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Passage 2
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam (鼓起干劲)and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch.
Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
46. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably________.
A. he is a lazy person
B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle
C. he is not sure when his energy is low
D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening
47. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?
A. Unawareness of energy cycles.
B. Familiar monologues.
C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.
D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.
48. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should ________
A. change his energy cycle
B. overcome his laziness
C. get up earlier than usual
D. go to bed earlier
49.You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will __________.
A. help to keep your energy for the day’s work
B. help you to control your temper early in the day
C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work
D. keep your energy cycle under control all day
50.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Getting off to work wit a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.
B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.
C. Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.
D. Children have energy cycles, too.
V.词型转换。将括号里提供的词转换成适当的词形填入答题纸上相应的位置。（本大题共1 0小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Complete each of the following sentences with a word derived from the one given in the
bracket. (10 points)
51. My car broke down and _____ I was late for the appointment. (consequent)
52. There is something ______about her early childhood. (mystery)
53. What is the exact _____ of the ship? (locate)
54. Successful businesses are highly ______to economic change. (adapt)
55. None of the students can analyze that _______sentence. (involve)
56. My mother always gets a bit ______if we don’t arrive when we say we will. (anxiety)
57. The doctor held a ______to decide whether an operation was necessary. (consult)
58. The earth _______around the sun. (rotation)
59. The woman sat looking at them without_______.(express)
60. He ______ that he was not qualified for the post. (recognition)
Ⅵ．句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语，译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。如括号内有特定要求，请按要求答题。（本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）
Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points)
61．我们的任务是反映客观世界，而不是美化世界。
62．他的描述激发了她对从来没见过的大海的想象。
63．我们的教育改革已经取得了不少成绩，但还有更多事情要做。
64．哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。
65．据报道，外交部长于今天下午开始了他的亚洲之行。
Ⅶ．作文。根据所学的一篇课文，写出150字左右的短文。（本大题共1小题，15分）
Write a short composition of about 150 words based on one of the texts you have learnt. (15 points)
66. “Don’t confine your learning to schoolwork.”
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