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【題目】 Beyond its influence on health, not getting enough sleep can lead to car accidents or other mistakes. Here are what sleep researchers have found about how to sleep.

How much sleep do we actually need?

It is known that all of us naturally need no less than eight hours of sleep per night. When we sleep below six hours per 24. we're at an increased risk of health problems. Some of us think we can make up any of those hours lost during the week on the weekends. Sadly there is no storage system for sleep in the brain.

Can we train ourselves to need less sleep?

As a study in 1964, a 17yearold boy named Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours. How many people could do anything close to that without dying?

When you are reading this, you might say you usually get six hours of sleep and feel just fine. Sleep experts often compare people without enough sleep to drunk drivers: They don't get behind the wheel thinking they're probably going to kill someone.

Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping?

Coffee can keep us awake. Remember, too much coffee may throw off our sleep and energy cycles. So limit coffee and avoid caffeine for four to six hours before bedtime.

Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality?

A new research suggests a kind of strong connection between purpose in life and sleep. People who have a greater sense of purpose usually have better physical and mental health, which in turn explains their higherquality sleep. Perhaps developing a sense of purpose in life could be as useful at improving sleep as the healthy habits above.

How to sleep
Introduction	Not getting enough sleep can_______and cause many mistakes.
2 from sleep researchers	How much sleep do we actually need?	Eight hours of sleep a night is necessary for all of us. Sleeping less than six hours a day can_______the risk of health problems. It is impossible to make up the lost sleeping hours during the workweek.
	Can we train ourselves to need less sleep?	People without enough sleep might think that they were fine, but weren’t doing well at all.
	Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping?	Using coffee instead of sleeping might lead to sleep problems. Drink proper amount of coffee at_______.
	Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality?	A sense of purpose in life is closely connected with sleep quality. People with_______of purpose may sleep better.

【1】____________________________

【2】____________________________

【3】____________________________

【4】____________________________

【5】____________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】influence our health

【2】Findings

【3】increase

【4】proper time

【5】a greater sense

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普文，結(jié)合研究人員的發(fā)現(xiàn)，從“需要多少睡眠”“能訓(xùn)練自己少睡覺嗎”“可以喝咖啡代替睡覺嗎”“目標感與睡眠質(zhì)量有關(guān)嗎”四個方面介紹了如何更好地睡眠的問題，以消除睡眠不足對健康的影響。

【1】題意：睡眠不足會影響我們的健康，導(dǎo)致許多錯誤�？疾榫湟饫斫�。根據(jù)Beyond its influence on health, not getting enough sleep can lead to car accidents or other mistakes.可知填influence our health。

【2】題意：睡眠研究人員的發(fā)現(xiàn)�？疾樵~性轉(zhuǎn)換。from sleep researchers做空白處的定語，需是名詞或動名詞；根據(jù)Here are what sleep researchers have found about how to sleep.可知填Findings。

【3】題意：每天睡眠少于6小時會增加健康問題的風(fēng)險�？疾樵~性轉(zhuǎn)換。情態(tài)動詞can后接原形動詞，根據(jù)When we sleep below six hours per 24, we're at an increased risk of health problems.可知填increase。

【4】題意：在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r間喝適量的咖啡。考查句意理解。proper amount of coffee適量的咖啡；根據(jù)So limit coffee and avoid caffeine for four to six hours before bedtime.可知填proper time。

【5】題意：更有使命感的人可能睡得更好�？疾榫湫娃D(zhuǎn)換。with短語做people的后置定語，根據(jù)People who have a greater sense of purpose usually have better physical and mental health, which in turn explains their higher quality sleep.可知填a greater sense。

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