| The following is from a survey of girls at the age of fifteen over Britain. Girls of this age have different lives these days because of the change in their lifestyles. Joanne Kelly from Birmingham has talked about the survey: 1. The survey says that average (平均的) fifteen-year-old girls, get ￡5.26 pocket money every week. Joanne: I don"t get that much! I get only ￡ 3 every Saturday. 2. The survey says that the average fifteen-year-old girls" favorite subjects at school are drama(25%), then maths(19%), cookery (18%), English(17%)and music(13%). Joanne: Who are these average fifteen-year-old girls! I hate drama. And I do not like maths, either. 3. The survey says that the favorite sports star for fifteen-year-old girls is David Beckham. He gets 3% more than the No.2 star, Tim Henman. Two more football players are on the list, Jamie Redknapp and Alan Shearer. Joanne: Oh, yes! Beckham is my No.1, even he is married to Victoria. 4. A usual evening activity. 14% of fifteen-year-old girls watch TV in the evening. 9% tell us that they telephone their friends and talk to them and the same number listen to music, 8% watch videos and 5% use a computer. Joanne: Yes. Most of my friends watch TV or videos or use a computer in the evening. |
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| A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin cancer, actually increase the risk. Researchers from the University of Iowa based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanoma (黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma. Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (发生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States. But questions has been raised about sunscreen and whether it may has opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning. The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer-people with fair skin(白皙的肤色) and freckles (雀斑), for example-are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often. The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study. |
| 1. The underlined word "flaws" in the 2nd paragraph most probably means . |
| A. evidence B. facts C. faults D. failures |
| 2. People with fair skin and freckles . |
| A. seldom use sunscreen B. are more in danger of skin cancer C. can be free from the harm of the sun D. often expose themselves to the sun |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that . |
| A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more often B. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen C. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers D. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America |
| 4. Which of the following can be the title for this passage? |
| A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer B. Sunscreen to Increase Skin Cancer C. Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen D. Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles |
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| "If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don"t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!" Today, SMS-Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent. Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship. SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found! |
| 1. Is SMS-Short Message Service very popular in China? __________________________________ |
| 2. How much does one short message cost according to the passage? __________________________________ |
| 3. Which finger plays the most important role (角色) when sending short messages on mobiles? __________________________________ |
| 4. Who like SMS better, the young or the old? __________________________________ |
| 5. The passage is mainly about ______. |
| Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be? The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays. There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem. |
| 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 |
| 1.There will be _________ in the future. |
| A. small population B. few changes C. more people D. few people |
| 2.In the future the computer will be _________. |
| A. much bigger and few people will use it B. much smaller and more useful C. smaller and not many people will use it D. bigger and a lot of people will use it |
| 3.In the future more people _________. |
| A. will go to other countries for holidays B. will study at school C. will go earlier D. will work for many hours |
| 4.People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future. |
| A. fruit and vegetables; meat B. meat; fruit and vegetables C. fruit and meat; vegetables D. meat and vegetables; fruit |
| 5. The robots will _________ in the future. |
| A. do the dangerous work B. do all the work C. do only housework D. do the easy work for people |