1 99 5年英语试题S e c t io n Ⅰ Us e o f En g l i shS leep i s d i v i ded i nto p eriods o f s o-ca ll ed REM s leep, characterized b y rapid ey e movement s and dreami n g, and long e r per iod s of no n-R E M s leep. 1 kin d o f sleep i s at all wel l-u nder st ood, but R E M sle e p is 2 to ser v e some res torati ve f u nction of the brain
T he pu rpos e o f non-REM slee p is ev e n mor e 3 . The ne w expe rim ents, suc h a s the s e 4 f o r th e fi rs t tim e at a rece n t meet i ng of the Society f o r Sleep Re s e ar ch in M i nne apoli s, su g g e st f as ci nati n g expla n a tion s 5 of n o n-R EM sl ee p
For exa m ple, it h as l ong be e n kno w n th at t o t a l sleep 6 is 1 0 0 p ercent f atal t o rats, y et, 7 examina t ions o f the dead b odies, th e animals lo ok c omplete l y