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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.( z! n7 G# J' b6 Q! {& E- ?
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One 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.9 G: n/ S# r/ f9 {
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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.
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- Q- w( d6 {6 I- Q3 ]; c* ?1 @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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Sleep 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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词汇:
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Nap n. 打盹 mitigate v.减价
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1 w( |& S' n7 |) Y5 Turge v.催促,劝告
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E6 z- Y9 i! f0 `9 z: R/ f1.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。
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2.put…into deep sleep:使……进人深睡状态
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5 b' E7 v9 I @! o1 K& a$ O- b/ U9 @3.waking up:从上下文判断,waking up是“自己醒过来”的意思,不是“唤醒”。
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R- y) Z8 @% |3 d3 M1. A sweet B sound C bad D enough
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3 h$ w% k- t2 S2. A checking B sharing C continuing D meeting8 t Q" Q8 ?# Q4 L) i9 f
% C# h1 X0 P- _' z3. A lovely B likely C fondly D finely
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4. A for B at C in D with7 j$ {8 }2 n0 M3 c z/ Z
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5. A at least B at most C at last D at first% b# x2 S2 x5 L: P
. g* r% @! F. Z% B- O2 u6. A ability B health C thinking D life
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6 X* [. S$ c- Y1 h3 p+ l& w" L! b1 I7. A experiment B reform C idea D way' W g: |8 ~* T7 t6 ^
" t" S+ Z' A8 b8. A repeat B improve C change D leave
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9. A work B mistakes C energy D time
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0 m; Q5 {% {9 h10. A never B seldom C too D also5 k3 f% ?) k5 R; d$ a t/ ]; `& U9 Q
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12. A all B few C any D nothing! p+ v# ?1 g! c- Q- E; H( _
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13. A unless B while C until D during
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14. A would B may C might D should
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15. A helpful B difficult C easy D happy' G& \# D; r! q
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1.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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2.C空格2所在句子的意思是:医学专家建议人们在进行其它活动之前,最好小睡一会。四个选项中,只有continuing(选项C)最接近上述的理解。! g; I2 Z$ N; d1 M! e
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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。1 K! @$ ?2 G4 e8 _' j; a
8 ?% g2 H" V$ O4.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。)7 F, ~2 g1 A, s* n
6 I- B# p% }( N5 v( F' z* H/ g" \ m5.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。4 g) I1 i. G" L$ R: b
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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。 |