考前沖刺:2010年9月公共英語三級(PETS3)練習(xí)(1)
Read the following text.Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET1
If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and _26_ in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually _27_ asleep. When you wake up, you don’t feel _28_, but tired and Worn out and 29 to face a new day.
Dr Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article _30_ Stress and Sleep, _31_ that stress and lack of sleep are directly _32_. Dr. Winkle says ,“The more we worry, the _33_ we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with _34_. If we can find a way to get a good night’s sleep,” he _35_ , “we can often find the 36 to deal with what’s worrying us.”
So, what is a good night’s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy _37_ a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount, _38_ strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache _39_ of making you feel more refreshed.
Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short _40_ and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise _41_ in the day should help you to feel physically as well as _42_ tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine(咖啡因) and will keep you _43_ .“When you put the light _44_,” Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you’11 be asleep 45 you know it.”
26. [A]turning [B]rolling [C]twisting [D]rotating
27. [A]find [B]feel [C]drop [D]fall
28. [A]relieved [B]renewed [C]refreshed [D]released
29. [A]impossible [B]unable [C]powerless [D]incapable
30. [A]titled [B]labeled [C]entitled [D]named
31. [A]implies [B]suggests [C]proposes [D]indicates
32. [A]related [B]tied [C]combined [D]put together
33. [A]more [B]less [C]shorter [D]later
34. [A]nervousness [B]anxiety [C]stress [D]tension
35. [A]enhances [B]attaches [C]inserts [D]adds
36. [A]power [B]energy [C]vigor [D]force
37. [A]varies [B]differs [C]alters [D]contrasts
38. [A]nevertheless [B]since [C]though [D] however
39. [A]because [B]spite [C]despite [D]instead
40. [A]pause [B]break [C]vacation [D]interruption
41. [A]earlier [B]early [C]previously [D]sooner
42. [A]spiritually [B]consciously [C]mentally [D]emotionally
43. [A]asleep [B]awake [C]alert [D]active
44. [A]out [B]on [C]away [D]off
45. [A]as soon as [B]when [C]before [D]after