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阅读理解It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. He was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They expected to find out that he needed sleep of some kind. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair(摇椅) and read some news papers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only probable explanation of his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.1.The point of this story is that _______.A.We needn't feel surprised to find someone who doesn't sleepB.one person was found who actually didn't need any sleepC.everyone needs some rest to stay aliveD.not sleeping may help one to live longer2.After watching him closely, the doctors believed that Al Herpin _______.A.needed some kind of sleepB.slept while one was watchingC.needed no sleep at allD.nearly slept in a rocking chair3.One suggested explanation of Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.A.his old ageB.his not having a bedC.his magnificent physical conditionD.his mother's injury while carrying him4.The writer of the story obviously thinks that Al Herpin's sleeplessness ___.A.could be curedB.could be explainedC.was healthfulD.was unmon