63．The underlined word“alleviate”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A．make people enjoy C．make it less useful
B．make people forget D．make it less serious
答案 D [猜测词义题。从前半句“If the sleep position alone is not enough ...”及后面的“try raising the head of the bed by up to 4 inches”可推知，如果只这样做还不够(不能缓解不适症状)，则可以采取后来提出的办法。故选D项。] 64．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．Ways to keep us healthy. B．The importance of sleep. C．Healthy positions of sleep. D．Sleep's repairing functions.
答案 C [主旨大意题。从第一段“some sleep positions are healthier than others”及全文的描述可知选C项。]
65．Which part of a magazine may the article appear in?
A．Science fiction. C．Health.
B．Sports. D．Fashion.
答案 C [文章出处题。本文主要介绍了两种对健康有益的睡眠姿势，故最有可能出现在与“健康”相关的杂志中。]
C
Many people have tried to simplify(简化)the spelling of English words.Unlike other languages，English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.For example，there is “light” but “white”，“loan” but “phone”，and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”：“though”，“through”，“bough”，“cough”，“enough”，“ought” and “thorough”．
The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling.In 1906，Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board.He was one of the richest men in the United States of America.The board's plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound.For example，the word
“though” would be spelt “tho” and “through” would become “thru”．Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey，the head of the New York libraries，and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University.They explained their idea to President Roosevelt，who thought that it was indeed logical.He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.
But people didn't like the change，even if it made life easier.So the new simpler spelling was not popular.More importantly，when the American politicians(政客)discussed the plan，they did not like it either.Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians，he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.
Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling.However，people do simplify some words，mainly in advertisements.For example，we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”．
【语篇解读】 一直以来，有很多人致力于简化英语拼写。美国总统西奥多·罗斯福和钢铁大王安德鲁·卡内基就曾一起进行过拼写改革。
66．Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because ________.
A．English words are too long to remember B．there are many mistakes in English words C．lots of words are spelt in many different ways D．sometimes the same sounds have different spellings
答案 D [根据第一段“Unlike other languages，English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.”可知，人们试图简化英语拼写是因为英语单词有时候同样的发音会有不同的拼写。]
67．Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?
A．Andrew Carnegie. C．Theodore Roosevelt.
B．Melvil Dewey. D．Brander Matthews.
答案 C [根据第二段“Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board和Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey...Brander Matthews.”可知他们三
人是简化拼写委员会成员，而美国总统罗斯福并不是这个机构的成员。] 68．What was Theodore Roosevelt's attitude towards simplified spelling?
A．Worried. C．Uncertain.
B．Supportive. D．Doubtful.
答案 B [根据第二段“They explained their idea to President Roosevelt，who thought that it was indeed logical.He immediately...”可知，罗斯福对简化英语拼写持支持态度。]
69．According to the passage，simplified spelling ________.
A．was welcomed by the US politicians B．changed the way the words sound C．has been used widely for over a century D．was first used in US government letters
答案 D [根据第二段的“He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.”可知，简化拼写首先是在美国政府信函中使用的。]
70．Roosevelt's plan to simplify English spelling ________.
A．failed in the end
B．proved quite successful D．influenced English greatly
C．won wide support
答案 A [根据第三段的“he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.”可知，罗斯福的拼写改革计划最终失败了。]
D
There are only 24 hours in a day，but people can use the time wisely.In other words，good time management(管理) is important if you want to succeed.
Knowing the importance of daily matters is the first step towards good time management.Write down the things that you want to do and organise them according to their level of importance.The important thing should be done first. If there are too many things that have to be done in one day，then you have to give up doing something
that is less important on your list.
Besides this，you need to spend a specific(特定的)amount of time doing all the activities you have written down and make sure you finish them on time.People often slow down in their work even though they know that time will never wait for them.Make sure you keep to your plan and finish the tasks one by one.Do not try to do too many things at once.
Also，you can group similar activities together and do them one by one.For example，you can group all the tasks you need to do in the office together and do them while you're in office.Do all the tasks that have to be done in one place first，and then move to the next place to do the other tasks.
“The bad news is that time flies.The good news is that you're the pilot，”said Michael Althsuler.Your future is in your hands，so remember to invest(投资)your time wisely from today on.
【语篇解读】 每天仅有24个小时，我们如何能够高效地利用时间呢？本文主要讲了三种方法来帮助你高效利用时间。
71．Which of the following things should be done first?
A．The most difficult things. B．The most important things.
C．The things that weren't done yesterday. D．The things that take the least time.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据文中第二段“Knowing the importance of daily matters is the first step towards good time management.”和“The important thing should be done first.”可知，高效率的时间管理需要把重要的事情放在第一位。] 72．Which of the steps below is NOT important for effective time management?
A．Do all the tasks that need to be done in one place together. B．Write down daily tasks that need to be done. C．Do as many tasks as you can at the same time. D．Understand and know the importance of daily matters.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据文中第四段“... you can group all the tasks you need
to do in the office together and do them while you're in office.”可知A项正确；根据第三段“... spend a specific amount of time doing all the activities you have written down”可知B项正确；根据第二段“Knowing the importance of daily matters is the first step towards good time management.”可知D项正确；根据第三段“Do not try to do too many things at once.”可知C项不正确。] 73．The author quoted the words by Althsuler to say that ________.
A．you can manage your time wisely B．you can't control time C．time passes quickly D．everything has two sides
答案 A [推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句话可知，作者引用Althsuler的话想告诉大家，时间掌握在自己手中，我们可以合理地分配时间。] 74．With which of the following would the author agree?
A．Never give up doing the least important things.
B．Successful people can make a day last longer than 24 hours. C．Writing down daily tasks is the first step towards success. D．Effective time management can help one to succeed.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话“In other words，good time management is important if you want to succeed.”可知高效率的时间管理可以帮助我们成功。]
75．The text is mainly about ________.
A．the importance of time management B．ways to manage time effectively C．ways to organise daily activities D．the importance of doing tasks on time
答案 B [主旨大意题。本文主要讲了三种高效率的时间管理方法。故答案为