夜里容易失眠？心理学家来支招（七选五）
A big test, a sports tryout, or an argument with a friend can keep a student awake at night, and experts say it is common. Michael G. Wetter, a psychologist at UCLA Medical Center, explains why it happens. During the day, people are busy and their minds are full, but at night that activity drops and worries take over. Here are some expert tips for a calmer night.
____1____One hour before bed, set a timer and spend five minutes writing two lists. On the first list, put the worries that are within a person’s control, and on the second, put the ones that are not. The first list can go into a schoolbag, but the second should be torn up. Psychologist Leah Kaylor says those worries cannot be solved tonight.
Another method is to give the mind something else to do, because clearing the mind completely is not always helpful.____2____Kaylor’s exercise is to imagine every detail of a film or a book, and the goal is to replace worry with a story.
The senses can also help, and a smooth stone by the bed gives someone something to hold when worries start.____3____Wetter says the senses can put the body at ease.
A short written message can also be kept near the bed.____4____Wetter says such a note can help a person settle down.
Worries often seem bigger at night, and it can help to save them for later. Wetter suggests that a person tell himself or herself, “If this still feels urgent in the morning, I will deal with it then.”____5____
A. Instead, a person can try a simple mental exercise.
B. Clearing the mind completely is the best way to fall asleep.
C. In other words, some worries can wait until daylight.
D. Plan a short “worry time” before bed.
E. Only a few people have trouble falling asleep at night.
F. It might say something like “Everything is going to be okay.”
G. A sip of cool water or soft music can calm a person too.
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1.1.
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B
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解析：选D。D 空白在段首，要选一句能统领本段的主题句。根据紧接其后的“One hour before bed, set a timer and spend five minutes writing two lists”可知，本段讲的正是睡前专门留出一小段时间来处理担忧：选项D的before bed与下文“One hour before bed”呼应，short又与“five minutes”对应，全段的两张清单都在这句话之下展开。故选D。
2.2.
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D
解析：选A。A 根据上文“clearing the mind completely is not always helpful”可知，作者否定了“把大脑清空”这条路，接下来要给出替代做法；选项A开头的Instead正好承接这层转折，而且下文“Kaylor’s exercise is to imagine every detail of a film or a book”复现了exercise一词，前后咬合紧密。故选A。
3.3.
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B
C
D
解析：选G。G 根据上文“a smooth stone by the bed gives someone something to hold when worries start”可知，本段在举“借助感官”的例子；选项G的“A sip of cool water or soft music”正属于同一类做法，下文“Wetter says the senses can put the body at ease”又复现了senses，说明这句仍在这个话题之内。故选G。
4.4.
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B
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D
解析：选F。F 根据上文“A short written message can also be kept near the bed”可知，这一句要进一步说明纸条上写的是什么；选项F中的It指代上句的message，内容也与下文“Wetter says such a note can help a person settle down”顺畅衔接（note即上文的written message）。故选F。
5.5.
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B
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解析：选C。C 空白在段末，需要一句收束本段的结论。根据上文Wetter的话“If this still feels urgent in the morning, I will deal with it then”可知，本段的意思是“夜里先放下，白天再处理”；选项C用In other words引出概括，wait until daylight正对应原句的in the morning。故选C。