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..虹口区2016学年度第二学期期中教学质量监控测试高三英语试卷第I卷<共100分>=1\*ROMANI.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.GototheofficeB.KeepcallingC.TryonlinebookingD.Seeadoctor2.A.AreporterB.AnathleteC.AfishermanD.Anorganizer3.A.AtapostofficeB.Atafast-foodrestaurantC.AtabookingofficeD.Atacheck-indesk4.A.Healreadyhasplans.B.Thewomanshoulddecidewheretoeat.C.Hewillmakeareservation.D.Thewomancanaskherbrotherforadvice.5.A.Hegotwetintherain.B.Theshowerwasoutoforder.C.Hedidn’thearthephoneringing.D.Hegotoutoftheshowertoanswerthephone.6.A.ReasonableB.BrightC.SeriousD.Ridiculous7.A.SendleafletsB.GosightseeingC.DosomegardeningD.Visitalawyer8.A.Herdoorbelldoesn’tneedrepair.B.Shedidn’texpecthimtocomesoearlyC.Themanhasjustarrivedontime.D.Itisnottherighttimeforher.9.A.Shewon’tgotothebeachifitrains.B.Shewouldlikethemantogotothebeach.C.Itwillclearuptomorrow.D.Itwaspouringwhenshewasatthebeach.10.A.Whattotakeupasahobby.B.Howtokeepfit.C.Howtohandlepressure.D.Whattoplaywith.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Greetguestsandtalktohotelstaff.B.Havebreakfastandexamineroomservice.C.Prepareforthemeetingandwritenewreports.

D.Reviewthepreviousnight’sreportsandcheckemails.12.A.Sayinghellotoeveryguest.B.Consideringdifferentbathrequirements.C.Diningwithadifferentstaffmember.D.Holdingvariousoperationalmeetings.13.A.Aday’slifeofahotelmanager.B.Thedailyroutineatahotel.C.Hotelserviceandimprovement.D.Meetingsattendedbyahotelmanager.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Educatingchildren.B.Savingrareanimals.C.Recreatinganenvironment.D.Makingaprofit.15.A.Becauseanimalsmakevisitorsstressful.B.Becauseanimalsmustlivetheirlivesincages.C.Becauseanimalscanfeelboredandsad.D.Becauseanimalsareindangerofextinction.16.A.Theyarestillusefulandnecessary.B.Theyhavemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.C.Theyareaperfectenvironmentforanimals.D.Theyarerecreativeplacesforanimals.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.D.Friday.18.A.Eitherisacceptable.B.Theguestdoesn’tmindit.C.Theguestdoesmindit.D.It’suptothehotelwaitress.19.A.400dollarsB.600dollarsC.800dollarsD.1200dollars20.A.ThereisnofreeWiFiaccessintheroomsofthehotelB.ThereisonlyWiFiaccessinthelobbyofthehotelC.ThereisnofreeInternetaccessinthehotelD.ThereisnoInternetaccessinthehotelII.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.LossofBiodiversity<生物多样性>AffectsHumanSocietyIfaspeciesofbeedisappearsforeveroraparticularplantisextinct,whatdoesithavetodowithushumans?Well,accordingtoateamofinternationalscientists,biodiversityisdroppingbelowlevels<21>______<consider>safeforthehealthandhappinessofhumansocieties.Theissueisthateverythingisinter-connectedandecosystemssupportoursocieties<22>______theyprovideuswith,forexample,food,fibresandfuels.Ifspeciesgoondisappearing,thiscandisturbmanyvitalprocesses<23>______croppollination<授粉>andthedecomposition<分解>ofwaste.Aframeworkwhichdefinestheenvironmentallimitswithin<24>______humanscanreallyoperate--calledplanetaryboundaries--says<25>______<lose>morethan10%ofthebiodiversityinanareaplacesthelocalecosystematrisk.Ecosystemsarealldifferentbutthispercentageisconsideredasagoodmeasureofsafety.AstudypublishedinthemagazineSciencesuggeststhat58%oftheworld’slandsurface<26>______<reduce>belowthislevelalready.Theseareashouse71%oftheglobalpopulation.ProfessorAndyPurvis,fromImperialCollegeLondonandtheNaturalHistoryMuseum,isoneoftheauthorsofthestudy.Hesays,"Oncewe’rethewrongsideoftheboundary,<27>______doesn’tmeaneverythinggoeswrongimmediately,butthereisaremarkablehigherrisk<28>______thingswillgobadlywrong."Theresearchersfoundthatgrasslands,savannasandshrublandsweremostaffectedbybiodiversitylossonaverage.Purvishopesthisreport<29>______becomeawake-upcalltothosewhodesignpolicies.Here’shiswarning:"Decision-makersworryalotabouteconomicrecessions<衰退>,butanecologicalrecessioncouldhaveeven<30>______<bad>consequences–andthebiodiversitydamagewe’vehadmeanswe’reatriskofthathappening.Untilandunlesswecanbringbiodiversitybackup,we’replayingecologicalroulette<轮盘赌>."SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.characteristicB.environmentallyC.announcedD.importsE.exposingF.investG.extensivelyH.acquireI.machineryJ.competitivenessK.crucialChinaSettoMakeOwnBallpointPenTipsOneofChina’smajorstainlesssteel<不锈钢>producershasindependentlydevelopedthespecialsteelneededtomaketheballpointpentipsandplanstomass-producethematerialtoreplace__31__intwoyears.Thegrouphasspentfiveyearsonresearchanddevelopmentto__32__thetechnology,endingalong-termChineserelianceonforeignpentips.Withoutthistechnology,China’spenmanufacturers,whichproduce38billionballpointpensperyear,havehadtopurchasethe__33__partsfromoverseasmarkets,costingtheindustry$17.3millionayear,accordingtotheChinaNationalLightIndustryCouncil."Itwillbeoneofour__34__productsinthelongrun,andwewilltrymorematerialsfortipsofballpointpenstoremaincompetitive,"saidLiJianmin,directorofTISCO’sresearchanddevelopmentcenter.WangHuimian,TISCO’sseniorengineer,saidthecompanywill__35__morefinancialresourcesandmanpowertodevelopnext-generationballpointpentipsina<n>__36__friendlywaytofurthercompetewithrivalsinJapanandSwitzerland."Iftheserealeconomy-relatedfactorsareunderdeveloped,itskey__37__won’tbestrong,"saidWang.ThepentipissuewasfirstbroughtintothespotlightbyPremierLiKeqianginJanuarylastyear,__38__amajorissuefacingChinesemanufacturers—weakcompetitivenessinkeytechnology.Makingsuchproductsrequireshigh-precision__39__andextremely-thinsteelplates.Specialmicroelementsmustbeaddedtoliquidsteeltomakeaqualitytipthatcanwritecontinuallyforatleast800meters.Eagertoenhanceitsearningability,thecompany__40__thatitplannedtoproduce10.5millionmetrictonsofsteelthisyear,including4.5millionstainlesssteelproducts.ZhaoYing,aresearcherattheInstituteofIndustrialEconomicsoftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesinBeijingIII.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Throughouthistory,manyliveshavebeenlostatthehandsofsevereweather.Meteorologists<气象学家>andscientistsalikearealwaysinvestigatingnewwaystoincreasethewarningtimeforstorms,withthehopeofreducingthe__41__oflives.Inthepastfewdecades,localweatherradaradvancementshavebeenmade,whichallowforbetteraccuracyin__42__thepathsofstorms.MeteorologistsandscientistshavebeenabletosuccessfullytrackseverethunderstormsandpossibletornadoesbyusinganadvancedtrackingsystemcalledNEXRAD<Next-GenerationRadar>.NEXRADisatrackingnetwork__43__158Dopplerweatherradars.Andduringastormthishigh-resolutioncomputerized__44__takesreadingsontheamountofprecipitation<降水>intheair,themovementsintheclouds,andthewindspeeds.These__45__arebouncedbacktoalocalweathercomputer,andacolorfulimageappearsonthescreen,givingmeteorologistsaclearpictureofwhatkindofweatherisonthehorizon.Thisfinalimageiswhatyouseewhenthemeteorologistbreaksinwithsevereweatherreportsandwarnings.__46__,onyourtelevisionscreenyouwillseeacomputeranimatedimageoftheapproachingstorm.Ifthestormissevereenough,thentheNationalWeatherService<NWS>will__47__severeweatherreportsofseverethunderstormwarningsforyourarea.__48__,thestormcapturedontheradarwillhaveproducedstrongreadablewinds,detectablelightning,andsomehail<冰雹>.Payingattentiontotheweathermapis__49__whensevereweatherisaround.Onthetelevisionscreenyouwillseeseveralcolorsontheprecipitationmap,__50__fromblue<thelightest>toblack<theheaviest>.Ifthecolorsforyour__51__areaareyellow,takecaution.Ifthecolorsrangebetweenorangeandred,takecoverimmediately,asdamagingwindsanddangerouslightninghavebeenreported.WhenlocalweatherradarinAtlanta,Georgiareportedhighwinds,__52__windpatternsandlargehailearlierthisyear,theNationalWeatherServiceissuedatornado__53__.Meteorologistsintheareausedthecollecteddatatopredictwhatpaththestormwouldtake,__Thankstothistechnology,mostresidentsreceivedthesevereweatherreportsearlyenoughtoseek__55__beforethestormhit.Payingattentiontoyourlocalweathersourceduringsevereweatherplaysavitalroleinyoursafety.41.A.lossB.increaseC.protectionD.value42.A.changingB.controllingC.predictingD.guiding43.A.facedwithB.exposedtoC.involvedinD.madeupof44.A.structureB.systemC.modeD.style45.A.figuresB.dataC.readingsD.statistics46.A.MostlikelyB.MostevidentlyC.MostinterestinglyD.Mostimportantly47.A.decideB.estimateC.handleD.issue48.A.BythewayB.InthatcaseC.TosomeextentD.Onthecontrary49.A.vitalB.reasonableC.normalD.available50.A.expandingB.spreadingC.rangingD.extending51.A.properB.specificC.typicalD.regular52.A.straightB.uniqueC.generalD.circular53.A.processB.threatC.warningD.sign54.A.indicatingB.recognizingC.revealingD.recommending55.A.rescueB.residenceC.supportD.shelterSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.<A>Inthissectionweconsiderwhatyoucandototrainyourbraintoimproveyourgameplayingskills.1.DailyworkoutItisveryeasytofindtacticalpuzzlesandtrain.However,youmusttrytosolvethem.Don’tjuststareatthepositionfor10secondsandthenturntothesolution.Youwon’tlearnanything.Haveagoattryingtosolvethepuzzle.Ifyougotitrightthengreat----welldone.However,ifyougotitwrong,thenhaveanotherlook.Askyourselfquestionssuchasthefollowing:WhydidIgetitwrong?Whatwaswrongwithmysolution?Whatwastheweaknessthatthetacticexploited?Wherecanyoufindtacticalpuzzles?It’seasy.Theyareeverywhere.Manynewspapers,includingIndependent,andmagazineshaveadailyorweeklychesspuzzle.Key"chesspuzzles"intoGoogleandyou’llfindawholeloadofthem.Thereareplentyofpuzzlebooks.2.UsesoftwareNowadayschesssoftwareisterriblycheap.WorldChampionVladimirKramnikrecentlylostamatch4–2againstasoftwareprogram.Thisprogramisavailableforabout￡30.Ingeneral,peopleusechesssoftwareforthewrongreasons.Theyoftenplaygameaftergameagainstthemachineandgetbeateneverytime.Boredwiththis,theyturntheplayinglevelrightdownsothattheprogramisalmostplayingrandommovesandthentheycanbeatiteverytimeandfeelbetter.Neithermethodwillhelpyouimprove.However,chesssoftwarecanbeafantasticallyusefullearningtoolifusedintwoparticularways.Thefirstisifyouhavetriedtosolveapuzzlebutit’sabittoodifficultandyoudon’treallyunderstandthesolution.Nevermind----welldonefortrying.Nowsetthepositionupontheprogramandtrydifferentmoves.Chesssoftwareisfaultlessattacticalplay.Itwillinstantlytellyoutherightandwrongmovesandwhytheydoordon’twork.Secondlyyoucanrunovergamesyouhaveplayedtolearnwhereyouhavegonewrongandwhereyoucouldhaveimproved.Getintothehabitofkeepingthescore<i.e.writingdownthemoves>ofgamesthatyouplay.Thiswillhelpyoutoimproveandrefineyourunderstandingoftacticalthemesandpatterns.56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoTrainYourBrainB.WheretoFindTacticalPuzzlesC.DailyWorkoutandUseofSoftwareD.HowtoImproveYourChess-PlayingSkills57.Theunderlinedpart"tacticalpuzzles"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.puzzlesmakingusbetterunderstandthemesandpatternsofdifficultgamesB.puzzlesshowingushowtotrainourbrainstothinkmoreeffectivelyC.puzzlesteachingussomeskillstoplaymoredifficultgamesD.puzzlesonlyteachingushowtoplaychessgameswell58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetherightwayofusingchesssoftware?A.Playingasmanygamesagainstthemachineaspossible.B.Alwaystryingdifficultpuzzlestoimproveyourchessskills.C.Runningovergamesyou’veplayedtolearnfrommistakesandimprove.D.Turningtheplayingleveldowntobuildyourselfconfidenceandfeelbetter.59.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutchesssoftware?A.Chesssoftwarewillhelpalotifproperlyused.B.Chesssoftwarebelow30poundsistoocheaptouse.C.Chesssoftwareisafantasticallyusefullearningtoolindailywork.D.Chesssoftwarehelpsimproveunderstandingoftacticalthemesandpatterns.<B>InnovationforEveryone–CareerSkillsforLifeInvitationtoAlumni<校友>NetworkingEventOrganizedbyUniversityofWarwickandBritishCouncilWearedelightedtoinviteyoutoanalumninetworkingeventonTuesday14March,7-9pmattheLeRoyalMéridienHotel,Shanghai.TheeventisorganizedbytheUniversityofComeandjoinusforrefreshments,followedbyfourshortpresentationsontheimportanceofinnovationandentrepreneurship<创业>skillsinyourcareerandthelaunchofnewcareerinitiativesforstudentsandalumni,beforespendingtimenetworkingwithfriendsandotherUKalumnioverabuffetdinner.TheplaceforthiseventistheLeRoyalMéridienHotel,No.789NanjingEastRoad,HuangpuDistrict,Shanghai.TheLeRoyalMéridienHotelislocatedinPeople'sSquareinShanghaiandiseasilyaccessedbysubway,busortaxi.DATEANDTIMETue14March201719:00–21:00CSTLOCATIONLeRoyalMéridienHotelNo.789NanjingEastRoadHuangpuDistrictShanghaiPROGRAMME7:00pmRegistrationandwelcomerefreshments7:15–7:25pm"AnoverviewofGraduateEmployability<就业能力>amongUK-educatedChineseAlumniandBritishCouncilActivitiestoSupportAlumniCareerDevelopment",CathyHe,HeadofEducationServices,BritishCouncil7:25–7:35pm"TheImportanceofCareerPlanning:fromtheSJTUViewpoint",MrShen,ShanghaiJiao7:35–7:45pm"TheImportanceofInnovationSkillsThroughoutYourCareer:AnEmployerViewpoint",JohnHung,ManagingPartner,ChinaConsumer&IndustrialProductsIndustryandAutomotiveSector,Deloitte,China7:45–7:55pm"NewResourcestoEnhancetheEmployabilityofChineseStudentsandGraduates",EstherdePerlaky,InternationalManager,University8:00–9:00pmNetworkingandbanquetbuffetdinnerFreebutupto80tickets,pleaseregisterviaREADMORE.60.Themainpurposeofholdingthisalumninetworkingeventis______.A.toinvitethealumniforrefreshmentsB.tospendtimenetworkingwiththealumniC.tohelpthealumnitolaunchnewcareerinitiativesD.tosharetheexperienceofinnovationandcareerskillsforlife61.Thepeopleattendingtheeventaremostprobablythose______.A.UK-educatedChineseAlumniB.onlyfromUniversityC.UK-educatedAlumniandtheirfriendsD.UK-educatedChineseAlumniandfromtheSJTU62.Whatdothefourshortpresentationsmainlytalkabout?A.Howtoimprovetheemployabilityofthealumni.B.Howtohelpthealumnifindandimproveemployment.C.Howtoenhancetheemployabilityincareerdevelopment.D.Howtomakecareerplanningandtrainthealumni’sinnovationskills.<C>Culturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception<感知>betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.Inwesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependententities<实体>.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonsurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,DrHeddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthrelativetothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainsweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult--estimatingtheline’ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso--estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.Thefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoeast-westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstance,researchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize<使内化>it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.63.Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto_____.A.moreemphasizeindependentthinkingB.alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC.focusmoreonthecontextaswellastheobjectD.thinkofWesternersashighlyindependententities64.Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen_____.A.thetaskismucheasierB.thebloodflowistrackedC.peoplebegintochoosecolorsD.thetaskismoredifficult65.Whatdothefindingsoftheexperimentsmentionedinthepassageindicate?A.Theyindicatethatculturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehave.B.TheyshowthatEasternersandWesternershavegreatdifferencesinperceivingtheworld.C.Theysuggestthatpeople’shabitsofthoughtandperceptioncanbechangedindifferentcultures.D.TheymakeitclearthatEasternersandWesternerslayemphasisondifferentthings.66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.EasternersprefercollectivismtoindividualismB.EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC.IttookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD.Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritainSectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Thegreatestadvantageofthetutorialsystemistheindividualattentionthatstudentsreceive.B.TutorialscanbeconsideredthebackboneofundergraduateteachingatOxford.C.Sometimes,thestudentmayleaveatutorialwithonlyareadinglistandthetitleofthenextessay.D.Tutorialscangreatlyenhancetheundergraduates’academicperformance.E.Thegreatestadvantageofthetutorialsystemisthevariouscurriculumsthatstudentsreceive.F.Inthemeantime,tutorialsarealsobeneficialfordevelopingstudents’skillsofcriticalanalysis.TheTutorialSystemofOxfordUniversityIntheUniversityofTheweeklytutorialconsistsofaone-hourmeetingbetweenthetutorandsmallnumbersofstudents<usuallytwotofour>.Duringthistime,anessaypreparedspecificallyforthattutorialisreadbystudentsandcommenteduponbythetutor.Attheendofthetutorial,thetutorwillassignthetopicofstudyforthecomingweekandsuggestreadings.__67__Meanwhile,theyarealsocomplementedbydepartmentallectureswhichareconductedonauniversitywidebasis,labwork,andseminars<研讨会>oftenwithgroupsofperhaps10students.Tutorialshavegainedtheirreputationbecauseofthecloserelationshiptheymaintainbetweenthetutorandthestudent.Thetutorialsystemprovidesundergraduateswithdirectandinmostcasesweeklycontactwithtutorsintheiracademicfields.__68__Beforetheweeklytutorial,studentsarerequiredtoprepareanessayorotherworks,whichtheyreadorpresenttothetutor.Duringeachtutorial,studentsareexpectedtocommunicate,debate,analyzeandcritiquetheideasofothersaswellastheirowninconversationswiththeprofessorandfellow-students.Thetutorialsystemhasgreatvaluethatitcreateslearningandassessmentopportunitieswhicharehighlyauthentic<可靠的>anddifficulttofake,asthestudent’sworkisdiscussedonthespot.__69__ThecontrastbetweentutorialsandlargelecturescommonintheAmericanuniversitiesisobvious.InthetypicalAmericanuniversity,studentsaretaughtbythesamespecialists,inthesamemanner,andheldtothesamestandards.However,duringtutorials,studentshavetheopportunitytoexploretheirownideasdirectlywithexpertsinparticularsubjects.__70__Asaresult,studentsmustengageinextensiveindependentreadingandresearch,usingtheresourcesavailable,undertheguidanceofthetutor.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint<s>ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.HowSafeIsYourBed?Doyouconsideryourbedasafeplaceofrestandcalm?Doyousinkintoamattress<床垫>afterahardday’sworkandfeeltensionandstressdrainawayasyourestyourwearyheadonasoftpillow?Well,youmightnotfeelsorelaxedifyouknewthattinypestswerehidingthere!Itseemsthatbedsmaynotbesuchagoodplaceforourhealthandhappiness----theycouldactuallybemakingusill!Recentstudieshaveshownthatbacteria,fungianddustmites<螨虫>,somesmallerthanthediameterofahair,liveinourbedding.Whenwemovearoundinoursleep,wedisturbthemandtheyarebouncedupintotheair--whichwethenbreatheinaswesleep.AccordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,fouroutoffivehouseholdsintheUnitedStatesnowhavehighlevelsofdustmites,althoughit’snotthemitesthemselvesthatcausetheproblems,buttheirdroppings.Theseare"highlyallergenic<致敏的>"accordingtoDrWilliamBerger,afellowwiththeAmericanAcademyofAllergy,AsthmaandImmunology."Evenifyouaren’tallergic…theycan