Question

    There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food, taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are, the longer sleep you need. But regardless of(不管)age, some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough.

The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough.

According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100, 000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure.

Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are usually seen as "lazy". Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep. They only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work you'll do.

How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas, an expert(专家)in sleep. He says, "Sleep is like a credit(信用卡)card. When you sleep less, you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The more hours you don't sleep, the more hours you should sleep to "pay back" the hours on your 'sleep credit card'."

For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more."

1.What does "sleep-deprived" mean in Paragraph 3?

A.Having a good sleep. B.Excited about sleep.

C.Having less sleep. D.Interested in sleep.

2.Why does Dr. James Maas say "sleep is like a credit card"?

A.Because we should pay money back. B.Because we can borrow time.

C.Because we must pay back if we sleep less. D.Because we can borrow money.

3.What do the words of the famous person mean in the last paragraph?

A.Sleeping during the night is foolish. B.Sleeping during the night is helpful.

C.People have no courage. D.People always do less work.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The Value of Sleep B.The Value of Study

C.The Ways of Eating Less D.The Ways of Making Money

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文讲述了身体健康与睡眠息息相关，睡眠不足也会导致各种健康问题，一味的租借时间，最后你也会偿还回去，告诫我们要合理控制睡眠时间，这样才会身体健康。

1.

词义猜测题。根据文中According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. 据世界卫生组织称，世界上一半以上的人可能……。睡眠不足不仅会使人感到疲劳，而且还会引起事故。可知sleep-deprived指的是“睡眠不足”，故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据文中Sleep is like a credit(信用卡)card. When you sleep less, you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The more hours you don’t sleep, the more hours you should sleep to “pay back” the hours on your ‘sleep credit card’睡眠就像信用卡。当你睡眠不足时，你只能借时间。你总是要还的。你不睡觉的时间越多，你就应该睡更多的时间来“偿还”你的“睡眠信用卡”上的时间。可知因为如果我们睡得少，我们就得以后多睡进行偿还。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据文中“Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more.” “别以为你会因为晚上睡觉而少干活。那是一个愚蠢的想法，是那些没有想象力的人所持有的。你将能够做得更多。”可知晚上睡觉是有帮助的有好处的，故选B。

4.

最佳标题题。根据文中But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. 但改善健康最简单、最便宜的方法就是每晚睡8个小时或更长时间。以及整个文章的理解可知，文章主要就睡眠的问题展开讨论，介绍睡眠不足的坏处，所以说的是有关睡眠的价值，故选A。