My students’sleepless nights became （　） as the examinations approached.

A:so frequently B:much more frequently C:more frequent D:far more frequent than

Passage Two
The thought of not sleeping for twenty-four hours or more is not a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about eight hours of sleep each day to keep our bodies healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by just a few hours of sleep at night.
It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception on this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named A1 Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept!
A1 Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They hoped to negate the claims that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were baffled by this strange case of permanent insomnia. Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born. Herpin died at the age of 94, never having slept a wink.
This passage centers on ______.

A:dream interpretation B:patterns of sleep C:A1 Herpin’s sleepless life D:sleeps and dreams

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common complaint of women as they enter into menopause. Insomnia means having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or the feeling that your sleep was not adequate for you. For women who are having night sweats, their sleep is broken by frequent awakening and therefore not refreshing. Generally once the night sweats are controlled a normal sleep pattern returns. If it doesn’t it may be, or have become chronic insomnia. How do you know
If you suffer from insomnia every night or most nights for a period of one month then you have chronic insomnia. If you’re not having night sweats then it’s time to look for other causes of sleeplessness. Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common causes of chronic insomnia. If you feel depressed you need to be checked by a qualified health care provider". Movement disorders such as restless leg syndrome are second on the list of insomnia for them; there are new medicines that may help. Other common causes are shift working, and pain.
In up to 30% of people with chronic insomnia no cause can be identified. Medical treatment of these people has generally been with sleeping pills. It is estimated that 25% of the adult population in America took some type of medicines for sleep last year. It is generally agreed that sleeping pills should only be in the lowest dose and for the shortest possible time.
Sleep hygiene is directed at changing bad sleep habits. The recommendations are: — Go to bed only when sleepy. — Do not wait up to a specified time. — Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening, etc.
The expression " second on the list" in the second paragraph means ______.

A:the second least important cause of sleeplessness B:the second most important cause of sleeplessness C:the second on the doctor’s list about sleepless people D:the second on the writer’s list recording sleeplessness

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common complaint of women as they enter into menopause. Insomnia means having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or the feeling that your sleep was not adequate for you. For women who are having night sweats, their sleep is broken by frequent awakening and therefore not refreshing. Generally once the night sweats are controlled a normal sleep pattern returns. If it doesn’t it may be, or have become chronic insomnia. How do you know
If you suffer from insomnia every night or most nights for a period of one month then you have chronic insomnia. If you’re not having night sweats then it’s time to look for other causes of sleeplessness. Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common causes of chronic insomnia. If you feel depressed you need to be checked by a qualified health care provider". Movement disorders such as restless leg syndrome are second on the list of insomnia for them; there are new medicines that may help. Other common causes are shift working, and pain.
In up to 30% of people with chronic insomnia no cause can be identified. Medical treatment of these people has generally been with sleeping pills. It is estimated that 25% of the adult population in America took some type of medicines for sleep last year. It is generally agreed that sleeping pills should only be in the lowest dose and for the shortest possible time.
Sleep hygiene is directed at changing bad sleep habits. The recommendations are: — Go to bed only when sleepy. — Do not wait up to a specified time. — Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening, etc.
Concerning the use of sleeping pills, which of the following statements is true

A:Most adult Americans use sleeping pills for sleep. B:Doctors seldom give sleepless people sleeping pills. C:Sleeping pills should be used for a very fixed period. D:Sleeping pills should be used in a very small amount.

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common complaint of women as they enter into menopause. Insomnia means having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or the feeling that your sleep was not adequate for you. For women who are having night sweats, their sleep is broken by frequent awakening and therefore not refreshing. Generally once the night sweats are controlled a normal sleep pattern returns. If it doesn’t it may be, or have become chronic insomnia. How do you know
If you suffer from insomnia every night or most nights for a period of one month then you have chronic insomnia. If you’re not having night sweats then it’s time to look for other causes of sleeplessness. Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common causes of chronic insomnia. If you feel depressed you need to be checked by a qualified health care provider. Movement disorders such as restless leg syndrome are second on the list of insomnia for them, there are new medicines that may help. Other common causes are shift working, and pain.
In up to 30% of people with chronic insomnia no cause can be identified. Medical treatment of these people has generally been with sleeping pills. It is estimated that 25% of the adult population in America took some type of medicines for sleep last year. It is generally agreed that sleeping pills should only be in the lowest dose and for the shortest possible time.
Sleep hygiene is directed at changing bad sleep habits. The recommendations are: —Go to bed only when sleepy.—Do not wait up to a specilized time.—Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening, etc.
The expression "Second on the list" in the second paragraph means ______.

A:the second least important cause of all kinds of sleeplessness B:the second most important cause of sleeplessness C:the second on the doctor’s list about sleepless people D:the second on the writer’s list recording sleeplessness

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common complaint of women as they enter into menopause. Insomnia means having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or the feeling that your sleep was not adequate for you. For women who are having night sweats, their sleep is broken by frequent awakening and therefore not refreshing. Generally once the night sweats are controlled a normal sleep pattern returns. If it doesn’t it may be, or have become chronic insomnia. How do you know
If you suffer from insomnia every night or most nights for a period of one month then you have chronic insomnia. If you’re not having night sweats then it’s time to look for other causes of sleeplessness. Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common causes of chronic insomnia. If you feel depressed you need to be checked by a qualified health care provider. Movement disorders such as restless leg syndrome are second on the list of insomnia for them, there are new medicines that may help. Other common causes are shift working, and pain.
In up to 30% of people with chronic insomnia no cause can be identified. Medical treatment of these people has generally been with sleeping pills. It is estimated that 25% of the adult population in America took some type of medicines for sleep last year. It is generally agreed that sleeping pills should only be in the lowest dose and for the shortest possible time.
Sleep hygiene is directed at changing bad sleep habits. The recommendations are: —Go to bed only when sleepy.—Do not wait up to a specilized time.—Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening, etc.
Concerning the use of sleeping pills, which of the following statements is true ______.

A:Most adult Americans use sleeping pills for sleep. B:Doctors seldom give sleepless people sleeping pills. C:Sleeping pills should be used for a very fixed period. D:Sleeping pills should be used in a very small amount.

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The expression "second on the list" in the second paragraph means ______.

A:the second least important cause of sleeplessness B:the second most important cause of sleeplessness C:the second on the doctor’s list about sleepless people D:the second on the writer’s list recording sleeplessness

下面每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题选定1个最佳选项。
{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}

Concerning the use of sleeping pills, which of the following statements is true?

A:Most adult Americans use sleeping pills for sleep. B:Doctors seldom give sleepless people sleeping pills. C:Sleeping pills should be used for a very fixed period. D:Sleeping pills should be used in a very small amount.

{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

The expression "second on the list" in the second paragraph means

A:the second least important cause of sleeplessness. B:the second most important cause of sleeplessness. C:the second on the doctor’s list about sleepless people. D:the second on the writer’s list recording sleeplessness.