63. What may happen to people when they feel worried or excited?

  62. Do most people like eating sweets or meat?

  61. Are more and more people getting fatter in the world?

  60. How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?

    A. 2               B. 3               C. 4               D. 5

（C）

Nowadays more and more people in the world are getting fatter, which troubles them a lot. In past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity（肥胖症）in Europe has doubled. Experts say  they has a lot to do with our eating habits.

Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them after end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite（食欲）.

It’s important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel worried or excited we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow（吞）the bread, it meant that he wasn’t telling the truth. A man who is worrying something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, and cause he loses his appetite.

    根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

  59. How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?

A. Free.                              B. At least 10 dollars.          

C. About forty dollars.         D. About a dollar.

  58. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free.

B. MP3 music can be “burned” onto blank CDs or he swapped with friends by e-mail.

C. MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.

D. A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.

  57. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “burn”?

    A. Copy.               B. Play.          C. Store.               D. Change.

D. By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.

  56. How can you get MP3 music?

A. By turning your home PC into a jukebox.

B. By taking your own music or songs with you.

C. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.

    MP3 compressed（压缩）music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or swap（交换）MP3 files with friends using e-mail.

How much?

    Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages（优点）

    MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox（自动唱机）. Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.

Disadvantages

    You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can’t download music. Others let you download music but can’t be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.