1.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutDavid’swayofsleeping?A．It’seffective.B．It’sstrange.C．It’sthebest.2.HowmanyhoursdoesDavidsleepaday?A．Four.B．Six.C．Seven.3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestatthe

Question

1. How does the man feel about David’s way of sleeping?

A．It’s effective.

B．It’s strange.

C．It’s the best.

2. How many hours does David sleep a day?

A．Four.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

3. What does the woman suggest at the end of the talk?

A．People should develop a habit like David’s.

B．People need longer hours of sleep.

C．People have different sleeping habits.

 

Answer 1

1B2A3C

M: How come David is always so full of energy?

W: He has a strange but highly effective way of sleeping.

M: What is that?

W: He takes a short sleep for an hour every six hours and has a total of four hours of sleep each day.

M: Where did he get that strange idea?

W: He read from a book which said it was the best way for human beings, and he believed it.

M: How many hours do you sleep a day?

W: I need at least seven hours. I once tried to follow David’s example, but it never worked out for me.

M: If I sleep during the day, I can never wake up.

W: Not everyone is a David, I guess.

1．对话中女声提出He has a strange but highly effective way of sleeping，然后对David的睡眠方式做出一番描述。男声则继续提出疑问，其中也有自己的态度： Where did he get that strange idea? 在他看来，此君睡法可谓奇特之至。

2．对话中明确交待：He takes a short sleep for an hour every six hours and has a total of four hours of sleep each day——-每天共睡4小时。按通常情况，人们也该睡到6小时至7小时的，如果选择B、C项为答案，也就谈不上是strange way of sleeping了。

3．题干本身点明问题出处：(...the woman suggest)at the end of the talk，考生在听对话时可能会把注意力放在对话结尾，但需要看到，对话结尾句女声发出的感慨(Not everyone is a David)是经过一番讨论之后才得出的。

    先有女声说了她的尝试与结果：I once tried to follow David’s example，but it never worked out for me．又有男声附和：If I sleep during the day，I can never wake up．由此看来，整段对话结尾所作结论的真实含义应该是：People have different sleeping habits，不是人人都能像David的。