2015年同等学力英语中期强化练习题(13)

　　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：ACD ADB