北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2003年11月真题(A卷).docVIP

 PAGE 10 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2003年11月真题（A卷） Part I? Reading Comprehension 第一部分 阅读理解(30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。 Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage: After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. 在一天繁忙的工作和玩乐之后,身体是需要休息的。 Sleep is necessary for good health. 睡眠对身体健康是必要的（necessary）。During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. 睡眠时身体从前一天（previous以前的）的活动中恢复过来（recover from从……恢复过来）。(76) The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. 你从睡眠中得到的休息能使（enable使……能够）身体为第二天的活动做好准备（prepare for为……做准备）。 There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. 睡眠一共有四个阶段，其程度是逐渐加深的。As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. 在你睡觉的时候，你的肌肉（muscle）逐渐放松（relax）下来。Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. 心跳减缓，大脑活动放慢。After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. 在到达第四个阶段之后，你的身体将在四个阶段之间来回（back and forth来回，反复）转换（shift）。 Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. 尽管你的大脑放松（slow down放慢，减缓，松弛）下来了，但你还会不时的做梦。Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). 研究睡眠的科学家指出，做梦的时候你的眼球（eyeball）运动速度加快（尽管眼睛是闭上的）。This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. 睡眠的这个阶段被称为REM，代表快速的眼球运动。 (77) If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. 如果你入睡有困难的话，有人建议（recommend）慢慢深呼吸。Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. 另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你昏昏欲睡（drowsy瞌睡的，想睡的）。There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep! 也有一种古老的建议：数绵羊也可以使你入睡。 ( )