单选题Questions 6～10 It's 3 am,
pitch dark and you can't sleep. How can you survive the next day after being
awake so long the night before? Difficulty in sleeping is a common problem, but
there are ways to escape it. "Falling asleep is something
passive and not forceable," says Cornelius Kellner, a sleep specialist. "If you
offered someone 1 million euros to fall asleep in 10 minutes, he would not win
the money," says Kellner. It's normal to he awake at night
occasionally. Difficulty in sleeping is not unusual when under
stress. "Fears, worries or aggravation are negative emotions that lead to higher
body activity," says Martin Muehlensiep of the sleep clinic at the University of
Cologne. Six to eight hours of sleep per night is the normal
range in terms of the amount of sleep one should get. Hence it achieves nothing
to go to bed at 10 pm and expect to sleep through until 8 am, says Kellner.
"Also, the ability to perform is barely reduced after a nearly sleepless night.
" When that happens, people often take the wrong course of
action the next day. They often attempt to take it easy or even to take a nap,
says Muehlensiep. "Then obviously they won't be tired the next evening and will
lie awake in bed. " Limit your evening activities to a routine pattern,
Muehlensiep recommends. First read, then put on pajamas or a nightgown, then
brush your teeth, for example. "Each of these activities will become a signal to
the body that it's going to go to bed soon," Muehlensiep says. But what should
one do when that doesn't help? Constantly looking at the clock puts pressure on
the body. "When that happens, it's better to get out of bed and
do a simple activity," Kellner says. Put pictures into an album or iron , for
example, until fatigue sets in. People who can't sleep often
are those who brood or worry a lot. Kellner advises people who have difficulty
sleeping to exploit it and to let their thoughts take them on a journey. "Place
yourself consciously in a pleasant situation: on a beach or in a meadow. This
can replace the worries at hand. " People whose worries
persistently spin around in their heads can try writing them down on a sheet of
paper. "This doesn't make them go away, but keeps them for the next day,"
Kellner says. This often provides enough comfort to allow sleep to set
in. Food is best avoided two to three hours before going to
beck Coffee, nicotine and alcohol also impede falling asleep and therefore
should not be consumed before bed. "Alcohol can be good for falling asleep, but
poor for staying asleep," says Muehlensiep. Bananas and milk products—the proven
milk and honey method, for example—can help people sleep. They promote regular
sleep patterns in the brain.
单选题
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Some food will promote regular sleep patterns.
B. Good lifestyle ensures a good night's sleep.
C. Constant stress is the root cause of sleeplessness.
D. There are ways out of difficulty in sleeping.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
单选题
According to the passage, difficulty in falling asleep can be caused by
all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. positive emotions
B. routine evening activities
C. the change in sleep pattern
D. the clock-watching technique
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
For an adult, more sleep than eight hours a night ______.
A. enables him to achieve more in his work
B. leads to his higher body activity
C. spells wakefulness for the next few nights
D. makes little difference in his daytime performance
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
Under what circumstances is taking a nap the next day considered a
wrong course of action ?
A. When you are not tired and lie awake in bed.
B. When you are not free of fears and worries.
C. After you have spent a nearly sleepless night.
D. After you have slept from 10 pm until 8 am.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following is NOT recommended to those who brood or worry
and can't fall asleep?
A. Letting their thoughts take them on a pleasant journey.
B. Spending time on a beach or in a meadow the next day.
C. Writing their worries down on a sheet of paper for the next day.
D. Getting out of bed and doing something simple until fatigue sets
in.