18.Web logs-"blogs"for short-are very popular among young people.Blogs are used to post thoughts,opinions,photos,and other materials on the web for the online community to read.Some bloggers have their own websites; others post their blogs on one of many blog-hosting sites.Blogs,a source of news,however,are not fixed communications.Postings can be added and replied to on a continuing basis.
    While children may enjoy"blogging",it can be dangerous.Online predators who search blog-hosting sites for potential targets,can learn personal information about the children who post blogs.Furthermore,predators are always able to contact the child who posted the blog by sending a message through the website.
    Parents should be careful that their children don't get into any danger.To protect them,they can do the following things:
◇Warn children of the possible danger of blogs.Don't allow your children to post a blog.Explain to them that blogs can often be viewed even by people whom they should not trust.
◇Make sure your children know never to let out personal information on the Internet,whether through a blog,chat room,or e-mail.Even seeminglyinnocuousinformation-such as the mascot (吉祥物) of their school-can help strangers determine where they live.
◇Consider equipping monitoring software that will enable you to monitor how the computer is being used and what your child is doing on it.
◇Remind your children that they should not contact anyone online whom they don't know in person,even if the person has a blog that looks interesting to them.If your child has posted a blog on the Internet,check the content regularly.
◇Always get to know your children's online friends with whom they are communicating.
43.Which one is not the reason why blogs are popular among young people?D
A.Because they can post their photos.
B.Because they provide communication.
C.Because they are a source of news.
D.Because they provide the most reliable news.
44.The underlined word"innocuous"in the fifth paragraph probably means"C".
A.harmless     B.valuable C.useless D.harmful
45.Blogs are dangerous for children becauseA.
A.children are easily interested by the outside world
B.the information posted on blogs can be viewed by anyone
C.parents have difficulty monitoring children on the Internet
D.children have a strong sense of protecting themselves  
46.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To warn people of the possible dangers that blogs may cause.
B.To persuade parents to keep their children from dangerous blogs.
C.To advise parents to watch their children whenever they use blogs.
D.To advise parents on how to protect children from the dangers of blogs.
17.Did anyone find that the names of"Great Britain","the United Kingdom","England"and"the British commonwealth"have the same meaning?Strictly speaking,these names all refer to something different.None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well,which you can see on the map.Great Britain,or Britain,refers to the larger of the two main islands.But the word"Britain"is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.
Now as for England,it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain.The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country,which many people popularly refer to England.
  Finally,the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire.This change shows the weakening of the British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
36.According to the passage,we know thatA.
A.Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain
B.the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England
C.all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning
D.all the names refer to England
37.It is clear that the British isles refer toB.
A.Britain,England and the UK.
B.the two main islands and thousands of small ones
C.three countries and several islands
D.Great Britain or the United Kingdom
38.If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland,you should write the address asB.
A.Edinburgh,England                    
B.Edinburgh,Great Britain
C.Scotland,Edinburgh,England            
D.Great Britain,Scotland,Edinburgh.
13.There is an English saying that"Laughter is the best medicine."Until recently,few people took the saying seriously.Now however,doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.They have found that laughter can really improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts,blood pressure,breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.It increases blood pressure,makes the heart beat more quickly and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face,the stomach,and even the feet.If laughter exercises the body,it must be beneficial.
  Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs.The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group that listened to a funny program.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
68.According to the passage,which of the following statements is WRONG?C
A.Laughter is good for health.
B.Laughter helps to reduce pain.
C.Laughter can make you become old quickly.
D.Laughter,just like physical exercise,is good for our bodies.
69.The underlined word"diminishes"in the third paragraph means"D".
A.delays       B.prevents     C.increases        D.reduces
70.Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?B
A.Because they want to earn more money.
B.Because they want to improve their patients'condition.
C.Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh.
D.Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.
71.What would be the best title for this passage?A
A.Laughter is the best medicine.
B.Laughter can reduce the effects of pain.
C.Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition.
D.Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health.
12.During the 19th century,scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a person were hurt,he would lose the power of doing certain things.And so,people thought that each part of the brain does a different job.But modern research has discovered that this is not so,for it is not easy to show exactly what each part of the brain does.
   In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount of researches done on the brain.Scientists have found out the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think.Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second.Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happens to us.We may not be able to think of the thing that happens to us.We may not be able to think of the things we have heard and seen,but they're all kept there in the storehouse of the human mind.
Earlier scientists thought that the power of one's brain got weaker and weaker as one grows older.But it is now thought that that is not true.As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise,it keeps its power.It has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has only done physical work without using much of his brain.
60.In the 19th century,scientists found that a person would lose the power to do certain thingsD.
A.when he had drunk too much
B.after he did a quite different job
C.if he had been greatly frightened
D.if certain parts of his brain were hurt
61.Scientists today are still unable to show exactlyA.
A.what each part of the brain is doing
B.which part of the brain is the most important
C.whether each part of the brain does the same work
D.how many chemical changes take place in the brain each second
62.It has been found that the brain usually worksC.
A.in a very simple way
B.a little now and a little then
C.without any rest all day long
D.in a fairly complicated (复杂的) way
63.Which of the following is NOT true?C
A.Scientists are working hard to solve the mysteries of the brain. 
B.As many as six million changes take place in the brain every minute.
C.A young man doing physical work is sure to have a much slower mind.
D.Even an old man may have a quick mind only if his brain is given much exercise.
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