— You shouldn’t have told everybody my secret.
— Wait a minute! I didn’t tell anyone... I swear!
— Oh, ________! You big mouth!
A. I don’t buy it B. I mean it
C. You don’t forget it D. You got it
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EVERYONE has those nights – you lie in your bed for hours, tossing and turning, totally unable to fall asleep. You wish you could just turn your brain off as if it were a light. That would make things much easier, wouldn’t it?
Now it looks like you are one step closer to this wild dream of yours – scientists from Oxford University, UK have just discovered the “switch” that tells the brain to go to sleep, reported Forbes.
To understand the study, you first need to know that there are two mechanisms (機(jī)能) that regulate sleep. There’s one that we’re already familiar with – our body clock, which works in a 24-hour cycle based on the light changes throughout the day.
The other one is what scientists call the sleep “homeostat (動態(tài)平衡系統(tǒng))”. This mechanism has nothing to do with daylight. Instead, it keeps track of the brain’s waking hours and urges it to rest if it has been awake for a long time. “It is similar to the thermostat (自動調(diào)溫器) in your home. A thermostat measures temperature and switches on the heating if it’s too cold,” Professor Gero Miesenb?ck, who led the study, told The Telegraph.
Our bodies use both of the mechanisms to regulate sleep. “The body clock says it’s the right time, and the sleep thermostat has built up pressure during a long waking day,” explained Miesenb?ck.
There is no way that scientists can trick the body clock. But with the sleep homeostat, there might be something they can do.
The researchers found that the sleep homeostat works by activating a specific group of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. They tested their theory on fruit flies by removing the neurons from the insects’ brains. And as expected, they found that the flies without the homeostat neurons did not keep a regular sleep pattern anymore.
Now that scientists have pinpointed (定位) the exact place in the brain – or, the “switch” – that regulates sleep, they can begin investigating (研究) how to activate these cells at any given time so that people can be sent to sleep instantly.
More importantly, figuring out how sleep mechanisms work may also help us to one day unravel one of the oldest mysteries of all: why do we need to sleep in the first place?
1.What is the article mainly about?
A. A new way to treat sleep disorders.
B. The discovery of the sleep “homeostat”.
C. Advice on what to do when you fail to fall asleep.
D. A comparison of the two mechanisms that regulate sleep.
2.How does the author explain the function of the sleep homeostat?
A. Through examples.
B. With comparisons.
C. Through cause and effect analysis.
D. By presenting research findings.
3.What can we conclude from the article?
A. Generally, the sleep homeostat has less effect on people during the day than at night.
B. There is little scientists can do to affect the way the sleep homeostat works.
C. What makes us go to sleep at night is probably a combination of the two mechanisms.
D. The more homeostat neurons there are in one’s brain, the more easily one can fall asleep.
4.The underlined word “unravel” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. put up with B. figure out C. keep track of D. take notice of
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省徐州市高三第三次質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達(dá)
閱讀下面的短文,然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair. Honesty is a good virtue. If you are honest
all the time, you'll be trusted and respected by others. A liar is always looked down upon and
regarded as a black sheep by the people around. Once you lie, people will never believe you
even if you speak the truth.
However, nowadays it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of
honesty. To them, among such things as health, beauty, money, intelligence, honesty, reputation
and talent, honesty is the only thing that can be thrown away. They don't understand or pretend
not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune for humans,.and that it is necessary to do
everything well.
In short, honesty is gold. Honest, your reputation will become great; dishonest, your name
will be spoiled: Therefore, we should never make such an excuse as "A little dishonesty is only a
slight thing." We should remove immediately the seed of dishonesty once it's sowed in our
minds.
【寫作內(nèi)容】
1.以約30個詞概括上面短文;
2.以約120個詞談?wù)勀銓φ\信的想法,內(nèi)容包括:
(1)失去誠信的危害性。
(2)舉例說明誠信的重要性并談?wù)勀銈人的看法。
【寫作要求】
1.在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷、虛構(gòu)的故事或生活中的事例,也可以參照閱
讀材料的內(nèi)容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。
【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】
概括準(zhǔn)確,語言規(guī)范,內(nèi)容合適,語篇連貫
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The most challenging job for game designers is to make their games interesting__.
A. to play B. to be played
C. played D. being played
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省高三模擬考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
This is my world now; it’s all I have left. You see, I’m old. And, I’m not as healthy as I used to be. I’m not necessarily happy with it, but I accept it. Occasionally, a member of my family will stop in to see me. He or she will bring me some flowers or a little present, maybe a set of slippers—I’ve got eight pairs. And then they will return to the outside world and I’ll be alone again. Oh, there are other people here in the nursing home. Residents, we’re called. The majority are about my age. I’m 84. Many are in wheelchairs. The lucky ones are passing through—a broken hip, a diseased heart, something has brought them here for rehabilitation(康復(fù)). When they’re well they’ll be going home.
The help here is basically pretty good, although there’s a large turnover of staff. Just when I get comfortable with someone he or she moves on to another job. I understand that. This is not the best job to have. I don’t much like some of the physical things that happen to us. I don’t care much for a diaper(尿布). I seem to have lost the control acquired so diligently as a child. The difference is that I’m aware and embarrassed, but I can’t do anything about it. I’ve had three children, and I know it isn’t pleasant to clean another’s diaper. My husband used to wear a gas mask when he changed the kids. I wish I had one now.
Why do you think the staff insists on talking baby talk when speaking to me? I understand English. I have a degree in music and am a certified teacher. Now I hear a lot of words that end in “y”. There is little need for anyone to position their face directly in front of mine and raise their voice with those “y” words. Sometimes it takes longer for a meaning to sink in; sometimes my mind wanders when I am bored. But there’s no need to shout.
I’d love to go out for a meal or travel again. I’d love to go to my own church, sing with my own choir. I’d love to visit my friends. Most of them are gone now or else they are in different “homes” of their children’s choosing. I’d love to play a good game of bridge, but no one here seems to concentrate very well. My children put me here for my own good. They said they would be able to visit me frequently. But they have their own lives to lead. That sounds normal. I don’t want to be a burden. They know that. But I would like to see them more. One of them is here in town. He visits as much as he can.
Something else I’ve learned to accept is loss of privacy. Quite often I’ll close my door when my roommate—imagine having a roommate at my age—is in the TV room. I do appreciate some time to myself and believe that I have earned at least that courtesy(禮貌). As I sit thinking or writing, one of the aides invariably opens the door unannounced and walks in as if I’m not there. Sometimes she even opens my drawers and begins searching around. Am I invisible? Have I lost my right to respect and dignity? I am still a human being. I would like to be treated as one.
Back to my semiprivate room for a little semi-privacy or a nap(午睡). I do need my beauty rest; company may come today. What is today, again? The afternoon drags into early evening. This used to be my favorite time of the day. Things would wind down. I would kick off my shoes. Put my feet up on the coffee table. Pop open a bottle of Chablis and enjoy the fruits of my day’s labor with my husband. He’s gone. So is my health. This is my world.
1.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. The staff at the nursing home mistreated the elderly people.
B. Nursing home workers sometimes stole items from her drawers.
C. Her children did not often visit because they felt guilty for having put her in the nursing home.
D. The staff used baby talk with her because they assumed her mind had aged as her body had.
2.The author concluded her essay with a tone of ________.
A. dignityB. sadnessC. disappointmentD. confusion
3.How will the author’s son most probably feel after he reads this essay?
A. Sympathetic.B. Regretful.C. Angry.D. Relieved.
4.The best title for the passage would be ________.
A. The Disadvantages of Growing Old
B. If Only I could be getting better
C. The Elderly: A Forgotten Generation
D. The Place That Changed My Life
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Having a glass of water first thing in the morning helps rid your body of poisonous substances that ________ overnight.
A. were stored B. had been stored
C. are being stored D. have been stored
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—What’s wrong with my computer, Jack?
—Let me have a check. OK, it works now.
—You mean, nothing wrong with it, ________ ?
A. is thereB. isn’t thereC. is itD. isn’t it
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It is imagination-___it dreams, if you wish-that promotes the mind for healthy growth.
A. called B. calling
C. to call D. call
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In a(n) _______ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.
A. order B. purpose C. aim D. gesture
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