Question

【题目】 We all do it. We all need it. Most of us need to do it for seven to nine hours a night. It is of course sleep. Many scientists believe the truth. An adult should get eight hours sleep every night. However, some people can live without feeling sleepy after as little as six hours of sleep. But other people need about ten hours a night. Babies usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day. Usually they only stay awake for one to three hours.

Do you take a nap (打盹) in the day? Some adults and children need to nap. This just depends on the person. One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动 物 ) that stops himself from going to sleep. This can be bad for our bodies in many ways. Scientists believe not sleeping enough can make us eat more. And not sleeping enough can make us put on weight. Hopefully you are a good sleeper and get a good night’s rest tonight!

阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

【1】h___________________ yet

【2】a___________________ a fully grown person

【3】阅读短文(B)，完成同义句转换，每空一词。

One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动物) that stops himself from going to sleep.

One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动物) that________himself ________to sleep.

任务4： 根据短文(B)内容回答问题。

【4】How many hours sleep should an adult get every night?

____________________________________________________.

【5】Who usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day?

__________________________________________________________________________________.

【6】What are the results of not sleeping enough according to scientists?

__________________________________________________________________________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】however

【2】adult

【3】 prevents going

【4】Eight.

【5】Babies.

【6】Not sleeping enough can make us eat more and put on weight.

【解析】

本文讲述了人们大多数人每晚需要花七到九个小时去睡觉。一个成年人每晚应该睡8个小时，婴儿通常每天睡14到17个小时，通常他们只醒一到三个小时。一些成年人和儿童需要小睡。科学家认为睡眠不足会使人们吃得更多和使人们发胖。

【1】根据“yet”可知此处是“但是”，结合所给首字母，所以此处是“however”故答案为 however。

【2】根据“a fully grown person”可知一个完全成熟的人，结合所给首字母，可知是“成人”，故答案为adult。

【3】stop…from doing sth=prevent…doing sth表示“阻止某人做什么”，根据“stops himself from going to sleep.”可知阻止自己入睡，且此处是动词三单，故答案为prevents，going。

【4】根据“An adult should get eight hours sleep every night.”可知一个成年人每晚应该睡8个小时，故答案为Eight.

【5】根据“Babies usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day.”可知婴儿通常每天睡14到17个小时，故答案为Babies.

【6】根据“Scientists believe not sleeping enough can make us eat more. And not sleeping enough can make us put on weight. ”可知科学家认为睡眠不足会使我们吃得更多，睡眠不足会使我们发胖，故答案为Not sleeping enough can make us eat more and put on weight.