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全国英语等级考试二级（pets2级）历年真题试卷（五）

材料题（江南博哥）

根据下面资料，回答21.23题。

Itsatimewhenschool,homework,activesociallivesandpart-timejobs

kcCpteenagers（少年）busyromearlyinthemorninguntillateat

/z

night.Theyarelikelytotrytomakeuporalackosleepbysleeping

inontheweekends.Unortunately,thiscausesirregularsleepand

ac-tuallymakestheproblemworse.

Mostteenagersarenotabletoallasleepuntillateatnight.Sincemany

teensarentsleepyuntilaroundIIP.m.,butneedtobeatschoolby7：

300r8：00a.m.,theycannotgetenoughsleep.Duringpuberty（春

期），thebiologicalclockinthebrainnaturallyre.setstoalatertime,

andthiscausesteenstoallasleeplater.Then,whenitstimetogetup,

ateensbodyclockislikelytostillbeproducingthenight-time

hormones（荷尔蒙）.Thismakesithardorthemtoeelactiveand

energeticinthemorning.

Agrowingbodyoresearchsuggeststhatstartinghighschoollaterimproves

aRendance,achievementsandgrades.Aewyearsagoinanimportant

study,testscoresontheSATcollegeentranceexamsinEdina,Minnesota

jumpedmorethan100pointsonaverage,whenthemorningschoolbell

ranganhourlater.Unortunately,mostschoolsarenotsetuptostartlater

andailtosatisyteenssleepneeds.

21［单选题］Whateectdoessleepinginontheweekendshave

onteenagers?

A.lmprovingtheirhealth.

B.Weakeningtheirenergy.

C.Disturbingtheirbiologicalclock.

0.Makinguportheirhormoneloss.

正确答案：C

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参考译文

这是一个学校、家庭作业、丰富的社交生活和兼职工作都会让