阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My bed is supposed to be the best part of my home — the place where I go to find 1and relaxation after a long, stressful day. So, lately, why do I get 2just looking at it? I can’t leave this problem unsolved to the next day, because I can’t get to 3in the first place: I am a victim of insomnia (失眠).
I’m not 4: studies show that more than one in three people worldwide 5insomnia. It takes different 6: some people can get to sleep on time, but 7much too early; others get a full-night’s sleep but still 8very tired when they wake up. And then there are people like me, ordinary insomniacs who toss and turn all 9, trying to fall asleep.
Insomnia is most commonly a side effect of depression, but it can 10be caused by many other ailments (小病痛). To find the 11, doctors first find out the cause by 12a “sleep diary,” in which you record your sleep habits. The diary may reveal (揭示) lifestyle patterns, 13an afternoon nap, which are causing your 14. Dr. Mark Dyken, a specialist in sleep disorders, writes that, “a good sleep diary can often 15the patients to ‘cure themselves.’”
A good night’s sleep is created during the day. 16in the beginning or middle of the day, and 17from caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes in the afternoon and evening. After dark, dim (使暗淡) the lights and try to 18stress. Our bodies like consistent (一贯的) patterns, so we should let 19know that it’s time to wind down.
If you can’t fall asleep, keep the lights 20. Try reading a book or listening to soft music. You’ll most likely be asleep.
1.A. courage B. knowledge C. decision D. energy
2.A. nervous B. comfortable C. calm D. satisfied
3.A. live B. rest C. sleep D. play
4.A. sad B. alone C. pleased D. afraid
5.A. suffers from B. benefits from C. quarrels about D. struggles for
6.A. ways B. effects C. results D. forms
7.A. get up B. wake up C. dream D. turn over
8.A. feel B. become C. prove D. look
9.A. evening B. day C. night D. time
10.A. still B. also C. even D. only
11.A. cause B. reason C. excuse D. cure
12.A. keeping B. discussing C. writing D. describing
13.A. as B. like C. for D. about
14.A. illness B. question C. problem D. worry
15.A. have B. allow C. let D. make
16.A. Sleep B. Work C. Read D. Exercise
17.A. stay away B. come out C. stay out D. make out
18.A. remember B. increase C. keep D. reduce
19.A. it B. that C. them D. this
20.A. bright B. low C. bad D. good
_______ about Lucy, the teacher called her parents to find out why she was so often absent from class.
A. Concerning B. Considering C. Concerned D. Considered
A survey _______ in 2002 by the Computer Security Institute, a private organization in the USA, showed that 90 percent of the 503 biggest companies and government departments questioned _______ their security systems _______ into in the previous year.
A. conducted ; had ; broke B. conducted; had had ; broken
C. was conducted ; had had ; broken D. to be conducted; had ; broke
He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity ________.
A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost
There is no doubt ______ international cooperation is key to ______ with cybercrime, as Vinton Cerf has said that the problem of cybercrime is _______ huge that it requires UN to form a special agency to act as an international referee or steward.
A. whether ; doing ; so B. that ; dealing ; so
C. whether ; dealing ; such D. that ; doing ; such
--- Shall we go to Xufu Cultural Fair right away?
--- ______.
A. It’s your opinion B. I don’t mind C. That’s your decision D. It’s all up to you
