For many adolescents, “screen time” is almost a full-time job that could lead to obesity, diabetes and other health issues, a Canadian researcher says.

Adolescents now spend an average of six hours a day in front of some type of screen, whether it’s a television or computer screen or one of the many portable devices now popular with young people, studies done by Dr. Ian Michael Janssen show. “They spend more hours daily in front of a screen than they do in a classroom in a given year,” said Janssen, a researcher at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. The result is a rise in obesity rates among adolescents. Unfortunately, fixing the problem isn’t as easy as simply cutting down screen time, Janssen cautions. “Decreasing screen time will not automatically increase physical activity levels,” said Janssen, Some active kids also spend a lot of time in front of television and computer screens, and some kids who have low screen times also have low levels of physical activity, he points out.

As well, screen time is not necessarily bad, Janssen said. “The tricky part is that children today need to be using computers,” he said. Computers are required for schoolwork, and technological skills are important for future job prospects. The quality of screen time matters too, along with the quantity---consider the negative health messages found in food advertising during children’s shows, he said. Ideally, children should aim for no more than two hours of recreational screen time a day.

Janssen’s real worry about the rise in childhood obesity rates is not that there are now rare cases of type 2 diabetes in kids, where once there were none, hut the health problems these children are likely to face in the future as adults, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

1.Which one doesn’t belong to “screen time” according to the passage?

A. Watching TV. B. Surfing the Internet.

C. Seeing a film on an MP4. D. Making a telephone call.

2.In Janssen’s opinion, kids had better to keep healthy.

A. lose weight. B. decrease screen time

C. take physical activities D. go on a diet

3.What’s the researcher’s attitude towards “screen time of adolescents" ?

A. Concerned. B. Passive.

C. Positive. D. Frightened.

4.We can learn from the passage that .

A. many of the people having full-time jobs suffer from obesity and diabetes.[

B. decreasing screen time can’t really solve the problem

C. children today most use computers to finish their school work

D. a new type of obesity in kids becomes Janssen’s real worry

In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.

National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese

This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.

Date & Time: Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pm

Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian

One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of It is helmed(指导)by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.

Date & Time: Friday 18May, 2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pm

Deafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language (BSL)

By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.

Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm

Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | Hebrew

The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, z&xxk they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.

Date & Time: Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm

1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?

A. Richard Ⅲ. B. Lover’s Labour’s Lost

C. As You Like It D. The Merchant of Venice

2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?

A.It has two groups of actors B.It is the leading theatre in London

C.It performs plays in BSL D.It is good at producing comedies

3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?

A.On Saturday 28 April. B.On Sunday 29 April

C.On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 May

Born on August 9,1963,New Jersey,Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer.Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir(唱诗班)minister at New Hope Baptist Church,and it was there that a young Whitney got her start.

When she was 19,Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the famous Clive Davis of Arista Records. In 1983,Houston made her debut(首演)on national television.In 1985,she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a sensation.Over the next year,her hit singles Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know helped the album reach the top of the charts,where it staved for fourteen weeks in a row. Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for Saving All My Love for You.

By 1992,Whitney Houston was on top of the world,but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly. That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown.At first the marriage was passionate and loving,but things turned sour as the decade progressed and both Brown and Houston battled drug abuse.

In spite of these growing personal troubles,Whitney Houston continued to progress in her career,crossing over successfully into acting in 1992 by starring in The Bodyguard.Her single from the movie,I will Always Love You, proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever,spending a record-breaking fourteen weeks on top of the US charts.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s,Whitney Houston's increasingly rocky marriage,struggles with drug and health problems threatened her career.Over the next few years,Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.

After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life,Houston seemed to be pulling herself together.She released a new album,I Look to You,in 2009.The recording received a warm welcome from music fans.

In early 2012,Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark.Unfortunately,Houston didn't live long enough to see it.

Whitney Houston died on February 11,2012,in Los Angeles.With her passing,the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.

1.From the first paragraph,we know that .

A. Whitney Houston grew up in a nearby church.

B. Whitney Houston came from a single-parent family.

C. Whitney Houston had to support her family by singing when she was a child.

D. Whitney Houston grew up in a musical background.

2.Which shows the right order of the following events?

a.Whitney Houston divorced the R&B singer Bobby Brown.

b.Whitney Houston began to sing at New Hope Baptist Church.

c.Whitney Houston starred in the film The Bodyguard.

d.Whitney Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle.

A. bcad B. badc

C. abdc D. cadb

3.What's the author's attitude towards Houston's death?

A. Ashamed B. Regretful

C. Hopeless D. Delightful

4.Which can be the best title of the passage'?

A. Whitney Houston's music talent B. Whitney Houston's achievement

C. Whitney Houston's lite story D. Whitney Houston's sudden death

One random act of kindness can make someone’s day, but a man in Florida knows a good ______ isn’t a one-time thing.

After spending three months in and out of the hospital with numerous health issues, Donald Austin had his ______ partially cut off. He was relieved to finally be able to go home after just four days recovering from the ______. When he reached his porch, though, the ______ disappeared.

Donald thought he’d be able to ______ up the steps to the front door on crutches (拐杖), but he found he was too weak to keep his ______. He had to sit in the wheelchair, but the wheelchair was too heavy for his wife, Jennifer Austin, to lift up the steps, even when his mom pitched in. Donald ended up on the ground,the family feeling totally ______.

Just then, a car caught the family’s eye. It had driven past ______ was slowly circling back. The stranger, Steven Smith,______ and asked if he could help.______, the family watched Smith lift Donald inside and lay him ______ on a couch.

But the good man knew there was ______ to do.

Smith ______ this wasn’t the only time Donald would need to climb those ______. So the next day, Smith came back and asked if he could build a ramp (坡道) in front of the house. With his dad and a couple more ______, Smith set up a ramp ______ the steps to make the house ______ to the wheelchair. The act of kindness brought the family to ______.

“This stranger has saved the day for us ______ within 24 hours. He also ______ our spirits that had become increasingly dimmed over the difficult months.” Jennifer wrote on Facebook.

1.A. deed B. manner C. deal D. performance

2.A. leg B. arm C. back D. face

3.A. injury B. depression C. operation D. shock

4.A. regret B. headache C. belief D. joy

5.A. try it B. make it C. put it D. take it

6.A. breath B. balance C. distance D. promise

7.A. at a loss B. in the dark C. for nothing D. out of mind

8.A. though B. while C. but D. when

9.A. broke up B. cut in C. pulled up D. called on

10.A. Horrified B. Embarrassed C. Refreshed D. Relieved

11.A. blindly B. painfully C. carelessly D. safely

12.A. less B. more C. something D. nothing

13.A. figured B. pointed C. commented D. suspected

14.A. roads B. ladders C. rails D. steps

15.A. passers-by B. useful equipment C. honored guests D. helping hands

16.A. around B. over C. under D. into

17.A. accessible B. avoidable C. available D. valuable

18.A. life B. justice C. tears D. normal

19.A. forever B. twice C. once in a while D. at all times

20.A. brightened B. took up C. brought up D. worsened

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