Question

As is shown in a recent study, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type personality they have. Robert Phipps, a body language expert, has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality.

Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal(胎兒的) position. He found that this is by far the most common bedtime position, sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up(蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.

The second most common position is the log, indicating stubbornness. People sleep with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace, and these people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake up stiffer(更僵硬) than when they went to sleep.” The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.

Yearner(向往型的) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sleep in this style----on their backs with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting great results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead.

Perhaps the most special sleep style is the freefaller position. This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down with arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, feel like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, it also the least comfortable, and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy.

In conclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”

1.Which of the following pictures is the fetal position?

A. B. C. D.

2.The underlined word “rigid” the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.

A. comfortable B. flexible C. stubborn D. strange

3.Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection?

A. The fetal position B. The log position

C. The yearner position D. The freefaller position

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably？

B. A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day.

C. How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day.

D. Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 研究表明人們晚上的睡覺姿勢對人們的性格有很大影響。其中像胎兒樣式的睡姿是最常見的，其次是木頭式的睡姿，這種姿勢的人往往有著比較頑固的性格。向往型睡姿的人們一般都仰面向上，胳膊向上伸直，這種人一般是追求完美的。

1.細節理解題。根據文章末段….sleeping on their side with knees up and head down.可以判斷D選項正確。

2.詞意猜測題。根據文章第三段…The second most common position is the log, indicating stubbornness.可知這種類型的人們是思想比較固執的，由此判斷該詞意思是“頑固”，選C。

3.細節理解題。從文章第四段內容Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting great results,可以推斷向往型睡姿的人往往追求完美，選C。

4.主旨大意題。本文是一篇科學研究類文章，開頭提出中心，根據As is shown in a recent study, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type personality they have.可以判斷本文主要是講述人的性格和睡姿的關系，選D。

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