Mattel Inc．is recalling 4.4 million Polly Pocket toys with magnets(磁铁)after some of them caused serious injuries to children who swallowed magnets that fell off．Tiny magnets inside the toys may fall off without being noticed by parents and babysitters．The magnets can be swallowed or placed in children' s noses or ears．When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestine perforations(肠内穿孔)which can be deadly．
The Consumer Product Safety Commission received 170 reports of the magnets coming out of these recalled toys．There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet．All three suffered intestine perforations that required operations．A 2-year-old child stayed in hospital for 7 days and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days．
The recalled Polly Pocket toys contain plastic dolls and accessories(附件)that have small magnets．The magnets measure one-eighth inch in diameter(直径)and are fixed in the hands and feet of the dolls, and even in the plastic clothing, hairpieces and other accessories to help the pieces stay on the dolls or the dolls' houses．
The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on the toys．Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall．Polly Pocket magnetic toys currently sold in stores are not included in this recall．The model numbers included in the recall are：B2632, B3158, B7118, G8605, H1537 and H3211．The toys were on sales in department stores and toy stores from May 2006 through September 2009．
Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel for the return of the toys．For more information contact Mattel at 888 597-6597 anytime or visit the company' s website．
(1)
The main purpose of the passage is to ________．
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criticize Mattel Inc．for their bad products
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inform readers of Polly Pocket toys' recall
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warn readers the danger of swallowing magnets
D．
suggest some ways to return Polly Pocket toys
(2)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
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it is the magnets that cause the problem
B．
the recalled toys are popular with children
C．
doctors still don' t have the effective treatment
D．
consumers will get extra pay from the company
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Consumers can find the model numbers of the problem toys ________．
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in the toys' hands
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in the clothing
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on some small accessories
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on their largest pieces
(4)
How does the writer show the danger of the problem toys?
Ask most American children what they want to be when they grow up, and they probably will say“doctor”or“lawyer”．
Though our culture, our economy(经济)，indeed our very security(安全)are heavily dependent on science and engineering, only 12 percent of American high school students graduate with the prerequisites(先决条件)for a career in science or engineering．
Don't be too surprised．If you ask further why the majority of the high school students would choose a career in medicine or law, the answers will be straight out of some popular TV shows．
“Doctors help people．They save lives．”“Lawyers beat the bad guys．”Most students would say．
Now, how about science or engineering as a career choice?The answers will be just as predictable(可预见的)，“Get real!Who wants to be a geek?They all are nerds．Besides I hate maths．”
In our media, scientists and engineers typically are described as introverted(内向的)and humorless．They always wear white lab coats with a collection of pencils in their pocket protectors．They wear glasses with black plastic frames．
If more students are to choose technical careers, they must have a better view presented to them．
They need to be told, for example, that the invention of lifesaving equipment saves lives just as surely as the application(应用)of it in the hospital．
It also might help if someone points out to students that the lawyer who saved the defendant(被告)by introducing the DNA evidence(证据)would have seen him hanged had it not been for the scientists who discovered DNA．
Whatever we do, until students stop thinking of the term“engineer”as a synonym (同义词)“geek”, it is impossible to expect our children to change their views towards scientists and engineers．
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Which of the following has influenced American students greatly in their choice of their careers?
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Parents'opinions．
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TV shows and publications．
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Security measures．
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Culture and economy．
(2)
What kind of person do you think a geek or nerd is?
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Someone who is boring, unfashionable or unsociable．
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Someone who loves the career of a scientist or engineer．
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Someone who is good at mat hs and loves science．
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Someone who is full of unreal ideas in the head．
(3)
In order to change the students'view towards scientists and engineers, the writer suggests that ________．
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teachers reconsider their way of teaching mathematics
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scientists and engineers change their images a little bit
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students be told about the wonders of science and engineering
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the media stop praising doctors and lawyers too much
(4)
Judging from what is said in the passage, the writer obviously believes that ________．
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scientists and engineers are more important than doctors and lawyers
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there are too many scientists and engineers nowadays
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American children are hopeless
D．
science and engineering have been dangerously ignored
