ToLearnEnglishWhileYouSleep

Ifyouasksomepeople,“HowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?”youmaygetasurprisinganswer:“Inmysleep!”

Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperimentstotestlearn-while-you-sleepmethods(方法),whicharenowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects,ofwhichEnglishisonlyone.

Specialists(专家)saythatthissleep-studymethodspeedslanguagelearningtremendously(巨大地).Theysaythattheaveragepersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringtheday－andthisdoesnotaffect(影响)hisrestinanyway.Awordofwarning,however:sleep-teachingwillonlyhammerintoyourheadwhatyouhavestudiedalreadywhileyouareawake.

Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcast(广播)overtheradioatintervalsofafortnight(twoweeks).Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours－from:8p.m.to8a.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyweregivenwiththestudentawake.At11p.m.asoothing(起镇静作用的)lullaby(催眠曲)wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradiowhisperedthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutesofrevision(repeatingalesson).Thenhewaslulledbacktorestagainwhiletheradiopurredon.At5o'clockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforehishard-earnedbreakfast.

1．Comparedwithothermethodsoflearning,thelearn－whileyou－sleepmethodis________.

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A．slowerB．quickerC．veryeasyD．verytiring

2．Duringsleep-teachingyoucan________.

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A．learngrammarandvocabularythatyouneverheardaboutbefore

B．learnhowtosleepbetter

C．learnhowtosleepless

D．listentolessonsagaintoknowthembetter

3．Sleep－teachingmeanslisteningto________.

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A．asoothinglullabyB．asharpnoiseC．awhisperedlessonD．ahammer

4．Whatwasthetotalnumberofhours,asleepandawake,thatstudentsspentlearningEnglishduringtheexperiment

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