Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor (work) through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (頂峰). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon (上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.

Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.

You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch(伸展). Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.

1.Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.

2.For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?

3.According to the passage, ____________.

4.Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?

If you’re like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home: perhaps somewhere on your schoolyard and maybe even at work during your breaks. Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding ,so give some thought to how you can create（營造）or choose the right reading environments. The right environment allows you to stay alert（專注的）and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult.

       When you’re at home ,you can usually create effective conditions for reading. You might want to choose a particular place― a desk or table, for example where you always read .Make sure the place you choose is well lighted ,and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight. Reading in a chair that’s too soft and comfortable is likely to make you sleepy! Keep your active reading tools (pens ,markers ,notebooks or paper) and a dictionary close at hand.

       Before you sit down for a reading period ,try to reduce all possible interruptions. Turn off your phone, the television, and the radio. Tell your family members or roommates that you’ll be busy for a while .If necessary, put a “Do not disturb” sign on your door! The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, the harder it will be to keep your attention on the task at hand.

49．The author believes that the right reading environment __________.

       A．helps readers a little in their reading tasks

       B．helps readers a lot in their reading tasks

       C．can only be created at one’s home

       D．can only be created outside one’s home

50．Which type of the following interruptions is mentioned in the text?

       A．Dictionaries.                                               B．Paper.

       C．Phone calls.                                               D．Notebooks.

51．What would be the best title for the text?

       A．How to Read Fast

       B．Creating an Effective Reading Environment

       C．The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions

       D．What to Read

Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor (work) through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (頂峰). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon (上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.
Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.
You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch(伸展). Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.

1. 1.

   Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.

   1. A.
      how people can make their life fit their cycle
   2. B.
      whether everyone has a daily cycle or not
   3. C.
      why people have their energy cycle at different times
   4. D.
      what will happen in the family if the couple fail to realize which cycle each member has
2. 2.

   For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?

   1. A.
      Either of them gets up late in the morning.
   2. B.
      Husbands and wives have different cycles of energy.
   3. C.
      Either of them wants to change the cycle of the other’s.
   4. D.
      They do not know which cycle they themselves have.
3. 3.

   According to the passage, ____________.

   1. A.
      one works better at one’s peak energy point
   2. B.
      if you know your cycle you can change it to fit your life.
   3. C.
      whenever you feel hot, your energy cycle reaches the highest
   4. D.
      your energy cycle must be in the morning if you can get up early
4. 4.

   Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?

   1. A.
      Getting up late.
   2. B.
      Jumping out of bed as quickly as possible.
   3. C.
      Looking for clean clothes.
   4. D.
      Sitting for a while before getting out of bed.

As society advances and basic needs are most often being met, things that were not considered important in the past have taken priority(優(yōu)先). In the past, people could easily get a job and progress pretty well, as long as they were hard-working; education was important but not as crucial(關(guān)系重大) as it is today.
Nowadays, just as clothes are important to first impressions, degree is important to a person’s first job interview or even a job with a good salary. Although experience is important to survive in any trade or profession, the first thing that companies look for is that piece of paper before looking at one’s experience.
A passport into the world of any profession is what having a degree means today, especially for professions that have need of certification and pay well, such as architects, doctors, lawyers, and teachers.
That piece of paper, the degree, is also a passport to jobs in top or middle management in any company, especially so for multi-national corporations(跨國公司). Having a degree opens up opportunities that one would not have had if one did not have any kind of degree. A degree simply proves that one has gone through the necessary training and understanding of how to carry out a job.
Although there are many that may say having a degree may not necessarily equal to success, it would most definitely help any person achieve success in shorter and easier steps. Success cannot simply be a result of hard work and/or depending on one’s experience or degree alone; it is the art and knowledge of how to work that determines one’s success. Therefore, it should not be for the sake to get a degree, but the quality of the degree and experiences that one can learn from that matter as well.
【小題1】 What would be the best title for this passage?

During a state of deep relaxation, several physiological changes take place in the body: the body’s oxygen consumption is reduced; the heart beat decreases; muscle tension and sweating ease, and there is decreased sympathetic （交感的） nervous system activity．This restful state not only allows the body to repair and restore itself, but it has a calming effect on the consciousness．
How to achieve this state of relaxation, however, is a matter of opinion, and in some medical circles, a matter of controversy．A recent report by Dr．David Holmes of the University of Kansas in the journal “American psychologist” said that simply sitting in an armchair has just as many beneficial characteristics for the body as meditation （冥想） does．Researchers of other relaxation techniques disagree．These experts believe that more structured techniques, such as meditation, lead to a condition of deep relaxation．
The debate goes on, but one thing appears to be clear: the relaxation response can be reached by a number of methods, and the methods themselves are not as important as getting there．One day, one method may work best; on another day, an alternative method may be more appropriate．Once you are aware of all the methods, you can find the one that works best on you．
Some of the relaxation techniques are meditation, auto analysis and progressive muscle relaxation response．More than just sitting quietly in a chair, they have the added benefit of structure and discipline, and for these reasons appear to be more effective for most individuals．
【小題1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true when a person is in a state of deep relaxation?