Question

【题目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

When is the best time to ...

Drink coffee

A recent study shows taking a very small amount of coffee each time is best done early in the day. Drunk later, it can reset your body’s clock and_____sleep. You may try not drinking the coffee for a few weeks to see what a night of truly good rest feels like.

Eat

It’s best to eat your biggest meal early, against a common American day. A chemical in your body called insulin reaches the highest point in the first half of the day, then slowly______ . So your blood sugar is less possible to skyrocket after a big breakfast than after a comparable dinner.

Sleep

Around 8 or 9 p.m., our bodies start to cool down, and we sleep better when we have a low body temperature. But how much shut-eye is ideal? Studies show that those who get six and a half to eight hours are less possible to die too soon. Eight hours seems to be _______ .

Exercise

Some people believe in early - morning running. But muscle tone（肌肉张力）is highest around 5 p.m..____professionals get an increase: West Coast NFL teams won more often in matches after 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Still on Pacific time, their bodies were ready to play.

Be __________

Research suggests the development of language starts with late - night talks. So save the short story you’ve been meaning to write for a dark and restless night, and many different ideas may come up.

Do math

Scientists think we reach the closest attention between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a highest point around noon.

For the first new hours after we wake, our brains have a(an) __________to use some more energy.

【1】A.predictB.preventC.provideD.produce

【2】A.appearsB.improvesC.dropsD.returns

【3】A.perfectB.limitedC.boringD.serious

【4】A.StillB.JustC.YetD.Even

【5】A.creativeB.confidentC.generousD.responsible

【6】A.attitudeB.chanceC.resourceD.order

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍了做一些事情的最佳时间。

【1】句意：喝过之后，它会重置你身体的生物钟，阻止你入睡。

predict预测；prevent阻止；provide提供；produce生产。根据后文“You may try not drinking the coffee for a few weeks to see what a night of truly good rest feels like”可知，“你可以尝试几个星期不喝咖啡，看看一个晚上真正的良好休息是什么感觉”，所以咖啡会阻止你入睡，故选B。

【2】句意：你体内一种叫做胰岛素的化学物质在一天的前半段达到最高点，然后缓慢地降低。

appears出现；improves提升；drops下降；returns返回。根据文中“reaches the highest point in the first half of the day, then slowly”可知，在前半段已经到达最高点，所以之后会缓慢“下降”，故选C。

【3】句意：八小时似乎是最好的。

perfect最好的，完美的；limited有限的；boring无聊的；serious严重的，严肃的。根据文中“Studies show that those who get six and a half to eight hours are less possible to die too soon.”可知，那些睡6个半小时到8个小时的人过早死亡的可能性更小，所以八小时睡眠是最好的，故选A。

【4】句意：甚至职业球员也会得到提升。

Still仍然；Just只，仅仅；Yet但是，然而；Even甚至。根据后文“West Coast NFL teams won more often in matches after 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Still on Pacific time, their bodies were ready to play.”可知，以专业球队比赛的例子印证肌肉张力在下午五点左右最高，所以此处“甚至职业球员也会得到提升”，故选D。

【5】句意：具有创造力。

creative有创造力的；confident自信的；generous慷慨的；responsible负责的。根据后文“and many different ideas may come up.”可知，可能想到很多不同的想法，所以此处表示“具有创造力”，故选A。

【6】句意：在我们醒来后的最初几个小时，我们的大脑有机会使用更多的能量。

attitude态度；chance机会；resource资源；order命令。分析句子可知，此处表示“机会”的含义，构成短语have a chance to do sth，翻译为“有机会去做某事”，故选B。