enthusiasm will be remembered forever. 69 (look) back over the past twenty years,

we have to admit that this man and the number 23 player of the Chicago Bulls 70 (change) the basketball game.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

71.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

People always say that we are lacked of the eyes of realizing the beauty in life.

I can’t agree with it anymore. Last week, I woke up very early in the morning, but I decided to take a walk. The street was very quiet and there was many old people dancing in the square. Without many cars, I realized the city looked so clean or beautiful. Some coffee shops decorates so well, that attracted my eyes. The city was covered by the green trees, which made them a green city. I liked this feeling very well. At this moment, I found the city was so lovely, I just ignored it’s beauty usually.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

72.假设你是李华，请“2017年北京市将大力推动青少年冰雪运动发展，包括把冰雪项目作为中小学生体育课的必修内容。”请你就这一提议写一篇关于在中小学生开展体育课的重要性。内容要点：1.说明健康的重要性。2.用个人经历说明运动的好处。3.号召中小学生锻炼起来。注意：1.词数120左右

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

湖南省长沙市长郡中学2017届高三（实验班）上学期第五次月考

英语试题答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A 10.C

11.A 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.B 16.C 17.A 18.A 19.C 20.B

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

21.C 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.B 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.B

31.C 32.C 33.D 34.C 35.A

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

36.G 37.E 38.F 39.B 40.D

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41.D 42.A 43.D 44.D 45.A 46.C 47.A 48.D 49.B

50.B 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.B 55.A 56.D 57.C 58.A 59.D

60.B

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

61.a 62.unbelievably 63.his 64.on 65.glonous 66.returement retire 67. to show 68.whether 69.Looking 70.have changed

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c4151106.html,cked-lacking wake-woke but-so many-was to-and

shop-shops that-which them-it well-much it’s-its

听力原文

Text 1.

W:The printer won’t work. Is there something wrong with it?

M:I don’t see how the printer can fail.

W:Neither do I

M:Maybe the power is cut off

Text2

M: How was the restaurant where you ate last night?

W: The food was quite good, but the prices were shocking.

M: I know. It’s difficult to find a restaurant that has both good food and reasonable prices.

Text3.

W: Sir, did you see the “No Parking” sign ?

M: I won’t be here long. My wife will finish shopping in five minutes.

W: Sorry, sir. Not even for one minute! You’ll get fined if you don’t go!

Text4.

M: I won’t have anything to wear for the interview on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaners’.

W: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays.

M: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.

Text5.

M: Nancy , you see those girls over there? They need another player for a volleyball game. Would you like to join them?

W: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there soon.

Text6.

W: Can I help you ?

M: Yes. I would like to open an account, please.

W: What sort of account do you have in mind?

M: I’m not sure. Perhaps you can give me some suggestions.

W:How much money do you plan to keep in your account on a regular basis?

M: I don’t have much money. I earn $500 a month and that covers all my expenses. W: Oh, I see. You can open a current account, so that you can pay your bills. M: Can you tell me what steps are involved?

W: Please fill out this form and let me see your ID card.

M: Here you are.

W: Yes, it’s OK. How much cash do you plan to deposit in your account today?

M: $200.

Text7.

M: Morning, Sue. Did you enjoy your holiday in the country?

W: Yes, thanks. We had a great time. And some friends went with us.

M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?

W: No. We camped in the mountains, near Snowdon. We cooked all our meals over an open fire.

M: Sounds wonderful. Was the weather good?

W: The sun shone nearly every day and it didn’t rain at all.

M: Did you like the people there?

W: Yes, they were great. We met some farmers and had tea in their houses. What about

you? Did you have a good holiday?

M: Yes, but I didn’t do much. I just stayed at h ome. The weather was terrible. Text8.

W: Can I help you?

M: Yes. My daughter bought this mobile phone here for my wife’s birthday. But it doesn’t work. So I’d like to change it for another one.

W: I see. Let me have a look. Well, we’ll be happy to cha nge it for you. But I am afraid we don’t have another pink one.

M: Oh? What will I do then?

W: Would you like to choose a different color? We do have this mobile phone i n black and orange.

M: My wife doesn’t like either of those colors.

W: If you wa nt, we can order another mobile phone just like this one. There wouldn’t be any extra charge for it.

M: That sounds fine. Would you please go ahead and do that?

W: We’d be very happy to but it’ll take at least a week. Maybe ten days. We’ll call you when it comes in.

M: Thank you very much.

W: You are welcome.

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W: Allen, What’s your major anyway?

M: Hotel manage ment.

W: Well, what do you want to do after you graduate?

M: Uh… I haven’t decided for sure, but I think I’d like to work for a hot el or travel agency in this area. How about you?

W: Well, when I first started college, I wanted to major in French, but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language, so I changed to computer science. With the right skills, landing a job in the computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult.

M: So do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?

W: Well, fortunately for me, I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all of my tuition and books.

M: Wow, th at’s great.

W: Yeah. How about you? Are you working your way through school?

M: yeah . I work as a waiter three times a week at a restaurant near campus.

W: How do you like your job?

M: It’s OK. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isn’t bad.

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W:Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about getting to sleep and keep tossing and turning around, trying to find a comfortable position, you’re probably only making matters worse. What happens when you do that is that your heart rate actually increases, making it more difficult to relax.

You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you often rest during the day? Do you get very little exercise, or do you exercise a lot late in the day? Have you already got enough sleep, or do you sleep late on weekends? Any or all of these might be leading to your sleeplessness influencing your body’s natural clock. What should you do, then, on those sleepless nights? Don’t bother with sleeping pills. They can actually make it worse later. The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese. These are all rich in a kind of acid and help produce a chemical in the brain that controls sleep. That will help you relax, and you’ll be on your way to getting a good night’s sleep. Until tomorrow’s broadcast, this has been another in the series Tips for Good Health.