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Magnetic interference from MP3 headphones can interfere with heart pacemakers (心脏起搏器)and implantable defibrillators, a study has found.

Heart patients with such devices should not put their headphones in their breast pocket or hang them round their neck, researchers have warned.

Small but strong magents inside headphones can deactivate the devices if placed within 1.2 inches of them, posing a real risk to the patient, researchers told an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans. The MP3 players themselves posed no threat to pacemakers and defibrillators.

Dr. William Maisel of the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston led a team that tested eight models of MP3 player headphones, including clip-on and ear bud types, in 60 defibrillator and pacemaker patients. They placed the headphones on the patients' chests, directly over the devices. The headphones interfered with the heart devices in about a quarter of the patients and interference was twice as likely in those with a defibrillator than with a pacemaker.

A pacemaker sends electrical impulses to the heart to speed up or slow cardiac rhythm. The magnet, however, could make it deliver a signal no matter what the heart rate is, possibly leading to palpitations or arrhythmia, the researchers said.

An implantable defibrillator signals the heart to normalize its rhythm if it gets too fast or slow. A magnet could de-activate it, making it ignore an abnormal heart rhythm instead of delivering an electrical shock to normalize it. The devices usually go back to working the right way after the headphones are removed, the researchers said.

"The main message here is: it's fine for patients to use their headphones normally, meaning they can listen to music and keep the headphones in their ears. But what they should not do is put the headphones near their device," Dr Maisel said.

72. The underlined word deadactive in the third paragraoh probably means “to make something_______”

A. incorrect     B. normal      C. ineffective        D. useful

73. According to the study, what is actually endangering heart patients with heart devices?

    A. The music they hear with MP3 headphones

B. The eight models of MP3 players that have been tested.

C. Magnetic interference from MP3 headphones.

D. The magnets inside pacemakers and defibrillators.

74. What is the fourth paragraph about ?

A. Atest to monitor how heart beats are interfered with.

B. How many patients were tested 

C. A brief introduction to defibrillators and pacemakers .

D. Dr. William Maisel was concerned about heart problems.

75. From the passage we can learn that________.

A. MP3 players are gaining popularity among heart patients

B. pacemakers and defibrillators are actually harmful to people’s health

C. heart patients should not listen to music.

D. pacemakers and defibrillators can help normalize heart rhythm

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  The trouble with Europe is that it is.so diverse.There are many different cultures, from German and French composers to English and Irish poets, from French film directors and Italian tenors(男高音)to Swiss bankers and clockmakers.When we move into the world of politics, it is equally difficult for European leaders to see eye to eye

  When European leaders got together at their recent summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the European debt crisis, there were hitter exchanges of words.President Nicolas Sarkozy of France turned on David Cameron to tell him that he was fed up -with the British Prime Minster's constant criticism of the euro.

  Sarkozy told him:"You lost a good opportunity to shut up.We are sick of you criticizing us and telling us what to do.You say you bate the euro and now you want to interfere(干涉)in our meeting." This was a reference to the way the UK has stayed outside the euro zone and held on to its own currency, the pound.

  Take a look at history.For centuries, France, Britain, Spain, Portugal and Germany fought with one another-on land and sea.There was a 100-year-long war between Britain and France in the 14th and 15th centuries.Two world wars began in Europe.

  When European nations weren't fighting each other in Europe, they were fighting in other foreign countries in a quest(寻求)for colonial(殖民地的)power, raw materials, spices and tea.

  It is small wonder, then, that cultural stereotypes(成见)of the different European nations have emerged-and some of them are far from friendly.

  The phrase "cheese-eating surrender monkeys(吃奶酪的投降派杂耍猴)" was first used in an episode of The Simpsons to describe the French.

  Germans have a reputation for being efficient, which has led to their powerful economy, great cars-and lack of a sense of humor, according to the stereotype.

  As for the Scots, they have a reputation for drinking too much.Prince Philip, the Queen of England's husband, once asked a driving instructor in Scotland how he managed to keep his clients away from the alcohol long enough for them to pass their driving tests.Was this the prince's idea of a joke?Or was he repeating a cultural stereotype?

(1)

The underlined phrase "see eye to eye" in the article probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

agree with each other

B.

argue with each other

C.

be friendly to each other

D.

understand each other

(2)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wasn't happy about British Prime Minister David Cameron because he ________.

[  ]

A.

refused to talk to him

B.

didn't want the UK to join the eurozone

C.

kept criticizing the euro

D.

kept interfering in their meetings

(3)

Which of the following are cultural stereotypes of European countries according to the article?

a.British and French people don't get on well with each other.

b.French people don't have much courage.

c.German people lack a sense of humor

d.Scottish have a drinking problem.

e.Switzerland is famous for its bankers and clockmakers.

[  ]

A.

abc

B.

bed

C.

cde

D.

bde

(4)

What is the main point of the article?

[  ]

A.

What makes each European country unique

B.

Why European leaders don't get alone with each other

C.

A brief introduction to the differences of European countries

D.

The diversity and cultural stereotypes of European countries

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