Does this sound familiar? It’s 3:00 am and you’re still awake and staring at the clock. You can’t sleep , and you’ve already tried all the familiar tricks – taken a warm bath , drunk a glass of heated milk ,tried counting sheep, and read a book –all with no success. If you are such a sufferer, remember you’re not alone. Experts said that one in every four Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep.
Lack of sleep can hurt your quality of life in so many ways. Short temper, impatience, poor decision-making, and mood swings are common among those with sleeping problems. Besides, relationships with family, friends, and co-workers may suffer as a result. Improper sleep can also put your safety at risk by reducing your awareness.
When you’re awake in the middle of the night, you can start to feel desperate for a way out . However, it makes sense to weigh the available treatments before choosing the one that’s right for you. Other sleep aids may seem like a quick fix, but it turns out that there are many disadvantages of these drugs. For one thing, they may require expensive, time-consuming trips to your physician. They may also be habit-forming or have unpleasant side effects like dizziness( 眩暈) dry mouth, and next-day sleepiness. Plus , they become less effective over time.
So what is the best sleep aid available on the market today? The answer is Somnapure , a product that represents nature and science coming together. This all-natural sleep aid which comes from Peak Life allows you to fall asleep quickly and remain asleep through the night . With Somnapure, you wake up feeling refreshed and energetic. Somnapure is currently giving away a 14-day trial here. Get your Somnapure trial for better, deeper sleep that you deserve.
【小題1】From paragraph 1, we can know that sleep problems are_______.

A．easy to make a sufferer lonely
B．common but hard to deal with
C．severe throughout the world
D．widespread only in the USA
【小題2】The underlined words“ a quick fix”(in paragraph3)most probably means____.
A．a(chǎn) waste of moneyB．a(chǎn) quick repairC．a(chǎn)n easy way outD．a(chǎn) cheap aid
【小題3】The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A．a(chǎn)sk people with sleep problems to try and use Somnapure
B．introduce a kind of medicine to help sleep better
C．draw people’s attention to the bad effects of the lack of sleep
D．talk about what the main causes of the sleep problems are
【小題4】We can infer that the passage is probably immediately followed by information about ______.
A．the instructions to take Somnapure
B．the side effects of Somnapure
C．the price of Somnapure
D．the way to get Somnapure


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合Does this sound familiar? remember you’re not alone和one in every four Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep可知睡眠問題很普遍而且不好解決。
【小題2】詞義理解題。結(jié)合上下文的關(guān)系和意義， 可知此處的a quick fix與前文的a way out意義相近。
【小題3】寫作目的題。文章的前面的部分主要論述了睡眠問題很普遍而且不好解決，而在最后一段提出了解決辦法：So what is the best sleep aid available on the market today? The answer is Somnapure。建議試一下Somnapure。
【小題4】推理判斷題。最后一段講了Somnapure的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，自然可推知下文要講述怎樣獲取這個(gè)方法。                               

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