Question

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 morning. 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 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 you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your 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 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 trouble of searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. When ever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharp hours.

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Change Your Habits                      B．Save Your Energy

C．Daily Energy Cycle                       D．Temperature-and-energy Peak

2.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．lie is not sure when his energy is low

D．he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

3.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.

4.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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇说明文，说明了每个人每天早起时很困难，是因为每个人都有自己的日常能量循环，因为每个人的日常能量循环不同，所以每个人的习惯不一样

1.推理题，由本文的主要意思“每个人都有一个日常能量循环”，可以推出答案，故选C。

2.细节题。由第一段第二行might be called laziness可以知道答案，所以选A。

3.细节题，由第二段最后一句Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles each member of the family has可以知道答案，所以选C

4.细节题，由第三段倒数第二行rise before your usual hour可以知道答案，所以选C

考点：本篇是一篇说明文

点评：本文说明了每个人都有一个日常能量循环。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。