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Medical experts say most Americans do not get 1 sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before 2 with other activities.4 R, V2 O- B8 K- z* w
* o1 v4 S% [3 l1 B. B0 |8 dOne study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less 3 to die of disease. The study followed more than 2,300 Greek adults 4 about six years. Adult who rested for half an hour 5 three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.2 W H) l( u/ r, Z
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Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve 6 by mitigating tension caused by work.8 X: s2 o& y% h
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Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the 7 of napping for many years. They urge people to 8 work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces in their offices. They believe this reduces 9 and accidents, and 10increases the amount of work a person can do.
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6 u9 p$ x. y* a! T% HSleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times1. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel 11 . And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is 12 you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness 13 the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap 14 last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep2 and waking up3 will be 15
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9 p& K& i7 V4 m/ T1.people make more mistakes at work than at other times:人们在工作(时间)中出错的概率比其它的时间要多。本句中的at work可以理解为during their work time。1 J. v) ~' Y. C% K0 u9 u3 K
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2.put…into deep sleep:使……进人深睡状态
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1 Y3 M6 h8 D; I- y3.waking up:从上下文判断,waking up是“自己醒过来”的意思,不是“唤醒”。7 @0 _3 p6 l; M1 B. {
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1. A sweet B sound C bad D enough
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% N0 j z; Y) \* z$ j2. A checking B sharing C continuing D meeting
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3. A lovely B likely C fondly D finely
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5. A at least B at most C at last D at first
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1 R9 {# D& |# {6. A ability B health C thinking D life
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8. A repeat B improve C change D leave
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/ G5 R1 g G6 g S; @11. A ready B good C sleepy D awake
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% r9 j% ?$ z/ B$ d e! T% m3 P1.D本段第二句说“more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day”。引导我们选择(not)enough。因为睡眠不够,才要中午“打个盹”。选项A:文不对题。选项B:bad(sleep)与上下文不符,因为通篇文章没有提到过,中午打盹的原因是晚上没有睡好。选项C:明显不合乎逻辑。“由于没有睡不好(即:晚上睡好了),白天还要补睡一会儿”,于理说不通。所以,惟一合理的选择是enough。 ’
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3.B空格3所在的句子说的是“心脏病致死”的问题,lovely,fondly和finely分别表达“可爱”、“喜欢”和“美好”的意思,明显不对。less likely是“可能性较低一些”的意思,选择likely符合上下文的意思。本段最后一句说,成年人白天打盹半小时,一周三次,其心脏病致死的概率比不打盹的人要低37%。这更证实了选likely是正确的。
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5 @+ r9 D# M. l* ]4.A本句的意思是,调查进行了六年。about six years之前要用表达一段时间的介词for。介词at和with明显与about six years不搭配,而选项in(about six years)表达的是未来的时间,如:He will come to Beijing in one day or tw0.(他一、两天之内会到北京。)
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1 C( ?. U2 z* S/ h3 ]+ Q5.A at first和at last明显与本句的意思不符。若选at most(最多),本句的意思成了“成年人白天打盹半小时,一周不得超过三次,其心脏病致死的概率比不打盹的人要低37%”,意思有点令人费解。改说成,“一周至少三次”才说得通。所以at least是答案。
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6.B通篇文章在阐述白天打盹有益于健康,选项B是答案。
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7.C空格7所在的句子的意思是:多年来,欧洲和拉丁美洲的一些公司支持白天打盹的 ? (空格中填哪一个词?)。很明显,空格中填入experiment(试验)或reform(改革)则离题太远,而way(方式)肯定没有idea(想法)好。C是答案。 |