Question

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, you’d better examine your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.　　
1. Setting a Bright Alarm Clock.
The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.
2. Counting Sheep
When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.
　　3. Exercising Late at Night
Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.

1. 1.
   What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?
   1. A.
      It’s not good to fail to fall asleep at night
   2. B.
      People in a good company often have sleeping problems
   3. C.
      There are many people who have sleeping problems
   4. D.
      You should find someone to talk to if you can’t fall asleep
2. 2.
   The underlined part “hitting the sack” in the last paragraph means “______”.
   1. A.
      going back home
   2. B.
      going to bed
   3. C.
      going to the gym
   4. D.
      falling asleep
3. 3.
   Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
   1. A.
      The bad results of getting too little sleep
   2. B.
      Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake
   3. C.
      What to do if you can’t fall asleep after 30 minutes
   4. D.
      Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy
4. 4.
   By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us ______.
   1. A.
      why so many people can’t sleep well at night
   2. B.
      how to enjoy a good night’s sleep
   3. C.
      that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people
   4. D.
      that people may solve their sleeping problems by some habits

Answer 1

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这篇文章讲的是一些好习惯可以解决睡眠问题。如：卧室不要太明亮的颜色，看电视看书，可以让人感到困。还有睡觉前不要锻炼等。
1.句意理解题：从第二句话： About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week,可知第一句话的意思是：很多人都有睡眠问题。选C
2.猜词题：最后一段的第一句话：Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours.说明白天的睡眠对我们有好处，这里hitting the sack.应该是“睡觉”的意思。选B
3.排除题：从倒数第二段的句子：Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.可知文章只说看电视看书，可以让人感到困，但是没有说原因。选D
4.主旨题：文章第一段的最后一句话：Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.可知这篇文章讲的是一些好习惯可以解决睡眠问题。选D。
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点评：这篇文章讲的是一些好习惯可以解决睡眠问题。属于信息筛选类短文，文本所给信息非常丰富，要求考生从中选出适合题目要求的信息。解此类题目时，考生可以先阅读题目和选项，了解具体要求，然后再仔细阅读文章，认真筛选甄别，这样的阅读就有的放矢，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。