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上海春考英語仿真模擬試卷（四）

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題,每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

l.A.6:40.B.6:20.C.6:10.D.6:30.

2.A.Cashonly.B.Cashorchecks.C.Checksonly.D.Creditcards.

3.A.Helackedmoney.B.Hehadsometroublewithhislungs

C.Hedidn'tplanthetripverywellD.Hewasinpoorhealth

4.A.Atadrugstore.B.Atahotel.C.Atalaundry.D.Ataclothesshop.

5.A.Poor.B.Excellent.C.Tired.D.Concerned.

6.A.Thereisasingleroomleft.B.Therearesomespareroomsleft.

C.Therearesomedoublerooms.D.Alltheroomsaretaken.

7.A.Hehurthiseye.B.Theclockwasunusual

C.Thelecturewasnotinteresting.D.Thelecturelastedforanhour.

8.A.Marycametotheparty.B.Maryhasn'tappearedyet.

C.MaryplannedthepartyD.Maryhasn'tanyimagination.

9.A.Tomhasnoartisttalent.B.Tomhasimprovedhisart.

C.Tomisaveryprofessionalartist.D.Tomisapopularartist.

10.A.Sheisexcitedaboutgoinghome.B.Shehasbeenhomeforonlyafewdays.

C.She'sspendingtimegoingoverheraccounts.D.She*scountingthenumbers.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB.youwillhearAvoshortpassagesseveralandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillhereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.NoiseBSmokingC.Litter.D.Drinking

12.AAtourguide.B.Aconductor.C.Ateacher.D.Alawyer

13.A.Topreparepeopleforinternationaltravel.

B.Tomakethelawsofdifferentkinds.

C.Togiveadvicetotravelerstothecountry.

D.Toinformpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage

14.A.Economicpressure.B.Jobhuntingaftergraduation.

C.Howtomakemoneyoncampus.D.TheproblemsfacingAmericanandChinesestudents.

15.A.Sensible.B.Confident.C.Ignorant.D.Negative.

16.A.Itisthesocietythatcausesuniversitystudentstolackconfidence.

B.Manybusinessesignorethestudents'puretheory.

C.Thesocietyandtheyoungshouldworkwelltogethertosolvetheproblem.

D.SomeAmericanuniversitystudentssellsomethingtomakemoney.

Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Inthehospital.B.Intheshoppingcente匚

C.Inaschool.D.Inadrugstore.

18.A.Threetimesaday,takeonebeforeeachmeal.

B.Threetimesaday,takeoneaftereachmeal.

C.Takethemfbrthreedayscontinuously

D.Takethemfbrtwodayswithoutseeingthedoctor

Questions19and20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

19.A.Italmosthasalonghistoryof100years.

B.It*ssmallerthanhislastone.

C.Thewindowscan9tletplentyofnaturallightin.

D.Therearewonderfulviewsoftheparkbehindhishouse.

20.A.Threebedrooms,twobathrooms.

B.Fourbedrooms,threebathrooms.

C.Fourbedrooms,onebathroom.

D.Fivebedrooms,twobathrooms.

ILGrammarandVocabulary(每題1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;forthe

otherblanks,useonewordthatbestJitseachblank.

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeople

whohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.Picturesofthis

kind___21___(find)onthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.No___22___knowswhytheywerepainted

there.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhaps

humanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.

About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindof

writing.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsof

theirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeople___23___(use)becameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecord

informationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.___24___animportantperson

died,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.

Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptishome___25___comic

strips.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwriting

simple.Theordinarypeople___26___notunderstandit.Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedinthearea

aroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopeda___27___(simple)systemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwere

veryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,or

letter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersof

theGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopied___28___idea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowused____29___the

world.

Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneed

picturesofallkinds:drawing,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthem30____:inbooksand

newspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstand

andrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.clarifyB.consistentC.converselyD.criteriaE.misinterpretedF.perceived

G.qualifyH.reflectionI.significanceJ.simultaneouslyK.valuable

Inrecentyearswe'veallbecomemorehealthconscious.However,indoingsoweseemto

have31____health.Healthisnolongersomethingeveryoneisbornwith.Healthisacommodity.Itis

somethingyoucanhavemoreof.Andto32forthisextrahealthyouhavetobuyatracksuit,eat

vitaminpills,haveatherapistandlearntodoone-handedpress-ups.

Thisallsoundsquiteharmless—untilyourealiseitimpliesthatpeoplewhoarenotperfectlyformed,

whoarenotyoung,sportyandsun-tanned,areless____33people.Weallwanttobehealthybutweshould

perhapscomedownofftheexercisebikeand34whatthewordhealthactuallymeans.

Forastart,healthisnotbeautyandfitness.Youcanhavewonderfulhairandhugemuscles,whileyour

internalorgansareinaterriblestate.Theouterpersonisnotadirect35oftheinnerperson.Second,

healthisnotapurelyphysicalstate.It'smentalaswell.Therearelotsoffitpeoplewhoarenotpsychologically

soundand,36,alotofquiteseriouslydisabledpeoplewhoarebright,happyandperfectlyintune

withthemselves.Besides,the37fbrphysicalandmentalhealthareamatterofopinion,containinga

strongsocialelement.There'satribeintheAmazonrainforestwhichregardsyouasunwellifyoudon'thave

marksoffungal（真菌）infectiononyourskin.

Takingallthisintoaccount,healthisaterriblydifficultwordtodefine.Itisneverthelessof

grave38todoso,becauseunlessweknowwhathealthiswedon'tknowwhattoaimfbr.Myown

favouritedefinitionofhealthis'psychologicalhealthistheabilitytoloveandtowork\It'saneasythingto

aimfbrandatthesametimeverydifficulttoarriveat.Thereare,however,occasionalmomentsineveryone's

lifewhenyouexperience,39,agreatloveforthosearoundyouandalsoagreatsenseofpersonal

fulfillment.Thesebriefmomentsareveryhardtoachieve,buttheyare40asamoreworthwhileaim

inlifethantryingtolooklikeasupermodel.

IILReadingComprehension（41一55題，每題1分；56-70題，每題2分；共45分）

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearejourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fill

ineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whatifthegoodlifeisn'treally...allthatgood?

Whatiftheverythingssomanyofus41for-ahigh-paying,powerfuljob;abeautifulhouse;a

wardrobe（衣櫥）ofniceclothesindesirablysmallsizes;afancyeducationforourchildrentopreparethemfor

___42onthiswayoflife—turnouttobemore43thanthey,reworth?

It'slongbeenbelievedthatthepsychological44___associatedwithbeinga“low-statusindividual”

—i.e.,poor,grow___45___aspeoplemoveupthesocialladder.Itturnsoutthat'strueonlytoapoint.Once

youget___46___enough,thementalandphysicalhealth___47___associatedwithgreateraffluence（富裕）

fadeaway.Infact,researchindicatesthatasyounearthetop,lifestress___48___sodramaticallythatits

harmfuleffectsalmostcanceloutmany___49___aspectsofsucceeding.

ScottSchieman,aprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofToronto,hasaphraseforthis:"thestressof

highstatus."In2005andagainin2007,hesurveyed1,800Americansofallincomelevelsandisnow

___50___hisresearchtomorethan6,000Canadians.Whathefoundturnsreceivedsociologicalwisdomonits

ear:"Peoplewithhigherlevelofeducationandinhigher-statusoccupationsandmid-to-higher___51_

groupsareexperiencinghigherlevelsof___52___hesays.

Why?Theverytrappingsof___53___canmakelifeharderifyou'rethesortofdriven,work-devoted

personthathigh-statusindividualstendtobe,anothersupposedbenefitthatcanbepunishing:power.Having

authorityoverothersbindspeopletoallsortsofinterpersonal___54___andmanagementanxiety,___55_

“toomuch“stress,Schiemansays.uThisisthestuffthatsimplykeepspeopleupatnight.”

41.A.prepareB.intendC.striveD.wait

42.A.carryingB.livingC.takingD.coming

43.A.depressionB.troubleC.excitementD.happiness

44.A.resultB.responsibilityC.benefitsD.burdens

45.A.heavierB.lighterC.higherD.lower

46.A.richB.highC.oldD.wise

47.A.stateB.changeC.progressD.benefits

48.A.reducesB.improvesC.developsD.increases

49.A.activeB.positiveC.negativeD.passive

50.A.extendingB.expandingC.restrictingD.targeting

51.A.incomeB.statusC.wealthD.power

52.A.advantagesB.privilegeC.stressesD.influence

53.A.successB.failureC.stressD.promotion

54.A.conflictsB.quarrelsC.communicationsD.relations

55.A.resultingfromB.arisingfromC.pointingtoD.leadingto

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemthereareJburchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

MargoandIwerenine.Ourparentswerefriends,sowewouldsometimesplaytogether,bikingpastthe

tree-linedstreetstoJeffersonPark,theleisurespotofourneighborhood.

IalwaysgotnervouswheneverMargowasabouttoshowup.Itcouldbethatshewasbothcooland

gorgeouswiththepinkT-shirtfeaturingagreendragonbreathingafireoforangeglitter.Oritcouldbetheway

shebiked,standingup,herarmslockedassheleanedabovethehandlebars.

Atthetime,IfanciedmyselfaninventorandItoldMargoaboutanideaIhadforaninventioncalledthe

Ringolator,agiganticcannonthatwouldshootbig,coloredrocksintoaveryloworbit,givingEarththesame

ringsthatSaturn(土星)has.Margojustbeamedbrightly,shakingherhead.

I'dbeenintheparksomanytimesbeforethatitwasmappedinmymind,sowewereonlyafewsteps

insidewhenIbegantosensethattheworldwasoutoforder.

“Look!There.,,Margosaidquietly,calmly.

Shewaspointing.AndthenIrealizedwhatwasdifferent.

Therewasaliveoakafewfeetahead.Thickandancient-looking.Thatwasnotnew.Theplaygroundon

ourright.Notneweither.Butnow,aguywearingagraysuit,leaningagainstthetrunkoftheoaktree,not

moving.Thatwasnew.Hekepthismouthopeninawaythatmouthgenerallyshouldn'tbe.

“He'sdrunk,“Isaid,“anddangerouslydrunk.^^

Itooktwosmallstepsbackward.Maybehewasazombie.Iknewzombiesweren'treal,buthesurely

lookedlikeone.AndifImadeanysuddenmovements,hemightwakeupandattack.

AsItookthosetwostepsback,Margotooktwoequallysmallandquietstepsforward."Hiseyesare

open,“shesaid.

“Wegottagohome,^^Isaid.

Shetookanothertwosteps.Thistimeshewascloseenoughandshereachedouttotouchhisfoot.

"He'sgone,“Margosaid,asifIcouldn'ttell.

(From"PaperTowns"byJohnGreenwithmajoradaption)

56.Whytheauthor''alwaysgotnervouswheneverMargowasabouttoshowup”?

A.HewasafraidthatMargomightgivehimalessonphysically.

B.HefeltthatMargo'swayofridingabikecouldputthembothindanger.

C.HehadadmirationfbrthecoolandgorgeousappearanceandactionofMargo.

D.Hedidn'tlikethehorrifyinggreendragonbreathingafireoforangeglitter.

57.HowdoesMargofeelabouttheauthor'sinventionofa4tRingolator,,f?

A.Itwasabrilliantideathatmaychangetheworld.

B.Itsoundedsillyyetamusing,sosheshowedherkindness.

C.ItcalledforexperimentintheJeffersonPark.

D.Itgaveoutbeamsoflightandwasbright.

58.Whathappenedtothemanmostprobably?

A.Hewasplayinghideandseek.B.Hewasanewcomertothepark.

C.Hewasalreadydeadwhenfound.D.Hewasbecomingazombie

59.WhatcanbestdescribeMargo?

A.Gorgeousandtimid.B.Innocentandcute.

C.Brightandimaginative.D.Calmandbrave.

(B)

Acting&MusicalTheater

TheSummerActing&MusicalTheaterprogram,whichstartsonFriday,July3andendsonThursday,July

23,iscreatedfbrtalentedstudentswhohavebeeninspiredbymusicaltheater.

Theprogramdevelopstheabilitiesofexperiencedperformerswhoareseriousaboutthefieldandeagerto

workhard.Ourgoalistohelpyougrowcreativelythroughfull-time,college-leveltheatretrainingunderthe

directionofpopularprofessionalperformersandteachers.

Thestudentscanimprovetheirperformanceskillsandcangettheknowledgeaboutthehistoryoftheater,

thestyleoftheaterandsoon.Studentswillcompletetheprogramwithimprovedaudition（試演）skills.

Classesaimtoimproveyourcommandofbody,mindandvoice.Studentswilltakeatriptoseeatleast

oneprofessionalproductionwithprogramteachers.Anexhibitionofthestudents5classworkwillbepresented

attheconclusionoftheprogramtofamily,friends,studentsfromotherSummerCollegeprograms,andthe

Universitycommunity.

ProgramCosts:

Accommodation:$3,359;Traffic:$2,234.

Auditionrequirements:

Auditionsshouldincludethefollowingvideomaterials:

?Twodifferentsongs;

?Oneage-suitablemonologue（獨白）；

?Oneshortdancepart;

?Apersonalstatementregardingyourbackgroundandtraining,experienceinperformances,andpersonal

goalsintheater;

?Eachpartoftheauditionshouldbeaboutoneminuteinlength;

?Youshouldbetheonlypersonshownintheaudition;

?Theauditionisgivenonlinewithyourapplication.

Typicalday:

9:00amtonoonclassesfocusonmusicaltheater,includingacting,voice,movement,danceandscene

study.

1:00to4:00pmclassesinvolveadditionalworkinacting,movement,andvoice,alongwithrehearsals

（排練）forpublicperformances.

60.Whatdoyouknowabouttheprogram?

A.Studentscanhavechancestoauditioninfilms.

B.Theprogramhelpsstudentsgrowhealthily.

C.Theprogramwilllastforthreeweeks.

D.Theprogramprovidesaccommodationforfree.

61.Theunderlinedword"production"inParagraph4refersto.

A.writingB.performanceC.conferenceD.guidance

62.TheauditionmaterialsincludethefollowingEXCEPT.

A.aperformancewithyourpartnerB.ashortdancepartinoneminute

C.anonlineintroductionofyourselfD.asuitablemonologueinoneminute

（C）

TheothernightIhaddinnerwithmyfriendKim,whoinmidlifeistryingtochangehercareer.Shehas

spentdecadesasasuccessfulphotographer,butsheknowsit'stimetodosomethingdifferent.What,however,

isshequalifiedtodo,besidesphotography?'Tmgoodatparties,“shetoldmewithashrug."Andparallel

parking."Werefilledourwineglassesandlaughedreallyhardaswedreamedupthevariouscareersinwhich

thatparticularcombinationmightbeuseful.

Here'sahumblingexercise:Askyourselfwhatyou'regoodat,asidefromtheskillsyouuseatwork.After

myconversationwithKim,Iputthisquestiontoahandfuloffriendsandgotresponsesrangingfrom"finding

restaurantsforpeople^^to''spottingterrificoldchairs."ThemoreIthinkaboutmyownanswertothisquestion,

themoreconfusedIseemtoget.

AyearagothismonthIleftajob,andacareer,thatbroughtmegreatsatisfactionformorethantwo

decades.Canserendipity（意外驚喜）beastrategy?Itcertainlyworkedforme.Ihappenedtofindafieldin

whichmyskillsandtherequirementsofthejobwereaVenndiagram（韋恩圖）withneartotaloverlap.Like

mostofmyfriends,Ispentmy20sand30smarchingdeterminedlyalongmygivenpath,workinghard,with

purpose,andbythetimeIreachedmy40s,Iwasabletoenjoythefruitsofmylabor.Isn'tthatthewaythe

AmericanDreamgoes?

Here'swhatyoulearnwhenyouwakeupfromthatdream:hubris（自負）istheunpleasantby-productof

success.Ifyouarereallygoodatyourjobforalongenoughtime,youbegintobelievethatyoucanbegoodat

anyjobandthereforecaneasilyjumpfromonethingtoanother,switchinghorsesinmidstream.Examplesof

thismistakenthinkingareeverywhere,fromtheharmlesslyfrivolous{DancingWiththeStars）tothe

dangerouslyserious（thecurrentpresidency）.Asitturnsout,humilityisitsownkindofskill;developingit

hurts,butfallingonyourfacehurtsmore.

Overtheyearsanumberof20-somethingshavecometomeforadvice,whichIhavedutifullygiven:

Workhard,meetlotsofpeople,sayyestomanythings.Don'tcomplain,putasmileonyourface,andremind

yourselfthatstudyingFoucaultforfouryearsincollegemightnotprovetobeparticularlyrelevantinthe

workingworld.Swallowyourprideandaskalotofquestions.

WhatIshouldbetellingtheyoungandambitiousisthis:beingreallygoodatonethingisfantasticuntilit

isn't.Thedaymaycome,inmyexperience,willcome,whenyouknowyouwanttodo,wanttobe,something

else.Forexample,20-somethings,onedayyoumightwanttoappearonDancingWiththeStars.Tmnotsureif

SeanSpicerisafoolorageniusforturningdownthisopportunityforhisfirstpost-Administrationperformance.

Maybehe'snotawarethatApoloOhnowasplacedfirstontheshow.

Ormaybeyou911wanttorunforPresident.NevermindthatitwasaPresident-AbrahamLincoln-who

popularizedthewarningaboutswitchinghorsesinmidstream.Ifyouarearealestatetycoonandloud-mouthed

TVstarwhomadeanameforyourselfwithacombinationofinstinct,bravado(虛張聲勢)andridingthewave

ofchaosyoucreateeverywhereyougo,thenwhocareswhatAbeLincolnsaid?TheWhiteHouseisthelogical

nextcareerstep.

Or,20-somethings,maybeyou'lldoboth!Atthesametime!Afterall,doesn'ttoday'sWhiteHousesortof

resembleDancingWiththeStars,ifyousquint(瞇眼)hardanduseyourimagination?Withexpertsand

amateursworkingtogether,tryingtomakeitalllookgracefulwhiletheaudiencealternativelylaughsandcries?

So,folks,anassignment:Askyourselfwhatyou'regoodat.Asforme,asidefromwhatImostrecentlydid

fbraliving-writing,editing,managingpeopleandshowinguptomeetingsontime-mygreateststrengthsseem

tobemakingvacationpackinglistsandrememberingwhichhousesinmytownareonthemarket.SoIhave

enteredthisnextphaseofmylifewithgratitude(forwhatI'veaccomplished),humility(aboutallthatIdon't

know)andfear(seerandomgreateststrengths).Iusedtobefilledwithoptimism:ifDonaldTrumpcould

becomePresident,anythingseemedpossible.Butwitheachpassingmonth,andeachnewfailure,myoptimism

dims.Ifhewantedtotrysomethingnew,wouldn'tDancingWiththeStarshavebeenawiserchoice?

63.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Onlyfailurecontributestothedevelopmentofone'shumility.

B.DonaldTrumpistheverypersonfbrtheUSpresidency.

C.Careersuccessencouragesoverestimateofoneself.

D.Collegeeducationisamustfbrasuccessfulcareer.

64.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsjobhopping?

A.Checkwhetherone'sskillmeetstherequirementsofthepotentialnewjob.

B.Seizeeachandeveryrandomopportunitythatcomesalong.

C.Beoptimisticaboutthepotentialnewjobandanythingispossible.

D.Jobhoppingissuchaseveredangerastobeavoided.

65.Thewriter'simplicitcommentontheWhiteHousecouldbe.

A.ItfunctionsideallyasthepoliticalcenteroftheUnitedStates.

B.Itisthelogicalnextcareerstepforawealthyandfamousperson.

C.ItisasattractiveandinterestingasDancingwiththeStars.

D.Itisastagewhereofficialsdon'tknowhowtorunthecountry.

66.Whatcouldbeimpliedbytheunderlined“itisn't”?

A.Whatoneisreallygoodatdisappears.

B.Onefeelsnomorefantasticaboutthejob.

C.One'sambitionweakensasheorsheages.

D.Onetriestochangetoanewjob.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

Weareanationofunhealthysleepers.Tenpercentofusareinsomniacs,manymorewakeupconstantly

throughoutthenight,andagrowingnumberofusaresimplytooobsessedwithsmartphonestoputthemdown

andgotobed.

Butwhat'stheworstkindofsleepforyourhealth:thekindwhereyoukeepanonnalbedtimebutare

constantlyupeveryfewhours,orthekindwhereyougotobedlateandonlygetafewhoursofshut-eye.

—67_.

ReportinginthejournalSleep,leadauthorPatrickFinan,anassistantprofessorattheJohnsHopkins

UniversitySchoolofMedicine,andhiscolleaguesconductedoneofthefirststudiescomparingthetwotypes

ofsleep-interruptedsleepandabbreviatedsleep-inagroupof62healthymenandwomenwhoweregood

sleepers.Theparticipantsspentthreedaysandnightsinasleeplabandansweredquestionsabouttheirmood

everyeveningbeforedozingoff.Whiletheyslept,theresearchersmeasuredtheirsleepstagessotheycould

documentwhenandhowmuchofeachstageofsleep,fromlighttodeeperslumber,eachvolunteergotevery

night.Athirdwererandomlyassignedtobewokenupseveraltimesanight;anotherthirdwerenotallowedto

gotosleepuntillaterbutweren'twokenup.___68___.

WhenFinancomparedthethreegroup'smoodratings,hefoundthattheinterruptedandshortsleepers

bothshoweddropsinpositivemoodafterthefirstnight.Butonthenextnights,theinterruptedsleepers

continuedtoreportdecliningpositivefeelingswhiletheshortsleepersdidnot____69___Thisdropinpositive

moodoccurredregardlessofwhattheparticipantsreportedonthenegativescale.Sohavingdisruptedsleep,

saysFinan,mayhaveastrongereffectondampeningpositivemoodthanitdoesonincreasingnegative

emotions.

Whenhelookedatthebrainpatternsofthetwodisruptedsleepgroups,hefoundthatthosewhowokeup

repeatedlyshowedlessslowwavesleep,orthedeepsleepthatisnormallylinkedtofeelingrestoredandrested,

thanthosegettingthesameamountofsleepbutinacontinuoussession.uWesawadropinslowwavesleep

largeandsudden,“saysFinan."___70___"

A.Afterabadnight'ssleep,youareunlikelytobeinthebestofmoods.

B.Theystayedataboutthesameleveltheyhadreportedafterthefirstnight.

C.Thefinal,controlgroupwasallowedtosleepuninterruptedthr