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 (能量周期).

During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of 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 it is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自語) as : “Get up, John! You’ll be later 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 feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (對抗) 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 steam (振作精神) and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) 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 out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine (例行的) work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

1.If a person finds getting up early a problem most probably ________.

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?

A. Unawareness of the 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, he should ________.

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 ________.

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

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：早上不愿意早起也許不是懶惰的表現(xiàn)。Dr. Kleitman的研究證明，每個人都有他的能量周期。一些人的能量在上午達到頂峰，一些人是在下午或晚上。起床的時候把動作放慢能夠節(jié)省能量。

1.“Get up, John! You’ll be later for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature and energy peak in the evening.”可知，對John賴床的解釋可能是他的能量在（前天）晚上達到了頂峰，在根據(jù)第二段“For others it comes in the afternoon or evening.”可知，身體能量在下午或晚上達到頂峰的人，第二天容易賴床，故選D。

2.Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean”可知，當夫妻雙方都認識到什么是能量周期時，大量的爭吵就能夠避免，故選A。

3.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.”可知，如果第二天有重要的事情需要做但是正處于能量周期的最低點，可以通過比平時起得更早的方法來提高效率，故選C。

4.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch.”可知，起床時候的動作要慢，打呵欠、伸懶腰，這些能夠幫助你節(jié)省能量，故選A。

考點：生活類短文閱讀