Question

Do you sleep well? Some people get off to sleep as soon as the head hits the pillow, but many others are not so lucky．In fact，the lack of quality sleep has become a public health issue around the world．According to the World Association of Sleep Medicine，45 percent of the world’s population suffer from sleep problems．One in eight people don’t sleep well and are easily woken．7．6 percent sleep less than 3 hours each night．Some even can not fall asleep for several days in a row．

As a basic bodily and mental need，sleep is essential for our survival．It helps us to fight diseases，strengthen our memory, perform better in work and school and improve our quality of life．Lack of sleep is known to have a significant negative influence on health，both in the short and long term．Poor sleep has been associated with obesity, weakened immune systems and even some cancers，as well as depression and anxiety．

The World Sleep Day, held on the third Friday of March，is an annual celebration of sleep to lighten the burden of sleep problems through better prevention and management of sleep disorders．

Unhealthy lifestyle may be the first to blame for sleeplessness．More and more people use cellphones and computers in bed，with many staying up until midnight．Modern technology does make our life convenient，but abuse of it ruins our health．Environmental conditions，such as temperature，noise，light，bed comfort also play an important role in one’s ability to get proper sleep．Besides，improper evening diet，like a full or an empty stomach，coffee and alcohol all contribute to sleep problems．Of course，when it comes to causing poor sleep stress from finances，family or work should never be ignored．

However, those who suffer from sleep disorders don’t necessarily have to continue to do so—most sleep problems can be solved．

1.What can be inferred from Paragraph 1 ？

A．Nobody can stay awake for several days．

B．All people are going through sleep problems．

C．Sleep problems have become a worldwide concern．

D．The majority of the world’s population can’t sleep well．

2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A．The influences of lack of sleep．

B．The possible causes of poor sleep．

C．Poor sleep is associated with illness．

D．Good sleep helps us to perform better.

3.What will be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A．The harm of sleep problems．

B．Activities on the World Sleep Day．

C．Interviews of poor sleep sufferers．

D．Measures against sleep problems．

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析:如今，隨著生活節(jié)奏的加快，人們壓力的增加，越來越多的人開始出現(xiàn)睡眠問題，他們不能很好地進(jìn)行休息。在本文中作者分析了導(dǎo)致睡眠問題的原因，并且提出存在睡眠問題的人們已經(jīng)有希望能夠改善這種狀況。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段In fact, the lack of quality sleep has become a public health issue around the world.可知睡眠問題已經(jīng)成為全球的問題，故C正確。

2. 主旨大意題。本段開頭提出Unhealthy lifestyle may be the first to blame for sleeplessness．然后在下文進(jìn)行詳細(xì)論述，由此判斷選B。

3.推理判斷題。作者在文章最后兩段提出人們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了導(dǎo)致睡眠問題的具體原因，由此判斷接下來應(yīng)該告訴人們解決這些問題的具體措施，故答案選D。

考點(diǎn)：考查健康生活類短文閱讀