人教版高中英语选修八unit4 Pygmalion

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unit4 Pygmalion

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Sleep is a basic human need, as basic as the need for oxygen. Getting a

good night’s sleep is not only directly related to how we feel the next day,

but to our long-term health as well. Still, many of us suffer from at least

occasional insomnia (失眠). Even more of us report at least one night of

restless sleep per week that leaves us feeling ill and irritable. This is a serious problem. If you think otherwise, consider this. People who sleep four hours or less per night are twice as likely not to survive in six years as those who sleep the normal eight hours or so.

Given the seriousness of sleep, how can we make sure that we rest well and stay healthy? While there are no one hundred percent reliable methods, here are some suggestions from sleep experts. If you do have trouble sleeping and these methods don’t help, it’s important that you see

a doctor before insomnia causes your health to suffer. Start with these suggestions, though.

●If you can’t sleep in the middle of the night, don’t get up. Exposing yourself to bright light will affect your body clock and worsen your insomnia.

●Avoid naps (小睡), except for a brief ten-to-fifteen-minute nap between 2：00 and 4：00 pm.

●Get regular exercise each day, but finish at least six hours before bedtime. Exercising in the evening can help keep you awake.

●Take a hot bath for thirty minutes within two hours of bedtime. The bath will warm you, relax you, and make you feel sleepy.

●Keep your bedroom dark, quiet, and well ventilated (通风的)．

●Keep a regular schedule seven days a week. Sleeping late on the weekends can lead to insomnia during the week.

●Get at least half an hour of sunlight within thirty minutes of waking. Without the sunlight, your body doesn’t know it’s awake.

●Keep the face of the clock in your bedroom turned away, and don’t find out what time it is when you awaken in the night.

Pleasant Dreams!

语篇解读：睡眠无小事，但怎样才能睡好呢？本文给出了很多好办法。

1．The first paragraph is mainly intended to ________.

A．offer possible reasons for insomnia

B．show the importance of a good sleep

C．give some advice on how to have a good sleep

D．analyze the relationship between sleep and insomnia

解析：选B段落大意题。根据第一段第一句“Sleep is a basic human need, as basic as the need for oxygen.”及后面的内容可知，第一段主要强调好的睡眠的重要性。

2．The underlined word “irritable” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “________”．

A．annoyed B．surprised

C．energetic D．eager

解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词前的ill可知，此处应选择与ill意思相近的表示不适的词，故选A项。

3．Which behavior would worsen your insomnia?

A．Walk around the room with the light on in the middle of the night.

B．Have a hot shower one hour before going to bed.

C．Keep a regular schedule every day, even on weekends.

D．Avoid glancing at the clock when you wake up in the night.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一条建议中的“Exposing yourself to bright light will affect your body clock and worsen your insomnia.”可知，应选A项。

4．To help you get a good night’s sleep, you ________.

A．must take naps from time to time

B．had better stay in bed late on the weekends

C．should go to bed at a regular time every night

D．are to be exposed to as much sunlight as possible

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第六条建议“Keep a regular schedule seven days a week. Sleeping late on the weekends can lead to insomnia during the week.”可知，应选C项。

B

In George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, the storyline centers around three main characters: Eliza Doolittle, Professor Henry Higgins, and Colonel Pickering. Eliza Doolittle is a flower girl who is under the instruction of Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering to learn proper grammar and phonetics. Eliza can be characterized as a very sensitive and emotional person. She seeks to be treated like a duchess by men. Her personality clashes (冲突) with the personality of Professor Higgins in an extreme way. Professor Higgins is an arrogant (傲慢的), work-obsessed expert in phonetics who views Eliza simply as an experiment. He is a bachelor who has never found a place for women in his life due to his obsession (痴迷) with language. Colonel Pickering is a gentleman from India who is also an expert in language. He is gentler than Higgins and treats Eliza with