More Than 8 Hours Sleep Too Much of a Good Thing
Although the dangers of too little sleep are widely known，new research suggests that people who sleep too much may also suffer the consequences．
Investigators at the University of California in San Diego found that people who clock up 9 or 10 hours each weeknight appear to have more trouble falling and staying asleep，as well as a number of other sleep problems，than people who sleep 8 hours a night．People who slept only 7 hours each night also said they had more trouble falling asleep and feeling refreshed after a night’s sleep than 8-hour sleepers．
These findings, which DL Daniel Kripke reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, demonstrate that people who want to get a good night’s rest may not need to set aside。more than 8 hours a night．He added that“it might be a good idea'’for people who sleep more than 8 hours each night to consider reducing the amount of time they spend in bed, but cautioned that more research is needed to confirm this．
Previous studies have shown the potential dangers of chronic shortages of sleep一for instance, one report demonstrated that people who habitually sleep less than 7 hours each night have a higher risk of dying within a fixed period than people who sleep more．
For the current report，Kripke reviewed the responses of 1，004 adults to sleep questionnaires，in which participants indicated how much they slept during the Week and whether they experienced any sleep problems．Sleep problems included waking in the middle of the night，arising early in the morning and being unable to fall back to sleep，and having fatigue interfere with day-to-day functioning．
KriDke found that people who slept between 9 and 10 hours each night were more likely to report experiencing each sleep problem than people who slept 8 hours．In an interview, Kripke noted that long sleepers may struggle to get rest at night simply because they spend too much time in bed．As evidence，he added that one way to help insomnia is to spend less time in bed．“It stands to reason that if a person spends too long a time in bed, then they’ll spend a higher percentage of time awake．”he said．
1. Paragraph 2 ___.
2. Paragraph 4___.
3. Paragraph 5___.
4. Paragraph 6___.
A. Keprike’s research tool
B. Dangers of Habitual shortages of sleep
C. Criticism on Kripke’s report
D. A way of overcoming insomnia
E. Sleep problems of long and short sleepers
F. Classification of sleep problems
5．To get a good night’s rest，people may not need to ___.
6．Long sleepers are reported to be more likely to___.
7． One of the sleep problems is waking in the middle of the night，unable to___.
8. One survey showed that people who habitually ___each night have a higher risk of dying．
A fall asleep again ．
B become more energetic the following day
C sleep less than 7 hours
D confirm those serious consequences
E suffer sleep problems
F sleep more than 8 hours
參考答案：
1． E. 段落中有多處結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)意與“睡眠問(wèn)題有關(guān)”（have more trouble falling and staying asleep； a number of other sleep problems， had more trouble falling asleep and feeling refreshed）， 因此判斷答案應(yīng)該出自E和F， 段落開(kāi)頭句主要討論people who clock up 9 or 10 hours each weeknight（（每晚睡9-10個(gè)小時(shí)）--睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)的人）的情況， 段落最后一句提到People who slept only 7 hours each night（（每晚只睡7個(gè)小時(shí)）--睡眠時(shí)間短的人）， 因此判斷E是答案。
2． B. 段落開(kāi)頭就提到了“睡眠不足的危險(xiǎn)”， 然后緊接著進(jìn)行舉例說(shuō)明（for instance...）， 這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)特點(diǎn)表明：“睡眠不足的危險(xiǎn)”是該段落的主題， 因此B是答案。
3． A．對(duì)于該段落答案的選擇具有一定的迷惑性，A和F容易相互成為干擾項(xiàng)，但由于段落中提到的“睡眠問(wèn)題”是屬于問(wèn)卷上要回答的內(nèi)容，是和Keprike的直接研究有關(guān)，所以判斷“Keprike的研究”是段落的主題， 因此A是答案。
4． D. 段落中出現(xiàn)的“Kripke found， Kripke noted和he added”表明“Kripke的觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度應(yīng)該是該段的中心”，對(duì)比被選項(xiàng)排除C（段落中沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)批評(píng)的話(huà)語(yǔ)）和F（段落中沒(méi)有具體提到睡眠問(wèn)題的表現(xiàn)形式），而段落最后第2句提到了克服失眠的方法—少花時(shí)間在床上，與D呼應(yīng)。
5. F．根據(jù)搭配結(jié)構(gòu)need to do sth.判斷所有選項(xiàng)都在語(yǔ)法上合適。借助搭配句意：“為了獲得晚上好的休息，人們沒(méi)有必要...”判斷F（睡眠超過(guò)8小時(shí)）。
6. E．借助搭配句意：“睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)的人根據(jù)報(bào)道更有可能..”，并結(jié)合文章主題—睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)不是好事情，判斷E合適。
7. A． 借助搭配句意：“其中的一個(gè)睡眠問(wèn)題是在午夜醒來(lái)，不能...”，直接判斷A（再次入睡）合適。
8. C．借助搭配句意：“一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示那些習(xí)慣性每晚...的人有更高的死亡風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”,判斷C(睡眠不足7個(gè)小時(shí))是答案。
Although the dangers of too little sleep are widely known，new research suggests that people who sleep too much may also suffer the consequences．
Investigators at the University of California in San Diego found that people who clock up 9 or 10 hours each weeknight appear to have more trouble falling and staying asleep，as well as a number of other sleep problems，than people who sleep 8 hours a night．People who slept only 7 hours each night also said they had more trouble falling asleep and feeling refreshed after a night’s sleep than 8-hour sleepers．
These findings, which DL Daniel Kripke reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, demonstrate that people who want to get a good night’s rest may not need to set aside。more than 8 hours a night．He added that“it might be a good idea'’for people who sleep more than 8 hours each night to consider reducing the amount of time they spend in bed, but cautioned that more research is needed to confirm this．
Previous studies have shown the potential dangers of chronic shortages of sleep一for instance, one report demonstrated that people who habitually sleep less than 7 hours each night have a higher risk of dying within a fixed period than people who sleep more．
For the current report，Kripke reviewed the responses of 1，004 adults to sleep questionnaires，in which participants indicated how much they slept during the Week and whether they experienced any sleep problems．Sleep problems included waking in the middle of the night，arising early in the morning and being unable to fall back to sleep，and having fatigue interfere with day-to-day functioning．
KriDke found that people who slept between 9 and 10 hours each night were more likely to report experiencing each sleep problem than people who slept 8 hours．In an interview, Kripke noted that long sleepers may struggle to get rest at night simply because they spend too much time in bed．As evidence，he added that one way to help insomnia is to spend less time in bed．“It stands to reason that if a person spends too long a time in bed, then they’ll spend a higher percentage of time awake．”he said．
1. Paragraph 2 ___.
2. Paragraph 4___.
3. Paragraph 5___.
4. Paragraph 6___.
A. Keprike’s research tool
B. Dangers of Habitual shortages of sleep
C. Criticism on Kripke’s report
D. A way of overcoming insomnia
E. Sleep problems of long and short sleepers
F. Classification of sleep problems
5．To get a good night’s rest，people may not need to ___.
6．Long sleepers are reported to be more likely to___.
7． One of the sleep problems is waking in the middle of the night，unable to___.
8. One survey showed that people who habitually ___each night have a higher risk of dying．
A fall asleep again ．
B become more energetic the following day
C sleep less than 7 hours
D confirm those serious consequences
E suffer sleep problems
F sleep more than 8 hours
參考答案：
1． E. 段落中有多處結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)意與“睡眠問(wèn)題有關(guān)”（have more trouble falling and staying asleep； a number of other sleep problems， had more trouble falling asleep and feeling refreshed）， 因此判斷答案應(yīng)該出自E和F， 段落開(kāi)頭句主要討論people who clock up 9 or 10 hours each weeknight（（每晚睡9-10個(gè)小時(shí)）--睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)的人）的情況， 段落最后一句提到People who slept only 7 hours each night（（每晚只睡7個(gè)小時(shí)）--睡眠時(shí)間短的人）， 因此判斷E是答案。
2． B. 段落開(kāi)頭就提到了“睡眠不足的危險(xiǎn)”， 然后緊接著進(jìn)行舉例說(shuō)明（for instance...）， 這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)特點(diǎn)表明：“睡眠不足的危險(xiǎn)”是該段落的主題， 因此B是答案。
3． A．對(duì)于該段落答案的選擇具有一定的迷惑性，A和F容易相互成為干擾項(xiàng)，但由于段落中提到的“睡眠問(wèn)題”是屬于問(wèn)卷上要回答的內(nèi)容，是和Keprike的直接研究有關(guān)，所以判斷“Keprike的研究”是段落的主題， 因此A是答案。
4． D. 段落中出現(xiàn)的“Kripke found， Kripke noted和he added”表明“Kripke的觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度應(yīng)該是該段的中心”，對(duì)比被選項(xiàng)排除C（段落中沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)批評(píng)的話(huà)語(yǔ)）和F（段落中沒(méi)有具體提到睡眠問(wèn)題的表現(xiàn)形式），而段落最后第2句提到了克服失眠的方法—少花時(shí)間在床上，與D呼應(yīng)。
5. F．根據(jù)搭配結(jié)構(gòu)need to do sth.判斷所有選項(xiàng)都在語(yǔ)法上合適。借助搭配句意：“為了獲得晚上好的休息，人們沒(méi)有必要...”判斷F（睡眠超過(guò)8小時(shí)）。
6. E．借助搭配句意：“睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)的人根據(jù)報(bào)道更有可能..”，并結(jié)合文章主題—睡眠時(shí)間長(zhǎng)不是好事情，判斷E合適。
7. A． 借助搭配句意：“其中的一個(gè)睡眠問(wèn)題是在午夜醒來(lái)，不能...”，直接判斷A（再次入睡）合適。
8. C．借助搭配句意：“一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示那些習(xí)慣性每晚...的人有更高的死亡風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”,判斷C(睡眠不足7個(gè)小時(shí))是答案。