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　　新视野英语试题Haveyoueverfeltyourmindgettingconfusedafterasleeplessnightandyoucouldn'tcomeupwithanoriginalthoughtnomatterhowhardyoutried?Youwereprobablyrightifyouthoughtthatwascausedbyalackofsleep.Dr.Ho

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　　Haveyoueverfeltyourmindgettingconfusedafterasleeplessnightandyoucouldn'tcomeupwithanoriginalthoughtnomatterhowhardyoutried?

　　Youwereprobablyrightifyouthoughtthatwascausedbyalackofsleep.Dr.Home,asleepresearcherinEngland,studied24collegestudents.Onegroupgottheirnormaleighthoursofsleep.Theothergroupdidn'tgetanysleepatall—theystayedawakeallnight.Thenextday,Dr.Hometestedthestudents.Heaskedthemquestionsthatrequiredcreativeandoriginalthinking.Oneofthequestionswas"Howmanyusescanaboxbeputto?"

　　Theresults?Thewide-awakestudentsdidwellonthetests.Thetiredstudentsdidpoorly.

　　Researchhasalreadyshownthattiredpeoplecandookayontestsofroutinethinking,likesimpleaddition.ButDr.Hometestedcreativethinkingonly.

　　Aspartofhisstudy,heofferedanamountofmoneyasarewardtothetiredstudentsiftheydidwell.Buteventhisencouragementwasn'tenoughtohelpthestudentsovercometheirtiredness.Theystilldidpoorly.Dr.Homebelievesthatthepartofthebrainwherethinkingtakesplacemaygetwornoutduringwakinghours.Sleepmayhelptorepairthebrainovernight.Withoutanysleep,heemphasizes,"evenifyouthinkharder,youcannotdobetter."

　　Thisstudygivespeoplesomethingtothinkabout,especiallypeoplelikehospitalworkersandairplanepilots,whomuststayawakeallnightandthenmakeemergencydecisions.

　　11.Accordingtothepassage,failuretothinkofnewideasmaybe_____________.

　　A.causedbyalackofsleep

　　B.causedbyhardquestions

　　C.causedbyaweakbrain

　　D.causedbytoomuchstudy

　　12.Tiredpeoplehavenoproblemwith_____________________.

　　A.findingusesforboxes

　　B.makingcreativeideas

　　C.doingsimplemathtests

　　D.takingresearchtests

　　13.Thepurposeforofferingmoneytothetiredstudentswasto_____________.

　　A.helpthemrepairtheirbrains