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Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as
45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV
are blamed (责备). Of the city's high school graduates (毕业生) who applied to study at colleges this
summer, two thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight. Shenzhen Special Zone
Daily said.
1. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. criticize (批评) children who are shortsighted.
B. blame parents and schools for children's being shortsighted.
C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight.
D. draw people's special attention to eye hygiene(卫生).
2. Only ______ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
A. 45 percent
B. less than half
C. 55 percent
D. two thirds
3. Generally speaking, high school students have ______ eyesight than primary school students.
A. poorer
B. better
C. brighter
D. good
4. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates ______.
A. weren't allowed to enter college
B. couldn't graduate from high school
C. couldn't choose to study what they liked best
D. lost their limited time
5. In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn't ______.
A. read books
B. watch TV
C. make their eyes too tired
D. see things far away
