Question

This story is about a young man.He worked very hard at his lessons.He was too busy to have a rest.At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep.Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep.But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake.

After a while he decided to visit the doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night.What should I do?”

“I have a suggestion,” said the doctor.“Try counting numbers.By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.I’m sure of it.”

The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office.“Well,” said the doctor, “how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”

The man still looked tired.“Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, three…up to one thousand.But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy.I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand.But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because              .

A.he hadn’t finished doing his lessons

B.he had worked too hard and became ill

C.he was worried about his homework

D.there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a good rest

2.The doctor asked the young man              .

A.to count numbers before he went to bed

B.to put all numbers from 1 to 1,000 together

C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D.to take some medicine and go to bed earlier

3.The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because            .

A.he wanted to thank the doctor

B.he was better and wanted some more medicine

C.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night

4.The young man              .

A.counted from 569 to 1,000

B.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D.counted from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

5.The young man             in fact.

A.didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion

B.was not able to count numbers

C.didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

D.wasn’t ill at all

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于一个有睡眠问题的人的故事。一个年轻人由于工作努力，生病了，睡不着觉。医生建议他试试数数，数到1000之前，就会睡着。第二天，这个人还是显得很疲惫，并告诉医生：当数到569时，就困倦了，不得不起来喝茶，以便继续数到1000，然后又睡不着了。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：年轻人为什么睡不着觉？A.he hadn’t finished doing his lessons他没有完成功课；B.he had worked too hard and became ill他学习太努力生病了；C.he was worried about his homework 他担心他的作业；D.there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a good rest噪声多他休息不好。由第一段里的：He was too busy to have a rest.At last, he became ill,so he couldn’t go to sleep.可知是因为他太忙了而没有休息好，因此生病了，睡不着。故选B。

2.2】C 细节理解题。题意：医生叫这个年轻人做什么？A.to count numbers before he went to bed睡前数数；B.to put all numbers from 1 to 1,000 together从一加到一千；C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed躺在床上数数；D.to take some medicine and go to bed earlier服药并且早睡。根据第三段中医生的话：Try counting numbers.By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.（试着数数，在你数到一千以前，你就会睡着）。故选：C。

3.D 推理判断题。题意：年轻人第二天回到医生办公室是因为什么？A.he wanted to thank the doctor他想要感谢医生；B.he was better and wanted some more medicine他好些了，还要一些药；C.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers他想问医生怎样数数；D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night晚上他还是无法入睡。根据短文最后一段，可知该年轻人数数，数到一千，睡不着。故选D。

4.C 细节理解题。题意：年轻人做了什么？A.counted from 569 to 1,000从569数到了1000；B.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep从1数到569然后睡着了；C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea从1数到569然后起床喝茶；D.counted from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep从1数到1000然后睡着了。根据短文最后一段，可知他从1数到569时，感到困倦，于是起床喝茶，再数到1000时，又失眠了。故选C。

5.’t understand the doctor’s suggestion没有明白医生的建议； B.was not able to count numbers不会数数；C.didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion没有尝试医生的建议；D.wasn’t ill at all根本就没有病。根据短文内容，医生叫他数数，困倦了就可以睡着，他数到569时，困了，为了数到1000，他起床喝茶坚持数到了1000，然后失眠。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。