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Drriinnggg! That’s the sound that kids all over the country hate to hear—the alarm bell. The new school year has just started and children across the UK have to wake up early in the morning to go to school.

But students at one school in north-east England are lucky. They can lie in bed for an extra(额外的)hour before they go to school. Monkseaton High School has been allowing its pupils to come into school an hour later than other schools.

The headmaster, Dr. Paul Kelley, says that this new approach(手段)helps students pay more attention to their lessons in class. He feels that young people are more energetic and can perform better for the rest of the day. And he adds that for their school students, a late start at school may be better than an early one.

Dr. Kelley tells the BBC that teenagers don’t perform very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological(生物学的).

It seems that this new approach to teaching shows positive(积极乐观的)results. The number of students who sleep in class drops quickly. Besides, the school has already seen a drop in the number of pupils who play truant(逃学)by 27%. More importantly, Dr. Kelley also says that exam results have improved by 20%—30% over the past year.

Classes at Monkseaton High School begin at 10 a.m and finish at 3:40 p.m. However, the school opens from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The students can come early and leave late if they want.

1．This passage is ________.

A．a news report

B．a speech

C．a story

D．a notice

2．The students in Monkscaton High school can ________ than the students in other schools.

A．go to school an hour later	B．go to school an hour earlier
C．go to bed an hour later	D．get up an hour earlier

3．According to the passage, Dr. Paul Kelley ________ the new approach.

A．gives no opinions about

B．has his doubts about

C．disagrees with

D．agrees with

4．Which is NOT the positive results about the new approach?

A．The exam results have improved.	B．Fewer and fewer students sleep in class.
C．Most students get to school earlier.	D．The number of pupils who play truant drops.

5．From the passage we know that classes usually begin at ________ in schools in the UK.

A．8:00 a.m.

B．9:00 a.m.

C．10:00 a.m

D．11:00 a.m.