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”were watched during their normal asleep and awake routines(常規(guī) ). After 10 hours of being awake, the“evening people”became more “morning people”became sleepy and less believe the reason for this difference is that night owls receive a nergy from their added energy allows them to stay alert for longer periods of time. Environment, lifestyle, activities and childhood routines all may have an effect on sleeping habits, yet geics(遺傳學 )may play the biggest role. It is possible to change your sleeping habits through regular bedtimes, early exercise and by avoiding midnight if you39。re happy rising early or staying up late, you39。re probably doing what works best for your own personal body clock. 【解題導語】 早起和晚起哪種更好?還是各有優(yōu)劣? 1. How does the author introduce the subject? A. By asking questions. B. By showing research results. C. By telling a story. D. By describing two different lifestyle. 答案 D [文章結(jié)構(gòu)題。文章第一段描述了 “早起鳥 ”和 “夜貓子 ”兩種人不同的生活方式和習慣,從而引出下文,討論哪種習慣更有優(yōu)勢的話題。 ] 2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 really mean? A. “Night owls”can focus longer than“early birds”. B. . C. Early risers have an advantage over late risers. D. Early to bed, early to rise is good for health. 答案 C [推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段前三句 “傳統(tǒng)上 ,早起者被視為勤奮,而喜歡賴床,晚起者被視為懶惰和工作效率低 ”可以推斷出 21世紀的大多數(shù)人依然認為早起者比晚起者更有優(yōu)勢,即 “早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 ”。 ] 3. What did the researchers find in a Belgian study? A. Early risers can think clearly after being awake for 10 hours. B. Late risers can think quickly after being awake for 10 hours. C. Early risers bee as focused as later risers. D. Late risers bee sleepier than early risers. 答案 B [細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第三、四句話可知, “晚間型 ”的人在清醒了 10 小時后變得更機敏,而 “早晨型 ”的人卻變得昏昏欲睡、無法集中注意力,故 B項正確。 ] 4. According to the passage, which of the following has the most influence on one39。s sleep habits? A. Geic elements. B. Lifestyle and activities. C. Living environment. D. Childhood routines. 答案 A [細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知遺傳學對一個人的習慣影響最大,遺傳學涉及到基因因素,故 A項正確。 ]