-May I remind you that Mr. White is waiting outside, Mrs. Green? -Oh, I all about it. A. forget B. had forgotten C. forgot D. was forgetting 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Burning the midnight oil before an exam or interview has an opposite effect according to a research which found that sleep is necessary for memories to be “downloaded” into the brain.

“A good night's sleep within 30 hours of trying to remember a new task is a necessary condition of having good recall in the weeks ahead，” scientists have found.

“We think that getting that first night's sleep starts the process of memory consolidation(加强)，” said Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher at Harvard Medical School who conducted the latest study.

“It seems that memories are normally washed out of the brain unless some process nails them down. I feel uncertain that sleep is one of those things that do the nailing down，” Professor Stickgold said.

Professor Stickgold's team trained the 24 people to tell the direction of three diagonal bars (斜线) shown for a sixtieth of a second on a computer screen full of horizontal stripes(水平线)．

Half the subjects were kept awake that night, while the others slept. Both groups were allowed to sleep for the second and third nights to make up for any differences in tiredness between the volunteers.

Those who slept the first night were much better at remembering the task while the second group showed no improvement in spite of enjoying two nights of catch－up sleep.

A further study by scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck in Germany showed that memories are laid down in two stages during the night. The first is during the deep, so－called “slow wave” sleep, which usually takes place in the first half of the night. The second, and less important stage happens during the periods of dreaming or “rapid eye movement (REM)”. When people don't sleep well in the first half of the night, their memory consolidation is almost the same as having no sleep at all.

1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the first paragraph?

A. It is necessary to burn the midnight oil before an exam or interview.

B. Sleep speeds up the loss of memory.

C. Man should have a good sleep if he wants to keep a good memory.

D. Staying up late will make you better prepared for an exam or interview.

2. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that________.

A. some process helps memories to be washed out of the brain

B. Professor Stickgold is doubtful about whether sleep can make memories worse

C. some memories normally influence the function of the brain

D. sleep may can improve the condition of memories

3. How was the research conducted by Professor Stickgold?

A. The subjects were divided into two groups.

B. All the subjects were kept awake for 3 nights.

C. One group slept at the first night but was kept awake the next two nights.

D. One group was kept awake for 3 nights but the other slept for the second and third nights.

4. What was the study result of the scientists' at the Medical University at Lubeck?

A. REM sleep is not important at all for the consolidation for memory.

B. Intellectual performance mainly depends on the slow wave sleep period.

C. When people sleep poorly in the first half of the night, it is almost the same as having no sleep at all.

D. REM sleep is as important as slow wave sleep in terms of memory recall.

5. The BEST title of this passage is “________”．

A. Sleep Necessary for Memories

B. The Importance of the First Stage of Sleep

C. Studies Made by Scientists About Sleep

D. The Scientists' Achievement in Sleep Research

第二节：任务型阅读（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项有一项为多余选项。

A．Join learning communities and help each other．

B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you 'll make it ．

C．Anytime is learning time．

D．Get interested and arouse your desire for knowledge．

E．Cover the same ground from different angles．

F．Try to be a good and effective learner．

As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily．

61．______

Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success．You can' t learn what you do not want to learn．Emotion is an important part of the learning process．If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance．The key is to get started．If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you．You must always rem learning is just like eating．You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite．Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to leam well．

62．__________

Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well -prepared for it．Never be disappointed no matter what happens．Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to grips （理解） with new information．It is like a jig - saw puzzle or a cross - word puzzle．As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer．The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher．Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time．

63．______

Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed - lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to leam．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．

64．______

Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time"．Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging．Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket．Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down．It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．

65．______

The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience．Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style．You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn．

任务型阅读（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项有一项为多余选项。

A．Join learning communities and help each other．

B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you 'll make it ．

C．Anytime is learning time．

D．Get interested and arouse your desire for knowledge．

E．Cover the same ground from different angles．

F．Try to be a good and effective learner．

As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily．

61．

Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success．You can' t learn what you do not want to learn．Emotion is an important part of the learning process．If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance．The key is to get started．If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you．You must always rem learning is just like eating．You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite．Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to leam well．

62．__________

Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well -prepared for it．Never be disappointed no matter what happens．Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to grips （理解） with new information．It is like a jig - saw puzzle or a cross - word puzzle．As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer．The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher．Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time．

63．

Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed - lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to leam．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．

64．

Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time"．Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging．Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket．Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down．It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．

65．

The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience．Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style．You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn．

根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项有一项为多余选项。

A．Join learning communities and help each other．

B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you 'll make it ．

C．Anytime is learning time．

D．Get interested and arouse your desire for knowledge．

E．Cover the same ground from different angles．

F．Try to be a good and effective learner．

As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily．

1.

Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success．You can' t learn what you do not want to learn．Emotion is an important part of the learning process．If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance．The key is to get started．If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you．You must always rem learning is just like eating．You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite．Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to leam well．

2.__________

Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well -prepared for it．Never be disappointed no matter what happens．Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to grips （理解） with new information．It is like a jig - saw puzzle or a cross - word puzzle．As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer．The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher．Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time．

3.

Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed - lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to leam．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．

4.

Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time"．Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging．Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket．Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down．It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．

5.

The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience．Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style．You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn．

Scattered(分散) throughout the various reports on sleep research are several that describe some unusual behavior by people who are sleepwalking. These include eating, making phone calls and even murder.

Now, there’s a new case appearing in one more study on this strange phenomenon: sleep e-mailing. In an article published in journal Sleep Medicine, Seton Hall University researchers document the following case of a 44-year-old woman:

This woman received a puzzling phone call from a friend who said she was accepting her dinner invitation ― an invitation that the woman could not remember having made.

The friend reminded the woman of the e-mail she had sent the night before ― an e-mail of which the woman also had no recollection（记忆）. However, a quick search through her sent e-mail folder did turn up one strange e-mail. She had apparently sent it to her friend ― at 11:47 the previous night.

The puzzling message said: “I don’t get it. Please explain Lucy! Come tomorrow and sort this out! Dinner and drinks, 4 pm? Wine and caviar (鱼子酱) to bring only. Everything else, a guess?

There were two other e-mails sent to her friend at 11:50pm and 11:53 pm, each of which seemed to be written in a strange language, full of capitalization errors and phrases that didn’t make sense. According to Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, lead author of the case study, this particular sleepwalking case was unique and was the first and only published account of “sleep e-mailing”.

“Sleepwalking has occurred in the past where people would undertake other activities such as cooking or moving furniture around,” Siddiqui said. “ But this case is unique in that she wasn’t just sleeping but doing complex things like turning on her computer, remembering her user name and password and typing entire e-mails.”

Just what is sleepwalking? It is actually a kind of sleep disorder. Studies have found that somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of people are sleepwalkers.

It comes from a mixture of wakefulness and non-REM (非快速眼动期) sleep. Sleepwalkers can carry out complex behavior such as driving, walking, e-mailing and telephoning in a sleep-like state. People with high levels of stress and anxiety, or those who have a family history of sleepwalking are more likely to experience it.

57. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. It analyzes what sleepwalking is and its effects on people.

B. It explains to readers why and how sleepwalking forms.

C. It mainly reports on a recent unique case of sleepwalking.

D. It tells about various kinds of sleepwalking there are.

58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. More than ten percent of people have the problem of sleepwalking.

B. A boy whose parents are sleepwalkers may become a sleepwalker.

C. Sleepwalking is a problem which is related to both age and anxiety.

D. Sleepwalkers won’t hurt others at all when they are sleepwalking.

59. Why does Siddiqui say the case of the sleepwalking woman is unique?

A. Two of her e-mails sent while sleepwalking seemed like works from outer space .

B. The case of the sleepwalking woman has interested scientists in the world.

C. The case of the woman is the first known account of "sleeping e-mailing".

D. The sleepwalking woman took a lot of complex actions.

60. What does the phrase "make sense" mean in the 7th paragraph?

A. have a clear meaning B. move others deeply

C. have a good end D. interest others

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