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 to 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 XIV (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.What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph Two?

A. 抑郁症. B. 脑瘫症. C . 焦虑症. D. 失眠症.

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

A. 3 hours B. 7 or 8 hours

C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. King Louis XIV was an American.

B. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer.

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

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

4.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 alot of money.

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

5.What can we get from the passage?

A. Insomnia is a new problem in our society(社会).

B. Only famous people often have sleep problems.

C. All the people in the world need the same time to sleep.

D. Young people need more sleep than older(年长的) people.

Answer 1