Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin – a behavioural biologist – describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves. Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin – a behavioural biologist – describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves.
Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours’ sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of ‘sleep debt’.
Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world’s most popular drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation.
What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general. Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on ‘night call’, and may get less than three hours’ sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn’t. As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night.
New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP
According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep.
B. The sun obviously determined our daily routines.
C. The electric light was invented in the 19th century.
D. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep.
Most people need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Some people need less than this,and some people need more..Many people have difficulty sleeping, but they not know why. Most people know it is important not to drink coffee they go to bed. Dr. Schachter suggests, ''You shouldn't use your bedroom as a TV room or an execrise room.You should use it for sleeping only.It's a good idea to have regular sleeping schedule. Get up and go to bed at the same time every day.It's also important not to eat before bedtime. Eating may keep you awake.''
1.Why do people have difficulty sleeping?
=> Many people have difficulty sleeping, but they do not know why.
2. What shouldn't people do before they go to bed?
=> People shouldn't use your bedroom as a TV room or an execrise room.
3. What should people do if they don't want to have difficulty sleeping?
=> They should use it for sleeping only.
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Most people need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Some people need less than this,and some people need more..Many people have difficulty sleeping, but they not know why. Most people know it is important not to drink coffee they go to bed. Dr. Schachter suggests, ''You shouldn't use your bedroom as a TV room or an execrise room.You should use it for sleeping only.It's a good idea to have regular sleeping schedule. Get up and go to bed at the same time every day.It's also important not to eat before bedtime. Eating may keep you awake.''
1.Why do people have difficulty sleeping?
=> They have difficult sleeping, but they not know why.
2. What shouldn't people do before they go to bed?
=> They shouldn't drink coffee before they go to bed.
3. What should people do if they don't wnat to have difficulty sleeping?
=> They should use their bedroom for sleeping only.