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American society is not nap (午睡)-friendly. In fact says David Dinges a sleep specialist at the U


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 ha1f-hour snooze (瞌睡) every afternoon.

About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a mid afternoon quiet phase,” also called “a secondary sleep gate.” Sleeping 15 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 time 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.

小题1:It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is .

A.unreasonableB.criminalC.harmfulD.costly
小题2:The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans ________.A.don"t like to take napsB.are terribly worried about their national debtC.sleep less than is good for themD.have caused many industrial and traffic accidents
小题3:The purpose of this article is to .A.warn us of the wickedness of nappingB.explain the danger of sleepinessC.discuss the side effects of nappingD.convince the reader of the necessity of napping
小题4:The underlined phrase “American sleep debt” in Para. 3 is the result of .A.the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleepB.the new sleep policy of the Clinton AdministrationC.the rapid development of American industryD.the Americans" worry about the danger of sleepiness
小题5:The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is .A.preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shiftB.good practice to eat something light before we go to bedC.essential to make up for cost sleepD.natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

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