Watching 3D films such as Avatar could give some viewers headaches, experts have warned．
The success of James Cameron's science-fiction blockbuster(卖座的大片), which has already taken more than ＄1 billion(￡600 million)at the box office, is fuelling a surge in popularity for three-dimensional movies and new 3D television sets．
But prolonged viewing may result in an aching head, according to Dr Michael Rosenberg, an ophthalmology(眼科学)professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago．
He said："There are a lot of people walking around with very minor eye problems, for example a minor muscle imbalance, which under normal circumstances the brain deals with naturally．"
Watching a 3D movie confronts viewers with an entirely new sensory experience．"That translates into greater mental effort, making it easier to get a headache," he said．
Dr Deborah Friedman, a professor of ophthalmology and neurology(神经学)at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, said："If your eyes are a little off to begin with then it's really throwing a whole degree of effort that your brain now needs to exert．This disparity for some people will give them a headache．"
Experts say there are no studies tracking how common it is to get a headache after watching a 3D film．
Rick Heineman, a spokesman for RealD, which provides 3D equipment to cinemas, said headaches and nausea were the main reasons 3D technology never took off before．
But he said new digital technology addresses many of the problems that had previously caused sore heads．
(1)
What can we learn from what Dr Michael Rosenberg said?
[ ]
A．
A lot of people prefer walking around with very minor eye problems to sitting silently watching 3D films．
B．
The brain can deal with very minor eye problems under normal circumstances naturally．
C．
A lot of people haven’t got very minor eye problems when viewing films under normal circumstances．
D．
People come into very minor eye problems and a minor muscle imbalance when watching 3D films．
(2)
What does the underlined word “prolonged” in the 3rd paragraph mean?
[ ]
A．
continuous
B．
constant
C．
regular
D．
long-time
(3)
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
It has taken less than ＄1 billion to make the popularity of three-dimensional movies and new 3D television sets．
B．
Watching a 3D movie leaves viewers confronted with an entirely new sensory experience．
C．
There are studies tracking how common it is to get a headache after watching a 3D film．
D．
Rick Heineman said that 3D technology would never take off headaches and nausea in future．
(4)
What’s the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
The expert warns the readers not to watch 3D films because of resulting in an aching head．
B．
New digital technology gives viewers headaches and eye problems．
C．
The experts are studying how to get rid of many of the problems that have previously caused sore heads．
D．
Viewing 3D films may result in some side-effect problems such as headaches．
While Thais and Cambodians share the same branch of Buddhism(佛教), many linguistic(语言的)and cultural traits(特点), the neighbours have had many slight quarrels over the countries, many of which were lined to the Angkor Wat temple．
For 500 years, from the early ninth century, Angkor Wat, was the capital of Khmer(Cambodian)Empire that stretched over much of modern Indo-China．The Thais captured it in 1431 and Cambodia became a battleground sandwiched(夹入中间)between Siam, as Thailand was called, and Vietnam．
France officially declared Cambodia a colony in 1867 but allowed Thailand control of two provinces, including Siem Reap, the home Angkor Wat．Forty years later France regained the two provinces for Cambodia in a treaty with Bangkok．After Cambodia declared its independence in 1953, a bitter dispute broke out between the neighbours over possession of another temple, Preah Vihear, located on a border escarpment(悬崖)．The international court of justice at last sided with Cambodia in 1962．
During the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in 1975-1979, and after its overthrow, there was little formal contact between the countries．
Relations were not normalized until after the UK-sponsored election in 1993 restored democracy to Cambodia．But several borders still remain disputed(争议)．
(1)
The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
Khmer
B．
Angkor Wat
C．
Thailand
D．
Cambodia
(2)
The two provinces controlled by Thailand were returned to Cambodia in ________．
[ ]
A．
1967
B．
1431
C．
1827
D．
1907
(3)
From the text we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
Thailand was founded in 1953
B．
During the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, there was little formal contact between Thailand and Cambodia
C．
Preah Vihear belonged to Thailand according to the judgment of the international court in 1962
D．
Relations between Thailand and Cambodia were not normalized in 1993
(4)
What is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Temple of Discussion．
B．
Preah Vihear．
C．
The Angkor Wat Temple．
D．
Temple of Disturbance(动乱)．
阅读理解
There were samng children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I warmoved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not partie relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crods of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watchd the smaight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became interesting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterwi I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around thim to give him a(拥抱)．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train turp to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The trine dry country-people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A．
choose
B．
enjoy
C．
prepare for
D．
carry on
(4)
Where was the writer going?
[ ]
A．
Johore Baru．
B．
The Causeway．
C．
Bunerworth．
D．
Singapore．
(5)
What can we learn from the story?
[ ]
A．
Comfort in traveling by train．
B．
Pleasure of living in the country．
C．
Reading gives people delight．
D．
Smiles brighten people up．
阅读理解
There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularlf relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became imeresting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around him to give him a warm hug．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train trip to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The friendly country people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
