Question

【題目】

Though times have changed, falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among teenagers.

Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class? An obvious reason is lack of sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep. Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A teenager who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all contribute to (促成) teens having less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes teens lack sleep because of after-school jobs that are taken on to earn extra money for college, family expenses, or simply for clothes.

Physical problems are another factor that can cause students to fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia, which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲憊不堪) during class hours, is a serious problem that may require medical attention. Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern. Unluckily, these body clocks do not always work according to school timetables.

The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious. First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜愛) yourself to teachers. In addition, it is highly possible that other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful effects of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes.

Since teens are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work, while still finding enough time to sleep.

Introduction	Times have changed, 【1】 falling asleep in class is still quite common.
Causes	Lack of sleep ◆ To 【2】 doing their homework, students may have to work three to four hours every night. ◆ To 【3】 homework with activities, students may stay up late. ◆ To spare time for after-school jobs, students may not have 【4】 time to sleep. Physical problems ◆ Insomnia may 【5】 students falling asleep at night. ◆ Students’ body clocks do not always 【6】 their school timetables.
Effects	◆ Students sleeping in class may not be 【7】 by their teachers. ◆ Students who sleep in class run the 【8】 of being laughed at. ◆ Students who sleep too much in class may miss out on important knowledge and 【9】 in their study.
Conclusion	The problem will not be 【10】 until teenagers can manage their lives, deal with their school and work, and then still have time to sleep.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】but

【2】finish

【3】balance

【4】enough

【5】stop/prevent

【6】match

【7】liked/loved

【8】risk/possibility

【9】fail

【10】solved

【解析】

文章介紹了上課睡覺的原因，可能是因為睡眠不足，課下有作業(yè)和一些要參加的活動，不可能有充足的睡眠，還有一個原因就是失眠，有的孩子的生物鐘和上課時間不一致，這需要藥物的幫助，上課睡覺不僅讓老師不喜歡，聽課也以失敗而告終。上課睡覺仍然是一個常見的事情，直到青少年找到一個平衡他們自己和社會工作的方法，有了足夠的時間睡覺。

【1】根據(jù)Though times have changed, falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among teenagers.可知是但是上課睡覺想當普通；故填but。

【2】根據(jù)Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night.可知是為了完成作業(yè)；故填finish。

【3】根據(jù)A teenager who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in.可知是為平衡有活動的作業(yè)；故填balance。

【4】根據(jù)Sometimes teens lack sleep because of after-school jobs可知是沒有足夠的時間睡覺；故填enough。

【5】根據(jù)insomnia, which may keep a student up at night可知是失眠阻止學生晚上睡覺，stop/prevent sb doing sth阻止某人做某事；故填stop/prevent。

【6】根據(jù)Unluckily, these body clocks do not always work according to school timetables.可知是學生的生物鐘和學校的時間表不匹配；故填match。

【7】根據(jù)sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜愛) yourself to teachers.可知上課睡覺不被老師喜歡，被動語態(tài)be+過去分詞；故填liked/loved 。

【8】根據(jù)In addition, it is highly possible that other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class.可知上課睡覺的學生有被嘲笑的風險或可能性；故填risk/possibility。

【9】根據(jù)In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes.可知在學習上不及格；故填fail。

【10】根據(jù)Since teens are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work, while still finding enough time to sleep.可知直到青少年能掌控他們的生活，處理學習和工作，有足夠的時間睡覺，問題才能解決，根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知用被動語態(tài)；故填solved。