B

　　A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshiping South Korean actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho as demigods (像神一样受崇拜的人). Chinese netizens always have different opinions over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China. And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now. 

　　You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs (继承者们) have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia. Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero in You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while. 

　　The two TV programs have several common elements(要素): a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs describe the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug. Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people still like Cinderella-type stories.

　　The widening wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their hope for a better life might have caused many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men. This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV dramas describe. In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands. 

　　Many netizens even said at an earlier time that South Korean TV dramas had become popular because of their stereotyped (模式化的) themes: traffic accidents, cancer and other incurable diseases. But all that has changed with the success of You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs, which Chinese directors can use as examples, as well as inspiration, to improve their productions.

31．What is the main reason for a new round of popularity in China?

　　A．The dramas are from the neighboring country North Korea.

　　B．Most of the Chinese Netizens have voted for them.

　　C．The actors in the dramas are all gods.

　　D．It is because of “You Who Came From The Star”.

32．Which is NOT included in the elements for the success of South Korean dramas?

　　A．Charming pure love stories.

　　B．A tender kiss and a warm hug.

　　C．Handsome and rich heroes.

　　D．The heroine’s blind love with the rich.

33．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that they are designed to         .

　　A．develop in a large scale B．be measured to a certain size

　　C．meet popular taste purposely D．be shown in a big market

34．The main purpose of stereotyped themes in South Korean dramas is to         .

　　A．present an idea B．attract TV viewers

　　C．make them colorful D．arouse some challenges

35．In the last sentence, about Chinese Dramas, the writer expressed his         .

　　A．expectation     B．satisfaction

　　C．excitement D．requirement

C

　　March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.

　　According to a 2013 poll(民意调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.

　　To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.

　　“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.

　　A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.

　　But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.” In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.

36．The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means         .

　　A．to wake up the sleepers

　　B．to serve as a morning call

　　C．to draw people’s attention

　　D．to declare the special day 

37．Which of the following is True according to Paragraph 2?

　　A．People can do well without enough sleep.

　　B．Adults need at least eight hours’ sleep a day.

　　C．Only one-forth of Americans have enough sleep.

　　D．One-fifth of American adults sleep less than children.

38．From Paragraph 3 we can infer that         .

　　A．being healthier is one of the advantages for us

　　B．sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectations

　　C．enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things

　　D．spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time

39．What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that         .

　　A．people care little about sleeping

　　B．sleeping is an image problem

　　C．lazy people tend to sleep long

　　D．sleeping is only part of our life

40．What is the purpose of the passage?

　　A．To talk about people’s sleeping problems.

　　B．To provide an investigation result of sleeping.

　　C．To stress the function of sleeping at night.

　　D．To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.
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