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Unlimitedbustravelforonecarintheselectedzone,plusaboatride.
Explorethecountrysideonbusthenenjoythefinemountainviewsfromthecomfortofaboatdeck.Youcanboardoneofourmanyboatsorsteamerslocatedatfourofthedistrictsmostoutstandinglakes.Stagecoachhavecombinedbus&
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WhenAlleninvitedmeonacampingtriptothemountains,Iimaginedawoodencabinoverlookingalake,withawarmfireplace,hotcocoa,andsoftbeds.ButmyhappyimagebecameanightmarewhenAllenandhisolderbrother,Leo,showedupwithatruckfilledwithcampingequipment—tents,sleepingbags,andwaterbottles,Weweregoingonsurvivaltraining!
Theever-efficientLeowaskeentoleavethecitybehindusandurgedustohurry.Severalhourslater,aswedrovethroughtheforest,themountainsseemedbiggerthanIremembered;
thetreeswerelarger,andtheenvironmentfeltmorethreatening.
Atthetrailhead,LeotiedasleepingbagontomyalreadyheavypackandlecturedAllenandmeabouthikingrules.Then,withLeointhelead,wesetoffalongthenarrowandsteepdirttrackthatwoundupthemountain.
After6hoursofclimbing,wefinallyreachedthetop.Mylegsaching,Idroppedmypackandgroanedbuttherewasnotimetorest."
Weneedtosetupcampquickly,"
saidLeo."
Therearedarkcloudscomingin.Astormsonitsway."
Ithoughthewaskidding,butLeowasquiteserious.HeandAllenworkedexpertly,whileIstoodaroundandpretendedtohelp,thunderrumblinginthedistance.Wejustfinishedputtingupthetentswhenithit.Thewind,thunder,andlightningwererelentless.
Leo,sensingthatIwasscared,startedtellingussomestoriesabouthiscampingadventures.Buteachtimelightninglitupthetentandthethunderechoed,Ijumped."
Don'
tworry.Summerstormspassquickly,"
Leosaidtryingtocomfortme."
Andatleasttherainwillkeepthebearsaway,"
hesaidwithateasingsmile,whichwaslesscomforting.
Andjustasquicklyasthestormcamerushingin,itpassed,andweexitedthetent.Theviewwasincredible—Icouldseeformiles.Asdarknesssetin,Istaredinwonderatthemillionsofglowingstarsinthenightsky.
Iwon'
tlie—Iwasstillwishingforahptshowerandasoftbed,butasIgazedupwardattheMilkyWay,IknewthiswasanadventureIwouldneverforget.
24.WhywastheauthorsurprisedwhenAllencametogethimatthebeginningofthestory
A.Allenhadarrivedearlierthanarranged.
B.HesawthatAllenwasnotwellprepared.
C.Herealizedtheirtripwouldbechallenging.
D.Allen'
sbrotherwasunexpectedlywithhim.
25.Whywasitnecessarytosetupcampimmediatelyafterreachingthemountaintop
A.Itwasalmostnighttime.B.Theweatherwaschanging.
C.Theyweretiredandneededtorest.D.Theyneededprotectionsfromanimals.
26.WhatcanweguessaboutLeo
A.Hewasanexperiencedandcapablehiker.
B.Hewasinconsiderateofother'
sfeelings.
C.Hehadknownthewriterforalongtime.
D.Hehadnotbeentothismountainbefore.
27.Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendofthestory
A.Satisfied.B.Optimistic.C.Scared.D.Disappointed.
C
Sleep,consideredaluxurybymany,isessentialforaperson'
swellbeing.Researchershavefoundthatinsufficientsleepandtirednessincreaseaperson'
sriskofdevelopingseveremedicalconditions,suchasobesity(beingveryoverweight),highbloodsugarlevels,andheartdisease.Now,anewstudyhasfoundthatgettingsufficientsleepisalsothekeytoimprovingacademicperformance.
JeffreyGross,theuniversityscienceprofessorwholedtheresearch,wasnottryingtofindtherelationshipbetweensleepandgradeswhenhehandedoutsmartwatchestothe100studentsinhischemistryclass.Instead,theprofessorhopedthewrist-wormdevices,whichtrackaperson'
sphysicalactivity,wouldshowaconnectionbetweenexerciseandacademicachievement.
WhileGross'
sdatashowednorelationshipbetweenthesetwofactors,thestudyfoundsomethingsurprising.Astheresearcherswereanalyzingtheirdata,theynoticedthattherewasastraight-linerelationshipbetweentheaverageamountofsleepastudentgotandtheirresultsinthecourse'
s11quizzes,threemidtermtests,andthefinalexam.
Evenmoreinteresting,itwasnotsufficientforstudentstojustheadtobedearlythenightbeforeatest.Instead,it'
sthesleepyougetduringthedayswhenlearningishappeningthatmattersmost.
Thetimestudentswenttobedeachnightwassimilarlyimportant.Thosewhowenttobedinearlyhoursofthemorningperformedpoorly,evenifthetotalsleeptimewasthesameasahigher-performingstudent."
Whenyougotobedmatters,"
Grosssays,"
Ifyougotobedat10,or12,or1atnight,andsleepforsevenhours,yourperformanceisthesame.Butifyougotobedafter2,yourperformancestartstogodownevenifyougetthesamesevenhours.So,quantityisn'
teverything."
Perhapsthemostinterestingwasthehugeimpactthatsmalldifferencesinsleeppatternshadonthestudents'
grades.Theoverallcoursegradesforstudentsaveragingsixandahalfhoursofsleepeachnightwere25%lowerthanstudentswhoaveragedjustonehourmoresleep.Similarly,studentswhovariedtheirbedtimebyevenonehoureachnighthadgradesthatdropped45%belowthosewithmoreregularbedtimes.
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28.Basedonhisoriginalobjectives,whichbestdescribesProfessorGross'
sresearchfindings
A.Accidental.B.Complete.C.Convincing.D.Doubtful.
29.Whowerethepeopletakingpartinthestudy
A.Middleschoolchemistrystudents.B.Volunteersfromdifferentuniversities.
C.ProfessorGross'
sownstudents.D.Universitystudentathletes.
30.HowdidProfessorGross'
steammeasureacademicperformance
A.Makingthestudentswearaspecialwatch.
B.Usingstudents'
universityentrancetestresults.
C.Givingthestudentsregularafterclassquizzes.
D.Usingthestudents'
normaltestandquizgrades.
31.Basedonthestudy'
sfindings,whoislikelytoperformbestacademically.
A.Apersonwhohasagoodnight'
ssleepthenightbeforeanimportanttest.
B.Apersonwhosenormalbedtimevariesbetween9.and12.
C.Apersonwhosleepsfrom11.to6.eachday.
D.Apersonwhosleepsforatotalof7hourseachnight.
D
HowaffordableishighcultureOnegreatmythofourtimeisthatticketsforopera,theatre,balletandorchestral(管弦乐)concertsaretooexpensive,especiallyfortheyoung.Thisisinfuriatingas,inBritain,atleast,theclaimisridiculousandoffensive.ThecheapticketstohearLondon'
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