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高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）unit4PygmalionⅠ.阅读理解ASleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisnotonlydirectlyrelatedtohowwefeelthenextday,buttoourlong-termhealthaswell.Still,manyofussufferfromatleastoccasionalinsomnia(失眠).Evenmoreofusreportatleastonenightofrestlesssleepperweekthatleavesusfeelingillandirritable.Thisisaseriousproblem.Ifyouthinkotherwise,considerthis.Peoplewhosleepfourhoursorlesspernightaretwiceaslikelynottosurviveinsixyearsasthosewhosleepthenormaleighthoursorso.Giventheseriousnessofsleep,howcanwemakesurethatwerestwellandstayhealthy?Whiletherearenoonehundredpercentreliablemethods,herearesomesuggestionsfromsleepexperts.Ifyoudohavetroublesleepingandthesemethodsdon’thelp,it’simportantthatyouseeadoctorbeforeinsomniacausesyourhealthtosuffer.Startwiththesesuggestions,though.●Ifyoucan’tsleepinthemiddleofthenight,don’tgetup.Exposingyourselftobrightlightwillaffectyourbodyclockandworsenyourinsomnia.●Avoidnaps(小睡),exceptforabrieften-to-fifteen-minutenapbetween2：00and4：00pm.●Getregularexerciseeachday,butfinishatleastsixhoursbeforebedtime.Exercisingintheeveningcanhelpkeepyouawake.●Takeahotbathforthirtyminuteswithintwohoursofbedtime.Thebathwillwarmyou,relaxyou,andmakeyoufeelsleepy.●Keepyourbedroomdark,quiet,andwellventilated(通风的)．●Keeparegularschedulesevendaysaweek.Sleepinglateontheweekendscanleadtoinsomniaduringtheweek.●Getatleasthalfanhourofsunlightwithinthirtyminutesofwaking.Withoutthesunlight,yourbodydoesn’tknowit’sawake.●Keepthefaceoftheclockinyourbedroomturnedaway,anddon’tfindoutwhattimeitiswhenyouawakeninthenight.PleasantDreams!语篇解读：睡眠无小事，但怎样才能睡好呢？本文给出了很多好办法。1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A．offerpossiblereasonsforinsomniaB．showtheimportanceofagoodsleepC．givesomeadviceonhowtohaveagoodsleepD．analyzetherelationshipbetweensleepandinsomnia解析：选B段落大意题。根据第一段第一句“Sleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.”及后面的内容可知，第一段主要强调好的睡眠的重要性。2．Theunderlinedword“irritable”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“________”．A．annoyedB．surprisedC．energeticD．eager解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词前的ill可知，此处应选择与ill意思相近的表示不适的词，故选A项。3．Whichbehaviorwouldworsenyourinsomnia?A．Walkaroundtheroomwiththelightoninthemiddleofthenight.B．Haveahotshoweronehourbeforegoingtobed.C．Keeparegularscheduleeveryday,evenonweekends.D．Avoidglancingattheclockwhenyouwakeupinthenight.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一条建议中的“Exposingyourselftobrightlightwillaffectyourbodyclockandworsenyourinsomnia.”可知，应选A项。4．Tohelpyougetagoodnight’ssleep,you________.A．musttakenapsfromtimetotimeB．hadbetterstayinbedlateontheweekendsC．shouldgotobedataregulartimeeverynightD．aretobeexposedtoasmuchsunlightaspossible解析：选C细节理解题。根据第六条建议“Keeparegularschedulesevendaysaweek.Sleepinglateontheweekendscanleadtoinsomniaduringtheweek.”可知，应选C项。BInGeorgeBernardShaw’sPygmalion,thestorylinecentersaroundthreemaincharacters:ElizaDoolittle,ProfessorHenryHiggins,andColonelPickering.ElizaDoolittleisaflowergirlwhoisundertheinstructionofProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringtolearnpropergrammarandphonetics.Elizacanbecharacterizedasaverysensitiveandemotionalperson.Sheseekstobetreatedlikeaduchessbymen.Herpersonalityclashes(冲突)wit...