At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were   21  to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   22  us, which controls the   23  and fall of our body energies,   24  us different from one day to the next.
The   25  of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   26  since the lives of most living things are controlled   27  the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循環(huán)). We feel   28  and fall asleep at night and become  29  and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is   30  most people experience unpleasant   31 . For example, people who are not   32  to working at night can find that   33  of sleep causes them to   34  badly at work.
  35  the daily cycle of sleeping and   36 , we also have other cycles which   37  longer than one day. Most of us would   38  that we feel good on some days and not so good on  39 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   40  do not exist.
小題1:  
A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．carefulC．a(chǎn)ble D．proud
小題2:  
A．a(chǎn)roundB．inside C．betweenD．on
小題3:  
A．riseB．supply C．useD．movement
小題4:
A．showingB．treatingC．changingD．making
小題5:
A．ideaB．opinionC．storyD．invention
小題6:
A．difficultB．exciting C．interestingD．surprising
小題7:
A．fromB．overC．byD．during
小題8:
A．dull B．dreamy C．tired D．peaceful
小題9:
A．regularB．excitedC．clearD．lively
小題10:
A．shortenedB．disturbedC．resetD．troubled
小題11:
A．momentsB．senses C．feelings D．effects
小題12:
A．used B．a(chǎn)llowedC．expected D．prevented
小題13:
A．miss B．noneC．need D．lack
小題14:
A．show B．performC．manageD．control
小題15:
A．With B．ExceptC．As well asD．Rather than
小題16:
A．waking B．moving C．livingD．working
小題17:
A．repeatB．remain C．happenD．last
小題18:
A．believeB．a(chǎn)greeC．realizeD．a(chǎn)llow
小題19:
A．othersB．the otherC．a(chǎn)ll otherD．other
小題20:
A．only B．justC．stillD．yet

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A．Advantage of the energy from nature.
B．The future of the energy.
C．Scientists have been working hard to research other kinds of energy.
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B．a(chǎn)ll the energy causes pollution
C．the new kinds of energy are badly needed
D．scientists have found other kinds of energy for the future
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A．how you can deal with life changing events
B．how helpful events can change your life
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. Which of the following expressions has the meaning most close to the underlined phrase “got boiled down to” in paragraph two ?
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Why is “such simplistic advice ”(Line 2, Para.3) impossible to follow?
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C．People have to get married some day.
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B．people might drive a car-plane in 2011
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lt takes the car-plane one minute to     .
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According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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B. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.
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D. People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.
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What’s the best title for the passage?
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A．In a newspaper.B．In a magazine.C．In a science report.D．In a diary.
小題2:How will Germany react to Japan’s nuclear crisis?
A．Germany will close all the country’s nuclear plants.
B．Germany will hold a meeting of nuclear safety authorities.
C．Germany will change the decision made last year.
D．Germany will delay the extension of nuclear plants running time.
小題3:The author mentions all the following EXCEPT ______.
A．The moratorium in Germany will give time to examine the nuclear plants safety standards.
B．Switzerland will not build new nuclear plants unless they meet the experts’ safety standards.
C．The Social Democrats in Germany shares the same view with the Free Democratic Party.
D．Russia will try to learn something from the nuclear power crisis in Japan.
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A．Watch Out for the Danger of Nuclear Power
B．Europe Is against Building Nuclear Plants
C．Nuclear Plants in Europe Are Delayed
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In a previous（先前的） study，Cohen and his colleagues put cold­causing viruses into the noses of 334 healthy adults. People who tended to be cheerful and lively were least likely to develop sniffles，coughs，and other cold symptoms. People who showed positive feelings were also less likely to mention symptoms to their doctors，even when medical tests detected those symptoms.
Those findings were interesting，but they didn’t prove that a person’s attitude affects whether he or she gets sick. Instead，it was still possible that a person’s underlying personality is what matters. Evidence suggests，for instance，that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing and optimistic，with high self­esteem and a sense of control over life. This would mean that who we are，not how we feel，ultimately decides our chances of catching colds.
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What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Smiles Turn away Colds
B．An Interesting Way to Beat Colds
C．Be Outgoing and Optimistic to Fight Colds
D．What Matters More，Personality or Emotions?
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In the previous study，people who showed positive feelings______.
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B．developed cold symptoms more slowly
C．were less likely to have cold symptoms detected
D．were less likely to feel cold symptoms
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The underlined word “symptoms” probably means________.
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B．something that results in cold
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小題1:
The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________.
A．man desires to explore what is unknown
B．man often goes wherever his dreams go
C．man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now
D．man’s history is the exploration of the world
小題2:
The word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means __________.
A．vast B．various C．valuable D．practical
小題3:
The author seems to be in favor of__________.
A．doubting the necessity of the space exploration
B．the exploration of space
C．exploring more in space than in the sea
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