Question

    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 (有决心的) we are. Chances are that we don't stick to our promise.

This behavior is called "bedtime procrastination (拖延症) , 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 (荷兰)in 2014, bedtime procrastination is a common problem. In their study, 53 percent of the2, 400participants (参与者)said they didn't follow their sleep schedule (日程) , delaying (延迟) 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 (琐碎的) things, which were keeping them up in he first place.

"People who generally have trouble fighting against temptations (诱惑) and sticking to their intentions (意图) 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 (责备) . 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 (夜猫子) 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 about B.forget about C.put away D.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 problem B.A study carried out by psychologists

C.Bedtime procrastination D.Our special body clock

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

【解析】

本文主要讲了“睡觉拖延症”以及造成这种症状的原因。

1.

词句猜测题。文章的最后的一段“And more surprisingly, night owls (夜猫子) 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.”谈到了更令人惊奇的是它们特殊的身体器官在推迟就寝时间方面发挥了作用。可推测划线词所在段落讲的也是推迟就寝方面的事情。可推测“It was found that those who get up late are more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning.”谈到的应该是那些起床晚的人比那些每天早起的人更有可能推迟就寝时间。故划线词的意思是put off（推迟），故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据文中的句子“It's found that they delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn't stop doing other trivial (琐碎的) things, which were keeping them up in he first place.” 句中谈到了推迟就寝时间因为他们不能停止做其他琐事，这些琐事首先让他们无法入睡。选项D符合文意，故选D。

3.

主旨大意题。本文主要讲了“睡觉拖延症”以及造成这种症状的原因。故选C。