2015年12月英语六级真题及答案解析(卷一).docx

PartⅢ Reading Comprehension　　Section A　　As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(37)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. Its no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults dont get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(38)by sleep experts.　　Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(39)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isnt_____(40), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(41)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(42)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(43)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults dont get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isnt_____(44)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.　　Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(45)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(46)one area of the brain, but theres never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldnt really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep, says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center.　　37.【题干】_____　　【选项】　　A.alternatively　　B.caters　　C.chronically　　D.debated　　E.deprivation　　F.ideal　　G.improvements　　H.necessarily　　I.negotiated　　J.pierce　　K.presumption　　L.ready　　M.recommended　　N.surpasses　　O.target　　【答案】B　　【解析】cater to表示“迎合”的意思，空白处前提到a culture，所以用第三人称单数caters。　　38.【题干】_____　　【选项】　　A.alternatively　　B.caters　　C.chronically　　D.debated　　E.deprivation　　F.ideal　　G.improvements　　H.necessarily　　I.negotiated　　J.pierce　　K.presumption　　L.read