Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock 1 Here’s how to make one. ● 2 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make. l Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 3 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. l Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 4 l Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 5 If not, take another look at other methods you could try. A. Get a sleep specialist. B. Find the right motivation. C. A better plan for sleep can help. D. And consider setting a second alarm. E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up. F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock 1 Here’s how to make one.
● 2 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
l Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 3 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
l Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 4
l Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 5 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A. Get a sleep specialist.
B. Find the right motivation.
C. A better plan for sleep can help.
D. And consider setting a second alarm.
E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.
G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
题目解答
答案
1.C
2.B
3.G
4.F
5.E
解析
本题为完形填空题,考查上下文逻辑关系和语篇理解能力。文章围绕“如何调整生物钟轻松早起”展开,需根据段落主题和空格前后文选择最合适的选项。解题核心在于:
- 明确段落主旨,如“找到动机”“重新规划早晨活动”等;
- 匹配关键词,如“compensating on weekends”对应选项中的“保持作息”;
- 注意逻辑衔接词,如“Once...”“Now that...”等提示上下文关系。
第1空
段落主旨:引出“调整生物钟”的方法。
关键信息:空格后“Here’s how to make one”说明需选择与“睡眠计划”相关的选项。
选项分析:
- C. A better plan for sleep can help:直接呼应“调整生物钟的方法”,且后文建议均围绕睡眠计划展开。
第2空
段落主旨:强调改变需要明确动机。
关键信息:空格后“why it's important”提示需选择与“动机”相关的标题。
选项分析:
- B. Find the right motivation:与后文“明确原因”“告知他人”形成逻辑连贯。
第3空
段落主旨:通过节省时间来优化早晨活动。
关键信息:后文“quarter-hour more”提示需选择与“节省时间”相关的选项。
选项分析:
- G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee:与“买咖啡排队时间”形成对应,且后文提到咖啡机定时器。
第4空
段落主旨:周末保持作息的重要性。
关键信息:后文“compensating on the weekends”需选择与“坚持作息”相关的选项。
选项分析:
- F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day:直接呼应“无论周末与否都要保持作息”。
第5空
段落主旨:评估一周记录后的行动建议。
关键信息:后文“if not, try other methods”提示需选择与“继续有效方法”相关的选项。
选项分析:
- E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up:与“有效则继续,无效则调整”形成逻辑衔接。