Test 28

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　American society is not nap(午睡)-friendly.In fact，says David Dinges，a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine，“There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.”Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work.To quote a proverb：“Some sleep five hours，nature requires seven，laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”

　　Wrong.The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them.“We have to totally change our attitude toward napping，” says Dr.William Dement of Stanford University，the godfather of sleep research.

　　Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American_sleep_debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt.The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness：people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving.This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House.According to recent reports，President Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze(瞌睡) every afternoon.

　　About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity.We seem to have “a mid afternoon quiet phase”，also called “a secondary sleep gate”．Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed.Clearly，we were born to nap.

　　We Superstars of Snooze don’t nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift.Rather，we “snack” on sleep，whenever，wherever and at whatever time we feel like it.I myself have napped in buses，cars，planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries，offices and museums.

　　1．It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is________.

　　A．unreasonable

　　B．criminal

　　C．harmful

　　D．costly

　　答案　A

　　解析　“There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.”和“American society is not nap-friendly.”說明選A項。

　　2．The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans ________.

　　A．don’t like to take naps

　　B．are terribly worried about their national debt

　　C．sleep less than is good for them

　　D．have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

　　答案　C

　　解析　從第二段到最后一段都在論證午睡的重要性；第三段是其中一個例子。C項正確。

　　3．The purpose of this article is to ________.

　　A．warn us of the wickedness of napping

　　B．explain the danger of sleepiness

　　C．discuss the side effects of napping

　　D．convince the reader of the necessity of napping

　　答案　D

　　解析　最后一段第二句再一次告訴了讀者，午睡是必要的。

　　4．The underlined phrase “American sleep debt” in Para.3 is the result of________.

　　A．the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

　　B．the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

　　C．the rapid development of American industry

　　D．the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness

　　答案　A

　　解析　文章第一段就告訴我們美國人對nap不友好，對sleep也有不正確的看法。故選A項。

　　5．The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is ________.

　　A．preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

　　B．good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

　　C．essential to make up for cost sleep

　　D．natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

　　答案　D

　　解析　參考第3題解析。

　　B

　　CLASSIFIED ADS

　　JOB WANTED

　　I’m Black，a 25 young man living in Shanghai and looking for a job in a variety of fields，web designer，teaching Spanish or English or working as a waiter or bar tender.I have a friendly personality and I’m hard-working.If you have any job that you think I could do，please do not hesitate about contacting me.Backerl896@126.com

　　JOB OFFERED

　　EL house is well-known English learning center for primary and high school students.We are looking for native English teacher who can teach the following subject (s) to our students who are planning to study abroad.The incumbent_should fulfill the following requirements：

　　—Experienced in exam preparations (TOEFL，IELTS，SAT)—Degree holder

　　—Experienced in teaching either mathematics，physics or business

　　—Excellent command of English in both oral and written

　　—Experienced in teaching higher academic level English

　　—Native English teachers or Bilingual teachers with native command of English

　　JGHTR@gmail.com

　　SHARE

　　I’m Margaret，looking for a person with a positive outlook on life to share the bedroom in a wonderfully-located luxury apartment.That’s near everything and has everything：hard-wood floors，international TV，washer/dryer.Other two rooms already occupied by a French and a Kiwi women，both professional.

　　Please contact me.MLCT@sina.com

　　FOR RENT

　　CNY 12,000/lovely apartment near West Nanjing Road Layout：3 bedrooms,2 bathrooms Size：120sqm

　　Monthly rental：RMB 12,000

　　Compound：First Block

　　Facilities: gym，tennis court，indoor swimming pool，children’s playground

　　LYG2560@sohu.com

　　6．Margaret is now looking for________.

　　A．her lost cat

　　B．an apartment

　　C．a job

　　D．a roommate

　　答案　D

　　解析　有關Margaret的信息出現在SHARE部分，文中出現了“looking for a person with a positive outlook on life to share the bedroom”，故選D項。

　　7．Which of the following is NOT the requirement of EL house?

　　A．Experienced in exam preparations.

　　B．Experienced in teaching Chinese.

　　C．Excellent command of English.

　　D．Degree holder.

　　答案　B

　　解析　題干中的EL house出現在JOB OFFERED部分，B項錯在Chinese，要求的是English。

　　8．To look for a person to work in your restaurant，you can contact________.

　　A．LYG2560@sohu.com

　　B．MLCT@sina.com

　　C．Backerl896@126.com

　　D．JGHTR@gmail.com

　　答案　C

　　解析　題干意思是招一個人來餐館工作，JOB WANTED中的Backer正在求職，故選C。

　　9．If you rent the apartment near West Nanjing Road，________.

　　A．you should pay RMB 13,000 each month

　　B．you can work out in the gym

　　C．you can go shopping in the neighborhood

　　D．you can swim in an outdoor swimming pool

　　答案　B

　　解析　題干中的West Nanjing Road出現在FOR RENT部分，選B項；A項錯在是12,000而不是13,000，C項錯在文中沒有提到和shopping有關的詞語，D項錯在是indoor而不是outdoor。

　　10．What does the underlined word “incumbent” mean?

　　A．Businessman.

　　B．Student.

　　C．Employee.

　　D．Employer.

　　答案　C

　　解析　前文中有“We are looking for native English teacher”，故A、B、D項顯然不符合。

　　Ⅱ.微寫作

　　寫作素材

　　1．我是班上前五名的優秀學生，擅長英語，尤其是口語。

　　2．我很容易相處，喜歡交友。

　　(素材來源于2011·遼寧·書面表達)

　　提示：盡量使用高級表達：連接詞especially；besides以及be easy＋不定式結構的用法。

　　連句成篇(將以上句子連成一篇50詞左右的英語短文)

　　I’m an excellent student among the top 5 in my class.I’m good at English，especially spoken English.Besides，I’m easy to get along with and I like to make friends.

　　1．admit v．承認　admission n．入學許可；入場費　admit doing...承認做……　gain admission獲得許可

　　2．concern v．& n．擔憂；掛念　concerning prep.關于　be concerned about對……擔心　be concerned with和……有關　as far as...be concerned就……而言

　　3．hesitate v．猶豫；躊躇　hesitation n．猶豫　hesitate to do...不愿做……　have no hesitation

　　in doing...很樂意做……

　　4．fall asleep入睡　fall ill病了　fall behind落后　fall through失敗　fall apart破碎

　　5．Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt.

　　句中led by Dement為過去分詞短語作后置定語修飾commission，which引導定語從句，修飾American_sleep_debt，其中one member said可看作是插入語。

　　如何推測作者的寫作意圖？

　　推測寫作意圖和了解文章大意有所不同，后者要知道文章的中心思想是什么；而前者是要知道作者為什么要寫這篇文章。例如，一篇報道有關美國離婚內容的文章，其中心思想可能是高離婚率對美國社會、家庭、當事者以及他們子女的影響，而作者寫這篇文章的目的卻是引起社會的關注，或要人們對離婚持謹慎的態度。

　　作者通常采用的論述方法有：

　　1．擺事實，講道理，論證自己的觀點。

　　2．只介紹和傳遞信息，并不發表自己的看法。

　　3．從多方面闡述意義或重要性。

　　4．分析某事物的危險性，并提出警告。

　　5．從多方面或多角度分析原因或因素。

　　6．用事實或數據進行生動形象的描寫。

　　7．告知方法或做法等，且祈使句使用頻率比較高。

　　8．闡明某項建議或解決方法的可行性等。

　　9．作者對某一事物的看法，要么支持要么反對，帶有中立色彩的詞最不可能是正確答案。

　　10．漠不關心的詞語一定不對，既然寫文章就不會不關心。

　　11．不要把讀者自己的態度揉入其中，也要區分開作者的和文章中人物的態度。

　　12．當作者的態度沒有明確提出時，要學會根據作者使用詞語的褒貶性去判斷作者的態度。

　　13．作者的觀點一般與文章主旨相關聯。

　　本節A篇第3題就屬于推測作者寫作意圖的題目，常見的題目類型是The purpose of the text is ________.A、B、C三項都與文章的主題相違背，只有D項符合。

　　Test 28

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　American society is not nap(午睡)-friendly.In fact，says David Dinges，a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine，“There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.”Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work.To quote a proverb：“Some sleep five hours，nature requires seven，laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”

　　Wrong.The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them.“We have to totally change our attitude toward napping，” says Dr.William Dement of Stanford University，the godfather of sleep research.

　　Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American_sleep_debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt.The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness：people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving.This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House.According to recent reports，President Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze(瞌睡) every afternoon.

　　About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity.We seem to have “a mid afternoon quiet phase”，also called “a secondary sleep gate”．Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed.Clearly，we were born to nap.

　　We Superstars of Snooze don’t nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift.Rather，we “snack” on sleep，whenever，wherever and at whatever time we feel like it.I myself have napped in buses，cars，planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries，offices and museums.

　　1．It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is________.

　　A．unreasonable

　　B．criminal

　　C．harmful

　　D．costly

　　答案　A

　　解析　“There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.”和“American society is not nap-friendly.”說明選A項。

　　2．The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans ________.

　　A．don’t like to take naps

　　B．are terribly worried about their national debt

　　C．sleep less than is good for them

　　D．have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

　　答案　C

　　解析　從第二段到最后一段都在論證午睡的重要性；第三段是其中一個例子。C項正確。

　　3．The purpose of this article is to ________.

　　A．warn us of the wickedness of napping

　　B．explain the danger of sleepiness

　　C．discuss the side effects of napping

　　D．convince the reader of the necessity of napping

　　答案　D

　　解析　最后一段第二句再一次告訴了讀者，午睡是必要的。

　　4．The underlined phrase “American sleep debt” in Para.3 is the result of________.

　　A．the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

　　B．the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

　　C．the rapid development of American industry

　　D．the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness

　　答案　A

　　解析　文章第一段就告訴我們美國人對nap不友好，對sleep也有不正確的看法。故選A項。

　　5．The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is ________.

　　A．preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

　　B．good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

　　C．essential to make up for cost sleep

　　D．natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

　　答案　D

　　解析　參考第3題解析。

　　B

　　CLASSIFIED ADS

　　JOB WANTED

　　I’m Black，a 25 young man living in Shanghai and looking for a job in a variety of fields，web designer，teaching Spanish or English or working as a waiter or bar tender.I have a friendly personality and I’m hard-working.If you have any job that you think I could do，please do not hesitate about contacting me.Backerl896@126.com

　　JOB OFFERED

　　EL house is well-known English learning center for primary and high school students.We are looking for native English teacher who can teach the following subject (s) to our students who are planning to study abroad.The incumbent_should fulfill the following requirements：

　　—Experienced in exam preparations (TOEFL，IELTS，SAT)—Degree holder

　　—Experienced in teaching either mathematics，physics or business

　　—Excellent command of English in both oral and written

　　—Experienced in teaching higher academic level English

　　—Native English teachers or Bilingual teachers with native command of English

　　JGHTR@gmail.com

　　SHARE

　　I’m Margaret，looking for a person with a positive outlook on life to share the bedroom in a wonderfully-located luxury apartment.That’s near everything and has everything：hard-wood floors，international TV，washer/dryer.Other two rooms already occupied by a French and a Kiwi women，both professional.

　　Please contact me.MLCT@sina.com

　　FOR RENT

　　CNY 12,000/lovely apartment near West Nanjing Road Layout：3 bedrooms,2 bathrooms Size：120sqm

　　Monthly rental：RMB 12,000

　　Compound：First Block

　　Facilities: gym，tennis court，indoor swimming pool，children’s playground

　　LYG2560@sohu.com

　　6．Margaret is now looking for________.

　　A．her lost cat

　　B．an apartment

　　C．a job

　　D．a roommate

　　答案　D

　　解析　有關Margaret的信息出現在SHARE部分，文中出現了“looking for a person with a positive outlook on life to share the bedroom”，故選D項。

　　7．Which of the following is NOT the requirement of EL house?

　　A．Experienced in exam preparations.

　　B．Experienced in teaching Chinese.

　　C．Excellent command of English.

　　D．Degree holder.

　　答案　B

　　解析　題干中的EL house出現在JOB OFFERED部分，B項錯在Chinese，要求的是English。

　　8．To look for a person to work in your restaurant，you can contact________.

　　A．LYG2560@sohu.com

　　B．MLCT@sina.com

　　C．Backerl896@126.com

　　D．JGHTR@gmail.com

　　答案　C

　　解析　題干意思是招一個人來餐館工作，JOB WANTED中的Backer正在求職，故選C。

　　9．If you rent the apartment near West Nanjing Road，________.

　　A．you should pay RMB 13,000 each month

　　B．you can work out in the gym

　　C．you can go shopping in the neighborhood

　　D．you can swim in an outdoor swimming pool

　　答案　B

　　解析　題干中的West Nanjing Road出現在FOR RENT部分，選B項；A項錯在是12,000而不是13,000，C項錯在文中沒有提到和shopping有關的詞語，D項錯在是indoor而不是outdoor。

　　10．What does the underlined word “incumbent” mean?

　　A．Businessman.

　　B．Student.

　　C．Employee.

　　D．Employer.

　　答案　C

　　解析　前文中有“We are looking for native English teacher”，故A、B、D項顯然不符合。

　　Ⅱ.微寫作

　　寫作素材

　　1．我是班上前五名的優秀學生，擅長英語，尤其是口語。

　　2．我很容易相處，喜歡交友。

　　(素材來源于2011·遼寧·書面表達)

　　提示：盡量使用高級表達：連接詞especially；besides以及be easy＋不定式結構的用法。

　　連句成篇(將以上句子連成一篇50詞左右的英語短文)

　　I’m an excellent student among the top 5 in my class.I’m good at English，especially spoken English.Besides，I’m easy to get along with and I like to make friends.

　　1．admit v．承認　admission n．入學許可；入場費　admit doing...承認做……　gain admission獲得許可

　　2．concern v．& n．擔憂；掛念　concerning prep.關于　be concerned about對……擔心　be concerned with和……有關　as far as...be concerned就……而言

　　3．hesitate v．猶豫；躊躇　hesitation n．猶豫　hesitate to do...不愿做……　have no hesitation

　　in doing...很樂意做……

　　4．fall asleep入睡　fall ill病了　fall behind落后　fall through失敗　fall apart破碎

　　5．Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt.

　　句中led by Dement為過去分詞短語作后置定語修飾commission，which引導定語從句，修飾American_sleep_debt，其中one member said可看作是插入語。

　　如何推測作者的寫作意圖？

　　推測寫作意圖和了解文章大意有所不同，后者要知道文章的中心思想是什么；而前者是要知道作者為什么要寫這篇文章。例如，一篇報道有關美國離婚內容的文章，其中心思想可能是高離婚率對美國社會、家庭、當事者以及他們子女的影響，而作者寫這篇文章的目的卻是引起社會的關注，或要人們對離婚持謹慎的態度。

　　作者通常采用的論述方法有：

　　1．擺事實，講道理，論證自己的觀點。

　　2．只介紹和傳遞信息，并不發表自己的看法。

　　3．從多方面闡述意義或重要性。

　　4．分析某事物的危險性，并提出警告。

　　5．從多方面或多角度分析原因或因素。

　　6．用事實或數據進行生動形象的描寫。

　　7．告知方法或做法等，且祈使句使用頻率比較高。

　　8．闡明某項建議或解決方法的可行性等。

　　9．作者對某一事物的看法，要么支持要么反對，帶有中立色彩的詞最不可能是正確答案。

　　10．漠不關心的詞語一定不對，既然寫文章就不會不關心。

　　11．不要把讀者自己的態度揉入其中，也要區分開作者的和文章中人物的態度。

　　12．當作者的態度沒有明確提出時，要學會根據作者使用詞語的褒貶性去判斷作者的態度。

　　13．作者的觀點一般與文章主旨相關聯。

　　本節A篇第3題就屬于推測作者寫作意圖的題目，常見的題目類型是The purpose of the text is ________.A、B、C三項都與文章的主題相違背，只有D項符合。