阜宁中学、大风中学高三上学期期中联考英语试题

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共85分）第一部分:听力部分（共两节，满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。1。Wherearethespeakers？A。Atashop。B.Atahotel.C。Inahospital.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sfather？A.Henevereatscookies。B.Heloveshiswife’sfood.C.Heisagreatcook。3。Whatwouldthemanliketosee?A.Thewestern。B.Thebaseballgame.C。Thefootballgame.4。Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A。Seethemanagerimmediately.B。Waitforthemanagertoarrive。C。Makeanappointmentwiththemanager。5。WhatistrueaboutMaryandJack?A.Theirhoneymoonlastedoneweek。B.Theythoughtahoneymoonofoneweekwastooshort.C。Theywentontheirhoneymoonaweekaftertheirwedding。第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)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6-8题6.Wherewillthespeakershavecoffee？A。Inthedininghall。B。Intheirroom。C。Atacafeteria。7.Howwilltheygototheairport?A.Thehotelwillarrangeataxiforthem。B。Theywillcallataxithemselves.C。Theirfriendwilltakethemtotheairport。8。Whenwilltheygetupthenextmorning?A.At6:00。B。At6：30.C.At8:00.听第7段材料，回答第9-11题9.Whatisthewomandoingatthebeginningoftheconversation?A。Listeningtotheradio.B.Readingthenewspaper。C.WatchingTV。10.Whatshouldonedofirstwhenthereisagasleakinthehouse?A。Checkthestove.B.CalltheGasCompanyimmediately.C。Leavethehouseatonce.11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman？A。Hejustexperiencedagasleakthismorning。B。Heknowsmoreaboutthetopicthanthewoman.C.Hehasn’treadtoday'spaper.听第8段材料，回答第12-14题12.Whyisthewomantired？A。Sheworkedthewholenight。B.Shehasbeenworkingout.C.Shedidn’thaveagoodsleep.13。Whereisthehealthclubmentionedbytheman？A.Ontheothersideofthestreet.B.Onthenextblock。C.Inhisofficebuilding.14.Whatwillthewomanweartothehealthclub?A。Heruniform。B。Asweatsuit。C。Jeans.听第9段材料，回答第15-17题15.Whereisthemanfrom？A。Japan.B.America.C.Vietnam.16.HowlongdidhestudyinJapan?A。Aboutsixyears.B.Overthreeyears。C.Ayear.17.WheredoAmericanteenagersliketoholdparties?A.Attheirownhomes。B.Inpubs.C.Intheirclassrooms.听第10段材料，回答第18—20题18.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout？A.Anewtreatmentforcancer.B.Howtodealwithstress.C.Whystressmaycausecancer。19.Whatmaymakepeoplefeelstressedaccordingtothetalk？A.Imbalanceofworkandrelaxation。B。Attitudetowardmoney.C.Lackoffriends。20。Whatdoesthespeakerthinkweshoulddo？A.Learntokeepourfeelingsinside.B。Workashardasyoucan。C.Communicatemorewithpeople.Itcan'tbedeniedthattheDiaoyuIslandsare________partofChinaandwhatsomeJapanesehavedonerecentlyisactually________offenceagainstChinesepeople。A.a;/ B.a；theC。the；/D。/；anTrafficconditionsinBeijing________fordecades。Atfirstpeopleonlycomplainedaboutjamsduringrushhours,buttodayeveryhourisrushhour.A。isworseningB.haveworsenedC.havebeenworseningD.worsenedYoumightsearchontheinternetforprofessorsandtheircoursesaboutthisuniversity____mayinterestyou。A.whereB。thatC。whichD.who–––TerriblysorrybutIthoughtthiswasaparkinglot。–––_______。Hereisyourticket.A.That’sallright.B.Nevermind。C。Don’tmentionit.D.Sorry，thatisnoexcuse。MoYan'swinningof2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureshowstheworld’s________ofChina'scontemporaryliterature.A。recognition B.intention C。connection D.application”Peopleofallwalksoflifearewelcometo________thehopeproject，"saidtheposter.A。subscribetoB。correspondto C.adjustto D。relatetoYouare_____tobedisappointedifyouhopetogotocollegewithouthardwork。A。vagueB.boundC。eagerD.anxiousWiththedevelopmentofeconomy,ourcountryisbecomingmoreandmorepowerful____financialsituation。A。onaccountofB.intermsofC。onbehalfofD。inplaceof________onbothsidesofthestreet________excitedfanswhowantedtoseethefamoussingingstar. A。Standing；was B。Waiting;were C。Arriving；was D.Living；wereA。privilege B。reputation C。talent D。motivation–––ItisridiculousthatJohnwantstomakeacademicprogressbutneverdevotesanytimetoit。–––Maybeit’stimeforhimtoknow______.A。heavenneverhelpsthemanwhowillnotactB。hewhomakesconstantcomplaintgetslittlecompassion。C。hopeforthebest，butpreparefortheworstD.Itiseasytobewiseaftertheevent.Whatseparatespeoplewhoreachtheirgoalsfromeveryoneelseistheirabilitytostayontrack，despitechallenges.__36__willcome；youcanbettherewillbechancesforyouto__37__track.Ifyou'reanathlete，itmaybeaninjurythatcausesyoutohaveto__38__practices.Ifyou’retryingtogettoahealthyweight,youmayhavetotravel__39__andstaywithafriendwhodoesn’tliketo__40__。Thepointisthatsomekindofchallengewill__41__. Howwedealwiththesechallenges__42__thevictimsfromthevictors.Youcanusechallengesasastepping__43__orasablock，andyoucanusethemto__44__yourambitionorblockyourview；the__45__isyours。 Challengesshould__46__tomakeyoustrongerandmoreconsistentasyouattendtoeachdifficulty。Theyshouldcauseyour__47__todigdeeper，insearchofa(an）__48__。 Theproblemariseswhenyoudon’t__49__challenges.Ifyoucanpredictpotentialproblemsandplan__50__，youwillhaveconfidenceandyourbeliefinyourselfwill__51__up. Yourabilitytostay__52__andovercomedifficultiesiswhatwill__53__andallowyoutoachieveyourgoal. Startworkingtowardyourdreamsdaily。Getstartedbysetting__54__whatyournextstepistoaccomplishyourgoal.Thengetinto__55__asyoumoveclosertoyourgoaldaily。36.A.Abilities B.Goals C.PossibilitiesD。Challenges37.A。stickto B。getoff C.takeoff D.attendto38.A.miss B。strengthen C。appreciate D.confuse39。A.disappointedly B.unexpectedly C。deliberately D.daily40。A.knockover B。getthrough C.putup D。workout41。A.raise B。arise C。appoint D.turn42.A。separates B.protects C.shelters D。deserts43。A.appointment B。arrangement C.stone D.expectation44。A.produce B.ignore C.reduce D.strengthen45.A。choice B。comment C。preparation D.promise46.A。provide B.serve C。offer D。expect47。A.characteristics B.ability C。roots D。signs48。A。solution B.comfort C.study D。adaptation49.A。blame B。accept C。meet D.expect50。A。actually B。otherwise C。beforehand D.after51.A.put B.get C.build D.bring52.A.solved B.focused C。deserted D。reduced53。A.getyouaway B.findyououtC.setyouapart D。keepyouoff54.A.down B。up C。about D.out55。A。effort B。measure C。plan D.actionShewasdancing.Mycrippled（瘸腿的）grandmotherwasdancing。Istoodinthelivingroomdoorway，lookingatherbeautifulmovements，absolutelyshocked.Shewasthepetofthedancingworld。Andthenshe'dhadheraccidentanditwasallover.Ihadreadthatinanoldnewspaperarticle。‘‘So…Yourleg?Imean,howdidyourlegheal?”“Totellyouthetruth—mylegshavebeenwellallmylife,”shesighed.“ButIdon’tunderstand！”Isaid,“Yourdancingcareer…Youpretendedalltheseyears？”‘‘Verymuchso，andforaverygoodreason。”Shethoughtforawhileandthencontinued。“Weweretalkingaboutengagement(订婚）whenyourgrandfatherhadtogotowar.IwassoafraidoflosinghimthattheonlywayIcouldstaynormalwastodance。Iputallmyenergyandtimeintopracticing-andIbecameverygood.Criticspraisedme，thepubliclovedme，butallIcouldfeelwastheacheinmyheart,notknowingwhethertheloveofmylifewouldeverreturn.Thenonedayalettercame。Therewereonlythreesentences：'Ihavelostmyleg.Iamnolongerawholemanandnowgiveyoubackyourfreedom。Itisbestyouforgetaboutme.'”“Imademydecisionthereandthen。Itraveledawayfromthecity.WhenIreturnedIhadboughtmyselfastick。ItoldeveryoneIhadbeeninacarcrashandthatmylegwouldnevercompletelyhealagain。Mydancingdayswereover。Noonedoubtedthestory—lhadlearnedtolimp（一瘸一拐地走）convincinglybeforeIreturnedhome。AndImadesurethefirstpersontohearofmyaccidentwasareporterIknewwell.ThenItraveledtothehospital。Theyhadpushedyourgrandfatheroutsideinhiswheelchair.Itookadeepbreath，leanedonmystickandlimpedtohim.”“Ishowedhimnewspaperarticlesofmyaccident.’Thereisawholelifewaitingforusoutthere!ButIamnotgoingtocarryyou.Youaregoingtowalkyourself。'”“IlimpedafewstepstowardhimandshowedhimwhatI’dtakenoutofmypocket。’Nowshowmeyouarestillaman.'Isaid.Hebenttotakehisstickfromthegroundandstruggledoutofthatwheelchair.Hemanageditonhisownandwalkedtomeandneversatinawheelchairagaininhislife.”“Whatdidyoushowhim?”Ihadtoknow.Grandmalookedatmeandsmiled。“Twoengagementrings,ofcourse。IhadboughtthemthedayafterheleftforthewarandIwasnotgoingtowastethemonanyotherman。"56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”it”inthefirstparagraphreferto？A。Heraccident. B。Herpet。 C.Herleg. D。Herdancingcareer.57。Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage？ ①Grandfatherlosthisleginthewar。 ②Grandmotherboughttwoengagementrings. ③Grandfatherwasinspiredtostanduponhisown。 ④Grandmotherpretendedshewascrippled. ⑤Grandmotherbecameanexcellentdancer。 ⑥Grandfatherhadtogotowar。 A.⑤⑥②①④③ B。⑥⑤①③②④ C。⑥②⑤①④③ D.⑤②⑥①③④58.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribegrandmother？ A。Thoughtfulanddetermined. B.Unselfishbutstubborn。 C。Courageousbutunreliable。 D。Sensitiveanddishonest.BThisisatimeofyearwhenwethinkaboutgivingandreceivingpresents。Canyoufindalittleextratogive？Onthispagewesuggestafeworganizationsyoumightliketohelp。LittletonChildren’sHomeWeDON'Twantyourmoney,butchildren'stoys，booksandclothesINGOODCONDITIONwouldbeverywelcome。Also，wearelookingforfriendlyfamilieswhowouldtakeourchildrenintotheirhomesforafewhoursordaysasguests.Youhavesomuch.Willyoushareit？PhoneSisterThomason55671Children’sHospiceWelookafterasmallnumberofverysickchildren。Thisimportantworkneedsskillandlove.Wecannotcontinuewithoutgiftsormoneytopayformorenursingstaff。Wealsoneedstorybooksandtoyssuitableforquietgames.PleasecontacttheSecretary，LittleChildren'sHospice,NewbyRoad.StreetFoodInthewinterweather，it’snofunbeinghomeless。It’sevenworseifyou'rehungry。Wegivehotfoodtoatleastfiftypeopleeverynight.It’shardwork,butnecessary.Canyoucomeandhelp?Ifnot,canyouofferalittlemoney？Weuseaveryoldkitchen，andweneedsomenewsaucepans(平底锅）.Moneyfornewoneswouldbemostwelcomeindeed。ContactStreetFood，c/oMary’sHouse，ElmingWay。LittletonPhone27713LittletonYouthClubHaveyougotanunwantedchair？arecord-player？apotofpaint？Becausewecanusethem!Wewanttogettoworkonourmeetingroom!Pleasephone66231andwe'llbehappytocollectanythingyoucangiveus.Thankyou!TheNightShelterWeofferawarmbedforthenighttoanyonewhohasnowheretogo。WerenttheformerCommercialHotelonGreenStreet.Althoughitisnotexpensive,weneverseemtohavequiteenoughmoney。Canyouletushaveafewpounds？Anyamount，howeversmall，willbesuchahelp。Sendittousat15,GreenSt,59。Whatkindofpeoplearetheseorganizationsdesignedfor？A。HomelessandsickchildrenB.LessfortunatemembersofoursocietyC.HungrypeoplewhohavenobedstosleepinD。Friendlymembersofoursocietytohelpothers60。Ifyoulikechildrenandyoucouldofferahappyfamilytoahomelesschild，youmaycontact_____。A.StreetFood B。TheNightShelterC。LittletonChildren’sHome D。Children’sHospice61。Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage？A.Therearetoomanysocialproblemsinthissociety.B。Peopleareverypoorduringthetimeofgiving。C。Toofferhelpisjustanexcusefortheseorganizationstocollectmoney.D.Therearemanyorganizationstryingtosolvesocialproblems。62。WhatkindofthingswouldLittletonYouthClubliketocollect？A.Oldfurnitureandsecond—handelectricalequipment。B。Anapartmentandsomesaucepans。C。Hotfoodandstorybooks.D。Asumofmoneyandchildren'stoys。Twonewelectronicbookproducts(theSoftBookandthePocketBook)havegatheredextensivepresscoverage，includingarticlesinABCNews,theNewYorkTimes,SanJoseMercuryNews,andWIRED.Anelectronicbook(e-book)isabook-lengthpublicationindigitalform，consistingoftext，images,orboth，andproducedon,publishedthrough,andreadableoncomputersorotherelectronicdevices。Differentfromatraditionalprintedbook,e—booksareborndigital。Beingafirmbelieverintabletcomputersformanytasksnotinvolvingheavydataentry,Iapplaudthesenewdesignsoftheproducts。Inparticular，theSoftBookhasniceleatherbinding(封皮），goingfarbeyondthetraditional(andboring)industrialdesignusedforotherportablecomputers.ThePocketBookhasamoretraditionalindustrialdesign，typicalofleadingelectronicgadgets(小配件)。Unfortunately,neithercompanymentionstheirproduct'sscreenresolution（分辨率）。Low—resolutionmonitors（includingallcomputerscreensuntilnow）havepoorreadability：peoplereadabout25％slowerfromcomputerscreensthanfromprintedpaper。Scientistsbelievethatonlythescreenwith300dpidisplayshasthesamereadingspeedasprint.Sounlesstheyhavemuchbetterscreens,electronicbookswillhaveaproblem.Aprojectcalled”thelastbook”isgettingmuchattention，whichaimsatproducingacomputerintheformofafolio（对开本）:asetofpagesusing"digitalink".Userswouldmoveforwardintheinformationbyturningpagesjustastheydoinaprintedbook.Hopefully，thescientistswilleventuallyinventawaytomakethe”digitalink”displaycharactersatahighenoughresolutiontogainthesamereadingspeedasprint。Evenwhene—booksgainthesamereadingspeedasprint,theywillstillbeabadidea。Pageturningremainsabadinterface(界面），evenwhenitcanbedonemoreconvenientlythanbyclickingthemouseona"nextpage”button.Anotherproblemisthatmoste-bookpublishersdonotwarntheircustomersabouttherealmeaningofthedigitalrightsmanagement(DRM）tiedtotheirproducts。Generallytheyclaimthatitismeanttopreventcopyingofthee-book。However，inmanycasesitisalsopossiblethatitwillresultinthecompletedenialofaccessbythepurchasertothee—book.Thee—bookistiedtoaspecificcomputerordevice。Inthesecases,theDRMwillusuallyletthepurchasermovethebookalimitednumberoftimesafterwhichtheycannotuseitonanyadditionaldevices.Ifthepurchaserupgradesorreplacestheirdevices，theymayloseaccesstotheirpurchase。SomeformsoftheDRMdependontheexistenceofonlineservicestoauthenticate(认证)thepurchasers.Whenthecompanythatprovidestheservicegoesoutofbusinessordecidestostopprovidingtheservice，thepurchaserwillnolongerbeabletoaccessthee-book。63.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3，weknowthatthewriter_______。A。 hasboughtthetwonewproductsbeforeB。 likesthespecialdesignsofthenewproductsC. thinksitmoreconvenienttousetraditionalcomputersD。 doesn'tlikethetraditionaldesignofportablecomputers64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A. borndigital,e-bookscanonlybereadoncomputersB. "digitalink"hasgainedthesamereadingspeedasprintC。 nowallthecomputersareusingthescreenswith300dpidisplaysD. e-booksmayhaveslowerreadingspeedcomparedwithprintedbooks65。Duetothedigitalrightsmanagement,________。A。 thee—bookshouldbetiedtoaspecificdeviceB. peopleshouldupgradetheirdevicesregularlyC。 readersarelikelytoloseaccesstotheirpurchaseD. onlypurchaserscandownloadthebookwithoutlimit66.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A。thedisadvantagesofelectronicbooks B.thefutureofelectronicbooksC。thedesignsofelectronicbooks D.twonewelectronicbooksD(普通班做）Sharingcarstoworkisnotunusual.Butwhataboutsharingtimetoraisechildrentogether？InNingbocityofZhejiangprovinceinEastChina,youngmothersinthesameneighborhoodpooltheirchildrentogether,andsharetheresponsibilityofbeingparents。Spendingeverydaytogether,butnotfamilies—inthiscoastalcityofEastChina,threemothersaretryinganewwayofraisingtheirkids，bypoolingthemtogether。Amongthemothersarebothofficeworkersandhousewives.Theysaytheydosonotjustbecauseofthetightschedule。Jiujiu'smothersaid,"Bykidspooling，wemeantocreateanopportunityforthekidstospendtimetogethersothatwecanobserveourkids，learnmoreaboutthem。Andthenwecandiscusshowtobetterbringthemup.”Thethreefamilieshavebeendoingsofortwoyears，inschooldaysandholidays.Theirchildrenhavegrownusedtoeachother'scompany。Chichi’smothersaid，”Mysonwasabitshy。We’vebeentalkinghimtobemoreactive,buthehardlychanged。Afterjoiningthekidspool，suddenlywefoundhimwillingtocommunicatewithothersnow。Whenwearenotthere,hehastorelyonhimselftogetalongwithhispals.”Generally,mothersspeakhighlyaboutthepooling.Themothersdescribethepoolingasbringingtherunningwaterintoaclosedpond.Itopensawindowtoadifferentworldforbothkidsandparents.Buttherearemomentswhenopinionsdiffer。Xiaoxiao’smothersaid，”Sexeducationforexample。Kidswillbecuriousaboutitwhentheyreachacertainage.PersonallyIwanttotalkwithmychildaboutit,franklyandsincerely.Buttheothertwomomsthinkitbetternottobringitup."Xiaoxiao’smothersayshersolutionistosharesomeparentingguidebookswithothermothersandletthemmakethedecision.Theheadmasterofthekindergartenbelievessuchpoolingactivitiestestnotonlychildren，butalsotheparents.JinHongqing,kindergartenheadmastersaid,"Parentsneedtobetolerantandpatient.Theyshouldn'tplaytheblamegamewhenkidsfightwitheachother。It’sbettertoletthekidssolvetheissuebythemselves.Whattheycandoasparentsistocommunicate。”67。AllthefollowingaspectsarethebenefitsofkidspoolingEXCEPT.A。Itsavestimeandhelpsrelievemothers’burden。B.Itallowsparentstolearnmoreaboutkids。C。Itallowskidstolearntoshareandbeindependent。D。Itoftersbettereducationthemthekindergartens68。Whyissexeducationmentionedinthepassage?A.Toshowsometimesmothershavedifferentopinions.B。Tosuggestchildrenaresometimescuriousaboutit.C。Toexplainsexeducationisnotsuitableforchildren.D。Toindicatemothersthinkhighlyofkidspooling。69。What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardskidspooling?A。Favorable。 B。Negative。 C。Unclear。 D。Doubtful70。Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A。Chineseparenting B。Kidspooling C.Sharingchildren D。SharingcarsD（强化班做）Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull？Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic，cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove。Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest。Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens（forexample，youmayfailtoobtainanewjob，anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon)，Wrong。Whenonedoorcloses，anotherdoorslamsinyourface。That'sbitterreality。Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者）havesuspectedallalong.It’scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults。Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol。LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor，says，“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation’soutcomesisnotrealistic。Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter。”Sofar,sogood。Thisisnotrocketscience。Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong，whetheratwork，onadateoreveninasportsgame。Itmakessensetohaveaback—upplan。TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution。Forexample,“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket，”and“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood。ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien，theAmericancomediansays,”Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem。”Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist。Don'tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A。Abookthathasrecentlybeenpublished. B.Thedangersofbeingtoooptimistic.C。 Howtobecomesuccessfulinlife。 D.Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism。68。Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience"inparagraph4means。A.itisquitesimpletounderstand B.thereisnorealproofC.it’snotadangerousthingtodo D。thecostisnotsohigh69。Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas.A。anoptimist B.adefeatist C.arealist D。ascientist70。WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?A.“Everycloudhasasilverlining。” B。“Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket。”C。“Whateverwillbe,willbe.” D。“Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.”第二卷

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共35分)Naturallyregulateyoursleep—wakecycleMelatonin（褪黑激素)isanaturallyoccurringhormone(激素）thathelpsregulateyoursleep—wakecycle。Melatoninproductioniscontrolledbylightexposure。Yourbrainshouldproducemoreintheevening,whenit’sdark,tomakeyousleepy，andlessduringthedaywhenit'slightandyouwanttostayawake。However，manyaspectsofmodernlifecandisturbyourbody’snaturalproductionofmelatoninandyoursleep-wakecycle.Spendinglongdaysinanofficeawayfromnaturallight,forexample，canimpactyourdaytimewakefulnessandmakeyourbrainsleepy。Thenbrightlightsatnight—especiallyfromhoursspentinfrontoftheTVorcomputerscreen—canholdbackyourbody’sproductionofmelatoninandmakeithardertosleep,However,therearewaysforyoutonaturallyregulateyoursleep-wakecycle，improveyourbody'sproductionofmelatonin,andkeepyourbrainonahealthyschedule。Increaselightexposureduringtheday☆Removeyoursunglassesinthemorningandletlightontoyourface。☆Spendmoretimeoutsideduringdaylight.Trytotakeyourworkbreaksoutsideinsunlight，exerciseoutside，orwalkyourdogduringthedayinsteadofatnight.☆Letasmuchlightintoyourhome/workspaceaspossible.Keepcurtainsandblindsopenduringtheday,moveyourdeskclosertothewindow。☆Ifnecessary,usealighttreatmentbox。Alighttreatmentboxcancreatesunshineandcanbeespeciallyusefulduringshortwinterdayswhenthere’slimiteddaylight。Improvemelatoninproductionatnight☆Turnoffyourtelevisionandcomputer。Manypeopleusethetelevisiontofallasleeporrelaxat