Long time ago, everyone knew that regular bedtimes were important. "Dream on! " most modern parents might reply. But research by Yvonne Kelly of University College, London, shows that the【C1】______wisdom is right-half the time. Daughters, it seems, do【C2】______regular bedtimes. Sons do not. Dr Kelly knew of many studies that had looked at the connection between sleep habits and cognitive ability in adults and【C3】______. All showed that inconsistent sleeping【C4】______went hand in hand【C5】______poor academic performance. Surprisingly,【C6】______little such research had been done on children She【C7】______examined the bedtimes and cognitive abilities of 11,178 children born in Britain. She collected the bedtime information of the participants when they were nine months, three years, five years and seven years of age.【C8】______asking whether the children had【C9】______bedtimes on weekdays and if they always, usually, sometimes or never made them, she collected information about family【C10】______economic circumstances and other matters—including whether children were read to before they went to sleep and whether they had a television in their bedroom. The children【C11】______were also asked, at the ages of three, five and seven, to take standardized reading, mathematical and spatial-awareness tests, from which their IQs could be【C12】______. Dr Kelly"s report shows that by the time children had reached the age of seven, not having had a regular bedtime did seem to【C13】______their cognition, even when other relevant【C14】______such as bedtime reading, bedroom televisions and parents" socioeconomic status were controlled for. But that was true【C15】______if they were female. On the IQ scale, girls who had had regular bedtimes【C16】______between eight and nine points more than those who did not. Boys were not completely unaffected. Irregular bedtimes left their IQs about six points below those of their【C17】______at the age of three. But the distinction【C18】______by the time they were seven. This difference between the sexes is【C19】______Dr Kelly did not expect it and has no explanation to offer for it. As scientists are accustomed to say, but this time with good reason, more research is【C20】______.
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：第一句提到很久以前(long time ago)，每个人都知道有规律的就寝时间很重要，推断此处所说的wisdom(智慧)应是古人的智慧。选B项ancient“古老的”。
单选题
【C2】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：前文提到“有规律的就寝时间很重要”这种说法有一半是正确的(half the time)。本段最后一句的Sons do not表明，对儿子来说，有规律的就寝不重要，那么反过来对女儿来说是重要的。她们能从中受益。D项benefit from“得益于”符合语义逻辑。
【答案解析】解析：从前文可得知研究的内容是睡眠习惯与认知能力的关系，因此空格处所填单词与gohand in hand搭配后应能表现出inconsistent sleeping schedules和poor academic perfor-mance的关系。go hand in hand with“与……密切相关”是固定搭配，故选C项。
单选题
【C6】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：本句提到令人惊讶地是，几乎没有关于儿童这方面的研究(little such research)，与前文所说的很多关于成年人的认知能力与睡眠习惯之间关系的研究情况相反．可推断空格处所填单词表示转折。选D项however“然而”。