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Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater. Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates(气候),wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional(传统的),peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease. Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap–eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful. 60.Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext? A.Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower. B.Theysleeptoolittleatnight. C.Theyeattoomuchforlunch. D.Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer. 61.Ifyougetupat6:30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap? A.About12:30pm.B.About2:30pm C.About1:30pm.D.About3:30pm 62.Whatadvicedoesthewritergiveontakinganap? A.You’dbettertakeanapaboutanhourafteryouhavelunch. B.Youcansleepaslongasyoulikesothatyouwillnotfeeltiedorsleepy. C.Onlypeopleinwarmerclimateneedtotakeanap. D.Ifyourtimeislimited,ashortnapcanalsohelp. 63.Napsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimatebecause______________. A.anapmakesbothyourbodyandmindhaveagoodrest. B.adailynapbenefitsyourhealth. C.peoplewhooftentakenapssufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdiseasethanthosewhodon’t. D.Alltheabove. 64.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.JustforaRestB.AllforaNap C.ASpecialSleepPattern.D.TakingNapsinWarmerClimate. C Trip1BlackBearCount TherehavebeenfiresinthisareainthelastfewyearsandtheOfficeoftheNationalParkisnotsurehowmanyblackbearsarestillliving.Somebearshavebeenseensincethefires,andtheOfficehasaskedforyoungpeopletohelpcountthem.Theentiretripwilllastthreehours.Bookingsnecessary. Cost:FreeWhen:May8 Trip2GarlandValley BringyourdrinkandlunchforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheBlueMountains.GarlandValleyisclosetothetownofGarlandbutispartoftheNationalpark.Manywildanimalsliveinthisarea,includingmanyrarebirds.Thisisagreatwalkforbird-lovers.Thetriplastsfourhours.Bookingsnecessary. Cost:$15When:May8,May15 Trip3FlashlightAdventure Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlightandapairofglasses,andcomesforanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheanimalsyouwillseeonthistripcanonlybeseenatnight.Theguidewilltellyouaboutthelivesoftheanimalsyousee.Numbersarestrictlylimitedonnighttrips,sobesuretobookearly.Thiswalklaststwoandahalfhours. Cost:$12When:May8,May15,May22 Equipmenttobeneeded: ●Pleasebringenoughwaterandfoodforallwalks ●Weargoodwalkingshoes–nohighheels. ●Wearahatfordaywalks. ●Dresswarmlyfornightwalks. ●Childrenmustbewithanadult. ●Makesureyourflashlightworkswellandbringextrabatteriesfornightwalks. ●Followallinstructionsfromguidesduringthewalks.Themountainsareadangerousplace. Bookings: ●Bookingsfortheabovetripscanbetradedbytelephone(893-4847)orontheInternetatwww.Bluemountaintour.com 65.Wherearethesetrips? A.Inalargecity.B.Inaparkinthemountains. C.Inaspecialkindofzoo.D.Inthreedifferentcountries. 66.Onwhichtrip(s)hadyoubetterwearahat? A.Trip1B.Trip2C.Trip1&2D.Trip3 67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.AdventureTravelinAmericaB.HuntingaroundtheGreatMountains C.InterestingTripsintheEastoftheUSAD.DiscoveryTripsintheBlueMountains D AnAustraliancompany,SmartCarTechnologies,hasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey’respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable,itcouldhelplead-footeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets. Theproduct,calledSpeedAlert,linksreal-timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeedlimitsstoredinadriver’sPDAorprogrammablemobilephone.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar’sspeedometer.Infact,itisentirelyportable.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt-inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimit,thespeedisshownandanalertsounds. MichaelPaine,anAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultant,washiredtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldare“veryenthusiastic”aboutwhatthey’renowcalling“intelligentspeedalert.”Otherresearch,accordingtoPaine,showsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuse:“Sincethesystemissoportable,itwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendriving,”Painesaid.“Thesystemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolations,soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.” TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney. 68.What’sthepurposeofthenewproduct? A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars. C.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.D.Topopularizethebuilt-incarsystem. 69.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout. A.theprojectofthebuilt-inproductB.whythesystembecomespopular C.thefunctionsofGPSincarsD.howtheproductisprogrammed 70.WhichofthefollowingistrueofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine? A.Mostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoided.B.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout. C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults. 71.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage? A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUse.B.ProgressinCar-makingScience. C.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.D.NewIn-CarDeviceagainstSpeeding. E Althoughmanyonlinepersonalitytestsarefun,onlyafewwillreallygiveyouinsightintowhoyouareandwhatyouaresupposedtobedoingwithyourlife. (责任编辑：admin) |