每周一测试题君之每日一题君.docx

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每周一测试题君之每日一题君

2017年10月1日

每周一测

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Haveyouwinterizedyourhorseyet?

Eventhoughglobalwarmingmayhavemadeourclimatemoremild,manyanimalsarestillhibernating（冬眠）.It'stoobadthathumanscan'thibernate.Infact,asaspecies,wealmostdid.

　　Apparently,attimesinthepast,peasantsinFrancelikedasemi-stateofhumanhibernation.SowritesGrahamRobb,aBritishscholarwhohasstudiedthesleepinghabitsoftheFrenchpeasants.Assoonastheweatherturnedcold,peoplealloverFranceshutthemselvesawayandpracticedtheforgottenartofdoingnothingatallformonthsonend.

　　Inlinewiththis,JeffWarren,aproduceratCBCRadio'sTheCurrent,tellsusthatthewaywesleephaschangedfundamentallysincetheinventionofartificial（人造的）lightingandtheelectricbulb.

　　WhenhistoriansbeganstudyingtextsoftheMiddleAges,theynoticedsomethingreferredtoas"firstsleep",whichwasnotclarified,though.Nowscientistsaretellingusourancestorsmostlikelysleptinseparateperiods.Thebusinessofeighthours'uninterruptedsleepisamoderninvention.

　　Inthepast,withouttheartificiallightofthecitytobathein,humanswenttosleepwhenitbecamedarkandthenwokethemselvesaroundmidnight.Thelatenightperiodwasknownas"TheWatch".Itwaswhenpeopleactuallykeptwatchagainstwildanimals,althoughmanyofthemsimplymovedaroundorvisitedfamilyandneighbours.

　　Accordingtosomesleepresearchers,ashortperiodofinsomnia（失眠）atmidnightisnotadisorder.Itisnormal.Humanscanexperienceanotherstateofconsciousnessaround

　　theirsleeping,whichoccursinthebriefperiodbeforewefallasleeporwakeourselvesinthemorning.Thisperiodcanbeanextraordinarilycreativetimeforsomepeople.Theimpressiveinventor,ThomasEdison,usedthisstatetohituponmanyofhisnewideas.

Playingwithyoursleeprhythmscanbeadventurous,asanxietymaysetin.Medicalsciencedoesn'thelpmuchinthiscase.Itoffersusmedicinesforafullnight'scontinuoussleep,whichsoundsnatural;however,accordingtoWarren'stheory,itisreallytheoppositeofwhatweneed.

1.TheexampleoftheFrenchpeasantsshowsthefactthat___________.

A.peoplemightbecomelazyasaresultoftoomuchsleep

B.thereweresignsofhibernationinhumansleepinghabits

C.peopletendedtosleepmorepeacefullyincoldweather

D.winterwasaseasonforpeopletosleepformonthsonend

2.Thelatenightwascalled"TheWatch"becauseitwasatimeforpeople__________.

A.tosettrapstocatchanimalsB.towakeuptheirfamilyandneighbours

C.toremindothersofthetimeD.toguardagainstpossibledangers

3.Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodo?

A.Sleepinthewayanimalsdo.B.Consultadoctoriftheycan'tsleep.

C.Followtheirnaturalsleeprhythm.D.Keeptotheeight-hoursleeppattern.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Togiveaprescriptionforinsomnia.

B.Tourgepeopletosleepless.

C.Toanalyzethesleeppatternofmodernpeople.

D.Tothrownewlightonhumansleep.

B

MikeMileshadn'thadastablejobinyears.Hebouncedaroundfromonepositiontoanother,neversurewhenhislastdaywouldbe.Sometimes,helostapositionwithlessthanaday'snotice.Thiswasn'tduetoapoorworkethic—fromarrivingearlytostayinglate,Milessayshedideverythinghecouldtobuildagoodrelationshipwithemployers.ButbecauseMileshadacriminalrecord,hewasalwayscutloosewhenitcametimetoletstaffgo.

Itwasn'tuntilOctober2015,nearlyadecadeafterhisreleasefromprison,thatacousintoldMilesaboutLancasterFoodCompany,alocalbusinessthatfocusesonhiringpeoplereleasedfromprison.Hopingthiswouldclearupwhatfeltlikeathickcloudofuncertaintyoverhisfuture,Milessubmittedanapplication.Hegotaninterview,andhethenbegananewjob.

Miles'scenarioisrareinLancaster,wherethepovertyrateholdssteadyat30%.ThisfigureriledCharlieCrystle,Lancaster'sco-founderandCEO.CrystlewasraisedinLancasterbutleftin1986topurseacollegedegreeandlater,acareerintechnology.Heco-foundedfourtechcompanies,oneofwhichsoldformillionsofdollarsbackin2000.

CrystleisskepticalthatmanyofLancaster'slow-incomeresidentscangetstartedthewayhedid.Hebelievesfoodproductionisakeywaytomeetformeroffenderswhomaylackacollegedegree.Lancasterproducesproductslikebread.Nowadaysthecompanyisrapidlyexpanding;however,atjust16full-timeemployees,includingadministrationandowners,itdoesn'tlowerthecity'spovertyrate.

Crystlesayshewantstoinspireothercompaniestorethinktheircurrentpracticesandstartconversationsaroundminimumwageandemploymentopportunitiesforeveryone,includingex-offenders.DanJurman,whochairsthecity'sCommissiontoCombatPoverty,believesthatCrystle'sbusinessisagreatwaytomakethishappen."Noneofuscanhandletheseissuesalone,"hesaid.

5.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistoshow__________.

A.aman'sdifficultyinlivingastablelife

B.anincreasinglycompetitiveworkplace

C.adecreaseinemploymentopportunities

D.thereasonwhyLancasterFoodCompanywasfounded

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"riled"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?

A.Annoyed.B.Discouraged.C.Amused.D.Embarrassed.

7.WhatwordscanbestdescribeCharlieCrystleaccordingtothetext?

A.Outgoing,kindandconsiderate.B.Wealthybutalittlebitgreedy.

C.Humorous,diligentandambitious.D.Successfulandsociallyresponsible.

8.InDanJurman'sopinion,whatisthebiggestachievementofLancasterFoodCompany?

A.Itgreatlyincreasesemploymentopportunities.

B.Itsuggestsanideaforfightingpoverty.

C.Itprovidesawaytohandleex-offenders.

D.Itcreatesastableenvironmentforpeople.

Ⅱ.完形填空

AnAmericanteacherwalkedupanddowninaclassroomwhileshewasteachingstressmanagementtoherstudents.Asshe　1　aglassofwater,everyone　2　theywouldbeaskedthe＂halfemptyorhalf-full＂question.

　3　,withasmileonherface,sheasked,＂How　4　isthisglassofwater?

＂

　　Answerscalledout　5　fromeighttotwentyounces（盎司）.

Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,＂Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t　6　.ItalldependsonhowlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminute,it’snota　7　.IfIholditforanhour,I’llhaveanacheinmy8.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeel　9　andparalyzed（麻痹的，瘫痪的）.Ineachcase,the　10　oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Doyouknowwhy?

＂

Allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedcarefully,lostinthought.

Shecontinued,＂Our　11　andworriesinlifearelikethatglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforawhileand　12　happens.Thinkaboutthemabitlongerandtheybeginto　13　.Andifyouthinkaboutthemalldaylong,youwillfeelparalyzed—　14　todoanything.＂

It’simportanttorememberto　15　yourstresses.Asearlyintheeveningaspossible,putallyour16down.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningandintothenight.Remembertoputtheglassdown!

Moreoftenthannotlifegetsterrible　17　wethinktoomuch.Andthemomentyouremoveyourburden,you’llfindyourselffeelingmuchmore　18　.

Soratherthanmopingaround（闲逛）andfeelingsorryforyourself,　19　doingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto　20　yourselftoanythingthat’snotmakingyouhappy.

1.A.servedB.raisedC.drankD.demanded

2.A.arguedB.wonderedC.agreedD.expected

3.A.MeanwhileB.AnyhowC.InsteadD.Therefore

4.A.heavyB.muchC.fullD.little

5.A.repliedB.rangedC.readD.remained

6.A.affectB.dropC.workD.matter

7.A.successB.pointC.problemD.skill

8.A.armB.handC.neckD.back

9.A.steadyB.sensitiveC.numbD.nervous

10.A.weightB.shapeC.functionD.size

11.A.surprisesB.stressesC.joysD.doubts

12.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

13.A.fadeB.hurtC.changeD.adjust

14.A.uncertainB.afraidC.unableD.available

15.A.catchupwithB.takechargeofC.putupwithD.letgoof

16.A.burdensB.thoughtsC.hardshipsD.feelings

17.A.tillB.whenC.unlessD.though

18.A.excitedB.worriedC.satisfiedD.relaxed

19.A.keepB.startC.finishD.risk

20.A.helpB.throwC.abandonD.commit

Ⅲ.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

TsinghuaUniversitywasestablishedin1911,originallyunderthename"TsinghuaXuetang".Theschoolwasrenamed"TsinghuaSchool"in1912.Theuniversitysection　1　（found）in1925.Thename"NationalTsinghuaUniversity"wasadoptedin1928.

TsinghuaUniversitywasforced　2　（move）toKunmingandjoinwithPekingUniversityandNankaiUniversitytoformtheSouthwestAssociatedUniversityduetotheResistanceWar　3　theJapaneseInvasionin1937.In1946theuniversitywasmovedbacktoits　4　（origin）locationinBeijingafterthewar.

InNovember1952,MrJiangNanxiang　5　（become）thePresidentoftheUniversity.HemadeasignificantcontributioninleadingTsinghuatobecomethenationalcenterfor　6　（train）greatengineersand　7　（science）.

　8　Chinaopeneduptotheworldin1978,TsinghuaUniversityhasdevelopedatabreathtakingpaceintoaresearchuniversity.TensofthousandsofstudentshavegraduatedfromTsinghuasinceitsfounding,among　9　aremanyoutstandingscholars,excellentbusinesspersonsandgreatstatesmen　10　（respect）bytheirfellowChinesecitizens.

Ⅳ.短文改错

假定英语课上老