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On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time ___1___ an old woman who lived ____2____.

When she came home she sensed something ___3___. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4____ of forced entry （进入）Had anything been taken ? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn’t go to the club. ___6___ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, ___7___ herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would ___8___.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clake was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and ____10___ she heard her letter—box being pushed open. ___11___ the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly___12___ the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a____13___. The wire turned and caught around the knob ( 圆形旋钮 ) on the door—lock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and ___14___ the water over the hand. ___15___ was heard outside as the ___16___ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was ___17___ by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long ___18___ the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ____19___at the club for her successful ___20___.

(D)1. A. by B. to C. with D. for

(B)2. A. lonely B. alone C. away D. busily

(C)3. A. terrible B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. bad

(C)4. A. scene B. show C. sign D. sight

(D)5. A. looking B. examining C. searching D. checking

(C)6. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Again

(B)7. A. pushing B. letting C. pulling D. leading

(C)8. A. appear B. follow C. happen D. continue

(B)9. A. cooking B. making C. burning D. serving

(A)10. A. the next moment B. for a while C. in time D. at once.

(C)11. A. Putting B. Laying aside C. Picking up D. Taking away

(A)12. A. towards B. away C. from behind D. near

(B)13. A. knife B. hand C. letter D. key

(C)14. A. spread B. dropped C. poured D. covered

(D)15. A. A sad voice B. A. strange noise C. A warning shout D. A sharp cry

(D)16. A. key B. kettle C. door-lock D. write

(A)17. A. followed B. caused C. produced D. ended

(A)18. A. before B. since C. until D. when

(B)19. A. surprised B. admired C. inspired D. supported

(B)20. A. self—satisfaction B. self –protection C. self—respect D. self—service

【语篇解析】本文为记叙文，讲述的是 Mrs Clarke 在发现家中被盗后所采取的对策，以及她惩治小偷的经过。

1.【解析】D。a … way for…意为“对于……来说是一种……的方法”。

2.【解析】B。Mrs Clarke是独自一个人住,因此用alone; lonely是形容词，意为“孤独的”。

3.【解析】C。接下去几句描述了家中情况，并非十分糟糕，也不曾让她们uncomfortable ，只是有点“反常”（unusual）罢了。

4.【解析】C。由上半句可见并无破门而入的迹象（sign）。

5.【解析】D。发现家中可能被盗后，不是“看”或“搜”应当是“查对”（check）一下，看看丢了什么。

6.【解析】C。没去club且代之以a short walk in the park…。Instead指“代替”。

7.【解析】B。根据文章意思可确定答案。

8.【解析】C。看看会发生什么，happen是普通词语，其它选项太具体。

9.【解析】B。make tea ，指“沏（泡）茶”，是习惯用法。

10.【解析】A。the next moment意为“紧接着……”，相当于immediately.

11.【解析】C。根据下文，此处是“提起一壶开水”。

12.【解析】A。朝门口走去；若选取D，则表示在门附近走动。

13.【解析】B。伸进来的是“手”（hand），下文 ...and the hand was pulled back有提示。

14.【解析】C。“泼、浇水”用pour。

15.【解析】D。开水猛然浇到手上，听到的是利声尖叫，并非其他几种声音。

16.【解析】D。与上文照应。

17.【解析】A。手缩回后是逃走的脚步声，follow指“随着”。

18.【解析】A。It wasn’t long before…这一句型表示“不久……”。

19.【解析】B。如此沉着和机智，自然在club中受到别人的崇拜(admire)了。

20.【解析】B。以上行为应属“自我保护”（self-protection）

B

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Contrary to popular belief, people who sleep six to seven hours a night live longer, and those who sleep eight hours or more die ___1___, according to the latest study ever conducted on the subject. The ___2___ , which tracked the sleeping habits of 1.l million Americans for six years, ___3___ the advice of many sleep doctors who have long ___4___ that people get eight or nine hours of sleep every night.

“There’s a(n) ___5___ idea that people get eight hours a night, which has ___6___ scientific basis than the gold ___7___ of the rainbow,” said Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego who led the study, published in a recent ___8___of the Archives (档案) of General Psychiatry. “That’s an old wives’ tale.”

The study was not ___9___ to answer why sleeping longer may be ___10___ or whether people could extend their life span by sleeping less ___11___.

But Kripke said it was possible that people who slept longer ___12___ to suffer from short—term absence of sleeping, a condition where weaken breathing puts stress on the heart and ___13___. He also speculated (推测) that the need for sleep was similar to ___14___ , where getting less than people want may be ___15___ for them.

The study quickly caused warnings and criticism , with some ___16___ experts saying that the main problem in America’s sleeping habits was deprivation (剥夺), not sleeping too ___17___.

“None of this says sleep ___18___ people,” said Daniel Buysse, a university professor of Pittsburgh psychiatrist.

“You should sleep as much as you need to feel ___19___, alert and attentive the next day.” Buysse added, “I’m more ____20 ___ about people short----changing themselves on sleep than people sleeping too long.”

Sleeplessness produces a variety of health results that were not measured in the study, critics said.

(A)1. A. younger B. later C. stronger D. older

(B)2. A. program B. study C. work D. report

(D)3. A. suppose B. determines C. strengthens D. weakens

(C)4. A. expected B. wished C. suggested D. demanded

(B)5. A. new B. old C. ideal D. crazy

(C)6. A. any more B. much more C. no more D. even more

(A)7. A. at the end B. in the end C. at the beginning D. in the middle

(A)8. A. copy B. dictionary C. book D. text

(D)9. A. written B. done C. used D. designed

(C)10. A. helpful B. healthier C. harmful D. good

(B)11. A. longer B. less C. much D. happily

(B)12. A. were sure B. tended C. were going D. were ready

(A)13. A. brain B. stomach C. back D. lungs

(C)14. A. vegetable B. water C. food D. fruit

(D)15. A. bad B. worse C. good D. better

(D)16. A. heart B. brain C. nerve D. sleep

(A)17. A. much B. little C. nervously D. short

(B)18. A. saves B. kills C. builds D. rests

(B)19. A. sleepy B. awake C. tired D. amused

(D)20. A. worried B. excited C. encouraged D. concerned

【语篇解析】传统上人们一直认为每天需要八到九个小时的睡眠时间，本文讲述了一项研究所得出的与之不同的观点及其人们对于此观点的反应。

1.【解析】A。根据前文的contrary to popular belief （同普遍的观念相反），及…… live longer，可以确定此空填younger。

2.【解析】B。根据前文的according to the latest study，可以确定此处填study，表示这项研究。

3.【解析】D。根据文章意思，此项研究削弱（weaken ）了许多医生一直所坚持的关于睡眠方面的观点。

4.【解析】C。suggest在表示建议时，后面所接的句子应用 should+动词原形这一结构，should可省略。根据句意及语法，可确定答案。

5.【解析】B。 an old idea 表示“多年来的观点”，符合题意。crazy 指“疯狂的、不切合实际的”； ideal指“理想的、完美的”；new表示“新的”。

6.【解析】C。用no more 表示这种说法同在彩虹跟前有金子一样没有科学道理。

7.【解析】A。at the end of the rainbow指“在彩虹跟前，在可望而不可及的地方”。

8.【解析】A。根据文章意思，选copy, 在此表示普通精神病学方面档案中的一份材料。

9.【解析】D。designed在此表示“计划、设计”。

10.【解析】C。根据文章意思，可确定答案。

11.【解析】B。此句指通过少睡觉从而延长生命。life span指人的寿命。

12.【解析】B。tend to do sth指“有…….的趋势”。

13.【解析】A。根据常识及文章意思，对心脏和大脑产生影响从而影响健康。

14.【解析】C。这里将人所需要的睡眠同人所需要的食物进行类比。

15.【解析】D。根据生活常识，人在吃饭时吃得过饱对身体不利，而应该有所控制、保留。

16.【解析】D。根据文章意思，应为脑问题研究专家。

17.【解析】A。根据前文的deprivation,可知此处填not sleeping too much （ 指问题不在于睡得太多）。

18.【解析】B。根据文章意思，选kills, 其它选项不合题意

19.【解析】 B。根据句子后面的alert（机敏的、灵活的）和alert（精力集中的），确定用awake ( not at all sleepy), 表示“不瞌睡的”。Amused指“使欢乐、发笑”，不合题意

20.【解析】D。be concerned about指“关注、担心”，符合题意。