摘要: He lay on the grass, with his eyes looking at the sky and his hands under his head.

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  Sleep is very importantA person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eatWe spend about a third(1/3)of our lives in sleepThat's about 121 days a year!

  How much sleep do we need?We are all differentA baby needs 16 hours of sleep every dayChildren 6 to 12 years old need an average(平均)of 10 to 12 hours of sleepTeenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleepAn adult needs an average of 7 to 8 hours a nightThere are some people who need only 3 hours of sleepOthers need 10 hours of sleepAfter the age of 50, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a nightWe need less sleep as we get older

  About one in three Americans has a problem with sleepMany of these people cannot fall asleepThe name of this problem is insomniaSome people say,I didn't sleep all night.”But that's not really trueThey may sleep lightly and wake up several timesIn the morning, they only remember the times they were awake(醒着), so they think they were awake all night

  This is not a new problemMany famous people in history had insomniaSome of these people had special ideas to make them sleepBenjamin Franklin had four bedsHe moved from one to the other to fall asleepMark Twain had a different wayHe lay on his side across the end of the bed!

(1)

If you are thirteen years old, you need at least ________ hours of sleep

[  ]

A.

16

B.

12

C.

9

D.

7

(2)

What doesinsomniamean in this passage?

[  ]

A.

No sleep

B.

Bad sleep

C.

Slow sleep

D.

Sleep with many dreams

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

We will die soon if we don't sleep well

B.

The older we get, the less sleep we need

C.

We can tell a person's age from his sleep time

D.

Famous people move from one bed to the other to fall asleep

(4)

Which would be the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Sleep More!

B.

Go to Sleep!

C.

Age and Sleep Time

D.

Famous People and Sleep

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Ways to Fall Asleep

  为了尽快进入甜蜜的梦乡,历史上许多名人绞尽脑汁,有的人终于找到了自己独特的入眠方法,可有的人还是好梦难圆。你想探个究竟吗?

  How much sleep do we need? The answers are different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep for an average of seven to eight hours a night. After age fifty, the average sleep hours go down to 6.5 hours a night.

  Most people will have a bad night when they can't fall asleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. The name of this problem is called insomnia(失眠症).

  This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had their own ways to sleep well. Benjamin Franklin (本杰明·富兰克林), the famous inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XIV(国王路易十四)of France had 413 beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous writer, had a different way: he lay on his side(侧卧)across the end of the bed!

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(1)Most Americans usually sleep for about _______ hours a night.

[  ]

A3

B56

C10

D78

(2)As people grow older, they need _______ at night.

[  ]

Aless sleeping time

Bmore sleeping time

Cthe same amount of sleeping time

Da fixed time to sleep

(3)If there are 100 million people in the US having a problem with sleep, what's the population of it? About ________.

[  ]

A200 million

B300 million

C600 million

D900 million

(4)Franklin tried to go to sleep by________.

[  ]

Amoving from one to another of his 413 beds

Bmoving from one to another of his 4 beds

Cinventing a bed for himself

Dlying on his side across the end of the bed

(5)It's not mentioned in the passage, but we _________ know that Mark Twain was _______.

[  ]

Aa Frenchman

Ban Englishman

Can American

Da German

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  How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.

  Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. This problem is called insomnia.

  This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history have had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous statesman (政治家) and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to the other to fall asleep. King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!

1.Most people need ________ hours of sleep a night.

[  ]

A.3
B.10
C.7~8
D.5~6

2.People need ________ sleep as they get older.

[  ]

A.more
B.less
C.no
D.little

3.The name of this problem is insomnia. Here insomnia means ________.

[  ]

A.going to sleep easily
B.sleeping at daytime
C.the ways of sleep
D.not being able to go to sleep

4.Mark Twain lay on his side across the end of the bed because he ________.

[  ]

A.was an old man

B.thought it was easy to go to sleep

C.was a famous writer

D.didn't have much room to sleep in

5.The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about ________.

[  ]

A.sleep
B.insomnia
C.how to get to sleep
D.the famous person's beds
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Terry Fox was born on July 28th,1958 in Canada. When he was a kid, he took a great interest in sports. He was a good basketball player. However, Terry felt a sudden pain in his right   at the age of 18. His mother quickly took him to   and was told that Terry had got cancer and his right leg had to be cut off. In the hospital, Terry     many other cancer patients. When Terry left the hospital, he wished to live    life in a way that could help other cancer patients find courage (勇气).
In 1980, Terry planned to raise money for cancer research    running across his country. Running across Canada seemed impossible for Terry    he had one leg. However, he started it. Some people made songs and CBC even made programs for him. Terry became   day by day. Unluckily, something bad happened to him in 1980. He had to   running because the cancer had spread to his lungs (肺). His hope of running across the country    when he died on June 28th, 1981.
Terry totally ran 5,373 kilometers in 143 days, and raised over 24 million dollars. In honor of (为纪念) Terry, an activity called Terry Fox Run is held every year in many    all over the world, including China.

【小题1】 
A.arm  B.hand C.leg D.foot 
 
【小题2】 
A.home B.museum C.school D.hospital 
 
【小题3】 
A.met B.cured C.beat D.liked 
 
【小题4】 
A.his B.her C.your D.my 
 
【小题5】 
A.in B.by C.for D.with 
 
【小题6】 
A.and B.but C.so D.because 
 
【小题7】 
A.worried B.ordinary  C.famous D.dangerous 
 
【小题8】 
A.put up B.give up C.get up D.tidy up 
 
【小题9】 
A.ended B.grew C.rose D.appeared 
 
【小题10】 
A.cities B.villages C.towns D.countries 
 

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