At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe (安慰) me, but then I’m jarred (使感不快)by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively (強(qiáng)制性地) needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work movers from foreground to background.
36 Compared with the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent is
A obscure.
B distinct.
C unreal.
D misleading.
37 The passage implies that the writer and her boyfriend live in
A England.
B different countries.
C the same city.
D the same country.
38 Living alone in a house, the writer seems to
A have totally forgotten her work.
B be afraid of her neighbors.
C get some comfort from TV programs.
D have gone crazy.
39 We learn from the passage that the writer
A is fed up with the Net opponents.
B prefers people to the computer.
C is addicted to the computer.
D does not like human contact.
40 The phrase “coming back out of the cave” in the fifth paragraph means
A “coming back home”.
B “giving up the present job”.
C “l(fā)iving a luxurious life”.
D “restoring real human contact”.
第三篇 The Body Clock
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology.
Deep inside the brain there is a ‘clock’ that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the biological clock.
The body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 am and again between 3-5 pm. Afternoon tea and nap are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon.
36 Compared with the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent is
A obscure.
B distinct.
C unreal.
D misleading.
37 The passage implies that the writer and her boyfriend live in
A England.
B different countries.
C the same city.
D the same country.
38 Living alone in a house, the writer seems to
A have totally forgotten her work.
B be afraid of her neighbors.
C get some comfort from TV programs.
D have gone crazy.
39 We learn from the passage that the writer
A is fed up with the Net opponents.
B prefers people to the computer.
C is addicted to the computer.
D does not like human contact.
40 The phrase “coming back out of the cave” in the fifth paragraph means
A “coming back home”.
B “giving up the present job”.
C “l(fā)iving a luxurious life”.
D “restoring real human contact”.
第三篇 The Body Clock
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology.
Deep inside the brain there is a ‘clock’ that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the biological clock.
The body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 am and again between 3-5 pm. Afternoon tea and nap are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon.