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Unit 7（第6页）

&ocollegetothestateuhedesiretowrite，whichhadbeenstrallmydaysinhighscherstill。Iwaseditorofthecollegepaper，theagazimylastyearortwoIwasamemberofaplaywritingwhichhadjustbeeablishedthere。Iwroteseverallittleoplays，stillthinkingIwouldbeealaerman，neverdaringtobelieveIcouldseriouslybeeawriter。

&toHarvard，wrotesomemoreplaysthere，becameobsessedwiththeideathatIhadtobeaplaywright，leftHarvard，hadmyplaysrejedfinallyiumnof1926，how，why，orinwhatmannerIhavelybeeermiprobablybecausetheformethathadtowriteatlengthsoughtoutitsel，IbegabookinLondon，Iwaslivingallalotime。Ihadtworooms－abedroomandasittingroom－inalittersquareinwhichallthehouseshadthatfamiliar，smokedbridcream-yellow-plasterlook。

1。Wemayregardtotheauthor’sdevelopmentasawriter，thathisfather_____。

A）madeanimportanttributionB）ihechasacareerC）opposedhisbeingawriterD）ihereadHamletiolearnhowtobeawriter2。Theauthorbelievesthathebecameawritermostlybecauseof_____。

A）hisspet

B）hisfather’steadeC）hisstudyatHarvard

D）ahiddehinhim

3。Theauthor_____。

&hinkofbeiHarvardB）hadalwaysbeensuchiswrititoHarvardtolearntowriteplaysD）apermanbeforebeiheauthorreallystartedonhiswaytobeeawriter_____。

A）whenhewasinhighschool

B）wheudyingatHarvard。

helivedinLondon

D）afterheenteredcollege

5。Aweotsafelydraonthispassage）abouttheauthor’slifein1926isthat_____。

A）he>

B）hewasmiserableabouthavinghisplaysrejectedC）helivedinahouselikealltheotherhousesaroundhimD）hestartedhisfirstnovel

Passage2

Idon’tthihingwrongwithyourblood。Thekeytoyourproblemisthatlongnapafterdinner。

Ifyoudidn’tsleepftheearlypartoftheevening，youwouldbemorereadytosleepatbedtime。Ifyoudidn’tnapafterdinner，youwouldnotwanttostayupsolate，andyouwouldheakeasleepingpill。Thepillisstillwinyoursystemwhehem。Thishelpsatforthefactthatyoufeeltiredallday。

Youshouldgetoutofthehabitofsleepingduringtheevening。Rightafterymeal，engageiofphysicalactivity—asportsuchasbowling，perhaps。etherwithfriendsforaneveningofdversatioobedatyourusualtimeoralittleearlier，andyoushouldbeabletogetagoodhouttakingapill。

Ifyoutothehabitofspendihisway，Iamsureyouwillfeellesstireddurifirstitmaybehardfotosleepill。Ifso，getupandwatchtelevisionordosomejobsaroundyourhouseuntilyoufeelsleepy。Ifyoufallasleepandthenafewhetupbutdonottakeasleepingpill。Readawhileorlistentotheradio，andmakeyourselfafewhours’sleepthatnight，youwillfeelbetterinthemthanyouusuallyfeelaftertakingapill。Theyouwillbereadytosleepatanearlierhour。

&importantthingistoavoidtakingthatnaprightafterdinnerandavoidtakingpills。

1。Agtothewriter，itisdifficultfotosleepbecause_____。

A）yougetthehabitofstayinguplateB）youhaven’ttakensleepingpillsC）yousleepforhoursafterdinnerD）youfailtodosomeexercises2。WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueifyouwaofthehabitofsleepingduringtheevening?

A）Gotobedearlierthanusual。B）Talkwithfriendsafterdinner。

C）Staywithfriendsafterdinner。D）Dosomephysicallabor。

3。Youfeeltiredalldayprobablybecause_____。

A）youstayuptoolateB）yougetuptooearlyinthemC）youtakesleepingpillsD）youtoofrequentlyatnight4。Whichofthefollowingistrueagtothepassage?

A）Youmustn’ttakesleepingpillsiagoodnight’ssleep。

B）Youshouldstayupifyouwaively。

C）Foodisnightifyoufailtogotosleep。

D）Itisveryimpetoutofthehabitoftakinganapafterdinner。

5。Wemayiheauthorismostprobablya_____。

A）doctorB）reportertistD）professor