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Ever since I was seven years old, my body clock has been set to "nocturnal （夜间活动的） ". If I try to go to sleep earlier, I just lie awake, not sleepy at all. If I try to get up any earlier, it’s not a matter of being "a bit tired" ; I am hardly able to do anything. I feel groggy and find it hard to concentrate.
This caused lots of problems at school: I would wander around unconsciously, not taking anything in refused to go to school and my mum was blamed （责怪） for not being stricter about bedtime, but in reality there was nothing she could do. My mum would get annoyed but she knew that there was no point trying to sleep because she had the same problem.
Finally I was allowed to have classes in the afternoon with a tutor （家庭教师）. This enabled me to get a place at university, but the problems came up again. At first I forced myself to get up for 9 am lectures, but after five mornings I was crying from tiredness. I managed to pass my exams. It was a moment of success for me, proving I had imagination and determination after all these years of being misunderstood and called lazy.
But still I wondered why I couldn’t change my body clock. I have tried everything to change my sleeping habits — forcing myself by going to bed 15 minutes earlier every night, sitting in front of a light box in the morning, using blue candles and cutting out caffeine — but nothing has worked. I even tried sleeping pills, which put me to sleep earlier but didn’t help with the morning experience.
I was sad to discover there was no cure, but I wouldn’t give up.
【小题1】What is the meaning of the underlined word "groggy" in the first paragraph?| A．Tired and sleepy. |
| B．Excited and satisfied. |
| C．Sad and worried. |
| D．Energetic and happy. |
| A．The author’s school teachers. |
| B．The author’s problems at school. |
| C．The author’s mom and school. |
| D．The author’s mom’s problems. |
| A．managed to change her natural body clock |
| B．had to get up for 9 am lectures every day |
| C．was taught at home by a tutor |
| D．was referred to as a lazy student |
| A．keeping herself awake with a light box in the morning |
| B．taking some pills and drinking less caffeine |
| C．making her bedtime a little later every night |
| D．changing her sleeping time |
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