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Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Isthat6a.m.workoutgettinginthewayofgoodsleep?
Don’tthinkyourfatcellswon'
tnotice.AnewstudypublishedinTheAnnalsofInternalMedicine(amedicaljournal)findsthatinadequateshut-eyehasaharmfuleffectonfatcalls,reducingtheirabilitytorespondtoinsulin(胰岛素)byabout30percent.Overthelong-term,thisdecreasedresponsecouldset-thestagefortype-2diabetes(amedicalconditioninwhichsomeonehastoomuchsugarinhisorherblood),fattyliverdiseaseandweightgain.
Thestudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatthere’s“anintimaterelationshipbetweentheamountofsleepwegetandourabilitytomaintainagood,healthybodyweight”sayssleepexpertHeleneEmsellem,directoroftheCenterforSleepandWakeDisordersinChevyChase,Maryland.(76)ButAmericansdon’tseemtobegettingthemessagethatweneedseventoninehourspernight.Morethan1in5ofus,accordingtoareportformtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,isgettingsixorfewerhoursofsleeppernight,onaverage.
SohowdidresearchersstudyfatcellsintheAnnalspaper?
MatthewBradyoftheUniversityofChicagoandagroupofcolleaguesselectedandpersuadedsevenvolunteerstotakepartintheresearchproject.Theywereallyoung,thinandhealthyandagreedtosleepforeightnightsinasleeplab.“Forfournightstheywereallowedtostayinbedfor8.5hoursanight,”saysBrady.Then,amonthlater,theycamebackforfouradditionalnights—butthistimetheywereallowedjust4.5hoursofsleeppernight.Andaftereachvisit,researchersgotasampleoftheirfat.(77)Bradyexplainsthatthefatcellsrespondedsignificantlytothelossofsleep.“Iwasverysurprisedtobehonest,”hesays.
Badthingscanhappenwhenfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.“Fatcellsareactuallyyourfriend,”hesays.“They’retheretostorelipids(血脂).”Whenlipidsstayinsidethecells,yourbodycanutilizethefatwhenyou’reexercisingorsleepingorgoingaboutyourday.“However,whenfatcellsstarttobecomeinsulinresistant,thelipidsstarttoleachoutofthefatcellsandriseinthebloodstream,”Bradysays.
1.Accordingtothepassage,lackofthesleepforalongwhilecanprobablyleadtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.第一段最后一句
A.heartdiseaseB.weightgainC.diabetesD.liverdisease
2.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis______.第一句
A.howtowriteamedicalresearchpaperB.howtoavoidsleeploss
C.howtheresearchwasconductedD.howtoconductamedicalexperiment
3.Whatdoestheword“leach”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.LeapB.Lead.C.Lead.D.Leak.泄露
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Wewillbeintroubleifourfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.
B.Moreandmorestudiesaredonetostudythelinkbetweensleepandweight.
C.Morethan20%ofAmericansarenetgettingenoughsleep.
D.Fatcellsaretheretohelpusmaintainagoodhealth.
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.PoorSleepMayLeadtoTooMuchStoredFatandDisease
B.SleepExpertsHadExcitingFindingsinaFatStudy
C.AmericansShouldHaveMoreThanSixHoursofSleep
D.BadThingsHappenifFatCellsBecomeOurFriend
这篇短文讲睡眠的重要性,不足的睡眠会引起种种不良的后果。
76句的翻译是:
但是美国人似乎仍不明白:
我们每晚需要7至9小时的睡眠。
77句的翻译是:
布莱德解释说:
脂肪细胞对睡眠的减少会产生强烈的反应。
1至5题的答案是:
ACDDB
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thetopoftheworldisawonderland.Inwinter,thetemperatureoftenfallsto-30℉andthesunneverrises.Theoceanissurroundedbyfrozenground.Therearefewpeopleortrees,buttopolarbears,theArctic(北极)ishome.
(78)Polarbearshavethickfur,bigpawsandotherfeaturesthatmakethemwell
preparedforlifeintheirtoughenvironment.Infact,theyneedtheArcticseaiceforsurvival.Butclimatechangeiscausinglargerandlargerareasofsummerseaicetomelt(融化).Expertssaythatifwarmingpatternscontinue,theArcticcouldbefreeofsummerseaiceby2050.Theymaycausetwo-thirdsoftheworld’s20,000polarbearstobegonebythentoo.
Polarbearscan’tsurviveforlongonland.Sealsaretheirmainsourceoffood.Theonlyplacewherepolarbearscanhuntsealsisontheice.(79)Althoughthesebearsarestrongswimmers,theyarenomatchforlightningswiftsealsinthewater.Apolarbearhasbrilliantlycleverstrategiestoovercomethisdisadvantage.Inwinterthebearwaitsmotionlessbesideaseal’s