20xx年西城区高考一模英语试题及答案(编辑修改稿)

20xx年西城区高考一模英语试题及答案(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

cards at Christmas time between them． A couple of weeks ago, Ed died． 1 should have kept in touch． He repeated this, more to himself than to me． To fort him, I said sometimes we just didn39。 t seem to find the time． But we used to find the time, he said． Take a look． He handed the letter over to me． The first sentence I39。 ve been meaning to write for some time, but I39。 ve always delayed it． reminded me of myself． It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together． When I read the part where it said Your friendship really means a lot to me, more than I can say because I39。 m not good at saying things like that , I found myself nodding in agreement． We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: So I thought you39。 d like to know that I was thinking of you． And it was ended with Your Old Friend, Tom． I thought your friend39。 s name was Ed, I said． I39。 m Tom, he explained． It39。 s a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he39。 d died． I never put it in the mailbox． I guess I should have written it sooner． His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief． When I got to my hotel room I didn39。 t unpack right away． I had to write a letter and post it． 56． Who wrote the letter? A． Tom． B． Old Ed． C． The author． D． The driver39。 s grandchild． 57． It can be inferred from the passage that the driver regretted ______． A． missing Ed39。 s funeral B． moving away from his neighborhood C． fetting to send Ed Christmas cards D． not being able to keep in touch with Ed 58． From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author of the passage ______． A． often failed to write to his friends B． had no intention to write to his friends C． had many great moments with his friends D． was good at expressing feelings to his friends 59． What message does the passage probably try to convey? A． Comfort your friends when they are feeling down． B． Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last． C． Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words． D． Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships． B Lights Out at Bedtime There are plenty of good reasons to power up a personal desktop or laptop puter in the evening—writing s, chatting on social works or making purchases over tile Inter, for instance． But various studies indicate that people who stare at a PC’s bright monitor shortly before going to bed probably sleep less soundly than they would otherwise because the light seriously affects their natural wakesleep cycle． They haven39。 t proved it though, says Dieter Kunz, the team39。 s director at Charite39。 s Psychiatric Clinic in St． Hedwig39。 s Hospital in Berlin． Similarly, exposure to just 10 minutes of normal bathroom lighting is enough to free the sleep hormone melatonin, which regulates people39。 s natural wakesleep cycle and makes them sleepy at nightfall． Ten years ago, a team of British and American researchers detected a photopigment （光敏色素） in the human eye that signals to the body whether it is day or night, summer or winter． The photopigment is especially sensitive to blue light． The blue light more or less tells the body, 39。 It39。 s daytime, be awake,39。 Kunz says． Monitors have a mostly cold white light content and scientists suspect the photopigment may react similarly to it． So the longer people look into the bright light, the more awake they bee—and then sleep poorly． A lot of people have difficulty switching off in the evening． About half of the women in Germany and a quarter of the men sleep poorly． Environmental factors are only one of the possible causes． Job stress as well as personal and health concerns are also the main reasons for their sleep problems． In addition, electronic objects39。 standby lights and indicator lamps can be annoying in the dark and affect sleep． Sound scientific evidence is still lacking on this matter, Kunz notes． According to Kunz, those who cannot go without their puter in the evening should down the blue content if possible and lower the brightness somewhat． But nobody does because, after all, you want to concentrate while working at the puter and the light helps brain． 60． The passage is mainly about ______． A． natural wakeup cycles B． the effect of light on sleep C． personal and health concerns D． functions of puter monitors 61． The underlined word which in Paragraph 2 refers to ______． A． normal bathroom lighting B． 10minute exposure to lighting C． the release process of a chemical D． a chemical affecting one39。 s sleep cycle 62． We can learn from the passage that ______． A． th。