Mobile phones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. A mobile phone can include many things, such as games, music and Internet access(互联网接入). Today, 4.6 billion people around the world have mobile phones, according to CBS News.
However, mobile phones may cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. In a 2010 study, people who used a mobile phone for 10 years or more were more than two times as likely to get brain cancer, according to CNN.
“I think it is a good idea to give the public some kind of warning that long-term exposure(暴露) to radiation (辐射) from your mobile phone could possibly cause cancer,”told Dr Henry Lai. Lai is a scientist of bioengineering(生物工程) at the University(大学) of Washington who has studied radiation for more than 30 years.
These suggestions may help you reduce your risk of cancer:
1. Use a headset(耳机) or speaker
Headsets give out much less radiation than phones. Some headsets give out low-level radiation. However, you should take it off your ear when you’re not talking to anyone. Using your phone with a speaker will also make it safer.
2. Listen more, talk less
Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text, but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.
3. Hold the phone away from your body
Hold the phone away from your body when you’re talking, not against your ear. Also, don’t keep it in your pocket.
4. Choose texting over talking
Phones give out less radiation to send texts than to carry a person’s voice. Texting also keeps radiation away from your head.
5. Poor signal? Stay off the phone
A poor signal means that the phone needs to give out more radiation to work. Make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal.The study from 2010 showed that _________.
A.people should use mobile phones for no more than 10 years |
B.people who don’t use mobile phones will not get brain cancer |
C.the longer people use mobile phones, the more likely they are to get brain cancer |
D.the more mobile phones people have, the more likely they are to get brain cancer |
Which is NOT true about the suggestions mentioned in the passage?
A.Some headsets don’t give out radiation. |
B.It’s not good to carry mobile phones in pockets. |
C.Texting is better than making phone calls. |
D.Don’t make calls when the signal is weak. |
The passage mainly talks about _________.
A.the development and advantages of mobile phones |
B.the reason why mobile phone radiation causes cancer |
C.the best ways to use mobile phones to communicate |
D.how to protect ourselves from mobile phone radiation |
Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone (手机)rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out(执行) in schools. Students can’t even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious(焦虑的) parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine, we have running water, and we have cell phones.”
A number of Americans think cell phones connect them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a cell phone.
What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that cell phones were necessary and the cell phone was like an extra(额外的)hand or foot for them.
“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.”. Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.
A.students are not allowed to bring cellphones |
B.students spend too much time in listening to music on the cellphones |
C.students bring cellphones to school and they often ring during the class |
D.no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing cellphones to school |
. ____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring cellphones to school.
A.Many | B.Some | C.Few | D.No |
May Chom likes to ______________.
A.go to school without a cellphone |
B.chat with her friends on the cellphone on the way to school |
C.walk through unknown places with a cellphone |
D.bring a cellphone to school |
This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out the rule not
to use a cellphone in school.
A.importance | B.problem | C.happiness | D.impossibility (不可能) |
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better
this time,” said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.Before the school party, the girls were mainly discussing __________.
A.the dance at the party |
B.the teacher at the party |
C.the dresses they would wear at the party |
D.the boys at the party |
The girls wanted people to _________.
A.buy them some dresses |
B.teach them how to dance |
C.notice them |
D.invite them to the school party |
. The teachers tried to ___________.
A.invite the girls to dance |
B.play music instead of dancing |
C.get the girls and boys to dance alone |
D.get the girls and boys to dance together |
The party was ______________ last year.
A.better than | B.not so good as |
C.as good as | D.as bad as |
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A “Three Little Cows” is ___________.
A.the name of a zoo |
B.the name of a movie |
C.the name of a restaurant |
D.the name of a party |
When are great drink specials and half price pizza offered?
A.On Monday and Friday, 3-6 pm. |
B.From Monday to Friday, 3-6 pm. |
C.On Wednesday, 6-10 pm. |
D.At any time. |
From 6 pm to 10 pm on Wednesday, customers can __________.
A.have free wine |
B.make a bottle of wine |
C.pay $10 less for the wine |
D.have wine for only $10 |
When you get tired of homework, several minutes’ walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may stand facing the lake or the sea. They’ll calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants.
Wonder why? Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe.
All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colors have specific effects (效果) on people’s minds and feelings.
Try an easy and interesting experiment and you’ll see how color “misleads” you sometimes. Wrap (包装) two boxes of the same size with colored paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same.
Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more.
Smart (clever) uses of colors in daily life are to be seen everywhere. Hospital and libraries seldom (很少) paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Haven’t worked out how color affects your daily life? Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you’ll get to know how important color is!The underlined word “misleads” means ______
A.affects |
B.effects |
C.causes someone to have a wrong idea |
D.give wrong directions |
We’d better paint the walls of the hospital in ______
A.light blue or light green |
B.deep red or deep brown |
C.deep orange or deep red |
D.light green or light yellow |
If you want to _______, you’d better sit in the room painted blue.
A.weigh something with your hands |
B.study attentively |
C.face the lake or the sea |
D.enjoy some rock music |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.When you are going to have a rest, you’d better sit in the room painted green |
B.Scientists have known some differences among some colors |
C.When you get tired of homework, you should look at the green plants far away |
D.The passage has told us clearly why some colors are warm and other are cool |
The reading mainly shows us _____
A.the difference between red and white. |
B.how to get on well with others |
C.how to make smart uses of different colors in our daily life |
D.how to paint and decorate our rooms |
Maybe you can not imagine what a hotel made of trash looks like. But in Rome, Italy, there is a campaign called Save the Beach that has created a hotel out of 12 tons of trash in order to raise awareness (意识) of our waste.
Save the Beach is an environmental awareness campaign set up by the makers of Corona Beer. They collected all the trash from all the beaches all across Europe. Then they built the special hotel.
It was reported that the hotel was fully booked (预约). And it was open only for four days there in early June, the same time as World Environment Day. Next to the “trash hotel” was the slogan of Save the Beach. It said, we have built the first hotel made of trash in the world. This will be the future of our holidays if we do nothing to protect our beaches.
The hotel was built just to show the damage we were causing to the sea and the coastline (海岸线). We live in the time of trash and we are running the risk of becoming trash ourselves. Do we really want such a world?
The trash hotel in Rome was just the beginning to support healthy, clean and trash-free beaches all across Europe by Save the Beach. Maybe there will be more surprising ideas in the future. Let’s wait and see. Where was the trash hotel built?
A.In Europe | B. In Asia | C. In America | D. In Africa |
The trash was from the _____________
A.Streets | B. Beaches | C. Woods | D. Hotels |
The hotel was open only for four days in early June because ___________
A.Many people went to the beach in June |
B.It was hot in early June |
C.The hotel was not clean enough |
D.That was the same time as World Environment Day |
. The underlined word “damage” means “_____________” in Chinese.
A.危险 | B.需要 | C.毁坏 | D.目的 |
. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.No one could live in the trash hotel |
B.The trash hotel was the first one in the world |
C.The trash hotel was built just for fun |
D.The trash hotel will be popular in the future |