2013高考阅读训练（三）AAmericansocietyisnotnap(午睡)-friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine,“There’sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep”.Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven.”Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem.“Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,”saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt”whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,PresidentClintonistryingtotakeaha1f-hoursnooze(瞌睡)everyafternoon.About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave“amidafternoonquietphase,”alsocalled“asecondarysleepgate.”Sleeping15minutestotwohoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.WeSuperstarsofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshut-eyeortoprepareforanightshift.Rather,we“snack”onsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandonboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.4l.ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuchsleepis.A.unreasonableB.criminalC.harmfulD.costly42.TheresearchdonebytheDementCommissionshowsthatAmericans________.A.don'tliketotakenapsB.areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebtC.sleeplessthanisgoodforthemD.havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents43.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.A.warnusofthewickednessofnappingB.explainthedangerofsleepinessC.discussthesideeffectsofnappingD.convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping44.Theunderlinedphrase“Americansleepdebt”inPara.3istheresultof.A.thetraditionalmisconceptiontheAmericanshaveaboutsleepB.thenewsleeppolicyoftheClintonAdministrationC.therapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustryD.theAmericans'worryaboutthedangerofsleepiness用心爱心专心145.Thesecondsentenceofthelastparagraphtellsusthatitis.A.preferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshiftB.goodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobedC.essentialtomakeupforcostsleepD.naturaltotakeanapwheneverwefeeltheneedforitBViolinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestviolinists,thereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJews(犹太人)andJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent'sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldandisabletonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesocietywithstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,“childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butit...
