Question

We all wish we could have just one more hour of sleep.

For lucky high school students in England, they’re now going to reset their alarm(闹钟) and get one more hour of sleep. Instead of starting school at 9 a.m., students will begin their school day at 10 a.m.

This is part of a huge study by Oxford University. The experiment( 实验) will see if later classes can help them get good marks.

“We know that something funny happens when you’re a teenager, "a sleep researcher Colin Epsie told The Telegraph. “When you get bad marks, your parents think it is because you're lazy, and everything would be OK if you could get to sleep earlier. Science is telling us that teenagers need to sleep more in the mornings.”

In 2009, some scientists did other similar experiments. They found that 19% students got better marks in Maths and Science.

Is one more hour's sleep good for all students' studies? Yet we’ll have to wait until 2018 to find out these exciting results!

1.Why do the students in England reset their alarm?

A. Because they are too lazy to get up early.    B. Because they want to start school at 9 a.m.

C. Because they can get another hour of sleep.    D. Because the time of their alarms are wrong.

2.Which of the following is True about the experiment?

A. It is studied by Oxford University.    B. We can know the result now.

C. It shows that all students get better marks.    D. It tells us more sleep is bad for students.

3.The scientists do the experiments to      .

A. know more about students' sleep

B. see if it is good for students’ study

C. help students keep healthy

D. see better marks of Maths and Science

4.What does “it” refer to in Paragraph 4?

A. you get to sleep earlier

B. you want to sleep more

C. you do not do well in study

D. you are a teenager

5.We can find this article from       .

A. a travel guide    B. newspaper    C. a cartoon book    D. a food magazine

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. B

【解析】

学生们都盼望他们在早上能多睡一个小时，英国的学生们就很幸运，他们的学校推迟了上学的时间，这是因为科学家们发现得到充足的睡眠对学生们的学习是有利的。我们也盼望这样的事情也会发生在我们身上吧。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Instead of starting school at 9 a.m., students will begin their school day at 10 a.m.可知，英国的学校推迟了上学的时间，学生们早上可以多睡一个小时了，由此可知应选C。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第三段中This is part of a huge study by Oxford University.可知，这个研究是牛津大学实施的一项大研究中的一部分，由此可知A选项符合文意，故选A。根据The experiment( 实验) will see if later classes can help them get good marks.可知B不对；根据When you get bad marks, your parents think it is because you're lazy, and everything would be OK if you could get to sleep earlier.可知C和D不对。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中The experiment( 实验) will see if later classes can help them get good marks.可知，这个实验是想要看看推迟上学的时间，让学生们多睡一会儿是否有利于他们的学习。由此可知应选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第四段中When you get bad marks, your parents think it is because you're lazy,可知，这里的it是指“当你得到不好的分数的时候”，即你学习不好的时候。故应选C。

5.推理判断题。这篇短文讲述了英国的科学家们的一个实验，他们想要看看充足的睡眠对学生们的学习是否有利。短文属于科学知识方面的，报纸往往包罗万象，各方面的内容都有，因此B选项是正确答案。a travel guide旅行指南；a cartoon book卡通书；a food magazine食物杂志。这三个都不符合文意。