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【题目】How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty， the average sleeping time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.

Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡着). The name of this problem is called insomnia.

This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin， the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XIV (国王路易十四) of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain， the famous American writer， had a different way. He laid on his side across the end of his bed.

【1】What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph Two?

A. 抑郁症. B. 脑瘫症. C . 焦虑症. D. 失眠症.

【2】After the age of sixty， the average sleep hours are_______ a night.

A. 3 hours B. 7 or 8 hours

C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. King Louis XIV was an American.

B. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer.

C. Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.

D. Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.

【4】Why did Benjamin Franklin have four beds?

A. Because he hoped to fall asleep.

B. Because he was a famous inventor.

C. Because he had alot of money.

D. Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.

【5】What can we get from the passage?

A. Insomnia is a new problem in our society(社会).

B. Only famous people often have sleep problems.

C. All the people in the world need the same time to sleep.

D. Young people need more sleep than older(年长的) people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：我们需要多少睡眠?我们都是不同的。有些人一晚只需要三个小时的睡眠。其他一晚需要十小时的睡眠。大多数美国人平均睡眠每晚7到8小时。五十岁以后，平均睡眠时间降到6.5小时一晚。

【1】D词义猜测题。根据前一句话Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡着).可知划线词的意思是“失眠症”，所以选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据第一段中After the age of fifty， the average sleeping time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.可知五十岁以后，平均睡眠时间降到6.5小时一晚。所以选C。

【3】C细节理解题。根据第三段中Many famous people in history had insomnia.可知历史上许多著名的人有失眠症。所以选C。

【4】A细节理解题。根据第三段中Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin， the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep.可知著名的发明家本杰明·富兰克林有四张床。为了睡着他从一张移动到另一张。所以选A。

【5】D细节理解题。根据第一段的描述可知年轻人比年长的人需要更多的睡眠，所以选D。