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A new study from the New Internet & American Life Project has found that 73 percent of US teenagers aged between 12 and 17, use the Internet. Most of these teens say being online has improved their relationship with friends and helped them make new friends.
The top five online activities for teens are: e-mail, surfing for fun, visiting entertainment sites, using instant messaging (IM) and researching hobbies.
About 13 million teens, or 74 percent of all online teens, use instant messaging. Only 44 percent of online adults use IM. Nineteen percent of teen IM users say IM is now the main way they communicate with their friends. Fifty-five percent of parents with online teens say learning how to use the Internet is essential for their children’s future success, while a further 40 percent say it is important. Just over 60 percent of parents say they have rules about Internet use, and the same proportion check to see what sites their children visit. Forty-fiv

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A new study from the New Internet & American Life Project has found that 73 percent of US teenagers aged between 12 and 17, use the Internet. Most of these teens say being online has improved their relationship with friends and helped them make new friends.
The top five online activities for teens are: e-mail, surfing for fun, visiting entertainment sites, using instant messaging (IM) and researching hobbies.
About 13 million teens, or 74 percent of all online teens, use instant messaging. Only 44 percent of online adults use IM. Nineteen percent of teen IM users say IM is now the main way they communicate with their friends. Fifty-five percent of parents with online teens say learning how to use the Internet is essential for their children’s future success, while a further 40 percent say it is important. Just over 60 percent of parents say they have rules about Internet use, and the same proportion check to see what sites their children visit. Forty-fiv

[简答题]A new study from Switzerland sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age.

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A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today’s youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes. But there’s no easy way to see what those figures mean in real life. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama assembled a racially and ideologically diverse coalition with his message of hope and change; as the reality of life under a new administration settles in, some of those supporters might become disillusioned. As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away
The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama
A. More young voters are going to the polls than before.
B. The young generation supports traditionally liberal causes.
C. Young voters played a decisive role in Obama’s election.
D. Young people in America are now more diverse ideologically.

[填空题]What does a major new study show
A major new study shows that the situation （）.

[单项选择]A recent study from the United States’ Center for Education has revealed that four years is 130 longer the norm when it comes to earning a Bachelor’s degree. Some students are taking more than five years to get one - if they finish at all.
The study showed that only about 33 per cent of the 1 million students nationwide who started college full time in autumn 1996 graduated in four years. Students who took five years accounted for 16 percent, while about 5 percent finished their coursework in six years. The rest of the students took even longer to graduate. Some never did.
How many of the students didn’t finish their coursework in four years according to the study
A. 33%.
B. 16%.
C. 5%.
D. 67%.

[单项选择]A. George can word and study in New York for the summer.
B. George wants to work rather than attending summer school.
C. I don’t think George is going to work in New York for the summer.
D. George wants to study rather than working in New York.

[填空题]The report made by the Pew Internet and American Life Project believes that the teenagers hooked on the Net are lack of social skills.

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How often do you use the Internet Most American teens spend a lot of time emailing friends and surfing the Internet.
A new study of more than 2500 teens made by Yahoo, says that more teens use the Internet than watch television. In an average week, an American teen will spend:
* 16.7 hours online (not including emailing)
* 13.6 hours watching TV
* 12 hours with the radio on
* 7.7 hours on the phone
* 6 hours reading books and magazines (not including school books)
The study says that being able to choose what you look at is the main reason teens choose the Internet over other types of media(传媒).
On a typical day, an American teen can choose from over 200 cable television networks, 5500 magazines, 10500 radio stations, more than 30 million websites, and 122000 new books.
The number of Internet users in China has grown by 15 per cent over the past six months to 68 million. This is the second largest on
A. reading books and magazines
B. the phone
C. watching TV
D. online

[填空题]What does a major new study show A major new study shows that the situation ______.

[单项选择]From Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or finishing wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have dramatically altered appearances and floor plans or are expected to do so in the not-too-distant future.
In New York City alone, six major institutions have spread up and out into the air space and neighborhoods around them or are preparing to do so.
The reasons for this activity are complex, but one factor is a consideration everywhere—space. With collections expanding, with the needs and functions of museums changing, empty space has become a very precious commodity.
Probably nowhere in the country is this more tree than at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has needed additional space for decades and which received its last significant facelift ten years ago. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art,
A. only collects paintings by American artists
B. has sold many paintings to foreign collectors
C. has a larger collection of paintings than other museums
D. only exhibits a portion of its collection of paintings