If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing(翻来覆去) and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up, you don’t feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.
Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep, indicates that . Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night’s sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what’s worrying us.”
So, what is a good night’s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.
Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out,” Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you’ll be asleep before you know it.”
小题1:What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 5 words)
小题2:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
People shouldn’t go to sleep immediately but should take a break after working late in the night.
小题3:Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)
小题4:Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel. Try to find an argument from the passage against the idea. (Please answer within 15 words)
小题5:Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
小题1:Stress and Sleep.
小题2:People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed.
小题3:stress/worry and (lack of) sleep are directly related.
小题4:Sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.
小题5:当你醒来时，你不但没有感到精力充沛(旺盛)，反而疲惫不堪，难以面对新的一天。
题目分析：本文叙述了现在由于各方面的压力的影响，人们的睡眠质量很差。研究表明，保持健康需要的睡眠数量是因人而异的。7小时是平均数。温可尔博士认为睡前的准备工作是很重要的。工作到很晚的人临睡前应该稍稍休息一下，做点有助于放松的事，可以看看电视或听听音乐。早晨做运动也会使人在身体上和精神上有疲劳感。睡前喝点饮料也有助于睡眠。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知本文主要讲述的是我们生活中的压力导致我们有了睡眠的问题，进而影响我们的健康。
小题2:句意理解题：People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed．这两句话都是指在睡眠之前要让自己稍微放松一点，这样有助于我们的睡眠。
小题3:细节题：根据下句“The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep,”说明这句话应该是说明睡眠和压力的关系。
小题4:细节题。根据第三段Seven hours in about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.可知不是睡得越多越好。
小题5:本句的关键是几个生词的翻译如refreshed,和worn out的理解。翻译成：当你醒来时，你不但没有感到精力充沛(旺盛)，反而疲惫不堪，难以面对新的一天。