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Did you sleep well last night? Or did you wake up feeling tired? Getting a good night’s sleep requires more than getting into bed and closing your eyes. Understanding your sleep behavior and preparing for a sound sleep can help make sure every night is a good night for sleeping.

“Sleep is a kind of behavior and it is different among people,”explains Dr. Carol Landis, a sleep researcher professor.“The greatest differences happen in the timing (時間選擇) of sleep and the amount (數(shù)量) of sleep.”Some people function better if they go to sleep early and rise early, while others feel more rested (精力充沛的) if they stay up late and sleep in. The amount of sleep the adults need each night is also different. Some people may be fine with six hours’sleep, while others need up to nine hours’sleep per night.

Landis offers the following advice on practicing falling asleep well:

Avoid coffee and food such as chocolate in the late afternoon and evening.

Finish exercising two hours before going to sleep. Exercise increases body temperatures and makes it more difficult to fall asleep easily.

Don’t sleep in a warm environment. A drop in a person’s body temperature is important at the beginning of deep sleep. People who sleep in a well-heated room may not sleep well.

Catch up on missed sleep when you have the chance. Busy work or busy weekend activities often make it difficult to get as much sleep as we’d like each night. Try taking a 30-minute short sleep during the day before 4 pm or sleeping in on weekends.

1.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A.Getting into bed and closing your eyes can make you fall asleep quickly.

B.Getting into bed and closing your eyes are not enough to make sure of a good night’s sleep.

C.Getting into bed and closing your eyes are the most important in getting a good night’s sleep.

D.Getting into bed and closing your eyes have nothing to do with a good night’s sleep.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A.We should have the right amount of sleep every day.

B.We should go to bed at the right time every day.

C.The ways of improving sleep of different people.

D.The differences in sleep among people.

3.What does Dr. Carol Landis advise us to do?

A.To avoid exercising within two hours of sleeping. B.To eat some sweet food in the late after- noon.

C.To sleep in a very warm room. D.To stop sleeping during the daytime.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Sleeping problems. B.Sleep behavior.

C.How to get a sound sleep. D.Different kinds of sleep.

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