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.
   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 shouting 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.
   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 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 and work better at your low point.
  Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn 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.

72. 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
73. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?
     A. Unawareness of energy cycles.          

B. Familiar shouting.
C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.
D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

74.If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should_________
A. change his energy cycle               B. overcome his laziness
C. get up earlier than usual               D. go to bed earlier

75.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy
B. Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.
C. Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle
D. Children have energy cycles, too.

You may read the questions first.

　　69. In which of the following ways of booking does one probably have to pay extra money?

　　   A. In person.     B. By telephone.     C. By fax.    D. By post.

　　70. One has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he/she pays______.

　　   A. in person      B.  by telephone     C. by fax      D. by post

　　71. What is a useful number to call at 11 a.m. Sunday?

　　   A.01789 295623                     B.0541 541051

　　   C.01789 261174                     D.01862 387665

When the two tiny ducklings were caught by the sharp jaws of a larger German shepherd, they must have thought their time on earth was up.

But as luck would have it for the frightened wild ducklings that had lost their mother, the dog that helped them out of the bushes had only their best interests at heart.

Duke, a one-year-old German shepherd, found the two ducklings hidden in long grass next to his owner’s workplace on the edge of the Thronybank Industrial Estate in Dalkeith.

   And despite the natural instincts of a hunter, the dog gently took them in its mouth and carried them back to his blanket, putting them down where it was warm and even washing them clean with his tongue.

The ducklings will be looked after by staff at the center until they are old enough to be released into the wild.

“This dog is a modern day Rin Tin Tin,( The world’s most famous German shepherd dog) and to pick them up in his mouth without harming them is quite something. “To them try and wash them is just amazing behavior.” said one of the staff.

65.   The underlined part in the first paragraph means ___________.

A.      they used up their time completely.

B.      they will become the food of the dog.

C.      they will be saved by the dog.

D.     they have finished their daily job.

66.   Duke is the ________ of the German shepherd.

A. name         B. owner        C. friend              D. trainer

67. From the sentence “And despite the natural instincts of a hunter,…” in fourth paragraph we learned the fact that ________.

   A. Dogs are friendly to their preys     B. Dogs change their appetite

   C. Dogs are born hunter                   D. Dogs become vegetarian

68. According to the last two paragraphs we know that it is ________ for a hunter like dog to save and even lick ducklings clean.

    A. common      B. impossible      C. interesting         D. miraculous 

Inequality between men and women results in poorer health for children and greater poverty for the family, ___50___ a new study. The UN agency Unicef found that in places where women are excluded from family___51___, children are more___52___to suffer from malnutrition.(營養(yǎng)不良) There would be 13 million ___53___ malnourished children in South Asia if women had an ___54___ say in the family, Unicef said.

   Unicef ___55___ family decision-making in 30 countries around the world. Their chief finding is that ___56___ between men and women is vital to___57___ poverty and improving health, especially that of children, in developing countries. The ___58___ are contained in the agency's latest report. This report___59___ to a greater lack of ___60___ for girls and women in education and work which contributes to inferior position and poverty. Where men control the household, less money is spent on health care and food for the family, which ___61___ poorer health for the children.

  An increase in ___62___ and income-earning opportunities for women would increase their ___63___ power, the report said. For example, the agency found that ___64___ has the greater share of household income and property decides whether those resources will be used for family needs.

Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main drug used to treat them. The drug is oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu.

The most common ___41___ flu virus found in the United States this year is type A (H1N1). During the last flu season, twelve percent of H1N1 viruses ___42___ in the United States were resistant to Tamiflu. This year, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say ___43___ is close to 100 percent. Still, they say early reports show that flu___44___ has been low so far this year.

The research team is reporting its findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Alicia Fry led the team. Doctor Fry says it is better to prevent the flu than to have to ___45___ it. And the best form of prevention, she says, is getting vaccinated (進(jìn)行預(yù)防接種) each year against influenza.

Viruses change, or mutate, (變異) so flu vaccines must be reformulated each year to target the most common threats.

But last week, two teams working ___46___ reported a discovery that could help lead to a universal flu vaccine. The hope is to develop a vaccine that could give ___47___ protection against a majority of flu viruses, including bird flu.

The scientists ___48___ a protein that inactivates the flu virus before it can mutate.

One team used an antibody found in blood donated by an individual. Scientist Ian Wilson at the Scripps Research Institute in California says the antibodies proved ___49 ___ effective in laboratory mice exposed to deadly levels of virus. He says they gave complete protection .

No matter _____, you must keep trying.

   A. how difficult does it seem                B. however it seems difficult

   C. however seems it difficult                D. how difficult it seems

_____bilingual education in one’s early childhood is getting more and more popular in Shanghai now.

   A. Receive          B. Receiving          C. Received       D. Having received

There is some evidence _____ a small amount of alcohol is good for you.

  A. which             B. what             C. whether         D. that

Only when you have obtained sufficient data ______ come to a sound conclusion.

A. can you           B. you can           C. would you       D. you would

Getting a new computer system ______ at the school has become a high priority.

   A. installed           B. installing         C. to be installed    D. having installed