题目内容
Do you wake up in the morning dreading the moment that your feet have to hit the floor for you to get ready for work? If that’s the case, join most of Americans. Very few people wake up to that annoying alarm clock and spring out of bed excited about having to go to work.
As if that were not enough, most of us have to fight traffic getting there, usually an hour’s drive. Then, when we get to work, we have to fight with unruly co-workers or a nagging boss. And to make matters worse, you have to fight the same traffic going in the opposite direction just to get back home.
Making dinner, fixing plates, eating and then straightening up afterwards is a job within itself. If that sounds like your life, you probably have a J-O-B. you know what J-O-B stands for? Just Over Broke, that’s what! With a job, most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and hating every minute of it. I know because I was doing the same thing: trading time for money. And, I came to a conclusion that it stinks (糟糕透了)! Big time!
Looking around at my co-workers, friends and relatives, I saw that they were all doing the same thing I was doing. They were complaining about the same things I was complaining about : not having enough time or money. And, I decided that I wanted to do something different.
So, I started a home-based business. There are several to choose from. The extra income has done so much for our family. We can vacation more. We have been able to give more. And, we’ve even been able to do something calling save! It’s been amazing.
Therefore, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, it’s time you make a change, too. The definition of insanity (疯狂) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know you aren’t stupid. If you continue to do what everyone else is doing: trading time for money, you’re going to keep getting what everyone else is getting: being broke and not having the time to do what is really important to you.
Do your due diligence. Find a home-based business that works well for you. Go to work, and live the life you’ve always imagined!
68. According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is TRUE about most Americans?
A. Most Americans are excited to go to work every day.
B. Most Americans are used to sleeping in the morning.
C. Most Americans are tired of having to go to work every morning.
D. Most Americans have alarm clocks to wake them up in the morning.
69. By writing the first three paragraphs, what feeling does the writer express?
A. Regret. B. Joy. C. Pride. D. Dissatisfaction
70. What does “something different” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. To set up a business at home. B. To complain about life and work.
C. To spend more time on holidays. D. To resign from the former job and get a new one.
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you．
The clock, called SteepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits ____（36） you to be in your lightest phase of sleep ____（37） rousing you．Its makers say that should ______（38） you wake up feeling refreshed every morning．As you sleep you pass____（39） a sequence of sleep states---light sleep, deep sleep and REM（rapid eye movement） sleep---that ____（40） approximately every 90 minutes．The point in that cycle at which you wake can ____（41） how you feel later, and may ____（42） have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept．Being roused during a light phase ____（43） you are more likely to wake up energetic．
SleepSmart ____（44） the distinct pattern of brain waves _____（45） during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped _____（46） electrodes and a microprocessor．This measures the electrical activity of the wearer’s brain, in much the ____（47） way as some machines used for medical and research ____（48）, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed．You ____（49） the clock with the latest time at _____（50） you want to be wakened, and it _____（51） duly wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that．
The _____（52） was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island ____（53） a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test．“_____（54） sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of _____（55） to do about it．” Says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by students to develop their idea．
| A ．beside A．upon A．ensure A．through A．reveals A．effect A．already A．means A．removes A．proceeded A．by A．familiar A．findings A．persevere A．where A．then A．claim A．once A．Besides A．what | B．near B．before B．assure B．into B．reverses B．affect B．ever B．marks B．relieves B．produced B．of B．similar B．prospects B．program B．this B．also B．conclusion B．after B．Despite B．how | C．for C．towards C．require C．about C．resumes C．reflect C．never C．says C．records C．pronounced C．with C．identical C．proposals C．prohibit C．which C．almost C．concept C．since C．To D．whether | D．around D．till D．request D．on D．repeats D．perfect D．even D．dictates D．recalls D．progressed D．over D．same D．purposes D．plan D．that D．yet D．explanation D．while D．As D．when |
Do you wake up every morning ____energetic and ready to study English well?
| A．feel | B．to feel | C．feeling | D．felt |
Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you．
The clock, called SteepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits ____（36） you to be in your lightest phase of sleep ____（37） rousing you．Its makers say that should ______（38） you wake up feeling refreshed every morning．As you sleep you pass____（39） a sequence of sleep states---light sleep, deep sleep and REM（rapid eye movement） sleep---that ____（40） approximately every 90 minutes．The point in that cycle at which you wake can ____（41） how you feel later, and may ____（42） have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept．Being roused during a light phase ____（43） you are more likely to wake up energetic．
SleepSmart ____（44） the distinct pattern of brain waves _____（45） during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped _____（46） electrodes and a microprocessor．This measures the electrical activity of the wearer’s brain, in much the ____（47） way as some machines used for medical and research ____（48）, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed．You ____（49） the clock with the latest time at _____（50） you want to be wakened, and it _____（51） duly wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that．
The _____（52） was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island ____（53） a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test．“_____（54） sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of _____（55） to do about it．” Says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by students to develop their idea．
| 【小题1】A ．beside 【小题2】A．upon 【小题3】A．ensure 【小题4】A．through 【小题5】A．reveals 【小题6】A．effect 【小题7】A．already 【小题8】A．means 【小题9】A．removes 【小题10】A．proceeded 【小题11】A．by 【小题12】A．familiar 【小题13】A．findings 【小题14】A．persevere 【小题15】A．where 【小题16】A．then 【小题17】A．claim 【小题18】A．once 【小题19】A．Besides 【小题20】A．what | B．near B．before B．assure B．into B．reverses B．affect B．ever B．marks B．relieves B．produced B．of B．similar B．prospects B．program B．this B．also B．conclusion B．after B．Despite B．how | C．for C．towards C．require C．about C．resumes C．reflect C．never C．says C．records C．pronounced C．with C．identical C．proposals C．prohibit C．which C．almost C．concept C．since C．To D．whether | D．around D．till D．request D．on D．repeats D．perfect D．even D．dictates D．recalls D．progressed D．over D．same D．purposes D．plan D．that D．yet D．explanation D．while D．As D．when |