为了尽快进入甜蜜的梦乡，历史上许多名人绞尽了脑汁，有的人终于找到了自己独特的人眠方法，可有的人还是好梦难圆。你想探个究竟吗
HowmuchsleepdoweneedTheanswersaredifferent.Somepeopleneedonlythreehoursofsleepanight.Othersneedtenhoursofsleepanight.MostAmexicanssleepforanaverageofseventoeighthoursanight.Afteragefifty,theaveragesleephoursgodownto6.5hoursanight.
Mostpeoplewillhaveabadnightwhentheycan'tfallasleep.AboutoneinthreeAmericanshasaproblemwithsleep.Manyofthesepeoplecannotfallasleep.Thenameofthisproblemiscalledinsomnia(失眠症).
Thisisnotanewproblem.Manyfamouspeopleinhistoryhadinsomnia.Someofthesepeoplehadtheirownwaystosleepwell.BenjaminFranklin(本杰明·富兰克林),thefamousinventor,hadfourbeds.Hemovedfromonetoanothertofallasleep.KingLouisXIV(国王路易十四)ofFrancehad413bedsandhopedtofallasleepinoneofthem.MarkTwain,thefamouswriter,hadadifferentway:hehyonhisside(侧卧)acrosstheendofthebed!
(1)
MostAmericansusuallysleepforabout_________hoursanight.
A.3B.5～6C.10D.7～8
(2)
Aspeoplegrowolder,theyneed__________atnight.
A.lesssleepingtime
B.moresleepingtime
C.thesameamountofsleepingtime
D.afixedtimetosleep
(3)
Ifthereare100millionpeopleintheUShav-ingaproblemwithsleep,what'sthepopula-tionofitAbout_______.
A.200millionB.300millionC.600millionD.900million
(4)
Franklintriedtogotosleepby__________.
A.movingfromonetoanotherofhis413bedsB.movingfromonetoanotherofhis4beds
C.inventingabedforhimselfD.lyingonhissideacrosstheendofthebed
(5)
It'snotmentionedinthepassage,butweknowthatMarkTwainwas___________.