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第 36 題
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(B) “Napping should not be frowned upon at the office or make you feel guilty at home,” writes Dr. James B. Maas, a psychologist and sleep expert at Cornell. “It should have the status of daily exercise.” In the old days, people would doze for an hour or so after the midday meal, and in some Latin American and European countries siestas are still in vogue. In most industrialized nations, however, the usual response to afternoon sag in energy is to try to jump-start the system with caffeine. But sleep experts say that tactic is actually counterproductive, creating only the illusion of efficiency and alertness and depriving the body and brain of much needed sleep. Now, however, there is growing evidence that restorative naps are making a comeback. Recognizing that most of their employees are chronically sleep-deprived, some companies have set up nap rooms with reclining chairs, blankets and alarm clocks. If unions are truly interested in worker welfare, they should make such accommodations a standard item in contract negotiations. Workers who take advantage of the opportunity to sleep for twenty minutes or so during the workday report that they can go back to work with renewed enthusiasm and energy. There are two kinds of naps: brief ones taken to revive the brain and long ones taken to compensate for sleep loss. The reviving workday nap should not be longer than thirty minutes; otherwise, the body would lapse into a deep sleep, from which it is difficult to awake. Long naps help when you've accumulated a considerable sleep debt. But long naps have a temporary disadvantage: they cause what researchers call sleep inertia, a grogginess upon awakening that can last about half an hour. Also, long naps can affect the body's clock, making it more difficult to wake up at the proper time in the morning. Dr. Maas suggests that naps be scheduled for midday (about eight hours after you wake up) because late-afternoon naps can cause a shift in your biological clock, making it harder to fall asleep at night and get up the next morning. Try to take your nap about the same time each day. Even on days when you don't feel particularly sleepy, he suggests taking a rest rather than a coffee break at your usual nap time.
(B) “Napping should not be frowned upon at the office or make you feel guilty at home,” writes Dr. James B. Maas, a psychologist and sleep expert at Cornell. “It should have the status of daily exercise.” In the old days, people would doze for an hour or so after the midday meal, and in some Latin American and European countries siestas are still in vogue. In most industrialized nations, however, the usual response to afternoon sag in energy is to try to jump-start the system with caffeine. But sleep experts say that tactic is actually counterproductive, creating only the illusion of efficiency and alertness and depriving the body and brain of much needed sleep. Now, however, there is growing evidence that restorative naps are making a comeback. Recognizing that most of their employees are chronically sleep-deprived, some companies have set up nap rooms with reclining chairs, blankets and alarm clocks. If unions are truly interested in worker welfare, they should make such accommodations a standard item in contract negotiations. Workers who take advantage of the opportunity to sleep for twenty minutes or so during the workday report that they can go back to work with renewed enthusiasm and energy. There are two kinds of naps: brief ones taken to revive the brain and long ones taken to compensate for sleep loss. The reviving workday nap should not be longer than thirty minutes; otherwise, the body would lapse into a deep sleep, from which it is difficult to awake. Long naps help when you've accumulated a considerable sleep debt. But long naps have a temporary disadvantage: they cause what researchers call sleep inertia, a grogginess upon awakening that can last about half an hour. Also, long naps can affect the body's clock, making it more difficult to wake up at the proper time in the morning. Dr. Maas suggests that naps be scheduled for midday (about eight hours after you wake up) because late-afternoon naps can cause a shift in your biological clock, making it harder to fall asleep at night and get up the next morning. Try to take your nap about the same time each day. Even on days when you don't feel particularly sleepy, he suggests taking a rest rather than a coffee break at your usual nap time.
In the second paragraph, the author suggests that __________
- A experts believe that people should count on caffeine to increase efficiency and alertness.
- B caffeine increases efficiency and alertness in the long run.
- C caffeine deprives the body and brain of needed sleep.
- D caffeine is the main cause of sag in energy in the afternoon.
思路引導 VIP
在第二段中，作者提到人們常在下午疲累時喝咖啡。請觀察專家如何描述這種行為的後果：如果專家說這種方式會產生「效率的錯覺」並「使身體失去某樣東西」，那麼專家對於喝咖啡補眠的真實看法是什麼？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你準確捕捉到了文章的細微觀點！你能從第二段繁雜的敘述中，精確辨識出作者對咖啡因的批評，這顯示你具備相當優秀的資訊擷取與對應能力。這題選 C 是完全正確的。
咖啡因的「虛假」功效
在文章第二段中，作者提到許多人在下午精力衰退（afternoon sag）時會選擇攝取咖啡因來「重啟系統」。然而，睡眠專家指出這種做法其實是適得其反（counterproductive）的。文中特別強調，咖啡因雖然創造了效率與警覺的「錯覺（illusion）」，但實際上卻會剝奪（depriving）身體與大腦真正需要的睡眠。選項 (C) 正是這段核心論點的直接轉錄，與原文關鍵詞完全吻合。
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