Question

【题目】Happiness means different things to different people. For Mary, who has 【1】 severe sleeping problem, happiness is as simple as having a good night’s sleep.

Bed was once a place 【2】 Mary went to rest after a long hard day. 【3】, she has not had a full night’s sleep in almost six months. Her doctor said that 【4】 (count) sheep might help her fall asleep. She tried this, but soon got tired of it after it failed to work. She finds the nights without sleep almost 【5】 (bear) . She is always sleepy and lacks energy during the day.

Mary is not alone. Studies show that more than one in three people worldwide struggle with getting enough sleep. It often takes on different 【6】 (form): some people can get to sleep, but wake up much too early; some get a full night’s sleep, but are 【7】 (disappoint) to find that they still feel tired when they wake up; others, like Mary, find 【8】 difficult to fall asleep in the first place.

Specialists say that people should not worry too much about this problem. In most cases, a lack of sleep 【9】 (cause)by anxiety and pressure. It is important to keep yourself 【10】 good spirits and to be positive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】where

【3】However

【4】counting

【5】unbearable

【6】forms

【7】disappointed

【8】it

【9】is caused

【10】in

【解析】文章主要讲述了幸福对不同的人意味着不同的东西。对于失眠的人来说睡眠是幸福的。专家说人们不应该太担心这个问题。在大多数情况下，睡眠不足是由焦虑和压力引起的。保持良好的精神状态和积极向上是很重要的。

【1】考查不定冠词。句意：对于患有严重睡眠问题的玛丽来说，幸福就像睡个好觉一样简单。“sleeping problem”为泛指，根据题意，故填不定冠词a。

【2】考查定语从句。句意：玛丽在长时间的一天工作后回到床上休息。Place为先行词，where在定语从句中作状语。根据题意，故填where。

【3】考查副词。句意：然而，她几乎六个月没有睡满一夜。前后为转折关系，根据题意，故填however。

【4】考查动名词作主语。句意：她的医生说数羊可以帮助她入睡。在宾语从句中动名词做主语。根据题意，故填counting。

【5】考查形容词。句意：她发现没有睡觉的夜晚几乎难以忍受。形容词作状语，由副词almost修饰。根据题意，故填unbearable。

【6】考查名词复数。句意：它通常采取不同的形式。根据下文描述可知有不同的形式，根据题意，故填forms。

【7】考查形容词作表语。句意：有些人睡了一整夜，但当他们醒来时却发现自己仍然感到疲倦，这让他们很失望。Disappointing令人失望的，修饰物；disappointed失望的，修饰人。根据题意，故填disappointed。

【8】考查代词。句意：其他人，如玛丽，发现很难入睡。Find后加代词it做形式宾语，真正宾语为“to fall asleep in the first place.”。根据题意，故填it。

【9】考查被动语态。句意：在大多数情况下，睡眠不足是由焦虑和压力引起的。主语“a lack of sleep”与“cause”处于被动语态。根据题意，故填is caused。

【10】考查介词。句意：保持良好的情绪和积极的态度是很重要的。处于某种状态使用介词in。根据题意，故填in。