新东方新概念英语第二册课文与讲解笔记：[2010四六级] 12月考试阅读备考：新东方课堂笔记(10)

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

注：1.第一句提出现象新东方新概念英语第二册课文与讲解笔记新东方新概念英语第二册课文与讲解笔记新东方新概念英语第二册课文与讲解笔记，后面跟着对现象的解释新东方新概念英语第二册课文与讲解笔记：[2010四六级] 12月考试阅读备考：新东方课堂笔记(10)，这种解释一般是考点

2.but 转折词和 might 虚拟语气都表达作者负态度

3.最后一句话 he has proved... 主题句

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're 'hot'. That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语) as: 'Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!' The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

注：1.peak 顶峰，高峰 2.forenoon 上午

You can' t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam (鼓起干劲)

and work better at your low point.

注：1.第一句话结论句，后面跟着结论的解释

2.stay up 熬夜 3.rise 起床

4.本段说明针对能量周期我们怎么做

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

注：1.Get off to a slow start 刚开始慢慢来

2.which引导定语从句其实是解释

3.本段解释慢慢来的具体动作，应该速读

4.routine 例行公事的 5.concentration 集中

31. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ________.

A) he is a lazy person

B) he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

C) he is not sure when his energy is low

D) he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

注：定位第二段，新老观点混淆

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you' re 'hot'. That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语) as: 'Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!' The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

32. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

A) Unawareness of energy cycles.

B) Familiar monologues.

C) A change in a family member's energy cycle.

D) Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

注：定位第二段，文章条件反过来讲

10月14日：[2010四六级] 12月考试阅读备考：新东方课堂笔记(9)

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