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17.On May 23,1989,Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad,New Mexico.She hadn't seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks.Stefania was in a research program,and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms.In this experiment Stefania had spent 130days in a cave,30feet in depth.
During her time in the cave,Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice.Her living place had been very comfortable,but there had been nothing to tell her the time.She'd had no clocks or watches,no television or radio.There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃.
The results were very interesting.Stefania had been in the cave for over four months,but she thought she had been there for only two.Her body clock had changed.She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day.She had stayed awake for 20-25hours and then had slept for 10hours.She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 171bs in weight as a result!She had also become rather depressed.
How had she spent her time in the cave?As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and mental tests.She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer.This computer had been specially programmed for the project.Whenever she was free,she'd played cards,read books and listened to music.She'd also learned French from tapes.
The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature.For example,the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep.However,people are affected in different ways.Some people wake up naturally at 5:00am,but others don't start to wake up till 9:00or 10:00am.This affects the whole daily rhythm.As a result,the early risers are at their best in the late morning.The late risers,on the other hand,are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening!

59.Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time becauseB.
A.she needed to record her life
B.she was part of a research program.
C.she wanted to experience loneliness
D.she was asked to do research on mice
60.What is the cause for the change of Stefania's body clock?C
A.Eating fewer meals.
B.Having more hours of sleep.
C.Getting no natural light.
D.Lacking physical exercise.
61.The text is most probably taken fromA.
A.A news story.
B.A novel.
C.A pet magazine.
D.A travel guide.

分析 本文讲述的是Stefania Follini 和两只小白鼠作为生物节律的研究被试在深30英尺的洞穴里度过130天的经历.在这130天里,她生活在一个完全脱离大自然的世界里,那里的温度一直保持在21摄氏度,全天不见光明,与两只小白鼠和孤独为伴.

解答 59-61BCA
59.B  细节理解题.根据第一段的第二句"Stefania was in a research program,"可知,她是作为一个研究项目待在洞穴里的.故选B 
60.C 细节理解题.根据文章的最后一句"There had been NO natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃."可知里面没有自然光,答案C正确.    
61.A 推理判断题.从全文的内容来看,本文主要报道了一个实验及实验得出的结果,所以由此判断本文可能来自于新闻报道,B项小说不可能.因为文章没有小说的特点;C项不正确,本文没有涉及宠物问题;D项不正确,因为本文也没涉及旅游的问题.

点评 做细节题的关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等.推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.

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