Vocabulary
not sleeping
awake
たった数分でも、私の話を聞いていただけませんか？
Would you listen to me, ( ) ( ) for several minutes?
if only
Sleep is not as important for general health as diet or exercise.
False (Scientists now believe that sleep is the single most important factor for general health, more important than diet or exercise. 第1段落第２文）
Losing just one or two hours' sleep a night can have a serious effect on a person's health.
一晩にたった１，２時間の睡眠不足が人の健康に深刻な影響を及ぼすことがある。
What does Dr. Karine Spiegel belong to?
She belongs to the University of Chicago.
to travel regularly (usually daily) between work and home
commute
彼の勇気は称賛してもしすぎることはない。
His bravary ( ) be admired ( ) much.
cannot / too
Each hour of lost sleep would make us drop one IQ point the next day.
True (According to Canadian scientist Dr. Stanly Coren, every hour of sleep lost in a night also causes us to drop one IQ point the next day. 第３段落第１文）
American companies are paying attention to this.
アメリカの企業はこのことに注目しつつある。
According to most sleep experts, how many hours of sleep do humans need every day?
They need at least eight hours of sleep every day.
someone who is paid to work for a person or for a company
employee
その将軍は権力を奪われた。
The shogun was ( ) ( ) his power.
deprived of
The subjests of the sleep deprivation study were divided into three groups.
False (This sleep deprivation study took 48 adults as subjects, and restricted their sleep to a maximum of four, six, or eight hours a night for two weeks; one unlucky subsets was deprived of sleep for three days straight. P 2 第２段落第１文）
The subjests were tested on their cognitive performance as well as their reaction time.
被験者たちは反応時間と同様に認知能力も試された。
How often were the subjects of the sleep deprivation study tested on their cognitive performance?
They were tested once every two hours (unless they were asleep).
the rate at which goods are made, and the amount made, especially in relation to the work, time, and money needed to make them
productivity
その村は水不足に苦しんでいる。
The village is suffering from ( ) ( ) of water.
a lack
The subjects were tested their reaction time instead of their cognitive performance.
False (During their time in the lab, the subjects were tested once every two hours on their cognitive performance as well as their reaction time. P2 第２段落第２文）
In other words, getting only six hours of sleep for two weeks straight was as bad as not sleeping for two days straight.
言い換えれば、２週間６時間しか寝ていないことは、２日間続けて眠らないことと同じくらい悪いことだったのだ。
What were the subjects required to do besides the test?
They were required to answer questions about their mood and any symptoms they were experiencing.
deprivation
私は月平均１０冊の小説を読む。
I read ten novels a month ( ) ( ).
on average
The author wonders how people should cope when they don't get enough sleep.
True (These findings raise quetions about how people cope when they don't get enough sleep. P2 第６段落第１文）
One of the most alarming results of this study is that the six-hour sleep group didn't rate their sleepiness as being that bad.
この研究における最も驚くべき結果の１つは、６時間睡眠のグループは自分たちの眠気がそんなにひどいとは評価しなかったことだ。
According to the passage, what was as bad as not sleeping for two days straight?
Getting only six hours of sleep for two weeks straight.