Question

Most children have heard their parents at one time or another yell “sit up straight!” or “don’t slouch!” In the past, this was usually heard at the dinner table as children ate dinner. But these days, it is also heard around another activity – video games.

Ten-year old Owaish Batliwala, from Mumbai, India, admits he spends three to four hours each day playing games on his tablet computer. His mother Mehzabin became concerned when her son started saying that his neck hurt. She said, "My son started having neck problems around June or July. The pain slowly spread to his hand and his back. He plays for hours on the iPad and mobile phone. This is what has caused the problem."

Sadia Vanjara is a physical therapist. She says the number of young children with chronic pain in their necks, arms and shoulders is on the rise. Dr. Vanjara says the pain is not from aging, accidents or disease. It is from poor posture, or body position, while playing video games.

This is a problem in many parts of the world. But there are more smartphone users in India than anywhere else in the world, except China. Networking equipment company Cisco estimates that the number of smartphone users in India will increase from 140 million today to 651 million by 2020.

19-year old student Nida Jameel says she feels pain in the finger which holds the weight of her smartphone most of the day. She says she uses her smartphone 24/7. This means 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or all the time.

Dr. Vanjara says the best treatments for the pain are daily exercises. Experts advise taking breaks from using a computer or other device often. Stand up. Stretch your legs, back, shoulders and arms. And when your work or school work is done, unplug and exercise.

1. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Too Much Gaming is a Pain in the Neck

B. The Influence of Too Much Gaming on People’s Health

C. How To Avoid the Pain in the Neck

D. How To Be More Fit

2.In paragraph 1, the underlined word “slouch” means _____

A. stopping working

B. bending one’s head or shoulders forward

C. being much too calm about something

D. being enthusiastic about the things that are not related with study

3. In which part of a website can we read the passage?

A. School and Education B. Entertainment

C. Health and Lifestyle D. Food and Recipes

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：现在流行的一种活动就是玩电子游戏。玩电子游戏太多，颈部会疼痛。Dr. Vanjara博士说最好的治疗疼痛是每天锻炼。

1.A主旨大意题。根据第三段中的Dr. Vanjara says the pain is not from aging, accidents or disease. It is from poor posture, or body position, while playing video games. Dr. Vanjara说疼痛并不是来自年龄、事故或疾病。它来自玩电子游戏时贫困的姿势,或身体的位置。也就是说玩电子游戏太多，颈部会疼痛。故选A。

2.B词义猜测题。根据第一段中的yell “sit up straight!”父母经常喊“站直”或者 “don’t slouch!”因此可推断don’t slouch的意思和上一句是相似的，“不要弯曲头或肩膀向前”，故选B。

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