Question

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average(平均) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.

Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡着).

The name of this problem is called insomnia.

This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.

Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XI V(国王路易十四)of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He laid on his side across the end of his bed.

 

1.After the age of sixty, the average sleep hours are_______ a night.

A. 3 hours B. 70r 8 hours

C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. King Louis XI V was an American

B. Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.

C. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer

D. Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.

3.Why did Benjamin Franklin have four beds?

A. Because he hoped to fall asleep.

B. Because he was a famous inventor

C. Because he had a lot of money

D. Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了人们需要不同时间的睡眠，六十岁以后平均的睡眠时间下降到每晚6.5小时，历史上很多著名的人有失眠症。

1.细节理解题。根据After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down t0 6.5 hours a night.六十岁以后平均的睡眠时间下降到每晚6.5小时。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据Many famous people in history Had insomnia.历史上很多著名的人有失眠症。可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Many famous people in history Had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep.Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep历史上很多著名的人有失眠症，一些人有特殊的方法睡觉。本杰明富兰克林有四张床，他从一张搬到另一张去睡觉。故选A。

考点：故事类阅读。