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 0r so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to regard their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.
In general, these short sleepers appeared ambitious, active, energetic and cheerful. They stuck to their opinions, and were very sure about their job choices..They often held several jobs at once, or worked 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 colleagues.
When asked to remember their dreams, the short sleepers did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. Similarly, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was not to admit 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 (躁狂者).
The long sleepers were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hanmann report that these young men have been lengthy sleepers since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concemed when sometimes they didn't have their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to remember their dreams much better than the short sleepers. Many of the long sleepers were shy, anxious, quiet, nervous, passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves ( particularly in social situations) . Several openly stated that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.
【小题1】From the passage, we can leam that .A.short sleepers need less sleep by natureB.long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the dayC.many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhoodD.many short sleepers have to reduce their nightly sleep time because of busy work【小题2】Many short sleepers are likely to hold the view that .A.sleep is a good way to escape from the realityB.sleep is not so important as their daily activitiesC.sleep affects their judgment on some important thingsD.sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles【小题3】 It can be learned from the passage that theshort sleepers .A.do not know how to relax properlyB.are more unlikely to run into mental problemsC.are full of energy even under the pressures of lifeD.often pay little attention to the consequences of inadequate sleep【小题4】 When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might .A.appear disturbedB.bee energeticC.feel dissatisfiedD.be extremely unhappyC
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(答案→)C
解析:贝克尔和哈特曼报道了“睡眠少的人”和“睡眠多的人”的区别,“睡眠少的人”为了工作,学习会减少睡眠时间,这也会对他们造成不良影响,“睡眠多的人”的人认为睡眠很重要,是摆脱每天烦恼的一种方式。
【小题1】细节题:从第五段的句子:The long sleepers were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hanmann report that these young men have been lengthy sleepers since childhood. 可知“睡眠多的人”情形则大不相同。贝克尔和哈特曼报道说,这些年轻人从小的时候开始,有抱负的睡眠就一直很长。选C
【小题2】细节题:从第一段的句子:These men tended to regard their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.可知睡眠短的人认为睡眠没有日常活动重要。选B
【小题3】细节题:从第三段的句子:Similarly, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was not to admit that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.可知睡眠短的人不注意睡眠不足的后果。选D。
【小题4】细节题:从最后一段的句子:and were quite concemed when sometimes they didn't have their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest.可知睡眠长的人好像注重睡眠,不让睡眠受打搅。偶尔没有所需的9个小时夜间卧床休息,他们便会十分不安。选A