第六部分 完形填空 (每题1分,共15分) 8 ^$ ~2 Y( E/ I4 Q2 L
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A Biological Clock : i- m1 p: ~- I6 f& b' Y4 C' B
Every living thing has what scientists call a biological clock that controls behavior. The biological clock tells _________when to form flowers and when the flowers should open1. It tells _________ when to leave the protective cocoon and fly away, and it tells animals and human beings when to eat, sleep and wake.
! A4 w/ W, r3 Q$ w4 o Events outside the plant and anima __________the actions of some biological clocks. Scientists recently found, for example, that a tiny animal changes the color of its fur________ the number of hours of daylight . In the short _________ of winter , its fur becomes white. The fur becomes gray brown in color in the longer hours of daylight in summer. ) J1 L5 R% D- \7 c/ p1 A; I0 K
Inner signals control other biological clocks. German scientists found that some kind of internal clock seems to order birds to begin their long migration __________ twice each year. Birds __________ flying become restless when it is time for the trip, ___________ they become calm again when the time of the flight has ended.
# P& v1 F8 ]$ B Scientists say they are beginning to learn which ____________ of the brain contain biological clocks. An American researcher, Martin Moorhead, said a small group of cells near the front of the brain __________to control the timing of some of our actions. These _________ tell a person when to ___________ , when to sleep and when to seek food. Scientists say there probably are other biological clock cells that control other body activities.
( \5 i, W8 Y( ?1 @ Dr. Moorhead is studying _________ our biological clocks affect the way we do our work2. For example , most of us have great difficulty if we must often change to different work hours. __________can take3 many days for a human body to accept the major change in work hours . Dr. Moorhead said industrial officials should have a better understanding of biological clocks and how they affect workers. He said ________ understanding could cut sickness and accidents at work and would help increase a factory’s production.
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biological adj. 生物(学)的 migration n.迁徙
1 X0 V4 o% h' y+ j8 |1 c# iinsect n.昆虫 restless adj.焦躁不安的 ' `# ?# c* g. E
cocoon n.防护卵袋,茧 contain v.含有
6 J+ R1 E$ U* h3 @1 [# a+ |fur n.软毛 cell n. 细胞 . Z, h4 l+ C; W, m
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注释: ! z1 o6 b, s* M6 L, {& K; l
1、 句中谓语动词tells 的宾语有两部分组成。 第一部分是when to form flowers, 是带疑问浮词的动词不定式,第二部分是when the flowers should open, 是名词从句。从修辞上说,两者有些不平衡。
! d. s: Z9 I7 N8 }& l( T) x7 d3 p0 _2、 …the way we do our work 可以理解为the way in which we do our work 或the way that we do our work. 实际上,三种说法都成立。如:He speaks English the way the English people do. I don’t understand the way in which he dealt with the matter. 7 M% r, s* i3 r) W
3、 take 作“花费,花去”解时可用于几种不同的句型: 7 m. O0 a: |, l
It will take me five days to complete the work.
7 p9 W. g7 M1 t/ [3 W, kThe work will take me five days to complete.
# d* i- {' p" t, X3 Y5 {) Q* q. U YTo complete this work will take me five days.
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4 D( }6 h" _' B3 _8 ~0 ^# F1. A) scientists B)humans C)plants D)animals 2 X2 c6 }; R+ t1 x3 r+ q
2. A)insects B)birds C)fish D)snakes # M: Q! c( J% P" L8 E
3. A) effect ; B) affect C)effected D) affected
W x. R9 ?; @! D4. A) because B)for the reason that C) because of D)since 9 W' N, W9 r2 d) ^$ h7 F
5. A)months B)days C)minutes D)weeks 3 a" F" O0 O8 _) ~, _7 a% R: c
6. A)flight B)fly C)movement D)transportation
9 C: S' q6 z7 [: `; u: H& B/ S7. A)prevented from B)ordered by C)helped by D)intruded on 5 o$ a: z2 P7 a5 I( l2 i
8. A)and B)but C)therefore D)however 3 `/ H* _* h3 F! p# @, s4 v
9. A)portions B)parts C)sections D)kinds
: r9 J$ {0 F( p8 E1 y: y, ~10. A)try B)tries C)seem D)seems ( n! J* A# [5 K
11. A)things B)parts C)cells D)actions
% n% |& `1 i! P: A' O* O: j12. A)awaken B |