Question

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1. 1.
   What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?
   1. A.
      It doesn’t tell the truth.
   2. B.
      It is quite true.
   3. C.
      It is impossible.
   4. D.
      I don’t think it’s right.
2. 2.
   Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?
   1. A.
      They play computer games.
   2. B.
      They watch videos late.
   3. C.
      They have to do a lot of housework.
   4. D.
      They have to do a lot of homework.
3. 3.
   When do students in most American high schools have to get up?
   1. A.
      At 7:30 am.
   2. B.
      At 6:00 am.
   3. C.
      At 9:00 am.
   4. D.
      At about 7:00 am.
4. 4.
   Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?
   1. A.
      The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.
   2. B.
      The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.
   3. C.
      The writer usually does a survey.
   4. D.
      Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.
5. 5.
   What’s the main idea of the passage?
   1. A.
      Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.
   2. B.
      Many American high school students are sleepy in class.
   3. C.
      Many kids have too much homework to do.
   4. D.
      Students can’t play computer games.

Answer 1

BDBBA
1.词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车).”理解可知。这句话的大体意思就是“这句话基本正确或接近正确。”故选B。
2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it.”理解可知。大部分学生开夜车的主要原因就是做家庭作业。故选D。
3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus.”理解可知。美国的高中生基本在6：00起床，故选B。
4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“I usually go to bed around midnight.”理解可知。我经常在半夜去睡觉，故选B。
5.理解归纳题，通读全文理解可知，本篇文章主要是分析学生缺乏睡眠的原因，并且应该采取措施来解决这一问题。