【正文】 s【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，通過多個例子告訴我們很多名詞都已經(jīng)轉換成了動詞。ll pencil it in my diary in the second paragraph probably meansm sure I will soon. Perhaps I39。Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven39。t bookmark。Email reminds me, of course, of my puter and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my puter I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I39。Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we39。I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said I39。s not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we39。 5．閱讀理解 故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.”可知,人們注重飲食、營養(yǎng)和鍛煉,不很重視睡眠。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。由此可知,a wakeup call含有警鐘的意思。 （1）考查詞義猜測。To stress the function of sleeping at night.D.s sleeping problems.B.sleeping is only part of our life（4）What is the purpose of the passage? A.lazy people tend to sleep longB.people care little about sleepingspending more time in sleeping is a waste of time（3）What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that s expectationsC.being healthier is one of the advantages for usB.declaring the special day（2）From Paragraph 3 we can infer that s attentionC.B.waking up the sleeperst be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.”（1）The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means t function as well during the day. “When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center. To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We39。t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won39。 March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wakeup call. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和段落大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high173。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的They thought that attractive individuals would want better outes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job.可知,有吸引力的人希望更好的結果,因此不太容易滿足,所以參與者在選擇不那么理想的工作時更喜歡長相一般的候選人,由此可知,長相一般的人更喜歡不那么理想的工作是因為他們更容易滿足,故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative及participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job可知,參與者不太可能雇有吸引力的人做不那么理想的工作,而倉庫管理員是不理想的工作之一,由此可知,長相一般的人在申請倉庫管理員職位上有優(yōu)勢,故選C。根據(jù)第三段內容,特別是Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive.可知,本段主要介紹了研究人員對吸引力和求職之間的關系的實驗過程,故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的For the most part good looks is a blessing.可知,在很大程度上,美貌是一種福氣,由此可知,人們普遍認為有吸引力是一種福氣,故選B。Less attractive people can easily get highly paid if they work hard.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了吸引力和求職之間的關系。level jobs.C.level jobs.B.Because they will want better outes.（5）Which of the following agrees with the research? A.Because they will be more satisfied.C.an IT elite（4）Why are less attractive applicants preferred for less desirable jobs? A.C.a project directorlooking graduate may have an advantage when applying for _______. A.The process of the experiment.D.The participants of the experiment.B.it is not important.D.It is a disadvantage.B. The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high173。author Dr Madan Pillutla said, It is interesting that decision makers consider others39。 The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative and the more desirable jobs included things like a manager, project director, IT elite(精英). In all experiments where they were asked, participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job and more likely to hire the attractive candidate for the more desirable job.than173。 This stands in contrast to a large body of research that attractiveness, in general, helps candidates in the selection process. For the most part good looks is a blessing. We treat pretty people more favorably in general, often vote for them more in elections, and pay them more in their professions. The research suggests that attractive people may be discriminated against in selection for relatively less desirable jobs.s world. Actually, there is the endless potential benefit about it, but researchers have found one area that being pretty makes life a challenge securing yourself a boring, low173。 Being attractive isn39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，段落大意和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準確捕