十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載2009高考英語復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（十七）（1）Itisnotunusualtoseeyourdesk-mateyawn(打呵欠)ashecomplainsthathedidnthaveagoodsleepthenightbefore.Manyteensdontgetenoughsleepbecausetheyhavetoomuchhomework,whichkeepsthemupatnight.Someteenscannotsleepatnightevenwhentheywantto.Studiesshowthatduringyourteenageyears,thebodysbiologicalclockisreset,tellingyoutosleeplateratnightandwakeuplaterinthemorning.Butchangesinthebodyclockarenttheonlyreasonteenslosesleep.Lotsofpeoplehaveinsomnia(失眠).Themostcommoncauseofinsomniaisstress.Butallsortsofthingscanleadtoinsomnia.Theseincludephysicaldiscomfort,emotionaltroublesandevensleepingenvironment.Itscommonforeveryonetohaveinsomniafromtimetotime.Butifitlastsforamonthormoregoandseeadoctor.Somepeoplehaveaconditionthatcausesstomachacid(酸)tomovebackwardtowardsthechest.Thisproducestheuncomfortable,burningfeelingcalledheartburn.Soevenifthepersondoesntnoticethefeelingsofheartburnbecauseheissleeping,hemayfeeltiredthenextday.Mostteenshavenightmaressometimes.But,iftheyarefrequent,apersonssleeppatterncanbeseriouslyaffected.Themostcommoncauseofnightmaresisemotionalproblems,suchasstress(壓力)oranxiety.Ifyouhavethemalot,itsagoodideatotalktoadoctor.Doctorsencourageteenstomakelifestylechangestodevelopgoodsleepinghabits.Youprobablyknowthatcoffeecankeepyouawake,butdidyouknowthatplayingvideogamesorwatchingTVdoesthesame?1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis_.A.Thereisaproblemthatteenagerscantgetenoughsleep.B.Sleepingproblemshavedifferentcauses.C.Yawningisagoodwaytogetridofsleep.D.Teenagerscaretoomuchforhomework.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m2.TheTeenagersbiologicalclock_.十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載A.easilymakesteenagersleadtoinsomniaB.istheoriginoftheirinsomniaC.providesthemwithplentyoftimeatnightD.ishelpfultoimprovetheirconcentration(注意力)3.Whatdoesthewritersayabout“nightmares”?A.Itisnothingandshouldntbetakenseriously.B.Itcanreleasetheirstressoranxiety.C.Emotionalproblemsaretheonlywaytoformnightmares.D.Peoplewillsufferfromsleepiffrequent.4.Whichwaycanhelptogetridofinsomnia?A.Drinkingsomecoffeebeforegoingtobed.B.PlayingvideogameorwatchingTVfromtimetotime.C.Turningtoadoctorforhelp.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mD.Eatingmuchmedicineforinsomnia.（2）Russiantraditionordersthatmenshouldkisseachotherthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialfunctions.Now,anewrulinginMoscowiscallingforpoliticiansinthecapitaltosticktotheoldhandshake.AccordingtoBritainsTheTelegraphnewspaper,politiciansinMoscowhavebeentoldtostopkissingeachotherwhentheymeetbecausethe“kissingceremony”takessolong.LeonidBrezhnev,thegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyfrom1964to1982,wasfamousfortreatingmalecolleaguestoafulllip-lock.OnephotographofhimkissingErichHonecker,theleaderoftheDemocraticRepublicofGermany,wasusedforaprotestpaintingontheBerlinWallwiththecaption:Oh,God,helpmesurvivethisdeadlylove.KissingthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialoccasionsisaRussiantradition.Thepracticehasbeenrevivedamonghigh-rankingofficialsinpastyears.Inthedistantpast,akissfromthetsar(emperor)wasthehighestsignofrecognition.TheMoscowruling,however,haspromptedauthoritiesinothercitiestoconsiderbanningthepractice.AlexeiKleshko,aparliamentmemberinSiberia,said:“Single-sexkissesshouldbeavoided,includingatofficialmeetings.Itsenoughtoshakehands.Ofcourse,十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載friendshiporfatherlyrelations,itmightbeOKtoembrace.Butthatsthemaximumthatshouldbeallowed.”AnotherMPVladimirGorlov,saidheonlyallowedhimselftokissthehandofawomanatwork:Thereareinformalrelationsandtherearemeetingsgovernedbyprotocol,hesaid.“Whenamaniskissinganothermanatanofficialevent,Ihaveanegativeattitudetowardsit.Therearerulesofdecency.高.考.資.源.網(wǎng)5.Moscowiscallingforpoliticianstosticktohandshakebecause_.A.itispopularathomeandabroadB.itistheirtraditionC.itsavestimeD.Russianwomenhaveastrongloveofit6.BymentioningBrezhnev,theauthor_.A.wantstoshowhisrespecttoBrezhnerB.admiresBrezhnevforhisskillsatkissingC.justshowsthemediamadefunofpicturesofpoliticianskissingD.praisesBrezhnevsgoodrelationwithHonecker7.IfthetsarkissedaRussianwoman,shewouldfeel_.A.nervousB.proudC.shamefulD.curious8.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_.A.KleshkoisstronglyagainstanykindofkissB.KleshkoisamanoutofdateC.GorlovesharesthesameviewwithKleshkoissingle-sexkissesD.Gorlovewontkissanymaninanyform（3）HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkWay?Whilethetripsoundsexciting,itwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuture,bedtimeforastronautsmaybemorethanafewhoursofregularshut-eye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernationexperiments.Thestudymayhelpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspaceflighttodistantplanets.Iftherewasaneffectivetechnology,itcouldmakedeep-spacetravelareality,saidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.高.考.資.源.網(wǎng)十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載Whatseemslikesciencefictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleep-likestatewheretheydontage.Theyhavenowmovedontosmall,non-hibernatingmammalslikerats.Theresultswillbeoutbytheendof2004.Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystems,whereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex.ItslikemovingfromasimpleApplecomputertoasupercomputer,saidMarcoBiggiogera,ahibernationresearcheratItalysUniversityofPavia.Justlikebearsandfrogs,thehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseapersonsmetabolism(新陳代謝)tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.Medicalresearch,however,isjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.Thereisthechallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter.Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernation,suchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor(監(jiān)控)lifefunctionsandservethephysiologicalneedsofthehibernator.AccordingtoAyre,thesix-personHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMissiontoJupitersmoon(木星的衛(wèi)星)Callisto,couldbeanopportunitytousehumanhibernation.Themissionaimstosendsixhumansonafive-yearflighttoCallisto,wheretheywillspend30days,in2045.9.Europeanresearchersareconductinghibernationexperimentsto_.A.ensureastronautstogetacompletesleepB.findthesecretofsomecreaturesC.makepreparationsforthejourneytoJupitersmoonCallistoD.knowifmancansleepforyears高.考.資.源.網(wǎng)10.Thesentence“Whatseemslikesciencefictionisnotcompletelyunlikely”means_.A.Sciencefictionispeoplesimagination.B.Sciencefictionisimaginative,butitcanberealized.C.Thingsseemimpossiblemaycometrue.D.Thingsdescribedinsciencefictionaresuretobecometrue.11.Thepassageisimpliedbutdoesntstatesthat_.A.puttinglivingcellsintoasleep-likestateisfulloffailureB.BiggiogeraisconfidentwiththeexperimentC.humanshibernationneedsnoenergyD.十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載12.Bydesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter,astronautscan_.A.haveagoodhibernationB.lessenthepressureoftravelinginspaceC.feedthemselvesinspaceshipD.moinitortheirbodychanges13.Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SixhumanstoflytoCallistoB.HumanhibernationimproveshealthC.SpacetravelattractspeopleD.Deepsleepfordeepspacetravel【答案與解析】高.考.資.源.網(wǎng)1.A。第一段主要說的是“青少年睡眠不足的原因，如作業(yè)多或想睡但是睡不著。”2.A。由句子Butchangesinthebodyclockarenttheonlyreasonteenslosesleep.可知“生物鐘的變化能導(dǎo)致失眠”。3.D。由句子iftheyarefrequent,apersonssleeppatterncanbeseriouslyaffected.可知“經(jīng)常做夢，睡眠會受到影響”。4.C。由句子Doctorsencourage