Question

What time of day can you think most quickly? Are you a morning person? Or does it take you a few hours to get your brain going? A lot of recent research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time of day we can perform best at.

Many people work best later in the morning. This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through the day. Taking a warm shower when you wake up can help your body’s temperature rise quickly.

But everyone’s body clock is different and some are special. Morning people will get up early and

work better early in the day. Evening people will work later but work better towards the end of the day. Research shows that we’re better at some activities at certain times of the day. Physical performance is at its best between 3 pm and 6 pm, so it’s better to exercise later in the day. 

Between noon and 4 pm, people begin to pay less attention. This is because we think less quickly

after a big meal. Research also shows we become sleepy around 2 pm. This is why people in Spain take a short sleep in early afternoon.  Finally, it is best to eat when we’re active. This allows our body

to burn calories better and stops our blood sugar levels from getting too high.

1.__________ can tell us what time of day we can perform best at.

A. Morning people                    B. A warm shower

C. Our body temperature.        D. Our body clock

2.A morning people will ________.

A. get later but work better

B. work better early in the day.

C. only work in the morning

D. go to bed late every night.

3.What is the best time for physical performance? 

A. Between 3 pm and 6 pm                               B. Between 7 pm and 10 pm.

C. Between noon and 4 pm                               D. Between 5 pm and 8 pm.

4.Why is it best to eat when we’re active? 

A. Because eating makes the brain unable to think quickly.

B. Because it makes our blood sugar levels higher.

C. Because our body can burn more calories.

D. Because we are allowed to eat then.

5.What is the best title for this article? 

A. How can we work better

B. The best time to exercise

C. How can we keep healthy

D. The perfect time to do something

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了生物钟能够显示出人一天什么时候表现最好。不同的人有不同的生物钟，人们在不同的时间段身体活动能力也不相同。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“A lot of recent research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time of day we can perform best at. ”可知，我们的生物钟能告诉我们在一天中什么时候表现最好。故答案选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“Morning people will get up early and work better early in the day.”可知爱早起的人在一天中较早的时候工作较好，故答案选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“Physical performance is at its best between 3 pm and 6 pm,”可知答案选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后两句话，可知在我们最活跃的时候吃东西最好，是因为这样能让我们的身体燃烧更多的卡路里，故答案选C。

5.标题归纳题。本文通过对生物钟的描述，讲述了人们在不同的时间做不同的事情。所以最合适的题目是D。

考点：健康保健类阅读。