职称英语综合类阅读理解第14篇Sleep.docxVIP

Sleep 睡眠We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours sleep alternating with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that,broadly speaking,the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.我们都知道人们每天正常活动的周期是大约7—8小时的睡眠与大约16～17小时的清醒相交替。一般来说，睡眠时间通常与黑夜的长短相一致。Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified. 我们目前关心的是要改变这一周期可以有多简单，并且可以改变到何种程度。The question is no mere academic one3.这不只是个简单的学术问题。The case,for example,with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry w