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When a big exam is coming up, you probably feel anxious about any wasted time and want to begin school as soon as you probably can.

But tens of thousands of British high school students will soon be getting up later. They’re taking part in a new experiment by Oxford University to see if later classes can improve their exam results.

Grades 10 students in the UK have to take the nationwide General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams. They have to pass these exams in order to study more advanced courses, and later apply for universities.

The Oxford University project means that GCSE students from more than 100 schools across England will start school at 10 am, more than one hour later than the current start time (8:50 am).

The project is based on scientific evidence that teenagers are “out of sync( 同 步 )” with

traditional  school  hours, the  Telegraph reported.  And  what they  need  is  more sleep  in the morning.

“We know that something funny happens when you’re a teenager, in that you seem to be out of sync with the world,” said professor Colin Epsie, who is leading the study. “Your parents think it’s because you are lazy and opinionated（固執己見的）and everything will be OK if you could get to sleep earlier. But science is telling us that teenagers need to sleep more in the mornings.”

Everyone follows a natural cycle of sleep and wakefulness. Biology has decided that teenagers go to sleep around midnight and don’t feel fully awake until 9-10 am, according to scientists. That’s two hours later than adults. And their body clocks stay like this until the age of around 21 for males, and 19 for females.

“Society provides school for learning, but the brain provides sleep. So we are exploring the possibility that if you delay the schools start time until 10 am, that will improve learning performance,” said Epsie.

The results could be positive, based on previous studies.

An early study at the UK’s Monkseaton High School in 2009 found that starting an hour later improved grades in core subjects by 19 percent.

The Oxford project is expecting to publish the results in 2018. It’s time to wait and see whether scientists will give us an excuse to get up late.

32.         According to the article, students who take part in the Oxford University project  .

A.  will start school one hour earlier

B.  will no longer have to take GCSE exams

C.  will perform better academically than those who don’t participate

D.  will be guaranteed more sleeping time in the morning 33．We can infer from the article that                                                            .

A.  the Oxford University project is targeted at all British high schools

B.  getting up late is a sign of laziness in the eyes of most British parents

C.  children and adults have different natural cycles of sleep and wakefulness

D.  there is still no scientific evidence that supports a late school start time

34.         What is the author’s attitude toward the Oxford University project ?

A Critical           B. Optimistic             C. Doubtful           D. Uninterested 35． What’s the best title of the article ?

A.  Wake up late to excel（優於，勝過）        B. It’s never too late to learn

C. The later you get up, the better you’ll learn     D. An excuse to get up late

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