Question

【题目】

World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to make people realize the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore(忽视) its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.

In 2019, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. According to the survey, 24 percent said that they found it hard to have a good sleep. And based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed(诊断) with insomnia(失眠) and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. Besides, 30.7 percent reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems. And 11.6 percent said they had a feeling of needing sleep during the day.

The main causes: leading to these problems are stress from school or work and a fast pace of life. Noise pollution and light pollution also cause poor-quality sleep. The survey's finding are worrying because large numbers of people can't sleep well at night.

Overall, the survey showed that poor-quality sleep influences many people. Some can't fall asleep and they often wake up in the middle of the night. If this happens for a long time, there is a possibility that sleepless people will get fatter and have a heart attack.

There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have good sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things with caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.

Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.

Topic	Detailed information
World Sleep Day	As people pay no 【1】 to the importance of sleep, sleep problems are becoming more common. So people created World Sleep Day to emphasize the importance of sleep.
Findings of the survey	◆Of 3,5000 people in 10 countries in the world, 24 percent of the people had 【2】 sleeping well. ◆31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia and another 175 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. ◆30.7 percent reported turning to a doctor for sleep problems. ◆11.6 percent said they felt 【3】 during the day.
【4】of sleep problems	◆People may have sleep problems because of stress from school or work and a fast pace of life. ◆Noise pollution and light pollution cause poor-quality sleep as 【5】.
Influences poor-quality sleep has on people	◆Some are 【6】 to fall asleep and they often wake up in the middle of the night. ◆It is 【7】 that sleepless people will get fatter and have a heart attack.
【8】 to improve sleep quality	◆Have good sleep habits. ◆Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. ◆【9】 things with caffeine.
Conclusion	【10】 the advice above, and you can rest better at night and work better during the day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】attention

【2】difficulty/trouble/problems

【3】sleepy

【4】Causes

【5】well

【6】unable

【7】possible

【8】Ways

【9】Avoid

【10】Follow

【解析】

文章大意；短文介绍了人们常常忽略睡眠的重要性，由此创立了一个世界睡眠日，是为了引起全世界越来越多的人关注睡眠问题。造成睡眠问题的主要因素是来自学校或工作的压力和快速的生活节奏。此外，噪音污染和光污染也会干扰睡眠，导致睡眠质量下降。

【1】

细节理解题。根据文中Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore(忽视) its importance.可知，人们忽视睡眠的重要性，也就是“不注意pay no attention to”睡眠的重要性，故答案为attention。

【2】

细节理解题。根据文中According to the survey, 24 percent said that they found it hard to have a good sleep.根据调查，24%的人说他们发现有好的睡眠是难的，也就是在“睡眠方面有困难”，即have difficulty/trouble/problems in doing sth，故答案为difficulty/trouble/problems。

【3】

细节理解题。根据文中And 11.6 percent said they had a feeling of needing sleep during the day. 11.6%的人说他们在白天有一种需要睡觉的感觉，即感觉困倦feel sleepy，故答案为sleepy。

【4】

细节理解题。根据文中The main causes: leading to these problems are stress from school or work and a fast pace of life. Noise pollution and light pollution also cause poor-quality sleep.可知，引起睡眠问题的“原因”是：来自学校或工作的压力和快速的生活节奏，噪音污染和光污染，故答案为Causes。

【5】

细节理解题。根据文中Noise pollution and light pollution also cause poor-quality sleep.可知噪音污染和光污染也会干扰睡眠，also也可以用“as well也”来表达，故答案为well。

【6】

细节理解题。根据文中Some can't fall asleep and they often wake up in the middle of the night.可知，有些人不能入睡，常常半夜醒来，can’t不能，也可以用be unable to来表达，故答案为unable。

【7】

细节理解题。根据文中If this happens for a long time, there is a possibility that sleepless people will get fatter and have a heart attack.可知，失眠的人变得更胖，心脏病发作是可能的，空处的词应是形容词“可能的possible”，故答案为possible。

【8】

细节理解题。根据文中There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep.你可以做很多事情来改善你的睡眠质量。可知，即改善睡眠质量的方法，故答案为Ways。

【9】

细节理解题。根据文中At night, you should also avoid things with caffeine,可知，在晚上，你也应当避免摄入带咖啡因的东西；祈使句以动词原形开头即可，故答案为Avoid。

【10】

细节理解题。根据文中By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.可知，听从上面的建议，你可以在晚上更好地休息，白天更好地工作；祈使句以动词原形开头即可，故答案为Follow。