2024届高三英语二轮复习China Daily语篇型填空专项训练9 （含答案）

China Daily 语篇型填空专项训练 9
The reason reading makes you sleepy
Passage 1
You’ve 1. (final) tucked yourself into bed and 2. (crack)
open the 3. (detect) novel you’ve been waiting all day to get back to.
Three pages 4. (late), you’re fighting a 5. (lose) battle against
two suddenly very heavy eyelids. You were wide awake mere minutes ago, and the
protagonist just uncovered a 6. (promise) new lead in the case.
So, what gives As the BBC’s Science Focus 7. (explain), the coziness
of your covers could be working against you. People usually try 8. (read)
in a quiet, 9. (comfort) atmosphere, and those conditions happen to be ideal
for sleep. 10. (read) also eases your mind and draws its focus away from
whatever preoccupations might otherwise keep you awake.
Passage 2
"For many [people], reading can be 1. (relax) and 2. (enjoy),
3. can put your mind and body in the appropriate mindset or mood to go
to sleep,” Dr. Raman Malhotra, a neurologist and member 4. the American
Academy of Sleep Medicine’s board of directors, 5. (talk) Refinery29. “The
main reason 6. (read) may help some fall asleep 7. (be) that it
allows your mind some time 8. (rest) and relax before turning out the lights
to fall asleep.”
The concentration 9. (require) to process every word can be pretty
exhausting, too, especially if your chosen tome is dense. And reading line after line of
anything can make you feel like 10. (give) your eyes a break.
Passage 3
These 1. (factor) all make reading a great 2. (active) to add to
your pre-sleep routine if you’re looking 3. ways 4. (fall) asleep
faster. 5. if your body’s snoozing impulse is continually 6. (keep)
you from enjoying a good book, there are some tricks to thwart it. Book Riot suggests
reading in the morning, or 7. (try) an audiobook instead. Reading in a spot that
isn’t your bed—preferably one 8. you’re sitting up, rather than 9. (lie)
down—can help, too. Reading in a public place like a coffee shop 10. park
can also discourage dozing.
Buckingham Palace wing to open to visitors
Passage 4
1. the first time, the public will be able 2. (go) on guided tours of
Buckingham Palace's East Wing. That 3. (include) the famous front facade with
a balcony that's been the focus of so many big royal 4. (occasional), although
5. (visit) won't be able to step out onto the balcony and wave to the tourists
below.
But 6. July and August, visitors will be able to see many historic
rooms in that wing of the palace 7. (previous) not open to the public as
part of an effort to open up more of the royal estate.
The palace's East Wing, 8. (build) in the reign of Queen Victoria, was
originally funded by 9. (sell) the Brighton Pavilion. But modern visitors
10. want the guided tour, plus a visit to the palace's State Rooms, will
have to pay 75.
参考答案
参考答案 1
1.finally 2.cracked 3.detective 4.later 5.losing
6.promising 7.explains 8.to read 9.comfortable 10.Reading
参考译文 1
你终于上了床，打开那本你想了一天的侦探小说。才看了 3页，你突然感觉
眼皮沉重起来，挣扎一番之后还是支撑不住睡着了。几分钟之前，你明明毫无睡
意，书中的主人公刚刚揭示了一条关键的新线索。到底是哪里出了问题？
根据 BBC频道《科学聚焦》栏目的解释，和你对着干的可能正是你那舒适
的被窝。人们通常会试图在一个安静、舒适的氛围中阅读，而这些条件恰巧很适
合睡眠。阅读还会让你的精神放松，远离那些会让你难以入眠的思绪。
参考答案 2
1.relaxing 2.enjoyable 3.which 4.of 5.told
6.reading 7.is 8.to rest 9.required 10.giving
参考译文 2
美国睡眠医学会董事会成员、神经学家拉曼·马尔霍特拉博士告诉 Refinery29
网站说：“对许多人而言，阅读是让人放松和愉悦的，可以让你的身心进入适合
睡眠的状态。阅读有助于某些人睡眠的主要原因在于，阅读让你的大脑在你关灯
睡觉前有时间休息和放松。”
逐字阅读需要你集中注意力，也会让你感到疲倦，尤其是如果你选的书是一
本大部头的话。不论读什么书，一行又一行地看下来，都会让你的眼睛渴望休息。
参考答案 3
1.factors 2.activity 3.for 4.to fall 5.But
6.keeping 7.trying 8.where 9.lying 10.or
参考译文 3
对于想要更快入睡的人而言，上述这些因素都使得睡前读书成了催眠妙法。
但如果打瞌睡的冲动让你总是无法读完一本好书，这里有几个消除睡意的窍门。
Book Riot网站建议你在早上读书，或者尝试一下有声读物。不要在床上读书，
要在一个你能坐而不能躺的地方读书，这对你会有帮助。在咖啡馆或公园这样的
公共场所读书也可以赶跑睡虫。
参考答案 4
1.For 2.to go 3.includes 4.occasions 5.visitors
6.in 7.previously 8.built 9.selling 10.who
参考译文 4
这将是公众首次能够在导游的带领下参观白金汉宫东翼。可供参观的区域包
括宫殿正面著名的标志性阳台，这座阳台是许多重大王室活动的焦点，不过参观
者不能像王室那样走上阳台，向下面的游客们挥手。
王室希望能开放更多居所供民众参观，在今年 7月和 8月，游客们将能够参
观白金汉宫东翼许多历史悠久的房间，这些房间此前从未向公众开放。
白金汉宫东翼建于英国维多利亚女王统治时期，最初修建该区域靠出售布莱
顿皇家行宫（又称 “英王阁”）所得的资金。而如今游客如果想参加这个由导
游带领的东翼游览活动，包括参观国事厅，就必须支付 75英镑的游览费。