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1. He is at his peak in the afternoon or evening. 根据文章第二段的叙述, 任何人每天都有一个体温周期。如果你感到精力最充沛时, 就表示你的体温处于周期的高峰。有些人的高峰在上午, 有些人的在下午, 早上难于起床的人, 很可能他的周期高峰在下午。本段倒数第二句就是本题的答案。 2. unawareness of energy cycles. 第二段最后一句说, 如果夫妻双方弄清楚了能量周期的道理, 吵架也就结束了。所以吵架的原因也就是不懂得人的能量循环周期。 3. He should get up earlier than usual. 文章第三段倒数第二句说, 假如你上午的能量周期处于低谷, 而你在上午又有一件紧要的工作要做, 那你就应该比平常早起床。这就是本题的答案。 4. It will help keep my energy for the day's work. 文章第四段一、二句说, 动作慢一些起床, 可以节省体能, 起床时打打呵欠, 伸展肢体。这些都可以使你保持精力, 投入工作. 5. Man's energy cycle and himself-adjustment. 全文的大意是说, 人人都有一个能量代谢周期, 其周期有高峰和低谷, 高峰期精力充沛, 低谷期精力减弱。但人们可以进行自我调节, 变低谷为高峰, 使其更好地投入工作。

练习Passage 8 American women experience a great variety of lifestyles. A \woman may be single. She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American women. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitude about themselves and their role in American life. Historically, American women have always been very independent. The first colonists to come to New England were of ten young couples who had left behind their extended family (i.e. their parents,sisters,

cousins, etc.). The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This had two important effects. First of all, this as yet uncivilized environment demanded that every person share in developing it and in survival. Women worked along side their husbands and children to establish themselves in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles. This role of women was reinforced in later years as Americans moved west, again leaving family behind and encountering a hostile environment. Even later, in the East, as new immigrants arrived, the women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family. Within the established lifestyle of industrialized twentieth century America, the strong role of women was not as dramatic as in the early days of the country. Some women were active outside the home; others were not. However, when American men went to war in the 1940s, women stepped into the men's jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of their own capabilities. 36. A typical American woman is . A) single or married B) divorced C) sure about herself and her role D) all of the above 37. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the second paragraph? A) Two contrasting views of a problem are presented. B) An evaluation is explained and then reasons are given. C) A problem is examined and possible answers are given. D) Historical view is explained in comparison with the present. 38. During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women . A) was strengthened B) was as important as early C) was declined D) was more reinforced than early days 39. Women took part in men's jobs during the time of . A) the Second World War B) the West movement C) was early immigration D) the industrialized twentieth century 40. What is the main idea of this passage? A) Different life

styles led by the American women. B) American women were free to step into nontraditional roles. C) American women worked hard to establish their roles in American history. D) American women were independent because they did not have to follow the regulations at all.

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36．答案D）正确。见原文第一段。 37．答案B）正确。见原文第二段的整个结构：先提出历史上美国妇女的作用和地位，即富于独立性的评论，然后一一说明原由。所以选择B）。选择项A）中所说contrasting views (对立、相反的观点)，选择项C）中的先提出问题然后给出答案的方法，及选择项D）中的历史与现实的对比手法等都是与原文不相符合的。 38．答案C）正确。原文…the strong role… was not as dramatic as in the early …,其中not as …as表示（程度上）不如…，而选择项C）中declined一词是\下降了\，两者意义上相同。而选择项A）与D）都表示\加强了\和reinforced，与原文意义不符。 39．答案A）正确。见原文…When men went to war in the 1940's, woman stepped into… 其中stepped into (踏入、介入)与题目中took part in (参与)意思相同；且1940's指二战期间，答案是A）。 40．答案A）正确。全文第一句是中心思想，下文是围绕这句展开说明的。

Passage 9 Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the \United States leads the world with the worst taxes. Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than four to five thousand dollars per year must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal (national) government. The percentage varies for individuals. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a two-level income tax; that is, 15 or 28 percent. $17850 is the cutoff. The tax rate is 15 percent

below $ 17850 and 28 percent above. The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any it …… 此处隐藏：7698字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……