¡¡¡¡Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to research done by Nielsen¡¯s ¡°Net-rating¡±£®The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain£®Experts advesed parents to limit the time their kids on line and keep them away from chat rooms£®
¡¡¡¡Chat to the magic Mum
¡¡¡¡British author J£®K£®Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new bool¡± Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince¡±on June 26£®Before the event, children are invited to send their questions about Harry to the website£®The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21 and will arrive in China in August£®
¡¡¡¡School Soldiers
¡¡¡¡Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government has decided£®The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack£®The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country£®
¡¡¡¡Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll our of bed in their pajamas(˯ÒÂ)and go to class in their own bedrooms£®Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer£®The Florida High School, the state¡¯s only online school, had 250 students who are taking classed at home by computer£®Students in this first online program take classed in algebra(´úÊý), American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design£®They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes£®
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In the first news item, which country is NOT covered in the research?
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Britain£®
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France£®
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Sweden£®
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Spain£®
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Why will Russian school students have basic military training?
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To get ready for a milirary parade£®
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To learn to protect themselves£®
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To gain some military knowledge£®
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To develop their love for the country£®
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What is the second news item mainly about?
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J£®K£®Rowling will have an Internet interview£®
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Children will meet Harry Potter¡¯s mother£®
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The Harry Potter book will be available on the Internet£®
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The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June£®
¡¡¡¡Watching 3D films such as Avatar could give some viewers headaches, experts have warned£®
¡¡¡¡The success of James Cameron's science-fiction blockbuster(Âô×ùµÄ´óƬ), which has already taken more than ¡ç1 billion(¡ê600 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(ÑÛ¿ÆÑ§)professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago£®
¡¡¡¡He said£º"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(Éñ¾Ñ§)at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, said£º"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£®
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What can we learn from what Dr Michael Rosenberg said?
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A lot of people prefer walking around with very minor eye problems to sitting silently watching 3D films£®
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The brain can deal with very minor eye problems under normal circumstances naturally£®
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A lot of people haven¡¯t got very minor eye problems when viewing films under normal circumstances£®
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People come into very minor eye problems and a minor muscle imbalance when watching 3D films£®
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What does the underlined word ¡°prolonged¡± in the 3rd paragraph mean?
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continuous
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constant
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regular
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long-time
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According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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It has taken less than ¡ç1 billion to make the popularity of three-dimensional movies and new 3D television sets£®
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Watching a 3D movie leaves viewers confronted with an entirely new sensory experience£®
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There are studies tracking how common it is to get a headache after watching a 3D film£®
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Rick Heineman said that 3D technology would never take off headaches and nausea in future£®
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What¡¯s the main idea of the passage?
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The expert warns the readers not to watch 3D films because of resulting in an aching head£®
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New digital technology gives viewers headaches and eye problems£®
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The experts are studying how to get rid of many of the problems that have previously caused sore heads£®
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Viewing 3D films may result in some side-effect problems such as headaches£®
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¡¡¡¡Tonight's TV Hot List£ºSunday January 31, 2010
¡¡¡¡Grammy Awards¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡8/7c CBS
¡¡¡¡Beyonc¨¦ and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations£®The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band£®In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage£®But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute(µõÑäÀñÎï), which features the 3-D mini-movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher£®
¡¡¡¡A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO(Kathy Bates), appears out of nowhere and buys out(Âò¶Ï¹É·Ý)Dunder Mifflin£®As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre's new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company£®Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center£®
¡¡¡¡Surviving Survivor¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡8/7c CBS
¡¡¡¡It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the first season of Survivor£®But tonight ten of the game's most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it's had on their lives£®In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given£®
¡¡¡¡So Maya's pregnant and wants to have the baby£®What to do now? Dink(Stephen Lunsford), the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution£ºHe wants to marry her£®You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that£®And if that won't raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this£ºA couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved£®Their choice£®And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet- Sheldon angst£®
(1)
Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose ________ to enjoy£®
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Grammy Awards
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Maurer
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Surviving Survivor
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Private Practice
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From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is ________£®
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a CEO
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a company
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an employee in the company
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a piece of office equipment
(3)
According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably ________£®