Nearly everyone has days when they feel sleepy. The problem of daytime sleepiness usually starts at

Nearly everyone has days when they feel sleepy. The problem of daytime sleepiness usually starts at night. Bad sleep habits often make people feel sleepy in the daytime. So please try these ways to improve your sleep and help you keep away daytime sleepiness.

◇Get enough nighttime sleep

Most adults need seven to nine hours a night, and teenagers usually need a full nine hours. You’d better sleep eight or nine hours every night.

◇Keep distractions out of bed

You shouldn’t read, watch TV, play video games, or use computers in bed. Don’t do your bills or have an exciting talk in bed either. They may make you sleepless.

◇Set the same wake-up time

Try to go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends. Keeping doing that for the first few weeks or even months, then you will improve your sleep.

◇Exercise

Exercise (30 minutes a day) is good for your sleep. Exercise in the sunshine makes it easier to fall asleep and help you sleep much better. Exercise also gives you more daytime energy and keeps your thinking sharp.

◇Don’t go to bed until you’re sleepy

If you go to bed when you’re just tired, you may not fall asleep easily. The feeling of sleepiness and being tired are different. You’d better get into bed when you’re sleepy.

【1】This passage tells us _________ ways to improve our sleep.

A. three B. four C. five

【2】From the passage we know that teenagers need _________ of sleep a night.

A. less than nine hours B. a full nine hours C. more than nine hours

【3】Which of these are not mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Trying not to read when in bed.

B. Trying not to watch TV when in bed.

C. Trying not to drink milk before going to bed.

【4】To improve your sleep, you should _________.

A. go to bed and get up at the same time every day

B. go to bed early and get up late

C. have an exciting talk in bed before going to bed

【5】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Exercise can help us sleep much better.

B. It’s best to go to bed when you feel sleepy.

C. You’d better go to bed when you feel tired.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

几乎每个人都有困倦的日子，不良的睡眠习惯常常让人在白天感到困倦，本文告诉我们五种改善睡眠的方法。

【1】句意：这篇文章告诉我们五种改善睡眠的方法。A.三B.四C.五。本文一共出现了五个小标题，对应五种改善睡眠的方法，原文“Get enough nighttime sleep；Keep distractions out of bed；Set the same wake-up time；Exercise；Don’t go to bed until you’re sleepy”（获得足够的夜间睡眠;让分心的事情离开床;设置相同的唤醒时间;锻炼; 直到你昏昏欲睡才去睡觉），一共五种，故选C。

【2】句意：从文章中我们知道，青少年每晚需要整整9个小时睡眠。A.不到9个小时B.整整9个小时C.超过9个小时。原文“teenagers usually need a full nine hours”（青少年通常需要整整9个小时的睡眠），故选B。

【3】句意：文章中没有提到哪些观点？A.在床上时尽量不要读书。B.在床上时尽量不要看电视。C.试着在睡觉前不要喝牛奶。原文“You shouldn’t read, watch TV, play video games, or use computers in bed”（你不应该在床上看书，看电视，玩碟片游戏或使用电脑）说明AB均被提到了，选项C未提及，故选C。

【4】句意：为了改善你的睡眠，你应该每天在同一时间睡觉、起床。A.每天在同一时间睡觉、起床B.早点睡觉，晚点起床C.睡前在床上激动地聊天。原文“Try to go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends.”（尽量每天在同一时间睡觉、起床，即使是在周末。）说明应该每天在同一时间睡觉、起床，故选A。

【5】句意：根据该段落，以下哪一项是错误的？A.锻炼可以帮助我们更好地睡眠。B.当你感到昏昏欲睡时，最好上床睡觉。C.当你感到疲倦时，你最好去睡觉。原文“Exercise (30 minutes a day) is good for your sleep”（锻炼（每天30分钟）对睡眠有益）说明A正确，原文“Don’t go to bed until you’re sleepy”（直到你昏昏欲睡才去睡觉）说明B正确，原文“If you go to bed when you’re just tired, you may not fall asleep easily.”（如果你只是感到疲倦就上床睡觉，你可能不会轻易入睡。）说明C是错误的，故选C。