Question

　　Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

　　During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you're “hot”. That's true. The time of the day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it breeds such familiar monologues as “Get up, John! You'll be late for work again! “The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

　　You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but you must stay up later anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up team and work better at your low point.

　　Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them our the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharp hours.

(1) If a person finds getting up early is a problem, most probably ________.

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A．he is a lazy person

B．he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

C．he is not sure when his energy is low

D．he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

(2) Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

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A．Unawareness of energy cycles.

B．Familiar monologues.

C．A change in a family member's energy cycle

D．Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

(3) If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, be should _________.

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A．change his energy cycle

B．overcome his laziness

C．get up earlier than usual

D．go to bed earlier

(4) You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _______.

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A．help to keep your energy for the day's work

B．help you to control your temper early in the day

C．enable you to concentrate on your routine work

D．keep your energy cycle under control all day

Answer 1

答案：D;A;C;A
解析：

(1) 根据文中第二段，有些人的精力高峰出现在下午和晚上，所以让他早起很困难，A项“他是个懒人”、B项“他不遵守自己的能量循环”、C项“他不能确知他的能量何时最低”都不正确。 (2) 文中第二段最后一句话说：”当夫妻意识到什么是能量循环以及家中每个成员能量循环的状况时他们就会停止吵架。”言外之意，他们吵架是由于他们没意识到什么是能量循环，即选项A正确。B项“熟悉的独白”、C项“家庭成员的能量循环的改变”、D项“试图控制家中其他成员能量循环”均不正确。 (3) 第三段最后一句话给出了本题答案。早起有助于你在精力低落时仍然高效工作。A项“改变能量循环方式”、B项“克服懒惰”、D项“早睡”都不正确。 (4) 第四段第一句话说，慢点起床可以让你节省能量，所以选A项。B项“控制体温”、C项“让你做日常工作时集中精力”、D项“让你的能量循环得以控制”都不正确。