2015同等学力申硕英语练习题及解析(6)

　　American society is not nap (午睡)friendly . In fact , says David Dinges , a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine . “There ' s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep . " Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work . To quote a proverb : “Some sleep five hours , nature requires seven , laziness nine and wickedness eleven .”

　　Wrong . The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them . “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping ,” says Dr . William Dement of Stanford University , the godfather of sleep research .

　　Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an " American sleep debt " which one member said was as important as the national debt . The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness : people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving . This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House . According to recent reports , president Clinton is trying to take a half hour snooze (打磕睡)every afternoon .

　　About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity . We seem to have “a midafternoon quiet phase ”also called " a secondary sleep gate . " Sleeping is minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed . Clearly , we were born to nap .

　　We Superstars of Snooze don ' t nap to replace lost shut eye or to prepare for a night shift . Rather , we “snack” on sleep , whenever , wherever and at whatever tirne we feel like it . I myself have napped in buses, cars , planes and on boats ; on floors and beds ; and in libraries , offices and museums .

　　1. It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is ____ .

　　A . unreasonable B . criminal C . harmful D . costly

　　2. The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans ___ .

　　A . don ' t like to take naps

　　B . are terribly worried about their national debt

　　C . sleep less than is good for them

　　D . have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

　　3. The purpose of this article is to _____ .

　　A . warn us of the wickedness of napping

　　B . explain the danger of sleepiness

　　C . discuss the side effects of napping

　　D . convince the reader of the necessity of napping

　　4 . The “American sleep debt” ( Line l , Para. 3 ) is the result of ____ .

　　A . the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

　　B . the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

　　C . the rapid development of American industry

　　D . the Americans ' worry about the danger of sleepiness

　　5. The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is _____ .

　　A . preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

　　B . good practice to eat something light before we 90 to bed

　　C . essential to make up for cost sleep

　　D . natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

　　6. The author ' s attitude towards naps is _____ .

　　A . neutral B . positive C . negative D . objective

　　参考答案：

　　1.【答案】 A

　　【解析】 首先应排除C 项“有害”和D 项“代价昂贵”。文章第一段第五行中的wickedness “邪恶”不等于criminal ，而应该理解成是一种不合情理的行为。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】Dement Commission 所做研究的相关结果出现在第三段。

　　3.【答案】D

　　【 解析】 文章第一段作者指出：美国是一个对午睡不友好的社会，睡觉太多会被人们说成不正常、不合情理。第二段的一个“wrong ”表明了作者的态度。第三段指出了睡眠少的危害以及引起这种危害的原因。而最后一段，作者更是用现身说法呼吁人们想睡就睡，所以该文章的目的是使读者相信午睡的必要性。

　　4.【答案】 A

　　【解析】依据文章第一段第三行、第二段第二行，说明美国人缺乏睡眠是因为美国人对睡眠的传统观念有问题。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【 解析】 最后一段作者想说明的是：我们感到需要时打磕睡是非常自然的事。

　　6.【答案】 B

　　【 解析】 从文章中可以看出，作者对“小憩”的态度是肯定的。

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