1、s eyes.“Potentially, yes, if youre using an iPad or a laptop close to bedtime . that light can be stimulating （刺激） to the brain to make it more awake and delay your ability to sleep，” Phyllis Zee, a professor at Northwestern University and director of the schools Centre for Sleep & Circadian Biology
2、, told CNN.“And I think more importantly, it could also be enough to affect your circadian （昼夜节律的） rhythm. This is the clock in your brain that determines when you sleep and when you wake up.”Alon Avidan, associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of California Los Angeles, a
3、dded, “I wish people would just take a boring book an oldfashioned book and read by a lamp.”1The underlined word “insomnia” in the first paragraph probably means “_”Abeing unable to eat properlyBbrain injuryCbeing unable to fall sleepDlack of energy2Melatonin is the hormone that _.Amakes us sleepyBh
4、elps us relaxedCprevents us from waking upDmakes us excited3The bedside lamp light doesnt affect the brain because _.Ait doesnt give out blue lightBits not as bright as your laptopCit doesnt enter your eyes directlyDit is adjustable4We can conclude from the passage that _.Aone who uses his laptop of
5、ten before bedtime can have his body clock disturbedBusing a laptop before bedtime is more harmful than using an iPadCwed better not do anything before going to bedDthe best time to go to bed is before 9 pm【课后训练】单项填空1（2012淮安模拟）There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _ gave up.
6、Aeventually BunfortunatelyCgenerously Dpurposefully2Those who can _ difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear.Aknow BsayCforesee Dspeak3（2012无锡模拟）The newlybuilt washing room in the railway station is _ to the disabled passengers.Aperfect BaccessibleCremarkable Dpoten
7、tial4The wind was too strong, so he _ the car windows. Awound up Bwinded upCwound on Dwinded on5（2012扬州模拟）John was late for the meeting because his flight had been _ by a heavy storm.Akept BstoppedCslowed Ddelayed6Although Jack has made good preparations for the match, he is still _ about his chance
8、 of winning.Astubborn Bdynamic7I _ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldnt get away.Awas planning BplannedChad planned Dwould plan8Rather than _ us to wait, he forced us to do it at once.Apermit BpermittingCto permit Dpermitted9（2012温州五校联考）“Sorry, sorry .”， he whispered, _ talking to hims
9、elf.Awhile Beven ifCas if Dwhen10（2010安徽高考）No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _ you wishing they were that high.Agetting rid of Bgetting along withClooking up to Dlooking down upon11（2011浙江高考） Im sorry I didnt make it to your party last night. _. I know youre busy these
10、 days.AOf course BNo kiddingCThats all right DDont mention it12（2010湖北高考）I wasnt blaming anyone; I _ said errors like this could be avoided.Amerely BmostlyCrarely Dnearly13Children with disabilities will grow up _ that they are different from normal children.Ato know Bhaving knownCknowing Dknown14Ju
11、st as the saying goes, “_”， computer games also have some disadvantages though they are popular among teenagers.ANo garden is without weedsBEvery little makes a nickelCTime waits for no manDThe onlooker sees the game best15（2012湘潭模拟）_is commonly believed is that Chinas economy has got out of the fin
12、ancial crisis.AAs BItCThat DWhat二、.完形填空（2012南通第一次调研）Ive been in the taxicab business for thirtyfive years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxicab drivers have to be _1_fellows to be able to work in New York. Youve got to fight the New York _2_eight hours a day these days, so
13、 people get the wrong _3_that they are bad.Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will _4_as honest fellows. You read in the _5_almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people _6_in their cabs. If they werent honest, you wouldnt be reading
14、 those stories in the papers.One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab. I_7_helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had _8_her. It took me almost two days to trace her in order to return the ring to her. I didnt _9_as much as “thank you”. Still I felt g
15、ood _10_I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she did.I was born and _11_in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. Then I came to this _12_in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting （参军） in World War . After being discharged（退役）, I had a
16、 family and bought my own cab. Life hasnt been too _13_at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit _14_ for a rainy day.When I _15_driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards. Hoofers Brewery was right next to where the WaldorfAstoria is now. I did pretty wel
17、l, _16_in those days.In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have _17_had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks.I believe _18_is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity （正直）, etc. But it doesnt make any _19_what they call it
18、; its still what makes a man a good _20_. This is my code, and I try to live by.1A.cheerful BpopularCfamiliar Dtough2A.weather BpollutionCcondition Dtraffic3A.impression BsuggestionCexpression Dinformation4A.talk BperformCbehave Dwander5A.websites BmagazinesCpapers Dposters 6A.leave BfindCgive Dplac
19、e7A.regretted BcontinuedCremembered Dtried8A. dropped BsupportedCmet Dnoticed 9A.say BoverhearCclaim Dget10A.though BwhileCbecause Dunless11A.raised B marriedCemployed Dtrained12A.college BcountryCcompany Dvillage13A. busy Beasy Chard Dsimple14A.left behind Bused upCsorted out Dput away15A.started B
20、consideredCrecalled Dlearned16A.maybe BonlyCdefinitely Deven17A.always BneverCoften Dseldom18A.personality BsecurityChonesty Ddignity19A.difference BprofitCsense Dprogress20A.servant BcustomerCbusinessman Dcitizen.答案：adapt to ; oppose 3. typical 4. distribution 5. circumstances 6. sacrificed 7. are
21、skeptical about 8. are absorbed in 9. keep in touch with 10. rid ourselves of 阅读理解CACA.单项填空Cgenerously Dpurposefully解析：考查副词辨析。eventually“最终地，终于”；unfortunately“不幸地”；generously“慷慨地”；purposefully“自觉地，有目的地”。根据题意，只有A项合适。Aknow“知道”；say“说”；foresee“预见”；speak“讲”，通常用来指讲某种语言。句意：在走向成功的路途中，能够预见到困难的人在困难真正出现的时候常常能保持冷
