hce_tcu
106年
英文
第 39 題
📖 題組：
(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 of the following can be inferred from Dr. James B. Maas' suggestions?
- A Daily naps no shorter than 40 minutes compensate sleep loss.
- B Long naps taken on the weekend are healthier than brief naps taken daily.
- C Naps should be scheduled about eight hours before bed time.
- D Taking short naps regularly is as important as exercising daily.
思路引導 VIP
當我們想強調一件事情的正當性與重要性時，常會把它比喻成另一件社會大眾公認有益的良好習慣。請回想一下，博士在文章第一段中，將「午睡」比作哪一種我們每天都應該進行的健康活動呢？
🤖
AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精確捕捉到文章開頭的核心論點，展現了優異的資訊檢索與理解能力。這題的關鍵在於第一段 Dr. Maas 的直接引述，他明確提到午睡不應該被排斥，反而應該具備**「每日運動」（daily exercise）般的地位**。這句話直接支撐了選項 (D) 的推論，即規律的短暫午睡與運動同樣重要，都是維護健康不可或缺的一環。
核心觀念：類比與重要性
這題的設計非常有意思，它考驗你對文字「態度」的辨識。雖然文章後半部提到了許多生理時鐘的數據（如醒後 8 小時），但那多半是執行層面的細節，容易成為具誘導性的干擾項（如選項 C）；而 (D) 選項則是抓住了 Maas 博士提倡午睡的核心價值觀。這種**「核心精神 vs. 細節數據」**的辨析，正是本題用來區分考生是否真正讀懂作者意圖的鑑別點。這類題目難度適中，只要能靜下心來對比選項與文本的對應關係，就不容易被數字陷阱所迷惑。