Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic (full of energy) is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak(top). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon(上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.
Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.
You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.
1. Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.
A. how people can make their life fit their cycle
B. whether everyone has a daily cycle or not
C. why people have their energy cycle of body at different times
D. what will happen in the family if the couple fail to realize which cycle each member has
2.For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?
A. Either of them gets up late in the morning.
B. Husbands and wives have different cycles of energy.
C. Either of them wants to change the cycle of the other’s.
D. They do not know which cycle they themselves have.
3.According to the passage,____________.
A. one should get up earlier if he wants to work better at his low point in the morning
B. one can change his cycle
C. whenever you feel hot, your energy cycle reaches the highest
D. your cycle must be in the morning if you can get up early
4.Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?
A. Getting up late. B. Jumping out of bed as quickly as possible.
C. Looking for clean clothes. D. Sitting for a while before getting out of bed.
5. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. If you know your cycle you can make good use of time.
B. If you know your cycle you can change it to fit your life.
C. Father and son do not necessarily have the same cycle.
D. Having a habit of doing something can make people affected less by their energy cycle.
For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions．People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer．For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer．He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing．
Cold can affect other parts of the body．The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet．The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do．For example, you agree to be president of an organization．But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility．You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face．You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you．Or, to someone who has lied about you to others．
A cold fish is not a fish．It is a person．But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth．A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone．Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted．Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy(同情心)．Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers．
Out in the cold means not getting something that everybody else got．A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise---he was left out in the cold．And it is not a pleasant place to be．
1.There are _________ expressions related to cold that are mentioned in the passage．
A．3 B．4 C．6 D．7
2. When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_________”．
A．I give him the cold shoulder B．I think he is a cold-blooded man
C．I think he is a cold fish D．I’m likely to get cold feet
3.If Sue shows absolutely no reaction（反应） to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _________．
A．she is a cold-blooded killer B．she gets cold feet
C．she is a cold fish D．she is out in the cold
4.We can use the expression “__________” to describe a man who hurts his lover without mercy．
A．cold-blooded B．cold shoulder C．cold feet D．cold-hearted
5.The topic of this passage is about _________．
A．the relationship between cold and our body
B．some expressions about friendship
C．some expressions connected with cold
D．how cold weather comes into being
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 41 a great climbing plant that had grown across a roof beam（房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and 42 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 43 of a blackbird. He then 44 something 45 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth __46__ it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 47 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 48 me.
“You won’t believe that the 49 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we plant to feed on,” he said, “but they also want their children to 50 in a cradle（摇篮）of gold!”
When my daughter ___51__ on the eve of the 52 ,we told her about this 53 occurrence (事件).
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 54 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 55 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 56 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 57 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 58 . I hope that if my grandson 59 loses it, one of the 60 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
1.A. remove B. cover C. grow D. water
2.A. build B. paint C. rescue D. print
3.A. nest B. baby C. body D. egg
4.A. moved B. got C. picked D. noticed
5.A. nice B. colorful C. shiny D. special
6.A. over B. through C. above D. around
7.A. horror B. surprise C. delight D. disappointment
8.A. ask B. shock C. show D. give
9.A. working B. cheating C. dreaming D. thieving
10.A. lie B. sing C. listen D. wait
11.A. came up B. came over C. came across D. came by
12.A. party B. Christmas C. birthday D. wedding
13.A. important B. strange C. terrible D. frightening
14.A. cry B. sigh C. laugh D. sound
15.A. hid B. threw C. lost D. broke
16.A. fitted B. satisfied C. matched D. interested
17.A. jewels B. toys C. clothes D. presents
18.A. attractive B. new C. modern D. golden
19.A. almost B. just C. even D. ever
20.A. Blackbirds B. Grandchildren C. neighbors D. mice
---Peter was killed in the earthquake!
---_____ I talked with him last week.
A. What a pity! B. I beg your pardon. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so?
It was along the Mississippi River ______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood _____ the story happened.
A. which; that B. that; which C where; that D. that ;that
---How long ______ in Shanghai?
--- For two weeks. I’m going to visit some schools in Shanghai.
A. did you stay B. are you staying C. do you stay D. have you stayed
