Some Advice About Sleep

陈传光

睡眠对于保护人的心理健康与维护人的正常心理活动极其重要。睡眠约占据人生的三分之一，滋养着另外的三分之二。一个人从出生到现在，对睡眠都不陌生。但是，你真地了解睡眠么？你想提高自己的睡眠质量吗？让我们一起阅读下文，去寻找答案吧！

You d think human beings know about sleep well， but many of us are still sleeping poorly. Because some of the things we know about sleep are not completely true.

More sleep is better for you.

Too much sleep may cause oversleep. People s sleeping time is different from each other， and it may change slowly as we grow up. The researchers of Harvard University find that too much sleep often means bad sleep quality. So we should improve our sleep quality but not have more sleep. Here is some advice about sleep：

Alcohol helps you sleep.

In the past， people often drank before going to sleep， and most of them slept quickly with the help of alcohol. However， alcohol also makes you wake up many times during the night. This causes bad sleep quality. So， try drinking non-alcoholic beer before going to bed.

Everyone should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night.

Everyone s sleep needs are different. The National Sleep Foundation （國家睡眠基金会） suggest different sleeping time of people in different age. Newborns need 14 to 17 hours of sleep each day， adults aged from 18 to 64 need 7 to 9 hours of sleep and people older than 64 need 7 to 8 hours. A research finds that people having 8 to 9.5 hours of sleep are much happier the next day.

If you wake up at midnight， lie in bed until you sleep again.

Someone may wake up at midnight. We all want to sleep again. If that doesn t happen within 15 minutes， most experts recommend getting out of bed to do something easy. Try not to check the clock either.

◆ 词语积淀

completely adv. 彻底地;完全地oversleep n. 睡过头;睡得太久 quality n. 质量 alcohol n. 酒;含酒精饮料non-alcoholic adj. 不含酒精的 newborn adj. 新生的;初生的 recommend v. 推荐;举荐

Choose the right answer.

1. Many people are still sleeping poorly today because ________.

A. human being know nothing about sleep

B. some information they know about sleep is not completely true

C. people think more and more sleep is better for them

D. many of them always sleep badly

2. According to the researchers of Harvard University， we should ________.

A. have more and more sleep            B. improve sleep quality

C. try drinking beer before going to bed   D. get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night

3. If Johnson is 65 years old， he d better need ________ hours of sleep per night according to National Sleep Foundation.

A. 7 to 9 B. 14 to 17   C. 7 to 8 D. 8 to 9.5

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage？

A. More sleep is better for you.

B. Alcohol helps you sleep well.

C. Each person should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night.

D. If you wake up at midnight， you can get up to do something easy.

5. Where may we find this article？

A. A science magazine. B. A TV advertisement. C. A novel. D. A travel book.