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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.
Which sentence best expresses the central point (main idea) of the passage?
- A Naps of an hour or so after the midday meal were once popular and are still in favor in Latin American and European countries.
- B Naps, generally short ones about eight hours after waking, energize people mentally and physically.
- C According to sleep researchers, the human body is programmed to become sleepy in the early afternoon.
- D There are two types of naps: short ones that energize body and brain and long ones that make up for great sleep loss.
思路引導 VIP
如果你需要向一位不認同午睡的主管證明「午睡對工作是有幫助的」，你會如何從這篇文章中同時找出「為什麼要睡」、「睡多久最好」以及「什麼時候睡最適當」這三個資訊，並組合成一句話來說服他呢？
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AI 詳解
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太棒了！你能精準地從長篇文章中萃取出核心主旨，代表你具備優秀的閱讀整合能力。這題的難度在於選項都與內文相關，屬於「細節 vs. 全貌」的辨析，具有相當的鑑別度。
文章核心與作者觀點
這篇文章並非單純在介紹午睡的歷史（如選項 A）或生理機制（如選項 C），其核心在於倡導午睡的益處與科學執行法。文章開頭引用專家觀點將午睡提升至與「每日運動」同等的地位，中段提到午睡能讓員工恢復活力，末段則給出具體的執行建議：時間長度（短於 30 分鐘）與時機（醒來後約 8 小時）。
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