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1、重庆市 2015 高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（1）答案【由山东省2014 模拟改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertnessPaying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasksThe reality，however，is that most of us or
2、ganize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social eventsDoing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in todays fast-paced modem societyBut that doesnt mean it isnt worth tryingObeying our body clock has significant health benefitsDisrupting our natural body rhythm，o
3、n the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says Steve Key，a biology professorWhen the body clock can synchronize（使同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says KeyAccording to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，mos
4、t adults perform best in the late morningAs our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improveHowever，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafterM
5、ost of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pmAlertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a napSurprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powersFor most adults，problems that require open ended thinking ar
6、e often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired， according to a study in the journal Thinking & ReasoningWhen choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve resultsPhysical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says Michael Smolensky，a profes
7、sor of biomedical engineeringOf course, not everyones body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans 1If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can Afind out the suitable time to do specific tasksBorganize our time around work demandsCdo whatever our b
8、ody feels like doingDbe sure to be healthy2Which of the following is NOT true?AOur alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythmBDoing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modem societyCObeying our body clock is good for our healthDDisrupting our natural body rhythm can lead t
9、o obesity3According to Steve Key，which of the following is NOT true?AWhen our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do betterBWhen it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morningCAs body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our c
10、oncentration gradually improvesDWe concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm4Inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us Awhen we get up in the morningBwhen we are tired in the eveningCwhen we are full of energy in the late morningDwhen we are as
11、leep at night5Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?AWhat is natural body rhythm?BNatural body rhythm is good for usCSomething about natural body rhythmDThe latest research about natural body rhythm【参考答案】1-5 ADBBC 阅读理解。“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one gen
12、eration to another, For example, most of us remember our patents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time Did your mother ever tell you to
13、eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the typ
14、e of virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well,
15、 yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumula
16、ted （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs dont hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？ A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。 D, Carrots prevent people fro
