2011年12月英语四级听力精练第4套：短文理解

　　Passage One
　　26、A) Monitor students’ sleep patterns.
　　B) Help students concentrate in class.
　　C) Record students’ weekly performance.
　　D) Ask students to complete a sleep report.
　　27、A) Declining health.
　　B) Lack of attention.
　　C) Loss of motivation.
　　D) Improper behavior.请访问和谐英语网站http://www.hxen.net
　　28、A) They should make sure their children are always punctual for school.
　　B) They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy environment.
　　C) They should help their children accomplish high-quality work.
　　D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
　　答案
　　26、C) Record students’ weekly performance.
　　27、B) Lack of attention.
　　28、D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
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　　Reducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct impact on their performance at school during the day. According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay up late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research. In the study, teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when completing weekly performance reports. Yet they rated the students who have received eight hours or less as having the most trouble recalling old material, learning new lessons, and completing high quality work. Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the effects of sleep deficiency in children. ‘Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy while functioning kids’, said G. F., the study’s lead author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear message: when a child is having learning and attention problems, the issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. ‘If we don’t ask about sleep and try to improve sleep patterns in kids’ struggling academically, then we aren’t doing our job’, F said. For parents, he said, the message is simple. Getting kids to bed on time is as important as getting them to school on time.
　　26. What were teachers told to do in the experiment? C. Record students’ weekly performance.
　　27. According to the experiment, what problem can insufficient sleep cause in students? B. Lack of attention.
　　28. What message did the researcher intend to convey to parents? D. They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.