Long bus rides are like television shows. The...

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end — with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by (滑过) outside the bus window. Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”?

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed — new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly careless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a horror story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting, but you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests — even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There just no more ways to sit.

1.The long bus rides and TV shows are alike, because ________.

A. they both can offer people with thrilling stories

B. they both are boring

C. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

D. they both force people to sit for a long time

2.During the whole bus ride, what come to the passengers’ eyes most frequently?

A. Some salty food on the bus.    B. The programs on TV.

C. Advertisements on the road.    D. Trucks on the road.

3.In order to pass the middle hours of the ride, you can ________.

A. read the billboards           B. have something to eat

C. watch TV shows             D. sleep

4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. show how much bus rides differ from TV shows

B. teach us how to deal with each period of a long bus ride

C. persuade readers to take a long bus ride

D. give the author’s opinion on long bus rides

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As a recent research shows that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression（抑郁症）as young adults.

The researchers used a nationwide long-term survey of adolescent（青少年的） healthy to investigate（调查）the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 2000.

As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of five and one-half hours a day. More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.

Seven years later, in 2007, more than seven percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty one.

The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio etc. But the study did find that every extra hour of television meant an eight percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. Young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.

The study didn’t explore if watching TV causes depression. But one possibility is that it was taking time away from activities that could help prevent depression.

Last December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Sociologists from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active, to read, attend religious services and to vote.

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Media Use is Harmful to Adolescents

B. Men Develop Depression Easier than Women

C. Teens, Television and Depression

D. Take Great care of Teenager’s depression

2.The result of the research seems to indicate　　　　 .

A. teenagers are more likely to develop depression than adults

B. other media uses do no harm to adolescents

C. those who watch no TV will not develop depression

D. TV probably causes teenagers to grow up with depression

3.It can be inferred from the passage that　　　　　 .

A. longer use of media other than TV doesn’t increase the chance of depression

B. every extra hour of media use increases the chance of depression

C. depression is related to the use of other media other than TV

D. the influence of movies, video games and radio on depression varies

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A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression(情绪低落) as young adults.

The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent(青少年的)health to survey the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than 4,000 adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in the year 2000.

As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of five and one-half hours a day. More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.

Seven years later, in 2007, more than seven percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one.

The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio, etc. But the study did find that every extra hour of television meant an eight percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. Young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.

The study didn’t explore if watching TV causes depression. But one possibility is that it was taking time away from activities that could help prevent depression.

Last December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Sociologists from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active, to read, to attend religious services and to vote.

1.We can learn from the survey that of all the media use ___________________.

A. computer games are teenagers’ favorite

B. most teenagers prefer to listen to the radio

C. teenagers enjoy watching TV very much

D. newspaper is not included in the survey

2.According to the passage, what kind of activity may help prevent depression?

A. Taking part in sports.　　 B. Playing computer games.

C. Listening to the radio.　　 D. Watching movies.

3.We can conclude that a teenager should ____________.

A. play more video games instead of watching TV

B. attend religious services and care for politics

C. be more active in reading and studying

D. be active in taking part in outdoor activities

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A study shows that the more teenagers watch actors smoking in films, the more likely they are ________ the habit of smoking.

A. to get into　　 B. getting into

C. got into　　 D. to getting into

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Studies show that people are more likely to________from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. suffer　　 B. escape

C. graduate　　 D. prevent

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These are the photos of our village, and they will show you ________.

A. what does it look like                   B. what it looks like

C. how does it look like                    D. how it looks like

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Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.

Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

1.Senior citizens in the story refer to ________.

2.Women over sixty ________.

3.Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because ________.

4.Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because ________.

5.The driver whispered to her ________.

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—Are you _____ with the achievements you have made recently?

—Of course， they show my efforts at least.

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Medical ______ shows that men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.

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Rather than _______ in the crowded bus, they preferred _____ home

A. to ride , walk                B. riding , walking

C. ride , walk                   D. ride, to walk

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