课时训练(四) Units 7-12(七下)
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Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Your alarm goes off. The room is still dark. It's not even 6 a.m.! You turn off the alarm. Still, you have to get up for school. You know that by 10 a.m. you will be struggling to stay awake in class.“No one should have to get up this early for school,” you say to yourself.
Some adults agree. Studies show that teens need about nine hours of sleep every night. Some adults would like to see middle schools and high schools open later in the morning so teens can get the more sleep they need.
Other people disagree on the change in school starting times. They think changing the starting times would influence other parts of students' lives. They say a time change would do more harm than good.
What do you think? Should school start later in the morning than it does now?
Yes! School Should Start Later
School should begin later in the day. It would be best for students and their families. Schools that have changed their opening times have had good results. “Test scores and grades are rising,” said an official at a school that made its starting time later.
Parents would not have to bug their teens to wake up early. Students would get home from school the same time of the day as many of their parents get home from work.
Students would need less “catch-up” sleep on weekends. That would give them more time and energy to do things on weekends.
No! School Should Not Start Later
Opening school later is not a good idea. Schools that start later would have to stay open later. That would mean that students would have to give up other important things.
Plenty of students get good grades when their schools open early. Students who are too tired should just go to bed earlier at night.
Also, many parents need their teens to get home early to look after their younger brothers or sisters. Late start times affect many after-school sports and club schedules. Some outside activities may have to be cut short because of a lack of daylight hours.
1.What is one solution to the problem that teens do not often have enough sleep? ( )
A.Parents should wake up teens later.
B.Teens should go to bed early.
C.Schools should start later.
D.Sports and activities should run early.
2.Which of the following is presented in the passage? ( )
A.Sports and activities might be cut short if school starts later.
B.Teenagers do not need as much sleep as people think.
C.Test scores and grades would be lower if school started later.
D.Students would have less time and energy on weekends.
3.The underlined words “a lack of” in the last paragraph most probably mean . ( )
A.having plenty of B.not having enough of
C.being full of D.being fond of
4.The purpose of the passage is to describe . ( )
A.the reasons why it is a good idea to start school later
B.the thoughts why school should start early in the morning
C.the ideas about how to help teenagers get more sleep
D.the arguments for and against school starting later
