Question

【题目】

According to studies, most people have a sleeping problem. A new study shows more sunlight, especially（特别）in the morning can help you sleep well.

A team of researchers（研究人员）from New York, US, did the study reported Yahoo news.

The team did a study on 109 office workers in the US. They found that some of the workers saw lots of light during the morning hours, between 8 am and lunchtime. They found that they had a better sleep than others. They also fell asleep quickly at night.

Why is sunlight so important to your sleep? Researchers say it helps set your “body clock”. When there is less and less sunlight at the close of the day, your body starts to make melatonin（褪黑素）. It makes you feel sleepy. Your body makes the most melatonin at night. During the day, sunlight tells your body to make less melatonin, which keeps you awake.

Researchers suggest（建议）we see 15 minutes of sunlight in the morning. It can help balance（平衡）the melatonin in our body.

【1】Do most people have a sleeping problem? _______________________

【2】Where are the researchers from? _______________________________

【3】How many office workers are there in this study? __________________

【4】Why is sunlight so important to our sleep? ________________________

【5】What’s the passage mainly about? _______________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they do.

【2】They are from New York, US.

【3】109 office workers .

【4】Because it helps set our“body clock”.

【5】Sunlight can help people sleep.

【解析】

短文讲述了美国纽约的一个研究组做的研究。研究显示，早上晒15分钟的太阳对平衡人体的褪黑激素有好处，能有助于改善人们的睡眠，并讲述了其原因。

【1】问题：大多数人有睡眠问题吗？根据短文开头的句子According to studies, most people have a sleeping problem.根据研究，大多数人都有睡眠问题。故答案为Yes, they do.

【2】问题：研究人员来自哪里？根据第二段中的句子A team of researchers（研究人员）from New York, US. did the study reported Yahoo news.可知，研究人员来自美国的纽约，答案为They are from New York, US.

【3】问题：这项研究中有多少办公室工作人员？根据文中句子The team did a study on 109 office workers in the US.可知，研究人员共对109名办公室工作人员进行了调查研究，答案为109 office workers .

【4】问题：为什么阳光对我们的睡眠如此重要？根据文中句子Why is sunlight so important to your sleep? Researchers say it helps set your“body clock”.可知，阳光有助于设置人体的“生物钟”。答案为Because it helps set our“body clock”.

【5】问题：这篇文章的主要内容是什么？文章主要讲述了多晒太阳有助于睡眠，第一段中的句子A new study shows more sunlight, especially（特别）in the morning can help you sleep well.是本文的主题句，故答案为Sunlight can help people sleep.