Do you sleep well? Some people get off to sleep as soon as their 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 me 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 cannot 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, diabetes, 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.
To achieve this goal, we must figure out what causes sleepiness and sleeplessness.
Unhealthy lifestyle may be the first to blame. More and more people use cell phones 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 Pole 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 managed．
小題1:What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?
A．Nobody can stay awake for several days
B．Most 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．
小題2:Which of the following is not a direct cause of sleep problems?
A．Unhealthy lifestyle．B．Modern technology．
C．Environmental conditions．D．Work stress．
小題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．
小題4:Which best describes the author's attitude to sleep problem in the text?
A．Doubtful． B．Disapproving．C．Concerned．D．Enthusiastic

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述了全世界范圍的睡眠問題已經(jīng)很嚴(yán)重了，文章中仔細分析了睡眠問題出現(xiàn)的具體原因和并提出了具體的解決方法。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行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。
小題2:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Unhealthy lifestyle may be the first to blame和Environmental conditions, such as temperature, noise, light, bed comfort also play an important Pole in one's ability to get proper sleep.和Of course, when it comes to causing poor sleep, stress from finances, family or work should never be ignored．可知ACD三項都是要可能的原因，只有B項文章沒有提及。故B正確。
小題3:D 推理題。在文章最后兩段發(fā)現(xiàn)了導(dǎo)致睡眠問題的具體原因，接下來應(yīng)該告訴我們解決這些問題的具體的措施。故D正確。
小題4:C 態(tài)度意圖題。本文講述了全世界范圍的睡眠問題已經(jīng)很嚴(yán)重了，說明作者對此很擔(dān)心。故C正確。
點評：本文講述了全世界范圍的睡眠問題已經(jīng)很嚴(yán)重了，文章中仔細分析了睡眠問題出現(xiàn)的具體原因和并提出了具體的解決方法。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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