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四级阅读理解文章精练－
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大学英语四级阅读理解文章精练－
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Baekeland and
Hartmann report that the
“
short sleepers
”
had been more
or less average in their sleep needs until the men
were in their teens. But at about age
15 or so, the men
voluntarily began
cutting down their nightly sleep time because
of pressures from school, work, and
other activities.
These men tended to
view their nightly periods of
unconsciousness as bothersome
interruptions in their daily
routines.
In general, these
“
short sleeps
”
appeared ambitious,
active,
energetic, cheerful,
conformist
（
不动摇）
in their
opinions, and very sure about their
career choices. They often
held several
jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while
going to school. And many of them had a
strong urge to appear
“
normal
”
or
“
acceptable
”
to their friends and
associates.
When asked to recall their
dreams, the
“
short sleepers
”
did poorly.
More than this, they seemed to prefer not
remembering. In similar fashion, their
usual way of dealing with
psychological
problems was to deny that the problem existed, and
then to keep busy in the hope that the
trouble would go away.
The sleep
patterns of the
“
short
sleepers
”
were similar
to, but less extreme than, sleep
patterns shown by many mental
patients
categorized as manic
（
疯人）
.
The
“
long sleepers
”
were quite different indeed
Baekeland and Hartmann report that
these young men had been
lengthy sleeps
since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their
sleep, protected it, and were quite
concerned when they were
occasionally
deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed
rest. They tended to recall their
dreams much better than did
the
“
short sleepers.
”
Many of the
“
long sleepers
”
were shy, anxious,
introverted (
内向
), inhibited (
压抑
),
passive, mildly
depressed, and unsure
of themselves (particularly in social
situations). Several openly states that
sleep was an escape from
their daily
problems.
1.
According to the report,
A)
many short
sleepers need less sleep by nature
B)
many short
sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly
sleep time because they are busy with
their work
C)
long sleepers sleep a longer period of
time during the
day
D) many
long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed
during their childhood
2.
Many
“
short sleepers
”
are likely to hold the view
that
.
A)
sleep is a
withdrawal from the reality
B)
sleep
interferes with their sound judgement
C)
sleep is the
least expensive item on their routine
program