“Snowplow(扫雪机) parenting” is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
“‘Helicopter (直升机) parenting’ means monitoring their kids’ every activity, which is out of date.” Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. “Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children’s path to success so that they don’t have to meet failure or lose opportunities.”
There is a mother who started a charity in her son’s name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn’t like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.
A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids’ bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.
As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.
Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that “snowplow parenting” is not a reasonable approach. “The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid,” she said.
1. How does Julie like “snowplow parenting”?| A．It is unreasonable. | B．It is advanced. |
| C．It is accepted by teachers. | D．It is refused by rich people. |
| A．Parents make kids popular. | B．Parents provide little money for kids. |
| C．Parents ask kids to care for themselves. | D．Parents watch over kids’ every activity. |
| A．Do as wealthy parents do. | B．Make kids be prepared. |
| C．Make roads be prepared. | D．Do as little as possible. |
| A．Helicopter Parenting. | B．The Similarity in Parenting. |
| C．A Research on Parenting. | D．A New Kind of Parenting. |
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Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.
Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.
Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.
“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”
“I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”
Silence.
Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well….” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.
This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.
As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.
Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.
1. What do we know from the first paragraph?| A．The author’s father was born in a worker’s family. |
| B．Those born stupid could not change their life. |
| C．The town elders wanted to learn about the world. |
| D．The poor could hardly afford school education. |
| A．one new thing | B．a request |
| C．the news | D．some comment |
| A．enjoyed talking about news |
| B．knew very well about Nepal |
| C．felt regret about those wasted days |
| D．appreciated his father’s educational technique |
| A．Continual learning. | B．Showing talents. |
| C．Family get-together. | D．Winning Papa’s approval. |
| A．an educator expert at training future teachers |
| B．a parent insistent on his children’s education |
| C．a participant willing to share his knowledge |
| D．a teacher strict about everything his students did |
One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate (本科生) education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum (课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits (学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting (稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns (实习生) in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.
1. The first paragraph serves as a(n)________．| A．explanation | B．definition | C．introduction | D．comment |
| A．most American universities are against the “three-year degree” model |
| B．many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” model |
| C．professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” model |
| D．the “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient |
| A．college students are offered the co-op program |
| B．electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits |
| C．all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation |
| D．some excellent students can graduate ahead of time |
| A．the author is a college professor |
| B．the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford |
| C．the author considers the university education quality very important |
| D．the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students |
| A．It’s time to shorten the learning process |
| B．Best learning takes place over time |
| C．University education should be watered down |
| D．College education calls for reform |
【推荐3】The spring break, as the name suggests, mentions the custom among American schools, colleges and universities to give their students a full week off from their studies at some time during the spring season. The dates of the spring break will vary from school to school. Some schools time their breaks to fit in with the Easter weekend, allowing students to travel home for that important holiday, while others time the spring break to St. Patrick’s Day.
While some college students might indeed use their spring breaks to catch up on their studies or to spend time with their family, many others travel to resorts （度假胜地）, in or out of the United States, in order to get together with their friends, sometimes on occasions that involve a great deal of drinking and public disorder. For many years, Fort Lauderdale, Florida was a popular destination for students from all over the country, until local residents said no to the damage caused by the students. The same case occurred in popular Daytona Beach, Florida.
Many American communities still turn a blind eye to the disruption （破坏）, however, since spring break traffic is an important factor in the local economy, despite the fact that most college students are under the minimum legal drinking age of 21. Tour companies provide special discounted spring break packages for the students to Mexico or countries of the Caribbean. These countries often have a lower minimum drinking age than the United States or are more tolerant of underage drinking.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Students have spring breaks to celebrate the Easter. |
| B．Not all schools have spring breaks. |
| C．Students are not allowed to go home in the spring break. |
| D．American students in different schools may have spring breaks at different times. |
| A．none of the students made good use of the spring break |
| B．students caused trouble during the spring break |
| C．they didn’t want to join the students in their celebration |
| D．the spring break was mainly intended for local college students |
| A．American communities respect the students’ choices |
| B．many American communities obey the law because the spring break is a legal holiday |
| C．making money from the tourism is more important for many American communities |
| D．the damage caused by students is never worth paying attention to |
【推荐1】London is in a valley. So towns in valleys see the surrounding air staying to the lower point. During the night, cold air from surrounding hills falls down in the valleys. The fog reputation of London, which called the smog, comes from the fact that the houses were, in the past, heated by coal. Houses and factories gave off much pollution in the air and, in order to condense (浓缩) into tiny water droplets, moisture (湿度) needs to be in contact with something that has a mass. So, the valley, the city, the coal heating, a high pressure with no wind and staying air... and you get the London’s smog.
In common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952,more than 4,000 people died in London because of the worst smog. The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot.
Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991,there was very little wind in London and pollution increased a lot. As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days.
Part of the problem is the new “out of town” shopping centers. In the past, people often walked to shops near their homes or went by bus. Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. As a result, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping.
Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people cycle to work. Some people also travel to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and cost.
Sometimes people take “direct action”. In 1995,for example, many people wanted to stop a new road from being built near Newbury. They set up houses in trees and lived there for many months. It took a long time to force the people out of the trees before the construction work on the road could continue.
1. Which of the following isn’t the direct cause of smog in London?| A．The valley. | B．The staying air. | C．The coal heating. | D．The developed industry. |
| A．The government once introduced a law against smog from cars and factories. |
| B．London is much cleaner than before so nobody dies from pollution any longer. |
| C．Now smog in London mainly comes from cars. |
| D．The “direct action” taken in 1995 was a successful example of people reducing the use of cars. |
| A．They prefer to do shopping in big shopping centers outside the town. |
| B．Small shops near their homes have disappeared. |
| C．Many new shopping centers have appeared outside the town. |
| D．It has become a fashion to do shopping in large shopping centers. |
| A．To Reduce the Use of Cars | B．The Disadvantages Brought by the Use of Cars |
| C．Smog from Cars in Britain | D．People’s Actions against Smog |
【推荐2】Tiny microbes(微生物)are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone(石灰石)，with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa.
Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi(霉菌)and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root.
The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2 from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees, leaves and in the form of limestone, the mineral in the soil makes it more suitable for agriculture.
The discovery could lead to reforestation(重新造林)projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India.
The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2 as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future&Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme.
Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the research, said: "By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech, safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries?5
1. The passage is mainly introducing .| A．some useful natural fungi and bacteria |
| B．a newly-found tree in West Africa |
| C．a new way to deal with greenhouse gas |
| D．the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists |
| A．Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil. |
| B．Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil. |
| C．The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become. |
| D．CO2 can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria. |
| A．Soil. | B．Carbon. | C．Carbon dioxide. | D．Limestone. |
| A．The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth. |
| B．Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years, |
| C．West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world. |
| D．Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem. |
| A．has been popularized in Bolivia, Haiti and India |
| B．can save a lot of seriously destroyed woods |
| C．can be used to improve the farming land |
| D．should be spread all around the world in the future |
【推荐3】International Tiger Day is an annual celebration to raise the awareness of tiger conservation. It’s held on 29 July. Governments and citizens across the world organize awareness programs on that day to spread the importance of protecting tigers.
From ancient times, tigers were the subject of constant attraction for their beauty, size and sometimes mythical stories related to them. People’s fascination (迷恋) for tigers is obvious from the fact that tigers are still a part of many national symbols and flags. Tigers are the largest cat species. Unfortunately, the population of tigers is fast decreasing. Every part of tigers from tail to skin to nail is traded in the illegal market for very high values. Many tigers are hunted, which is one of the key threats to their existence. They are also caught and raised as pets. 97 percent of the world tiger populations decreased in the last 100 years and only 3,890 tigers are left. If tigers get extinct, we will lose a species. And it also means that enough forests have been destroyed, which may endanger many other species.
For us, tigers are symbols of wildlife’s fighting for survival. It reminds us of the dangers we face because of people’s over-exploitation (过度开发) of the nature. It’s an opportunity as well. Many efforts are on the way to double the tiger population by 2024. Strict national and international laws are against hunting and trading tigers. As a result, the number of tigers in the wild has risen for the first time in more than 100 years. Even though this is just a small increase, it’s a huge symbolic victory in our efforts against the destruction of forests and wildlife. It’s very important that we all join together in this effort, not only to save tigers, but also to save our forests.
1. What can we learn about International Tiger Day?| A．It’s celebrated on 29 June. | B．It’s held once every four years. |
| C．Lots of money is collected on that day. | D．Some activities are held worldwide for it. |
| A．Tigers are uncommon. | B．Tigers might destroy their homes. |
| C．Tigers are very dangerous animals | D．Tigers can be used to show a nation’s spirit. |
| A．they are hunted for trade in illegal markets | B．they are not as healthy as before |
| C．many people keep them as pets | D．some of them are kept in zoos |
| A．We’ve acheived nothing in protecting tigers. |
| B．The population of tigers has been doubled. |
| C．We should put more effort into protecting tigers. |
| D．The lack of food is the key threat to tigers’ existence. |
Jobs
The number of jobs forecast to be created this year will be revealed at the annual session. In the past two years, despite an economic slowdown, the number of newly created jobs has increased steadily. China is promoting employment through encouraging business start-ups, cutting red tape and delegating power to lower-level governments.
Military
China's military expenditure (军费) will definitely become one of the most discussed topics during the two sessions in Western and domestic media. The question China faces is how to build and manage a stronger army in new conditions.
Pollution
"We will resolutely declare war against pollution as we declared war against poverty," said Premier Li Keqiang at the parliamentary sessions last year. A poll has showed that pollution-control and environmental protection remains one of the biggest areas of public concern ahead of the two sessions.
United States
Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay a State visit to the United States in September. Last year, China and the United States reached consensus in aspects including visa arrangements, trade and military trust. The two sides also released the landmark China U.S. Joint Announcement on Climate Change. Reporters will try to get some hints on how China and the United States will rise above their differences.
1. How many hot topics will be discussed at the “two sessions”? .
| A．4 | B．5 | C．More than 4 | D．Less than five |
| A．In the past two years, the number of newly-created jobs has decreased because of economic slowdown. |
| B．As for military, China focuses on how to build and manage a stronger army in new conditions. |
| C．Xi Jinping paid a State visit to the United States in September last year. |
| D．According to Premier Li Keqiang, declaring war against pollution is more important than declaring war against poverty. |
| A．choose | B．discuss | C．raise | D．collect |
【推荐2】A man who dined regularly in his favorite restaurant complained about the bread. “It wasn’t fair,” he emphasized, “that other restaurants served lots of bread.” But here he got only one piece. So the next time he came in, they served him four pieces. He still complained it wasn’t enough.
On his next visit his server brought him a dozen piece. The man still complained, “The other restaurants give all the bread you can eat.”
The restaurant decided to be ready for him the next day. They had an enormous loaf of bread prepared. It was six feet long and two feet wide. Four people carried the loaf to his table. They put it down in front of him. It took up half the table and hung over both sides. The chef stood back to see how the customer would react.
He looked over the loaf and commented, “So, we’re back to one piece again, aren’t we?”
Like this man, we volunteer to be victims, but in more suitable ways. We believe life is unfair, people are untrustworthy and that we are getting a bad shake. We think everyone should know just how terrible things are and we feel responsible to tell them. The problem is that life sometimes is unfair and we can be victimized, but the greater truth is that people can decide whether they are victims or victors. They can feel helpless and miserable, or they can try to feel strong. Happy people have learned that they cannot always control their circumstances, but they can often control how they will respond.
Lewis Dunning said, “What life means to us is determined not so much by what life brings to us as by the attitude we bring to life; not so much by what happens to us as by our reaction to what happens.”
1. What did the man complain about the enormous bread?| A．It was still not enough to eat. | B．It returned to one piece again. |
| C．It was overbaked by the chef. | D．It was too large to eat at a time. |
| A．He wanted to play tricks. | B．He hoped to get more bread. |
| C．He might have a mental disorder. | D．He took a negative attitude to life. |
| A．To be a victim or a victor? | B．Little actions, big impact |
| C．Make your choice count | D．What is the meaning of life? |
【推荐3】Silvano Lattanzi, the master of made — in — Italy shoemaking, was totally conquered by a painting hung in the entrance hall of the very modem Rich Gate, the luxury district in Shanghai.
The painting, before which he knelt down to show his admiration, is the Rich Gale Rose painted by Liu Linghua. who's known as the “Chinese Van Gogh".
It was in May 2016 that Lattanzi first met Liu Linghua who was working on his 15-square-meter great piece. Lattanzi, from the country where Renaissance began, saw the painting accidentally and was immediately impressed by its beauty. He told others that he never imagined that western oil-painting techniques could be developed so well by a Chinese and that this was the best painting he had ever seen.
In the eyes of westerners, Lattanzi is a great master of shoemaking, fashion and arts. His admiration for the Rich Gate Rose well shows the high level of Liu’s painting. Ever since this, the two art masters of different nationalities, different ages and different cultural backgrounds have forged a profound friendship.
When Lattanzi came back to China six months later with the pair of shoes he made for Liu, he insisted on delivering the shoes to Liu himself. The two friends met again al the Rich Gale and Liu Linghua presented an embroidery （刺绣）of his master work The Drunken Beauty in return.
Liu expressed repeatedly that his works should be explained by painting and not the words of compliments. He does not care about the titles, though he is on par with the greatest painters. A leading light or a grand master of art, Liu pays little attention to it. Liu thinks actions are more important than words.
1. We can know from the passage that ______.| A．Lattanzi specially came to see the painting |
| B．Lattanzi is best at oil painting in Europe |
| C．Liu presented an oil painting to Lattanzi in return |
| D．the Rich Gate Rose is an excellent oil painting |
| A．He thinks his works are worthy of the compliments. |
| B．He cares much about the compliments. |
| C．He thinks the words can encourage him all the time. |
| D．He thinks the words can't well explain his works. |
| A．no better than | B．different from |
| C．as good/important as | D．ahead of |
a. Silvano Lattanzi and Liu Linghua became true friends.
b. Silvano Lattanzi knelt down in front of the Rich Gate Rose.
c. Liu Linghua presented Silvano Lattanzi an embroidery.
d. Liu Linghua met Silvano Lattanzi for the first time.
e. Silvano Lattanzi came back to China and met Liu Linghua again at the Rich Gate with the shoes he made for Liu.
| A．e-d-a-c-b | B．a-c-b-d-e |
| C．b-e-d-a-c | D．b-d-a-e-c |
| A．Chinese Van Gogh. | B．Friendship between Masters. |
| C．Western Oil Painting. | D．A Shoemaking Master. |
【推荐1】If you live in a desert, maintaining a supply of fresh water is a challenge. Even in inland deserts, though, water is often present in the air as vapour. The problem is how to obtain this vapour effectively and cheaply. And that is what the researchers of the University of Connecticut hope they have managed to do.
Whether water can be got from the air depends on the air's relative humidity（湿度）. A good way to get air to give up some of its water is to cool it to the point where its relative humidity is 100%. Sometimes this happens naturally at night, causing mist and dew to form. These can be collected in special traps in areas where liquid water is rare. But if night cooling does not bring air all the way up to 100%relative humidity, building water traps out of special materials might give nature a helping hand.
Adsorption（吸附法）is a process which picks water molecules（分子）from the air that has less than 100%relative humidity by attaching them to the surface of a solid material. The molecules are held there by electrostatic connections called Van der Waals forces.
To collect a lot of water in this way requires a material that has two properties. One is a large surface area. The other is an appropriate Van der Waals response. Experimental traps that employ this principle have been made using substances called metal-organic frameworks.
These are porous（多孔的）molecular networks through which the air can circulate. Their porosity gives them a huge surface area. And by picking the right ingredients, such as zirconium, they can be given the necessary Van der Waals properties. This way works, but the technology is costly because of zirconium.
1. How can people get water from the air?| A．By reducing the air's temperature. | B．By using any trap in inland deserts. |
| C．By using a kind of soft materials. | D．By reducing the air's relative humidity. |
| A．Enough air molecules. | B．Normal temperature. |
| C．Metal-organic frameworks. | D．Some experimental tools. |
| A．It is easy to learn. | B．It has been used widely. |
| C．It is refused by experts. | D．It has a disadvantage. |
| A．Come to save water in deserts | B．Challenges of living in a desert. |
| C．Fresh water supply in deserts | D．The air's relative humidity in deserts. |
【推荐2】Cycling has become more popular in the UK recently for a number of reasons. One of those must be the British cycling success at both the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and the London Olympic Games in 2012. Sir Chris Hoy won three gold medals in Beijing and another two in London. He and Jason Kenny are the most successful Olympic cyclists of all time. The UK also won the Tour de Frances six times.
Cycling is not just a sport though, and Tony is just one of the many people who like to cycle long distances because they want to enjoy the natural beauty of the UK. He belongs to Sustrans? a volunteer organization created in the 1980s. Sustrans has combined quieter roads and disused railway tracks to create the National Cycle Network of cycle-friendly routes. Cyclists follow these routes to raise money for charity, but also because they enjoy the scenery across England and like to get away from the busy city life.
Connie lives and works in London and, like half a million Londoners every day，she travels to and from work by bike. Since the introduction of the Congestion Charge where drivers pay to bring a car into the center of London during working hours in 2003, the capital city has seen an almost 50 percent increase in the number of people traveling by bike. Cycling to work takes the same amount of time as it would by bus or tube. Connie says that cycling is cheaper and keeps her fit, too.
Nigel is a campaigner. In addition to traveling to and from work by bicycle, doing some charity rides and generally enjoying cycling, Nigel runs a local campaigning group and helps organize the ‘critical commute’ ---where cyclists gather every last Friday of the month and cycle into work together. For Nigel, cycling is about saving the planet, a cost-effective way of reducing our carbon footprint today.
1. All the factors have contributed to the growth in the number of cyclers in the UK except __________.| A．the cycling success in big sports events |
| B．the desire to join organizations and earn money |
| C．the introduction of the Congestion Charge |
| D．the awareness of protecting the environment |
| A．For health concern. |
| B．For convenience. |
| C．For financial considerations. |
| D．For time management. |
| A．Jason Kenny & Tony. |
| B．Chris Hoy & Connie. |
| C．Connie & Nigel. |
| D．Tony & Nigel. |
【推荐3】Teens and their teachers know well that early-morning classes can be tiring. Doctors now have a solution: for better teen health, push the sleep button on school start times. Janet Croft, who studies teens and sleep at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention(CDC)in Atlanta high schools, says, “Most teens are actually brain dead when they go to these early classes. Too many students start their day as walking zombies(僵尸).”
One report stresses the importance of sleep for teens and describes the dangers from not getting enough sleep. Studies in the past have shown over and over that teens lacking sleep face higher risks of being overweight and being frustrated.
Many teens get too little sleep because they attend middle and high schools that start earlier than 8:30 am. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP),those early start times throw off a student’s internal body rhythm, called the circadian clock(生物钟).Too little sleep disturbs that clock and causes problems.
The study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that nearly 6 in every 10 middle school students and 9 in 10 high school students are sleeping too little. Yet many parents aren’t aware of this. In the same study,7 of every 10 parents said they believed their kids did sleep enough. That study shows too many parents are unaware of the science on teen-sleep needs, says Owens.
Kyla Wahlstrom, a former teacher, who has spent a lot of time with teens lacking sleep, says: “An incredible number of students are either sleeping at their desks or sitting there like a lump, not asking questions or raising their hands.”
Getting enough sleep can help a teen on the inside, too. Several studies have shown that children and teenagers who don’t sleep enough are more likely to become obese, or extremely overweight. Teens lacking sleep also are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and mood disorders. It’s time to recognize how important sleep is, particularly to teenagers.
1. What does the author want to stress by mentioning “walking zombies” in Paragraph 2?| A．The students’ brain health is worrying. |
| B．The students are fond of computer games. |
| C．The students are so used to staying up very late. |
| D．The students are in a bad state of learning in early classes. |
| A．increasing their course load |
| B．affecting their circadian clock |
| C．affecting their performance at school |
| D．disturbing their relationships with classmates |
| A．The number of teens lacking sleep is growing fast. |
| B．Physical and mental health are equally important to teens. |
| C．It is really necessary to adjust school start times in the morning. |
| D．Teachers should take measures to raise students’ interest in learning. |
| A．Parents are unaware of their kids’ sleep condition. |
| B．Being overweight is very common among American teens. |
| C．Early school start times can turn teens into the walking dead. |
| D．Researchers have found out how sleep is related to teens’ study. |
