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video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what"s wrong with a, society
that presents videos of violence as entertainment.
Viewing large amounts of violent television and video games may well contribute to violent behavior in
certain individuals. The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies or overstate
the case for causality (因果关系). Skeptics (怀疑论者) were dismayed several years ago when a group of
societies including, the American Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement,"
At this time, well over l,000 studies... point to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive
behaviors (攻击性行为) in some children."
Freedom-of-speech advocates accused the societies of appealing to politicians, and even disputed the
number of studies (most were review articles and essays, they said). When Jonathan Freedman, a social
psychologist at the University of Toronto, reviewed the literature, he found only 200 0r so studies of television-
watching and aggression. And when he weeded out "the most doubtful measures of aggression", only 28%
supported a connection.
The critical point here is causality. The alarmists say they have proved that violent media cause aggression.
But the assumptions behind their observations need to be examined. When labeling games as violent or non-
violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent event? And when experimenters record the
time it takes game players to read "aggressive" or "non-aggressive" words from a list, can we be sure what
they are actually measuring? The intention of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect and
standardize studies of media violence in order to compare their methodologies, assumptions and conclusions
is an important step in the right direction.
Another appropriate step would be to tone down the criticism until we know more. Several researchers
write, speak and testify quite a lot on the threat posed by violence in the media. That is, of course, their
privilege. But when doing so, they often come out with statements that the matter has now been settled,
drawing criticism from colleagues. In response, the alarmists accuse critics and news reporters of being
deceived by the entertainment industry. Such clashes help neither science nor society.
B. Something has gone wrong with today"s society.
C. Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed.
D. Showing violence is thought to be entertaining.
B. A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence.
C. Most studies overstate the effect of media violence on the viewers.
D. The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated.
B. insist on a direct link between violent media and aggressive behavior
C. initiate the debate over the influence of violence media on reality
D. use appropriate methodology in examining aggressive behavior
B. It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled.
C. The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading.
D. More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn.
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Gustafson have managed to turn this accessory into a necessity in the struggle to feed the world"s hungry
children, one handbag at a time. "There"s no other choice," Gustafson said. "We have to help them get into
school. That"s the only choice we have."
The pair met four years ago through their work with the United Nations. What they saw inspired the launch
of their collection FEED.
Their first bag, a $ 60 reusable shopping one, provides a school meal for a child anywhere in the world for
an entire a year, "World hunger seems so far away and so overwhelming (势不可挡的) for most people," Bush
said."So to know exactly what you"re doing is great."
FEED now has a dozen styles in some of New York"s most popular stores. Prices range from $ 15 to $ 195.
The cost varies because each bag provides help in a different way and says so right on the back.
When the earthquake hit Haiti, FEED designed the "FEED Haiti 50" bag. It provides 50 school lunches for
children there. "That meal that a child gets in school is almost certainly the only proper meal that they get
everyday," said Marcus Prior, UN spokesperson in Haiti.
Every year hunger and malnutrition kill more people in developing nations than AIDS, malaria, and
tuberculosis combined. That"s 3 million children who never make it to their fifth birthday. 300 million other
children go to bed hungry every night.
Since 2007, FEED has donated $ 5. 5 million to the UN World Food Program. "Hunger is a very terrible
feeling, it"s a very terrible way to die," Gustafson said. "To know that just through selling a product we can
help them get the most essential to human life-food to thrive-is very powerful."
B. To recycle the waste handbags.
C. To promote the sales of handbags.
D. To make all the children receive a good education.
B. Its price stays the same.
C. It is popular with lots of women.
D. The help it offers is marked on the back.
B. she was proud of what they did
C. she had ever suffered hunger
D. she called on people to help the hungry
B. depression
C. balanced diet
D. super nutrition
Franklin. Benjamin"s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize
today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people,
and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin"s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present
printed form will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers (广告商), readers, market
value and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several
years ago. The chief editor (主编) of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one
another, "How are you?", as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came." An article about
the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline "NOT DEAD YET."
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step
with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their
market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock (股票) drop by 54%
since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested
that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by
changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the
company"s income.
B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It comes articles by political leaders.
B. They care a lot about each other"s health.
C. They stop doing business with advertisers.
D. They face great difficulties in their business.
B. The Guardian
C. The New York Times
D. New England Courant
B. Hopeful
C. Worried
D. Surprised
on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.
A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes; one is injured every nine minutes,
according to official data. Crosswalks can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older,
36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70,
according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) advise that next year states increase by nearly 15% the
amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears.
FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time
to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight
and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.
Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006, Bur among those in 2006, 471
were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) says.
B. Old people are more likely to meet with accidents happened per hour.
C. Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people.
D. About seven traffic accidents happened per hour.
B. Providing more crosswalks
C. Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets
D. Drivers don"t give way
B. Pedestrians are careless.
C. Crosswalks are more crowded than before.
D. Drivers don’t give way.
B. crosswalk safety has been greatly improved
C. much has been done to reduce traffic accidents
D. pedestrian deaths in crosswalks remain a serious problem
empty houses. Often, they"re on their own until dinnertime or later-not by choice, but by necessity. While
they may be old enough to avoid setting the house on fire, each afternoon is still a minefield (充满隐伏危险
的事物).
It"s a minefield hidden with drugs and alcohol, Internet addiction, violent video games and,perhaps worst
of all, loneliness.
But families have little choice. With more parents working full-time than ever before, it"s no surprise that
the number of so-called latchkey kids in the United States is also at an all-time (空前的, 创纪录的) high. Up
to 15 million of the country"s 49 million school-age children spend part of the workweek on their own; almost
a third do so at least three days a week.
The afternoon hours are also dangerous when it comes to crime. The U.S. Department of Justice reports
that the rate of violent crimes reaches its highest point between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-nearly the same time at
which children are most likely to be victims of such crimes. One study found that those who are on their own
11 hours or more a week are twice as likely as those who aren"t to drink or smoke.
All this leads some health experts to an important conclusion. "Lack of adult involvement is one of the
strongest influences on bad behavior," says Robert Blum,chairman of population and family health at Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore. In fact, he and others believe it"s stronger than background,
family income, or family structure. "And the more time teens spend unsupervised (无人监督的), the worse
they"ll behave."
Blum and others believe teachers can help by transforming their schools into more nurturing environments.
He also argues for more and better after-school programs. But the final responsibility lies with parents. One
survey found that almost 90％of students agree that, "Even though I might complain about it, sometimes I
need to be pushed by my parents to do things that are good for me."
B. warn teenagers to stay away from drugs and alcohol
C. remind parents to pay more attention to teenagers who spend time alone at home
D. express the hope that kids should spend more time studying after school
B. children who are addicted to video games
C. children who are in charge of the house key
D. children who spend more time online than at school
B. Lack of supervision
C. The Internet addiction
D. Drugs
B. Having more and better after-school programs.
C. Having more supervision from parents.
D. Having children chat more with their friends.
