Unit1BacktoschoolPeriodⅢExtendedreading&Project拓展閱讀訓(xùn)練一、閱讀理解AStudentsfromOceansideHighSchoolinRocklandwillbeabletosleepalittlelongerfromthisautumn.ThedirectorofRegionalSchoolLewCollinssaidduringtheschool’sThursdaynightmeetingthattheschedule（時刻表）fortheschoolswillbechanged.OceansideEastandWestwillstarthalfanhourlater,at8a.m.forthenewschoolyear.Researchhasshownthatteenagers’brainsareoftennotfullyawakeat6:30a.m.Collinssaidtheschedule,whichisusedtogetstudentstogotoschoolforclassesthatbeginat7:30a.m.,callsforsometogetonbusesbefore6a.m.togettoschoolontime.Teachersarehavingmeetingsat6:40a.m.,whichistooearly,hethinks.CollinsvisitedthehighschoolsinRocklandandaskedstudentswhentheywouldlikeclassestobegin.Mostofthemsaid8a.m.“Iwassurprised.Ithoughttheywouldhavesaid9:00or10:00,”hesaid.TheNationalSleepFoundationsaysonitswebsitethatteenagers’biologicalclocksaredesignedtostayuplaterandgetuplater.TheFoundationcallsforschoolstochangetheirschedules,whichmeansalaterstartforelementarystudents（小學(xué)生）aswell.“Wedonothaveenoughbusestorun,becauseallthehighschoolandelementaryschoolbusesrunalmostatthesametime,”Collinssaid.Hesuggested,“Weshouldbuysixmorebusesandgetsixmoredriverstokeepthenewscheduleworking.”ElementaryschoolclassesinRocklandnowstartat8:30a.m.,buttheywillbemovedto8:45a.m.,startingintheautumn.“Iknowthisisaproblemforworkingparents,butwewillseewhatwecancomeupwith,”saidJaneBrown,ateacheratBardoniaElementarySchool.“Anyway,1believeifstudentsgetmoresleepthey’llbemorereadytolearnwhenclassesstart,”sheadded.1.What’sthepurposeofmakinganewschedule?A.Toaddmoreinterestingsubjects.B.Tohelpstudentsdobetterinclass.C.Toaskparentstolearnaboutschools.D.Tocutthenumberofmeetingsdown.2.OneoftheproblemstheschoolsarefacedwithinRocklandisthattheywill__________.A.beafraidofworkingparents’disagreementB.beworriedaboutchildren’ssafetyC.beshortofschoolbusesanddriversD.belackinginmoney3.WhatdoesJaneBrownthinkofthenewschedule?A.Sheisnotcertainaboutit.B.Sheisnotinterestedinit.C.Sheisworriedaboutit.D.Sheishopefulaboutit.BAnincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto（歸因于）theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentoftheSocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors（專業(yè)）,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone，”hesaid.Universityapplicationsroseby7%lastyear,buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepublicsector（部門）,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andthatalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminority（少數(shù)）ofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said,“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturn（衰退）willbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”4.ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare__________.A.giveninatraditionalwayB.warmlyreceivedbyeconomicsC.connectedwiththepresentsituationD.opentobothstudentsandtheirparents5.Careersinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir__________.A.higherpayB.greaterstability（穩(wěn)定）C.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation（名聲）6.Intheopinionofmostparents,__________.A.economicsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselvesD.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthened7.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Economicsisattractinganincreasingnumberofstudents.B.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.C.Collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertainty.D.Parentsareconcernedaboutchildren’ssubjectselection.二、七選五HowCanIFightLaziness?Lazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.1Manypeoplealwayslacksleep,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivation（動力）oncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduletoprovideafewmorehoursofmeaningfulrest,youcanfightlazinessthroughouttheday.Anotherwaytofightlazinessistochangeyourmindfrompassivetoactive.Somepeopletreattheirlivesasiftheywerepushedfromtasktotask.Otherstakeamorepositiveapproach,viewingeachtaskasachallengetheymustovercomealone.2Somepeoplefightlazinessbyremovingthetemptations（誘惑）thatarearoundthem.Atelevisioninthelivingroommayprovideentertainment,butwatchingtoomuchTVoftencontributestolaziness.3Completeafewtasksandrewardyourselfwithwhatyouenjoy,suchasagooddinnerorafilm.Lazinesscanalsobealastingproblemathome.Couplesandchildrenmayallhavedifferentenergylevels,butlazinesscanbespreadifnotdealtwithimmediately.4Bethefirsttocollectandwashdishesafterameal.Othersinthehomemayfinallyfollowyourexampleandperformtheirowntasks.Itisdifficul