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【題目】 When we wake up feeling sleepy and with dark circles under eyes, many of us often think "I'm going to go to bed earlier tomorrow!" But however determined (有決心的) we are. Chances are that we don't stick to our promise.

This behavior is called "bedtime procrastination (拖延癥) , and results from lack of (缺乏) self-control and our body clock. Reported Huffpost.

According to a study carried out by a group of health psychologists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands (荷蘭)in 2014, bedtime procrastination is a common problem. In their study, 53 percent of the2, 400participants (參與者)said they didn't follow their sleep schedule (日程) , delaying (延遲) it at last twice a week.

It's found that they delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn't stop doing other trivial (瑣碎的) things, which were keeping them up in he first place.

"People who generally have trouble fighting against temptations (誘惑) and sticking to their intentions (意圖) are also more likely to delay going to bed, "Floor Kroese, a psychologist at Utrecht University, further explained to HuffPost.

Yet, according to scientists, lack of self-control is not the only thing to blame (責(zé)備) . Our body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime.

In order to check the influence of the body clock on sleep, psychologists at Um University in Germany studied the sleep patterns (模式)of 108 people in February. It was found that those who get up late are more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning.

And more surprisingly, night owls (夜貓子) would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday, even though they had to get up early for work and school. It's their special body cock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime, reported Popular Science.

【1】What does the underlined word "postpone" in Paragraph 7 probably mean?

A.make changes aboutB.forget aboutC.put awayD.put off

【2】What did the study by Utrecht University find?

A.53 percent of the participant delay their bedtime every day.

B.The lack of self-control is the only reason for bedtime procrastination.

C.Bedtime procrastination is particularly common among the Dutch

D.They delayed bedtime because they kept doing trivial things.

【3】What's the best title of this passage?

A.A common problemB.A study carried out by psychologists

C.Bedtime procrastinationD.Our special body clock

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文主要講了“睡覺拖延癥”以及造成這種癥狀的原因。

【1】

詞句猜測題。文章的最后的一段“And more surprisingly, night owls (夜貓子) would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday, even though they had to get up early for work and school. It's their special body cock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime, reported Popular Science.”談到了更令人驚奇的是它們特殊的身體器官在推遲就寢時間方面發(fā)揮了作用�？赏茰y劃線詞所在段落講的也是推遲就寢方面的事情�？赏茰y“It was found that those who get up late are more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning.”談到的應(yīng)該是那些起床晚的人比那些每天早起的人更有可能推遲就寢時間。故劃線詞的意思是put off（推遲），故選D。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“It's found that they delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn't stop doing other trivial (瑣碎的) things, which were keeping them up in he first place.” 句中談到了推遲就寢時間因為他們不能停止做其他瑣事，這些瑣事首先讓他們無法入睡。選項D符合文意，故選D。

【3】

主旨大意題。本文主要講了“睡覺拖延癥”以及造成這種癥狀的原因。故選C。