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will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your
bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own
a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for.
Getting material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the
long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very
little time or energy for family. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.
Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is
Donald and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for
an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving
their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Donald wouldn"t get home until eight or nine o"clock,
and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of
money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted to have a farm here," says
Donald,"and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It"s taken some getting used to, but it"s
been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any
holidays. However, I think it"s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier."
Liz, however, is not quite sure."I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours.
I"m not really a country girl, but I suppose I"m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I
do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same
is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all."
B. disliked his job
C.missed his children
D. was well paid
B. has improved family life
C. was extremely expensive
D. have been a total success
B. Liz"s advice.
C. Downshifting.
D. Liz"s job.
B. spending money carefully
C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
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one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more
than a means of communication-having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some
doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile
phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried
about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your
health.
On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use
mobile phones? Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning (扫描)equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss,
He couldn"t remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to
talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week,for a couple of years. His
family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer"s doctor didn"t agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can
detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some
radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it"s best to use mobile phones less often. Use
your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it.
Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may
have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it"s wise not to use your mobile phone
too often.
B. removed
C. cured
D. caused
B. he couldn"t remember simple tasks
C. he was tired of talking on his mobile phone
D. his employer"s doctor persuaded him to
B. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiation.
C. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about
D. try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health
any of these emotions, you are not alone. Chances are that you don"t regularly associate with someone who is
disabled. Here are four points to keep in mind if you should happen to meet a disabled person.
Disabled people can lead active lives
With few exceptions, a disability does not prevent someone from working, raising a family, or taking part in
social activities. Many sports and recreation programs have been adapted to a person with a disability. Instead
of concentrating on the disability, look at the person the same way you would look at any normal person.
It"s all right to ask questions
Many people are afraid of offending someone by asking about their disability. When meeting them for the
first time, it"s natural to be curious about who he or she is, and where they"re from. Asking questions is usually
acceptable, as long as you use common sense. Don"t, for example, ask a blind person how he feeds and bathes
himself.
Offer help when necessary
You see a woman in a wheelchair having trouble entering a building. It"s usually appropriate to lend a hand
if someone is having obvious difficulty, but keep in mind that not everyone will be willing to accept your help.
Unless the woman in the wheelchair is in danger, you do your part.
Remember that we all have obstacles to overcome
No matter who we are, each of us has a weakness or challenge to face. Like you, a disabled person would
much rather be accepted for who they are, rather than be pitied. Many friends have said to me,"I often forget
that you are blind." To me, that is the top compliment.
B. You seldom deal with them.
C. You look down upon them.
D. They look quite different.
B. You pretend that you haven"t seen him or her.
C. You should encourage him or her to try.
D. You had better leave him or her alone.
B. a disabled person needs pitying
C. not everyone has a weakness
D. some people have no difficulty
these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to
animal hospitals to give them injections (注射) so that they won"t carry diseases. They have special animal
food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two
hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.
When you visit people"s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud
of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are
welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any
animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished.
If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as
close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel
lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets
D. life of the old in Canada
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from carrying disease
D. they want them to sleep on the way home
B. often kill animals
C. love animals
D. don"t keep pets inside houses
B. they can only find jobs far from their parents
C. their parents" houses are too small
D. they wouldn"t depend on their parents any more
again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that
memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he
keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means
that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we
know that it is his own fault (过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his
parents are to blame (受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some
people can"t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and
they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days,
names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good
memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.
B. He does not use his arms or legs for some time
C. his memory is not often used
D. he can"t read or write
B. they become weak and won"t become strong until you use them again.
C. they will become stronger
D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don"t give it enough chance for practice.
C. A good memory comes from more practice.
D. Don"t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
B. they have saved much time to remember things
C. they have to use their memories all the time
D. they can"t write everything in a little notebook
B. How to Have a Good Memory
C. Strong Arms and Good Memories
D. Learn From the People
than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping (录像) the families while they ate ordinary
meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their
children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents"efforts to control the
loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. "In general the more question-asking
the parents do, the higher the children"s IQ scores," Lewis says. "And the more children there are, the less
question-asking there is." The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a
harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. "Middle children are invisible," says Lewis. "When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it"s the middle child." There is, however, one thing that stops all
conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: "When the TV is on," Lewis says,"dinner is a
non-event."
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems
B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner
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