Question

【題目】

For a long time, scientists have said that teenagers should not start school before 8 in the morning. They said it is bad for teens’ health and their grades. More schools around the country are starting to listen. Some of those schools are in Seattle. They will start school at 8:45 in the morning.

Last year, a big group of doctors which is made up of pediatricians (兒科醫(yī)師) said starting later is a good idea. They said it can improve students’ lives in many ways. Teenagers often fall asleep later than their parents would like. Scientists say that if they start school later, they will get more sleep. They may also do better in school and feel better. “We’re going to look back on this time period and wonder why it took so long,” said Phyllis Payne who works with a group called Start School Later.

Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they do not have enough money. If they did, the city would have to provide more buses and drivers. This would cost millions of dollars. In Seattle, school leaders decided to let teenagers start school later. At first, they also said younger kids had to start earlier. Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start later. They were afraid this would get in the way of after-school activities. Seattle finally carried out a plan to start time later for teens. It happened because school leaders listened to what parents had to say. The final plan was more expensive but also more popular, said Cindy Jatul.

In the city of Chicago, the school district tried to make start times later for teens. The plan failed because school leaders did not listen to parents. “It backfired (事與愿違) terribly,” Jatul said. Seattle was more successful because the city listened to parents.

Bridget Shelton is a freshman at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School. She thinks the change in start times will help her get more sleep. Katie Benmar is a sophomore (二年級學(xué)生). She is not happy about the later start time. She thinks her life will just move around.

【1】In Paragraph 1, which of the following sentences is true?

A.Scientists have said that teenagers should start school later recently.

B.Some schools can’t change start times because of the shortage of money.

C.Some of the schools in Seattle are starting to later the time.

D.Scientists said starting school earlier is nothing bad for teens’ grades.

【2】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that ________.

A.Doctors believe that it’s healthy for teenagers to fall asleep later than their parents.

B.Doctors say that when teens sleep more, their grades often improve.

C.Doctors think that starting times later will improve kids’ lives.

D.Doctors want schools to start later, but most schools say it is too expensive.

【3】According to the passage, ________ gives the opinion against the later start times?

A.Cindy JatulB.Bridget SheltonC.Phyllis PayneD.Katie Benmar

【4】The description of paragraph 4 is used to ________.

A.give a main idea and details about start times in one city.

B.compare similar events in two different cities.

C.talk about the causes of later start times.

D.show a timeline of events in two different cities.

【5】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.The plan in Seattle was more expensive but successful because the city listened to leaders.

B.Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they can’t afford to do so.

C.Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start earlier.

D.Scientists say students in Chicago may not do better in school even if they start school later.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是新聞報道，對美國一些學(xué)校推遲上學(xué)時間進(jìn)行了報道，展示了醫(yī)生、學(xué)校、城市、家長和學(xué)生的不同反應(yīng)，指出越來越多的學(xué)校開始推遲上學(xué)時間。

【1】題意：在第一段中，下列哪個句子是正確的?考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. 科學(xué)家們說最近青少年應(yīng)該晚些上學(xué)；根據(jù)For a long time, scientists have said that teenagers should not start school before 8 in the morning可知說法錯誤。B. 有些學(xué)校因為缺錢而不能改變上課時間；根據(jù)第三段Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they do not have enough money.可知不在第一段，說法錯誤。C.西雅圖的一些學(xué)校開始推遲上課時間；根據(jù)Some of those schools are in Seattle. They will start school at 8:45 in the morning可知說法正確。D. 科學(xué)家們說，早上學(xué)對青少年的成績沒有壞處；根據(jù)第一段可知沒有提及，說法錯誤。綜合以上分析，故選C。

【2】題意：第二段主要告訴我們 �？疾槎我饫斫�。根據(jù)兒科醫(yī)生的話starting later is a good idea. They said it can improve students’ lives in many ways.（晚一點開始是個好主意。他們說，它可以在很多方面改善學(xué)生的生活）結(jié)合they will get more sleep. They may also do better in school and feel better（上學(xué)晚他們會有更多的睡眠。他們也可能在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)更好，感覺更好）可知介紹了推遲上課時間的好處，Doctors want schools to start later, but most schools say it is too expensive.符合題意，故選C。

【3】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，Katie Benmar提出了反對推遲上課時間的意見�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Katie Benmar is a sophomore. She is not happy about the later start time. She thinks her life will just move around.（Katie Benmar是一名大二學(xué)生。她對較晚的開始時間感到不高興。她認(rèn)為她的生活將只是移動）可知Katie Benmar不贊成晚上課，故選D。

【4】題意：第4段的描述是用來比較兩個不同城市的類似事件�？疾槎我饫斫�。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容，將芝加哥的失敗和西雅圖的成功進(jìn)行了對比，可知家長的支持是成功的關(guān)鍵，compare similar events in two different cities（比較兩個不同城市的類似事件）符合題意，故選B。

【5】題意：從文章中，我們可以得知 。考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. 西雅圖的計劃耗資更大，但很成功，因為這個城市聽取了領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的意見；根據(jù)Seattle was more successful because the city listened to parents.可知說法錯誤。B. 圣保羅的一些學(xué)校不能改變上課時間，因為他們負(fù)擔(dān)不起；根據(jù)Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they do not have enough money可知說法正確。C. 無論是年幼孩子的父母還是像那所學(xué)校的年長孩子的父母都不會提早上學(xué)；根據(jù)Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start later.可知說法錯誤。D. 科學(xué)家們說，即使芝加哥的學(xué)生上學(xué)晚了，他們在學(xué)校的表現(xiàn)也不一定更好；根據(jù)Scientists say that if they start school later, they will get more sleep可知說法錯誤。綜合以上分析，故選B。