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D

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

12. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.

13. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?

14.What can be a suitable title for the text?

15. How does the author support the theme of the text?

第1小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

B

解析

本题属于推论题,根据以上解题思路可知,白天喝牛奶的猫会比晚上和牛奶的猫焦虑一些,故选B。

考查方向

本题考查了对考纲重点词汇的记忆和理解。

解题思路

推论题。根据文章第四段Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime可知晚上喝牛奶的老鼠没有白天和牛奶的老鼠活跃焦虑

易错点

对于contained和melatomin等重点词汇记忆模糊。

第2小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

D

解析

本题属于细节题,根据以上解题思路可知,melatonin被应用于睡眠药物中,故选D。

考查方向

本题考查了对考纲重点词汇的记忆和理解。

解题思路

事实细节题。根据文章第六段taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night可知那些睡觉有困难的人被建议服用退黑色素药物(melatonin drugs)。

易错点

对于drug,suggest和 struggle等重点词汇记忆模糊。

第3小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

A

解析

本题属于主旨大意题,根据以上解题思路可知,Night Milk and Sleep是为较合适的标题,故选A。

考查方向

本题考查了对整篇文章的理解。

解题思路

主旨大意题。全篇文章只和两样东西night milk 和 sleep有关,故最好的标题也是Night Milk and Sleep。而其中B选项只在最后一段有提及,C选项只在只在三四五段提及,D选项在文章当中并没有详细阐述。

易错点

对于文章主旨大意的把握模糊。

第4小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

D

解析

本题属于语意逻辑题,根据以上解题思路可知,作者是通过展示调查结果来支撑文章主旨的,故选D。

考查方向

本题考查了对考纲重点词汇的记忆和理解。

解题思路

语意逻辑题。通观文章,作者是通过展示调查结果来论述night milk与人的关系的,较为典型的是在文章的三四五段通过展示来自韩国Seoul的实验结果来论述night milk与睡眠的关系。

易错点

对于state,explain和provide等重点词汇记忆模糊。