2024年6月英语六级听力真题 卷二 文章2

Passage Two

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I don't want to boast anything, but I have always considered myself something of an elite sleeper.

我不想夸耀什么，但我一直认为自己是某种精英睡眠者。

Given the opportunity, I will sleep for marathon stretches, and can doze through the most extreme situations.

如果有机会，我会在马拉松比赛中睡觉，在最极端的情况下也能打瞌睡。

On one very rough ferry crossing, on the route to the Isles of Scilly, for example, my traveling companion spent the entire 3-hour- ride throwing up in the bathroom, while I dozed happily on a plastic chair.

例如，在前往锡利群岛的途中，在一次非常颠簸的渡轮旅行中，我的旅伴花了整整 3 个小时在洗手间呕吐，而我则惬意地坐在塑料椅上打盹儿。

Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that I am not an elite sleeper after all.

不幸的是，我已经注意到，我终究不是一个精英睡眠者。

It seems I am just lazy, because elite sleepers are defined as the approximately 3 percent of the population who are biologically programmed to need less sleep than the rest of us.

看来我只是懒惰，因为精英睡眠者被定义为大约3%的人口，他们在生理上被安排比我们其他人需要更少的睡眠。

According to a study that came out in March, elite sleepers have rare genetic changes, which means they can sleep fewer hours than mere mortals, without any risk of cognitive decline.

根据今年3月公布的一项研究，睡眠高手拥有罕见的基因变化，这意味着他们可以比普通人睡更少的时间，而不会有认知能力下降的风险。

It may not be possible to change your own genes, but can you train yourself to need less sleep?

改变自己的基因也许是不可能的，但是你能训练自己少睡觉吗？

Is there a non-biological way to reach elite sleeper status? I have spent the past year trying to answer that question.

达到精英睡眠者地位？过去一年我一直在试图回答这个问题。

Not for fun, I should add, but because having a baby has severely disrupted my sleep, for which I still have a great passion.

我得补充一句，不是为了好玩，而是因为生孩子严重干扰了我的睡眠，而我对睡眠仍有极大的热情。

For a while, I assumed I'd be forced to become one of those people who jump out of bed at the crack of dawn.

有一段时间，我以为自己会被迫成为那种在破晓时分跳下床的人

After a year of tough scientific study, however, I have discovered being forced to get up early in the morning is very different from being an early bird.

然而，经过一年艰苦的科学研究，我发现被迫早起和早起是截然不同的。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题12到15是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章。

Question12. What does the speaker say she did on her ride to the Isles of Scilly?

讲话者说她在去锡利群岛的途中做了什么?

Question13. What do we learn from the passage about elite sleepers?

关于睡眠精英我们从这篇文章中了解到什么?

Question14. What has the speaker been trying to find out over the past year?

在过去的一年里，讲话者一直在试图弄清楚什么?

Question15. What has the speaker discovered after a year of tough scientific study?

经过一年艰苦的科学研究，讲话者发现了什么?

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