Question

Are you tired？Do you often catch colds and flu？If so，you might consider changing your sleep habits.Good health demands good sleep.Studies have shown that most people need eight hours of sleep each night.Americans，however, on average, get only seven hours.One­third of us get just six hours，and good health is not simply a matter of how much sleep you get，but also the type of sleep you get.

Non­rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep allows your body to grow and repair itself.During NREM sleep，your muscles relax.Your heart rate and breathing rate decrease.Your eyes roll slowly back and forths then they stop moving.Most of the sleeping you do is NREM sleep.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep restores your brain.During REM sleep，you dream.You may not remember every dream，but every time you sleep，you dream.Your eyes move back and forth quickly.Your breathing rate and heartbeat increase.Your muscles become paralysed (麻痹的)．About 25 percent of your sleep is REM sleep.You need enough of both kinds of sleep to be healthy.

Is it a real concern if you don’t get enough good sleep？It certainly is.Poor sleep puts you and others at risk.More than 100,000 car accidents are caused each year by drivers who nod off (打盹)．Almost $100 billion is lost yearly in the business and environmental field.People deprived_of sleep have been factors in the Challenger space tragedy，the Exxon Valdez oil spill (溢出)，and the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident.So do yourself and everyone around you a favour.Don’t cheat yourself out of good sleep!

1. This passage is mainly about________.

A．why people dream

B．what happens during REM sleep

C．why people catch colds and flu

D．the importance of sleep

2．Most sleep at night is________.

A．NREM sleep

B．REM sleep

C．good quality sleep

D．sleep that makes you become paralysed

3．“Good sleep” can be described as________.

A．getting about eight hours of the two types of sleep

B．sleeping soundly through the night

C．getting more than seven hours of sleep each night

D．having sleep that prevents accidents

4．To help the readers understand the effects of poor sleep habits，the writer________.

A．explains the two types of sleep

B．compares the two kinds of sleep

C．mentions several disasters

D．explains all the risks

5．The underlined phrase “deprived of” in the last paragraph means “________”．

A．not wanting                                        B．stopped from having

C．trying to get                                        D．asking for

Answer 1

文章第一段讲述了健康与睡眠的时长和类型有关，文章第二、三段介绍了两种睡眠方式，最后一段说明睡眠不足所带来的害处，因此全文的中心是睡眠的重要性，故答案选D项。

答案：　D

根据第二段最后一句“Most of the sleeping you do is NREM sleep“可以得出答案。

答案：　A

由第一段第四句”Studies have shown that most people need eight hours of sleep each night”，和第二段最后一句“You need enough of...to be healthy”可知，好的睡眠要两种睡眠方式，故A项正确。

答案：　A

文章通过最后一段“the Challenger space tragedy，the Exxon Valdez oil spill，and the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident”这几个灾难，让读者了解到睡眠不好所带来的不良影响。

答案：　C

文章最后一段主要是说明睡眠不足所带来的危害，由此推断“People deprived of sleep”应该是指睡眠不足的人，故正确答案为B项。

答案：　B