综合仿真测试Modules5～6第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAstudypublishedMondayfoundthatpeoplewhosleeplesstendtobefat，andexpertssaidit’stimetofindoutifmoresleepwillfightfatness.“We’veputsomuchemphasisondietandexercisethatwe’vefailedtorecognizethevalueofgoodsleep，”saidFredTurek，aphysicianatNorthwesternUniversity.Monday’sstudyfromEasternVirginiaMedicalSchoolinNorfolkcovered1，000peopleandfoundthattotalsleeptimedecreasedasbodymassindex—ameasureofweightbasedonheight—increased.Mensleptanaverageof27minuteslessthanwomenandoverweightandfatpatientssleptlessthanpatientswithnormalweights,itsaid.Ingeneralthefattersubjectssleptabout1.8hoursaweeklessthanthosewithnormalweights.“Americansexperienceinsufficientsleepandfatbodies.Cliniciansareawareoftheburdenoffatnessonpatients，”thestudysaid.“Ourfindingssuggestthatmajorextensionsofsleeptimemaynotbenecessary,asanextra20minutesofsleeppernightseemstobeassociatedwithalowerbodymassindex，”itadded.“Wecautionthatthisstudydoesnotsetupacause－and－effectrelationshipbetweenrestrictedsleepandfatness,butinvestigationsindicatingsuccessinweightlossviaextensionsofsleepwouldhelpgreatlytosetupsucharelationship.”ThestudywaspublishedintheArchivesofInternalMedicinealongwithaneditorialbyTurekandNorthwesterncolleagueJosephBasscommentingonitandrelatedresearch.Inaninterview,Tureksaidsomestudieshaveshownthelackofsleepcausesdeclinesinanappetitesuppressingproteinhormone,andincreasesinanotherhormonethatcausesalongingforfood.“Inadditionneuropathies(神经疗法)inthebraingoverningsleepandfatnessappeartooverlap(部分重叠)，”hesaid.“Fatnesshasbeenrisingdramaticallyindevelopedcountriesandreachedepidemic(流行病)levelsintheUnitedStates，”itadded，“leadingtoavarietyofhealthproblems.”1．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Peoplewhosleeplesstendtogetfat.B．Fatpeopleneedlotsofsleeptoloseweight.C．Sleepinghasnothingtodowithfatness.D．Fatnesshasreachedepidemiclevelsindevelopedcountries.答案A[主旨大意题。文章在开头便交代了全文的大意：...foundthatpeoplewhosleeplesstendtobefat。]2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Lackofsleepcausesdeclinesinadesirelimitingproteinhormone.B．Americansexperiencesufficientsleepandfatbodies.C．Thefindingssuggestthatmajorextensionsofsleeptimemaybenecessary.D．FatnesshasreachedepidemiclevelsinAmerica.答案D[细节理解题。从文章最后一段可知：在美国，肥胖问题日趋严重。]3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTclosetotheunderlinedword“suppressing”？A．Limiting.B.Restricting.C．Accepting.D.Controlling.答案C[词义猜测题。从上下文和句意可以判断划线部分单词是“控制，抑制”的意思，因此选择C。]4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingpeopleisthelowestpossibleonetogetfatness?A．AmericansB.ChineseC．JapaneseD.English答案B[推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的Fatnesshasbeenrisingdramaticallyindevelopedcountries可以推断出答案为B。]BAmericansthinkthattravelisgoodforyou.Someeventhinkitcanhelpsolveoneofthecountry’sworstproblems—crime(犯罪)．Crimeworriesalotofpeople.Everyyear,thenumberofcrimesgoesupandup.Andmanycriminals(罪犯)areyoung.Mostofthem—85percentareboys.Theyoftencomefromsadhomes,withonlyoneparentornoparentsatall.Thereareproblemswithalcoholanddrugs.Therearemanyyoungcriminalsinprison.Butprisondoesn’tchangethem—60to70percentwillgobacktocrimewhentheyc...