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Americansocietyisnotnap-friendly.Infact,saysDavid
Dinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvania
SchoolofMedicine,“There'sevenaprohibitionagainst
admittingweneedsleep.”Nobodywantstobecaughtnapping
orfoundasleepattheswitch.Toquoteanobscureproverb:
“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnine
andwickednesseleven."Wrong.Thewaynottofall
asleepattheswitchistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."We
havetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,“says
Dr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherof
sleepresearch.Lastyearanationalcommissionledby
Dementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt,“whichone
membersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.The
commissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:
peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhile
driving.Thismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyinthe
WhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,PresidentClinton
istryingtotakeahalf-hoursnoozeeveryafternoon.
About60%ofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.
Weseemtohave“amid-afternoonquiescentphase,“also
called“asecondarysleepgate."Sleeping15minutestotwo
hoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandimprove
alertness.Clearly,wewereborntonap.WeSuperstars
ofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshut-eyeortoprepare
foranightshift.Rather,we“snack”onsleep,whenever,
whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Callitsomnia.
Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandonboats;on
floors,couchesandbeds;andinlibraries,officesand
museums.Thereisanexquisitepleasureingiving
oneselfovertodrowsiness,particularlyifyou'resupposed
tobedoingsomethingelse.Andweshouldallnote,napping
isoneofthefewpleasuresleftthatarenotlife-threatening.
Thepathologicallyalertliketothinktheygetmoredonethan
nappers.Wrongagain.WinstonChurchillsleptevery
afternoonwhenhewasthewartimePrimeMinisterofEngland.
Napoleonnappedonthebattlefield.CalvinCoolidge,Lyndon
JohnsonandJohnKennedyalltooknaps.Ifthereisto
beatransformationofAmericansleepbehavior,wenappers,
thesleepelite,willhavetoshareour“sleepingskills”
withthoselessfortunatethanweare,orthenap-impaired.
Forstarters,hereareafewofmyfavoritenaps.Atwork:
Napfreedom,tome,isasgreatanincentiveasmoneyorpower.
Sleepingatworkissuperblysatisfying,andinsomecases
necessary.Truckdriversshouldpulloveratthefirstsign
ofdrowsiness-asshouldanyoneoperatingmachinery,
includingawordprocessor.Inclass:Thesenapscanbe
pleasantbecauseoftheriskinvolved.Ioncesuccumbedto
drowsinessinahigh-schoolFrenchclassandwasawakenedby
myteachersinging,“FrereJackques,FrereJacques,
dormezvous“WilliamDementhasdesignatedsleepingsections
inhiscoursesatStanford.Ataconcert:Sleeping
(discreetly)ataconcertcanbeamonglife'sgreat
experiences.Oneridesthemusic,waftedthiswayandthat
onthemesandleitmotifs.Wagnerinparticularpromotesvivid
dreams.Bestnapofall:Myall-time-favoritewayto
snoozeisinahammockonascreened-inporch,onamildsummer
dayand—thisiswhatmakesitperfect—ahuge,important
bookonmychest,openandunread.Suchnappingsaysmuch
abouttheprinciplesweliveby-andsleepby.There'sthe
storytoldaboutayoungplaywrightwhoonceaskedafamous
authortoviewarehearsalofhisnewplay.Theauthorslept
throughthewholething.Afterwardtheyoungmancomplained,
sayinghereallyhadwantedtheauthor'sopinion.Inapithy
summationofthecommittednapper'sviewoflife,theauthor
replied,“Sleepisanopinion.”
1.ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuch
sleepis
A)unreasonable。
B)criminal
C)harmful
D)costly
2.TheresearchdonebytheCommissionshowsthatAmericans
A)don,tliketotakenaps
B)areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebt
C)sleeplessthanisgoodforthemO
D)havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents
3.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.
A)warnusofthewickednessofnapping
B)explainthedangerofsleepiness
C)discussthesideeffectsofnapping
D)convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping
4.TheaAmericandebt”istheresultof.
A)thetraditionalmisconception:heAmericanshaveabout
sleep
B)thenewsleeppolicyofClintonAdministration
C)therapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustry°
D)theAmerican'sworryaboutthedangerofsleepiness
5.ThesentencewRather,we'snack'onsleep,whenever,
whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit."meansthat
itis
A)preferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshift
B)goodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobed
C)essentialtomakeupforlostsleep
D)naturaltotakeanapwheneverwgfeeltheneedforit°
Theamountofsleepeachpersonneedsdependsonmanyfactors,
includingage.Infantsgenerallyrequireabout16hoursaday,
whileteenagersneedabout9hoursonaverage.Formostadults,
7to8hoursanightappearstobethebestamountofsleep,
althoughsomepeoplemayneedasfewas5hoursorasmany
as10hoursofsleepeachday.Womeninthefirst3months
ofpregnancyoftenneedseveralmorehoursofsleepthanusual.
Theamountofsleepapersonneedsalsoincreasesifheor
shehadbeendeprivedofsleepinpreviousdays.Gettingtoo
littlesleepcreatesa“sleepdebtw,whichismuchlike
beingoverdrawnatabank.Eventually,yourbodywilldemand
thatthedebtberepaid.Wedon'tseemtoadapttogetting
lesssleepthanweneed;whilewemaygetusedtoa
sleep-deprivingschedule,ourjudgment,reactiontime,and
otherfunctionsarestillimpaired.Peopletendtosleep
morelightlyandforshortertimespansastheygetolder,
althoughtheygenerallyneedaboutthesameamountofsleep
astheyneededinearlyadulthood.Abouthalfofallpeople
over65havefrequentsleepingproblems,suchasinsomnia,
anddeepsleepstagesinmanyelderlypeopleoftenbecomevery
shortorstopcompletely.Thischangemaybeanormalpart
ofaging,oritmayresultfrommedicalproblemsthatare
commoninelderlypeopleandfromthemedicationsandother
treatmentsforthoseproblems.Expertssaythatifyou
feeldrowsyduringtheday,evenduringboringactivities,
youhaven'thadenoughsleep.Ifyouroutinelyfallasleep
within5minutesoflyingdown,youprobablyhaveseveresleep
deprivation,possiblyevenasleepdisorder.Microsleeps,or
verybriefepisodesofsleepinanotherwiseawakeperson,
areanothermarkofsleepdeprivation.Inmanycases,people
arenotawarethattheyareexperiencingmicrosleeps.The
widespreadpracticeof“burningthecandleatbothends”
inwesternindustrializedsocietieshascreatedsomuchsleep
deprivationthatwhatisreallyabnormalsleepinessisnow
almostthenorm.Manystudiesmakeitclearthatsleep
deprivationisdangerous.Sleep-deprivedpeoplewhoare
testedbyusingadrivingsimulatororbyperforminga
hand-eyecoordinationtaskperformasbadlyasorworsethan
thosewhoareintoxicated.Sleepdeprivationalsomagnifies
alcoholseffectsonthebody,soafatiguedpersonwho
drinkswillbecomemuchmoreimpairedthansomeonewhoiswell
rested.Driverfatigueisresponsibleforanestimated
100,000motorvehicleaccidentsand1,500deathseachyear,
accordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration.Sincedrowsinessisthebrain'slaststep
beforefallingasleep,drivingwhiledrowsycan-andoften
does—leadtodisaster.Caffeineandotherstimulants
cannotovercometheeffectsofseveresleepdeprivation.The
NationalSleepFoundationsaysthatifyouhavetrouble
keepingyoureyesfocused,ifyoucan,tstopyawning,orif
youcan,trememberdrivingthelastfewmiles,youare
probablytoodrowsytodrivesafely.
6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“sleepdebt”is
trueaccordingtothepassage
A)Ifyouoweasleepdebt,youhavetopaybackforit.©
B)Youwillgetusedtothesleepdebtquicklyandforget
it.
C)Sleepdebthasnothingtodowithone,shealth.
D)Ifyousleepmoretimethanyouneedinpreviousdays,
thenyoucansleeplessthannormalinthefollowingdays.
7.Whichofthefollowingdoesn,tbelongtothemarkofsleep
deprivation
A)Youalwaysstayuplateintheeveningandfeelsleepy
whenyoubegintoworkinthenextmorning.
B)Youfallasleepveryquicklyevenwhenyouaresitting
onachair.
C)Youoftengetawakeinthemiddlenightseveraltimes.©
D)Youhavetotakeanapduringyourworktime.
8.Whichofthefollowingconditionsoftenhappenstotheold
peopleespeciallypeopleover65yearsold
A)Theyneedmoresleeptimethantheirearlyadulthood.
B)Theyseldomgetawakeduringthesleeptimeeventhcugh
thereisgreatnoise.
C)Theyoftenfeelsleepyduringthedaytime.
D)Theycannotfal1asleepinthemiddlenightandeasily
wakeupduringthenight.O
9.“Burningthecandleatbothends”means.
A)“beingcompletelyconsumedandthusnolongeralight”
B)“goingtobedlateandgettingupearly”©
C)“readingorworkinglateintothenight”
D)abecomingcompletelyexhaustedthroughoverworkn
10.Whichofthefollowingbelongstotheabnormalsleepiness
A)Drowsinessduringtheday.
B)Deepsleepatnight.
C)Microsleeps.
D).BothAandC.Q
Conventionalwisdomsaysit'sthestudentswhoget
straightA'sblowtheroofoftheSAT(ScholasticAptitude
Test)andgotoIvyLeaguecolleges.Ormaybeit'sthe
childrenbornintowealthyfamilieswithbrilliant
connections.Neitheristypical,saysThomasJ.
Stanley,whosurveyed1300millionairesforhisnewbook,The
MillionaireMind.TheaveragemillionairemadeB's
andC'sincollege,Stanleysays.TheiraverageSATscore
was1190-notgoodenoughtogetintomanytop-notchschools.
Infact,mostmillionairesweretoldtheywerenot
intellectuallygifted,notsmartenoughtosucceed.
“IfindnocorrelationbetweenSATscores,gradepoint
averagesandeconomicachievement.None."saidStanley.
^Admittedly,therearesomeverybrightpeopleinthedata,
butnotmany."Insteadofrelyingonnaturalgenius,
millionaireschoosecareersthatmatchtheirabilities,
Stanleysaid.Theymaynothavegreatanalyticintelligence,
buttheyarecreativeandpractical.Theyfocusonagoal,
takecalculatedrisksandthenworkharderthanmostpeople.
It'salessonStanleyhastakentoheart.Theauthor,who
livesinAtlanta,hasgottenrichhimselfbywritingabout
therich.Sohetooktimeofftowritewhathecalls”the
home-runbook."TheMillionaireNextDoor,writtenwith
researcherWilliamD.DankoofAlbany,N.Y.,waspublished
in1996.IthasbeenonTheNewYorkTimesBestSellerslist
formorethan150weeks.InTheMillionaireMind,
Stanleystudiedevenrichermillionaires-thetop1%of
households.Thesepeoplehadanaveragenetworthof$9.2
millionandearned$749,000ayear.Andalmostnoneofthem
credittheirsuccesstobeingsmart.Theysaythekeysto
successarebeinghonestanddisciplined,gettingalongwith
people,havingasupportivespouseandworkinghard.
aSomehowtheyfiguredoutwhattheyweregoodat,"Stanley
said."Theyallsaid,I'11bethebestatthis.Thisiswhat
Ireally,reallylovetodo."Oneofhiscasestudiesis
DonaldSonner,the64-year-oldheadofSouthernBloomer
ManufacturingCo.inBristol,Tenn.Sonner,sonlyeducation
wasasingleyearofhighschool,buthewasamillionaire
bythetimehewas24.HowHiscompanytakesscrapcloth
andmakesunderwearforprisonsandgun-cleaningpatches.He
gotrichbyworkinghardandcapitalizingonanideanoone
elsehad,Stanleysaid.
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutThomasJ.Stanley
A)HeisthewriterofTheMillionaireMind.
B)Hehimselfbecamerichbywritingabouttherich.
C)Hehasfoundthatone'sschoolgradesandhiseconcmic
achievementarecloselyrelated.©
D)Oneofhisbooks,TheMillionaireNextDoor,hasbeen
onthelistofBestSellers.
12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
A)onewhowantstobeamillionairemusthavehighscores
incollege.
B)naturalintelligenceisnotsoimportantafactoron
decidingwhetherornotapersonisabletobecomea
millionaire.Q
C)achildbornintoarichfamilyislikelytobea
millionaireinthefuture.
D)onecanbecomerichbytakingscrapclothandmaking
underwearforprisons.
13.Whatarethekeystosuccessaccordingtothepassage
A)honestandhardworking.©
B)smartandcreative
C)intelligentandwell-educated
D)self-disciplinedandrisk-taking
14.Whatkindsofcareersdomillionaireschoose
A)Theychoosetheonesthatarewell-paid.
B)Theychoosetheonesthatthey'recapableofdoing.。
C)Theychoosecareersaccordingtotheirnaturalgenius.
D)Theychoosetheonesthatsupplythemwithroomfortheir
individualism.
15.Inthesentence"It'salessonStanleyhastakento
heartw,"It"refersto.
A)Hehimselfhasgottenrichbywritingabouttherich.
B)Millionairesmaynothavegreatanalyticintelligence.
C)Booksaboutmillionaireswillbeverypopularwith
readers.
D)Whathehasfoundaboutmillionairesinhissurvey.©
Britainhaslawstomakesurethatwomenhavethesame
opportunitiesasmenineducation,jobsandtraining.But
it,sstillunusualtofindwomendoingdirtyorheavyjobs.
NikkiHenriquesisacarmaintenanceengineerinLondon.She
usedtobeasecretary.BartyPhillips,ajournalistwithThe
Observer,aSundaynewspaper,askedherwhyshewantedtowork
withcars."Myfirstreasonwasindependence,"she
said."Ialsowantedtousemyhands,andIlikelearning
abouthowthingswork.Manypeopleprefertohaveawoman
repairtheircars,too."Nikkididn'tfinditeasyto
becomeac
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