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s of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their s, and bearded priests (牧師 ) bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住 ) the color and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more. Any amateur (外行 ) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist. ( )31. What does the underlined word “slide” mean? A. 故事 B. 幻燈片 C. 風(fēng)景 D. 路線 ( )32. People who watch Aunt Sarah’s slides would be _______. A. frightened B. excited C. bored D. sad ( )33. David’s pictures were about _______. A. landmarks B. architectures C. people D. history ( )34. David is _______. A. foolish B. the same as Aunt Sarah C. strange D. original (有創(chuàng)意的 ) ( )35. A traveler can bee an artist if he _______. A. takes a camera with him B. knows the history of a C. is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place D. learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place C Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or puter in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提錄音機(jī) ). The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的 ) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the puter, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Inter. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading. The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have puters in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day. “Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.” ( )36. At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day? A. Aged