The rapid growth of Smartphones and electronic tablets（平板电脑）is making the Internet favourite for Americans reading news, a report said.
News consumption online increased 17% last year from the year before. Television news, newspapers, radio and magazines all lost audience last year. For the first time, the number of people who get news online at least three times a week is larger than the number of people who get news from the newspapers. TV news has been the most popular since the 1960s. It has replaced the afternoon newspapers. But now the online news seems to be more popular than the TV news.
People are used to having the Internet available on phones or small tablets. In December, 2010, 41% of Americans said they got most of their news on the Internet, more than double the 17% who said that a year earlier, the report said. In January, 2011, 7% of Americans owned electronic tablets, nearly double what it was three months earlier. It was the fastest-growing new digital technology, ahead of mobile phones when they were introduced. The online ad income was expected to surpass（超过）print newspaper ad income for the first time in 2010.
The news business used to be the intermediary（中介）. You needed newspapers and TV stations to reach your customers. In this age of the computer, it’s the software developers that you need.
1.Americans like getting news from ________ best today.
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A．TV news |
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B．the Internet |
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C．newspapers |
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D．radios |
2.About ________ % of Americans got most of their news on the Internet in 2009.
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A．7 |
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B．17 |
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C．24 |
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D．51 |
3.Which of the following media has more readers?
① TV news ② the Internet ③ the afternoon newspapers
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A．①>②>③ |
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B．②>①>③ |
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C．③>①>② |
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D．③>②>① |
4.About 3.5% of Americans had electronic tablets in ________.
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A．October, 2010 |
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B．December, 2010 |
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C．February, 2011 |
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D．March, 2011 |
5.The news business depends on ________ today.
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A．the reporters |
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B．the readers |
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C．the newspaper sellers |
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D．the software developers |
1.你的朋友越多，你将越快乐。
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2.每个人一生中都会犯错。
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3.这个箱子是皮革做成的。
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4.老师不允许我们在课室踢足球。
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1.希腊人通过一个计谋占领了特洛伊。
The Greeks captured the city of Troy ______ ______ ______.
2.别急促冲下楼梯，那是很危险的！
Don’t ______ ______ the stairs. It is very dangerous!
3.因为这个重箱子下面装着轮子，所以我很容易把它移进了办公室。
Because the heavy box is ______ ______, I moved it to the office easily.
4.他正在把一些牛奶倒进咖啡里。
He is ______ some milk ______ the coffee.
5.她暂时住在她姑妈那里。
She’s staying with her aunt ______ ______ ______ ______.
6.在和老师交流后，学生对这个问题有了很深的了解。
The students ______ ______ ______ ______ the problem after they communicated with their teacher.
7.不要开残疾人的玩笑。相反，我们应该尊重他们。
Don’t ______ ______ ______ the disabled. Instead, we ought to ______ ______ ______ them.
8.只有当我们意识到学习的重要性时才会更努力地学习。
We will _____ _____ only when we ______ ______ ______ the importance of study.
1.My father works as a _______ (卫兵) to keep our city safe.
2.What _______(其它的) do you like to do besides playing basketball?
3.The students held a party and _______ (庆祝) the birthday for her.
4.I need to eat less meat because my w_______ is over 80 kilograms.
5.The actress m_______ to a rich man last year.
6.The a_______ age of the students in our class is 13.
7.We agree with you, but our parents maybe d_______.
8.The teacher gave us an _______ (instruct) to us about how to use the machine.
9.As the _______ (city) of Guangzhou, we’re responsible for keeping the city clean.
10.Please hand in your homework on time, or you will _______ (punish).
London is a good place for kids! The museums listed here will welcome children and make their visit fun.
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Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood It's famous for its collection of toys, dolls and children's costumes. It also offers a lively program of activities on weekends and during holidays. Address: Cambridge, Heath Road, E2 Phone: 020 8983 5200 Price: Free |
Theater Museum It tills the history of the performing arts in the UK. The collection includes displays on theater, dance, opera, musicals, rock and pop. Address: Russell Street, WC2E Phone: 020 7943 4700 Price: Free Nearest Station: Covent Garden Tube |
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London's Transport Museum Travel through time and discover the colorful story of London's famous transportation system, from 1800 to the present day. Through exciting displays of buses, trams and trains. Address: London's Transport Museum, WCE2 Phone: 020 7379 6344 Nearest Station: Govent Garden Tube |
Natural History Museum It has hundreds of exciting exhibits. It also allows visitors to meet museum researchers and find out about their work, and learn about recent scientific discoveries and the museum's collections. Address: Cromwell Road, SW7 Phone: 020 7942 5000 Price: Free Nearest Station: South Kensington Tube |
1.The museums are mostly for ________.
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A．parents |
B．children |
C．teachers |
D．scientists |
2.If you want to visit Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, you can _______.
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A．call 020 7943 4700 |
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B．go to Cromwell Road |
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C．call 020 8983 5200 |
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D．go to South Kensington Tube Station |
3.If you want to know about operas, you should go to ________.
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A．Natural History Museum |
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B．Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood |
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C．Theater Museum |
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D．London’s Transport Museum |
4.You don't need to pay to visit any of the museums except for ________.
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A．Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood |
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B．London's Transport Museum |
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C．Natural History Museum |
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D．Theater Museum |
5.You may find these ads at ________.
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A．www.friendship.com |
B．www.inventors.com |
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C．www.londontown.com |
D．www.jokesfind.com |
Sales of laptop computers passed desktops in the U.S. for the first time ever this fall, according to market-research firm IDC. That's bad news for backs, necks and shoulders.
Laptops are bad for our body. When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be at elbow height and the monitor should be roughly at eye level, so you can sit well in a chair. But most users simply set their laptops on a desk or table. The keyboard is too high, which makes your arms reach up, your shoulders feel tired and your wrists bend down. The monitor is too low, which pulls your head and neck forward and down and your back may feel hurt.
That's OK if you use your laptop for a short time. But if you use one for hours without stopping – as do millions of college students, business travelers, telecommuters, video-gamers and growing numbers of office workers – your body may feel hurt. Ergonomics experts have warned about laptop problems for years. But people still like laptops better than the desktops. And they use laptops anywhere – in bed, on the floor – in all kinds of positions.
“How can a mouse or a keyboard hurt you?” says Thomas Caffrey, the founder of Myofactors LLC, “Wrong positions can be bad for your body. As time goes by, a wrong position can lead to pain in the neck, shoulders, back and arms, as well as headaches.”
1.When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be ________.
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A．at elbow height |
B．at eye height |
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C．on a desk |
D．on a table |
2.The writer asks us not to use the laptop ________.
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A．for a short time |
B．to play video games |
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C．for hours without stopping |
D．to buy things on the Internet |
3.From the passage, we know that laptop computers ________.
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A．are not so popular as the desktops |
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B．are more popular than the desktops |
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C．are not bad for our body |
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D．have no mouse now |
4.Using a laptop in a wrong position may make ________.
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A．people’s sight lower |
B．people have cancer |
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C．people’s arm longer |
D．people feel pain in the body |
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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A．When you use a laptop, you should put your monitor at eye height. |
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B．Laptop computers sold more than desktops this autumn. |
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C．To keep healthy, you should use laptop computers. |
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D．Business travelers often use the laptop computers for a long time. |
