Question

Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?

A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.

1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.

2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.

3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.

4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.

5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.

6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Sleeping position decides personality.

B. Sleeping position reflects personality.

C. What the six different sleeping positions are like.

D. Different people have different sleeping positions.

2.Which of the following pictures shows “soldier position”?

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong.

B. Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily.

C. Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives.

D. Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.

4.What does the underlined word “participants” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Fetus            B. British people

C. People surveyed   D. Sleepers

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇介绍睡姿与性格关系的文章。睡姿能够反映一个人的性格。英国进行了一项调查研究，以1000名英国人为调查样本，总结了6种睡姿和与之匹配的个性特征。

1.

2.Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. 士兵睡姿—正面朝上，手臂向下贴近身体。故选B。

3.Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.海星睡姿—以这种姿势睡觉的人是良好的倾听者，且乐于助人，但是不习惯被关注。选D。

4.About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position.结合上文，participants 指代参与调查的1000名英国人，即调查对象，故选C。

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