After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
  There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
  Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (Although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
  If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion the counting sheep will put you to sleep!
小題1:A good title for this passage is ____.
A.SleepB.DreamsC.Good HealthD.Work and Rest
小題2:The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ____.
A.sickB.a(chǎn)sleepC.stand upD.a(chǎn) little sleepy
小題3:This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _____.
A.dream more oftenB.have poor healthC.nervousD.breathe quickly
小題4:During REM, ____.
A.your eyes move quicklyB.you dreamC.you are restlessD.both A and B
小題5:The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______ .
A.a(chǎn)pproximately six hoursB.a(chǎn)round ten hours
C.a(chǎn)bout eight hoursD.not described here

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析:文章大意:本文講了睡眠的重要性及與其有關(guān)的幾個(gè)方面的問題,充足的睡眠能讓你恢復(fù)體力,讓第二天的你精力充沛。
小題1:A主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段并瀏覽全文不難看出本文的題目跟Sleep有關(guān),而且sleep在每段都多次涉及,由此也可以得出本文的主旨就是sleep。所以答案很容易就選擇出A來。
小題2:D 猜測詞義。 根據(jù)文章句子Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. 不難翻譯出“有人認(rèn)為喝牛奶會(huì)幫助人們drowsy”根據(jù)常識也知道牛奶可以催眠,但是并不能直接讓人睡著,所以B、asleep是指“睡著的”,D、a little sleepy 指“有點(diǎn)睡意”,這樣對比可以確定答案應(yīng)該用D。
小題3:B 推理題。文章開始就提到Sleep is necessary for good health.言外之意就是說,沒有充足的睡眠對身體不好,因此選B。其它選項(xiàng)文章都沒有提到。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.可知,在所謂的REM階段,人是處于夢境中,而且眼球會(huì)快速轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。所以綜合兩點(diǎn)選D。
小題5:D 細(xì)節(jié)題?v觀全文文章并沒有提到各個(gè)年齡階段的人們的最佳睡眠時(shí)間,所以答案為D。不能根據(jù)人們的常識來選擇C、八個(gè)鐘頭左右。要以文章為依據(jù)做出選擇。
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