【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ople are falling asleep because ?the office was hot39。 or ?the meeting was boring, 39。that39。s not coping with sleep loss. I would argue that they39。re affecting their productive capability, says Dinges. What most people don39。t realize is that the purpose of sleep may be more to rest the mind than to rest the body. Sleep helps strengthen memory, improve judgment, promote learning and concentration, boost mood, speed reaction time and sharpen problem solving and accuracy. According to Sonia AncoliIsrael, a psychologist at the University of California who‘s done extensive studies in the aging population, lack of sleep may even resemble the symptoms of dementia (癡呆 ). In recent findings, she was able to improve cognitive function in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer39。s simply by treating their sleep disorder. ―The need for sleep does not change a lot with age,‖ says AncoliIsrael, but often because of illnesses and the medications, ―the ability to sleep does.‖ If you lack sleep, there‘s plenty you can do to pay back your sleep debt. For starters， take your mom39。s advice, and get to bed early. If you can‘t manage to sleep longer at night, try to squeeze in a midday nap. Timothy Roehrs, director of research at the sleep Disorders and Research Center at Henry Ford Hospital advises against oversleeping on weekend mornings to make up for a workweek of deprivation。 later rising can make it even harder later to get a full night s rest. According to Dinges, the most mon reason we deprive ourselves of sleep is work. But consider that in giving up two hours of bedtime to do more work, you are losing a quarter of your remended nightly sleep and gaining just 12% more time during the day. What if you could be 12% more productive instead? If mental sharpness is your goal, the answer is clear: stop depriving yourself, and get a good night39。s sleep. 11. We can learn from Dinges39。 experiment that . A. people tend to ignore the decline in mental sharpness[來源 :學 _科 _網(wǎng) ] B. people get easily used to lack of sleep in less than 4 days C. sleeping less than 8 hours won39。t cause physical disfort D. people can keep themselves awake for only sixteen hours 12. In Paragraph 3, the author shows that a person who is sleep deprived . A. remains productive by drinking coffee or taking a walk B. fails to cope with sleep loss through nodding off C. engages in microsleep to maintain productivity D. fells asleep due to the high temperature and boredom 13. According to psychologist Sonia AncoliIsrael, . A. the elderly don39。t need as much sleep as they used to B. the ability to sleep is not affected by medications C. sleep deprivation may look like the symptoms of dementia D. people with Alzheimer‘s cannot be treated for sleep disorders 14. What39。s the author39。s attitude to people‘s acceptance of sleep deprivation? A. Supportive. B. Ambiguous C. Cautious D. Worried[來源 :學科網(wǎng) ZXXK] 15. What is the author‘s purpose in writing this article? A. To explain the reasons why people accept sleep starvation. B. To urge people to catch up on lost time for a good night39。s sleep. C. To show the mon phenomenon of sleep loss in America, D. To raise people‘s awareness of the hidden sleep deprivation. 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 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。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 The Science of RiskSeeking Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. ___16____ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work. The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Riskseekers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring, ____17___ As the quality of risktaking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk. So why aren‘t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risktaking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stayinthecave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exist today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. ____18_____. No matter where you are on the riskseeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. _______19_____ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experience often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well. _____20_____ For the risk seekers, a part of the brain related to pleasure bees active, while for the rest of us, a part of brain related to fear bees active. As experts continue to study the science of riskseeking, we‘ll continue to hit the mountains or the waves of the shallow end of the pool. A. It all depends on your character. B. Those are the risks you should jump to take. C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival. D. Thus, these wellequipped people survived because they were the fittest. E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into bigger world. F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation. 第二部分：完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30 分 ) 請閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的 四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D） 中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 The Erin Optimists club is offering two free selfesteem workshops to students and their parents in the month of November through the RISE Up anization. ―It‘s a ____21_____ issue, as we are hearing more about bulling issues in the media,‖ said club spokesman Jeff Andrews. ―Our optimist motto is to be a ____22____ of the youth and the