江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit1LivinWord文件下载.docx

江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit1LivinWord文件下载.docx

《江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit1LivinWord文件下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit1LivinWord文件下载.docx（15页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

IfyouhaveachancetolivewiththeAmish,you’llfinditdifficultto1.________________（适应）theirlifeasthey2.o________moderntechnology.Intruth,theyvoteonwhethertoacceptanewtechnology.Thetelephone,whichisnotaccessibleintheArmishcommunity,isa3.t__________example.Despiteitswide4.d___________,theArmishpeopleforeseeitsdisadvantagesatthebeginning.Forexample,whateverthe5.c_______________,whenthephonerings,youshouldstopeverythingandanswerit.Inmanycases,thecall,forwhichyourprecioustimeis6.s_____________,isoflittleimportance.Inparticular,theArmish7.__________________（怀疑）sendingandreceivingtextmessages.Whenyou8._____________________（专注于）abook,atextmessagemayinterruptyou.Ratherthanusetelephones,theArmishpreferto9._________________________（保持联系）theirfriendsbyhavingaface-to-faceconversation,whichtheybelievecontributestostrengtheningtheirrelationships.Maybeweshould10._________________________（使自己摆脱）moderntechnologyandreturntosimplertimes,justliketheArmish.

【当堂反馈】

Americanresearchershavediscoveredthathumanbrainsandsleeppatternsareconfusedbydevicesthatgiveoutbrightlights.Electronics,suchaslaptops,misleadourmindsintothinkingthatitisstilldaytime,preventingsleepandincreasingtheriskofinsomnia.

Sleepexpertssayhuman'

snaturalbodyclockbeginstorestandrelaxfromthedaybetween9and10pmbuttheuseofcomputersconfusesit.

Aperson'

sbrainbiologicallybecomesawakewhenthesunisoutbecausebrightlightafterdarkcausesthebraintostopproducingthehormone（荷尔蒙）calledmelatoninthatmakesussleepy.

ResearcherssaybluelightfromdevicessuchasiPads,whichisexpectedtobecomeapopularreadingtoolwhenitcomesoutlaterthismonth,isparticularlydisruptive（干扰的）duringthenightwhenthebrainthinksitshouldbedark.

Expertssayagoodbookisafarbetterwayofrestingthebrainandensuringagoodnight'

ssleepbecausethebedsidelamplightdoesn'

taffectthebrainasitdoesnotlookstraightintoaperson'

seyes.

“Potentially,yes,ifyou'

reusinganiPadoralaptopclosetobedtime...thatlightcanbestimulating（刺激）tothebraintomakeitmoreawakeanddelayyourabilitytosleep，”PhyllisZee,aprofessoratNorthwesternUniversityanddirectoroftheschool'

sCentreforSleep&

CircadianBiology,toldCNN.

“AndIthinkmoreimportantly,itcouldalsobeenoughtoaffectyourcircadian（昼夜节律的）rhythm.Thisistheclockinyourbrainthatdetermineswhenyousleepandwhenyouwakeup.”

AlonAvidan,associatedirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenterattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles,added,“Iwishpeoplewouldjusttakeaboringbook—anoldfashionedbook—andreadbyalamp.”

1．Theunderlinedword“insomnia”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．

A．beingunabletoeatproperly

B．braininjury

C．beingunabletofallsleep

D．lackofenergy

2．Melatoninisthehormonethat________.

A．makesussleepy

B．helpsusrelaxed

C．preventsusfromwakingup

D．makesusexcited

3．Thebedsidelamplightdoesn'

taffectthebrainbecause________.

A．itdoesn'

tgiveoutbluelight

B．it'

snotasbrightasyourlaptop

C．itdoesn'

tenteryoureyesdirectly

D．itisadjustable

4．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

A．onewhouseshislaptopoftenbeforebedtimecanhavehisbodyclockdisturbed

B．usingalaptopbeforebedtimeismoreharmfulthanusinganiPad

C．we'

dbetternotdoanythingbeforegoingtobed

D．thebesttimetogotobedisbefore9pm

【课后训练】

单项填空

1．（2012·

淮安模拟）Therewassuchalongqueueforcoffeeattheintervalthatwe________gaveup.

A．eventually　　　　　　　　　B．unfortunately

C．generouslyD．purposefully

2．Thosewhocan________difficultiesontheirwaytosuccessmaykeepcalmwhentheyreallyappear.

A．knowB．say

C．foreseeD．speak

3．（2012·

无锡模拟）Thenewlybuiltwashingroomintherailwaystationis________tothedisabledpassengers.

A．perfectB．accessible

C．remarkableD．potential

4．Thewindwastoostrong,sohe________thecarwindows.

A．woundupB．windedup

C．woundonD．windedon

5．（2012·

扬州模拟）Johnwaslateforthemeetingbecausehisflighthadbeen________byaheavystorm.

A．keptB．stopped

C．slowedD．delayed

6．AlthoughJackhasmadegoodpreparationsforthematch,heisstill________abouthischanceofwinning.

A．stubbornB．dynamic

7．I________togoforawalk,butsomeonecalledandIcouldn'

tgetaway.

A．wasplanningB．planned

C．hadplannedD．wouldplan

8．Ratherthan________ustowait,h