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【题目】March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.

According to a poll (民意调查)by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.

To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.

“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.

A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.

But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.” In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.

【1】The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means _____.

A.to wake up the sleepers

B.to serve as a morning call

C.to draw people’s attention

D.to declare the special day

【2】From Paragraph 3 we can infer that _______.

A.being healthier is one of the advantages for us

B.enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things

C.sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectations

D.spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time

【3】What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that _______.

A.people care little about sleeping

B.sleeping is an image problem

C.lazy people tend to sleep long

D.sleeping is only part of our life

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A.to talk about people’s sleeping problems.

B.to provide an investigation result of sleeping.

C.to stress the function of sleeping at night.

D.to arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇议论文：3月21日为世界睡眠日，作者希望这个日子能引起大家的关注。文章通过美国睡眠协会的一个民意调查发现大部分美国人在工作日期间睡眠是不够的，论述了睡眠和工作、学习之间的关系以及产生的影响，最后得出结论，好的睡眠是好身体的保证。

【1】C考查重点短语理解能力。理解文章第一段：March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call. 3月21日被宣布为世界睡眠日，识别和庆祝睡眠重要性的一个时间。可知专家希望希望引起人们的注意。故选C。

【2】B考查推理判断能力。根据第三段内容the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. 更聪明、更瘦、更健康、更快乐的思想，有一定的吸引力；Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.我们有更好的皮肤、更好的记忆、更好的判断和寿命更长。可知充足的睡眠是吸引人的东西的保证。故选B。

【3】A考查推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. 我们把如此多的重点放在饮食、营养和运动上。Sleep is in the back seat.睡眠靠边站。也就是说人们忽视睡眠。故选A。

【4】D推理判断作者写作意图题。根据文章最后一句In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.事实上，无论我们怎样锻炼，无论吃的多好，我们的身体都不能处于最佳状态，除非我们也有足够的睡眠。可知本文是为了唤醒足够睡眠的意识。故选D。

【学法指导】

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。比如，第23小题A考查推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. 我们把如此多的重点放在饮食、营养和运动上。Sleep is in the back seat.睡眠靠边站。也就是说人们忽视睡眠。故选A。