Passage OneIn the late 1860's, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wa
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Passage One
In the late 1860's, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low.
Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an 8-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14.
Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make changes through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collective bargaining failed, the unions resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned violent, public opinion turned against them. Many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union had died out.
But other unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed in 1881. It continued to push for the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930's.
31. According to the passage, the Knights of Labor wanted all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. an 8-hour workday
B. higher wages
C. improving working conditions in the factories
D. an increase in the employment of small children
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第1题：
根据下面，回答45 ~48 题：B
Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
He points out that differences among households（家庭）exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said．
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.
第5题：According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man___________.
A．takes on heavier work
B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner
D．is the master of the house
正确答案：C
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第2题：
(英译汉)The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Often the parents are not at work. Having worked a five-day week from Monday to Friday, Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping. Sundays used to be a very special day of the week in Britain. It was the one day of the week for "worship and rest". The shops were closed and most people were at home or at church. Popular leisure activities on Sunday used to be going to church and doing odd jobs around the home such as gardening and DIY.
参考答案：英国家庭在周末时，父母经常不上班，他们只是在周一到周五是工作日，周六是与很多朋友出去忙于购物的时间。在英国周日是最特别的日子，是一个星期中”做礼拜和休息“的日子。商店关门，大多数人都呆在家里或在教堂。在周日最流行的休闲活动通常是去教堂、在家做杂事，如整理花园，自己动手干活(设计)。
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第3题：
Passage Three
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. They spend part of each day alone. They are called "latchkey children". They're children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad conditions have become a social problem.
Lyne Brown was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, "A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.! was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant. ",slowly, she learned they were house keys.
Lyne learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having on their children. She found that Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They'll often play it at high volume. It's hard to get statistics (情况，材料) on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
41. The main idea about "latchkey children" is that they______.
A. are growing in numbers
B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C. watch too much television during the day
D. suffer problems from being left alone
正确答案：D41．答案为D 根据文章第1段第5句They spend part of each day alone及全文内容可推知钥匙儿童指经常独自在家的孩子。
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第4题：
He works ten hours a day, makes more than US $ 98000 a year, doesn′t 16 to take holidays, dresses 17 he pleases. He′s 18 been happier and is looking for another job. This 33-year-old white, university-educated person is the typical Internet worker, according to a study by the Industry Standard, a San Francisco-based news magazine.
There is also a reasonable chance that his employer will arrange his dry cleaning,19 him to 20 his dog to work, offer him flee massages and give him stock options. And he still thinks people in other 21 are doing 22 .
The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an income about 23 the national average but also enjoys himself. At present 2.5 million people 24 by Internet firms in the US. The 25 of the study give plenty of reasons 26 so many people think the grass is greener in Silicon Valley.
27 after tech-stocks sharply 28 in April, 29 many start-ups, there is still mood of enthusiasm and special advantage among those still employed. So what 30 52 percent of them "very happy"? "Demanding work" is given as the main reason and "salary" is 31 close 32 . Those questioned in the study also listed working weekends and 33 holidays as signs of the pleasure of the workplaces.
Only 13 percent were paid for 34 hours work while 14 percent put more than 12 hours work on an average day. "It wasn′t all about 35 ." wrote Mary Ann Thompson in the introduction to the study, "It was fun."
第（24）题选A.are employed
B.are employing
C.were employed
D.were employing答案：A解析：考查动词时态和语态。句意为“目前有250万人受雇于美国的互联网公司”。首先根据“by”判断要用被动语态，然后由“At present”可知要用一般现在时态，故选A。 -
第5题：
根据下列内容，回答181-185题。
For the first century or so of the Industrial Revolution, increased productivity led to decreasesin working hours. A generation ago social planners worried about what people would do with all thisnew-found free time. In the US, at least, it seems they need not have bothered.
Although the output per hour of work has more than doubled since 1945, leisure (freetime)seems reserved largely for the unemployed. Those who work full-time spend as much time on thejob as they did at the end of World War II. In fact, working hours have increased noticeably since1970.
There are several reasons for lost leisure. Since 1979,companies have responded toimprovements in the business climate by having employees work overtime rather than by hiringextra personnel. Most increased production doesn't relate to the employment. Some firms are evendownsizing as their profits climb. It's more profitable to ask 40 employees to labor an extra houreach than to hire one more worker to do the same 40-hour job.
Although employees complain about long hours, they, too, have reasons not to trade moneyfor leisure. People who work reduced hours pay a huge price in career terms. It's taken as anegative (负面的 ) signal about their commitment to the firm. Many managers find it difficult tomeasure the contribution of their staff to a firm's well-being, so they use the number of workinghours instead of the output to evaluate the employees. Well aware of this, employees adjust theirbehavior accordingly.
It may take some time before workers can successfully trade increased productivity and moneyfor leisure time. The reality is that the U.S. market for goods has focused on fulltime, two-careerhouseholds. Car makers no longer produce cheap models, and developers do not build the tinybungalows that served the first postwar generation of house seekers.
In a word, in U.S., goods are appropriate only for high incomes and long hours.
What was the result of the industrial revolution?__________A.Less working time.
B.More unemployment.
C.Fewer factories.
D.More jobs.答案：A解析：文章第一段开头直接说明工业革命导致了工作时间的减少。 -
第6题：
单选题Passage1Children who spend more than two hours a day at a computer or watching television are more likely than others to have mental problems，scientists say.Researchers found that 11-year-olds who spent several hours in front of a screen each day did worse on mental health tests，no matter how much physical exercise they got. The University of Bristol study，published in Pediatrics，involved more than 1，000 children aged about 10.They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to gauge the kids' emotional well-being and behavior.The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections-emotional difficulties，conduct problems，hyperactivity or inattention，friendships and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.The study found no direct evidence that sitting in front of a screen actually causes mental health problems. Instead，it suggests that children with difficulties，such as extreme shyness，are more likely to choose TV or computer games than sociable activities. In the study，children were asked whether they agreed，disagreed or somewhat agree with a list of statements，including，"I generally play alone or keep to myself" and，"I am often unhappy or tearful".They were also asked how much exercise they took and how long they spent at a TV or computer screen.According to the study，children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of mental problems than children who spent fewer viewing hours. The risk was only slightly higher in children who did little or no exercise."Physical activity is good for health in many ways，but it can't make up for long hours of screen viewing. Parents should consider limiting their children's screen viewing to no more than 2 hours a day，”said the study organizer，Angie Page.Previous studies have raised concerns that watching too much television can affect children's behavior in later life. A Canadian study found that those who watched most TV as young children performed worse at school, ate more junk food and had more trouble concentrating.What is the passage mainly about?AIt describes the reasons people watch television.
BIt reports the findings of a scientific study.
CIt discusses ways to improve children's physical health.
DIt advises parents on raising their children.
正确答案： A解析： -
第7题：
单选题According to the passage, people have difficulty getting to sleep because ______.Athey work more than sixty hours a week
Bthey have too many enemies
Cthey do not sleep happily
Dthey are not tired enough
正确答案： C解析：
文章首段指出据爱丁堡大学的Dr. Ian Oswald称世界上十分之一的人都入睡困难，原因很简单，大多数人睡不着觉是因为自身问题：他们睡得太早了。也就是说身体还不累就睡觉了，故D项符合题意。 -
第8题：
单选题According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.Athey were afraid of being unable to work
Bjobs were more dangerous then
Cthey had bigger families to look after
Dmoney was given away with the policies
正确答案： A解析：
文中提到20世纪20、30年代是一个充斥着mass unemployment-economic insecurity和a passionate concern for the next generation的年代，由此可知读者之所以会对报纸和杂志提供的免费保险所吸引是因为他们担心失去工作后没有依靠，故A项正确。 -
第9题：
单选题According to the passage, Asian civilizations, which were ahead of Europe’s, fell behind because ______.AAsian languages were more difficult to learn
BEuropean languages had simple alphabets
Cthey didn’t have the technology to spread ideas
Dpeople’s communication skills were not good enough
正确答案： B解析：
第三段第二句指出“One reason why Asia’s civilizations, in 1000 far ahead of Europe’s, then fell behind was that they lacked the technology to reproduce and diffuse ideas”，由此可知曾经领先于欧洲的亚洲文明落后的原因是他们缺乏传播思想的技术，因此选项C符合文意。reproduce复制；再生。diffuse扩散；传播。 -
第10题：
单选题What impact did color printing have on children’s books?ASales increased by the middle of the 19th century.
BRough illustrations were now more appealing.
CIllustrations told more of the story and were more appealing.
DBooks became more amusing.
正确答案： B解析：
本题是推断题。参考第79题的解析，彩色印刷出现之后，儿童图书更注重言辞和情节，因此也更具吸引力，答案为选项C。 -
第11题：
单选题Passage1Children who spend more than two hours a day at a computer or watching television are more likely than others to have mental problems，scientists say.Researchers found that 11-year-olds who spent several hours in front of a screen each day did worse on mental health tests，no matter how much physical exercise they got. The University of Bristol study，published in Pediatrics，involved more than 1，000 children aged about 10.They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to gauge the kids' emotional well-being and behavior.The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections-emotional difficulties，conduct problems，hyperactivity or inattention，friendships and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.The study found no direct evidence that sitting in front of a screen actually causes mental health problems. Instead，it suggests that children with difficulties，such as extreme shyness，are more likely to choose TV or computer games than sociable activities. In the study，children were asked whether they agreed，disagreed or somewhat agree with a list of statements，including，"I generally play alone or keep to myself" and，"I am often unhappy or tearful".They were also asked how much exercise they took and how long they spent at a TV or computer screen.According to the study，children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of mental problems than children who spent fewer viewing hours. The risk was only slightly higher in children who did little or no exercise."Physical activity is good for health in many ways，but it can't make up for long hours of screen viewing. Parents should consider limiting their children's screen viewing to no more than 2 hours a day，”said the study organizer，Angie Page.Previous studies have raised concerns that watching too much television can affect children's behavior in later life. A Canadian study found that those who watched most TV as young children performed worse at school, ate more junk food and had more trouble concentrating.Which of the children behavior below leads to the highest risk of the mental problems, according to the University of Bristol study?APlaying computer every day.
BWatching TV 3 hours per day.
CDoing few physical activities.
DOwning few friends.
正确答案： A解析： -
第12题：
单选题A recent study of an insurance company’s underwriters indicated that those who worked in pleasant physical surroundings were 25 percent more productive than their peers in unpleasant physical surroundings. Objective criteria for evaluating job performance included caseload and complexity of cases. This shows that improving workers’ environments increases those workers’ productivity. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?AOn average, less-productive employees spend no fewer hours per day at their workstations than do their more-productive peers.
BUnpleasant surroundings give employees less motivation to work hard than more pleasant surroundings do.
CThe more-productive employees are generally rewarded with pleasant office space.
DMore-productive employees do not work any more hours than their less-productive peers.
EPeer pressure discourages employees in crowded, unpleasant surroundings from making phone calls to their own family members during work time.
正确答案： B解析：
文段由一项研究的结果：在令人舒适的工作环境中的员工比处于不太舒适的工作环境中的同时的效率高25%，得出结论：改善工人的工作环境能提高他们的效率，文中没有提到工作效率高和环境好的因果关系，所以如果工作效率高导致了工作环境的变好，那么该假设会得到削弱，故本题应选C项。 -
第13题：
We can conclude that accidents involving cars ______.
A. happened most often in New York City
B. do not happen as often as they did in the early days of the auto
C. have killed many more people since Mr Bliss was killed
D. were always the driver's fault
正确答案：C
45．选项 A 和 B 文中都未提及。选项 C 是可以推断的。从第一个被车撞死的人到现在，是有很多人死于车祸。根据文章，不清楚是谁的错。选项D 排除。选项 C是正确的。 -
第14题：
how many children were there in an irish family on average in the 1950s and 1960s?
A. Around 5.
B. More than 8.
C. One.
D. 2 or 3.
参考答案：A
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第15题：
A It was a village in India . The people were poor. However , they were not unhappy .After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs . However , they did not have enough frogs of their own ,and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.
This seemed like money for nothing .There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them .Agreement was reached ,and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time , the people were able to dream of a batter future ,But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more ofen, and, there seeemed to be more insects aroud lately.
The vilagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.
Then the peaple realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were
Increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the peaple are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning .
from paragraoh I we learn that the villagers __________.
A．worked very hard for centuries
B．dreamed of having a better life
C．were poor but somewhat content
D．lived a different life from their forefathers
正确答案：C
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第16题：
Questions 64-66 refer to the following article.
NEW YORK, November 19-New York's Women in Business Association announced that Anita Huntington, vice president of marketing for Kuiper Hotels, and Mary Foster, general manager of Longwood Hotels & Resorts, were recently selected as this year's Venture Award recipients. The Venture Award was established twenty years ago to recognize the contributions made by female executives to their communities. This year’s cowinner’s are the founders of Art on the Move, a charitable organization that provides art scholarships for students throughout the city.
Since joining Kuiper Hotels, Huntington has held key positions in finance and business
development. Currently, she leads Kuiper’s marketing operations, often traveling to one of the more than 270 hotels in 16 countries. Foster’s position has also taken her all over the world.
Both executives stressed that finding time for volunteer work was extremely important even though they often work long hours at their jobs. Huntington and Foster will be honored on November 26 at a special reception at Humphrey Hall.
According to the article, how can people become candidates for the Venture Award?
A. By becoming leaders in the hotel industry.
B. By starting their own business.
C. By working to make their communities.
D. By working in New York for at least twenty years.答案：C解析：文中提到为社区做贡献的人获得Venture Award。 -
第17题：
共用题干
The majority of people,about nine out of ten,are right-handed.Not until recently,people who were left-handed were considered__________(51),and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally_________(52),but it is still a disadvantage in a world________(53)most people are right-handed.For example,most tools and implements are still designed for right-handed people.
In sports,__________(54)contrast,doing things with the left hand or foot,is often an advantage.Throwing,kicking,punching or batting from the"wrong"side may result_________(55)throwing off many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the_________(56)of players who are right-handed.This is why,in many ________(57)at a professional level,a higher proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
The word"right"in many languages means"correct"or is_________(58)with lawfulness, whereas the words associated__________(59)"left",such as"sinister",generally have_________ (60)associations.Moreover,among a number of primitive peoples,there is_________(61)close association between death and the left hand.
In the past,in most Western societies,children were often forced to use their right hands,especially to write with.In some cases the left hand was_________(62)behind the child's back so that it could not be used.If,in the future,they are allowed to choose,_________(63)will certainly be more left handers,and probably_________(64)people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their_________(65)hand._________(54)
A:by
B:for
C:at
D:in答案：A解析：根据后面这句：孩子们一旦显示出左撇子的倾向就会被强迫使用右手，可以推断出人们在最近之前一直都认为使用左手是很不好的，因此这里选D "abnormal"，意思是：不正常的。unique“独特的”;eccentric“古怪的”;normal“正常的”。
generally accepted“普遍接受的”。admit“承认”;approve“同意，许可”;acknowledge“认可”。
where引导定语从句修饰world。
by contrast“相比之下”。
result in“导致，造成”;result from“由于······而造成”。
majority“大多数”;minority“少数”;plenty“很多”，通常修饰不可数名词； lack“缺乏”。这句话的意思是：从反面投掷、踢腿、拳击或者是用球拍击打可能会把大多数习惯了对付使用右手的对手们彻底击败。
game“比赛，赛事”;hobby“业余爱好”;activity“活动”;round“轮（比赛）”。这句话的意思是：这就是为什么在很多专业级别的比赛中，左撇子的比例要高于普通人群中左撇子的比例。
be connected with“跟······联系在一起”;related要和介词to搭配使用；mix “混合”，意思在这里不合适；combine“结合”，常和with搭配，意思不合适。本句话的意思是： “右”这个词在很多语言中都意味着“正确”或者和“合法”联系在一起。
be associated with sth.“和······相关联”，这句话中associated with "left", 是定语，修饰words。
根据句中转折连词whereas可以判断两种情况形成对照，既然和“右”相关的词汇意味着“正确”“合法”，因此whereas后的句子中说的就是相反的情况，因此这里选择 negative , negative association的意思是“负面的含义”。
There is a close association between...and…意思是：······和······之间关系密切。这句话的意思是：而且在很多原始的部落里，左手和死亡也密切相关。
tie“绑，捆”; attach“连接，附属”; bring“带来”; remove“拿走，脱掉”。这句话的意思是：有时候孩子的左手被绑在背后避免他使用。
这里是there be结构。
这句话的意思是：将来如果孩子们可以自己选择，一定会有更多的左撤子，而由于被迫使用右手导致轻微心理问题的人数也会减少。
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第18题：
问答题The American farmers have always been independent and hard-working.In the eighteenth century farmers were quite self-sufficient. The farmfamily grew and made almost nothing it needed. The surplus crop 1．______would be sold in order to buy a few items in the local general stone.In 1860, because some of the farm population had moved to 2．______the city, yet eight percent of the American population was still inthe country. In the late nineteen century, farm work and life were 3．______not much changed from that they had been in old days. The farmer 4．______aroused at dawn or before and had much work to do, with his own 5．______muscles like his chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 6．______other complicated tools. In his house cooking was done in wood 7．______burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp was the only improvementon the candle. The family’s recreation and social life chieflyconsisted a drive in the wagon to the nearby small town or village 8．______to transact some business as well as to chat with neighbors who alsocome to town The children attended a small elementary school (often of justone room) to that they had to walk every day, possibly for a few miles. 9．______The school term was short so that the children could not help on the 10．______farm. Although the whole family worked, and life was not easy,farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.正确答案：
1.nothing改为“everything” 属逻辑错误。根据上下文,此句意为“美国农场主能够生产出家庭所需的一切东西”所以句子的含义是肯定的。
2.because改为although/though 此句是让步状语从句,并非因果关系。
3.nineteen改为 nineteenth 世纪前面应用序数词修饰。
4.that 改为what 名词性that从句不可以直接跟在介词后面作宾语,应该为what。
5.arouse改为rose/arose/got up arouse是及物动词,意为“叫醒、唤醒”,在此处可改为rise,arise或get up,三者都表示自己醒来。
6.like改为as或being 此处意为 “作为力量的主要来源”,所以应用as或being,而不能用like,like作介词意为“像”。
7.complicated改为simple 属逻辑错误。根据上下文,此处谈论十七世纪的牧场生活,当时的劳动工具并不复杂,相反,有许多简单工具,如上文提到的斧子和铲子。
8.√
9.to that改为to which 关系代词which可放在介词之后引导定语从句,而that则不行,这是它们的主要区别之一。
10.去掉not 属逻辑错误。本句是说由于学期短,所以孩子们能在农场帮忙。解析： 暂无解析 -
第19题：
单选题Passage1Children who spend more than two hours a day at a computer or watching television are more likely than others to have mental problems，scientists say.Researchers found that 11-year-olds who spent several hours in front of a screen each day did worse on mental health tests，no matter how much physical exercise they got. The University of Bristol study，published in Pediatrics，involved more than 1，000 children aged about 10.They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to gauge the kids' emotional well-being and behavior.The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections-emotional difficulties，conduct problems，hyperactivity or inattention，friendships and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.The study found no direct evidence that sitting in front of a screen actually causes mental health problems. Instead，it suggests that children with difficulties，such as extreme shyness，are more likely to choose TV or computer games than sociable activities. In the study，children were asked whether they agreed，disagreed or somewhat agree with a list of statements，including，"I generally play alone or keep to myself" and，"I am often unhappy or tearful".They were also asked how much exercise they took and how long they spent at a TV or computer screen.According to the study，children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of mental problems than children who spent fewer viewing hours. The risk was only slightly higher in children who did little or no exercise."Physical activity is good for health in many ways，but it can't make up for long hours of screen viewing. Parents should consider limiting their children's screen viewing to no more than 2 hours a day，”said the study organizer，Angie Page.Previous studies have raised concerns that watching too much television can affect children's behavior in later life. A Canadian study found that those who watched most TV as young children performed worse at school, ate more junk food and had more trouble concentrating.How can children improve mental health according to the passage？ABy limiting TV and computer use to less than two hours a day.
BBy getting more physical exercise.
CBy playing more educational computer games.
DBy going to bed earlier each night.
正确答案： A解析： -
第20题：
单选题Passage1Children who spend more than two hours a day at a computer or watching television are more likely than others to have mental problems，scientists say.Researchers found that 11-year-olds who spent several hours in front of a screen each day did worse on mental health tests，no matter how much physical exercise they got. The University of Bristol study，published in Pediatrics，involved more than 1，000 children aged about 10.They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to gauge the kids' emotional well-being and behavior.The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections-emotional difficulties，conduct problems，hyperactivity or inattention，friendships and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.The study found no direct evidence that sitting in front of a screen actually causes mental health problems. Instead，it suggests that children with difficulties，such as extreme shyness，are more likely to choose TV or computer games than sociable activities. In the study，children were asked whether they agreed，disagreed or somewhat agree with a list of statements，including，I generally play alone or keep to myself and，I am often unhappy or tearful.They were also asked how much exercise they took and how long they spent at a TV or computer screen.According to the study，children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of mental problems than children who spent fewer viewing hours. The risk was only slightly higher in children who did little or no exercise.Physical activity is good for health in many ways，but it can't make up for long hours of screen viewing. Parents should consider limiting their children's screen viewing to no more than 2 hours a day，”said the study organizer，Angie Page.Previous studies have raised concerns that watching too much television can affect children's behavior in later life. A Canadian study found that those who watched most TV as young children performed worse at school, ate more junk food and had more trouble concentrating.What information can we get about the University of Bristol study?AThe results of it have been published.
BAll kids who take part in the study had an interview.
CThe questionnaires of it contained five questions.
DIt was done by an elementary school.
正确答案： A解析： -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?AThe members of the TPP produce 40％of world GDP-far more than the EU.
BThe farming and health care industries in Japan could be affected by the TPP.
CThe car industry in America has complained a lot about the trade with Japan.
DBefore Mr. Noda announced Japan’s interest in joining the TPP, Canada and Mexico were not actually involved in it.
正确答案： D解析：
从文中第一段最后一句话“the possible members…”中可以看出，是潜在成员国而非已有成员国。 -
第22题：
单选题The last sentence in this passage means that if we succeed in making workers’ jobs more interesting _____.Athey will want more money
Bthey will demand shorter working hours
Cmore money and shorter working hours are important factors
Dmore money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them
正确答案： A解析：
本题的依据的是文章最后一句“Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them”。从中可知D项为正确答案。短语neither ... nor ...既不……也不……。 -
第23题：
单选题Passage1Children who spend more than two hours a day at a computer or watching television are more likely than others to have mental problems，scientists say.Researchers found that 11-year-olds who spent several hours in front of a screen each day did worse on mental health tests，no matter how much physical exercise they got. The University of Bristol study，published in Pediatrics，involved more than 1，000 children aged about 10.They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to gauge the kids' emotional well-being and behavior.The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections-emotional difficulties，conduct problems，hyperactivity or inattention，friendships and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.The study found no direct evidence that sitting in front of a screen actually causes mental health problems. Instead，it suggests that children with difficulties，such as extreme shyness，are more likely to choose TV or computer games than sociable activities. In the study，children were asked whether they agreed，disagreed or somewhat agree with a list of statements，including，I generally play alone or keep to myself and，I am often unhappy or tearful.They were also asked how much exercise they took and how long they spent at a TV or computer screen.According to the study，children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of mental problems than children who spent fewer viewing hours. The risk was only slightly higher in children who did little or no exercise.Physical activity is good for health in many ways，but it can't make up for long hours of screen viewing. Parents should consider limiting their children's screen viewing to no more than 2 hours a day，”said the study organizer，Angie Page.Previous studies have raised concerns that watching too much television can affect children's behavior in later life. A Canadian study found that those who watched most TV as young children performed worse at school, ate more junk food and had more trouble concentrating.How did the researchers carry out the study?ABy reviewing children's records online.
BBy interviewing children's parents.
CBy watching children in their home.
DBy asking children questions.
正确答案： C解析：