About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation．At one point the woman asked,“So, how have you been?”And the boy－who could not have been more than seven or eight years old－replied,“Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately．”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing．As for as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were“depressed”, that is, in low spirit, until we were in high school．
Undoubtedly, a change in children has increased steadily in recent years．Children don’t seem childlike any more．Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults, and behave more like adults than they used to．
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, buy it certainly is different．Childhood as it once was on longer exists．Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge．Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets the new social positions．Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders．
In the last 30 years, however, a secret revelation(揭示)machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults．Unable to resist the temptation(诱惑), many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures．
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain．Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials．
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According to the author, feeling depressed is ________
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A．
a sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B．
a mental state present in all humans, including children
C．
something that can’t be avoided in children’s mental development
D．
something hardly to be expected in a young child
(2)
Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________
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A．
through connection with society
B．
gradually and under guidance
C．
naturally without being taught
D．
through watching television
(3)
According to the author, that today’s children seem adult like results from ________
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A．
the widespread influence of television
B．
the poor arrangement of teaching content
C．
the fast pace of human scientific development
D．
the rising standard of living
(4)
What does the author think of communication through print for children?
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A．
It enables children to gain more social information
B．
It develops children’s interest in reading and writing
C．
It helps children to read and write well
D．
It can control what children are to learn
(5)
What does the author think of the change in today’s children?
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．