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【題目】Happiness means different things to different people. For Mary, who has 【1】 severe sleeping problem, happiness is as simple as having a good night’s sleep.

Bed was once a place 【2】 Mary went to rest after a long hard day. 【3】, she has not had a full night’s sleep in almost six months. Her doctor said that 【4】 (count) sheep might help her fall asleep. She tried this, but soon got tired of it after it failed to work. She finds the nights without sleep almost 【5】 (bear) . She is always sleepy and lacks energy during the day.

Mary is not alone. Studies show that more than one in three people worldwide struggle with getting enough sleep. It often takes on different 【6】 (form): some people can get to sleep, but wake up much too early; some get a full night’s sleep, but are 【7】 (disappoint) to find that they still feel tired when they wake up; others, like Mary, find 【8】 difficult to fall asleep in the first place.

Specialists say that people should not worry too much about this problem. In most cases, a lack of sleep 【9】 (cause)by anxiety and pressure. It is important to keep yourself 【10】 good spirits and to be positive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】where

【3】However

【4】counting

【5】unbearable

【6】forms

【7】disappointed

【8】it

【9】is caused

【10】in

【解析】文章主要講述了幸福對不同的人意味著不同的東西。對于失眠的人來說睡眠是幸福的。專家說人們不應該太擔心這個問題。在大多數(shù)情況下，睡眠不足是由焦慮和壓力引起的。保持良好的精神狀態(tài)和積極向上是很重要的。

【1】考查不定冠詞。句意：對于患有嚴重睡眠問題的瑪麗來說，幸福就像睡個好覺一樣簡單。“sleeping problem”為泛指，根據題意，故填不定冠詞a。

【2】考查定語從句。句意：瑪麗在長時間的一天工作后回到床上休息。Place為先行詞，where在定語從句中作狀語。根據題意，故填where。

【3】考查副詞。句意：然而，她幾乎六個月沒有睡滿一夜。前后為轉折關系，根據題意，故填however。

【4】考查動名詞作主語。句意：她的醫(yī)生說數(shù)羊可以幫助她入睡。在賓語從句中動名詞做主語。根據題意，故填counting。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：她發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有睡覺的夜晚幾乎難以忍受。形容詞作狀語，由副詞almost修飾。根據題意，故填unbearable。

【6】考查名詞復數(shù)。句意：它通常采取不同的形式。根據下文描述可知有不同的形式，根據題意，故填forms。

【7】考查形容詞作表語。句意：有些人睡了一整夜，但當他們醒來時卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己仍然感到疲倦，這讓他們很失望。Disappointing令人失望的，修飾物；disappointed失望的，修飾人。根據題意，故填disappointed。

【8】考查代詞。句意：其他人，如瑪麗，發(fā)現(xiàn)很難入睡。Find后加代詞it做形式賓語，真正賓語為“to fall asleep in the first place.”。根據題意，故填it。

【9】考查被動語態(tài)。句意：在大多數(shù)情況下，睡眠不足是由焦慮和壓力引起的。主語“a lack of sleep”與“cause”處于被動語態(tài)。根據題意，故填is caused。

【10】考查介詞。句意：保持良好的情緒和積極的態(tài)度是很重要的。處于某種狀態(tài)使用介詞in。根據題意，故填in。