题目内容
【题目】阅读理解。
A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win．Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the job．Although there was a good reason for Sam’s a being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer．His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech．
Yes，the boss was．Sam entered the office at 9：35．The place was as quiet as a locker room；everyone was hard at work．Sam’s supervisor came up to him．Suddenly，Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand．“How do you do！” he said．“I’m Sam Maynard．I’m applying for a job，which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago．Does the early bird get the worm？”
The room exploded in laughter．The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office．Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win，a laugh．
Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives．It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face．For some jobs，it’s the only tool that can succeed．It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel．For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum．
【1】Why was Sam late for his job？
A．Because he was ill．
B．Because he got up late．
C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam．
D．He was busy applying for a new job．
【2】The main idea of this passage is ________．
A．Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B．humor is important in our lives
C．early bird gets the worm
D．humor can solve racial discriminations
【3】The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________．
A．tried to hold back B．tried to set
C．charged D．gave out
【4】Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage？
A．Many lose life’s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor．
B．It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work．
C．Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30．
D．Humor is the most effective way of solving problems．
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】A
【4】B
【解析】
试题分析：
【1】C 细节理解题。根据who hit a traffic jam on his way to work可知，交通堵塞才是他迟到的真正原因。
【2】B 主旨大意题。第一句即是文章的主题句，全篇都在讲幽默的重要性。
【3】A 词义猜测题。老板连辞退他的话都想好了，但Sam开的这个玩笑使人们哄堂大笑。而老板为了树立他的威严，仍然强忍住笑。故答案为A。
【4】B 推断题。根据 …shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job 我们可以了解到，Sam不止一次上班迟到了。
期末冲刺100分创新金卷完全试卷系列答案【题目】A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat，and experts said it’s time to find out if more sleep will fight fatness.
“We’ve put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we’ve failed to recognize the value of good sleep，”said Fred Turek，a physician at Northwestern University.
Monday’s study from Eastern Virgnia Medical School in Norfolk covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index－a measure of weight based on height increased.
“Men slept an average of 27 minutes less than women and overweight and fat patients slept less than patients with normal weights，”it said.In general the fatter subjects slept about 1.8 hours a week less than those with normal weights.
“Americans experience insufficient sleep and fat bodies.Clinicians are aware of the burden of fatness on patients，”the study said.
“Our findings suggest that major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary，as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower body mass index，”it added.
“We caution that this study does not set up a causeandeffect relationship between restricted sleep and fatness，but investigations indicating success in weight loss via extensions of sleep would help greatly to set up such a relationship.”
The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine along with an editorial by Turek and Northwestern colleague Joseph Bass commenting on it and related research.
Inan interview，Turek said some studies have shown the lack of sleep causes declines in an appetiteholding back protein hormone，and increases in another hormone that cause a longing for food.“In addition neuropathies(神经疗法)in the brain governing sleep and fatness appear to overlap(部分重叠)，”he said.
“Fatness has been rising dramatically in developed countries and reached epidemic(流行病)levels in the United States，”it added，“leading to a variety of health problems.”
A new study having been 【1】 | |||
【2】 | in the past | diet and 【3】 | |
this time | sleep | ||
A study from Eastern Virginia Medical School | People | 1,000 were 【4】 | |
difference | Men slept 27ms less than women on 【5】 | ||
Americans' problem | 【6】 sleep and fat bodies | ||
conclusion | Weight loss set up 【7】 between sleep & fatness. | ||
Reason | Less sleep causes protein hormone to 【8】 | ||
concern | developing countries | rising with 【9】speed | |
in the USA | quite 【10】 | ||