Question

    When you are busy with your schoolwork, you might find it tough to get enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is bad for our health. But it has been found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.

According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize(社交) with others. They are simply too tired to go out.

The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who just had a good night’s sleep as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with neutral (中性的) expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button (按钮) to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.

The results showed that people kept the person at a distance of 60 percent further back if they hadn’t gotten enough sleep. They felt that their personal space was being invaded(侵占). But when the participants got a good night’s sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.

According to lead （领头）researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you are weird and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环). So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, sleeping well might help. "One night of good sleep. makes you feel more outgoing and socially confident," Walker told the Daily Mail.

1.“When you are busy with your schoolwork, you might find it tough to get enough sleep.” What does this sentence mean?

A.Students are too busy with their schoolwork.

B.Students have too much stress to go to sleep.

C.Students are not allowed to get enough sleep by their teachers and parents.

D.Students are too busy with their schoolwork to have enough time to sleep

2.Researchers from the University of California believe that less sleep_____.

A.makes school life harder B.is good for one’s health

C.makes people less sociable D.causes people to become nervous

3.How did the researchers prove their point?

A.They did a study of 18 young people.

B.They watched videos of sleepy people.

C.They interviewed people on the street.

D.they invited people to play a game.

4.The underlined "participants " in Para 3 means_____.

A.researchers from the university.

B.people with neutral expressions.

C.the tested young people.

D.the sociable people.

5.The media(媒体) mentioned in the passage are_____.

A.the Guardian; Walker

B.the Guardian; the Daily Mail

C.the Daily Mail; the University of California

D.the Daily Mail; Walker

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，阐述了睡眠不足会影响人们的社交，并详细介绍了研究人员的研究过程与结果。

1.句意猜测题。该句句意为“当你忙于学校的作业时，你可能会发现很难得到充足的睡眠”，可知是说学生课业太多，以至于无法获得充足的睡眠，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize with others”，可知睡眠不足不利于社交，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who just had a good night’s sleep as well as tested them again after a sleepless night”，可知他们研究测试了18个年轻人，故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据前文“They tested 18 young people who just had a good night’s sleep as well as tested them again after a sleepless night”，可知研究员测试了18个人，可知此处划线词指的就是参与测试的人，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据“But it has been found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported”和“Walker told the Daily Mail”，可知提及的媒体有“卫士报”和“每日邮报”，故选B。