Question

【题目】 Is there anyone around you who is a short sleeper? A short sleeper is a person who ______ sleeps less than the average member of his age group. His nightly length of sleep is five hours or less. The short sleeper feels good after waking up.

The limited time asleep is ______ to a short sleeper. It is not a behaviour of reducing the amount of sleep or ______ to sleep. This low amount of sleep is very stable (稳定) from night to night. It is also the same on weekends and holidays.

A pattern (模式) of short sleep often begins as a child or young adult. Once it begins, the pattern continues through the years. This pattern of short sleep may cause others to be ______. Family members or friends may think that something is wrong.

Someone may tell a short sleeper to use medicine to help him sleep more. This will make him get sleep that he really does not need. It will bring him more problems. A short sleeper will also have trouble with his family and friends if he expects others to ______ his pattern of sleep. Most people will not be able to do well with only five hours of sleep each night.

Short sleeping can be confused with insomnia (失眠症). Both ______ can cause a person to get a small amount of sleep at night. A person with insomnia has a hard time falling asleep or staying asleep. The overall quality of his sleep may be very poor. This can cause him to be sleepy during the day. The short sleeper does not have any of these problems.

【1】A.seldomB.sometimesC.regularlyD.recently

【2】A.naturalB.specialC.hardD.amazing

【3】A.pretendingB.tryingC.forgettingD.refusing

【4】A.tiredB.worriedC.angryD.sleepy

【5】A.understandB.changeC.followD.remember

【6】A.choicesB.habitsC.illnessesD.conditions

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了短睡眠者这一类特殊人群。

【1】句意：短睡眠者是指通常睡眠时间少于同龄人平均水平的人。

考查副词。A. seldom很少；B. sometimes有时候；C. regularly经常；D. recently最近。根据下文This low amount of sleep is very stable (稳定) from night to night. It is also the same on weekends and holidays.可知，短时间睡眠是一种经常性的行为，C选项符合句意，故应选C。

【2】句意：对于一个短睡眠者来说，有限的睡眠时间是本能的。

考查形容词。A. natural 本能的；B. special特别的；C. hard艰难的；D. amazing令人大为惊奇的。根据下文It is not a behaviour of reducing the amount of sleep or refusing to sleep可知，这不是一种有意为之的行为，而是一种本能，故应选A。

【3】句意：这不是一种刻意减少睡眠量或拒绝入睡的行为。

考查动名词。A. pretending假装；B. trying尝试；C. forgetting忘记；D. refusing拒绝。根据上文The limited time asleep is natural to a short sleeper可知，有限时间的睡眠对于短睡眠者来说是出于本能的，而不是刻意去减少睡眠或拒绝入睡，D选项符合句意，故应选D。

【4】句意：这种短暂的睡眠模式可能让其他人担忧。

考查形容词。A. tired疲倦的；B. worried担心的；C. angry愤怒的；D. sleepy瞌睡的。根据下文Family members or friends may think that something is wrong可知，别人可能会担心是不是出了什么问题，故应选B。

【5】句意：如果一个短睡眠者希望家人和朋友也追随他这种睡眠模式，他会在与他们相处中有麻烦的。

考查动词。A. understand理解；B. change改变；C. follow追随；D. remember记住。根据下文Most people will not be able to do well with only five hours of sleep each night可知，要家人和朋友和这些短睡眠者一样少睡是不可取的，C选项符合句意，故应选C。

【6】句意：两种情况都可以使一个人在晚上少睡觉。

考查名词。A. choices选择；B. habits习惯；C. illnesses疾病；D. conditions状况。根据上文Short sleeping can be confused with insomnia可知，短睡眠有时候会和失眠症混淆起来，两种情况的共同点都是一个人少睡觉，D选项符合句意，故应选D。