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高考全真模拟题(五)

第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)

  做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题)

  听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

  Example:
 

  How much is the shirt?
 

   A.£19.15 B.£9.15 C.£9.18
 

  Answer:[A] [■] [C]

 1. Who will go for a drive with the woman?

   A. The man.

   B. A few friends.

   C. Two other men.

 2. What does she need?

   A. A rest.

   B. A nap(小睡).

   C. A sleep.

 3. What does the woman think of smoking?

   A. Smoking is bad for health.

   B. Smoking is very costly.

   C. Smoking is enjoyable.

 4. What did the boy do?

   A. He ate too much ice cream.

   B. Ice cream is too cold.

   C. He didn’t eat much ice cream.

 5. Why did she want to be a teacher?

   A. Her teacher liked her.

   B. Her teacher asked her to be a teacher.

   C. Her teacher affected her deeply.

第二节(共15小题)

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听下面一段材料,回答6-8题。

 6. where does the conversation possibly take place?

   A. At the office.

   B. At the bank.

   C. At the phone-stand.

 7. The man asked Miss Grey to write down Mr. Green’s phone number because ____.

   A. he thinks it necessary to call back

   B. he supposes there’s need to make a new friend

   C. he really wants to remember it

 8. What is Mr. Green’s phone number?

   A. 6882601.

   B. 6886201.

   C. 6880126.

  听下面一段材料,回答9-11题。

 9. Where is the man going to spend his holidays?

   A. Australia.

   B. America.

   C. Abroad.

 10. How did the man travel?

   A. By air.

   B. By sea.

   C. With his parents.

 11. what is the weather like in the place where woman will spend her winter holidays?

   A. It’s warm.

   B. It’s cold.

   C. It’s snowy.

  听下面一段材料,回答12-14题。

 12. The conversation probably takes place ____ .

   A. on the playground

   B. in one PE class

   C. at the sports-meet

 13. The speakers must be ____.

   A. the two students

   B. a student and a teacher

   C. the two teachers

 14. Which of the following is true?

   A. Peter is good at running.

   B. Jack is a very good high-jumper.

   C. They have got three prizes.

  听下面一段材料,回答15-16题。

 15. What are they talking about in the conversation?

   A. A motor workshop will be set up nearby.

   B. A car factory will be set up nearby.

   C. A car shop will be open nearby.

 16. For what did the woman worry about it?

   A. All the serious problems.

   B. Air pollution and traffic jam.

   C. Quarrels for the jobs.

  听下面一段材料,回答17-20题。

 17. When a person stayed up late at night,____.

   A. he would show interest in what he did

   B. he would like to do anything else except sleep

   C. he would feel sleepy

 18. If you stay awake for a long time,____.

   A. you will have done much more work

   B. your brain won’t work well

   C. you will lose interest in everything

 19. When you sleep at night,your brain ____.

   A. might still be working

   B. can work well

   C. may get tired

 20. Which of the following is true?

   A. Some people don’t need to sleep.

   B. Young people need more sleep.

   C. Some animals can sleep all the year round.

第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

  从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  例:It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____________ he or she wants.

   A.however   B.whatever    C.whichever    D.whenever

  答案是B。

 21. I have a lot of novels, _____ are about Tang Dynasty.

   A. and which   B. most of that   C. most of which   D. most of them

 22. —Where is my book?

   —I ____ it on your desk.

   A. lay       B. laid        C. lied        D. lain

 23. This coat is made ____ my daughter _____ my own size.

   A. for; for     B. to; to      C. to; for      D. for; to

 24. My father will not allow me to watch TV ____ I pass the final exams.

   A. until       B. or        C. and        D. till

 25. Many old men feel they can’t adapt to the society because it _____ too rapidly.

   A. has developed   B. developed    C. is developing    D. will develop

 26. It was not a serious accident; my car only needs some ____ repairs.

   A. primary     B. major     C. unimportant     D. minor

 27. The paint is still wet. _____ !

   A. Be not sure to touch it     B. Be sure not to touch it

   C. Be sure to not touch it     D. Don’t be sure to touch it

 28. The medical team lost their way in the virgin forest, and ____ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

   A. what      B. it     C. which     D. that

 29. Because of ____ heavy fog all ____ flights have been canceled.

   A. the; /    B. a; the    C. the; the    D. /; /

 30. We are looking for a cheap hotel ______ .

   A. where to live in   B. to live   C. in which to live   D. to be lived in

 31. He is really a big trouble , but I have to ____ his nonsense all day.

   A. pay attention to   B. hear     C. notice        D. listen to

 32. —I hear you work very hard and you are never late for work, are you?

  —______.

   A. No, I am.    B. Yes, sometimes    C. Yes, I do     D. No, I don’t

 33. If not for your help, I ____ such a high standard of music.

   A. can’t reach            B. should never have reached

   C. should never have arrived to    D. may not reach

 34. _____ for several weeks, the city lacked food and clothes seriously.

   A. Having been flooded   B. Being flooded    C. It is flooded   D. Since flooded

 35. Since the road is wet this morning, ______ last night.

   A. it must rain   B. it rained   C. it must have been raining   D. it must have rained

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

  阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to 36 a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I 37 it up and opened it to see if I could 38 the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it 39 some change and an old photo—a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years old, who looked 40 the woman’s daughter. I put the photo back and 41 the purse to the police station, where I 42 it to the desk sergeant(警官). 43 I left, the sergeant took down my name and address 44 the owner might want to write and thank me.
  That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They 45 a young woman 46 there would be four people 47 the table. Her face was familiar. I was 48 sure that we had not met before, but I could not remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation, 49 , the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon. 50 I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now 51 . She was very surprised, of course, 52 I was able to describe her purse to her. Then I explained that I had 53 her from the photo I had found in the purse. My uncle 54 to the police station immediately to claim the purse. As the police sergeant handed it over, he said that it was an 55 coincidence that I had not only found the purse, but also the person who had lost it.

   36. A watch     B notice         C discover        D find out

   37. A chose     B selected        C picked         D took

   38. A find out   B learn         C discover        D work out

   39. A besides    B except         C except for       D in addition to

   40. A to be     B as if         C as           D like

   41. A took     B brought        C fetched        D sent

   42. A offered    B passed         C handed         D returned

   43. A Before    B When          C While         D As

   44. A lest     B in case        C for fear        D so that

   45. A have also invited B also had invited  C also invited      D had also invited

   46. A so      B that          C so that        D in order that

   47. A in      B on           C by           D at

   48. A completely  B quiet         C quite         D very

   49. A however    B therefore       C nevertheless      D whereupon

   50. A All at once  B At once        C Immediately      D All suddenly

   51. A more old   B very old        C much older       D even older

   52. A when     B as           C since         D for

   53. A known     B realized        C identified       D recognized

   54. A insisted to go B insisted going    C insisted on going   D insisted to going

   55. A amazed B amazing C amazingly D amazedly

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

  阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

  American parents usually think that their child should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects, even if they are wealthier. But neither are children expected to compare with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibilities, or other conditions make it necessary to give a child less spending money than is customary (惯例的)in the neighborhood.
  Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not controlled by the parents, because a child learns to use money correctly only through dealing with it himself. If a seven-year-old child gets a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the real use for the money is. He gets the shiny coins and they soon disappear.
  The idea of a bank account(账号) is too early for so small a child, although he can be made to understand and enjoy saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own savings account, parents may take him to the bank, open a savings account for him and encourage him to put a certain quantity or any checks he receives as gifts into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry(存入) is made.
  He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how to manage money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friend. The boy who can't join his fellows in a sweet shop once in a while, because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have chosen for him, is a sorry child
.

 56. What do you think a piggy bank is?

   A. it is a kind of bank run by children.

   B. it is a small container, often in the shape of a pig, used by children for saving money.

   C. it is a certain place in which pigs are raise.

   D. it is a bank whose building looks like a pig

 57. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Most of the rich people in America give children much pocket money.

   B. American children usually have their bank accounts until they are eight.

   C. American parents seldom care for their children's spending money.

   D. American children begin to learn how to manage money when very young.

 58. Suppose an 8-year-old child receives 10 dollars as his birthday gift, he may probably ____.

   A. spend the money on the things he wants

   B. compare the gift with that of his friend

   C. have most of it saved in the bank

   D. put all the money in his piggy bank

 59. Why does the writer think the boy is a sorry one if he saves every cent he gets or earns?

Because _____.

   A. he can not manage his money and is kept himself in an unfavorable position

   B. he can not join the fellows in a sweet shop once in a while

   C. he can not learn the use of money through spending it himself

   D. he can not have any other choice but save, earn of spend money

B

  The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feeling about color. If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it. Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings(包装), that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packed in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology (心理学). Some of our preference(偏爱) for colors are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people's mind. People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heart-beat and blood pressure; red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.

 60. The passage tells us that salesmen have _____.

   A. found out that colors affect sales

   B. discovered the relationship between color and psychology

   C. tired out colors on blind people

   D. developed a special subject of color psychology

 61. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

   A. foods sell well in green or blue wrappings

   B. blind people can not sense color differences

   C. what color we prefer depends on our state of mind

   D. a bright yellow has exactly the opposite effect to red

 62. If people are exposed to pure blue, _____.

   A. their blood pressure rises

   B. they won't easily feel nervous

   C. they want to taste blue foods

   D. they will fell like buying things

 63. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?

   A. Color and feelings

   B. Color and sales

   C. The blind and colors

   D. Preferences for colors

C

  Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other word, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
  In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable(时兴的) to think that by free education for all—whether rich or poor, clever of stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees, they refuse to do what they think "low" work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns. In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work studied to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be
ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

 64. The writer of this passage thinks that _____.

   A. education can settle all other world's problems

   B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

   C. free education won't help to solve social problems

   D. all the social problems can't be solved by education

 65. The writer wants to prove that _____.

   A. our society needs all kinds of jobs

   B. our society needs free education for all

   C. a farmer is more important than a professor

   D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think "low" work

 66. According to the passage _____.

   A. work with hands is dirty and shameful

   B. work with hands is low work

   C. work with hands is the most important

   D. we can't regard work with hands as low work

 67. The purpose of education is _____.

   A. to choose a system of education

   B. to prepare children mainly for their future work

   C. to let every one receive education fit for him

   D. to build a perfect world

D

  David Beckham was born on 2nd May, 1975, in the suburbs of London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for the schools of Essex and also for his country team.
  On 8th July, 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. On 2nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons, with David scoring many goals.
  His goals made him a household(家喻户晓的) name. In the first game of the 1996/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeeper’s head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight(一夜之间). He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157kph. He also had the ability to make the ball curl from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. He could made it glide high through the air, or dive down steeply. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

 68. When David Beckham was young _____.

   A. he played football all the time

   B. his main interest was football

   C. one of his interests was football

   D. he watched football whenever he had the chance

 69. During the 1995 and 1996 seasons, Beckham _____.

   A. was normally a member of the Manchester United team.

   B. played all the time.

   C. won most of the matches for Manchester United.

   D. was the winner in both years.

 70. Beckham became famous because he showed that he had the ability ______.

   A. to move the ball in any direction in the air.

   B. to trick the goalkeepers and score goals.

   C. to swing the ball through the air and score goals.

   D. to kick the ball very hard and score goals.

 71. “His goals made him a household-name” probably means _____.

   A. he became very famous because of his goals.

   B. his family became very popular.

   C. many people started to come to see the house where he lived.

   D. his name became popular in England.

E

  Joanne Rowling was born in Bristol in England. Joanne always wanted to write and she wrote her first story when she was only five or six. It was a simple story about a rabbit and the title she gave it was Rabbit! At school her favorite subject was English and she used to make up stories with her friends. When she left school, she went to university and studied French. While there she studied in Paris for a year, and after leaving university, she had a variety of different jobs. However, most of all, she wanted to write! One day, during a long train journey, she got the idea of writing about a boy who is a wizard, but doesn’t know it.
  In 1992, she left England to go to Portugal to teach English. While she was there she got married to a Portuguese journalist and she had a daughter, Jessica. The marriage ended in divorce and Joanne returned to live in Edinburgh in Scotland. She had very little money and she lived in a very small flat, which was often cold. She could not afford to pay to heat it. While she was there, she finished her story about Harry Potter, a young boy who is a wizard. At first, no one wanted to publish her book. Then, one day, in 1997, she found a publisher. She was very excited and happy!
  Much to her surprise, her book was an instant success! It sold in millions! It won many awards and prizes! It made Joanne very rich and it made her famous. Everybody wanted to read about Harry Potter. Adults and children now read her books. Her stories have been translated into many languages, and they can now be read all over the world. Her first novel has now been made into a film. Joanne Rowling has written several more books about Harry Portter and all of them have sold millions of copies. Some of these later books are also being made into films.

 72. Joanne studied in Paris _____.

   A. after leaving university.

   B. while she was at university.

   C. after leaving university.

   D. while doing a variety of different jobs.

 73. Joanne lived in Edinburgh with her daughter but the flat was cold because ____.

   A. she didn’t have enough money to heat it.

   B. she didn’t heat it.

   C. the weather was cold in Edinburgh.

   D. it was very small.

 74. She finished the book and sent it to publishers but _____.

   A. they wanted to translate it into many languages.

   B. it wasn’t accepted at first.

   C. she didn’t want them to publish it at first.

   D. it was accepted for publication immediately.

 75. It clear from the passage that ____.

   A. one of her books might be filmed.

   B. all of her books have been made into one film

   C. some of her books could be filmed.

   D. several films will be made about Harry Potter.

第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

  此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);

  如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

  此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

  此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

  此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

  注意:原行没有错的不要改。

  A talenting young musician has a difficult path to follow.    76. _______

If you wish to sign up with a recording company, first all      77.________

you must make a demonstration tape. This is an expensive       78.________

business, but you have to hire a recording studio and pay      79.________

the technic staff. Then you have to send copies round to       80.________

all the recording companies, hope that the executive         81.________

in the charge of new releases will listen to it and will like    82.________

that he or she hears.                         83._________

  The problems are over even when you have found a company that   84.________

likes your music. It is a good idea to make sure you have a good

lawyer draft and redraft the contract: there are a lot of sharks    85.________

in the music industry!

 

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

根据下面的提示写一篇日记,100词左右:
活动:去北戴河旅游
日期:2003年5月1日,星期四
交通工具:校车
出发时间:上午7:20
到达时间:上午9:20
活动内容:上午游泳,划船,在小餐馆午餐
下午沿海滩步行去南戴河照相
返回时间:下午7:30
 

 

全真模拟题(五)参考答案

第一卷

听力(30分)

   1.A   2.A   3.B   4.A   5.C

   6.A   7.A   8.B   9.B   10.A
 

   11.A   12.C   13.A   14.B   15.A

   16.B   17.C   18.B   19.A   20.B

英语知识运用(15分)

   21. C   22. B   23. D   24. A   25. C

   26. D   27. B   28. A   29. C   30. C

   31. D   32. C   33. B   34. A   35. D

完形填空(30分)

   36.B   37.C   38.A   39.B   40.D

   41.A   42.C   43.A   44.B   45.D

   46.C   47.D   48.C   49.A   50.A

   51.C  52.A  53. D  54.C  55.B

阅读理解(40分)

   56. B   57. D   58. C   59. A

   60. A   61. C   62. B   63. A

   64. D   65. A   66. D   67. B

   68. B   69. A   70. C   71. A

   72. B   73. A   74. B   75. D

第二卷

短文改错

   76. talenting→talented

   77.first all→first of all

   78. √

   79.but→because

   80.technic→technical

   81.hope→hoping

   82.in the charge of→in charge of

   83.that→what

   84.are over→are not over

   85. lawyer draft→lawyer to draft

书面表达

  Thursday May1, 2003

  It was a very nice day today. We students were organized to have a journey to Beidaihe. We took the school bus that started off at 7:20 am, we arrived at Beidaihe, a very beautiful place.
  In the morning we swam in the sea and rowed small boats. At noon we had lunch in a small restaurant. In the afternoon we walked along the beach and reached Nandaihe, where we took some photos. At about 7:30 am. We returned to the city in our school bus. It was such an exciting day that I will never forget it.

听力录音文稿

第一节

  1. M:Kate,let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend.

    W:That’s a good idea. Just the two of us!

  2. M:Have you been wasting your time on those computer games again?

    W:Not really,Kevin. I’ve been studying a lot this week and I need a break.

  3. M:Why do you want to quit?I thought you like to smoke.

    W:I do. But it is getting so expensive.

  4. M:Mum,I don’t feel too well. I have a stomachache.

    W:Well,you shouldn’t have eaten all that ice cream.

  5. M:When did you decide to be a teacher?

    W:When I was in grade school,I had a teacher who I liked very much,and I wanted to be like she was.

第二节

(Text 1)

  M:Any message for me,Miss Grey?

  W:Just one,Mr. Black. You had a telephone call from someone called Green.

  M:Green?I don’t know anyone called Green. What did he want?

  W:He wouldn’t say. But it sounded important. I told him you’d phone him as soon as you got back.

  M:Well,I’d better do that then,I suppose . Er…,you have got his phone number,haven’t you?

  W:Yes,it’s six double eight six two oh one(6886201)

  M:Six double eight two six oh one.

  W:No,six double eight six two oh one.

  M:Oh,you’d better write it down,Miss Grey. I’m sure to forget it.

  W:I already have,Mr. Black. It’s on your desk.

(Text 2)

  M:You are going on a trip abroad for the Christmas Holidays,aren’t you?

  W:Yes,I’m going to Sydney for my winter holidays. And what about you?

  M:I’m flying to Hawaii then.

  W:Oh,it’s nice to see the seaside. Are you travelling yourself?

  M:Well,yes,I’m going to meet my parents in Hawaii for the Christmas holidays.

  W: Very nice. But I’m going to stay with a host family during my stay in Sydney. I’ll meet them at the airport.

  M: That sounds interesting. I’m sure you will have a wonderful experience.

  W: I think so, too.

  M: Well, have a pleasant trip! Enjoy the warm weather.

  W: Thank you. You, too.

(Text 3)

  W: Hello, Peter! What are you doing here?

  M: Watching the 200-metre race.

  W: Oh! Who came in first?

  M: Jim, of course. He ran extremely well. How’s Jack getting on in the high jump?

  W: Fine. He’s just cleared 1 .75 meters. And it’s his turn to jump again. Do stay and watch a while.

  M: OK! Let’s cheer him on. Jack! Well done! He’s cleared 1 .78.

  W: Good! Our class has got six first places already.

  M: Let’s go and congratulate them.

(Text 4)

  M: Hi, Susan. Have you heard about it?

  W: What?

  M: I heard that an auto factory will be built near our town, won’t it?

  W: Yes, it will. When completed, it will turn out at least 500,000 cars a year.

  M: That’s great. We’ll have more cars and more jobs then.

  W: It’s true, but it means more poisonous gases and heavier traffic here, I think.

  M: Really?

  W. Yes. Pollution is one of the serious problems we have now and we should think of this.

  M: I see. But if we can reduce pollution, I believe things will get better.

  W: I hope so.

(Text 5)

  As a rule, girls and boys have to go to sleep because someone says it is time for bed. But if you stay up long past bedtime, you discover that you would rather go to sleep than do anything else in the world.
  People have made experiments with staying awake for long periods of time. After two days they were easy to anger and they didn’t think very well. Your brain is like a shop where waste materials pile up because of all the work that goes on. At night while you are asleep the work slows down. And there is a chance for cleaners to carry the waste away.
  The older you are, the less sleep you seem to need. But even the oldest person needs several hours a day. Animals are different. A rat sleeps about half the time. An elephant gets along with a two or three hour nap. Elephants and horses can sleep standing up. Sharks hardly seem to sleep at all. They just doze for a few minutes now and then. Bears sleep all winter.