A Concussion（脑震荡） happens when the brain is shaken, often in a car crash or a fall or a strike on; the head in sports．Concussions can be mild, but doctors may order a CT scan to look for a more serious injury．But a recent study warned that more children than necessary are being exposed（使遭受） to radiation this way．
A national team led by two doctors at the University of California, Davis, studied hospital records from thousands of children with head injuries. They found that in many cases, the risk of developing cancer from the radiation outweighed the risk of a serious brain injury.
The study found that one in five children over age two had a low risk of serious injury but received CT scans anyway. The same was true of almost one in four children under two years of age.
The researchers have developed rules to predict if a head injury is serious enough for a scan. For children under two, doctors are advised against it if there is:
·Normal mental activity.
·No swelling in the back of the head.
·No feeling of a broken bone in the skull. (头骨)
·And no loss of consciousness for more than five seconds.
Doctors should also consider how the child was injured and whether the parents say the child is acting normally.
For patients from two to eighteen, the guidelines are similar —— except there should be no l vomiting（呕吐）and no severe headache.
Earlier this year, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published new guidelines for concussions in children and teens. International experts said they should not return to sports or school until fully recovered. The brain also needs a "cognitive rest," they say, by restricting activities like video games, texting and watching TV.
It often take longer than adults to recover from a concussion than adults. The experts say individual progress and not a set time period should always guide a decision to return to play.
【小题1】The researchers at the -University of California found that children who received CT scans

When I was a child, I had an old neighbour named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any other doctor I’ve ever known. He never  11__ at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a kind and  _12_ person
When Dr. Gibbs didn’t work, he planted trees. His house covered an area of ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it _ 13_ .
He had some interesting _ 14 _ concerning planting. He belonged to the “No pains, no gains”  __15  of plant growing. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked  _16__, he said, “Watering plants will spoil them, and if you water them, each successive tree_ 17_ will grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things 18__for them and weed out the weak ones.” So he never watered his trees. He would _19__a pine, and instead of _20__it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I __21__ him why he did so, and he said it was to get the tree’s _22__.
I planted a couple of trees a few _23__ ago. I carried water to them for a solid summer, sprayed them and prayed over them. Two years of careful tending has _24__ in trees that expect to be _25__ to hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows in, they tremble their branches.
Dr. Gibbs passed away a _26__of years after I left home. Now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees. They’re _27__ now, big and healthy.
Funny things about Dr. Gibbs’ trees. Hardship and difficulty seemed to benefit them _28__
comfort and ease never could.
Life is tough, whether we want 29_ to be or not. Too many times we pray for ease, but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for 30_ that reach deep into the earth, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be swept away.

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with furniture paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement(报销). a seven-day paid leave, eleven -day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must:

(1) Assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;

(2) Be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed;

(3) Ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership intends;

(4) Have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must:

(1) Work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

(2) Edit or rewrite copy and give smart headlines and captions;

(3) Have had at least two years.’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must:

(1) Be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing smart headlines and captions;

(2) Be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

(3) Have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must:

(1) Have excellent skills in information graphics;

(2) Be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

(3) Be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts;

(4) Have a good sense of typography(活版印刷术);

(5) Have good new judgment;

(6)Be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @chinadaily.com.cn.

1.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B. To tell you how to become part of this group.

C. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

D. To advertise for employing some good employees.

2.What is not required about Graphic Designer?

A. Be expert in Photoshop.

B. Writing smart headlines and captions.

C. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

D. Having a good sense of typography.

3.How many positions need editing experience?

A. Two.                         B. One.                        C. Three.                     D. Four.

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. China Daily: New Employees Wanted

B. China Daily: Newspaper

C. China Daily: An International Team

D. China Daily: The Best Working Condition

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

B. The workers there can enjoy a seven day-leave without pay.

C. Free accommodations are available to the workers.

D. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 16  Ant Tribes about the life of some young people  17  flock （群集） to Beijing after  18  university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 19  as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book，which is based  20  two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 21  in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been  22  by Sept．1.

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always   24  how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are __25  known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large  26  of college graduates 27 ．Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses， 29  less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 30:  The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing，a small  31  20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000  32  villagers，but has become a  33  for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom  34  from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’  35  as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

1.                A．film            B．story           C．book D．magazine

2.                A．who           B．what           C．which    D．whose

3.                A．leaving         B．entering        C．visiting   D．enjoying

4.                A．necessary       B．meaningless     C．important D．strong

5.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．for

6.                A．came up        B．came on        C．came along    D．came out

7.                A．fired           B．interviewed     C．employed     D．trained

8.                A．much          B．little           C．some     D．more

9.                A．wondering      B．researching      C．studying  D．telling

10.               A．seldom         B．well           C．always    D．often

11.               A．deal           B．plenty          C．amount    D．number

12.               A．work          B．go             C．relax D．live

13.               A．small          B．big            C．famous    D．unknown

14.               A．earning        B．thinking        C．shopping D．paying

15.               A．expensive       B．comfortable     C．cheap D．convenient

16.               A．city            B．town           C．community     D．village

17.               A．original         B．young          C．rich D．poor

18.               A．school         B．hotel          C．home D．company

19.               A．come          B．differ          C．graduate  D．suffer

20.               A．lives           B．dormitories     C．buildings   D．restaurants

There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building. Today Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students. That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll（登记入学） every year in famous Canadian universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its versatile（多样的） arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.
To study in Canada is very cost effective. These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees（学费） for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”
The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attracts a lot of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels—Bachelor’s(学士), Master’s（硕士） and Doctoral（博士）.
A Bachelor’s degree in Canada is for three or four years’ full-time study depending on the nature of the program you are doing. On the other hand, a Master’s degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian universities, you require a minimum （最低/小的） of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.
You can also find many diploma and certification （认证） program in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future. After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit to work on campus.
【小题1】 How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Canada?