Taking a Nap During the DayMedical experts say most Americans do not get enough

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Taking a Nap During the Day
Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day.       continuing with other activities.
One study earlier this year found that persons who     for a few minutes during the day were less likely to die of heart disease. The study       more than 2,300 Greek adults for about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour at least three times a week had a 37 percent       risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
The study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve      by mitigating(减低) tension caused by work.
Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the       of napping for many years. They urge people to      __ work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces        and accidents, and       _increases the amount of work a person can do.
Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not        important duties when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness       _ the end of the day. But experts     _that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.

小题1:	A．as B．when C．before D．after

小题2:	A．laugh B．sleep C．walk D．move

小题3:	A．knew B．learned C．studied D．followed

小题4:	A．less B．more C．lower D．higher

小题5:	A．life B．health C．thinking D．ability

小题6:	A．way B．idea C．suggestion D．experiment

小题7:	A．leave B．repeat C．change D．improve

小题8:	A．work B．time C．energy D．mistakes

小题9:	A．too B．also C．never D．seldom

小题10:

A．make B．bring C．carry out D．create

小题11:

A．until B．while C．unless D．during

小题12:

A．say B．think C．guess D．warn

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:D

解析

试题分析：本文叙述了午睡的重要性。研究发现每天午睡几分钟减少心脏病的死亡几率。专家们对工作人员进行调查发现午睡能改善人们的健康。在欧洲和拉丁美洲一些行业很多年来支持午睡的想法。睡眠专家认为午睡会减少错误和事故。
小题1:考查连词及语境的理解。 A. as 当……时候；B. when当……时候；C. before在……之前； D. after在……之后。句意：他们建议人们在继续其他活动之前稍微睡一会。根据They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day.可知在一天的中间时间休息，因此是在继续其他活动之前。故用连词before。故选C。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。A. laugh笑；B. sleep 睡觉；C. walk 走路；D. move移动。句意：在今年较早的研究发现一天中睡几分钟的人死于心脏病的可能较小。根据Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep.可知此处指的是睡眠，故选B。
小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。A. knew 知道；B. learned 学习；C. studied学习；D. followed跟踪。句意：这项研究跟踪了2300名希腊成年人大约6年。根据for about six years.可知长达六年一直跟踪，故选D。
小题4:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. less 更少的；B. more更多的；C. lower 更低的；D. higher更高的。句意：一周至少休息三次长达半小时的人比那些不午睡的人死于心脏疾病的几率低37%。结合上下文，休息的比不休息的死于心脏病的几率要低。故选C。
小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。 A. life 生活；B. health 健康；C. thinking 思考；D.ability能力。句意：他们说午睡通过减低工作紧张能改善人们的健康。根据by mitigating(减低) tension caused by work可知减低紧张，能改善健康。故选B。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。A. way 方法；B idea 主意，想法；C. suggestion 建议；D. experiment实验。句意：在欧洲和拉丁美洲一些行业很多年来支持午睡的想法。the idea of doing sth.做某事的想法。故选B。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。A. leave 离开；B. repeat 重复；C. change改变；D.improve改善。句意：他们要求人们离开工作，回家，睡了午觉再回来。根据go home可知此处指的是回家了，离开了工作。故选A。
小题8:考查名词及语境的理解。A. work 工作；B. time 时间；C. energy经历；D. mistakes错误。句意：他们认为这会减少错误和事故。与accidents“事故”用连词and来连接，表示并列的，意思相近的故是mistakes“错误”。故选D。
小题9:考查副词及语境的理解。A. too 也，位于句末； B. also 也，位于句中； C. never 从不；D. seldom很少。句意：而且也增加人们的工作量。位于句中表示也，故用副词also。故选B。
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。A. make制作；B. bring 带来；C. carry out 执行；D. create创造。句意：他们说当人们感到困倦时不应该从事重要的职务，工作。carry out duties从事工作，职务。故选C。
小题11:考查连词及语境的理解。A. until 直到，连词或介词； B. while 当……时候，连词；C. unless 除非，连词；D. during在……期间，介词。句意：专家说这能提供额外的能量并且增加效率直到一天的结束。此处接的是the end of the day名词短语，故用介词，结合句意，高效率的状态一直持续到一天的结束，故用until。故选A。
小题12:考查动词及语境的理解。A. say 说；B. think 思考；C. guess 猜；D. warn警告。句意：专家说午睡应该只持续20到30分钟。此处引导宾语从句，表示专家的话，故用动词say.故选D。