Question

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) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.

Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡着).

The name of this problem is called insomnia.

This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.

Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XI V(国王路易十四)of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He laid on his side across the end of his bed.

 

1.After the age of sixty, the average sleep hours are_______ a night.

A. 3 hours B. 70r 8 hours

C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. King Louis XI V was an American

B. Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.

C. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer

D. Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.

3.Why did Benjamin Franklin have four beds?

A. Because he hoped to fall asleep.

B. Because he was a famous inventor

C. Because he had a lot of money

D. Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：我们需要多少睡眠？我们都是不同的。有些人需要每晚只睡三小时。其它的则需要十小时的睡眠。大多数美国人的睡眠平均七至八小时的睡眠。五十岁之后，平均睡眠时间下降到6.5小时。

1.文中After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.可知该选C。

2.文中This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.可知该选B。

3.文中Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep可知该选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。