2003年11月北京成人本科学位英语考试A卷
（以下资料未经同意请勿转载）新大纲后的第一套题
PartⅠReading Comprehension
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. (76) The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly ( although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
(77) If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
【文章大意及重要词汇】
在繁忙的工作和活动了一天之后,你的身体需要休息。睡眠对良好的健康是必要（necessary）。在这段时间里,身体从前一天（previous）的劳累中恢复（recover）过来。睡眠时获得的能量使你的身体为第二天做准备（prepare）。
睡眠一共有四个阶段，其程度是逐渐加深的。在你睡觉的时候，你的肌肉（muscle）逐渐放松（relax）下来，心跳减缓，大脑活动放慢。在到达第四个阶段之后，你的身体将在四个阶段之间循环。
尽管你的大脑放松下来了，但是你还会不时的做梦。研究睡眠的专家指出，在你做梦的时候你的眼珠（eyeball）开始快速运动。这个阶段我们称之为REM，他表示快速的眼部运动。如果你入睡困难，有些人建议进行深呼吸。有些人认为，和热牛奶使人有睡意（drowsy）从而有助于入睡，还有一个建议就是通过数羊来加速睡眠。
1. A good title for this passage is_____.
A. Sleep B. Good Health
C. Dreams D Work and Rest
答案：A 主旨题。适合文章的题目是？A, 睡眠。文章的第一段告诉我们，Sleep is necessary for good health，第二段和最后一段也提出了睡眠分四个阶段及REM节段，文章是围绕睡眠展开的。
2. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means____.
A. sick B. stand up
C. asleep D. a little sleepy
答案：D 词汇题。最后一段中drowsy 是什么意思？D, 欲睡的，困的。根据意思应选D 。
3. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you____.
