高中人教英语课时作业1.doc

课时作业1Unit5

SectionⅠReadingandThinking

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Lastyear,ClaireNoble-Randallwokeupat5：30ameverymorning.Shehadtocatchtwobusestoarriveintimeforfirst-periodchemistryclassesatIngrahamHighSchoolinSeattle,US.

Ingrahamstartsat8am,butNoble-Randalloftendidntgettosleepuntilaftermidnight.“Itwasreallyhardnottofallasleepinclass，”shesaid.

Hermomsolvedtheproblemthisyearwhenshediscoveredthatotherparentshadhiredaprivatecitytourbustotaketheirchildrentoschool.

“Now,sheleavesthehouseatamuchmorereasonabletime7：10inthemorning...tocatchthelittletourbusat7：23am，”saidhermother,NoelleNoble.

Thatmaybeonewaytohelpstudentsgetmoresleep.Butmorethan3,300peoplehavesignedanonlinepetition(请愿)lookingforabettersolutionfromtheSeattleschooldistrict.Thosewhohavesignedthepetitionwantallhighschoolsandmiddleschoolstostartnoearlierthan8：30am.MostofSeattleshighschoolsandmiddleschoolsstartat8amorearlier.

Laterstarttimesforteenagersareanideathatsomeparentsaroundthenationhavewantedforyears.Theyveprovidedplentyofscientificevidencethatteenagerstendtobenightowls(夜猫子)anddelayedstarttimesimprovetheirhealth,mood,attention,and,insomecases,learning.

Butattemptstodelaystarttimesforteenagershaventworked.Coachesdontwantlatedismissalstodisturbsportspractices;communitygroupsdontwanttowaitlongerforgymsandfieldsandbefore-andafter-schoolprogramsdontwanttochangetheirschedules.

Thistime,however,theyvegotSeattleSchoolBoardpresidentSharonPeasleeontheirside.Sheherselfisthemotheroftwohighschoolstudents.Peasleehopesotherboardmemberswillpassherplancallingonthedistricttofindawaytomakethechanges.

1．HowdidNoble-Randallsolveherproblemofearlyclasses?

A．Shequitfirst-periodclasses.

B．Shefoundafasterwaytoschool.

C．Shetooka