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2011级Term2期中测试卷 Part I Reading Comprehension （30%） Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions, or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet . Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: During the rest of sleep, the fatigue of the body disappears and recuperation (复原) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy; the memory improves; and annoyance and problems are seen correctly. Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually decreasing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are well known to have required little sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night. Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite posture (姿势), and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably. Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours—nearly five days. Whatever the limit, it is absolute. Animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week. 1. It is implied in the passage that _______. A) a light sleep is as refreshing as a deep one B) memory is greatly improved during sleep C) famous people need less sleep than ordinary people D) sleep is important