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M, t; B8 l$ {% tMedical 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.
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" f L9 _" t. hOne 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.5 u! L+ C0 M# D$ w7 a: }
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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.5 L7 u2 d/ O& W) C
9 u, a6 r. D2 \2 KSome 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.2 K1 b M) y6 ]
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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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Nap n. 打盹 mitigate v.减价
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注释:
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1.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。9 A8 i1 f- T2 b" a P
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2.put…into deep sleep:使……进人深睡状态
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: f+ c6 W' U$ F3.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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9 G& C0 f( k- P. c y练习:
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' i8 N! m/ E7 s( d/ C1. A sweet B sound C bad D enough
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: ^9 b9 X+ d' e8 E2. A checking B sharing C continuing D meeting
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& y) D6 ] E7 ]# H( [4 P3. A lovely B likely C fondly D finely
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7 m1 Z( v0 @5 ~9 }- N4. A for B at C in D with
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5. A at least B at most C at last D at first
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+ w a6 T6 F% w$ a* H! y6. A ability B health C thinking D life
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7. A experiment B reform C idea D way
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8. A repeat B improve C change D leave
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9. A work B mistakes C energy D time/ A y e# `4 o$ e
/ A. r) s R) p" {: h10. A never B seldom C too D also' U& V- k3 ~$ v7 T( {
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11. A ready B good C sleepy D awake. s/ z; K* p( M" Z
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12. A all B few C any D nothing) b# N& T' r- S- c5 r9 d
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13. A unless B while C until D during
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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。4 |( i, V( p) \
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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。' \: N( j* r+ E( ~- U0 O
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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。)5 d8 P5 W! Y* |+ U
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5.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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7 L4 B0 d3 D8 K) n, {6.B通篇文章在阐述白天打盹有益于健康,选项B是答案。& K+ v7 C3 W* F( H' n* u# L
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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。 |