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For better eyesight, doctors advise limiting the hours of screen time and encourage having enough eye resting time.
However, another study shows that sitting in front of computer or TV screens for long hours is not the only reason for myopia（近視）. An Australian research team studied young children in Sydney and Singapore to find the reasons for myopia.
The research team found that the prevalence（流行）of myopia among children in Sydney was lower than children in Singapore, even though they spent more time in front of computer and TV screens. The major finding is that children in Sydney spend longer hours on outdoor activities than those in Singapore.
Indoor and outdoor sports activities both make the eyes focus on more distant objects, which prevents the eyes from changing shape. But outdoor activities may better help avoid myopia than indoor sports activities.
Jane Gwiazda, who does research in sight problems, says: “Natural light is good for eye growth. And extra vitamin D from the sun might contribute to eye growth.”
Many doctors suggest that every child get its first eye test done when he/she is about two and half years old, and even if his/her sight seems perfect.
It is necessary for myopic children to wear glasses to prevent headaches, trouble reading or injuries. It is also important that schools invite doctors to test their students’ eyes.
If that is not possible, school teachers should at least encourage parents and children to have regular eye examinations and wear glasses. And parents should remember not only to limit the total screen time for their children, but also to encourage them to spend time outdoors.

  1. 1.

    What’s the aim of the study by the Australian research team ?

    1. A.
      To find the reasons for myopia.
    2. B.
      To find the ways to treat myopia.
    3. C.
      To prove the bad effects of myopia.
    4. D.
      To prove the prevalence of myopia.
  2. 2.

    Why are there fewer children with myopia in Sydney than in Singapore ?

    1. A.
      Because Sydney children watch less TV.
    2. B.
      Because Sydney children have more eye resting time.
    3. C.
      Because Sydney children use computers less.
    4. D.
      Because Sydney children do more outdoor sports.
  3. 3.

    What conclusion can we draw from the passage ?

    1. A.
      Sydney children don’t study hard.
    2. B.
      Singapore children do few exercises.
    3. C.
      Outdoor activities do more good to eyes.
    4. D.
      Room light does harm to children’s eyes.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE ?

    1. A.
      Children should have eye tests as soon as they reach school age.
    2. B.
      Doing outdoor activities with no glasses is good for myopia children.
    3. C.
      Focusing on distant objects can help the eyes keep their original shape.
    4. D.
      Children should limit their time in the sun in order to protect their eyes.

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A team of US psychologists have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.
"Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance," Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.
In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.
They found that the higher their level of social interaction (交流), the better their cognitive (認(rèn)知的) functioning.  Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, freinds and neighbors.
In another experiment, the researchers conducted lab tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group (對(duì)照組) watched a 10-minute clip (電源片段) of the Seinfeld television show.
"We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved participants’ intellectual performance as much as engaging in so-called ’intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time," Ybarra said.
The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word "boosting" in the second paragraph can be replaced by ______.

    1. A.
      improving
    2. B.
      decreasing
    3. C.
      preventing
    4. D.
      training
  2. 2.

    Which is not included in social interaction?

    1. A.
      Having a talk with a neighbor.
    2. B.
      Attending a birthday party.
    3. C.
      Watching TV at home alone.
    4. D.
      Calling your classmates
  3. 3.

    What’s the purpose of the experiment on 76 college students?

    1. A.
      To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence.
    2. B.
      To find out what is real social interaction.
    3. C.
      To learn how much time is needed for social interaction.
    4. D.
      To show the function of people’s cognition.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following questions may be asked in the social interaction group in the experiment?

    1. A.
      What does the author want to show us?
    2. B.
      Do you like living in a big city or a small one?
    3. C.
      Which word can be used to fill in the blank?
    4. D.
      What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
  5. 5.

    What’s the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Intellectual exercises improve memory.
    2. B.
      Different people have different ways of communication
    3. C.
      Communicating with others keeps you healthy.
    4. D.
      Social interaction makes you smart

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We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time. The question is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one experiment, flowers were kept in constant (持續(xù)的）darkness. We might expect that the flowers ,without any information about the time of the day, did not open as they usually do. In fact, they continue to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some special ways of knowing the time. Their sense(感覺) time does not depend on information from the outside world. It is inside them: a kind of "inner (內(nèi)部的）clock". This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it is later found that not just plants but animals have this "inner clock" which control（控制）the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Human beings, then, are also influenced by it. Whether we wish or not, itaffectssuch things in our life as our need for sleep or need for food.

  1. 1.

    Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion, people had thought that the flowers would____.

    1. A.
      never open in constant darkness
    2. B.
      change their usual time to open
    3. C.
      open ahead of the time as they usually did
    4. D.
      continue to open at usual time
  2. 2.

    The sense of time that flowers have is connected with_____________.

    1. A.
      its age and size
    2. B.
      light and temperature
    3. C.
      a kind of strange power(力量）inside them
    4. D.
      some unknown information from the outside world
  3. 3.

    What will happen if we make good use of the "inner clock"

    1. A.
      We'll need less sleep or food.
    2. B.
      We'll be able to sleep as long as we wish to.
    3. C.
      We'll be able to change our work time when necessary.
    4. D.
      We'll have more energy to do our work better.
  4. 4.

    What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word" affects"

    1. A.
      產(chǎn)生
    2. B.
      影響
    3. C.
      給予
    4. D.
      依賴

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There are four types of persons who go to work part-time. These include retirees who want a bit more income or socialization, parents who want to spend more time with their children, college and high school students and temporary agency workers who want more experience. Many people enjoy the advantages of working part-time, but benefits are rarely offered to part-time employees.
Most people are hoping for health insurance and retirement benefits when taking a job. Traditionally, companies only offer benefits to employees who work 30 hours or more a week. This is only a 25% reduction in hours, so it doesn’t free up a lot of time for the employee who needs part-time hours. Even when a part-timer is offered health benefits, he is rarely offered paid time off and retirement benefits. Dental benefits are almost never offered to part-time employees.
Many businesses hire part-time employees for the simple reason of saving money. If they work less than a certain number of hours, the employers don’t need to pay for benefits. There are companies, however, that are beginning to offer benefits to part-time employees. This includes benefits for health, paid time off and retirement plans. Some companies have begun to offer this in order to take in high quality, trained professionals who just want part-time hours. If a company wants a qualified employee, it will have to compete with other companies. People who may only want to work part-time may be forced to take a full-time job to get the benefits. Companies who offer benefits to part-timers have an advantage by offering more choices to their employees in terms of hours.
Conducting an Internet search is probably the quickest way to find companies that provide benefits for part-time employees. Many large corporations like Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods offer benefits to part-time employees among other things. Look for companies that offer a team approach to their employees. Employees are given choices and part of decision-making in the business. Businesses that allow employee input are more likely to offer benefits to part-timers.

  1. 1.

    People prefer to work part-time mainly because they __________.

    1. A.
      don’t want to spend more time on work
    2. B.
      have so many household and social affairs
    3. C.
      hope to have more money, time and experience
    4. D.
      only expect to make more friends
  2. 2.

    From the second paragraph we can learn that part-timers _______.

    1. A.
      can enjoy as many benefits as full-timers
    2. B.
      prefer retirement benefits to health insurance
    3. C.
      often retire without enjoying any benefit
    4. D.
      often enjoy fewer benefits than full-timers
  3. 3.

    What’s the advantage of hiring part-time employees?

    1. A.
      They don’t need the insurance.
    2. B.
      They can save employers some money.
    3. C.
      They have no choice but to work hard.
    4. D.
      They can be also changed into full-timers.
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the last paragraph that _________.

    1. A.
      it’s easy to find companies providing benefits
    2. B.
      companies not allowing employee input don’t offer any benefit to part-timers
    3. C.
      Starbucks in England doesn’t provide benefits to full-timers
    4. D.
      employees are often forced to choose their jobs

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Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.
A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes；one is injured every nine minutes, according to official date. Crosswalk can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older, 36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Federal Highway Administration（FHWA）advises that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears .
FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.
Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006. But among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is true according to the text?

    1. A.
      Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70.
    2. B.
      Old people are more likely to meet with accidents in crosswalks.
    3. C.
      Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people.
    4. D.
      About seven traffic accidents happened per hour.
  2. 2.

    What is FHWA’s suggestion to states?

    1. A.
      Fixing more traffic lights.
    2. B.
      Providing more crosswalks.
    3. C.
      Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets.
    4. D.
      Increasing the time before the orange lights appear.
  3. 3.

    What’s the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according to the test?

    1. A.
      There’re many cars and buses on the road.
    2. B.
      Pedestrians are careless.
    3. C.
      Crosswalks are crowded.
    4. D.
      Drivers don’t give way.
  4. 4.

    The report from NHTSA suggests that             

    1. A.
      fewer people were injured in crosswalks
    2. B.
      crosswalk safety has been greatly improved
    3. C.
      much has been done to reduce traffic accidents
    4. D.
      pedestrian deaths in crosswalk remain a serious problem

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