Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16    bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17   .
The bed    18  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19  music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20      , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22    sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23  you’ll be late!"
If you don’t get up    24   the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25   minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the    26   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27     the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28  .               
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29    a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
小題1:
A．expensiveB．specialC．valuableD．comfortable
小題2:
A．worksB．runsC．happensD．moves
小題3:
A．is separated fromB．is made up of
C．is attached toD．is made into
小題4:
A．loudB．classicalC．popD．soft
小題5:
A．soundB．voiceC．noiseD．way
小題6:
A．sendsB．turnsC．playsD．a(chǎn)ppears
小題7:
A．pleasantB．interestingC．unpleasantD．funny
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．soD．or
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．untilC．sinceD．before
小題10:
A．otherB．a(chǎn)notherC．moreD．one
小題11:
A．endB．middleC．bodyD．top
小題12:
A．HoweverB．FinallyC．ThereforeD．Otherwise
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．workC．happyD．a(chǎn)wake
小題14:
A．winB．a(chǎn)chieveC．gainD．defeat
小題15:
A．praisesB．prizesC．contents D．medals

小題1:B
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小題1:D
小題1:B
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小題1:A
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小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B

小題1:詞義辨析, A.昂貴的B.特殊的/專門的C.有價值的D.舒適的.結(jié)合下文可知句意為,有一個特殊的床給你,故選B.
小題1:考查理解能力.上文提到一個床,這話應該是說它如何工作,故選A.
小題1:短語辨析.A. 與……分離B.由……構(gòu)成    C.系于…… D.被做成……。根據(jù)題意這張床系在一個鬧鐘上。選C。
小題1:考查分析能力。根據(jù)下文或者其它悅耳的聲音，可知選D，輕音樂。
小題1:詞義辨析A. 聲音 B.嗓音特指人的說話聲C.噪音    D. 方法，結(jié)合題意，她用一個甜美的嗓音輕聲低語。選B。
小題1:考查動詞play 播放、演奏。播放磁帶音樂等用play，故選C。
小題1:考查分析能力。結(jié)合下文他聽到一個 老板喊他起床的錄音，可知選c，使人不高興的
小題1:連詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，快點起床，否者你要遲到了。選D。
小題1:介詞辨析。結(jié)合上文可知句意為，如果你不再第二聲鈴響之后起床，你會后悔的。選A.
小題1:詞義辨析A.其它的 B.另一個C. 更多的    D. one一個。根據(jù)題意，然后這張床在等幾分鐘。選C。
小題1:考查分析能力。聯(lián)系下文床腳變得越來越低，可知本句說的是床頭，故選D。
小題1:考查副詞，根據(jù)題意，最后這床完全垂直了。選B，最終。
小題1:詞義辨析A. 憤怒的 B. 工作 C.高興D.醒來。都這樣了你還不醒，那就沒治了。選D。
小題1:考查分析能力。聯(lián)系下文可知，他做這張床是為了想贏得比賽。故選A。
小題1:考查分析能力。聯(lián)系下文可知，員工贏得的是獎金。故選B. prizes 獎品。       
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