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11.Have you winterized your horse yet?Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild,many animals are still hibernating (冬眠).It's too bad that humans can't hibernate.In fact,as a species,we almost did.Apparently,at times in the past,peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation.So writes Graham Robb,a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants.As soon as the weather turned cold,people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.
In line with this,Jeff Warren,a producer at CBC Radio's The Current,tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial(人造的)lighting and the electric bulb.
When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages,they noticed something referred to as"first sleep",which was not clarified,though.Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods.The business of eight hours'uninterrupted sleep is a modem invention.
In the past,without the artificial light of the city to bathe in,humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight.The late night period was known as"The Watch".It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals,although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighhours.
According to some sleep researchers,a short period of insomnia (失眠) at midnight is not a disorder.It is normal.Humans can experience another state of consciousness around their sleeping,which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning.This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people.The impressive inventor,Thomas Edison,used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.
Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous,as anxiety may set in.Medical science doesn't help much in this case.It offers us medicines for a full night's continuous sleep,which sounds natural; however,according to Warren's theory,it is really the opposite of what we need.
67.The example of the French peasants shows the fact thatB.
A.people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep.
B.there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits.
C.people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather.
D.winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end.
68.The late night was called"The Watch"because it was a time for peopleD.
A.to set traps to catch animals.
B.to wake up their family and neighbours.
C.to remind others of the time.
D.to guard against possible dangers.
69.What does the author advise people to do?C
A.Sleep in the way animals do.
B.Consult a doctor if they can't sleep.
C.Follow their natural sleep rhythm.
D.Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern.
70.What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?D
A.To give a prescription for insomnia.
B.To urge people to sleep less.
C.To analyze the sleep pattern of modem people.
D.To throw new light on human sleep.
分析 本篇主要讲述了人类的睡眠史.动物需要冬眠,人为什么不用冬眠?根据一个英国学者研究,以前的法国农民在天气很冷的几个月,会把自己关起来,什么也不做,所以人也有"半冬眠"的习惯.研究人员称,人类的睡眠受到了现代灯光的影响."8小时睡眠"是现代社会的新发明.在过去的时候,人们天黑就睡觉,半夜就醒来看管牲畜.所以现在有人半夜会醒来,也不奇怪,这是一种先人的习惯.研究称早上是人工作效率最高的时段,很多伟人也是利用这段时间来攻克难题.生物钟被打乱的时候,人会感到焦虑.虽然现在已经有了药物来辅助治疗睡眠,听起来很自然,但根据Warren的理论,效果是相反的.
解答 67.B 推理判断题.根据文章第二段内容以及关键句peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation可知,法国农民的睡眠习惯像是"半冬眠"的状态,以及联系第一段的提问It's too bad that humans can't hibernate.In fact,as a species,we almost did.,在第二段举例法国农民的睡眠习惯是为了说明there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits.人类有冬眠的迹象.故答案为B.
68.D 细节理解题.首先看问题,抓住关键词the Watch,所以为了更好地理解,先在原文找到the Watch,出现在第五段的第二句.根据前后文可知humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight(人们在天黑的时候去睡觉,半夜的时候醒来),It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals,although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighhours.(人们实际上是在半夜起来防御野兽).可知答案为D.
69.C 涉及作者情感态度推测.根据最后一段可知,Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous,as anxiety may set in.(打乱生物钟很危险,会产生焦虑.)以及according to Warren's theory,it is really the opposite of what we need(根据Warren理论,虽然有药物治疗失眠,听起来很自然,但这其实是相反的),可知作者并不同意打乱生物钟,或者使用药物,而是赞成遵循生物钟.故答案为C.
70.D 本题可采用排除法.答案A可排除,并不是提供失眠药;答案B可排除,并不是让人少睡觉;答案C可排除,并不是分析现代人的睡眠节奏;故选D,意在阐明人类睡眠的一些真相.throw new light on 意为"为…提供新的线索,解释…".
点评 科普知识类文章结构一般也是由标题(Headlines),导语(Introductions),背景( Background),主体(Main body)和结尾(Ends)五部分构成.标题是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括,高考这类阅读理解材料一般也不给标题,而要同学们选择标题.导语一般位于整篇文章的首段.背景交待一个事实的起因.主体则对导语概括的事实进行详细叙述.这一部分命题往往最多,因此,阅读时,同学们要把这部分作为重点.结尾往往也是中心思想的概括,并与导语相呼应,命题者常在此要设计一道推理判断题.
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