Question

This story is about a young man. He worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake.

After a while he decided to visit the doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?”

“I have a suggestion,” said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”

The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, three…up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because .

A. he hadn’t finished doing his lessons

B. he had worked too hard and became ill

C. he was worried about his homework

D. there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a good rest

2.The doctor asked the young man .

A. to count numbers before he went to bed

B. to put all numbers from 1 to 1,000 together

C. to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D. to take some medicine and go to bed earlier

3.The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because .

A. he wanted to thank the doctor

B. he was better and wanted some more medicine

C. he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D. he still couldn’t go to sleep at night

4.The young man .

A. counted from 569 to 1,000

B. counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C. counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D. counted from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

5.The young man in fact.

A. didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion

B. was not able to count numbers

C. didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

D. wasn’t ill at all

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个年轻人因为学习非常努力，忙的不休息导致生病，睡不着觉。于是他去看医生。医生了解情况后，让他睡觉时数数，数到一千保证能睡着。第二天，这个年轻人来找医生，是想告诉医生他仍然睡不着觉。因为他数到569时，感到困了，然后起来喝茶，想接着数到一千，结果睡不着了。

1.非常努力，太忙了而不休息导致生病，所以睡不着觉。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.可知医生建议他睡觉时数数。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.可知第二天，这个年轻人来找医生，是想告诉医生他仍然睡不着觉。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据I tried counting one, two, three…up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea可知这个年轻人从1数到569，然后起来喝茶。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.可知医生让他数到一千就能睡着了，并不是必须到一千，一千以内睡着也可以。但是这位年轻人以为必须数到一千才能睡，结果本来数到569就能睡着了，但是他却非要坚持数到一千。故推断他没有理解医生的建议。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。