3.March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day,a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep.Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.
Cdording to a 2013poll (民意調(diào)查)by the National Sleep Foundation,nearly 4in 5Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek.On average,adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night,although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more.But the survey found that,on workdays,only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep,and another 21% get less than six.
To many of us,the thought of spending more time sleeping is,well,a big yawn.On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep,researchers say.Also on the plus side:We're likely to have better skin,better memories,better judgment,and,oh,yes,longer lives.
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason,it influences your performance the next day,"says Dr.Alon Avidan,director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children.When kids aged 8to 12slept for just one hour less for four nights,they didn't function as well during the day.
But sleeping has an image problem."We see napping or sleeping as lazy,"says Jennifer Vriend,a clinical psychologist in Ottawa,Canada,and the leading author of the study with children."We put so much emphasis on diet,nutrition and exercise.Sleep is in the back seat."In fact,she adds,no matter how much we work out,no matter how well we eat,we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.
31.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 meansC.
A.To wake up the sleepers
B.To serve as a morning call
C.To draw people's attention
D.To declare the special day
32.Which of the following is True according to Paragraph 2B?
A.People can do well without enough sleep.
B.Adults need at least eight hours'sleep a day.
C.Only one-forth of Americans have enough sleep.
D.One-fifth of American adults sleep less than children..
33.From Paragraph 3 we can infer thatC
A.Being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B.Sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
C.Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
D.Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
34.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies thatA
A.People care little about sleeping
B.Sleeping is an image problem
C.Lazy people tend to sleep long
D.Sleeping is only part of our life
35.What is the purpose of the passageD?
A.To talk about people's sleeping problems.
B.To provide an investigation result of sleeping.
C.To stress the function of sleeping at night.
D.To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.
分析 月21日為世界睡眠日,作者希望這個日子能引起大家的關注.文章通過美國睡眠協(xié)會的一個民意調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)大部分美國人在工作日期間睡眠是不夠的,論述了睡眠和工作、學習之間的關系以及產(chǎn)生的影響,最后得出結論,好的睡眠是好身體的保證.
解答 31.C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第一段的描述可知:March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day,a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep 3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日,是一個認識和慶祝睡眠價值的時刻,因此專家希望這個睡眠日能引起人們對于睡眠的注意,所以答案選C.
32.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子On average,adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night平均而言,成年人被認為需要至少八小時的睡眠一晚,所以答案選B.
33.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段中的句子On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.可知足夠的睡眠使人更聰明、更瘦、更健康、更開朗的想法更具有吸引力.Also on the plus side:We're likely to have better skin,better memories,better judgment,and,oh,yes,longer lives.也可以使我們我們可能有更好的皮膚,更好的回憶,更好的判斷,哦,是的,更長的生命.所以答案選C.
34.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)他的話:We put so much emphasis on diet,nutrition and exercise.Sleep is in the back seat 我們把重點放在飲食、營養(yǎng)和鍛煉上,睡眠只是在后座上一靠,以及后文中他的觀點.no matter how much we work out,no matter how well we eat,we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.無論我們做了多少,不管我們吃得多好,我們都不能達到最佳的體形,除非我們有充足的睡眠.可以推斷出他認為人們對于睡眠不很重視,所以答案選A.
35.D 寫作意圖題.文章通過美國睡眠協(xié)會的一個民意調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)大部分美國人在工作日期間睡眠是不夠的,論述了睡眠和工作、學習之間的關系以及產(chǎn)生的影響,最后得出結論,好的睡眠是好身體的保證.目的就是引起人們對于足夠睡眠的認識.所以答案選D.
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