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第 38 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.
From the passage, we can infer that napping _____________.
- A is generally best done in the late afternoon
- B reduces conflict among workers
- C improves workers' concentration and performance
- D helps most people sleep better in the evening
思路引導 VIP
根據文中對於不同午睡時間點與長度的描述，請試著思考看看：當一個人在繁忙的工作日中，花 20 分鐘進行文章所建議的『適當休息』後，他的心理狀態與隨後重返崗位時的能量水準，會產生什麼樣的具體轉變？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了文章的核心訊息！這題要求從片段的細節中提煉出整體的結論，你能選對 (C) 說明你具備了優秀的資訊整合能力。
職場效益的邏輯歸納
文章中提到，短暫的午睡（約 20 分鐘）能有效「讓大腦復甦 (revive the brain)」，並讓員工帶著「煥然一新的熱情與活力 (renewed enthusiasm and energy)」回到崗位。這些描述在語意上直接對應到選項 (C) 的「改善專注力與表現」。雖然文中沒有使用這兩個精確的術語，但透過對「活力」與「腦力提升」的理解，我們能輕易地推論出午睡對工作品質的正面影響。
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