It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason ? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
1. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. large numbers of people do not need sleep
B. a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
2.The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D. find out why some old people didn't need any asleep
3.After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.
A. was too old to need any sleep B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all D. needed some kind of sleep
4.One reason that might explain Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.
A. that he hadn't got a bed
B. that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit
C. his mother's injury before he was born
D. his magnificent physical condition
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon 36 became the topic．Suddenly I 37 upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go 38 in winter，but why couldn’t we ? 39 , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea 40 .
Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands 41
for a bus to take us to the 42 ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same． 43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .
We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were 45 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather． 46 we changed our clothes quickly．
But things were not going so 47 ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and 48 all over．At last we made up our minds to 49 into the water．We put our feet in first, __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．
Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps . I gave the 51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__ and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We 53 0ur clothes as quickly as possible．
On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable 54 ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．
1.A．films B. music C. sports D. plays
2.A．caught B. fell C. came D. hit
3.A．swimming B. skating C. skiing D. camping
4.A．Specially B. Besides C. Really D. Clearly
5.A．indeed B. surely C. certainly D. truly
6.A．1ooking B. searching C. waiting D. asking
7.A．river B. lake C. pool D. sands
8.A．Even B. Yet C. If D. And
9.A．ahead B. forward C. away D. back
10.A．excited B. happy C. proud D. lonely
11.A．So B. However C. Still D. Or
12.A．wrong B. right C. bad D. smooth
13.A．walked B. changed C. trembled D. hid
14.A．go B. drop C. fun D. rush
15.A．just B. then C. only D. but
16.A．message B. order C. mark D. information
17.A．slowly B. nervously C. happily D. immediately
18.A．had on B. put on C. wore D. dressed
19.A．1ife B. experiment C. chance D. experience
20.A．attend B. reach C. enter D. go
------- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend .
------- _____ good .
A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds
It was _____ weather that everyone wanted to go outing .
A. so fine B. such fine C. so a fine D. such a fine
It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _____ we’ve actually had that lesson .
A. until B. after C.since D. when
The rent is high , ____ the house is quite satisfactory .
A. otherwise but B. but otherwise C. and otherwise D. otherwise and
