2014年考研英语试题及答案阅读理解十

　　I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap(打盹,小睡)after dinner. If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity - a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without taking a pill.

　　If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it may be hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours'sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.

　　The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.

　　91. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because　　　　　.

　　A)you get the habit of staying up late

　　B)you haven't taken sleeping pills

　　C)you sleep for hours after dinner

　　D)you fail to do some exercises

　　92. Which of the following is NOT true if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?

　　A)Go to bed earlier than usual.

　　B) Talk with friends after dinner.

　　C)Stay with friends after dinner.

　　D)Do some physical labor.

　　93. You feel tired all day probably because　　　　　.

　　A)you stay up too late

　　B)you get up too early in the morning

　　C)you take sleeping pills

　　D)you wake up too frequently at night

　　94. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A)You mustn't take sleeping pills in order to get a good night's sleep.

　　B)You should stay up if you want to sleep effectively.

　　C)Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleep.

　　D)It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.

　　95. We may infer that the author is most probably a　　　　　.

　　A) doctor

　　B) scientist

　　C) reporter

　　D) professor

　　Passage 20

　　Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?

　　Many people are afraid to assert(表现)themselves. Dr.Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it's because their self-respect is low.Our whole set up(体制)is designed to make people distrust themselves,says Alberti.There's always'superior'around–a parent, a teacher, a boss-who'knows better'. There superiors often gain when they chip(削弱)away at your self-image.

　　But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offerassertiveness trainingcourses–AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn　to be more active without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an At course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But At uses an even stronger motive-the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how the feels.

　　Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is moreimportantthan you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense.

　　You go by the other person's demand. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.

　　96. As used the first line, the phrasetalk backmeans 　　　　　.

　　A)persuade somebody to change his mind

　　B)answer showing disagreement

　　C)talk and go back

　　D)fight bravely

　　97. The passage mainly discusses the problem that　　　　　.

　　A)people are easily cheated when they buy something

　　B)people are afraid to speak for themselves

　　C)some people think too low of the themselves

　　D)some people are afraid of superiors

　　98. We may infer from the passage that the author's attitude towards the whole set up is　　　　　.

　　A)positive

　　B)negative

　　C)hostile

　　D)appreciative

　　99. One thing thatAssertiveness Trainingdoes not do is　　　　　.

　　A)help people overcome fear

　　B)show people they have a right to be themselves

　　C)help people to assert themselves even if others suffer

　　D)help people to feel good about themselves

　　100. A best title for this passage is　　　　　.

　　A)Assertiveness Training

　　B)Development of Self-respect

　　C)The Importance of Self-image

　　D)How to Feel Good About Yourself