题目内容
3.March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day,a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep.Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.Cdording to a 2013poll (民意调查)by the National Sleep Foundation,nearly 4in 5Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek.On average,adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night,although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more.But the survey found that,on workdays,only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep,and another 21% get less than six.
To many of us,the thought of spending more time sleeping is,well,a big yawn.On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep,researchers say.Also on the plus side:We're likely to have better skin,better memories,better judgment,and,oh,yes,longer lives.
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason,it influences your performance the next day,"says Dr.Alon Avidan,director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children.When kids aged 8to 12slept for just one hour less for four nights,they didn't function as well during the day.
But sleeping has an image problem."We see napping or sleeping as lazy,"says Jennifer Vriend,a clinical psychologist in Ottawa,Canada,and the leading author of the study with children."We put so much emphasis on diet,nutrition and exercise.Sleep is in the back seat."In fact,she adds,no matter how much we work out,no matter how well we eat,we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.
31.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 meansC.
A.To wake up the sleepers
B.To serve as a morning call
C.To draw people's attention
D.To declare the special day
32.Which of the following is True according to Paragraph 2B?
A.People can do well without enough sleep.
B.Adults need at least eight hours'sleep a day.
C.Only one-forth of Americans have enough sleep.
D.One-fifth of American adults sleep less than children..
33.From Paragraph 3 we can infer thatC
A.Being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B.Sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
C.Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
D.Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
34.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies thatA
A.People care little about sleeping
B.Sleeping is an image problem
C.Lazy people tend to sleep long
D.Sleeping is only part of our life
35.What is the purpose of the passageD?
A.To talk about people's sleeping problems.
B.To provide an investigation result of sleeping.
C.To stress the function of sleeping at night.
D.To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.
分析 月21日为世界睡眠日,作者希望这个日子能引起大家的关注.文章通过美国睡眠协会的一个民意调查发现大部分美国人在工作日期间睡眠是不够的,论述了睡眠和工作、学习之间的关系以及产生的影响,最后得出结论,好的睡眠是好身体的保证.
解答 31.C 词义猜测题.根据第一段的描述可知:March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day,a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep 3月21日被宣布为世界睡眠日,是一个认识和庆祝睡眠价值的时刻,因此专家希望这个睡眠日能引起人们对于睡眠的注意,所以答案选C.
32.B 细节理解题.根据句子On average,adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night平均而言,成年人被认为需要至少八小时的睡眠一晚,所以答案选B.
33.C 推理判断题.根据第三段中的句子On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.可知足够的睡眠使人更聪明、更瘦、更健康、更开朗的想法更具有吸引力.Also on the plus side:We're likely to have better skin,better memories,better judgment,and,oh,yes,longer lives.也可以使我们我们可能有更好的皮肤,更好的回忆,更好的判断,哦,是的,更长的生命.所以答案选C.
34.A 细节理解题.根据他的话:We put so much emphasis on diet,nutrition and exercise.Sleep is in the back seat 我们把重点放在饮食、营养和锻炼上,睡眠只是在后座上一靠,以及后文中他的观点.no matter how much we work out,no matter how well we eat,we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.无论我们做了多少,不管我们吃得多好,我们都不能达到最佳的体形,除非我们有充足的睡眠.可以推断出他认为人们对于睡眠不很重视,所以答案选A.
35.D 写作意图题.文章通过美国睡眠协会的一个民意调查发现大部分美国人在工作日期间睡眠是不够的,论述了睡眠和工作、学习之间的关系以及产生的影响,最后得出结论,好的睡眠是好身体的保证.目的就是引起人们对于足够睡眠的认识.所以答案选D.
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