2022年福建省南平市盤亭中學高二英語期末試題含解析

2022年福建省南平市盤亭中學高二英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Look,

themostfamousimitatorofAndyLauinChinesemainland,advertisingforanewrealestate.A.onthestageissinging

B.issingingonthestageC.singingonthestageis

D.isonthestagesinging參考答案：C考查倒裝。句意：看，在舞臺上唱歌的是中國大陸最著名劉德華的模仿者，在為新的房地產(chǎn)做廣告。分析句子成分可知，主語是themostfamousimitatorofAndyLauinChinesemainland，作表語的現(xiàn)在分詞短語置句首句子倒裝，主語置于謂語動詞前。故選C。2.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonuments_____over5,000yearsago.A.datedbackto B.datingbacktoC.datesfrom D.todatebackto參考答案：B【詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：可以追溯到5000多年前的巨石陣，是世界上最著名的史前遺跡之一。datebackto的邏輯主語是Stonehenge，它們之間是主動關系，用現(xiàn)在分詞作定語，故選B。3.Please_______thatstamp,foritisquiterarenowadays.A.turnto

B.comeupto

C.attendto

D.holdonto參考答案：D4.—I’dappreciate__________ifyou’dliketoteachmehowtousethecomputer.

—Iwouldappreciate__________you.

A.you;helping

B.it;helping

C.you;tohelp

D.it;tohelp參考答案：B5.—Imustgonow.Thanksagainforyourdinner.—_________.A.Withpleasure!Goodbye!

B.Mypleasure!Seeyou!C.Youarewelcome!Goslowly!

D.Haveaniceday!Goodluck!參考答案：B6.—Canyoukeepaneyeonmybag?Ineedtogotothewashingcloset.—________.It’llbesafewithme.

A.Goahead

B.NevermindC.It’smypleasure

D.Forgetit參考答案：A7.—ItisthesecondtimethatI_______toShanghai.—Whatgreatchanges!Itistenyears_______IleftShanghailasttime.A.havebeen;since

B.havebeen;before

C.hadbeen,when

D.havegone;that

參考答案：A略8.________，themajorityofthestudentshavenotroubleunderstandingit.A.Ascomplexthesentenceis

B.ComplexasthesentenceisC.Asthesentenceiscomplex

D.Complexasisthesentence參考答案：B9.Mr.Greentoldhischildrentokeepin_____therulesofsafetywhentheyswam.A.minds

B.mind

C.theirminds

D.theirmind參考答案：B10.---I'dlikesomemorecheese.---Sorry,there's left.A.some B.few C.alittle D.none參考答案：D11.—Thelastone_____paysthemeal.

—Agreed!A.arrived

B.arrives

C.toarrive

D.arriving參考答案：C12.Yourhatisidentical_____mine.Nowonderyoutookit_____mistake.A.to;for

B.as;by

C.as;for

D.to;by參考答案：D13.Itwasthissenseoffailure____

madehimdeterminedtosucceedinhisnewlife.A.that

B.which

C.when

D.where參考答案：A14.Onhearingthebadnews,Bennysuddenly_____tears.A.burstinto

B.lookedinto

C.brokeinto

D.developedinto參考答案：A15.______isknowntousallthatthe2012OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinLondon.

A.As

B.What

C.Which

D.It

參考答案：D略16.Bush,59,lookedfreshand_______ashe_______ofthesunnyweathertoenjoyoneofhisfavoritepastimes.A.energetic;tookadvantage

B.cautious;tookchargeC.outgoing;tookcontrol

D.curious;tooknotice參考答案：A二、完型填空17.Historyhassomeveryspecialqualitiesaboutit.Itisa___21___ofwhathashappenedinthepast,andthereallyinterestingthingisthatmuchofhistoryhasbeen___22___timeandagain.Itallowsustolearnfromthepast,boththe___23___madeandthesuccessesachieved.Oneofthe___24___ofhistoryisthatitallowsustoknowhowfamouspeople___25___whentheywerefacedwithchallengesintheirlife.___26___thesechallengeshappenedatacertaintimeinthepastorina___27___countryorculture,allofthemcanalwaysteachussomething___28___.Takeforexamplethe___29___ofThomasEdisonandhowmanytimeshe___30___whileontheroadtofinallyinventingthelightbulb.Hecouldbeheldoutasanexampleofapersonwho___31___stoppedtrying.Iamsurehewas___32___bythosedifficultiesbuthedidnotletthemstophim.Hehada___33___andhejustkepttryinguntilhereachedsuccess.Or,thinkaboutthestoryofAbrahamLincolnwho___34___tobecomePresidentoftheUnitedStateseventhoughhesuffered___35___losses.Mostofusonlyknowabouthissuccess.___36___,hislifewasnotaneasyone.Hisstorymakesuskeepmovingforwardnomatterwhat___37___wehaveinlife.Thesetruehistorystorieswillmakeyoustoptoreconsider___38___orgoingafteryourdreamseventhoughyoumaynotthinkyouhavethecourageorthe___39___fornowtogetwhatyouhavealwayswanted.Theycouldhelpyoumakedecisionsand___40___whenyouhavenoideawhattodo.Theycouldinspireyoutobeallthatyoucanbe.21.A.note

B.belief

C.chance

D.record22.A.repeated

B.expected

C.reported

D.corrected23.A.agreements

B.jokes

C.mistakes

D.challenges24.A.events

B.advantages

C.problems

D.periods25.A.studied

B.explored

C.competed

D.reacted26.A.Unless

B.Because

C.Although

D.Whether27.A.different

B.poor

C.developed

D.popular28.A.clear

B.useful

C.special

D.simple29.A.name

B.character

C.position

D.story30.A.traveled

B.watched

C.escaped

D.failed31.A.never

B.often

C.still

D.also32.A.shocked

B.discouraged

C.beaten

D.controlled33.A.job

B.duty

C.dream

D.power34.A.happened

B.prepared

C.managed

D.pretended35.A.hearing

B.weight

C.slight

D.personal36.A.Afterall

B.Asusual

C.Inall

D.Infact37.A.difficulties

B.improvements

C.permissions

D.directions38.A.givingup

B.passingby

C.settingoff

D.calmingdown39.A.habit

B.ability

C.goal

D.choice40.A.introductions

B.conversations

C.judgments

D.impressions參考答案：21.D

22.A

23.C

24.B

25.D

26.C

27.A

28.B

29.D

30.D

31.A

32.B

33.C

34.C

35.D

36.D

37.A

38.A

39.B

40.C【分析】本文是一篇有教育意義的短文，歷史記錄了過去發(fā)生的事情，文章中用愛迪生和林肯的故事告訴我們要從歷史中得到鼓勵，繼續(xù)追求夢想；也可以避免歷史悲劇重演。【21題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.note筆記；B.belief信念，信仰；C.chance機會，可能性；D.record記錄；句意：歷史是過去所發(fā)生事情的記錄。這是人們給出的歷史的概念。故D項正確?！?2題詳解】考查動詞辨析。A.repeated重復；B.expected期待，預覽；C.reported報告；D.corrected改正；句意：關于歷史真正有趣的事情是很多歷史上的事情不斷被重復。這是就是我們常說的歷史被重演。故A項正確?！?3題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.agreements協(xié)議；B.jokes玩笑；C.mistakes錯誤；D.challenges挑戰(zhàn)；句意：歷史讓我們從過去所犯的錯誤和取得的成就中學到知識。mistake與success形成對應關系。故C項正確?！?4題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.events事件；B.advantages優(yōu)勢；C.problems問題；D.periods時期，時代；本段告訴我們可以從名人面對挑戰(zhàn)的反應中學到教訓。也就是說本段講述的是歷史給我們帶來的好處。故B項正確?！?5題詳解】考查動詞辨析。A.studied學習；B.explored探索；C.competed競爭；比賽；D.reacted反應；句意：歷史的好處之一是讓我們知道當名人面對挑戰(zhàn)的時候，他們是如何做出反應的。我們可以從名人的反應中學到教訓。故D項正確。【26題詳解】考查連詞。A.Unless除非；B.Because因為；C.Although盡管；D.Whether是否；句意：盡管這些挑戰(zhàn)是發(fā)生在某個特定時間，發(fā)生在不同的國家，但我們讓人可以從中學到有用的知識。上下文之間存在轉折關系，所以使用although連接上下文。故C項正確?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.different不同的；B.poor可憐的，貧窮的；C.developed發(fā)達的；D.popular流行的，受歡迎的；我們可以從過去在不同的國家所發(fā)生的歷史事件中學到有用的知識與教訓。故A項正確?！?8題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.clear清楚的；B.useful有用的；C.special特別的；D.simple簡單的；人們都希望從過去所發(fā)生的事情中學到有用的知識，防止以后再發(fā)生同樣的錯誤。故B項正確。【29題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.name名字；B.character性格，特點；C.position職位，位置；D.story故事；作者以愛迪生的故事為例，愛迪生在成功發(fā)明電燈泡之前經(jīng)歷了無數(shù)的失敗，他從之前的失敗中吸取教訓，最后取得了成功。其余三項與上下文句意不符。故D項正確?！?0題詳解】考查常識。A.traveled旅行；B.watched觀看；C.escaped逃跑；D.failed失敗；愛迪生在成功發(fā)明電燈泡之前經(jīng)歷了無數(shù)的失敗，他從之前的失敗中吸取教訓，最后取得了成功。故D項正確。【31題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知愛迪生在成功發(fā)明電燈泡之前經(jīng)歷了無數(shù)的失敗，他從之前的失敗中吸取教訓，最后取得了成功。說明他從來都沒有停止努力。本句應該使用否定詞，故A項正確。【32題詳解】考查動詞辨析。動詞A.shocked使…震驚；B.discouraged使…泄氣；C.beaten擊敗，打?。籇.controlled控制；在成功發(fā)明燈泡之前，多次失敗并沒有讓愛迪生泄氣。他心懷夢想，繼續(xù)努力前行。故B項正確?！?3題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.job工作；B.duty責任；C.dream夢想；D.power電力，權力；愛迪生心中有夢想，所以他才會沒有被失敗打倒，一直努力下去。故C項正確。【34題詳解】考查固定搭配及常識。A.happened碰巧，發(fā)生；B.prepared準備；C.managed管理，設法；D.pretended假裝；短語managetodosth設法成功做某事；美國總統(tǒng)林肯患有疾病，最終成功地成為了美國總統(tǒng)。故C項正確。【35題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.hearing聽力的；B.weight重量；C.slight輕微的；D.personal個人，私人的；林肯個人身體有病，但是他最終還是成為了美國總統(tǒng)。AB項都屬于D項的范圍。C項沒有依據(jù)?！?6題詳解】考查介詞短語辨析。A.Afterall畢竟；終究；B.Asusual和平時一樣；C.Inall總計，共計；D.Infact事實上，實際上；句意：實際上，林肯的一生是不平凡的一生。本句是對林肯的評價，故D項正確?！?7題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.difficulties困難；B.improvements提高，改善；C.permissions允許；D.directions方向，指導說明；句意：他的故事讓我們一直努力前行，無論生活中遇見什么困難。故A項正確。【38題詳解】考查短語辨析。A.givingup放棄；B.passingby經(jīng)過；C.settingoff引起，點燃；D.calmingdown鎮(zhèn)定，平靜；句意：這些真實的故事讓你不再考慮放棄追求夢想，即使你認為你沒有勇氣或能力得到你想要的東西。這些名人的歷史故事鼓勵我們永不放棄，繼續(xù)追求夢想。故A項正確?！?9題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.habit習慣；B.ability能力；C.goal目標；D.choice選擇；所選詞要和courage形成呼應。句意：這些真實的故事讓你不再考慮放棄追求夢想，即使你認為你沒有勇氣或能力得到你想要的東西。故B項正確?！?0題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.introductions介紹；B.conversations對話；C.judgments判斷；D.impressions印象；句意：當你不知道做什么的時候，他們可以幫助你做出決定和判斷。所選詞要和decision形成呼應，人們通常先做出判斷，然后做出決定。故C項正確。【點睛】要想做好完形填空，要精讀文章第一句

，它是了解全文大意的基石。完形填空文章的第一句話通常是沒有空白的完整句子，而且第一句往往是文章的主題句(Topic

Sentence)，或是含有主題詞的句子，考生可以根據(jù)它來把握文章的中心思想，為下面答題奠定基礎。

這里，首先我們要知道英文的主題句的特點。一個有效的主題句應該有以下兩個標準：

1.Topic：主題或議題。明確指示段落的內容，起到限定主題范圍的作用。

2.Opinion：反映作者對待主題的觀點、印象、態(tài)度，起到限定段落基調的作用。

知道了英文主題句的特點之后，我們在閱讀完型填空文章的第一句話時，就不應該只是讀懂其字面中文意思，而是要透過首句來預測文章的中心內容，為接下來做題把準方向。比如1994年考題的首句是：

The

first

and

smallest

unit

that

can

be

discussed

in

relation

to

language

is

the

word.

這就是一句非常有效的主題句。據(jù)此，我們可以大膽地預測文章的主題是討論"詞匯(word)"與"語言表達(language)"的關系。作者的態(tài)度通

過"first

and

smallest"就說明作者認為"詞匯"對于"語言"的重要意義。實際上，該篇文章的確是圍繞"詞匯"與"語言"的關系展開的。

由此可見，精讀第一句對于理解和把握整個文章的中心意義和作者的行文的脈絡是非常有效的。這就為我們往下做題指明了方向！三、閱讀理解18.SpirePrimarySchoolHomeAboutusCurriculumNewsletterContactusNewsletterPrincipal’sMessageDearparents,Iwritetoyouthisweektointroduceanewideaforusalltothinkabout.‘Oh,no!’Ihearyousay,‘She’sgotanotheridea!’ItistruethatIoftensuggestnewideas,especiallyinareasthataffectyourchildren’sfuture,suchasthepreservationofourplanet.Wearetheonlylocalschoolthathasa‘WalkorPedaltoSchoolDay’onceaweek,ratherthanonceamonthorevenonceaterm!Wehavefourdifferentbinsforourwasteproducts,notjustthree!ButIthinkweatSpirecandomore.Weareresponsibleforthefutureofourworld.Ihavebecomeincreasinglyconcernedabouttheamountofunnecessarypackaginginoureverydaylives.Ifwedon’tdosomethingaboutthisnow,thedamagetotheenvironmentwillbeenormous.LastweekIwalkedaroundthegroundsatrecesstime,talkingasIoftendowithanystudentwhowantedtochat-manydid,Iamgladtosay.Ikeptseeingyourchildrenholdinglittleplasticpacketswithafewbiscuitsinonesideandsomecheesespreadintheother.Whenthechildrenhadeaten,thelittlepacketsbecamewastematerial!Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhythosebiscuitscouldnothavebeenspreadwithcheeseathomeandbroughttoschoolinare-usablecontainer.Otherchildrenweredrinkingjuicefromcardboardboxes.Whynotawashableplasticbottle?AtourcanteenIsawachildbuyasushirollandapplysoysaucefromacutelittleplasticfish.ThatfishendeduponthegrounduntilIaskedthestudenttoputitinthebin-morerubbish!Whynotusealargebottlefromwhichthesaucecouldbeshared?(Forthatmatter,howawfularethoselittletomatosaucecontainersgivenwithmeatpies–verydangerousifflickedintoyoureye!)IknowhowbusyyourlivesarebutyouandIneedtogivechildrenthesamemessageaboutunnecessarypackaging.Howmanynightsaweekdoyoueattakeaway?Plasticboxesofbeefinblackbeansauce,plasticbagsoflettucewiththepaperbagofspringrolls,littleplasticcontainersofsauces.Allthesethingsincreasetheamountofwaste.Iamtoldyoucanbuycarrotsthatarealreadypeeled,washedandsliced-inanotherplasticbag-butwhynotprepareyourownvegetablesforthelunchboxes?Iknowreducingpackagingwillbeachallengeatschoolandathomebutitisonewemustconfront.Iwillbeintroducingacurriculumunittoteachaboutsustainability.Asusual,yourcommentsarewelcome.DeniseWalker,PrincipalComments(1)Denise,youneedtoreconsider.Itisagreatpityifwedon’tenjoythebenefitsof21stcenturylivingbecauseofanunclearideaaboutwhat’sgoodfortheenvironment.MypartnerandIhavealwayssupportedyourgreenideasabouttheenvironment.Ourkidswalktoschooleveryday!Theyputtheirrubbishinthecorrectbins.Butmorningsarealreadychaoticinourhouse.Howmuchworsewoulditbeifwehadtospreadcheeseonbiscuits(andwon’ttheygosoft)?Youwouldn’tbelievehowmanyplasticbottleswehavelostduringourtimeattheschool.Andfillingthem-anothertasktakingtimeinthemorning.Bothofusparentshavetogettoworkaswell.Finally,whyshouldn’tparentshavetheoccasionalnightwithoutcooking?Takeawayfoodisoftenagreathelptobusypeople.Louise40.TheunderlinedsentenceShe’sgotanotheridea’impliesthat________.A.sheisacleverprincipalinothers’eyesB.parentsaregratefultotheprincipal’sideasC.parentsareimpatientwithhernewsuggestionD.sheattachesgreatimportancetochildren’sfuture41.TheargumentinParagraph3oftheprincipal’smessageismainlybasedon_________.A.askingquestionsthatforcethereadertothinkB.appealingtoafeelingofsympathyfromthereaderC.appealingtofearfromthereaderbecauseofthedangerD.listingcommonpackagingunneededforstudents’food42.WhatisDeniseWalker’smainpurposeofwritingthenewsletter?A.Tointroduceacurriculumtoprotecttheenvironment.B.Toproveherresponsibilityinprotectingtheenvironment.C.Tosuggestreducingpackingtopreservetheenvironment.D.Toattackthedamagestudentshavedonetotheenvironment.43.WhodoyouthinkLouiseprobablyis?A.Astudent. B.Aparent.C.Adustman. D.Anexpert.44.ThetoneofLouise’scommentisbestdescribedas_________.A.indifferent B.criticalC.appreciative D.professional45.Whichcan’twelearnfromthetwotexts?A.Theprincipalhasdonesomethingsuniquetoherschool.B.Theprincipalhasobtainedsupportfromparentsandstudents.C.Theprincipal’slatestideabringsmuchinconvenienceinLouise’seyes.D.Theprincipal’slatestideaisnotgoodfortheenvironmentinLouise’sopinion.參考答案：40.C

41.D

42.C

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45.D【分析】這是一篇應用文。校長DeniseWalker給全體家長寫了一篇通訊，在通訊中校長呼吁減少孩子所吃食物中不需要的常見包裝以此保護環(huán)境,并收到了家長的回復。【40題詳解】推理判斷題。由第一段“Oh,no!’Ihearyousay,‘She’sgotanotheridea!’”可知，“哦,不!“我聽見你說，“她又有了一個主意!”。所以通過校長的語氣和所說的內容可以判斷出，劃線的句子She'sgotanotheridea暗示了父母對校長的新建議不耐煩。故選C項?！?1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。由第三段“Ikeptseeingyourchildrenholdinglittleplasticpacketswithafewbiscuitsinonesideandsomecheesespreadintheother.Whenthechildrenhadeaten,thelittlepacketsbecamewastematerial.OtherchildrenweredrinkingjuicefromcardboardboxesAtourcanteenIsawachildbuyasushirollandapplysoysaucefromacutelittleplasticfish.ThatfishendeduponthegrounduntilIaskedthestudenttoputitinthebin-morerubbish”可知，我經(jīng)常看到你的孩子們拿著小塑料袋，一邊放著餅干，另一邊放著奶酪。當孩子們吃完后，這些小包裝袋就變成了廢物。其他孩子正在喝紙盒里的果汁。在我們的食堂里，我看到一個孩子買了一個壽司卷，從一條塑料小魚身上擠出了些果醬涂在壽司上。那條魚最后掉在了地上，直到我叫學生把它扔進垃圾桶——更多的垃圾。所以第三段中校長的信息主要基于列出學生所吃食物中不需要的常見包裝。故選D項?！?2題詳解】推理判斷題。由第二段“Ihavebecomeincreasinglyconcernedabouttheamountofunnecessarypackaginginoureverydaylives.Ifwedon’tdosomethingaboutthisnow,thedamagetotheenvironmentwillbeenormous.”可知，校長越來越擔心學生日常生活中不必要的包裝數(shù)量。如果現(xiàn)在不采取措施，對環(huán)境的破壞將是巨大的。所以DeniseWalker寫這篇通訊的目的是建議減少包裝以此來保護環(huán)境。故選C項?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。由Comments(1)中的“MypartnerandIhavealwayssupportedyourgreenideasabouttheenvironment.Ourkidswalktoschooleveryday!”可知，我們夫妻一直支持你對環(huán)境的綠色理念。我們的孩子每天步行上學。所以通過“Ourkids”可判斷出知，Louise可能是父親(或母親)。故選B項?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。由Comments(1)中的“Denise,youneedtoreconsider.Itisagreatpityifwedon’tenjoythebenefitsof21stcenturylivingbecauseofanunclearideaaboutwhat’sgoodfortheenvironment.whyshouldn’tparentshavetheoccasionalnightwithoutcooking?Takeawayfoodisoftenagreathelptobusypeople.”可知，你需要重新考慮一下。如果我們不享受21世紀生活所帶來的便利，那是非常遺憾的，因為我們不清楚什么對環(huán)境有好處。為什么不讓父母偶爾晚上不做飯呢？外賣食品通常對忙碌的人很有幫助。所以通過Louise對Denise回復的內容可以判斷出，Louise評論的語氣是批判性的。故選B項?！?5題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。由Comments(1)中的“MypartnerandIhavealwayssupportedyourgreenideasabouttheenvironment.”可知，Louise夫妻一直支持Denise對環(huán)境的綠色理念。所以依Louise的觀點看來，校長最新的觀點對環(huán)境有好處。所以我們不能從這兩篇文章中了解到的是D選項“在Louise看來，校長最新的想法對環(huán)境沒有好處”。故選D項?！军c睛】根據(jù)文章中人物所說的話的內容是解決推理判斷題的重要方法，因為通過所說的內容，我們可以判斷出，作者所要想表達的觀點是積極的還是消極的，是中立的還是支持或者否定某一方，對事情是關心的還是冷漠的。是在提出建議還是在提出具體的解決措施。由Comments(1)中的“Denise,youneedtoreconsider.Itisagreatpityifwedon’tenjoythebenefitsof21stcenturylivingbecauseofanunclearideaaboutwhat’sgoodfortheenvironment.whyshouldn’tparentshavetheoccasionalnightwithoutcooking?Takeawayfoodisoftenagreathelptobusypeople.”可知，你需要重新考慮一下。如果我們不享受21世紀生活所帶來的便利，那是非常遺憾的，因為我們不清楚什么對環(huán)境有好處。為什么不讓父母偶爾晚上不做飯呢？外賣食品通常對忙碌的人很有幫助。所以通過Louise對Denise回復的內容可以判斷出，Louise評論的語氣是批判性的。故小題5選B項。19.Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?Accordingtoscientists,thethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.Astudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethatoccurafterablowtothehead.Theresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenincreaseinthesamechemicalswhichindicatebraindamage.ProfessorChristianBenedict,ofUppsalaUniversity,Sweden,explainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkers(生物指標)forbraindamage,suchasconcussion(腦震蕩).Hesaid,“Whatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottotheextentthatwouldhappenafteraheadinjury,forinstance,butitwasstillsignificant.Duringsleep,thebraincleanspoisonoussubstancesoffitself.BenedictalsosaidpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’s,Parkinson’sandmultiplesclerosiscouldapplaudhisstudy.Theriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepcontributestoalossofbraintissue,heexplained.Benedict,whosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleep,added,“Inconclusion,thefindingsofourexperimentindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybecriticaltomaintainingbrainhealth.”AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblems,whiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanight,comparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdisease,whilelessthaneighthours’sleepa