2024屆上海崇明區(qū)高三一模英語(yǔ)試題含答案解析

崇明區(qū)2023學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高三第一次模擬考試

英語(yǔ)

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inahotel.B.Inabank.C.Inaclassroom.D.Inaboxoffice.

2.A.18:25.B.18:55.C.19:05.D.19:15.

3.A.Therearedifferentkindsoffolders.B.Itdoesn'tmatterwhichcolorsheuses.

C.Thisdecisionrequirescarefulthought.D.Thecolorshouldn'tsuggestthecontent.

4.A.Hedoesn'tliketheman.B.Hestartedthesemesterinabadmood.

C.Heisn'tusuallybad-tempered.D.He'llbeundergreatpressurenextweek.

5.A.Findanapartmentsoon.B.Applyforcampushousing.

C.Avoidlivingnearthecampus.D.Sharetheplacehe'srenting.

6.A.Theirplansinthenewsemester.B.Theitemsthey'regoingtodeliver.

C.Theirpart-timejobsinthevacation.D.Thedailyroutinestheyshareatschool.

7.A.BuyDaisyanewnotebook.B.ApologizetoDaisyagainbyphone.

C.GotoseeDaisyimmediately.D.LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimebeing.

8.A.Shedoesn'thaveacomputer.B.Sheneedstohavehercomputerrepaired.

C.Shecan'tunderstandtheinstructions.D.Shehasadoctor'sdegreeincomputerscience.

9.A.Heforgottocancelthereservation.B.Hedoesn'tknowhowtogettotherestaurant.

C.Theycangototherestaurantlateatnight.D.Theydon'thaveareservationattherestaurant.

10.A.He'swillingtohelpruntheexperiment.B.He'sbusyworkingonhisownexperiment.

C.Hecanactasasubjectintheexperiment.D.Hethinkstheexperimentishardtounderstand.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

questionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Aneweducationaltheory.B.Aninnovativetryatteaching.

C.Adiligentuniversitystudent.D.Aserioussubjectinauniversity.

12.A.Serioussubjectstowriteabout.B.Fiercecompetitionamongstudents.

C.Happyandcooperativelearning.D.Varioustopicsforstudentstovotefor.

13.A.Suspiciousatfirstbutpositivelater.B.Welcomeatfirstbutuncertainlater.

C.Disapprovingatfirstbutshockedlater.D.Excitedatfirstbutdisappointedlater.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theyarebeneficialtohismind.B.Theyarehelpfultohissocialrelationship.

C.Theycanboostthetoyindustry.D.Theycanattractattentiontoolderpeople.

15.A.Theyonlyreduceloneliness.B.Theylimitreasoningorthinkingabilities.

C.Theycan'timprovespecificskills.D.Theycan'thelpmaintainindependentliving.

16.A.Thenecessityofdevelopingtoysforolderpeople.

B.Thetypeoftoysthatolderpeopleareinterestedin.

C.Toymakers'efforttoproducegamesforolderpeople.

D.Differentviewsontheeffectsoftoysonolderpeople.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Aghoststory.B.Thebears'habits.

C.Ascarymovie.D.Thecampingatmosphere.

18.A.Theymaygetlostinthedark.B.Theirfoodmaybestolenbybears.

C.Bearsmaymistakeherforfood.D.Theremayappearghostsinthewoods.

19.A.Teachherwildernessfirstaidskills.B.Sharehisrichcampingexperiences.

C.Guidehertobreathefreshairdeeply.D.Distractherattentionwithghoststories.

20.A.Hedislikeswatchingmovies.B.He'sfondofbeingexposedtonature.

C.He'sgotlittleexperienceincamping.D.Hebelievestherearenobearsinthewoods.

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II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useone

wordthatbestfitseachblank.

LifeMayActuallyFlashBeforeYourEyesonDeath

Newdatafromascientific“accident“hassuggestedthatlifemayactuallyflashbeforeoureyesaswedie.

Ateamofscientistssetouttomeasurethebrainwavesofan87-year-oldpatientwho(21)(develop)epilepsy

(癲癇)fbrmanyyears.Butduringtheneurological(9申經(jīng)學(xué)的)recording,hesufferedafatalheartattack,(22)

(offer)anunexpectedrecordingofadyingbrain.

Itrevealedthatinthe30secondsbeforeandafter,theman'sbrainwavesfollowedthesamepatternsasdreamingor

recallingmemories.Brainactivityofthissortcouldsuggestthatafinal"'recallofliffe“mayoccurinaperson'slast

moments,theteamwroteintheirstudy,(23)(publish)inFrontiersinAgingNeuroscienceonTuesday.

DrAjmalZemmar,aco-authorofthestudy,saidthatwhattheteam,thenbasedinVancouver,Canada,accidentally

got,(24)(consider)thefirst-everrecordingofadyingbrain.Sowillwegetaglimpsebackatthosemoments(25)

westayedwithlovedonesandotherhappymemories?DrZemmarsaiditwasimpossible(26)(tell).“IfI

weretojumptothephilosophicalarea,Iwouldguessthatifthebraindidaflashback,itwouldprobablyliketoremind

youofgoodthings,ratherthanthebadthings,hesaid."But(27)ismemorablewouldbedifferentforevery

person.99

DrZemmar,nowaneurosurgeonattheUniversityofLouisville,saidinthe30seconds(28)thepatient's

heartstoppedsupplyingbloodtothebrain,hisbrainwavesfollowedthesamepatternsaswhenwecarryout

high-cognitivedemanding(高認(rèn)塊口要求的)tasks,likeconcentrating,dreamingorrecallingmemories.Itcontinued30

secondsafterthepatient5sheartstoppedbeating.t6Ithinkthere9s(29)mysteriousandspiritualaboutthiswhole

near-deathexperience,9,DrZemmarsaid."Andfindingslikethis——ifsamoment(30)scientistslivefor."

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SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.advantageB.anticipatingC.digitallyD.facilitatingE.geometryF.giant

G.initiatedH.painstakinglyI.potentiallyJ.reopenedK.sought

HowDigitalModelingPlaysaKeyRoleinRestoringtheNotreDameCathedral（巴黎圣母院）

IfsbeenmorethanfouryearssinceafiredamagedNotreDame,theCatholiccathedralinParisthafshistorically

drawnmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.

Sincethen,peoplefromaroundtheworldhaveunitedtosupportaneffort,31byFrenchPresident,thafs

intendedtohavethebuildingbackopentothepublicbytheendofnextyear.TeamsworkingtorestoretheGothic

cathedralhave32torebuildmuchofthedamagedsectionsusingmaterialslikeoakwood（橡木）andstonethat

havestoodthetestofcenturies.

Butthebuilders,architectsandengineersdohavethe33ofsome21stcenturytechnologies,includingmodem

buildinginformationmodeling（BIM）softwarethatenablesthemtoworkwitha（n）

34detailed3Ddigitalmodelofthecathedralandsurroundingsite,backedbypowerfulcloudcomputing

technology.

“Itallowsyoutoreallyunderstandalotofhowabuildingfitstogether,howit'sconstructed,saysAndrew

Anagnost,CEOofdesignsoftware35Autodesk.Ithascontributedtechnicalconsulting,softwareandfinancial

assistancetotheprojectsinceshortlyafterthefire.Adigitalmodel,whichtookmorethanayeartocreate,includesmore

than12,000objects.

Itwasacomplexprocess.Onsiteworkerscapturedthepoint-by-point3D36ofthecathedralwithlaser（激光）

andphotoequipment.Then,othersturnedthedatapointsfromthatprocessintodetailedshapesandobjects,downto

individualbuildingstones.Thatletexpertsseehowthebuildingshiftedinthefire-importantfor37anystability

issues-andplanouttheprocessofreconstruction.

“It'slikeMission:Impossiblewhentheyplan,^^saysNicolasMangon,VPofarchitecture,engineeringand

constructionindustrystrategyatAutodesk."Everylittlepieceisdone38,andwiththe3Dmodelyoucansimulate

（模擬）everything.

Evenwhenthecathedralis39,themodelmaystillserveimportantroles.Mangonsaysthecompanyis

currentlyindiscussionsaboutusingittomanageaspectsofthecomplexgoingforward,

40usingsensorsthatcouldshowtheexactlocationofanyfuturefires.

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III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

SealevelsalongcoastlinesintheUnitedStateswillriseaboutonefootby2050,withlargerincreasesontheEast

andGulfcoasts,accordingtoacomprehensivenewreportbyclimatescientists.

Oceanshavealreadyrisenaboutonefootinthelastcentury,asclimatechangemeltsglaciers（冰川）andicecaps

aroundtheworld.Butthepaceis41,scientistswarn,andthenext30yearswillseethesameamountofsealevel

riseastheprevious100.

Thereportgivesthemostconcreteandcertainsealevel42everpublishedfortheU.S.Andadvancesin

computermodelsandreal-worldinformationaboutrisingseasmakeitpossibletoseethefuturemore43thanever.

Sealevelrise44dramaticallyfordifferentpartsoftheU.S.coast.Theoceanisnotlikeabucketofwaterthat

risesatthesametimeasmoreliquidis45.Ocean46pushmorewaterintosomeareasthanothers.Icein

differentregionsmeltsatdifferentrates.Inmanypartsoftheworld,sealevelriseis47becausecoastallandis

sinking.

Thenewreportaddsupallthosefactorstogive48estimatesfordifferentpartsoftheU.S.Theauthors

predictaboutafootandahalfofsealevelrisefortheGulfCoastby2050,withparticularhotspotsfromTexasto

Mississippi,whereexploitationofundergroundoil,gasanddrinkingwateriscausingthelandtorapidly49into

therisingoceanwater.Thereare50hotspotsintheMid-Atlanticregion,includingAnnapolis,Md.andNorfolk,

Va.Overall,theEastCoastis51toexperiencealittlemorethanafootofsealevelriseinthenext30years.

Sealevelriseishappeningmore52ontheWestCoast,includingmuchofsouthernandwesternAlaska,the

reportfinds.Theauthorspredictaboutsixinchesofsealevelriseby2050.

WilliamSweet,asealevelriseexpertwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）andone

oftheauthorsofthenewreport,sayscitiesthatarenotyetfloodedshould53now.Quickeningsealevelrisemay

requirethathumans54whereandhowwebuildhomes,offices,roadsandanythingelsethatisbetterdrythanwet.

Rightnow,developmentinflood-prone（易發(fā)洪水的）areasisincreasing,despiteclimatechange.

Beyond2050,thereportmakesclearthathumanshavea55:reducegreenhousegasemissionsandcontrolsea

levelrise,orkeepburningfossilfuelsandfaceoceansthataretwo,threeoreven10feethigherthantoday.

41.A.dyingdownB.payingbackC.holdingonD.speedingup

42.A.recordsB.extremesC.predictionsD.solutions

43.A.flexiblyB.clearlyC.randomlyD.incredibly

44.A.continuesB.impactsC.multipliesD.varies

45.A.addedB.drainedC.spiltD.needed

46.A.creaturesB.currentsC.ecosystemsD.voyages

47.A.stableB.crucialC.unlikelyD.worse

48.A.nationalB.regionalC.apparentD.approximate

49.A.digB.turnC.collapseD.dive

50.A.similarB.sceneryC.distantD.diverse

51.A.projectedB.obligedC.permittedD.noticed

52.A.sharplyB.mysteriouslyC.unexpectedlyD.slowly

53.A.makesenseB.takenoticeC.keeppaceD.stayproud

54.A.schemeB.cancelC.changeD.delay

55.A.promiseB.quarrelC.choiceD.protest

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation

giveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Mostteachersassignnovelsforstudentstoreadnotwrite.Butmanyteachersnationwidearenotonlyasking

studentstoreadnovelsbutalsogivingthemamonthtowritethem.

Yes,youreadthatright:onemonth.

However,studentsparticipatinginNovember'sNationalNovelWritingMonth(NaNoWriMo)donotcomplain

aboutbeingoverworked.Instead,theyhavebeenknowntoask,“Canweworkonournovelstoday?^^Thafsbecause,

aboveall,NaNoWriMoismeanttobefun.Anexercisein"seat-oryour-pants“novelwriting,ithasalmostnorules.

TheOfficeofLettersandLightisthenonprofitbehindtheevent.Itbelievesthiscarefreeapproachencourages

writerstotakeimaginativerisksandtrulyenjoytheirwork.Foundedin1999,theadultversionoftheeventrequiresonly

thatyoucommityourselftomakinganattemptatnovelwritingandsubmittinganovelof50,000words,nomatterhow

goodorbadtheyare,bytheendofNovember.

Since2005,NaNoWriMohasenteredmanyclassrooms,includingthoseofNationalWritingProjectteachers,

throughitsYoungWritersProgram.Inaddition,teachersreceiveaclassroomkitfeaturingaprogresschart,stickersto

markwordcounts,andbuttonsforwriterswhocrossthefinishline.

About1,800classroomsand45,000kidsandteensparticipatedlastyear.Therulesforunder-18writersarethesame

asthoseforadults.Butthereisoneimportantexception:youngwriterscanpicktheirown"'reasonableyetchallenging^^

wordlength.Ifastudentelectstowrite,say,18,000wordsandachievesthisgoalinamonth,heorsheisawinner.

Awardsincludea“handsomewinner9scertificate^^andapromotionalcodetoreceiveafreeboundproofcopyofthe

finishednovel.

TheYoungWritersProgramalsofacilitatesScriptFrenzy,asimilarscriptwriting(居|本寫作)eventthathappens

eachAprilandchallengesparticipantstowritea100scriptin30days.

Whileyoungwritersworkprimarilyasindividuals,teachersarealsoencouragedtowritealongwiththem.

56.ItcanbeinferredthatstudentsusuallyafterparticipatinginNaNoWriMo.

A.enjoythemselvesB.overloadthemselvesC.lookcourageousD.becomedistracted

57.By"seat-of-your-pants“inparagraph2,theauthormeans.

A.thenovelwritingactivitygivesitsparticipantspantsasawards

B.theparticipantshavetostickontheirseatsforlongwritingnovels

C.theparticipantsarefreetowritewhatevernovelstheycanimagine

D.thenovelwritingactivityneedsnewrulesforparticipantstofollow

58.Whatcanbelearnedabouttherulesforadolescentwriters?

A.Theyshouldcrossthefinishlinebeforeparticipating.

B.Theycanlengthenthedurationoftheirwritingprocess.

C.Theycandecideontheirnovels'wordcountsthemselves.

D.Theyshouldsubmitnovelsontheirteachers9recommendation.

59.Thepassageismainlyaimedat.

A.explainingtheobjectivesofaneventB.givingageneralintroductiontoanevent

C.illustratingthebenefitsofnovelwritingD.attractingteacherstojoinawritingprogram

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(B)

[□SOCIETY

WaystoGive

Home1WaystoGive

Y1OURIMPACTBEGINSTODAY100%ofalldonationsgodirectlytoourExplorersandprograms.

Helpussolveourworld'smostWe'vebuiltasustainable,innovativebusinessmodelthatallowsustoinvest

pressingchallengeseverydollaryoudonatedirectlytoourExplorersandprograms.

TogetherwecanWhenyousupporttheNationalGeographicSociety,notonlyareyou

changetheworld.supportingyourpassionfortheplanet,butyoualsohelpprotectitswonder.

Youensureourmissionlivesonsowecancontinueexploringtheplanet,

support,we'redrivingnew

savingwildlife,protectingourocean,empoweringtheworld'smost

knowledge,workingtoreduceour

innovativescientiststohelpsolvetheplanefsmysteriesandchallenges,and

humanfootprintontheplanet,and

preservingourancientheritage(遺產(chǎn))forfuturegenerations.

inspiringanewgenerationof

changemakerstovaluethenaturalYourgenerouscontributionwillimmediatelygotoworksupportingthe

worldandhelpcreateabrighterthingsyoucarepassionatelyabout——notoperatingcosts.

future.

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Tax-freegifts

NationalGeographicSocietyisatax-freeorganization,andwerelyonthegenerosityofdonorslikeyoutosupport

ourExplorers5workinscience,exploration,education,andstorytelling.

SingleandmonthlydonationsEmployerMatchingGiftsHonor/MemorialGiving

MakeagifttodaytohelpexploreandManycompanieshaveamatchingHonorafriendorlovedone'spassion

protectourplanet.Bygivinggiftprogramforemployees.Yougiveforscience,exploration,education,

monthly,yourreliablesupportallowsanamountandyourcompanyandstorytellingbymakingan

ustorespondtothemostpressingdonatesthesame.Doubleyourunusualgiftintheirname.

programmaticneeds.impactbyexploringyouremployer's

matchinggiftprograms.

60.Theabovewebpageisaimedat.

A.appealingtopeopletopreserveancientheritage

B.guidingpeopletoinvestinasustainablebusiness

C.attractingdonationstoNationalGeographicSociety

D.publicizingthemissionofNationalGeographicSociety

61.Tomakeyourcontributiontwiceasmuch,youcan.

A.supportthemostpressingemployerB.reducethetaxattachedtothedonation

C.makeitagiftinthenameofyourfriendD.tryyourcompany'smatchinggiftprograms

62.WhatcanbelearnedaboutNationalGeographicSociety?

A.Itneedsnooperatingcosts.B.Itisdedicatedtoprotectingnature.

C.Itsmissionhasn'tbeenrecognized.D.Itsemployeesneedn,tpayincometax.

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Morethanthreebillionpeoplerelyontheoceantomakealiving,mostofwhomareindevelopingcountries.Asthe

globalpopulationincreases,thedemandforseafoodisexpectedtorise,too.

Althoughoceanecosystemsarestretchedtothelimitbyclimatechange,overfishingandmore,studiesnevertheless

suggestthatseafoodcanbeexpandedsustainablytomeetfuturefooddemands.Successwilldependonsmall-scale

fisheries.Thesefisheriescanberemarkablyefficient.Almosteverythingthathand-to-mouthfisheriescatchisconsumed.

Bycontrast,around20%ofthefishcaughtbyindustrialshipsisestimatedtobewasted,mainlybecauseofunwanted

by-catch.

Smallfishersrarelyhavetherightresourcestoexpandtheiroperations,oreventosurvive.Iftheydoscaleup,they

mightlosesomeoftheircurrentadvantagesorengageinthesameharmfulpracticesasdolargecommercialfisheries.

Managedwithcare,however,smallfisheriescouldprovidewin-winsforlivelihoodsandtheenvironment.

Mostnationsalreadyhavemanagementpoliciesformarineecosystemsthatprovideforsmall-scalefisheries.But

small-scalefishers9rightstoaccessareoftenpoorlydefined,ineffectivelyenforcedorunfairlydistributed（分配）.

Governmentsubsidies（未卜貝占）alsorequirereform.Oneestimatefoundthatlarge-scalefishersreceiveabout3.5times

moresubsidiesthansmall-scalefishersdo.Instead,subsidiesandotherfundsshouldbedirectedtowardssmall-scale

fisherstoletthemexpandtheiraccesstomarkets,whilekeepingthemfromadoptingthenegativepracticesoflarge-scale

operations.

Thetotalgloballossandwastefromfisheriesisestimatedatbetween30%and35%annuallyprimarilyduetoalack

oftechnology,goodmanufacturingpractices,andinfrastructuresuchasdecentroadsandcoldstorage.Publicandprivate

investmentincold-storagefacilitiesandprocessingequipmentcouldhelp.Onepromisingstrategyistopairinternational

ornationalfundingwithdirectcontractsforfeedingprogrammeslinkedtoschools,hospitalsandsimilarfacilities.Such

arrangementswouldprovidesmallfisherieswithlarge,consistentmarketsandstorageinfrastructurethatboostslocal

consumptionanddoesnotincentivize（刺激）overfishing.

Moreover,simpleincentiveprogrammescouldbeconductedbyfunders,managersandlocalgovernmentstryingto

promotesustainablefisheries.Forexample,localmarketscoulddisplayaratingsystemforindividualfishersorsmall

fisheries.Thiscouldincludevariouselementsofsustainabilityotherthanenvironmentalones-suchasproviding

informationonthetypeoffishingequipment,locationofthecatchandfreshness.Promotingtheratingasasocial

responsibilityconceptwouldinformconsumersoftheneedtosupportsustainablefisheries.

Anyway,onlyjointproblem-solvingeffortscandeliverseafoodprotein,sustainably,toaworldthatincreasingly

needsit.

63.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.

A.smallfisheriescanhelptheworldifmanagedwithcare

B.theglobaldemandforseafoodisincreasingdramatically

C.small-scalefisheriesneedtobecommercialisedurgently

D.peopleindevelopingcountriesaremorereliableonfishing

64.Small-scalefisheriesaremoreefficientbecause.

A.whattheycatchishardlywastedB.theirby-catchaccountsforalargershare

C.theycatchfishbyindustrialmeansD.theiroperationislimitedwithinasmallarea

65.Whatcanbeinferredaboutsmallfisheries9currentsituation?

A.Theygainnosupportfromgovernments.B.Theyareexpandingtomeetlocaldemands.

C.Theyhavelittleaccesstogoodresources.D.Theyimpactmarineecosystemsnegatively.

66.Topromotesustainablefisheries,whichofthefollowingisoneoftheauthor'ssuggestions?

A.Toinitiatearatingsystemforsmallfisherstoevaluatethelocalmarkets.

B.Toprovidetechnologyforsmallfisheriestoboosttheirfishingefficiency.

C.Toinspireasenseofsocialresponsibilityinlarge-scalefishersandconsumers.

D.Tofacilitatedirectcooperationbetweensmallfisheriesandfeedingprogrammes.

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SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Hereweshowhowthisworktranslatestohumans.

B.Manycollegestudentsexperienceirregularandinsufficientsleep.

C.Thestudyevaluatedmorethan600first-yearstudentsacrossfivestudiesatthreeuniversities.

D.Mostsurprisingtomewasthatnomatterwhatwedidtomaketheeffectgoaway,itpersisted.

E.TheresultsareavailableintheFeb.13issueoftheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.

F.Totalnightlysleepisapotentiallyimportantandunderappreciatedbehaviorsupportingacademicachievement.

NightlySleepIsKeytoStudentSuccess

Foryoungadults,collegeisatimeoftransition.Itmaybethefirsttimestudentshavethefreedomtodeterminehow

tospendtheirtime,butthisfreedomcomeswithcompetinginterestsfromacademics,socialeventsandevensleep.

Amulti-institutionalteamofresearchersconductedthefirststudytoevaluatehowthedurationofnightlysleep

earlyinthesemesteraffectsfirstyearcollegestudents5end-of-semestergradepointaverage(GPA).Usingsleeptrackers,

theyfoundthatstudentsonaveragesleep6.5hoursanight,butnegativeoutcomesbuiltupwhenstudentsreceivedless

thansixhoursofsleepanight.67

DavidCreswell,theWilliamS.DietrichIIProfessorinPsychologyandNeuroscienceattheDietrichCollegeof

HumanitiesandSocialSciences,ledateamofresearcherstoevaluatetherelationshipbetweensleepandGPA.

“Animalstudieshaveshownhowcriticalsleepisforlearningandmemory,saidCreswell."68Theless

nightlysleepafirst-yearcollegestudentgetsatthebeginningoftheschooltermpredictslowerGPAattheendofthe

term.Lackofsleepmaybehurtingstudents5abilitytolearnintheircollegeclassrooms.9,

69Theresearchersfoundthatstudentswhoreceivelessthansixhoursofsleepexperiencedapronounced

declineinacademicperformance.Inaddition,eachhourofsleeplostcorrespondedto(相