Question

I love sleeping. It’s something I’m good at. There’s nothing better than nodding off on the sofa in front of the TV and when my head hits the pillow at night, I have no problem falling into a deep sleep within minutes. There is one place where I never nap (打盹) and that’s at work--but new research suggests I should!

The idea of you and your colleagues heading off for a lie down in the afternoon may seem strange, but some companies such as Google and Facebook actually encourage it. Because it’s thought that a power-nap makes them more refreshed and more focused, and this in turn makes them more productive.

An Australian health writer called Victoria is a founder of a campaign called Nap Now which is trying to make sleeping at work more acceptable. She calls herself a “naptivist”! She says: “I think that our culture is a bit crazy not to accept it… It’s time to end the common work principle which is all about working longer and harder.”

So should we all be taking a sleeping bag and pillow to work with us? A few years ago, research by the East of England Development Agency found 30% of people have their best ideas in bed compared to just 11% who have them at their desk. That suggests people are more creative when they are relaxed--and the agency has called for companies to put beds in the workplace.

A nap in the afternoon is nothing new. In certain hot countries, such as Spain, a short rest or sleep in the afternoon-called a siesta-is perfectly normal. So maybe we should break from the traditional nine-to-five work culture and take up the siesta. The UK’s Sleep Council claims the nine-to-five working day does not fit into the natural sleeping pattern of the human race and says that bosses need to introduce a more sleep-friendly working day.

1.Why are the employees of Google allowed to nap in the workplace?

A. They are expected to work better.

B. They can’t focus their attention on the work.

C. They are running the Nap Now campaign.

D. They have difficulty in falling sleep at night.

2.The underlined word “naptivist” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to someone who ______.

A. takes no nap at work

B. enjoys napping at work

C. studies sleeping at work

D. fights against working long hours

3.According to the passage, what can we learn about siesta?

A. It is a newly practiced pattern.

B. It has been taken up in Finland.

C. It is sort of traditional work culture.

D. It fits into the natural sleeping pattern.

4.What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To explain how to nap at work.

B. To show how the new study was carried out.

C. To tell us the importance of sleeping at work.

D. To call for the more sleep-friendly work culture.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了睡眠与工作的关系。传统意义上的工作一般都是早上九点上班，下午五点下班，而且在工作期间打盹是绝对不被允许的。然而，新的研究显示，工作期间打盹有助于提高员工的工作效率。

1.Because it’s thought that a power-nap makes them more refreshed and more focused, and this in turn makes them more productive.”可知，谷歌和脸谱允许员工在上班期间打盹是因为那样做能够让员工得到休息，从而使他们更加专注于工作，故选A。

2.which is trying to make sleeping at work more acceptable”可知，Victoria发起的运动是为了让更多的人接受上班期间打盹这种做法，Victoria接着说她自己是一个“naptivist”，既然是Victoria发起的这项运动，说明Victoria就是一个在上班时候打盹的人，故选B。

3.So maybe we should break from the traditional nine-to-five work culture and take up the siesta. The UK’s Sleep Council claims the nine-to-five working day does not fit into the natural sleeping pattern...”可知，朝九晚五的工作传统不符合自然睡眠模式，应该用siesta来代替朝九晚五的工作传统，说明siesta符合自然睡眠模式，故选D。

4.but new research suggests I should”和第二段“Because it’s thought that a power-nap makes them more refreshed and more focused...”与第四段“30% of people have their best ideas in bed”及第五段“introduce a more sleep-friendly working day”可知，新的研究表明，工作期间打盹有助于提高员工的工作效率，作者列举了谷歌、脸谱和西班牙的例子，是在呼吁人们接受并养成一种有利于睡眠的工作文化，故选D。

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