C
Having a good sleep is always my dream. Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had problems falling and staying asleep. When I do fall asleep, an hour later I’m right back up, worrying about study of the kids or something stupid I did in high school. It was like I couldn’t turn my brain off.
The doctor told me that I couldn’t sleep well because of anxiety (焦虑). But I considered myself a positive (积极的) person, and my sleep problems have given me too much trouble. So I decided to do something about it, and I carefully found the solutions to the problems.
I read lots of research. Along the way, I learned a surprising fact. A study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that about 25% of all Americans experience insomnia (失眠) each year. That’s awful! Suddenly, I wasn’t doing research just for myself any more. I was doing an experiment to help all my readers experience a better night of sleep. So I started trying different methods and recording my results.
First, I got a white noise machine. My mind just focused on the noise, and it ended up having an opposite effect (作用). Then I tried earplugs (耳塞). However, it was hard to fall asleep with earplugs because they were very uncomfortable! After that, I tried to take Xanax. But once again, I didn’t love it. Even though it helped me get to sleep and stay asleep, it left me feeling weak the next day. If I kept taking it, I thought it would do harm to my health.
Recently, I have kept reading articles about how a new blanket might be good for sleep and anxiety. But even though I saw it again and again, I didn’t pay much attention to it because I didn’t believe a blanket would help. But the more I read, the more it seemed like this blanket might be of good help.
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A. She didn’t do well in high school.
B. She can’t have a sleep for more than one hour.
C. She has been troubled by the problem for many years.
D. Taking care of her kids doesn’t allow her to get enough sleep.
(
A. A machine to help fall asleep. B. Soft music to help calm down.
C. A tool used to cover the face. D. Medicine used to help fall asleep.
(
a. The writer took Xanax. b. The writer found earplugs couldn’t help.
c. The writer tried a white noise machine. d. The writer found a blanket that might help.
e. The writer knew about a quarter of Americans experience insomnia every year.
A. e - c - a - b - d B. c - b - a - e - d C. e - c - b - a - d D. e - d - a - b - c
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A. How she fought against insomnia. B. Her new findings in research.
C. Advice on choosing a blanket. D. Her experience of using the new blanket.
Having a good sleep is always my dream. Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had problems falling and staying asleep. When I do fall asleep, an hour later I’m right back up, worrying about study of the kids or something stupid I did in high school. It was like I couldn’t turn my brain off.
The doctor told me that I couldn’t sleep well because of anxiety (焦虑). But I considered myself a positive (积极的) person, and my sleep problems have given me too much trouble. So I decided to do something about it, and I carefully found the solutions to the problems.
I read lots of research. Along the way, I learned a surprising fact. A study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that about 25% of all Americans experience insomnia (失眠) each year. That’s awful! Suddenly, I wasn’t doing research just for myself any more. I was doing an experiment to help all my readers experience a better night of sleep. So I started trying different methods and recording my results.
First, I got a white noise machine. My mind just focused on the noise, and it ended up having an opposite effect (作用). Then I tried earplugs (耳塞). However, it was hard to fall asleep with earplugs because they were very uncomfortable! After that, I tried to take Xanax. But once again, I didn’t love it. Even though it helped me get to sleep and stay asleep, it left me feeling weak the next day. If I kept taking it, I thought it would do harm to my health.
Recently, I have kept reading articles about how a new blanket might be good for sleep and anxiety. But even though I saw it again and again, I didn’t pay much attention to it because I didn’t believe a blanket would help. But the more I read, the more it seemed like this blanket might be of good help.
(
C
) 7. What does the writer tell us in describing her sleep problems?A. She didn’t do well in high school.
B. She can’t have a sleep for more than one hour.
C. She has been troubled by the problem for many years.
D. Taking care of her kids doesn’t allow her to get enough sleep.
(
D
) 8. What may “Xanax” be according to the passage?A. A machine to help fall asleep. B. Soft music to help calm down.
C. A tool used to cover the face. D. Medicine used to help fall asleep.
(
C
) 9. In which order did the following events take place?a. The writer took Xanax. b. The writer found earplugs couldn’t help.
c. The writer tried a white noise machine. d. The writer found a blanket that might help.
e. The writer knew about a quarter of Americans experience insomnia every year.
A. e - c - a - b - d B. c - b - a - e - d C. e - c - b - a - d D. e - d - a - b - c
(
D
)10. What may the writer tell in the following paragraph?A. How she fought against insomnia. B. Her new findings in research.
C. Advice on choosing a blanket. D. Her experience of using the new blanket.
答案：7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D
解析：
翻译:
C
睡个好觉一直是我的梦想。从我十几岁起，我就存在入睡和保持睡眠的问题。当我真的入睡后，一个小时后我就会醒过来，担心孩子们的学习情况，或者我在高中时做过的一些蠢事。就好像我的大脑无法停止运转。
医生告诉我，我睡不好是因为焦虑。但我认为自己是一个积极的人，而我的睡眠问题给我带来了太多麻烦。所以我决定对此采取行动，并且我仔细地找到了问题的解决办法。
我阅读了大量的研究资料。在这个过程中，我了解到一个令人惊讶的事实。宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院的一项研究发现，每年大约有25%的美国人会经历失眠。这太糟糕了！突然之间，我做研究不再仅仅是为了自己。我在做一个实验，以帮助我所有的读者都能拥有一个更好的睡眠之夜。所以我开始尝试不同的方法并记录我的结果。
首先，我买了一台白噪音机。我的大脑只专注于噪音，结果却产生了相反的效果。然后我尝试了耳塞。然而，戴着耳塞很难入睡，因为它们非常不舒服！在那之后，我尝试服用阿普唑仑（Xanax）。但我还是不喜欢它。尽管它能帮助我入睡并保持睡眠，但第二天会让我感觉虚弱。如果我继续服用它，我认为它会对我的健康有害。
最近，我一直在阅读关于一种新毯子如何可能对睡眠和焦虑有好处的文章。但即使我一次又一次地看到它，我也没有太在意，因为我不相信一条毯子会有帮助。但我读得越多，就越觉得这条毯子可能会有很大的帮助。
( ) 7. 作者在描述她的睡眠问题时告诉了我们什么？
A. 她在高中时表现不好。
B. 她的睡眠不超过一个小时。
C. 这个问题困扰了她很多年。
D. 照顾孩子使她无法获得足够的睡眠。
( ) 8. 根据文章，“阿普唑仑（Xanax）”可能是什么？
A. 一种帮助入睡的机器。
B. 帮助平静下来的轻音乐。
C. 一种用来盖脸的工具。
D. 用来帮助入睡的药物。
( ) 9. 以下事件发生的顺序是什么？
a. 作者服用阿普唑仑。
b. 作者发现耳塞没有帮助。
c. 作者尝试了白噪音机。
d. 作者发现了一条可能有帮助的毯子。
e. 作者了解到每年大约有四分之一的美国人会经历失眠。
A. e - c - a - b - d
B. c - b - a - e - d
C. e - c - b - a - d
D. e - d - a - b - c
( ) 10. 作者在接下来的段落中可能会讲什么？
A. 她如何与失眠作斗争。
B. 她在研究中的新发现。
C. 关于选择毯子的建议。
D. 她使用新毯子的经历。
C
睡个好觉一直是我的梦想。从我十几岁起，我就存在入睡和保持睡眠的问题。当我真的入睡后，一个小时后我就会醒过来，担心孩子们的学习情况，或者我在高中时做过的一些蠢事。就好像我的大脑无法停止运转。
医生告诉我，我睡不好是因为焦虑。但我认为自己是一个积极的人，而我的睡眠问题给我带来了太多麻烦。所以我决定对此采取行动，并且我仔细地找到了问题的解决办法。
我阅读了大量的研究资料。在这个过程中，我了解到一个令人惊讶的事实。宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院的一项研究发现，每年大约有25%的美国人会经历失眠。这太糟糕了！突然之间，我做研究不再仅仅是为了自己。我在做一个实验，以帮助我所有的读者都能拥有一个更好的睡眠之夜。所以我开始尝试不同的方法并记录我的结果。
首先，我买了一台白噪音机。我的大脑只专注于噪音，结果却产生了相反的效果。然后我尝试了耳塞。然而，戴着耳塞很难入睡，因为它们非常不舒服！在那之后，我尝试服用阿普唑仑（Xanax）。但我还是不喜欢它。尽管它能帮助我入睡并保持睡眠，但第二天会让我感觉虚弱。如果我继续服用它，我认为它会对我的健康有害。
最近，我一直在阅读关于一种新毯子如何可能对睡眠和焦虑有好处的文章。但即使我一次又一次地看到它，我也没有太在意，因为我不相信一条毯子会有帮助。但我读得越多，就越觉得这条毯子可能会有很大的帮助。
( ) 7. 作者在描述她的睡眠问题时告诉了我们什么？
A. 她在高中时表现不好。
B. 她的睡眠不超过一个小时。
C. 这个问题困扰了她很多年。
D. 照顾孩子使她无法获得足够的睡眠。
( ) 8. 根据文章，“阿普唑仑（Xanax）”可能是什么？
A. 一种帮助入睡的机器。
B. 帮助平静下来的轻音乐。
C. 一种用来盖脸的工具。
D. 用来帮助入睡的药物。
( ) 9. 以下事件发生的顺序是什么？
a. 作者服用阿普唑仑。
b. 作者发现耳塞没有帮助。
c. 作者尝试了白噪音机。
d. 作者发现了一条可能有帮助的毯子。
e. 作者了解到每年大约有四分之一的美国人会经历失眠。
A. e - c - a - b - d
B. c - b - a - e - d
C. e - c - b - a - d
D. e - d - a - b - c
( ) 10. 作者在接下来的段落中可能会讲什么？
A. 她如何与失眠作斗争。
B. 她在研究中的新发现。
C. 关于选择毯子的建议。
D. 她使用新毯子的经历。