2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第二十篇)
<p> 我们缘何剥夺孩子们的睡眠? <span word="Daylight">Daylight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Delayed">Delayed</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="them">them</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maddening">maddening</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="circadian">circadian</span> <span word="rhythms">rhythms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="adolescents">adolescents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awake">awake</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="later">later</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Adolescents">Adolescents</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9.25 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exploding">exploding</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="akin">akin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infancy">infancy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>, <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="or">or</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>. <span word="Numerous">Numerous</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7:20 <span word="to">to</span> 8:40 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>: <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span>; <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="schedules">schedules</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>; <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="illustrative">illustrative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neglecting">neglecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="playtime">playtime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="development">development</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sickened">sickened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="junk">junk</span> <span word="food">food</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="peddle">peddle</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="cafeterias">cafeterias</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supervised">supervised</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>-<span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="pastime">pastime</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="tradeoffs">tradeoffs</span>: <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="coddle">coddle</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="requesting">requesting</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,000 <span word="signatures">signatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="response">response</span>. <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="action">action</span>: <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span><span word="together">together</span><span word="started">started</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span>.</p>
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