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RUawake?
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Brandon'
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tstopthere.Healsohasacomputer,aTVandthreevideo-gameconsoles(控制台)inhisroom.Withsomanychoices,it'
snosurprisethatwhenheisn'
tatschool,hespendsnearlyeverywakingminuteusingoneormoreofthesedevices.Brandonishardlyalone.AccordingtoarecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,kidsaged8to18arespendingmoretimethaneverbeforeusingelectronicdevices.Howmuchtime?
Morethansevenandahalfhoursadayonaverage,th
estudyfound.
Thejumpistheresultofahugeexplosioninmobiledevices,saysVictoriaRideout,theleadauthorofthestudy.Today,nearlysevenoutoftenkidshavecellphones.Justfiveyearsago,itwasfouroutoften.
Often,kidsmultitask,orusemorethanonedeviceatatime."
Ifyou’vegotachancetodosomethingonyourcomputerandtakeaphonecallandhavetheTVoninthebackground,whynot?
mediaexpertCherylOlsonsays.
Mostexpertsagreetechnologyhasmuchtoofferkids.Butsomeworrythekidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivitieslikeplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends."
samatterofbalance,"
saysOlson."
You’vegottoworkonit."
Multitaskingwhiledoinghomeworkisanotherconcern.Somekidslistentomusic,watchTVorusethephonewhiledoingtheirhomework."
It'
simportanttomakesurethatyoucanstopandconcentrateononethingdeeply,"
saysRideout.
Withnewandexcitingdeviceshittingstoreseveryyear,keepingtechnologyuseincheckismoreimportantthanever."
Kidsshouldtry,"
addsRideout."
Butparentsmighthavetostepinsometimes."
21.Whydochildrenspendmoretimeinusingelectronicdevices?
A.Becauseelectronicdevicesaremoreexcitingthanbefore.
B.Becausemoreelectronicdevicesareavailabletothem.
C.Becausetheyhavelessotheractivities.
D.Becausetheyhavelesshomeworktodo.
22.Itisknownfromthepassagethat____.
A.BrandonBlancofeelsveryannoyedabouthislate-nighttext
B.theteenagersusingmobiledeviceshaveincreasedby30%inthepastfiveyears
C.mostexpertsthinkteenagersshouldnotuseelectronicdevicesfortheirstudies
D.CherylOlsonisnotsurprisedaboutkids'
increasinguseofmobiledevices
23.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofmultitaskingaccordingtothepassage?
A.PlayingvideogamesontheInternet.
B.Talkingonthephonewhilestayingwithothers.
C.WatchingTVwhileusingthecomputer.
D.Listeningtomusicwhilerelaxing.
24.Theunderlinedphrase"
incheck"
inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby"
____"
.
A.inorderB.incontrolC.instoreD.insight
B
Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.
Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswer
toanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.
However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies(奶奶).
Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.
25.Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareoftencausedby.
A.roadconditionsB.thebehaviorofthedrivers
C.thespeedofmodernlifeD.thelargenumberofcars
26.Inthewriter’sopinion,.
A.unskillfuldriversshouldbepunished
B.stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneeded
C.driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly
D.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams
27.Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthepassagemeans.
A.politenessandimpoliteness
B.goodmannersandbadmanners
C.willingnesstogiveintoeachother’swishes
D.offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible
28.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TrafficProblemsB.RoadPoliteness
C.BadMannersontheRoadD.GoodDriversandBadDrivers
C
Climatechange,pollution,overuseofwateranddevelopmentarekillingsomeoftheworld’smostfamousriversincludingChina’sYangtze.India’sGangesandAfrica’sNile.WWFsaidonTuesday.Atthegloballaunchofitsreport“World’sTop10RiversatRisk”,thegroupsaidmanyriverscoulddryout.affectinghundredsofmillionsofpeopleandkillinguniqueaquatic(水生的)life.
“Iftheseriversdie,millionswilllosetheirlivelihoods,biodiversity(生物多样性)willbedestroyedonamassivescale,therewillbelessfreshwaterandagriculture,resultinginlessfoodsecurity,”said.RayiSingh,secretary—generalofWWF—India.Thereport,launchedaheadof“WorldWaterDay”today,also
citedtheRioGrandein.theUnitedStates,theMekongandIndusinAsia,Europe’sDanube,LaPlatainSouthAmericaandAustralia’sMurray—Darlingasinneedofgreaterprotection.
Riversaretheworld’smainsourceoffreshwaterandWWFsaysabouthalfoftheavailablesupplyisalreadybeingusedup.Damshavedestroyedhabitatsandcutriversofffromtheirfloodplains.whileclimatechangecouldaffecttheseasonalwaterflowsthatfeedthem,thereportsaid.Fishpopulations,thetopsourceofproteinandoveralllifesupportforhundredsofthousandsofcommunitiesworldwide,arealsobeingthreatened,itfound.TheYangtzebasinisoneofthemostpollutedriversintheworldbecauseofdecadesofheavyindustrialization,dammingandhugeinfluxes(流入)ofseaiment(积淀)fromlandconversion.
Climatechange,includinghighertemperatures,alsomeansseriousconsequencesforfisheryproductivity,watersupplyandpoliticalsecurityinAfrica’saridNilebasin.Tributaries(支流)flowingintotheGangesaredryingupbecauseofirrigation,WWFsaid.
29.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.
A.highertemperaturescouldn’taffectfisheryproductivity
B.rivers’dyingoutcouldaffectfoodsecurity
C.therearefourAsianriversmentionedinthepassage
D.theYangtzeispollutedthankstothelackofenoughtributaries
30.Thetop10riversarefastdyingasaresultofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.
A.climatechangeB.pollutionC.wastingwaterD.dams
31.WWFisprobablyanameof_____.
A.amagazineB.anewspaperC.anorganizationD.areport
D
Twentyyearsago,mostexpertsbelievedthatdifferencesinhowboysandgirlsbehavedweremainlyduetodifferencesinhowtheyweretreatedbytheirparents,teachers,andfriends.It’shardtoclingtothatbelieftoday.Recentresearchhasshownthattherearebiologicaldifferencesbetweenboysandgirls.Understandingthesedifferencesisimportantinraisingandeducatingchildren.
Forexample,girlsarebornwithmoresensitivehearingthanboys,andthedifferenceincreasesaskidsgrowup.Sowhenagrownmanspeakstoagirlinwhathethinksisanormalvoice,shemayhearitasyelling.Conversely(反过来),boyswhoappeartobeinattentiveinclassmayjustbesittingtoofarawaytooheartheteacher.
Likewise,girlsarebetterintheirexpressionoffeelings.Studiesrevealthatnegativeemotionsareseatedinanareaofthebraincalledtheamygdala.Girlsdevelopallearlyconnectionbetweenthisareaandthecerebralcortex(大脑皮层),enablingthemtotalkabouttheirfeelings.Inboystheselinksdeveloplater.Soifyouaskatroubledadolescentboytotellyouwhathisfeelingsare,heoftencannotsaymuch.
Dr.Sax,anadvocateofsingle-sexeducation,pointsoutthatkeepingboysandgirlsseparateintheclassroomhasyieldedstrikingeducational,social,andinterpersonalbenefits.Therefore,parentsandteachersshouldtrytorecognize,understand,andmakeuseofthebiologicaldifferencesthatmakeagirlagirl,andaboyaboy.
32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Boystendtopaylessattentioninclassthangirls.
B.Girlsarebetterthanboysintheirabilitytodetectsounds.
C.Single-sexschoolsarenotgoodbecausetheykeepboysandgirlsseparate.
D.Boysandgirlsbehavedifferentlybecauseofbiologicaldifferences.
33.Whydogirlsexpressnegativefeelingsbetterthanboys?
A.Girlsaremoreemotionalthanboys.
B.Thelinksbetweencertainpartsofthebraindevelopearlieringirlsthaninboys.
C.Theamygdalaislocatedindifferentareasofthebrainforboysandgirls.
D.Girlshavemorebraincellsthanboys.
34.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorbelieve?
A.