Question

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average(平均) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.

Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡著).

The name of this problem is called insomnia.

This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.

Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XI V(國王路易十四)of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He laid on his side across the end of his bed.

 

1.After the age of sixty, the average sleep hours are_______ a night.

A. 3 hours B. 70r 8 hours

C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. King Louis XI V was an American

B. Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.

C. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer

D. Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.

3.Why did Benjamin Franklin have four beds?

A. Because he hoped to fall asleep.

B. Because he was a famous inventor

C. Because he had a lot of money

D. Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了人們需要不同時間的睡眠，六十歲以后平均的睡眠時間下降到每晚6.5小時，歷史上很多著名的人有失眠癥。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.六十歲以后平均的睡眠時間下降到每晚6.5小時�？芍�選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Many famous people in history Had insomnia.歷史上很多著名的人有失眠癥�？芍獞�(yīng)選B。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep歷史上很多著名的人有失眠癥，一些人有特殊的方法睡覺。本杰明富蘭克林有四張床，他從一張搬到另一張去睡覺。故選A。

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