Question

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery（发现）: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’        us, which controls the        and fall of our body energies. It can        us different from one day to the next.

The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too        because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel        and fall asleep at night. We become        and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is       . For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them to       badly at work.

      the daily cycle of sleeping and waking,we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day.Most of us would       that we feel good on some days and not so good on others;sometimes our ideas seems to be so active and at other times,they are not.

1.A. beside                           B. inside            C. outside                            D. under

2.A. life                     B. offer                       C. use                                   D. rise

3.A. show                            B. treat                        C. make                          D. change

4.A. difficult               B. natural                    C. surprising                  D. frightening

5.A. quiet                            B. tired                       C. comfortable                   D. cheerful

6.A. regular               B. serious                   C. lively                           D. clear

7.A. disturbed           B. pushed                   C. restarted                         D. troubled

8.A. perform             B. suffer                     C. count                          D. control

9.A. With                             B. As well as    C. Except                             D. Rather than

10.A. afford               B. admire                   C. advise                     D. Agree

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了生物钟对我们的影响。生物钟控制我们身体机能的起伏。如果生物钟被打乱，就好影响我们的工作。

1.考查介词及语境的理解。从文中可知，此处应是inside，表示生物钟存在于人体内部。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。根据上下文可知生物钟控制身体机能的起伏（rise and fall)，故选D。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。A. Show显示；B.treat对待；C. make 使---、让----； D. Change转变、改变。根据上下文意思，故选C。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。因为晚上休息后次日就会经历充沛这样的常识人所共知，故对生物钟这样的观点不应该感到惊讶。故选C。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A.quiet 安静；B.tired 疲倦；C.comfortable 舒适；D.Cheerful开心;

根据people who are not used to working at night can find that lack of sleep causes them to perform   badly at work..故选B。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.regular有规则的 B. serious 认真的     C. lively 有活力的D. Clear清楚的。根据生物钟的循环往复，累了晚上休息之后，白天就会活力再现。故选C。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。A. Disturbed干扰         ；B. pushed 推倒     ；C. restarted 重新启动；       D. Troubled麻烦；根据 ---working at night can find that lack of sleep.可知生物钟被干扰的话，就会感觉不舒服。故选A。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。A. perform 表现；B. Suffer使---经受苦难；C. count 计算、判定；   D. Control控制。根据语境可知，应选A.

9.考查连接词及语境的理解。A. With表示伴随； B. As well as表示---以外（还有）；C. Except 表示除---以外（没有）；D. Rather than表示除---以外。根据语境可知，应选B.。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A. Afford支付得起；B. Admire尊敬、敬仰；C. advise 建议；D. Agree同意、赞成。根据语境可知，应选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。