In today’s Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world’s highest percentage of high – speed Internet services. It has also a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.

In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12 – year – old boy stole $ 16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China’s 13.8 million online game players were under 25. And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.

Dr. Sue – Huei Chen, a psychologist , discovered some signs of at – risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.

The passage is mainly about          .

      A．online games        B．problems caused by online games

       C．computer problems in Asia     D．problems caused by young people

In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that         .

       A．South Korea has a large number of Internet schools

       B．More and more young men are stealing money for online games

       C．China’s online game players are all under the age of 25

       D．Online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea

After reading the passage, we know that in China         .

       A．many young people are playing online games for fun

       B．many young people are getting addicted to online games

       C．only those under 25 like to play online games for long periods

       D．80 percent of the Chinese depend on online games to get relaxed

According to the passage,      are more likely to become addicted to online games.

      A．people under great pressure from school and work.

       B．people well known in the field of computer games

       C．people with unsolved problems and few friends

       D．people who’d like to take a risk in computer games

American society is not nap (午睡)friendly . In fact , says David Dings , sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , “There’s even a prohibition (禁止) against admitting we need sleep”. Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work . To quote a proverb : “Some sleep five hours , nature requires seven , laziness nine and wickedness(淘氣的) eleven.”

The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them . “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping ,” says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University , the godfather of sleep research .

Last year a national commission led by Dement identified(發(fā)現(xiàn)) an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt . The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness : people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving . This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House . According to recent reports , President Clinton is trying to take a half---hour snooze (瞌睡) every afternoon .

About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity . We seem to have “a mid afternoon quiet phase ,” also called “a secondary sleep gate .” Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed . Clearly , we were born to nap .

We superstars of snooze don’t nap to replace lost shut--eye or to prepare for a night shift . Rather , we “snack” on sleep ,whenever , wherever and at whatever time we feel like it . I myself have napped in buses , cars , planes and on boats ; on floors and beds ;and in libraries ,  offices and museums .

The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans     .

A. don’t like to take naps 

B. are terribly worried about their national debt

C. think that lack of enough sleep causes many accidents 

D. have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

The purpose of this article is to     .

warn us of the wickedness of napping 

B. explain the danger of sleepiness

C. discuss the side effects of napping

D. convince the reader of the necessity of napping

The “American sleep debt”(Line 1 , Para .3) is the result of      .

the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

the rapid development of American industry

the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness

The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is      .

preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

essential (基本的) to make up for lost sleep

natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

_______ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.

   A When left   B. Leaving   C. If you leave   D. leave

____________money was thrown into the flower girl’s basket.

A. A handful     B. A handful of      C.A good many    D. A good many of

Finding her car stolen, ___________.

 A. a policeman was asked to help

B. the parking place was searching thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere

D. she hurried to a policeman for help

Angela Chang(張韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career. She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.

“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.

She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.

“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”

But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired. Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene right.

“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”

Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings. They fly me to the sky and give me hope.”

The word “invisible” in the last paragraph means “________________”.

  A. 難以相信的         B. 看不見的  C. 隱藏的      D. 暗的

Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.

  A. she looks very common                             B. she is too young

  C. she doesn’t sing very well                          D. she looks young and small

Which of the following is NOT right?

  A. She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow.

  B. She has made four films.

  C. One musician spoke highly of her.

  D. She is not only a singer but an actress.

Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.

  A. she is strong-minded                   B. people like her films 

  C. she is interested in acting             D. she acted in the popular TV plays

Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

  A. The Small Girl.                                               B. Four Albums.

  C. I have a Pair of Invisible Wings.                D. A Poor Actress.

To get there in time, they came ______ all the way.

A. to run      B. running      C. ran      D. run

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      [1] As well as increasing memory, being sad makes people less likely to be tricked and improves their ability to judge others，according to an Australian study．

      [2] The study, authored by professor Joseph Foegas at the University of New South Wales，shows that people in a negative mood paid more attention to their surroundings than           ,

who were more likely to believe anything they were told．“While positive moods seem to promote creativity, flexibility, and cooperation，negative moods cause more attentive，careful thinking，paying greater attention to the outside world．”writes Forgas in Australasian Science．

      [3] “Our research suggests that sadness promotes information processing strategies best fit for dealing with more demanding situations．”

      [4] For the study, Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with making their subjects (實驗對象) experience happy or sad moods by making them watch films and by recalling positive or negative events．

      [5] In one of the experiments, happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of some urban myths (神話) and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements. People in a bad mood were also less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed．

[6] The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments．Thus, it showed that a reasonably negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, harmonious and successful communication style

      [7] “Positive moods are not universally desirable．People in a negative mood are less likely to make judgmental errors and more resistant (抵制的) to eyewitness misunderstandings．”said Forgas．

76．What would be the best title for this passage? (within 8 words)

77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(within 5 words)

78．In the experiments mentioned, what caused the participants’feeling to change?(within 8 words)

79．Which sentence in this passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

According to the study, people in a negative mood could also express themselves better in

writing．

80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese．

If you come      second in the race，you’ll get      qualification to compete for the next round．

A．/;a                       B．the；a                 C．8；the                   D．/；the

Collecting stamps ______ my father’s favorite hobby and reading novels ______ my mother’s favorite pastime.

A. are; is        B. is; are         C. is; is           D. are; are