After a day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs your eyeballs begin to move quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.
小题1:A good title for this passage is _______.
A．Sleep.
B．Good Health
C．Dreams
D．Work and Rest小题2:The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means_______.
A．sick
B．asleep
C．a little sleepy
D．noisy小题3:This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _______.
A．dream more
B．have poor health
C．nervous
D．breathe quickly小题4:During REM ________.
A．your eyes move quickly
B．you dream
C．you are restless
D．both A and B小题5:The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is_________.
A．approximately(大约) six hours.
B．around ten hours.
C．about eight hours
D．not stated here.
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
本篇主要讲述的是睡眠的重要性。
小题1:主旨大意题 由文章的第一段可知，主要讲的是有关睡眠的作用。
小题2:词义猜测题 根据前文If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply.喝牛奶其实是为了让自己有睡意。
小题3:判断推测提 文章开头就提出睡眠有利于健康，下文又介绍了如何有好睡眠的方法可知足够的睡眠能让你拥有好的身体。
小题4:细节理解题 根据文章倒数第二段Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs your eyeballs begin to move quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM,可知
小题5:细节理解题 文章没有提到具体的睡眠的时间。