A Hard-working Student

This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.

After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建議),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she 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 drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。

1. Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

A．She was worried about her lessons.

B．She hadn’t finished her homework.

C．She had worked too hard and became ill.

D．There was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

A．To take some medicine.

B．To count numbers while she was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before she went to bed.

D．To read some books on the bed.

3. The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

A．a(chǎn)sleep

B．not asleep

C．sleepy

D．sleeping

4. What did she do after she felt sleepy?

A．She fell asleep.

B．She stopping counting.

C．She got up and drank some tea.

D．She got up to have some coffee.

5. The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

A．tired

B．sleepy

C．hungry

D．excited

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep.”理解可知。她學(xué)習(xí)太刻苦以至于失眠了。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句““Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.””理解可知。醫(yī)生建議她在睡覺前數(shù)數(shù)。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.”理解可知。Awake表示醒著，不能入睡。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand.”理解可知。等她想睡覺時，他就和咖啡。

5.理解歸納題，根據(jù)生活常識可知咖啡的功能就是讓人興奮，故選D。

 

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