【聽力答案】

1. B 2. A 3. B

【聽力原文】

Passage 1

The strong emphasis on educational achievement in China, Japan and other parts of South East-Asia may be coming at a heavy price. (1)Researchers say that hard work at school plus the lack of exposure to outdoor light is damaging the eyes of almost nine out of ten students（十個學生當中有九個學生的眼睛受到損害。）one in five at serious risk of visual impairment and blindness.（2—1）The scientists say that young people need up to three hours a day of outdoor light, but many infants are also missing out as they nap during lunch time.（科學家認為年輕人一天需要暴露在戶外光線中三小時，但許多嬰兒錯過了戶外時間，因為他們在午飯時睡午覺。）Dr. Ian Morgan, the lead author of the study, stated: We've got the massive educational pressures and we've got the construction of a child's day in a way （2—2） that really minimizes the amount of time they spend outside in bright light.(孩子們在戶外明媚的陽光下嬉戲的時間已經少得無法再少。)

（3）The scientists say that genetic factors, long thought to play a big role in short-sightedness, are not as important as the environment. They point to Singapore as a place with several distinct ethnic groups，all of whom are now suffering high levels of short-sightedness.（科學家們認為環境是導致近視的重要因素，基因在其次。而新加坡是一個多種族的國家可同樣飽受高近視率的折磨。）The authors suggest that required time outdoors should be considered by educational authorities across South-East Asia as a way of dealing with the problem.

【核心詞匯】

achievement n.成就

authority n.官方，當局

exposure n.暴露

genetic a.遺傳的

impairment n.損傷

minimize v.最小化

nap v.打噸，小睡