Reducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct impact on their performance at school during the day. According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay up late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research. In the study, teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when completing weekly performance reports, yet they rated the students who had received eight hours or less as having the most trouble recalling all the material, learning new lessons and completing high quality work. Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the effects of sleep deficiency in children. Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy, well functioning kids, said Garharn Forlone, the study’s lead author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear message: when a child is having learning and attention problems, the issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. “If we don’t ask about sleep, and try to improve sleep patterns in kids’ struggling academically, then we aren’t doing our job”, Forlone said. For parents, he said, the message is simple, “getting kids to bed on time is as important as getting them to school on time.”

65．What were teachers told to do in the experiment?

       A．Monitor students’ sleep patterns.

       B．Help students concentrate in class.

       C．Record students’ weekly performance.

       D．Ask students to complete a sleep report

66．According to the experiment, what problem can insufficient sleep cause in students?

       A．Declining health.                                  B．Lack of attention.

       C．Loss of motivation.                              D．Improper behavior.

67．What message did the researcher intend to convey to parents?

       A．They should make sure their children are always punctual for school.

       B．They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy environment.

       C．They should help their children accomplish high quality work.

       D．They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.

Parent fans, both dads and mums, are shaming British football with their bad behaviour. Hundreds of junior soccer matches had to be abandoned last season because parent fans were swearing or even fighting on the touchline. At schools and clubs across the UK, hundreds of more matches also had to be called off for the same reason.
Reports tell of abuse at referees（裁判）, players and coaches and fight breaking out on the touchline.
Enough is enough    Peter Wright, a keen referee of junior soccer, finally hung up his boots last season. He decided to walk away for good. He said “Every week I have had to take abuse and I’ve had enough of it.”
“Parents’ behaviour is reducing many school teachers, referees, coaches and volunteers to despair.”
The kids are suffering    Jim Peter, a referee, said, “We are getting desperate and the kids are suffering.” He described the way spectators（观众）behave as abysmal and getting worse year by year. The big question is why so many parents shame their children in this way. Aggressive Behavior Contracts may have to be introduced to stop the violence and abuse. If not, the game will suffer.
Sign up to good conduct    Last season players and parents were made to sign a new good behavior contract. “If a parent breaks the contract, I take his or her child off the pitch and get him or her to explain why I have done so to the child,” said Marc Nash, Wallsend’s assistant leader.
“The next step is to ban both the parent and the child, but happily, so far this has not been necessary.”
【小题1】A number of junior soccer matches were abandoned last season because       .

Parent fans, both dads and mums, are shaming British football with their bad behaviour. Hundreds of junior soccer matches had to be abandoned last season because parent fans were swearing or even fighting on the touchline. At schools and clubs across the UK, hundreds of more matches also had to be called off for the same reason.

Reports tell of abuse at referees（裁判）, players and coaches and fight breaking out on the touchline.

Enough is enough    Peter Wright, a keen referee of junior soccer, finally hung up his boots last season. He decided to walk away for good. He said “Every week I have had to take abuse and I’ve had enough of it.”

“Parents’ behaviour is reducing many school teachers, referees, coaches and volunteers to despair.”

The kids are suffering    Jim Peter, a referee, said, “We are getting desperate and the kids are suffering.” He described the way spectators（观众）behave as abysmal and getting worse year by year. The big question is why so many parents shame their children in this way. Aggressive Behavior Contracts may have to be introduced to stop the violence and abuse. If not, the game will suffer.

Sign up to good conduct    Last season players and parents were made to sign a new good behavior contract. “If a parent breaks the contract, I take his or her child off the pitch and get him or her to explain why I have done so to the child,” said Marc Nash, Wallsend’s assistant leader.

“The next step is to ban both the parent and the child, but happily, so far this has not been necessary.”

1.A number of junior soccer matches were abandoned last season because       .

2.Who’s an assistant leader in the passage?

3.The underlined word “abysmal” in the passage means       .

Parent fans, both dads and mums, are shaming British football with their bad behaviour. Hundreds of junior soccer matches had to be abandoned last season because parent fans were swearing or even fighting on the touchline. At schools and clubs across the UK, hundreds of more matches also had to be called off for the same reason.
Reports tell of abuse at referees（裁判）, players and coaches and fight breaking out on the touchline.
Enough is enough    Peter Wright, a keen referee of junior soccer, finally hung up his boots last season. He decided to walk away for good. He said “Every week I have had to take abuse and I’ve had enough of it.”
“Parents’ behaviour is reducing many school teachers, referees, coaches and volunteers to despair.”
The kids are suffering    Jim Peter, a referee, said, “We are getting desperate and the kids are suffering.” He described the way spectators（观众）behave as abysmal and getting worse year by year. The big question is why so many parents shame their children in this way. Aggressive Behavior Contracts may have to be introduced to stop the violence and abuse. If not, the game will suffer.
Sign up to good conduct    Last season players and parents were made to sign a new good behavior contract. “If a parent breaks the contract, I take his or her child off the pitch and get him or her to explain why I have done so to the child,” said Marc Nash, Wallsend’s assistant leader.
“The next step is to ban both the parent and the child, but happily, so far this has not been necessary.”

1. 1.

   A number of junior soccer matches were abandoned last season because       .

   1. A.
      players abused spectators in the matches
   2. B.
      parent fans swore and fought outside the pitch
   3. C.
      school teachers persuaded the government to call them off
   4. D.
      referees and coaches fought on the touchline
2. 2.

   Who’s an assistant leader in the passage?

   1. A.
      Marc Nash.
   2. B.
      Jim Peter.
   3. C.
      Peter Wright.
   4. D.
      Wallsend.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “abysmal” in the passage means       .

   1. A.
      extremely bad
   2. B.
      weak
   3. C.
      disappointing
   4. D.
      impolite

When Nick Pasqua hits his bedroom after school, he’s tired. The 14-year-old high school freshman from New Rochele, New York, plays computer video games online for a couple of hours, pausing only to instant-message his friends, check his blog or download a new song to his IPOD. When his cell phone vibrates(振动), he scans the text message and fires back a reply.

“We’re leagues behind,” sighs Nick’s mom, Kimberly Pasqua, 45. And many parents like her are feeling increasingly out of step with their children.

The technology gap between parents and kids is widening, says Amenda Lenhart, senior research specialist for Internet & American Life Project, a research group that explores the impact of the Internet on children and families. In a series of reports released last year, researchers found that 87 percent of the United States’ kids aged 12 to 17 use the Internet, compared to only 66 percent of adults. Half of those teens go online daily. Eighty-one percent play games online and 75 percent use instant-messaging. Nearly half(45 percent) have a cell phone. One out of five has a blog.

Why are children increasing past their parents? Because today’s kids learn to use computers by playing and think technology is fun, says Lenhart. But adults generally view computers as mere tools for work , not toys.

Despite this difference, most parents realize that computers, cell phones and the like are fixtures(固定装备) in their children’s lives. With that acceptance comes worry about what makes appropriate usage and more important, what’s safe. Experts say the best way to keep up is to learn the technology for yourself. Visit blogs. Send some instant and text messages. Download music. “This stuff may never be as necessary to your life as it is to your kids,” says Susannah Stern, assistant professor in the Communications Department at University of San Diego, “but you won’t get their respect about online issues if you don’t know what they’re talking about.” Children can be great teachers, so let them show you the ropes. “It’s empowering for them to share their knowledge,” says Stern. Once you know what’s what, try to keep the lines of communication open and carefully watch what they’re doing.

56.   The 14-year-old Nick Pasqua is only one example of_____.                        

A.      66 percent of adults in the world who use the Internet

B.      87 percent of kids in the US who use the Internet

C.      81 percent of kids in the US who use the Internet

D.     75 percent of kids in the West who use the Internet

57.Today kids use computers mainly_____.                                        

A.  as hobbies to kill time                  B.  as weapons to fight

C.  as tools for work                        D.  as toys to play

58. What do parents worry about most according to the passage?                                          

   A.  Their children spend too much time on computers and cell phones.

   B.  Their children don’t know how to use computers and cell phones.

   C.  Computers and cell phones may do harm to their children.

   D.  Their children no longer work hard at their lessons.

59. According to Susannah Stern, parents should ______.                            

   A. learn computer knowledge from their children  B.  stop their children going online

   C. let their children be                                        D.  be tied by their children with ropes