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完形填空 　　Contrary to popular beliefs, people who sleep six to seven hours a night live longer, and those who sleep eight hours or more die 　　1　　, according to the latest study ever conducted on the subject．The 　　2　　, which tracked the sleeping habits of 1.1 million Americans for six years, 　　3　　 the advice of many sleep doctors who have long 　　4　　 that people get eight or nine hours of sleep every night． 　　“There's a(n)　　5　　 idea that people should sleep eight hours a night, which has 　　6　　 scientific basis than the gold 　　7　　 of the rainbow,”said Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego who led the study, published in a recent 　　8　　 of the Archives(档案)of General Psychiatry．“That's an old wives' tale．” 　　The study was not 　　9　　 to answer why sleeping longer may be 　　10　　 or whether people could extend their life span by sleeping 　　11　　． 　　But Kripke said it was possible that people who slept longer 　　12　　 to suffer from short-term absence of sleeping, a condition where weaken breathing puts stress on the heart and 　　13　　．He also speculated(推测)that the need for sleep was similar to 　　14　　, where getting less than people want may be 　　15　　 for them． 　　The study quickly caused warnings and criticism(批评)，with some 　　16　　 experts saying that the main problem in America's sleep habits was deprivation(剥夺)，not sleeping too 　　17　　． 　　“None of this says sleep 　　18　　 people,”said Daniel Buysse, a University of Pittsburgh psychiatrist． 　　“You should sleep as much as you need to feel 　　19　　, alert and attentive the next day,”Buysse added,“I'm much more 　　20　　 about people shortchanging themselves on sleep than people sleeping too long．” 　　Sleeplessness produces a variety of health results that were not measured in the study, critics said． (1) [　　] A． younger B． later C． stronger D． older (2) [　　] A． program B． study C． work D． report (3) [　　] A． supported B． determined C． suggested D． demanded (4) [　　] A． expected B． wished C． suggested D． demanded (5) [　　] A． new B． old C． ideal D． crazy (6) [　　] A． any more B． much more C． no more D． even more (7) [　　] A． at the end B． in the end C． at the beginning D． in the middle (8) [　　] A． copy B． dictionary C． book D． text (9) [　　] A． written B． done C． used D． designed (10) [　　] A． helpful B． healthier C． harmful D． good (11) [　　] A． longer B． less C． much D． happily (12) [　　] A． were sure B． tended C． were going D． were ready (13) [　　] A． brain B． stomach C． back D． lungs (14) [　　] A． vegetable B． water C． food D． fruit (15) [　　] A． bad B． worse C． good D． better (16) [　　] A． heart B． brain C． nerve D． sleep (17) [　　] A． much B． little C． nervously D． short (18) [　　] A． saves B． kills C． builds D． rests (19) [　　] A． sleepy B． awake C． tired D． amused (20) [　　] A． worried B． excited C． encouraged D． concerned

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．B;6．C;7．A;8．A;9．D;10．C;11．B;12．B;13．A;14．C;15．D;16．D;17．A;18．B;19．B;20．D;
解析：

(1)	和前面的longer相对应。die younger意思是：死的早。
(2)	前面词语的再现。
(3)	指该研究征求的许多研究睡眠的医生的建议。所以选demand。
(4)	这些医生长期主张夜间睡8到9小时，注意后面从句中的动词原形。
(5)	睡眠8小时是“old idea”。
(6)	既然old idea，所以没有scientific base。
(7)	根据常识去思考，gold的位置是在at the end of rainbow，所以用at，作者认为old idea和gold at the end of the rainbow一样都没有科学根据。
(8)	复印件。
(9)	the study应该是被设计。
(10)	前面的not是解题的关键。说明该研究不是回答睡眠长不好的问题的。
(11)	或者是否要通过睡眠少来延长生命。
(12)	but是关键词，tend to往往有某种倾向。
(13)	和heart相对应。
(14)	不需要吃的食物要少吃一点。考生要学会分析该句子的结构，这是理解的关键。
(15)	不需要的食物少吃一点当然对身体有好处。
(16)	当然是研究睡眠的专家。
(17)	sleep和much才能搭配，意义也与原文一致。
(18)	谁也没说睡眠会杀人。
(19)	你只要睡醒就行了。
(20)	睡眠是短了而不是长了，这才是作者更关注的问题。所以这里应选concern。