【Asisshowninarecentstudythewaypeoplesleepatnightactuallydeterminesalotaboutthetypepersonalitytheyhave.RobertPhippsabodylanguageexperthasidentifiedfoursleepingpositionsthataffectpersonality.Phippsfound】

　　Asisshowninarecentstudythewaypeoplesleepatnightactuallydeterminesalotaboutthetypepersonalitytheyhave.RobertPhippsabodylanguageexperthasidentifiedfoursleepingpositionsthataffectpersonality.

　　Phippsfoundthatworriersthosewhostressthemosttendtosleepinthefetal(胎儿的)position.Hefoundthatthisisbyfarthemostcommonbedtimepositionsleepingontheirsidewithkneesupandheaddown.Themorewecurlup(蜷曲)themorecomfortweareseekingaccordingtoPhipps.

　　Thesecondmostcommonpositionisthelogindicatingstubbornness.PeoplesleepwithastraightbodywitharmsateachsideasiftheyarestandingguardatBuckinghamPalaceandthesepeople(the28percentwhosleepthisway)oftenwakeupstiffer(更僵硬)thanwhentheywenttosleep.”Thelongeryousleeplikethisthemorerigidyourthinkingisandyoucanbecomeinflexiblewhichmeansyoumakethingsharderforyourself”accordingtoPhipps.

　　Yearner(向往型的)sleepersarenextonthelist.About25percentofpeoplesleepinthisstyle----ontheirbackswitharmsstretchedoutinfrontlookingasiftheyareeitherchasingadreamorperhapsbeingchasedthemselves.YearnersaretypicallytheirownworstcriticsalwaysexpectinggreatresultsexplainedPhipps.Thesepeopleoftenwakeuprefreshedandeagertofacethechallengesofthedayahead.

　　Perhapsthemostspecialsleepstyleisthefreefallerposition.Thissleepstylemakesup17percentofthepopulation.Theysleepfacedownwitharmsstretchedout.ThesepeopleaccordingtoPhippsfeelliketheyhavelittlecontrolovertheirlife.Notonlyisthisthestrangestofsleepstylesitalsotheleastcomfortableandpeoplemaywakeupfeelingtiredandhavenoenergy.

　　InconclusionPhippshasonlyonemorethingtoadd:“Agoodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingdayandoursleepingpositionscandeterminehowwefeelwhenwewake.”

　　1.Whichofthefollowingpicturesisthefetalposition?

　　A.B.C.D.

　　2.Theunderlinedword“rigid”thethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.

　　A.comfortableB.flexibleC.stubbornD.strange

　　3.Whichsleepingpositionindicatesthatthesleepertendstoseekperfection?

　　A.ThefetalpositionB.Th