高考英語限時閱讀訓練之八（A）NovioleneeonTVHongKongstarsNicolasTse（謝霆鋒）andEdisonChen（陳冠希）canbeseeneverywhere:magazines,newspapers,movies.Buttheirlatestactionfilmmighthavetroublefindingaplaceonprimetime（黃金時間）TV.Themovie,"TheMovingTargets"（《青年干探》）,isoneofmanyviolentfilmsthatwillsoonnoIongerbeshownbetween7pmand9pm.Inanattempttoprotectyoungmindsfromviolenee,anewregulationissuedbyChina'sStateAdministrationofRadio,FilmandTelevision（SARFT,廣電總局）istomakeprimetimeaforbiddenzone.DirectedbythefamousHongKongfilmmakerWongJing,"TheMovingTargets"tellsthestoryoftwoyoungdetectivesbattlingagainstgangsters.Unsurprisingly,itisfullofexplosions（爆炸）,gunbattlesandstreetfighting.Themoviewasgivenaparentalguidanee（PG）ratinginHongKong,andmightnowonlyappearafter9pmonmainlandTVscreens.Ifit'saschoolnight,moststudentswillbefastasleepbythetimeitends.Butdespitethispossiblelossonentertainment,seniorhighschoolstudentsinBeijingwelcomethenewrule,evenboyswhoenjoyagoodactionmovie."Wethinktheregulationisforthebenefitofteenagerslikeus,althoughwerarelywatchTVatthattimeonweekdays,"saidSheFei,aSenior1studentatBeijingHuiwenHighSchool."TheprimetimeforTVchannelsisalsotheprimetimeforustodoourhomework.Likemanyboys,Ienjoywatchingactionmovies,butIthinkvioleneehasbeenover-playedinrecentyears,"Sheexplained."I'dliketowatchmoreknowledge-basedprogrammeslikeSamsungIntelligenceExpress（三星智力快車）onCCTV."FormillionsofparentsinChina,thenewrulehasbeenalongtimeincoming."MeasurestocleanupTVtoprotectourchildrenshouldhavebeenintroducedyearsago,"saidLiuYingming,ateacherandmotherofaSenior1boyinXi'an."WehavealreadyseenthenegativeeffectsofTVandmovieviolenceonchildren.Ajuveniledelinquency（未成年人犯罪）caseinXi'anlastmonthheardhowateenagerwaskilledwhen11boysstartedastreetfight.Agedasyoungas13,theywerearmedwithbladesanddaggers（匕首）,localpolicesaid.TheboysadmittedthattheywerestronglyaffectedbystreetfightingscenesintheHongKonggangstermovieseries"Young&Dangerous"（《蠱惑仔》）.ManyparentsandteachersinXi'anseethiscaseasproofofthenegativeeffectofTVandmovieviolenceonteens.ThisbadinfluenceincludestheuseofbadIanguagefirstheardusedonscreen."AsaresultofwatchingunsuitablemoviesfromHollywood,manychildrendonotspeakEnglishwell,"saidLuYing,ateacherinBeijing."ButtheyarefluentinEnglishswearwords."Theadministrationadmittedtherulewasintroducedfollowingrequestsfrommanyparents."Theyhopedthegovernmentcouldcreateamorehealthyenvironmentforchildren,"saiddeputyministerZhaoShi."DomesticTVproductionshavebecomemoreviolent."ChoosingwhatchildrenseeTHEmovieindustryhaspraisedthemovetoprotectchildrenfromviolence.Butitarguesthat,withoutaproperrating（分級）systemforfilmsandTV,thenewlawishardtoputintopractice（實施）.ScreenwriterWangXingdongsuggestedlastMarchthatchildrenbeforbiddenfromwatchingviolent,overlysexualorotherunsuitablemoviesincinemas.HisproposalhascausedmuchdebateinChinasincethen.Manypeopleinthemoviebusiness,includingdirectorsZhangYimouandFengXiaogang,agreeontheneedforaratingsystemforchildren.AccordingtoWang,SARFTisworkingonasystemtoratemoviesinthreecategories——allagesadmitted,15yearsandover,and18yearsandover.Manyothercountries,suchastheUS,alreadyhavemovieandTVprogrammeratingsystems.ThesystemforAmericanmotionpictures,whichwasdesignedin1968,hasfiveratingcategories.GGENERALAUDIENCESAllAgesAdmittedPGPARENTALGUIDANCESUGGESTEDSomeMaterialMaynotBeSuitableforChildrenPG-13PARENTSSTRONGLYCAUTIONEDSomeMaterialMayBeInappropriateforChildrenUnder13NC-17NOONE17ANDUNDERADMITTEDRRESTRICTEDUnder17RequiresAccompanyingParentorAdultGuardianMeanwhile,theUSsystemforTVprogrammeshassixsimilarcategories.Thesymbolsappearonscreenatthestartofeachprogramme.Spend5minutesfastreadingandanswerthefollowingquestions.1） Whymaythemovie,"theMovingTargets",havetroublefindingaplaceonprimetimeTV?2） Whyhasthenewregulationbeenissued?3） Nametheplacesthatalreadyhaveratingsystems.4） HowaremoviesratedintheUS?5） Whatistheratingofthemovie,"Terminator3"?（B）EverydoghashissayKIMIKOFukudaalwayswonderedwhatherdogwastryingtosay.Wheneversheputonmakeup,itwouldpullathersleeve.Now,theJapanesegirlthinkssheknows.Whenthedogbarks,sheglancesatasmallelectronicgadget（小機械）.Thefollowing"human"translationappearsonitsscreen:"Pleasetakemewithyou."Irealizedthat'showhewasfeeling,"saysFukuda.ThegadgetiscalledBowlingual,andittranslatesdogbarks（吠）intofeelings.PeoplelaughedwhentheJapanesetoymakerTakaraCompanymadetheworld'sfirstdog-humantranslationmachinein2002.But300,000Japanesedogownersboughtit.MorecustomersareexpectedwhentheEnglishversionislaunchedthissummer."Nobodyelsehadthoughtaboutit,"saidMasahikoKajita,whoworksforTakara,"Wespendsomuchtimetrainingdogstounderstandourorders;whatwoulditbelikeifwecouldunderstanddogs?"Bowlingual,oneofUSTimemagazine's42coolestinventionsof2002,hastwoparts.Awirelessmicrophoneisattachedtothedog'scollar（項圈）,whichsendsinformationtothegadgetheldbytheowner.Thetranslationisdoneinthegadgetusingadatabase（數據庫）containingeverykindofbark.Basedonanimalbehaviourresearch,thesenoisesaredividedintosixcategories（幣中類）:happiness,sadness,frustration（沮喪）,anger,declarationanddesire.Eachoneoftheseemotionsisthenlinkedtoaphraselike"Let'splay,""Lookatme,"or"Spendmoretimewithme."Inthisway,thedatabasescientificallymatchesabarktoanemotion,whichisthentranslatedintooneof200phrases.WhenavisitorwenttoFukuda'shouserecently,thedogbarkedaloud"bowwow（［聲］汪汪）."Thistranslatedas"Don'tcomethisway".Itwasfollowedby"I'mstrongerthanyou"asthedoggrowled（咆哮）andsniffedatthevisitor.TheproductwillbeavailableinUSpetstoresthissummerforaboutUS$120.Itcanstoreupto100barks,evenrecordingthedog'semotionswhentheownerisaway.Meanwhile,theMeowlingual,aimedatcatowners,willbeavailableinNovember.However,thetranslationsarenevercompletelyaccurate."Wecan'tsayit's100percentright,"saidYokoWatanabeofTakara."Youcan'treallyunderstandhowadogfeelsuniessyoubecomeoneyourself."Whenthedoggrowledatthevisitor,itshowedtheemotionof sadnessB.frustrationC.desireD.declarationWhenthefirstdog-humantranslationmachinecameout, .itwasexpectedtotraindogshowtobetterunderstandourordersnooneexpectedittomakemoneyitsoldmuchbetterthanpeoplethoughtthetranslationwasinEnglishWhichofthefollowingisnotcontainedintheBowlingualmachine?Dog'scollar.B.Awirelessmicrophone.C.Adatabase.D.ThegadgetheldbytheownerWhatisthemeaningoftheword “accurate”inthelastparagraphbutone?Clear.B.Correct.C.Occur.D.Considerate（C）

Friendsforever?BRITAINandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinaslittleas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiale.Theagreement—signedinLondononApril8,1904—markedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnerships.Buttheirrelationshiphasseenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar—whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties."TheBritishpopulationwasagainstwar,"saidFrancoisHeisbourg,directoroftheParis-basedFoundationforStrategicResearch（戰略研究基金會）."Soitcouldhaveactuallyhelpedbringthetwosidescloser."Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld."TheFrenchthinkBritainisnotdoingitsbesttobecomepartofEuropebynotintroducingthesingleEuropeancurrency（貨幣）,"saidGeoffHare,aformerlecturerinFrenchpoliticsandlanguageatNewcastleUniversityinBritain."Francehasspentthepast15to20yearsmakingitselfseenaspartoftheEuropeanUnion."Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.SurveysshowthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydotheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'scloserelationshipwithGermany.OrbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheanswer,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof"doubtfulfriendship",theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.Readandanswer:Whatisthisstoryabout?Whatdoesthejokeinthelastparagraphmean?（D）TrynottowatchtheclockYOUhavewaited40minutesforthevaluable10-minutebreakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings,youcan'tbelievehowquicklytimehaspassed.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththisscene,you'llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfun —anddragswhenyouarebored.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythisisthecase.Scans（掃描）haveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrainchangeaccordingtohowwefocusonatask.Whenwearebored,weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing.Andthismakesourbrainsthinktheclockisticking（滴答作響）moreslowly.InastudyconductedbyaFrenchlaboratory,12volunteerswatchedanimagewhileresearchersmonitoredtheirbrainactivityusingMagneticResonanceImaging（MRI,核磁共振成像）scans.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateonhowlonganimageappearedfor,thenfocusonthecolouroftheimage,andthirdly,studybothduration（持續的時間）andcolour.Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwasmoreactivewhenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainisbusyfocusingonmanyaspectsofatask,ithastospreaditsresources,andpayslessattentiontotheclock.Therefore,timepasseswithoutusreallynoticingit,andseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactive,itconcentratesitsfullenergiesonmonitoringthepassingoftime.Asaresult,timeseemstodrag.However,theresearchersfoundthatthemorethevolunteersconcentratedonhowlonganimageappearedfor,themoreaccurate（準確）weretheirestimates（估計）ofitsduration.LeadresearcherDrJenniferCoullsaidmanyareasofthebrainhelpestimatetime.Theseareasalsoplayakeyroleincontrollingmovementandpreparingfo