阅读理解 阅读下列文.从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中.选出最佳答案. American society is not nap-friendly. “In

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阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Americansociety is not nap-friendly. “In fact”, says David Dinges, a sleep specialistat the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, “this society evenwouldn't like to admit we need sleep.” Nobody wants to be caught napping orfound asleep at work. To quote a proverb: “Some sleep five hours, naturerequires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”

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

    Last year a nationalcommission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one membersaid was as important as the national debt. The commission was concerned aboutthe dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents of fallingasleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the WhiteHouse. According to recent reports, President Clinton is trying to take ahalf-hour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon.

    About 60 percent ofAmerican adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “amid-afternoon quiet phase”, also called “a secondary sleep gate”. Sleeping 15minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make usrefreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.

    We superstars of snoozedon't nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we“snack” on sleep, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself havenapped in buses, cars, and planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and inlibraries, offices and museums.

1．The research done by the DementCommission shows that Americans ________.

    A. don't like to take naps

    B. are terribly worriedabout their national debt

    C. sleep less than is goodfor them

    D. have caused manyindustrial and traffic accidents

2．The purpose of this passage is to________.

    A. warn us of thewickedness of napping

    B. explain the danger ofsleepiness

    C. discuss the side effectsof napping

    D. make the readers realizethe necessity of napping

3．The “American sleep debt” is the resultof ________.

    A. the traditionalmisunderstanding the Americans have about sleep

    B. the new sleep policy ofthe Clinton Administration

    C. the rapid development ofAmerican industry

    D. the Americans' worryabout the danger of sleepiness

4．From the last paragraph we can know thatit is  ________.

    A. preferable to have asound sleep before a night shift

    B. good practice to eatsomething light before we go to bed

    C. essential to make up forlost sleep

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

试题答案

答案：1C2D3A4D