Are you having a problem going to sleep? Have you tried many ways such as drinking a glass of warm milk or listening to some soft music or counting sheep but it still does not work? Cooling down your brain may be a great way to help you get good sleep.

A new study has found that you might fall asleep quicker if you try cooling down your brain. Daniel and Eric from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School led the study. They examined twelve people who had insomnia. The other twelve had no problems in sleeping. Each of them wore a cap on their heads at bed time.

The caps had tubes (管) inside filled with water. The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water. People had trouble sleeping (called “patients” in the following parts of the passage) often had more chemical reactions (化学反应) in their brains. The researchers thought lowering the temperature of the head might help.

On the first two nights of testing, the patients wore no water caps. During the next two nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researchers cooled the water a little for another two nights. On the final two nights of the study, the temperature of the water was made much cooler.

The situation of the insomnia did not become better until the temperature was about 14ºC. Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coolest water was moving around their heads.

This is the only beginning of the head temperature study. But they believe they have discovered something important that needs more research.

1.A new study to help people fall asleep quicker is _________.

A. counting sheep B. listening to soft music

C. cooling down your brain D. drinking a glass of warm milk

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insomnia”?

A. 抑郁症. B. 失眠症. C. 自闭症. D. 头痛.

3.According to the passage, the test lasts for _________ nights.

A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 6

4.Insomnia patients became better when _________.

A. the water was cooled about 14ºC B. The caps were filled with water

C. the water was not cooled D. the water caps were worn on their heads

Alice grew up in the 1930s. She always wanted to fly a plane, but at that time it was almost impossible for ______ to do that. When she was seventy, her husband arranged for her to ride in a hot air balloon for her birthday. But the experience turned out to be ______Then she remembered her dream. She told her husband she wanted to ______ , even though some of her family members and her doctor were against it,

________ May 11, some of Alice's family and friends gathered in the area where she would land. She headed up itl the ______ Her instructor, Jack, guided her through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one she had ever been in, _______ she wasn' t afraid--she was looking forward to the experience. When they_______ 13,000 feet, Jack instructed her to throw herself ______ the plane. When they first hit the air, the wind was so strong that Alice could ______ breathe. Then ________ got calmer. They were in a free fall for about a minute _______Jack opened the parachute(降落伞). Then they just floated(漂流) downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view _____was unlike anything she had ever felt--much better than the hot air balloon. She was just enjoying it.

"Skydiving is really one of the ______ experiences of my life," said Alice. "You don't stop living just because you are ______ years old. If there's something you want to experience, look into it. If it's something that is _______ , make it happen."

1.A. a woman B. a man C. an adult D. a child

2.A. happy B. exciting C. boring D. interesting

3.A. skate B. skydive C. jog D. ride a horse

4.A. At B. In C. For D. On

5.A. train B. plane C. car D. boat

6.A. so B. and C. but D. or

7.A. got B. arrived C. went D. reached

8.A. out of B. into C. up D. close to

9.A. almost B. nearly C. hardly D. never

10.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

11.A. after B. before C. until D. when

12.A. above B. below C. left D. right

13.A. strangest B. funniest C. worst D. greatest

14.A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80

15.A. necessary B. unnecessary C. possible D. impossible

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