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专题04 七选五
(一)(2023届辽宁省县级重点高中联合体4月份第二次模拟考试英语试题)
There are all kinds of reasons why people struggle to get up in the morning. It can be difficult to leave the comfort of a warm bed, especially when cold outside. Sometimes, the need to stay under the duvet(羽绒被)might come from feeling overwhelmed(被压垮的)by the thought of the tasks that lie ahead. ____1____ Thankfully, you can ease the transition from night to day.
Get enough sleep. As obvious as it sounds, sleep deprivation(匮乏)builds up gradually, so try to notice how rested you feel upon waking. The suggested amount for teens is between 8 and 10hours a night, but there’s no “right” figure. ____2____
Getting enough sleep can be a challenge in the teen years because there’s a change in the brain’s production of a hormone called melatonin(褪黑素), which brings about feelings of sleepiness. Melatonin is thought to be produced later at night in teenagers. ____3____ It’s possible that the production of melatonin is delayed by looking at screens, so switch off from devices early in the evening.
Shine a light. It’s difficult to fall asleep when exposed to light. ____4____ The sleep producing chemicals the body makes at night stay in the system on waking and can take between 60 and 90 minutes to fade away, causing that groggy(无力的)feeling that makes it hard to open your eyes. How can you accelerate the process?
____5____ Try to replicate(复制)waking up naturally with the dawn, allowing the body time to adjust to the new day. If you have thick curtains, it can be a good idea to leave them open a crack so that light comes in.
A.So it’s more difficult to fall asleep early.
B.Just don’t be tempted to get back under the covers!
C.Exposure to light is one way to speed up this process.
D.Similarly, trying to get up while it’s still dark is tricky.
E.Jumping out of bed is probably the first thing you can imagine.
F.And a broken night’s sleep ups the temptation to keep sleeping.
G.Some people function well on fewer hours, but others migh