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Unit1飲食FoodandDrink

A

Ihavebeenconsistentlyopposedtofeedingababyregularly.Asadoctor,mother

andscientistinchilddevelopmentIbelievethereisnothingtorecommendit,fromthe

baby'spointofview.

Mothers,doctorsandnursesalikehavenoideaofwhereababy'sbloodsugarlevel

lies.Allweknowisthatalowlevelisharmfultobraindevelopmentandmakesababy

easilyannoyed.Inthisstate,thebabyisdifficulttocalmdownandsleepisimpossible.

Thebabyasksforattentionandsearchingforfoodwithitsmouth.

Itisnotjustunkindbutalsodangeroustosayafourhourlyfeedingschedulewill

makeababysatisfied.Thefirstoftheexpertstoadvocateastrictclock-watching

schedulewasDrFredericTrubyKingwhowasagainstfeedinginthenight.Pvenever

heardanythingsoridiculous.Babyfeedingshouldn*tfollowatimetablesetbythemum.

Whatisimportantisfeedingababyinthebestway,thoughitmaycausesome

inconvenienceinthefirstfewweeks.

Well,atlastwehavecopper-bottomedresearchthatsupportsdemandfeedingand

pointsouttheweaknessesofstrictlytimedfeeding.Theresearchfindsoutthatbabies

whoarefedondemanddobetteratschoolatage5,7,11and14,thanbabiesfed

accordingtotheclock.Bytheageof8,theirIQ（智商）scoresarefourtofivepercent

higherthanbabiesfedbyarigidtimetable.ThisresearchcomesfromOxfordandEssex

Universityusingasample（樣本）of10,419childrenbornintheearly1990s,taking

accountofparentaleducation,familyincome,achild'ssexandage,themother'shealth

andfeedingstyle.Theseresultsdon'tsurpriseme.Feedingaccordingtoschedulerunsthe

riskofharmingtherapidlygrowingbrainbytakingnoaccountofsinkingbloodsugar

levels.

Ihopethisresearchwillputanendtoadvocatingstrictlytimedbabyfeeding

practices.

1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutDrKing?

A.Heisstrict.

B.Heisunkind.

C?Hehasthewrongidea.

D.Hesetsatimetableformothers.

2.Thewordcopper-bottomedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.basic

B.reliable

C.surprising

D.interesting

3.Whatdoestheresearchtellusaboutfeedingababyondemand?

A.Thebabywillsleepwell.

B.Thebabywillhaveitsbrainharmed.

C.Thebabywillhavealowbloodsugarlevel.

D.Thebabywillgrowtobewiserbytheageof8.

4.Theauthorsupportsfeedingthebaby.

A.inthenight

B-everyfourhours

C?wheneveritwantsfood

D.accordingtoitsbloodsugarlevel

B

Doyoulovetheholidays,buthatethepoundsthatfollow?Youarenot

alone.Holidaysaretimesforfeastingandcelebrating.Manypeopleareworriedabout

theirweight.Withproperplanning,though,itispossibletokeepnormalweightduring

theholidays.Whetheritiscelebratingattheofficepartyorsittingdownforthe

traditionalfamilydinner,regardeatingasatimefortastingavarietyofthefoods.The

ideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfrom

thefoodsthatyouenjoy.

Herearesometipsforpreventingweightgainandmaintainingphysicalfitness：

Don'tskipmeals.Beforeyouleavehome,haveasmall,low-fatmealorsnack.This

mayhelptoavoidgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.

Controlportions.Useasmallplate(about10inches)andputasidethelargeones

thatmayencourageyouto“l(fā)oadup.^^Youshouldbemostcomfortableeatinganamount

offoodaboutthesizeofyourfist.Onceyouhaveyour“tasting“serving,moveaway

fromthebuffet.Doingsowillmakeitlesstemptingtobeeatingconstantlyasyour

appetiteisinspiredbythesightoffood.

Beginwithsoupandfruitorvegetables.Fillupbeforehandonwater-basedsoup

andrawfruitorvegetables.Ordrinkalargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueattohelpyou

feelfull.

Sticktophysicalactivity.Don'tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A

20-minutewalkafteramealcanhelpbumoffexcesscalories.

Avoidhigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamymayhavealargeamountof

fat.Chooseleanmeats.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Uselemonjuice

insteadofdressingorbutter.

Notes：①buffet自助餐②tempting〃力.誘惑的

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youhadbetterturnyourattentionawayfromdeliciousfoods.

B.Drinkingsomewaterofsoupbeforeeatinghelpsyoueatless.

C.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymaybringweightproblems.

D.Physicalexercisecanreducethechanceofputtingonweight.

2.WhichofthefollowingCANNOThelploseweightaccordingtothepassage?

A?Leanmeats.

B?Dressingorbutter.

C?Rawfruitorvegetables.

D.Physicalexercise.

3.Manypeoplecan'tcontroltheirweightaftertheholidaysmainlybecausethey

A.can*thelpbeingtemptedtoeatconstantly

B.takepartintoomanyparties

C.enjoydeliciousfoods

D.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods

4.Ifthepassageappearsinthenewspaper,youthinkitshouldbelongto

Column.

A.HolidaysandFestivals

B.HealthandFitness

C?FashionandFrontier

D.StudentTimesClub

C

Scientistshavelearnedalotaboutthekindsoffoodpeopleneed.Theysaythatthereareseveral

kindsoffoodthatpeopleshouldeateveryday.Theyare:(1)greenandyellowvegetablesofallkinds.

(2)citrus(柑桔)fruitsandtomatoes;(3)potatoesandotherfruitsandvegetables;(4)meatofall

kinds,fishandeggs;(5)milkandfoodsmadefrommilk;(6)breadorcereal(谷類)，riceisalsoin

thiskindoffood;(7)butter,orsomethinglikebutter.

Peopleindifferentcountriesanddifferentplacesoftheworldeatdifferentkindsofthings.

Foodsarecookedandeateninmanydifferentkindsofways.Peopleindifferentcountrieseatat

differenttimesoftheday.Insomeplacespeopleeatonceortwiceaday;inothercountriespeople

eatthreeorfourtimesaday.Scientistssaythatnoneofthedifferencesisreallyimportant.Itdoesn't

matterwhetherfoodsareeatenraw(生的)orcooked,cannedorfrozen.Itdoesn'tmatterifaperson

eatsdinnerat4o'clockintheafternoonorateleveno'clockatnight.Theimportantthingiswhat

youeateveryday.

Therearetwoproblems,then,infeedingthelargenumberofpeopleonearth.Thefirstistofind

somewaystofeedtheworld'spopulationsothatnooneishungry.

Thesecondistomakesurethatpeopleeverywherehavetherightkindsoffoodtomakethem

growtobestrongandhealthy.

1.Accordingtothescientists,whichofthefollowinggroupsoffoodisthehealthiestforyour

lunch?

A.chicken,apples,cereal,cabbages

B.potatoes,carrots,rice,bread

C.oranges,bananas,fish,tomatoes

D.beef,pork,fish,milk

2.Itisimportantforpeopletoeat.

A.threetimesaday

B.dinnerattwelveo'clock

C.cookedfoodalltheday

D.somethingfromeachofthesevenkindsoffoodeveryday

3.Peopleindifferentcountriesanddifferentplacesoftheworld.

A.hastherightkindsoffoodtoeat

B.cookstheirfoodinthesameway

C.hastheirmealsatthesametime

D.eatfoodindifferentways

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleinsomeplacesdon'thaveenoughtoeat.

B.Therearetoomanypeopleintheworld.

D

Eatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheart

disease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:theairyou

breathe.

Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure（暴露）toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreased

riskofheartproblems,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackor

stroke（中風(fēng)）withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientists

foundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants（污染）wereupto5%morelikelytosuffera

heartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.Aseparatestudyofstroke

patientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）considerstobe

of"moderate"（良好）qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas

34%within12to14hoursofexposure.

Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleand

certainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.

However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollution

regardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimprove

environmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.

1.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween

A.heartproblemsandairquality

B.heartproblemsandexercising

Cheartproblemsandsmoking

D.heartproblemsandfattyfood

2.Theunderlinedword"modest“inParagraph3mostprobablymeans

A.relativelyhigh

B.extremelylow

Crelativelylow

D.extremelyhigh

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Eatingfattyfoodhasimmediateeffectsonyourheart.

B.TheEPAconductedmanystudiesonairquality.

C.Moderateairqualityismoreharmfulthansmoking.

D.Stricterregulationsonpollutantsshouldbemade.

4Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.

A.inform

B.persuade

Cdescribe.

D.entertain

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Unit2故事與詩歌StoriesandPoems

A

Pioneeringfront-rowWhiteHousejournalistHelenThomasdiedatage92aftera

longillness.Thomascovered10presidentsovernearlyhalfacentury,andbecamea

legendintheindustry.

ShewasalwaysatWhiteHousenewsconferences—sittingfrontandcenter—

whereshefrequentlyannoyedgovernmentspokesmenwithherpointedquestions.

ThomasbegancoveringtheWhiteHouseforUnitedPressInternationalwhenJohn

F.Kennedybecamepresidentin1961andwasafixturethereuntilherretirementin

2010.

Inawrittenstatement,ObamacalledThomasa“truepioneer^^andsaidshekeptthe

presidentsshecovered—includinghimself-ontheirtoes.

Thomas,thedaughterofLebaneseimmigrants,wasbominWinchester,Kentucky,

onAugust4,1920.Shewasoneofninechildren.ThomaswasraisedinDetroit,where

sheattendedWayneStateUniversityandgraduatedwithabachelor'sdegreein1942.

Indescribingherjob,Thomasoncesaid,4Tvenevercoveredthepresidentinany

wayotherthanthatheisultimatelyresponsible.^^

Thomasembracedthefreedomsofacolumnistwithvigor（活力）.Noquestion

seemedoff-limitsforher.Colleaguesrememberherasagenuinelyfearlesswoman

whoaskedthetoughestquestionsofpresidents,nomattertheirparty.

InJanuary2009,asPresidentGeorgeBushwaspreparingtoleaveoffice,Thomas

aimedhereditorialgunsathimandhisadministration.Inacommentary,sheslammed

（抨擊）Bushforwhatsheconsideredhisfailings,includingleadingthecountry“intoa

senselesswaragainstIraqiacalamitystillunderwayasheleavesofficealmostsix

yearsaftertheinvasion.Sheconsideredhim“theworstpresidentever.^^

1.Accordingtothetext,HelenThomaswas.

A?awisepoliticianB.awritingpioneer

C?alegendaryjournalistD.aWhiteHouseadviser

2.Theunderlinedword“fixture“inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.anobjectfirmlyfixedinplace

B?apersonregardedfixedinthesameposition

C?someonetofixtrickyproblems

D.adevicetosecuresomethingsomewhere

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutHelenThomasfromthetext?

A.Shecovered10presidentsoveraperiodof49years.

B.Sheoftenraisedunreasonablequestions.

C.ShewasbornandbroughtupinLebanon.

D.ShewascriticizedbyPresidentObama.

4.HowdidThomascommentonGeorgeBush?

A.Heshouldbekeptonhistoes.

B.Hewasforcedtoberesponsible.

C.Hedidn*tdeservetobepresident.

D.Heshouldn'thavestartedtheIraqWar.

B

Sittinginthefrontrowinhercollegeclassescarefullytakingnotes,NolaOchsis

justaslikelytoanswerquestionsastoaskthem.That'snottheonlythingmarkingher

offfromherclassmatesatFortHaysStateUniversity.She*s95,andwhenshegraduates

onMay12th,it'sbelievedshellbecometheworld'soldestpersontobeawardeda

collegedegree.

Shedidn'tplanitthatway.ShejustlovedtolearnasateenageronaHodgeman

Countyfarm,thenasateacherataone-roomschoolaftergraduatingfromhighschool

andlaterasafarmwifeandmother.

“EvenasIgrewolder,thatenthusiasmforstudywasstillthere.Icameherewith

nothoughtofitbeinganunusualthingatshesaid.

She'sgettingoffersfortelevisionappearances,andreportersshowupwantingto

interviewher.Shesayssheenjoysit."Itbringsattentiontothiscollegeandthispartof

thestate.Sheadded,"Idon'tthinkmuchofmyage.ItmightlimitwhatIcando.As

longasIhavemymindandhealth,it'sjustanumber.”

OchsstartedtakingclassesatDodgeCityCommunityCollegeafterherhusband

diedin1972.Aftertakingaclasshereandthereovertheyears,shewasclosetohaving

enoughhoursforanundergraduatedegree.

At5-foot-2,herwhitehairpulledintoabun（圓形發(fā)髻），shewalksenergetically

downhallways（走廊）toclasseswithherbooksinabighandbag.

Studentsnodandsmile;she'sdescribedaswitty（睿智的），niceanddown-to-earth

（務(wù)實(shí)的）."Everybodyhasacceptedme,andIfeeljustlikeanotherstudent,“shesaid.

“Thestudentsrespectme."AnaddedjoyforOchsisthather21-year-oldgranddaughter,

AlexandraOchs,willgraduatewithher.

1.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthatNolaOchsis.

A.hard-workingB.successful

C.differentD.energetic

2.Fromtheunderlinedsentence“Shedidn*tplanitthatway”,weknowthatNola

Ochsdidn*t.

A.meantobecometheoldestcollegegraduate

B.wanttostoplearningasayounggirl

C.plantobeafarmwifeandmother

D.reallyenjoylearningatsuchanoldage

3.WhafsNolaOchs*attitudetowardsherage?

A.Shefeelssadaboutit.

B-Sheisproudofit.

C.Shetriestofightagainstit.

D.Shecareslittleaboutit.

4.InthepassagenothingissaidaboutOchs1.

A.educationalexperience

B.relationshipwithothers

C.majorsubject

D.physicalappearance

C

Inhisforemostoccupationasamusician,hehasrisentobecomeoneofthehottest

hip-hopartistsontheplanetwithalreadyfourbest-sellingalbumstohisname.Heis

alsooneofthemostpromisingtalentsinHollywoodwithremarkableperformancesin

someofthemostfamousmoviesandTVshows.Hisownfashionlineismaking

millionsofdollarsinprofiteveryyearandfurthermore,heisalsoatalented

basketballplayer.Allthesearetheachievementsofonemereman,andaveryyoung

onetoo.

Lil1Romeowasbomonthe19thofAugust,1989.Heisthesonofmillionaire

rapperandproducerMaster

P.Hisdebut（初次亮相）releaseLil,Romeowasanimmediatehitwithteenagers

andthehitsingleMyBabybecamethenumberonesongontheUSchartsfortenwhole

weeks.Withinthenextfiveyears,Lil*Romeoreleasedthreeothersuccessfulsolo

albumsandmadehismarkasoneofthemostpopularhip-hopartistsintheworld.

Asanactor,Lil1Romeohadhisfirstbigbreakaround2003whenhewasoffered

theleadroleintheNickelodeonTVshowRomeo!Thisteenageseriesbecameanational

hitandmajorproducersbeganapproachingLil'Romeotostarintheirupcoming

productions.Thisresultedinfivemovieswithinthenextthreeyearsinwhichhe

deliveredsomeofthemostconvincingperformancesknowntothesilverscreen.

Withaprofoundinterestforbusiness,Lil'Romeoextendedhisparameterstothe

fashionindustry.ThefashionlinegainedDIS50millioninsalesthefirstyearandis

regardedasamajortrendsetterforteenagefashiontoday.Also,hispassionfor

basketballhasbroughthimmanyopportunitiestoplayatthehighestlevel,includingan

experiencewiththeNationalJuniorsquadandacall-upforthetoptrainingprogramin

theUS.

Whetherinperformanceorinlife,itisbeyondtheshadowofadoubtthatLil'

Romeoisindeedbomforsuccess.

1.Whatisthemeaningof“madehismark“inParagraph2?

A.Gotgoodgrades.B.Becamefamous.

C.Reachedanewstage.D.Mademuchmoney.

2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Lil'Romeo*sachievementsasanactor.

B-HisTVshowRomeo!becameanationalhit.

C.Lil*Romeobecamewellknownaround2003.

D.Hissuccessinmoviesmadehimgiveupsinging.

3.WhywasLiFRomeoengagedinfashionindustry?

A?Becauseofhisloveforbeauty.

B-Becauseofhisambitiontomakemoney.

C.Becauseofhisinterestsinbusiness.

D.Becauseofhispassionforbasketball.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lil'Romeohadthegeniustosucceed.

B?Lil*Romeo'sfatherhadgreatinfluenceonhim.

C.Hissingingcareercreatedgoodconditionsforhim.

D.Manyfansgavehimgreathelpinthepast.

D

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.His

wifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgood

careofhimandheneverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehada

holiday.Afewfriendsofhislikedgambling（賭博）andhelearneditsoon.Sohewas

interestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyand

laterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbut

hedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.

Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup（拘留所，hehatedhervery

muchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear'sDay.Mr.Langdidn'tgoto

work.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycame

soon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogoto

findoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn't

thinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandin

cameafewpolicemen."Isawthereweren'tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,Msaidthe

boy,“soIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocome.^^

1Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedthereforalongtime

2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause.

A.shecouldn'tfindanywork

B.shethoughtherhusbandwastired

C.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling

D.shewouldn'tstopherhusbandgambling

3.,sohewasputintolockup.

A.Mr.Langoftengambled

B.Mr.Langwaslateforwork

C.Mr.Langdidn'thelphiswifeathome

D.Mr.Langwasn'tpolitetothepolice

4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause.

A.hedidn'tloveheranylonger

B.hewouldn'tstopgambling

C.hehadbeenputintolockup

D.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory

5.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

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Unit3科普知識與現(xiàn)代技術(shù)ScienceandTechnology

A

Canyourememberthefirsttimeyoulearnedtorideabikeordriveacar?Learning

theseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons.Learningabout

computerscanbelikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacar.Onceyouhaveinvested

thetimetomastertheskills,youwillnevergobacktotheolddays.Thenew

technologyissimplytooconvenientandtoopowerful.

Technologicaldevelopmentsthroughtheyearshaveenabledustodomorewith

lesseffort.Wehavecontinuouslylookedforbetterwaysofdoingthings.Eachinvention

andnewdevelopmenthasallowedustoextendourcapabilities.Todayweseeoneofthe

mostdramatictechnologieseverdeveloped—thecomputer.Itextendsthecapabilitiesof

ourminds.

Computershavesavedorganizationsmillionsofdollars.Furthermore,thesesame

computersystemshaveopenedupnewopportunitiesthatwouldhavegone

undiscoveredorneglected.Thecomputermaymultiplywhatwecando,andthereturn

oninvestmentishigh.Thegrowthofcomputerusageissurprising.Ontheotherhand,

thecomputercandoseriousdamage.Invasionofprivacy（侵3E隱私），fraud（欺詐），and

computer-relatedmistakesarejustafewshockingexamples.

Thecomputerislikeadouble-edgedsword.Ithastheabilitytocutusfreefrom

someactivities,butitcanalsocutdeepintoprofits,personalprivacy,andoursocietyin

general.Howitisusedisnotafunctionoftechnology.Itisstrictlyafunctionofhow

peopledecidetouseormisusethisnewtechnology.Thechoiceisyours,andonly

throughaknowledgeofcomputersystemswillyoubeabletoavoidthedangerswhile

enjoyingthemany,manybenefitsofthecomputerage.

1.Thewriterthinkslearningaboutcomputersislikelearninghowtorideabikeor

driveacarbecause.

A.itissimpleandpracticalB.itneedsalotofpractice

C.itleadspeopletonewlifeexperiencesD.ittakesmuchtimetomasterthe

skills

2.Accordingtothepassage,computersbringpeoplethefollowingbenefitsexcept

A.avoidingmistakesB.savingmoney

C.makingmoneyD.openingupopportunities

3.Accordingtothewriter,thebadeffectsofcomputerscanbeavoidedifwe

A.havesoundknowledgeofcomputersystems

B.tellpeoplenottomisusecomputers

C.havestrictrulesovertheuseofcomputers

D.makemoreinvestmentsinthetechnology

4.Thispassageisprobablywrittenfor.

A.computersB.computerproducers

C.computerlearnersD.computerprogrammers

B

PerhapsyouhaveheardalotabouttheInternet,butwhatisit,doyouknow?The

Internetisanetwork.Itusesthetelephonetojoinmillionsofcomputerstogetheraround

theworld.

Maybethatdoesn'tsoundveryinteresting.Butwhenyou7vejoinedtotheInternet,

therearelotsandlotsofthingsyoucando.YoucansendE-mailstoyourfriends,and

theycangettheminafewseconds.Youcanalsodowithallkindsofinformationonthe

WorldWideWeb(WWW).

Therearemanydifferentkindsofcomputersnow.Theyallcanbejoinedtothe

Internet.Mostofthemaresmallmachinessittingonpeople'sdesksathome,butthere

arestillmanyothersinschools,officesorlargecompanies.Thesecomputersareowned

bypeopleandcompanies,butnoonereallyownstheInternetitself.

TherearelotsofplacesforyoutogointotheInternet.Forexample,yourschool

mayhavetheInternet.Youcanuseitduringlessonsorfreetime.Librariesoftenhave

computersjoinedtotheInternet.Youarewelcometouseitatonlytime.

ThankstotheInternet,theworldisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Itispossiblefor

youtoworkathomewithacomputerinfront,gettingandsendingtheinformationyou

need.YoucanbuyorsellwhateveryouwantbytheInternet.Butdoyouknow98%of

theinformationontheInternetisinEnglish?SowhatwillEnglishbeliketomorrow?

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Internet.B.Information.C.Computers.D.E-mails.

2.Whichisthequickestandcheapestwaytosendmessagestoyourfriends?

A.Bypost.B.ByE-mail.C.Bytelephone.D.Bysatellite.

3.Whichmaybethemostpossibleplaceforpeopletoworkintomorrow?

A.Intheoffice.B.Atschool.C.Athome.D.Inthecompany.

4.WhosetheowneroftheInternet?

A.Theheadmaster.B.Theofficer.C.Theuser.D.Noone.

5.Whatdoesthewritertrytotelluswiththelasttwosentences?

A.EnglishisimportantinusingtheInternet.

B.theInternetismoreandmorepopular.

C.MostoftheinformationisinEnglish.

D.EverycomputermusthavetheInternet.

C

Inmosttownstoday,youcanseeteenagersstandingoverelectronicmachines

withflashinglights,shootingatspaceshipsfromotherplanetsanddroppingbombson

strangemonsters（惡魔）.ThemachineshavenameslikeSpaceWarrior,DarkInvader

andsoon.Itusedtobebelievedthatdamagewasdoneonlytothosestrangevisitors

fromouterspace,butnowitseemsthattheyarestrikingback.

Manyteenagerslikeelectronicgamessomuchthattheycan'tstopplaying.They

spendhourstightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsandconstantlypressingbuttonsmarked

"fire”.Theydeveloppainsontheirfingersbecauseoftheconstantpressure.Theyplay

andplaythatthepainshavenochancetocureproperly.Therapidwristmovement

requiredtoguidethespaceshipacrossthescreencausesanotherproblem:Themuscles

ofthewristandarmbecomesoinflamedandswollen（充血紅腫）thattheypressagainst

thebones.Thisconditioniswhatdoctorsnowcall"SpaceWarrior'sWrist”.

Otherstrangeachesandpainsalsoarelikelytoaffecttheelbowsandshoulders.

Anotherevenmorealarmingproblemisshownbythecaseofa17-year-oldgirl

whichwasrecentlyreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.Shehadbeenplaying

variouskindsofelectronicgamesformorethantwohoursaday.Herfatherrepaired

gamesandmachinesandshecouldusethecassettesandsystemsinhisworkshopas

oftenassheliked.Oneday,afterplayingagamecalledDarkInvader,shelost

consciousness（暈彳到）andfelltothefloor.

Doctorswhoexaminedherfoundshewassufferingfromanunusualillnesscaused

bylightsflashingataparticularfrequency.

1.Electronicgamesarefoundverypopularwith.

A.peoplelivingintownsB.studentsstudyinginhighschools

C.girlsworkingintheirfather'sworkshopsD.youngpeople

2."SpaceWarrior'sWrist"iscaus