You probably think college students are experts at sleeping. But parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wreck a student's sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called "Improving Your Sleep Habits". People suffering from sleep loss are adding increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning & Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. Two hundred college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good night sleep. So, if you really want to do your job well, don't forget to get some sleep.
Question 1. What is the news report mainly about?
Question 2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning &
你可能认为大学生是睡眠专家。但是聚会、考试准备、个人问题和总体压力会破坏学生的睡眠习惯，这对身心都是有害的。德克萨斯理工大学甚至开设了一门名为“改善睡眠习惯”的课程。睡眠不足的人增加了肥胖、心理问题和车祸的风险。睡眠不足的学生出勤率较低，成绩也较低。最重要的是，一项新的研究发表在《学习与研究》杂志上。记忆发现，比起为考试做最后的准备，睡觉可能更好。两百名大学生被教授玩一些不熟悉的电子游戏。上午学习游戏的受试者在12小时后再次玩游戏时会失去一些技能，但睡个好觉后他们会做得更好。所以，如果你真的想做好你的工作，别忘了睡觉。问题1。新闻报道主要是关于什么的？问题2。发表在《学习与研究》杂志上的这项新研究有什么发现？
A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.A) It is not easy to improve one's sleep habits.B) It is not good for students to play video games.C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.
Long queues, delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at London's major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs seven major airports, including the three main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets. The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The British Airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which it is addressing through a program of heavy investment.
Question 3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate? Question 4. What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority
在英国，排长队、航班延误和机场过度拥挤几乎和传统的抱怨天气一样成为人们谈论的话题。与此同时，有人抱怨伦敦主要机场的糟糕服务正阻碍外国人在英国做生意。大部分批评是针对英国机场管理局的，该局管理着七个主要机场，包括为伦敦服务的三个主要机场。竞争委员会现在正在调查英国机场管理局是否需要出售其部分资产。这个想法是，竞争对手之间的竞争将导致机场更好的服务。最近被一家西班牙公司收购的英国机场管理局(British Airports Authority)表示，问题的根本原因不是所有权结构，而是缺乏跑道和航站楼容量，该机构正通过一项大规模投资计划来解决这个问题。问题3和4是基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。问题3。竞争委员会将调查什么？问题4。根据英国机场管理局，英国机场服务质量差的根本原因是什么
A) Whether more airports should be built around London.B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.A) Inefficient management.B) Poor ownership structure.C) Lack of innovation and competition.D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity.
Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusion. A hundred and sixteen brands were looked at for the study. Ninety two were found to have higher nicotine yields than they did six years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addictive nature of nicotine. Stand Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco, explains why: "The amount of nicotine that is delivered in every cigarette is ten percent higher than it was six year ago, which means that is easier to get hooked and harder to quit. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products".
Question 5. What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massachusetts? Question 6. What do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston? Question 7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies
根据马萨诸塞州的法律，*草烟**公司必须测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并报告结果。波士顿公共卫生部门收集并仔细检查了这些数据，然后得出结论。这项研究调查了116个品牌。92人被发现比六年前有更高的尼古丁产量。增幅最大的往往是受年轻烟民欢迎的品牌。由于尼古丁的成瘾性质，该部门对此感到担忧。旧金山的一位医学教授斯坦德·莱奇解释了这一现象的原因:“每支香烟中的尼古丁含量比六年前高出10%，这意味着人们更容易上瘾，也更难戒掉。”大型*草烟**公司一直坚持他们对顾客坦白吸烟的危害，并向他们提供足够的细节来做出明智的决定。但是，他们都不准备对这项研究发表评论，也不准备讨论他们产品中尼古丁的详细含量。”问题5到7是基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。问题5。根据马萨诸塞州的法律，*草烟**公司必须做什么？问题6。我们从波士顿公共卫生部门的研究中学到了什么？问题7。我们从关于大*草烟**公司的新闻报道中学到了什么
A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.