Question

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he couldn't. He thought, “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor, “I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”           

The next day the man came back to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?” “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 drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.

1.The doctor asked the young man ________.

A. to count numbers before he went to bed

B. to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C. to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D. to go to bed earlier

2.The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because _______.

A. he wanted to thank the doctor

B. he was better

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

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

3.The young man ________.

A. counted from 569 to 1000

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 1000 and fell asleep

4.The young man ________ in fact.

A. didn't understand the doctor's words.    B. couldn't count numbers

C. didn't try to sleep    D. wasn't ill at all

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文介绍了一位年轻人睡不着觉，医生建议他从1数到1000.但是这个年轻人从1数到569时，感到困了，就起来喝茶，继续从1数到1000，结果他还是睡不着。其实医生建议他数数，数到哪个数，感到困了，就可以睡。

1.C

细节理解题。根据“Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”可知医生建议他躺在床上数数，从1数到1000，故选C。

2.D

细节理解题。根据But I still couldn't fall asleep.可知这个年轻人第二天又来到医生的办公室，因为他仍然睡不着，故选D。

3.C

细节理解题。根据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 drank some tea.可知这个年轻人从1数到569，感到困了，就起来喝些茶，故选C。

4.A

推理判断题。根据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 drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.可知医生建议他从1数到1000，无论你数到那个数，困了就睡，但是这个年轻人认为必须从1数到1000，感到困了才可以，故推断他没有理解医生的话。故选A。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，概括归纳和推理判断，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据“Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”可知医生建议他躺在床上数数，从1数到1000，故选C。