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A high school in Kngland has found a new solution to allow students to sleep longer in the morning.

The $25,000-a-year Hampton Court House School is starting a 1:30 to 7:00 p. m. timetable in September. It will become the only school in Britain that starts lessons in the afternoon. Head teacher Guy Holloway said the changed hours should help students get higher grades. He said research on human brains shows students can do better if they can sleep longer in the morning. Mr. Holloway said: We want to get students into an environment where they can get quality sleep and their bodies are working well in correct ways."He added: “It's about what works in our neighborhood. ”

The afternoon start is supported by research by Oxford University. Researcher Dr. Paul Kelley saidYou can^ train yourselves to get up at a practical time. He said we are not in control of choosing the best time to work because it's biological (生物钟) 一our nature,just like we have no control over our heartbeat or how our ears do their work. Dr. Kelley added: “Anything you do to change the timing of your body means different parts of your body will not be able to work together at the same time to keep you going and this is where people get ill... It is no fixing it by giving someone an alarm clock. ” A student at the school,Gabriel Purcell-Davis,15. is in support of the idea. He said students are tired all day now, “ …as soon as 10 o’clock hits,that's when we ...do all our work”.

() 1. In what way will the school be different from other schools in Britain?

   A. It will have more students than any other school.

   B. It will ask for more money from the students.

   C. It will begin a school day in the afternoon.

   D. It will have fewer lessons in September.

() 2. The school takes this new move to .

   A. let the students sleep longer in the morning

   B. encourage the students to have lessons at home

   C. help parents spend more time with their children

   D. give the students more chance to work after school

() 3. Mr. Holloway believes that the students can do better by .

   A. spending less time at school

   B. working together with parents

   C. having a good rest in the morning

   D. going home earlier in the afternoon

() 4. Dr. Kelley is trying to tell Us that .

   A. we^ better follow our nature to decide when to work

   B. people can get ill by getting up early in the morning

   C. mornings are the worst time for students to have lessons

   D. the alarm clock is a good invention to keep students at work

() 5. In the end,Gabriel Purcell-DavivS is mentioned to show that .

   A. this new plan is welcomed by the students

   B. most students don5t like the new timetable

   C. students can get higher grades by getting up late

   D. students are tired of going to school in the afternoon

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