Question

Early risers are most likely to be healthy, wealthy and wise, according to the old saying. But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have advantages, researchers say. They have found that night owls（夜貓子） are generally brighter and wealthier than those who are able to get up early in the morning.

Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1,000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late showed the kind of intelligence to find good jobs and earn much money. Larks or “morning people”, however, often get better exam results, possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls.

The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the young people to determine whether they liked to stay up late and sleep later in the morning, or preferred to go to bed early and were at their best state in the morning. School performance and problem solving ability, were judged and test grades in the major subjects were also taken into consideration.

Jim Horne, professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University, said: “Evening types tend（傾向） to be the more creative types, the poets, artists and inventors, while the morning types are considered to be civil servants and accountants（會(huì)計(jì)）. ”

1.The researchers from the University of Madrid found _______.

A．morning people will probably find good jobs and earn a lot

B．morning people show higher intelligence from an early age

C．night owls may earn more money than morning people

D．night owls might be healthier than morning people

2.Early risers often do well in exams possibly because_______.

A．they go to bed by 10p.m. regularly

B．they make full preparations before exam

C．lessons are held at the right time for them

D．they have longer time to prepare for their lessons

3.The research may include questions about the following EXCEPT_______.

A．favorite sports

B．grades in main subjects

C．living habits and body clocks

D．school performance

4. In Jim Horne’ opinion, Larks may choose to be _______ in the future.

A．inventors B．a(chǎn)rtists

C．poets D．civil servants

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要是介紹了一個(gè)顛覆傳統(tǒng)觀念的理論。老話常說，早睡早起者會(huì)更健康、更富有、更聰明。而研究人員的調(diào)查卻表明夜貓子比早起者更聰慧、更有錢。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句話Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1,000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late showed the kind of intelligence to find good jobs and earn much money.可知，夜貓子賺很多的錢。故選擇C。選項(xiàng)A明顯錯(cuò)誤，而選項(xiàng)B、D則未提及。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Larks or “morning people”, however, often get better exam results, possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls�？芍獙＜艺J(rèn)為早起者的成績更好是由于課程設(shè)置的時(shí)間對(duì)于夜貓子不利，換句話說早起者成績好，是由于課程設(shè)置的時(shí)間對(duì)他是恰當(dāng)?shù)摹９蔬x擇C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the young people以及School performance and problem solving ability, were judged and test grades in the major subjects were also taken into consideration.，可知選項(xiàng)B、C、D都提及到了，唯一沒有提及的是選項(xiàng)A，喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)，故選擇A。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的while the morning types are considered to be civil servants and accountants（會(huì)計(jì)）. ”可知早起者適合的工作是公務(wù)員和會(huì)計(jì)。故選項(xiàng)D。

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