Day 18
Passage 1
Findings suggest that playing with smartphones before sleep___1____ (be)positively associated with insomnia(失眠症). Recent ____2___ (study) show that nearly 24 percent of Chinese people suffer from insomnia and ____3___number of young people affected is rising. And more than 60percent of people born after 1990,the group that are most likely ____4___ (use) their smartphones just before sleep, do not sleep well.
Bedtime mobile phone use is an unhealthy sleep habit because ___5____can delay falling asleep and reduce sleep quality. According to the research, nearly three-quarters of the young people fall asleep each night with their phones ____6___reach. About 60 percent of them use their smartphones for up to 80 minutes before sleep. And 54.7 percent of the people aged between 18 and 25 go to bed ____7___ (late) than 12 am.
Good sleep is helpful in protecting the brain’s neurons(神经元)and lack of sleep for long periods can ____8___ (danger) health. Therefore, all people, including the young, ___9____ (advise) to avoid using electronic devices one hour before sleep and go to bed at fixed times. But it is___10____ (benefit) to sleep if people listen to soft music and read books before going to bed.
Passage 2
Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. The practice of drinking tea has __1_____long history in China, having originated there. Nowadays, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have been processed___2____ (use) methods inherited from ancient China.
According to popular legend, tea __3_____ (discover) by Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC ___4____a leaf from a nearby shrub fell into the water the emperor was boiling. The Emperor was interested in the new liquid, ___5____ (drink) some carefully, and found it very refreshing. And so, tea was said to be created in 2737 BC.
Tea is deeply woven into the history and culture of China. The beverage(饮料) is considered one of the seven____6___ (necessity) of Chinese life, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Around 771 BC—476 BC the Chinese tea was used ___7____ (help) treat some diseases.
Most Chinese teas are cultivated and consumed in China. Tea shops and tea houses in the street are easily found in China. Meanwhile, they are also exported internationally due __8_____ a rise in the ____9___ (popular) of Chinese cuisine worldwide. Tea has become one of Chinese specific drinks in the world. It is ____10___ (common) available in Chinese restaurants and grocery shops world wide.
答案
Passage 1
1. is 2. studies 3. the 4. to use 5. it
6. within 7. later 8. endanger 9. re advised 10. beneficial
Passage 2
1. a 2. using 3. was discovered 4. when 5. drank
6. necessities 7. to help 8. to 9. popularity 10. commonly
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