Does this sound familiar? It’s 3:00 am and you’re still awake and staring at the clock. You can’t sleep , and you’ve already tried all the familiar tricks – taken a warm bath , drunk a glass of heated milk ,tried counting sheep, and read a book –all with no success. If you are such a sufferer, remember you’re not alone. Experts said that one in every four Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep.
Lack of sleep can hurt your quality of life in so many ways. Short temper, impatience, poor decision-making, and mood swings are common among those with sleeping problems. Besides, relationships with family, friends, and co-workers may suffer as a result. Improper sleep can also put your safety at risk by reducing your awareness.
When you’re awake in the middle of the night, you can start to feel desperate for a way out . However, it makes sense to weigh the available treatments before choosing the one that’s right for you. Other sleep aids may seem like a quick fix, but it turns out that there are many disadvantages of these drugs. For one thing, they may require expensive, time-consuming trips to your physician. They may also be habit-forming or have unpleasant side effects like dizziness( 眩暈) dry mouth, and next-day sleepiness. Plus , they become less effective over time.
So what is the best sleep aid available on the market today? The answer is Somnapure , a product that represents nature and science coming together. This all-natural sleep aid which comes from Peak Life allows you to fall asleep quickly and remain asleep through the night . With Somnapure, you wake up feeling refreshed and energetic. Somnapure is currently giving away a 14-day trial here. Get your Somnapure trial for better, deeper sleep that you deserve.
小題1:From paragraph 1, we can know that sleep problems are_______.
A．easy to make a sufferer lonely
B．common but hard to deal with
C．severe throughout the world
D．widespread only in the USA
小題2:The underlined words“ a quick fix”(in paragraph3)most probably means____.
A．a(chǎn) waste of moneyB．a(chǎn) quick repairC．a(chǎn)n easy way outD．a(chǎn) cheap aid
小題3:The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A．a(chǎn)sk people with sleep problems to try and use Somnapure
B．introduce a kind of medicine to help sleep better
C．draw people’s attention to the bad effects of the lack of sleep
D．talk about what the main causes of the sleep problems are
小題4:We can infer that the passage is probably immediately followed by information about ______.
A．the instructions to take Somnapure
B．the side effects of Somnapure
C．the price of Somnapure
D．the way to get Somnapure

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合Does this sound familiar? remember you’re not alone和one in every four Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep可知睡眠問題很普遍而且不好解決。
小題2:詞義理解題。結(jié)合上下文的關(guān)系和意義， 可知此處的a quick fix與前文的a way out意義相近。
小題3:寫作目的題。文章的前面的部分主要論述了睡眠問題很普遍而且不好解決，而在最后一段提出了解決辦法：So what is the best sleep aid available on the market today? The answer is Somnapure。建議試一下Somnapure。
小題4:推理判斷題。最后一段講了Somnapure的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，自然可推知下文要講述怎樣獲取這個方法。                               
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C．Books can always help you to live a colorful life.
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The hairs are guided by a clever chemical trick. A protein(蛋白質(zhì)) at the tip of the root hairs called RHD2 helps them to take calcium(鈣) from the soil. Calcium makes the hairs grow, and produce more RHD2, and take more calcium.
But when an obstacle blocks the hair’s path, or the hair reaches the surface of the soil, the cycle is broken and growth starts in another direction.
This system gives plants the flexibility to explore a complex environment and to live in even the most unpromising soils, says Dolan.
In poor soils such as in parts of Australia and Africa, native plants have adapted by producing enormous numbers of root hairs. A better understanding of this adaptation will allow scientists to develop hairy rooted crops that can grow in unfriendly environments.
According to Dolan, “Research in the John Inners Center is taking a breeding approach to increase hair length in wheat but it will be some time before new cultivars(栽培變種) are developed.”
小題1:The passage is mainly about _______.
A．why the roots of plants grow into the soil but not above it
B．how the roots of plants grow into the soil but not above it
C．the process of plants growth
D．a(chǎn) growth control system of plants
小題2:How does the circle work?
A．RHD2 takes calcium from the soil, which makes hairs grow, and produce RHD2 and take more calcium
B．Roots take RHD2 and calcium from the soil and produce RHD2
C．Roots make hairs grow, and produce RHD2, and take more calcium
D．RHD2 takes protein, which makes hairs grow, and produce RHD2, and take more calcium
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A．hairy rooted crops can grow better in unfriendly environments
B．a(chǎn) new cultivar of wheat with long hair has been developed by scientists
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A．flower, water and airB．water, sunlight and air
C．a(chǎn)ir, water and soilD．a(chǎn)ir, sun and light
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A．plants are important for life
B．plants cannot grow without air
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A．Of all living things animals are most important
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A．a(chǎn) medicine bookB．a(chǎn) novel
C．a(chǎn) science magazineD．a(chǎn)n experiment report
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A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical（垂直的）farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
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Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
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B．is dependent on solar power
C．is planted on levels upwards
D．is only an environmental friendly farm
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A．depend far less on sunlight
B．greatly increase the use of soil
C．help to protect the limited gardens
D．reduce the use of harmful pesticides
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A．have been put into use
B．only use hydroponics to grow food
C．need less room than conventional farms
D．may increase the transportation costs
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A．Vertical farms for our future
B．Ways to deal with future problems
C．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers
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