Question

【題目】

Many schools want to see young children spend more time learning. Some get rid of nap time. They think time spent sleeping is wasted time. And they feel kids may not really need to nap (午睡) anyway.

Ending afternoon naps might be a mistake, though. A new study looked at school nap time. It shows that going without a nap can cause problems for some children. That makes it harder for them to remember what they learn. The new study was done by Rebecca Spencer and Tracy Riggins. Both are scientists who study learning and memory.

Children need less sleep as they get older. However, children are not all the same. They stop needing to nap at different ages. Some stop napping every day by age 4. Others still nap daily at age 6. Also, the need to nap doesn’t just suddenly disappear, Spencer said. It can come and go as children develop. Children grow very quickly. All that growth can be tiring. Children may be fine without naps at one point. A month later, they may need to take naps again.

All children need a good night’s sleep in order to remember and learn. However, some children need more sleep than others. To keep what they’ve learned, these children need to nap during the day. Nighttime sleep just isn’t enough. Riggins and Spencer set out to prove this. They asked children at six preschools to play a memory game. After the children finished the game, some were told to nap. The others were kept from napping. The following morning, the two scientists brought the children back.

They wanted to test how much the children remembered from the day before. They found some big differences. Students who were kept awake forgot more than students who had napped.

Scientist Peg Oliveira has also studied nap time. She says school naps can be particularly important for kids who might be suffering from (遭受) tough times at home. They often get less sleep at home than other kids. Some do not have their own room. Others may be homeless at times.

“Those kids might not be having a solid night of sleep,” Oliveira said. For them, school nap time is extra important.

【1】The underline phrase “get rid of” in Paragraph 1 can most probably be changed by ”

A. don’t mindB. are afraid ofC. keep away fromD. happily agree

【2】From the study of Rebecca Spencer and Tracy Riggins, the need to nap depends on

A. how old the children areB. children’s development

C. children’s sleeping hours at nightD. children’s timetable

【3】According the passage,which of the followings is NOT TRUE?

A. Children who often nap can remember what they learn easily.

B. In the game, the students who had napped get better results.

C. The kids who had hard times may not need more naps.

D. Some children need to nap because they don’t have enough sleep time at night.

【4】According to the passage, the writer is eager to tell us that .

A. children do not pay attention to naps at school

B. children need both night’s sleep and school nap

C. there are just two ages for children to stop daily naps

D. nap time is very important during the growth of children

【5】The passage is most probably taken from .

A. a science magazineB. a news reportC. a story bookD. a history research

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

很多學校覺得孩子們的午睡是沒有必要的，是浪費時間，不如用來學習，于是就取消了午睡。但Rebecca Spencer和 Tracy Riggins兩位科學家通過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)這是錯誤的，孩子們需要午睡，這對他們的學習和記憶都有很大的幫助。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下句話They think time spent sleeping is wasted time. And they feel kids may not really need to nap (午睡) anyway可知，一些學校任何花費時間午睡是浪費時間，孩子們可能真的不需要午睡。由此可推出get rid of應該是“取消”的意思。don’t mind不介意；are afraid of害怕；keep away from遠離；happily agree開心地同意。故應選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中Children need less sleep as they get older. However, children are not all the same. They stop needing to nap at different ages. Some stop napping every day by age 4. Others still nap daily at age 6. Also, the need to nap doesn’t just suddenly disappear, Spencer said. It can come and go as children develop.可知，午睡的需要是根據(jù)孩子的發(fā)展變化的，不同的孩子的需要是不同的。由此可知應選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第六段She says school naps can be particularly important for kids who might be suffering from (遭受) tough times at home.可知，對于在家里遭受困難時間的孩子來說，午睡尤其重要，故C選項是錯誤的，選C。根據(jù)短文第二段That makes it harder for them to remember what they learn.可知A符合文意；根據(jù)短文第五段They found some big differences. Students who were kept awake forgot more than students who had napped.可知B符合文意；根據(jù)最后一段“Those kids might not be having a solid night of sleep,” Oliveira said. For them, school nap time is extra important.可知D符合文意。故選C.

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文意和短文第二段Ending afternoon naps might be a mistake, though. A new study looked at school nap time. It shows that going without a nap can cause problems for some children. That makes it harder for them to remember what they learn.可知，午睡對于孩子們來說是非常重要的，沒有午睡可能會導致一些問題。因此應選D。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文意可知，這篇短文給我們介紹了午睡對于孩子們的重要性，這是Rebecca Spencer和 Tracy Riggins兩位科學家通過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)的。這是一篇科普說明文，因此這樣的文章可以從科學雜志上看到，故應選A。a news report新聞報道；a story book故事書；a history research歷史研究。這三個選項不符合文意。故選A。