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  3. Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem. And too many people are using【C1】______therapies, even while there are a few

Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem. And too many people are using【C1】______therapies, even while there are a few

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问题    Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem. And too many people are using【C1】______therapies, even while there are a few treatments that do work. Millions of Americans【C2】______awake at night counting sheep or have a stiff drink or【C3】______a pill, hoping it will make them sleepy.【C4】______experts agree all that self-medicating is a bad idea, and the causes of chronic insomnia remain【C5】______.
   Almost a third of adults have trouble sleeping, and about 10 percent have【C6】______of daytime impairment that signal true insomnia. But【C7】______the complaints, scientists know surprisingly little about what causes chronic insomnia, its health consequences and how best to treat it, a panel of specialists were【C8】______together by the National Institutes of Health concluded Wednesday. The panel called【C9】______a broad range of research into insomnia, 【C10】______that if scientists understood its【C11】______causes, they could develop better treatments.
   Most, but not all, insomnia is thought to【C12】______other health problems, from arthritis and depression to cardiovascular disease. The question often is whether the insomnia came first or was a result of the other diseases and how trouble sleeping in【C13】______complicates those other problems. Other diseases【C14】______, the risk of insomnia seems to increase with age and to be more【C15】______among women, especially after their 50s. Smoking, caffeine and numerous【C16】______drugs also affect sleep.
   The NIH is spending about $200 million this year on sleep-related research, some【C17】______to specific disorders and others【C18】______the underlying scientific laws that control the nervous system of sleep. The agency was【C19】______the panel’ s review before deciding what additional work should be【C20】______at insomnia.
【C20】
选项 A、assigned
B、charged
C、directed
D、attended
答案C
解析 本题考查上下文语义。空格处填入的动词的被动语态与at连接，additional work是其逻辑宾语。选项中只有B项、C项能与at搭配，而charge(at)“按……收费”，一般接某种方式，表示“以……方式收费”，意思与上下文不符；direct at“把(眼睛、注意力、努力等)集中(于)”符合文意，所以C项正确。原文意为：该机构正等待专家小组的评论以决定对失眠症进行的下一步研究工作。assign意为“分配，指派”；attend意为“接待，招待(客人)”。
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