第四部5-3"阅读理解(第31。45题，每题3分，共45分)
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The ClockThat Wake Yozf When You Are Ready
Are you a teal grump(脾气坏的人)in the mOITIings?Do you wake up every day feeling tired，angry aJld up8et，and all too ready to flit the Snooze(瞌睡)button?If so，then a new alarnl clock COilld be just for you．The c10ck，called S1eepSmart，measures your sleep cycle，and waits for you t0 be in your lightest phase of sleep before waking you up，Its makers say that should ensure you wake up feeling refreshed(恢复精力) every moiTling．
As you sleep you paSS through a sequence of aleep states—light sleep，deep sleep and REM sleep(快速眼动睡眼)一that repeats approximately every 90 minutes．The points in that cycle at which you wakeear affect hOW you feellater，aJld may even have a greater impact th．衄hOW 10ng or little you have slept．Being wakened during a light phase means you are more 1ikely t0 wake up cheefful and full 0f life and interest．
SleepSmart records the distinct pattern 0f bmin waves pmdueed during each phase of sleep，Via a head baJld equipped with electrodes(电极)and a mieroprocessor．This measures electric actiVity of the weare's brain，and eommunicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed．You program the clock with the latest time at which vou Wallt t0 be wakened，and it then at the pIDper time wakes you during the 1ast light sleep phase before that．
The concept was invented by a group 0f students at Brown Universl‘ty in Rhode Island after a friend complained 0f waking up tired and performing p00dy on a test“As sleep—depriVed(剥夺)people ourselves，we started thinking of what t0 do about it，’’says Eric Shashoua，a recent coUege graduate and now chief executive officer 0f Axon Sleep Research Laboratories，a company created by the students to develop their idea．They have almost finished a prototype and plan to market the product by next yeat"．
31．SleepSmart is a clock that．
A．enables you t0 g0 to sleep．
B．enables you to sleep deeply．
C．enables you to get up eady．
D．wakes you up during your last light sleep phase
32．As you sleep，the headband．
A．analyses your sleep cycle every 90 minates．
B．records the time when you fall into deep sleep．
C．eommunicates wirelessly with a computer．
D．measures the electric activity 0f your bmin．
33．What should the 8leeper do to make the deVice work?
A．He should press the snooze button in time．
B．He should tum 0n the micmpmcessor in the clock．
C．He should set the 18test time for waking up．
D．He should adjust his headband．
34．The idea of making sueh a clock was developed by a group of．
A．students at Brown Universily．
B．teachers at Brown University．
C．sleep—deprived scientists．
D．forifler engineers at Axon Sleep Research Laboratories．
35．The WOrd“prototype”(paragraph 5)means．
A．fotin”．
B．“model”．
C．“brand”．
D．“cycle”．
Too Late to Regret It
When I was a junior, I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-looking, but he was very nice, attractive and athletic. He had something that I admired very much. He was natural, warm, and sincere.
I disregarded (不顾) my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning, and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe (晒太阳) on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family, but in order to make me happy, he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me. Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model, and the girls envied (妒忌) me. He wasn't a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together.
However, when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation, people began giving me a lot of pressure, saying that a pretty, intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with. This was also what my family thought. He spent the summer in his hometown, so I was all by myself. When he got back, I began finding fault with him. But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away. However, I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse.
I had a good part-time job off campus that paid pretty well. With my good performance at school, I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities. He, on the other hand, did not do so well at school or at work. I had to worry about his living expenses, job and scores.
Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him. Then we had a quarrel last June~ He was in great pain, and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away.
Graduation time was drawing near, and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown. He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore. I was shocked and looked at him in despair.
True love happens only once, but I found it out too late.
36 When did the author fall in love with the boy?
A．After she had a quarrel with him.
B．When she was a junior.
C．When she was a second-year student.
D．After she found a part-time job.
37 What did he do to make her happy?
A．He studied much harder.
B．He often took her for a ride.
C．He always endured her insults.
D．He often bought her presents and meals.
38 Who advised her to break up with him?
A．His parents.
B．Her teachers.
G．Her colleagues and friends.
D．Their fellow students.
39 Why did he leave her?
A．Because he could no longer bear her.
B．Because he hated her.
C．Because his parents needed taking care of
D．Because he wasn't a local.
40 Upon learning that he would leave her, she was
A．very happy.
B．extremely joyful.
C．quite relieved.
D．in great pain.
Recycling Around the World
Reeycling is one 0f the best eNVironmeutal 8ucee88 stories 0f tlle late 20th eentury．But we could do moEe．People must not see recycling as fashionable，but essential．
The Japanese ltre very good at recycling because they live in a crowded country They do not have much space．They do not want t0 share their 1imited space with rubbish But eVeN so，Toky0 area alone is estimated to have three million tons of le~over mbbish at pEesent．
In 1996，tlle united States leeycled and composted(制成肥料)57 million ton8 0fwaste(27％of the nation's，s 801id waste)．This is 57 million tons of waste which did not g0 into laJldfills and incinerators(焚化炉)．In doing t11is，7，000 mbbish coNection programmes fltnd recycling cen~e8 helped tlle authorities．
In Rockford，a city inⅡIiNOis，US，its offieials choose one house each week and check its garbage(废物)．If the garbage does not eontain all newspapers or aluminium(铝)earls，then lhe resident 0f tlle hOUSe gets a prize of at least$1，000．
In Japan，certain cities give childten weekly 8uPPlies of tissue paper filld toilet paper in exchfillge for a weekly collection 0f newspapers．
In one yefll"Britain recycles：
．1 out of every 3 newspapeI'S．
．1 out 0f every 4 glass botfles and jars(罐子)．
．1 out of every4 itoms 0f c10tlling．
．1 out 0f every 3 aluminium drink cans．
In 1999，H0ng Kong tmnsported 1．3 miUion tons 0f waste t0 mailllfilld China for recycling．Aroand 535，000 tons 0f waste were recycled in HONg Kong itself ovet half the things we throw away conld be recycled．That means we conld recycIe lO timesas much as we d0 now．
However，recycling needs a lot of organisation aJld special equipment．Also，there is not mach use for some recycled material．
41．Which of the follOWing is NOT true 0f the Japanese?
A．They have teeycled all their waste．
B．They live in a CrOWded country．
C．They fire very good at recycling．
D．They have t0 share meir limited space with mbbi8h．
42．How mach waste did the US recycle in 1996?
A．1．3 million ton8．
B．27 million tons．
C．53 miUion Ions．
D．57 million tons．
43．Where can people get a big prize for contributing t0 recycling?
A．Tokyo．
B．Rockford．
C．Hang Kong．
D．London．
44．In Japan，the newspapers collected by children
A．are given to poor people．
B．are used as reading materials．
C．are recycled．
D．are used as prizes．
45．Which of the following is not true 0f Britain?
A．It recycles 1 out 0f every 3 newspapers each year．
B．It recycles 1 out 0f every 4 glass bottles and jars each year
C．It recycles l out 0f every 4 items 0f clothing each year．
D．It recycles 1 out 0f every 3 aluminium cans each year． |