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广东省深圳实验中学2024-2025九年级上学期英语期中试卷
It's time to put down your phone.
Researchers from a university in California have found that eye damage caused by too much screen time can harm other important organs(器官) and even shorten your life. Professor Pankaj Kapahi and Brian Hodge published their findings. It showed that the real situation is worse than we thought.
"Our study shows that this is a big problem: eye damage may actually lead to problems in other organs,"Kapahi said. He and Hodge studied the patterns of fruit flies and found that overexposure(过度接触) to light in the eyes can cause or worsen chronic disease(慢性病). Further research found that fruit flies that were completely indarkness lived longer than those that were not.
Too much time spent in front of a screen can harm your health. "To our surprise, we found that the eye itself, at least in the fruit fly, can directly change life," Hodge said. "Looking at computer and phone screens will surely do harm to us. On top of these, being exposed to light pollution late into the night is especially bad for us Kapahi explained. "It_messes up eye protection, damaging the rest of the body and the brain.
These findings are very worrying because screen time has increased fast for many kids because of COVID-19. Parents reported that although they prevented their kids from playing video games, children's screen time still increased from 0.75 hours to 6.5 hours a day due to online classes.
"We always think of the eye as something that serves us. We don't think of it as something that needs to be protected,"Kapahi reminded us.
One useful and fun way to learn English is to watch English cartoons. Here are four great English cartoons for English learners to choose from.
Tom and Jerry | The cartoon Tom and Jerry doesn't have much speaking, but you can write your own dialogues to go with each scene(场景). Be creative and have fun! |
The Simpsons | This cartoon is more suitable for advanced(高级的)learners. You can learn a lot of commonly used expressions from Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and their three children. |
Caillou | Caillou is a young boy. In the cartoon, he deals with lots of daily situations like cooking, playing and travelling. From him, you can learn many daily used words and expressions. |
Charlie and Lola | English is used all over the world, in many different forms. The cute British cartoon Charlie and Lola from BBC can help you learn more about British English. |
Do you want to know more about these cartoons? Please click HERE.
Hu Bin likes sports. He is good at football, ping pong and basketball. l often goes running after school. He wants to work in a gym. Tip: If you like sports, you can be a coach, a sports reporter, or a PE teacher. |
Sarah likes using computers and she can type quickly, She wants to work in an office. Tip: If you can type quickly, you can be a secretary(秘书). |
Robin wants to be a scientist like Wu Yifan's grandfather, He studies very hard, and he wants to work in a university. Tip: If you like science, you can be a scientist(科学家). |
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