The Pros and Cons of Napping
Daytime resting: helpful or harmful?
Getting some sleep, even a short afternoon nap, may seem like a good thing for people with sleep disorders. But for those with insomnia and an already decreased desire to sleep at night, midday shut-eye can actually be counterproductive. So before you curl up on the couch this afternoon, consider whether your quick fix might backfire when you lie down in bed tonight.
Trouble sleeping at night
If you have insomnia, naps present a problem, even if you feel tired during the day. Napping during the day can perpetuate bad sleep habits for people with temporary sleep issues caused by stress, illness, or jet lag too.
“Even just a little bit of a power nap reduces your night time sleep drive,” says Ralph Downey III, PhD, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Califoria. “The nap becomes nothing more than another episode of fragmented sleep.”
Getting through the day
If you don’t have a problem getting your z’s at night, a quick nap can work wonders to pull you through a tiresome or sleep-deprived day. In fact, a 2008 study found that a 45-minute daytime nap can improve memory function. And previous studies have found that naps can lower blood pressure.
Those who suffer from narcolepsy or shift-work syndrome may also benefit from daytime naps, says James Wyatt, PhD, director of the Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Fatigue could be a warning sign
If you’re constantly fighting the urge to sleep during the day and falling asleep instantly at night, you might have obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which you stop breathing while you sleep.
In this case, naps won’t help. By wearing a continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) machine that flows oxygen through your nose, however, you’ll likely sleep more soundly and wake refreshed whether from a good night’s rest or a quick catnap.
1. If you suffer from insomnia________.A.midday shut-eye may be helpful |
B.a short afternoon nap is probably a good thing |
C.napping during the day is considered a good habit |
D.a little bit of a power nap decreases your night time sleep desire |
A.who have a problem falling into sleep at night |
B.whose memory is not good enough |
C.who suffer from shift-work syndrome |
D.whose blood pressure is too high |
A.naps are helpful for those who have obstructive sleep apnea |
B.more oxygen through your nose might improve sleep quality |
C.a 45-minute daytime nap can be beneficial for those with insomnia |
D.a quick nap can pull everyone through a sleep-deprived day |
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【推荐1】Gerty Cori, the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was born Gerty Theresa Radnitz in Prague in 1896. Gerty decided at the age of sixteen to study medicine. She entered the Realgymnasium at Tetschen, from which she graduated in 1914, and then went to the Medical School of the German University of Prague. While in medical school, Gerty met Carl Cori, a classmate who shared both her love of skiing and mountain climbing and her interest in laboratory research. In 1920, the two published the results of their first joint research, received their medical degrees, and married each other.
Gerty’s first research position was as an assistant in the Karolinen Children’s Hospital in Vienna. In 1922, Carl Cori moved to the United States to join the staff of the New York State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases in Buffalo, New York. Gerty Cori moved a few months later, starting as an assistant pathologist ( 病理学家) at the Institute and later rising to an assistant biochemist. In 1928, the Coris became US citizens.
In 1931, Carl Cori accepted the position of chairman of the Department of Pharmacology of the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), while Gerty Cori was hired as a research fellow. In the early 1940s the Coris moved to the Department of Biological Chemistry. Gerty Cori was made an associate ( 副) professor of Research Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology in 1943. She was elevated to the rank ( 级别) of professor of Biological Chemistry in July 1947, the same year she and her husband were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on the metabolism of glycogen (糖代谢).
In 1947, Gerty Cori began showing the signs of myelofibrosis, an unusual blood disease. She fought the disease for ten years, refusing to give up her research until the last few months of her life. Gerty Cori died on October 26, 1957.
1. What can we learn about Gerty’s husband?A.He shared the same interests with Gerty. |
B.He moved to the USA later than Gerty. |
C.He married Gerty while in medical school. |
D.He studied pathology under the influence of Gerty. |
a. She moved to the USA.
b. She won the Nobel Prize.
c. She met her husband Carl.
d. She got a job in the WUSM.
e. She received her medical degree.
A.e, a, c, b, d | B.c, e, a, d, b |
C.e, c, a, d, b | D.c, a, e, b, d |
A.Adapted. | B.Defeated. | C.Promoted. | D.Committed. |
A.She was satisfied with her later life. | B.She was in poor health all her life. |
C.She died of a common disease. | D.She was very mentally strong. |
【推荐2】Robots have been taking our jobs since the 1960s. However, humans haven't become completely redundant (多余的) because these robots may be very efficient but they're also kind of stupid.
The era(时代) of "Industry 4.0" is being driven by the same technological advances that enable the abilities of the smartphones in our pockets. It is a mix of low-cost and high-power computers, high-speed communication and artificial intelligence.
A.They do not think |
B.But there is still some way to go |
C.While these machines are getting smarter |
D.What's coming next is known as "deep learning" |
E.It comes down to the question of what a robot really is |
F.This change will be so significant that it will create a new industrial revolution. |
G.This will produce smart robots with better sensing and communication abilities. |
【推荐3】The next time you need to get somewhere, you may be able to follow your nose. A study has found that a strong sense of smell is associated with a strong sense of direction.
Researchers conducted an experiment at McGill University in Canada. Fifty-seven adults were invited to participate in a virtual “way-finding task" in which they had to make their way around a virtual environment. They were given 20 minutes to learn about the virtual city. After having passed by each of eight landmarks at least twice, the participants were placed in front of one of the landmarks and asked to find the most direct route to one assigned by the researchers.
The participants also smelled 40 scented (有香气的) pens one at a time. After a brief sniff, the participants chose one word that best identified the smell from four words on a screen.
An additional exercise used a virtual maze (迷宫) to determine if the participants were more likely to rely on landmarks to find the way or if they used a more habit-based method built over time as people traveled the same route over and over again.
What the researchers found was that those with the ability to correctly identify the smells of the pens also had the easiest time performing the way-finding task by way of landmarks. A strong sense of smell was not identified in the participants who used the more habit-based method.
The connection between the sense of smell and way-finding likely came about as a result of the evolution of the nervous system. The original function of the sense of smell in humans may have been intended to support our spatial memory.
Keep that in mind the next time you get lost going to the dentist. It won't prevent you from getting horribly lost, but it's good food for thought along the way.
1. How does the author support his argument?A.By examining differences. | B.By doing virtual experiment. |
C.By providing examples. | D.By analyzing cause. |
A.Decide whether they liked the smell. |
B.Use a sentence to describe the smell. |
C.Choose a suitable word for the smell. |
D.Find the landmark that featured the smell. |
A.The way of using landmarks. | B.More experience in describing things. |
C.Quick adjustment to the virtual world. | D.A more habit-based way-finding method. |
【推荐1】India’s robotic spacecraft landed on the moon undamagedly on August 23, 2023, a historic achievement for the country’s growing space program.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission is the first ever to touch down at the lunar south pole. Many nations and private companies have set their sights on the region because of its ice, thought to be buried in the polar craters. The natural resources are coveted because they could supply drinking water, air, and rocket fuel for future missions, ushering a new era in spaceflight.
The success also means India has been one of countries who have landed a spacecraft on the moon. The victory comes four years after India’s previous mission, Chandrayaan-2, crashed.
An Indian official, who watched the live stream from Johannesburg, South Africa, said, “On this joyous occasion, I would like to address all the people of the world: India’s successful moon mission is not just India’s alone. This success belongs to all humanity.”
About 60 years have passed since the first unpiloted (无人驾驶的) moon landings, but touching down is still demanding. The moon’s atmosphere is very thin, providing virtually no drag to slow a spacecraft down as it approaches the ground. Furthermore, there are no GPS systems on the moon to help guide a craft to its landing spot. Engineers have to make up for these shortcomings from about 239,000 miles away.
Over the past four years, private companies and other nations have tried and failed. But perhaps now there’s more hope.
The Indian official said, “I’m confident that all countries in the world including those from the global south are capable of achieving such a success. We can all aspire (渴望) to the moon and beyond.”
1. What does the underlined word “coveted” in paragraph 2 mean?A.Desired. | B.Legal. | C.Tough. | D.Balanced. |
A.It was connected by Chandrayaan-3. |
B.It landed on the south surface of the moon. |
C.It was the first to touch down at the south pole. |
D.It fell and broke when carrying out space mission. |
A.The unfamiliar preens for scientists. |
B.The materials used to make the spaceship. |
C.The shortage of previous successful cases. |
D.The limitation of the moon’s atmosphere and technology. |
A.Indifferent. | B.Positive. | C.Objective. | D.Doubtful. |
【推荐2】Scientists have discovered what they believe is the world’s largest plant, an underwater field of sea grass that stretches for 1.12 miles off the west coast of Australia. This huge meadow (草地) has spread widely all through Shark Bay. The sea grass plant is believed to be around 4, 500 years old.
Many plants create new plants by growing flowers and spreading seeds. The DNA of the plants that grow from these seeds is slightly different from the DNA of the plants that the seeds came from. By comparing the DNA from their samples, the scientists hoped to get an idea of how many different sea grass plants there were in the meadow.
What they learned shocked them — all of the grass samples had almost exactly the same DNA. That meant that they were all just one plant, one big sea grass plant spreading out over 77 square miles. This makes it the largest known plant in the world by far.
So how has the Shark Bay sea grass grown so large? Instead of spreading with flowers arid seeds, it spreads by cloning (克隆) itself. As its roots spread out under the sea floor, new plants shoot up from those roots.
The sea grass in Shark Bay is also unusual in another way. It’s a “polyploid”. Usually, an organism (有机体) has two parents, and gets half of its DNA from each. But polyploid organisms have all of the DNA from both parents, meaning they have twice as much DNA. The scientists think the extra DNA may make it easier for the sea grass to survive in difficult conditions.
The Shark Bay sea grass generally grows and spreads about 14 inches a year. Because of the history of Shark Bay and the rate of growth, the scientists believe that the plant is about 4, 500 years old.
1. Why do scientists compare the DNA of the sea plants?A.To find ways to protect sea plants. |
B.To discover the diversity of sea plants. |
C.To identify the oldest plants in the sea. |
D.To explore the unknown ocean resources. |
A.Its DNA cannot be cloned. |
B.It blooms and bears many seeds. |
C.Its roots are a connected whole. |
D.It is the fastest growing grass in the world. |
A.Gaining the ability to grow bigger. |
B.Getting parts of the parents’ DNA. |
C.Having an advantage over every sea plant. |
D.Being more adaptable to tough conditions. |
A.Genetic Changes in Sea Grass | B.Ecological Status of the Sea Floor |
C.Scientists Found World’s Largest Plant | D.New Underwater Grass Is Discovered |
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