Question

“If you consider getting older with needing less sleep, it’s not true!” says Robert Oexman. Besides sickness, medicine and pain, Dr. Oexman looks at his patients’ nighttime habits, which cause the most sleep problems. So, how are you destroying your sleep?

Watch TV until you fall asleep

It has nothing to do with what you watch. It’s because you face TV’s bright light. So even if you nod off in front of the TV, for example, you possibly can’t stay asleep for long.

So an hour before bedtime, treat yourself like a baby: a warm bath. But no reading or writing on your computer before bed or in the middle of the night.

Exercise too close to bedtime

Remember how poorly you sleep when you have a fever, never really feeling rested? Well, heavy exercise too close to bedtime has the same effect—it raises your body temperature, so that your sleep is not at best until your body temperature drops to normal, which may take several hours.

So no exercise at least three hours before bedtime to make sure your body temperature is normal.

Eat fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime

If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of stomach and you are less likely to fall asleep.

So try to eat your last meal of the day at least 2-3 hours before bedtime. Should you feel hungry before bed? So have a bowl of cereal or a small boiled potato. Or maybe have a serving of jasmine rice.

Title: Help with sleep1.___________
Bad2.________	Results	Solutions
Watching TV until you fall asleep	It’s 3._______ that you can’t stay asleep for a long time.	Take a warm bath. Don’t read or write before bed or at midnight.
Exercising too close to bedtime	It takes you several hours to sleep well.	4._____ do exercise at least three hours before bedtime.
5._____ fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime	You feel uncomfortable in your stomach.	Eat your last meal at least 2-3 hours before bedtime. Have something if you feel hungry.

 

Answer 1

1.problems

2.habits

3.possible

4.Don’t

5.Eating/Having

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了影响人们不能睡好觉的原因。包括睡前看电视，锻炼时间离睡觉太近，睡前吃油腻难消化的食物。

1.细节理解题。根据Dr. Oexman looks at his patients’ nighttime habits, which cause the most sleep problems. 博士看着他的病人夜间习惯,什么导致了睡眠问题。可知填problems。

2.细节理解题。根据Watching TV until you fall asleep。Exercising too close to bedtime。看电视直到睡觉，锻炼离睡觉时间太近。可知应填habits。

3.细节理解题。根据you possibly can’t stay asleep for long你可能长时间不能入睡故填possible。

4.细节理解题。So no exercise at least three hours before bedtime to make sure your body temperature is normal. 所以没有睡前至少三个小时前不锻炼,以确保你的体温是正常的。可知故填Don’t。

5.细节理解题。通过Eat fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime睡前太近吃含脂肪,油腻难消化的食物。以上两个格的形式都是动词的ing形式，故填Eating/Having。

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