【Americansocietyisnotnap(午睡)-friendly.InfactsaysDavidDingesasleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine“There’sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep”.Nobodywantstobecaught】
Americansocietyisnotnap(午睡)-friendly.InfactsaysDavidDingesasleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine“There’sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep”.Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:“Somesleepfivehoursnaturerequiressevenlazinessnineandwickednesseleven.”
Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem.“Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping”saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversitythegodfatherofsleepresearch.
LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt”whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.AccordingtorecentreportsPresidentClintonistryingtotakeaha1f-hoursnooze(瞌睡)everyafternoon.
About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave“amidafternoonquietphase”alsocalled“asecondarysleepgate.”Sleeping15minutestotwohoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearlywewereborntonap.
WeSuperstarsofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshut-eyeortoprepareforanightshift.Ratherwe“snack”onsleepwheneverwhereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbusescarsplanesandonboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibrariesofficesandmuseums.
1.ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuchsleepis .
A.unreasonable B.criminal C.harmful D.costly
2.TheresearchdonebytheDementCommissionshowsthatAmericans________.
A.don'tliketotakenaps
B.areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebt
C.sleeplessthanisgoodforthem
D.havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents
3.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto .
A.warnusofthewickednessofnapping
B.explainthedangerofsleepiness
C.discussthesideeffectsofnapping
D.convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping