阅读理解 Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it''s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work may say that you''re "hot". That''s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (独白) as: "Get up, John! You''ll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can''t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you''re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (阻碍) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won''t change your cycle, but you''ll get up steam and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (哈欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
单选题 If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推理判断题。就举例处出题。文章第二段以John为例说明早上不想起床的人多半是因为他在下午或晚上时能量最旺盛,答案选D。
单选题 Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】事实细节题。文章第二段最后一句说如果夫妻能意识到能量循环的含义和家里每个人的循环情况。家里的争吵就会结束了,因此导致家里发生争吵的原因是大家不知道能量循环。答案选B。
单选题 If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】事实细节题。文章第三段说如果你的能量在上午低而你在这个时候又有很重要的工作,那么,你应该比平常早点起,这样能使你工作得更好。D项是对原文的同义转述。A、B、C三项都不符合原文内容。
单选题 You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】事实细节题。文章最后一段第一句说慢点起床可以节省你的能量。然后起床时打个呵欠,伸展四肢。在下床前在床边上坐一会。因此答案选A。
单选题 All the following statements are true except that______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】事实细节题。原文说慢点起床会节省人的能量,A项正确。原文说如果大家知道能量循环,家里许多争吵就会停止了,B项正确。原文说人们可以学会使生活适应自己的能量循环,C项正确。原文第一段说,谁也不知道为什么会这样,D项与原文内容矛盾,为答案。