Children can’t understand job titles like “systems analyst”.

of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children ages five to fifteen buckle their seat belts.

Moreover, the traffic-safety agency estimates that even among parents who always strap their children in, 85% are not doing it properly. They often don't know where best to place the kids, don't use the proper restraint for their age and weight, or don't install the safety seats properly. Despite the reports about front seats collapsing onto back seats when certain car models get in accidents, the safest place in the car for any child up to the age of 12 is still the back seat. Babies up to 9 kg and one year old should ride in rear-Facing infant seats.

Never place a child under age 12 in the front seat with a working passenger-side air bag. These devices are discharged at 320 km/h and can be triggered by low-speed fender benders. They have killed 77 kids in the U.S. since 1993. If you must place a child in front, make sure the paasengar-side bag is switched off.

Children over age one should ride in forward-facing safety seats with a five-point harness system. A child who weighs at least 18 kg or at least 1m high can graduate to a booster seat that elevates her so that the standard shoulder and lap belt fits properly.x

What does the author mainly discuss in this passage？

A．How to avoid car crash.

B．How to design safer baby equipment.

C．How to educate children properly.

D．How to properly secure children in the ear.

ring a little more order to entering the museum. If you already have a ticket, whether it's a seasonal ticket or online ticket, please proceed to line one. If you are part of a tour group or would like to purchase group tickets, please proceed to line two. And last, if you don't have a ticket, please proceed to line three. Standard admission is $12 per adult and $8 for children under 16. Student and senior citizens can also get a special rate of $10. The museum will open in 10 minutes. Thank you for your patience and cooperation in making entrance to the museum run smoothly.

What are the tickets for？

A．A movie

B．A theater

C．A musical

D．A museum

听力原文： Next time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don't be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes in entertainment. The American Academy of Medicine suggested last week that doctors work with parents to evaluate how much TV kids watch and what they see, what video and computer games they play, which websites they visit on the Internet, whether they view R-rated videos without the company of their parents, what music they like and what books they read. Doctors are worried that kids who spend too much time in front of the TV set don't get enough exercise and can become overweight. The academy is also concerned that the message kids get from entertainment media can make them more violent and sexually active.

The academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV. "Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life," says Doctor Mitten Baron, who chairs the academy's committee on public education. "They need feedback and socialization." Elder children, she says, should watch TV in a common area. Their bedrooms should be "electronic media-free zones", where they can have a quiet place to read, study, play or just relax.

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A．How much exercise they get every day.

B．What they are most worried about.

C．How long their parents accompany them daily.

D．What entertainment they are interested in.

A.of

B.into

C.for

D.after

ion could be as simple as taking a five-minute afternoon nap. Children under five have an abundance of energy and one of the reasons is because they nap once or twice a day.. Many sleep experts think we are programmed to take a nap during the day, and getting back into this habit can be a solution for those who feel tired all the time. Professor Criss Ezekosky of the Sleep Advisory and Assessment Center thinks that one can feel refreshed after just five minutes' sleep and research has shown that concentration and attention are improved after even a short nap.' Sleep is genetically programmed in babies and it's only as we get older that we learn to sleep about 8 hours at night and not at all during the day. But most research suggests that we arc not physically designed to sleep for one long single block. Before the working day became 9~00 to 5:00, all western sleep patterns were all broken up. Research has shown that in the Middle Ages people's sleep quite often occurred in 3 distinct parts. A nap in the afternoon, an early evening nap and another longer sleep until dawn. So if you do find yourself feeling sleepy through the day, don't feel your being lazy by giving in to sleep and having a nap. Your increased energy and alertness will make the rest of your day extra productive.

Children under five have abundant energy partly because they ______.

A．sleep !n three distinct parts.

B．have many five-minute naps.

C．sleep in one long block.

D．take one or two naps daily.

ion could be as simple as taking a five-minute afternoon nap. Children under five have an abundance of energy and one of the reasons is because they nap once or twice a day. Many sleep experts think we are programmed to take a nap during the day, and getting back into this habit can be a solution for those who feel tired all the time. Professor Criss Ezekosky of the Sleep Advisory and Assessment Center thinks that one can feel refreshed after just five minutes; sleep and research has shown that concentration and attention are improved after even a short nap. Sleep is genetically programmed in babies and it's only as we get older that we learn to sleep about 8 hours at night and not at all during the day. But most research suggests that we are not physically designed to sleep for one-long single block. Before the working day became 9:00 to 5:00, all western sleep patterns were all broken up. Research has shown that in the Middle Ages people's sleep quite often occurred in 3 distinct parts. A nap in the afternoon, an early evening nap and another longer sleep until dawn. So if you do find yourself feeling sleepy through the day, don't feel your being lazy by giving in to sleep and having a nap. Your increased energy and alertness will make the rest of your day extra productive.

Children under five have abundant energy partly because they

A．sleep in three distinct parts.

B．have many five-minute naps.

C．sleep in one long block.

D．take one or two naps daily.

the back seat is the safest place for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击) , which can cause the most injuries. Just as important, the child in the back seat is removed from the passenger airbag, if there is any. If your child is under eight years of age and weighs more than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child-safety seat.

The child-safety seat comes in three types or sizes: The first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third kind is used by older children big enough to use the car's belt system. Moreover, all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car's back seat. If your child does need your attention while. you are driving, don't look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over.

This text mainly discusses ______.

A．how a child-safety seat can protect a child

B．why the back seat is the safest place in a car

C．how a child can be kept safe while riding m a car

D．what causes passengers the most injuries

THIS is the biggest ever Chinese painting (绘画) show to be held in London. Come and see for yourself the colorful Chinese paintings of flowers, birds and animals. For the very first time, a Chinese painting show has been brought right to you. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity (机会) ! Hurry now and pay us a visit today!

Place: London Art (艺术) Centre

Date: 16-31 December 2008

Time: 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. (Mondays to Fridays)

10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. (Saturdays and Sundays)

Ticket: Adult ￡ 10

Children (under 18) ￡ 5

Notes:

1. There are free Chinese painting lessons for children! All children between the ages of 6 and 17 years are welcome! Call us early for a seat.

2. Anybody with a ticket can meet and talk to a Chinese artist. If you are interested in meeting Chinese artists, call us now! Pay ￡ 5 and you can take a photo with the artists, and ￡ 15 for a hand painted T-shirt !

3. There will also be a show of books on Chinese art for buying, reading and borrowing.

Tel: 44-20-7891236.

What is the show about？

A．Chinese films.

B．Chinese paintings.

C．Chinese flowers, birds and animals.

Children 12 and under can be killed by the air bag.

The BACK SEAT is the safest place for children.

NEVER put a rear facing child scat in the front.

Sit as far back as possible from the air bag.

ALWAYS use seat belts and child restraints.

uy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.

Now those 【21】______ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of 【22】______ computers under the tree. 【23】______ that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children 【24】______ taught to use them on school—as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it 【25】______ computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are 【26】______ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 【27】______ educational planning, so they can say, OK, we've moved into the computer age. Teachers 【28】______ themselves caught in the middle of the problem — between parent pressure and 【29】______ educational decisions.

Educators do not even agree 【30】______ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 【31】______ research has shown can be taught 【32】______ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should 【33】______ to computer warn of potential 【34】______ to the very young.

The temptation remains strong largely because young children 【35】______ so well to computers. First graders have been 【36】______ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.

【37】______ school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 【38】______ another problem: a division between the have’s and havenot’s. Very few parents ask 【39】______ computer instruction in poor school districts, 【40】______ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

【21】

A．items

B．toys

C．sets

D．series

听力原文： For many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color -- white. And since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen.

Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts as do teenagers, university students, and men from all walks of life. T-shirts are worn on playground, at the beach of in town. They can also be worn for work. Yet T-shirts remain relatively inexpensive and long wearing, as well as easy to care for. Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of America' s newest ideas on fashion.

Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T- shirts with a slogan or picture printed on the front. A T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, pictures of popular singers, or an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.

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A．The silk T - shirt in white color.

B．The cotton T - shirt with a slogan or picture.

C．The nylon T - shirt worn on playground.

D．The wool T - shirt worn for work.