单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} American society is not nap-friendly (喜欢午睡). "In fact", says David Dinges, a sleep specialist in U.S.A. "There's even a prohibition (禁止) against admitting we need sleep. Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work." Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. "We have to totally change our attitude toward napping," says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research. At present, experts and researchers are becoming more and more concerned about the dangers of sleepiness (睡眠不足): people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Bush is trying to take a half-hour nap every afternoon. About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. Actually, sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed (神清气爽的). Clearly, we were born to nap.

单选题{{B}}Text 4{{/B}} To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the 1th century B.C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East, in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It was not until the twentieth century that women' s umbrella began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.

单选题Which of the following statements about Dorothea Dix is best supported by the passage?

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单选题Sports and Sexes In sports the sexes are separate. (36) and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That (37) is (38) people say. Women are (39) "the weaker sex", or if men want to please them, "the fair sex". But boys and girls are taught (40) schools and universities. There are women (41) are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. (42) European woman can expect (43) until the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are women's bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in (44) 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Women's times are always slower than (45) , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the (46) women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400 metres (47) 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first "Tartan" in films was (48) Olympic swimmer, Jonny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds, (49) is 37.9 seconds (50) than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are (51) men (52) . Conditions are very different now, and sport is much (53) serious. It is (54) serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check (55) the women are really women or not. It seems like that sport has many problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes.

单选题 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 Olympic athletes spend hours training, starting at an early age. Many athletes are strong and excellent in their sport but never{{U}} (36) {{/U}}it to the Olympics. {{U}}(37) {{/U}}who often do don't win medals. Wilma Rudolph{{U}} (38) {{/U}}made it to the Olympics, she won three gold medals. {{U}}(39) {{/U}}that was amazing? Wait{{U}} (40) {{/U}}you hear the rest of the story! Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940. When she was young she had polio (小儿麻痹症). {{U}}(41) {{/U}}left her without the{{U}} (42) {{/U}}of one of her legs. Her family helped her{{U}} (43) {{/U}}massaging her leg every day. {{U}}(44) {{/U}}she was able to walk{{U}} (45) {{/U}}a special shoe. {{U}}(46) {{/U}}about three years she didn't need the shoe{{U}} (47) {{/U}}. In high school, Wilma played basketball and{{U}} (48) {{/U}}track. She broke all the state basketball{{U}} (49) {{/U}}and won all her track{{U}} (50) {{/U}}. In 1960, Wilma went to the Olympics in Italy. She won three gold meda Is. {{U}}(51) {{/U}}, she became a coach, an athletic consultant and director in Illinois. She died in 1994{{U}} (52) {{/U}}a brain cancer. Wilma will be remembered{{U}} (53) {{/U}}her courage as a young child{{U}} (54) {{/U}}her illness and her dedication{{U}} (55) {{/U}}reaching her goals.