What time of day are you quick to think or act? Are you more of a morning person? Or does your brain need a few hours to get going? A lot of research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time of day we are best able to perform, according to the Wall Street Journal.

When it comes to the human brain, many people work best later in the morning. This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through the day. Taking a warm shower when you wake up can help speed this up.

But everyone’s body clock is different. Morning people will rise early and work better early in the day. Evening people will wake later but their brain will work better toward the end of the day.

Research shows that we’re better at some activities at certain times of the day. Physical performance is at its best between 3 pm and 6 pm, so it’s better to exercise later in the day.

Between noon and 4 pm, people are getting tired. This is partly because we are slow to think or act after eating a big meal. Research also shows that we become sleepy around 2 pm.

Finally, it is best to eat during our active periods. This allows our body to burn calories better and stops our blood sugar levels from getting too high.

1.Many people perform best later in the morning because ___.

A. they can’t get up very early B. the body’s temperature needs time to rise

C. they have to take a shower first D. that’s when the brain wakes up

2.Evening people had better ___.

A. rise early and work in the morning B. rise late and work in the morning

C. wake later and work better in the evening D. wake later and work after midnight

3.According to the research, which of the following is TRUE?

A. It’s better to do exercise in the afternoon. B. We perform better after eating a big meal.

C. Sleeping at 2 pm is not good for our health. D. Our body burns calories better at night.

4.What would be the best title for the story?

A. Research about time B. The best time to do things

C. Brain performance D. Different periods of a day

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】試題本文是一篇科普文，介紹了生物鐘能夠顯示出人一天什么時候表現(xiàn)最好。不同的人有不同的生物鐘，人們在不同的時間段身體活動能力也不相同。 1.題意：許多人在早上的表現(xiàn)最好，因為 �？疾榧毠�(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through t...

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。有一個選項是多余的。

A passenger told a flight attendant(服務員) that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger called for service, the flight attendant felt worried.1.As a result, the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

In the following hours, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she asked him with a smile if he needed anything.2.

When he was getting off the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review（評價）card.3.

Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. “On the flight, you asked me 12 times if I needed help,” the passenger wrote. “4.” Even after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.

A. But he asked for nothing.

B. She knew that he would write something bad, but she politely handed it to him.

C. She was so busy that she had forgotten to give him the water.

D. So she refused to give him the service review card.

E. How can I refuse your sincere smiles?

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.E 【解析】試題本文敘述的是乘客和空姐之間的故事�？战阋驗槭旅Χ�忘記了給需要吃藥的乘客倒水，為了彌補，空姐每次經(jīng)過該乘客都問他要不要水，盡管乘客不予理睬，但空姐依然微笑著堅持�？战�12次的真誠微笑，終于感動了乘客，他主動在服務卡上對空姐的微笑表示了贊美。 1.根據(jù)下文As a result, the passenger couldn’t t...

閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到答題卡對應的位置上。請注意詞數(shù)要求。

In January this year, people found a bottle on a beach in West Australia. There was a message in the bottle. A German sailor threw the bottle into the sea in June 1886. That was 132 years ago! It is the world’s oldest-known message in a bottle.

At the time, German sailors used messages in bottles to study how the salt water moves. Between 1864 and 1933, they threw thousands of bottles into the sea.

Writing messages in bottles is popular around the world. Some messages are used for scientific studies. But most people send out messages in bottles for other reasons.

Some want to find pen pals. So they write down some things about themselves. Some people write down their secrets. They hope the sea can take them away. There are even online messages in bottles. People can send them through WeChat or QQ.

The reasons and ways may change, but the idea behind the messages is always the same: People want to connect with others. This idea has made sending messages in bottles popular for hundreds of years.

1.Where did people find the world’s oldest-known message in a bottle? (No more than 6 words)

2.Why did people throw bottles into the water between 1864 and 1933? (No more than 7 words)

3.Who threw the bottle into the sea in June 1886? (No more than 3 words)

4.How can people send online messages in bottles? (No more than 4 words)

5.Nowadays, what is the main reason for sending messages in bottles? (No more than 4 words)

1.On a beach in West Australia. 2.To study how the salt water moves. 3.A German sailor 4.Through WeChat or QQ. 5.To connect with others. 【解析】試題短文介紹了漂流瓶的起源、作用和發(fā)展。 1.題意：人們在哪里找到瓶子里世界上最古...

（題文） 書面表達

在中學生機器人大賽上，出現(xiàn)了一種專門照顧老人的新型家用智能機器人，它的主要功能有：

1. 定時做飯、洗衣服； 2. 陪老人聊天、下棋、做運動；

3. 處理緊急情況（如：撥打120）

假如你是該機器人的發(fā)明者，請你介紹這個產(chǎn)品，并談談你的未來設想。

要求：1. 意思連貫，語句通順；

2. 詞數(shù)80詞左右；短文的開頭已給出（不計入總詞數(shù)）

3. 參考詞匯： at a fixed time 定時

emergency 緊急情況

ccompany sb. 陪伴某人

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you for attending our robot show. Now I’d like to introduce my new invention to all of you.

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for attending our robot show. Now I’d like to introduce my new invention to all of you. I invented the new robot mainly to help the elderly at home. It can cook m...

---What _______fine weather it is!

---Yes. Why not play_________ guitar in the garden?

A. a; the B. an; a C. \; the D. \; an

C 【解析】句意：------多好的天氣啊！------是的。為什么不在花園里彈吉他呢？What引導的感嘆句構成：（1）What + a/an+形容詞+名詞+主語+謂語�。�2）What + 形容詞+不可數(shù)名詞或可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)+主語+謂語！weather是不可數(shù)名詞，故不用任何冠詞；樂器前用定冠詞the，故彈吉他是：play the guitar；結合選項可知選C。

---Nancy, how can I protect the birds? They are in danger.

---I think you may protect them _____ joining the Bird Watching Society.

A. in B. by C. on D. with

B 【解析】句意：-----南茜，我如何保護鳥類？他們處于危險之中。-------我想你可以通過加入觀鳥會來保護他們。by，in，with，on都有表示手段或工具；（1）with后跟具體的工具。如：I often do my homework with a pen. 我經(jīng)常用鋼筆做作業(yè)。（2）in表示使用某種語言或使用某種材料，語言、材料前不加冠詞。如：Can you say it in E...

Max is one of _____teachers in our school, and he teaches better than ____teacher here.

A. the famousest; any other B. the most famous; any

C. the most famous; any other D. the famousest; the other

C 【解析】句意：Max是我們學校最著名的老師之一，他比在這其他任何一名老師教的更好。此題考查固定短語one of +形容詞最高級+可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)。根據(jù)句意，應選C。

There is something wrong with my computer. ______, I can’t chat on the Internet now.

A. Because B. If C. Instead of D. As a result

D 【解析】句意：我的電腦出了一些故障。結果，我現(xiàn)在不能上網(wǎng)聊天了。此題考查連詞，A.因為；B.如果；C.反而；D.結果。根據(jù)句意，應選D。

You are sure to fail the exam__________you study hard.

A. if B. unless C. since D. that

B 【解析】 試題句意：如果你不努力學習，你一定會考試不及格的。A.if如果；B. unless如果不；C. since自從；結合句意，故選B。

Yesterday a thief_________ the bank and helped himself to millions of money.

A. broke in B. broke up C. broke out D. broke into

D 【解析】試題A. broke in接入，插入；B. broke up散會，關系破裂 ；C. broke out 爆發(fā)；D. broke into闖入； 句意：昨天一個小偷闖入銀行，盜竊了幾百萬。故選D。