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Night Milk and Sleep

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off — if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night. Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

1.What does the phrase ‘nod off’ in the first paragraph mean?

A. Try to keep awake.

B. Try to sleep a longer time.

C. Change from being awake to a sleeping state.

D. Change from a sleeping state to being awake.

2.According to the text, the mice being fed with night time milk _________.

A. woke up later B. were more anxious

C. were less active D. could not sleep well

3.Why do lots of people think milk is excellent for helping sleep?

A. Because many people like drinking milk.

B. Because it’s been tested on mice ten times.

C. Because it can make people more energetic.

D. Because it contains calcium, which helps people to relax.

1.C 2.C 3.D 【解析】試題分析：這是一篇科普文，主要講了晚上采集的牛奶和睡眠的關(guān)系。通過(guò)對(duì)白鼠的測(cè)試表明，晚上采集的牛奶含有更多的褪黑激素（melatonin），攝入者能更好地睡眠以及睡更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。這個(gè)研究成果已經(jīng)用來(lái)幫助有睡眠問(wèn)題的人——注射褪黑激素針劑以幫助睡眠。 1.題意：第一段中的“nod off”是什么意思？考查詞義理解題。A. Try to keep ...

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