英语六级阅读理解小练身手(2)
<p> <span word="Baekeland">Baekeland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hartmann">Hartmann</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sleepers">sleepers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teens">teens</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="age">age</span> 15 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="voluntarily">voluntarily</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nightly">nightly</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nightly">nightly</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unconsciousness">unconsciousness</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bothersome">bothersome</span> <span word="interruptions">interruptions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="routines">routines</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sleeps">sleeps</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="active">active</span>, <span word="energetic">energetic</span>, <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span>, <span word="conformist">conformist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="associates">associates</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sleepers">sleepers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sleepers">sleepers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="categorized">categorized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="manic">manic</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sleepers">sleepers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>. <span word="Baekeland">Baekeland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hartmann">Hartmann</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="sleeps">sleeps</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> 9 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nightly">nightly</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sleepers">sleepers</span>.</p>
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