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【题目】 Beyond its influence on health, not getting enough sleep can lead to car accidents or other mistakes. Here are what sleep researchers have found about how to sleep.

How much sleep do we actually need?

It is known that all of us naturally need no less than eight hours of sleep per night. When we sleep below six hours per 24. we're at an increased risk of health problems. Some of us think we can make up any of those hours lost during the week on the weekends. Sadly there is no storage system for sleep in the brain.

Can we train ourselves to need less sleep?

As a study in 1964, a 17yearold boy named Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours. How many people could do anything close to that without dying?

When you are reading this, you might say you usually get six hours of sleep and feel just fine. Sleep experts often compare people without enough sleep to drunk drivers: They don't get behind the wheel thinking they're probably going to kill someone.

Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping?

Coffee can keep us awake. Remember, too much coffee may throw off our sleep and energy cycles. So limit coffee and avoid caffeine for four to six hours before bedtime.

Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality?

A new research suggests a kind of strong connection between purpose in life and sleep. People who have a greater sense of purpose usually have better physical and mental health, which in turn explains their higherquality sleep. Perhaps developing a sense of purpose in life could be as useful at improving sleep as the healthy habits above.

How to sleep
Introduction	Not getting enough sleep can_______and cause many mistakes.
2 from sleep researchers	How much sleep do we actually need?	Eight hours of sleep a night is necessary for all of us. Sleeping less than six hours a day can_______the risk of health problems. It is impossible to make up the lost sleeping hours during the workweek.
	Can we train ourselves to need less sleep?	People without enough sleep might think that they were fine, but weren’t doing well at all.
	Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping?	Using coffee instead of sleeping might lead to sleep problems. Drink proper amount of coffee at_______.
	Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality?	A sense of purpose in life is closely connected with sleep quality. People with_______of purpose may sleep better.

【1】____________________________

【2】____________________________

【3】____________________________

【4】____________________________

【5】____________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】influence our health

【2】Findings

【3】increase

【4】proper time

【5】a greater sense

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普文，结合研究人员的发现，从“需要多少睡眠”“能训练自己少睡觉吗”“可以喝咖啡代替睡觉吗”“目标感与睡眠质量有关吗”四个方面介绍了如何更好地睡眠的问题，以消除睡眠不足对健康的影响。

【1】题意：睡眠不足会影响我们的健康，导致许多错误。考查句意理解。根据Beyond its influence on health, not getting enough sleep can lead to car accidents or other mistakes.可知填influence our health。

【2】题意：睡眠研究人员的发现。考查词性转换。from sleep researchers做空白处的定语，需是名词或动名词；根据Here are what sleep researchers have found about how to sleep.可知填Findings。

【3】题意：每天睡眠少于6小时会增加健康问题的风险。考查词性转换。情态动词can后接原形动词，根据When we sleep below six hours per 24, we're at an increased risk of health problems.可知填increase。

【4】题意：在适当的时间喝适量的咖啡。考查句意理解。proper amount of coffee适量的咖啡；根据So limit coffee and avoid caffeine for four to six hours before bedtime.可知填proper time。

【5】题意：更有使命感的人可能睡得更好。考查句型转换。with短语做people的后置定语，根据People who have a greater sense of purpose usually have better physical and mental health, which in turn explains their higher quality sleep.可知填a greater sense。

阅读短文填空，即根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断，提炼语言填空。首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这对题目的判断至关重要，需要考生综合所有的细节来理解把握。