2013年四级单项选择阅读理解附讲解(2)

　　Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Whether you think you need daytime rest or not, picking up a nap(午睡)habit is a smart,healthy move. The Mayo Clinic says naps 67 relaxation, better mood and alertness, and asharper working 68 . A 2008 British study found that compared to getting more nighttimesleep, a mid-day nap was the best way to cope 69 the mid-afternoon sleepiness.

　　According to the Harvard Health Letter, several studies have shown that people 70 newinformation better when they take a nap shortly after learning it. And, most 71 , a 2007 studyof nearly 24,000 Greek adults in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people whonapped 72 had a 37 percent reduced risk of dying 73 heart disease compared to people whodidn’t nap.

　　Of course, napping isn’t 74 for everyone. If you’re suffering from inability to sleep, naps thatare too long or taken too late in the day can 75 with your ability to fall or stay asleep at night.

　　But for most, naps can make you feel sharper and happier. Naps provide different benefits 76on how long they are. A 20-minute nap will boost alertness and concentration; a 90-minutesnooze(小睡)can 77 creativity.

　　According to prevention.com, you 78 a natural dip in body temperature 79 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.A short nap at this time can boost alertness 80 several hours and, for most people, shouldn’t81 being able to fall asleep at night.

　　Pick a dark, cozy place that’s not too warm or too chilly. prevention.com 82 snapping on thecouch instead of in bed, so you’re less 83 to snooze for too long.

　　Surprisingly, the best place to take a nap may be a hammock(吊床)if you have one. A Swissstudy 84 last year found that people fell asleep faster and had deeper sleep when they nappedin a hammock than in a bed. That same rocking 85 that puts babies to sleep works 86 forgrown-ups, too.

　　67. A) enforce B) promote C) operate D) support

　　68. A) feeling B) frame C) sense D) mind

　　69. A) with B) aside C) about D) upon

　　70. A) remark B) consider C) remember D) concern

　　71. A) reportedly B) incredibly C) constantly D) frankly

　　72. A) regularly B) enormously C) heavily D) strongly

　　73. A) off B) under C) against D) from

　　74. A) exact B) correct C) right D) precise

　　75. A) influence B) eliminate C) compete D) interfere

　　76. A) focusing B) depending C) relying D) basing

　　77. A) enlarge B) engage C) enhance D) enlighten

　　78. A) explore B) experience C) exercise D) execute

　　79. A) between B) amidst C) among D) besides

　　80. A) of B) beyond C) during D) for

　　81. A) produce B) dispose C) affect D) hasten

　　82. A) illustrates B) decides C) predicts D) recommends

　　83. A) inclined B) involved C) adopted D) attracted

　　84. A) pronounced B) published C) discovered D) cultivated

　　85. A) mood B) model C) motion D) motive

　　86. A) wonders B) passions C) mystery D) pleasure

　　67 States 68, off69, that 70, no 71 authority72, rank 73, society 74, following 75, outline76Physical77,of78, evidence79 decreased80, respectively 81, with 82,throughoud83, test84,accounts85 partly86 college

　　点评：本篇完形填空摘自Read’s Digest， 再次体现了四六级考试频繁使用外刊素材的特点。

　　本篇文章主要讲述了睡午觉的好处。不管你是否觉得有睡午觉的必要，养成这样的习惯可以让你有效对抗下午的困顿。但是，睡午觉也未必适合每个人。如果你本身已经有失眠的问题，睡午觉会让你晚上更难入睡。

　　除了通过上下文理解才能得出答案的题目之外，仍然考察了一些语法点。比如第69题，A 2008 Britishstudy found that compared to getting more nighttime sleep, a mid-day nap was the best way tocope __69___ the mid-afternoon sleepiness. 这里明显考察的就是词组cope with.表示处理、应对。

　　再比如第73题，And most incredibly, a 2007 study of nearly 24,000 Greek adults in the Archivesof Internal Medicine found that people who napped regularly had a 37% reduced risk of dying__73__ heart disease ……这里也非常明显的考察了词组die from

　　同时也考察了对动词词义的辨析。例如第77题，A 20-minute nap will boost alertness andconcentration; a 90-minute snooze will __77___creativity.

　　选项包括了enlarge, engage, enhance 和enlighten. 根据前半句话的含义可知，20分钟午睡可以提高专注度，那么90分钟的午睡就更应该对创造力有益了。通过对4个选项的分析，只有enhance能够表达这个意思。此处除了要搞清楚4个选项本身的含义外，还要注意运用上下文来进行最终判断。

　　总体来说，整篇文章难度并不大，也没有出现过于生僻的表述方式。只要能够清楚辨析选项，熟悉搭配，并且充分理解上下文，就能够顺利完成本篇完形填空。