A new computer treatment is being used to deal with obesity in children. Connected to a small dining set, consisting of scales and a plate, a mini computer teaches children how to eat and reminds them when to stop.

“In very fat people, hunger signals from the stomach to the brain stop functioning. But the new computer system teaches the children how to receive these messages again,” says Dr Julian Hamilton Shield, the Bristol University senior lecturer leading the treatment trials.

The computer, called a Mandomerter, records and stores the weight loss from the plate when children eat. As the food is leaving the plate, a curve (曲線圖) is produced on the computer screen suggesting whether the child is eating too quickly.

“Children with weight problems often eat too quickly. We want them to eat steadily and slowly and the system teaches them to slow down. It is a bit like retraining,” says Hamilton Shield.

Obesity now represents one of the major threats to the future health of children. About one in five boys and one in four girls aged two to fifteen in England are overweight. But so far no treatments have proven effective in treating children.

The Mandometer was developed in Sweden, but at present is experiencing further development at the University of Bristol, with＄224,400 in funds from BUPA-a global health and care organization. The system could be on the market in two years. At first, it would be managed by medical clinics.

 

59. The text is mainly written to explain ________.

A. how a new computer treatment deals with obesity in children

B. why child obesity becomes a topic of people

C. how to lose weight with the help of computers

D. why a computer is effective in dealing with children obesity

60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The new computer system teaches children how to eat and reminds them when to stop.

B. Hunger signals from the stomach to the brain stop functioning in very fat people.

C. Children with weight problems often eat too quickly.

D. The Mandometer records and stores the weight loss of children when they eat.

61. Obesity threatens the health of children, which ________.

A. has been solved by a computer

B. is nothing compared with other diseases

C. is very serious

D. has led to many deaths

62. What can we learn from the text?

A. The Mandometer will be put into market once it proves effective.

B. The Mandometer is cheap enough for every family to afford.

C. The Mandometer is still not perfect.

D. Slow eating is sure to make people lose weight.

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Mini Computer Capitalists

　　Impressed by the persuasive technical advice which Trent Eisenberg gave online．computer powerhouse Compaq approached him about a job at the company's headquarters in Houston． But Compaq was forced to withdraw(收回)the offer when an important detail about Eisenherg was discovered：he was just 14．Two years later, Eisenberg now runs his own technical support company, F1 Computer, “I might be interested in getting a job in a few years, after college,” he says．”But this is just right for me now．”

　　Eisenberg is among an increasing number o| teenagers who are running their own eomputer-related businesses－and, for the most part, being successful at it．”Many kids in suburban homes have grown up operating very powerful computers, so technology is second nature to them in a way that it's not to many adults,” says Gene DeRose, president of a high tech research firm based in New York．

　　Danny Kalmick, the 14-year-old president of Kalmiek & Co．Computing took his first step toward becoming a neighborhood computer expert at age 11, when he broke down his first PC (a 486/DX2) to inspect its motberboard(主板)．When neighbors called him for comp-er advice a year later, Kalmick saw a husiness opportunity．So he printed up business cards, and took out an ad in a neighborhood telephone book．He now has about 10 regular clients, works 6 to 10 hours a week, and earns $ 20 an hour solving tech problems．

　　Low prices are usually an advantage in the marketplace, but so is age．Many young business people argue：Kids aren't as frightening to work with as their more senior adults．”We're professional, of course, but we are just kids, and people feel like they can talk with us and ask us whatever they want without being embarrassed,” says Charles Ross, 18, vice president of a Web services company that develops marketing sites for local businesses．Ross runs the firm with his twin brother, James, and their friend Matthew Baylis, 17．”Beside, a lot of our clients tell us that they would rather work with us because we've grown up with the technology and have a solid handle on it．”

(1)

The title of the passage “ Mini Computer Capitalists” refers to ________．

[　　]

A．

young computer business people

B．

new kinds of computer companies

C．

expensive, high-tech inventions

D．

very small high-speed computers

(2)

Trent Eisenbarg could not work for the Compaq computer company because ________．

[　　]

A．

Compaq didn't want to hire him

B．

he wanted a very high salary

C．

they thought he was too young for the job

D．

he didn't have enough experience

(3)

Most teenagers mentioned in the passage who run their own computer business are ________．

[　　]

A．

famous

B．

successful

C．

unsuccessful

D．

inexperienced

(4)

The underlined phrase “have a solid handle on it” probably means ________

[　　]

A．

are full of energy

B．

are familiar with computer technology

C．

understand it well and can do it well

D．

are experts and very wealthy

(5)

The last paragraph mainly talks about ________．

[　　]

A．

low prices are an advantage in the marketplace

B．

young age is an advantage in the marketplace

C．

people don't feel embarrassed when they consult teenagers

D．

teenagers grow up with computer technology

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E.  To meet the wordwide common belief-saving energy, news provided in electronic form is becoming necessary. News center (www.chinaenglish.com) can update the latest news daily and store old news. Pictures, comments, videos are offered as well.

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2.Everybody knows that “Rome is not built in one day”, but what surprised Sam is that a famous website is setup by two students and become world=known within one year. Which web will he really admired most?

 

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5.As a busy white-collar girl, Susan hardly has much time to go window shopping. But it no longer upsets her because during her working break, she can search for different goods online and even bargain. Where can she do this?

 

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      Location.The Best Western New Englander is located in Woburn, Mass, seven miles from Harvard
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