Question

【题目】 If You Can’t Fall Asleep When Your Head Hits the Pillow. Here’s What to Do Schedule Worry Time

Just as you schedule time to see friends or get a massage do the same with your worries, 【1】 In addition to writing down what’s worrying you, create at least one action item you can do to help deal with the issue. Thinking through those potential stressors earlier in the day should help ease how much you worry about those things when your head hi is the pillow.

Create a Routine to Power Down Your Brain

【2】 Not true. Modern busy living has created so much stimulation (刺激) in the day that brains now operate at super-fast speed. If you don’t give them time to rest; they’ll continue going at that speed at bedtime. At least 30 minutes before you go to bed, start your probed preparations and then do something relaxing. Keep it consistent, and you’ll train your body to expect sleep after that relaxation period.

Keep a Gratitude List

Now that you’ve thrown away your worries, replace the void (空白) where those negative thoughts once lived with positive ones by starting a gratitude journal. The impact of I hose positive thoughts is greater when you write them down, 【3】

Practice 4-7-8 Breathing

Deep breathing is so effective for sleep. In order to get to sleep，your heart rate needs to slow down. 【4】 Practice 4-7-8 breathing before you go to bed: Inhale (吸气) for a count of four, hold for seven counts，and then blow out for eight counts.

【5】

As you lie in bed, relax all of your muscles one by one, starting at your toes and ending at your head. Not only is this incredibly relaxing，as the name implies, it also forces you to think about the physical parts of your body, directing your attention away from whatever is stressing you.

A. Exercise Right Before Bed

B. Do Progressive Muscle Relaxation

C. Consider the relaxing effects of positive thoughts on your mind.

D. Schedule a consistent time every day to write down those worries on paper.

E. Most people assume that sleep is like breathing your body will just do it.

F. And breathing techniques are one of the most effective ways to achieve his goal.

G. So try spending a few minutes each night listing several things you’re grateful for.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】G

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何应对睡不着觉的几点建议。

【1】根据空后的“In addition to writing down what’s worrying you, create at least one action item you can do to help deal with the issue.”可知，除了写下让你担心的事情，你还需要至少制定一个行动计划来帮助解决这个问题，“In addition to writing down what’s worrying you”表明此处会提到把令你担心的事情写下来，故D项（每天安排一个固定的时间把这些担心写在纸上）符合语境。

【2】根据本段标题及内容可知，本段主要讲的是是睡前让大脑放松很重要，空后的“Not true.”表明此处会提到一个关于睡眠的错误观点，故E项（大多数人认为睡眠就像呼吸一样，你的身体就会这样做）符合语境。

【3】根据空前的“The impact of I hose positive thoughts is greater when you write them down,”可知，当你把积极的想法写下来时，它的影响更大，此处举例说明一种积极的想法，故G项（所以试着每晚花几分钟列出你感激的事情）符合语境。

【4】根据本短标题“Practice 4-7-8 Breathing”可知，本段主要讲的是呼吸技巧，此处承接这一话题，故F项（呼吸技巧是实现目标最有效的方法之一）符合语境。

【5】此处为本段小标题，根据本段内容，特别是“As you lie in bed, relax all of your muscles one by one”可知，本段主要讲的是肌肉放松，故B项（做渐进式肌肉放松）符合语境。

在七选五的解题过程中，一定要注意空格前后出现的in addition(to)，besides, except, and, so等词，这些词的暗示往往是重要线索，例如本篇第1题，根据空后的“In addition to writing down what’s worrying you, create at least one action item you can do to help deal with the issue.”可知，除了写下让你担心的事情，你还需要至少制定一个行动计划来帮助解决这个问题，“In addition to”意思是“除了”，这表明此处会提到把令你担心的事情写下来，故D项（每天安排一个固定的时间把这些担心写在纸上）符合语境。