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考號:題號單選題多項(xiàng)選擇判斷題綜合題總分分值得分ー、單項(xiàng)選擇題（共50題,每題2分。每題的備選項(xiàng)中,只有一個最符合題意）1.AttheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles（UCLA）,astudentIoadedhisclassnotesintoahandheIde-maiIdeviceandtriedtoreadthemduringanexam:aclassmateturnedhimin.AttheUniversityofNevadaatLasVegas（UNLV）studentsphotographedtestquestionswiththeircelIphonecamerasandtransmittedthemtoclassmates.Theuniversityputinplaceanewexamination-supervisionsystem.11Ifthey1dspendasmuchtimestudying,they1dalIbeAstudents,nsaysRonYasbin,deanoftheCoIIegeofSciencesofUNLV.Withavarietyofelectronicdevices,Americanstudentsfinditeasiertocheat.AndcollegeofficiaIsfindthemselvesinanewgameofeatandmouse.TheyaretryingtofightwouId-hecheatsintheexamseasonbycuttingoffInternetaccessfromlaptops（筆記本電腦），demandingthesurrenderofcelIphonesbeforetestsorsimplyrequiringthatexamsbetakenwithpensandpaper.MItisannoying.Myhand-writingissobad,"saidRyanDapremont,21whojustfinishedhisthirdyearatPepperdineUniversityinCalifornia.Hehadtotakehisexamsonpaper.DapremontsaidtechnoIogyhasmadecheatingeasier,butplagiarism（票I］竊）inwritingpaperswasprobablythebiggestproblem.StudentscanIiftotherpeople'swritingsofftheInternetwithoutattributingthem.Still,somestudentssaidtheythoughtcheatingthesedayswasmoreaproductOfthemindset,notthetoolsathand."SomepeopIeputtoomuchemphasisonwherethey'regoingtogointhefuture,andalIthey'rethinkingaboutisgraduateschooIandthenextstep,nsaidLindsayNicholas,athird-yearstudentatUCLA.SheaddedthatpressuretosucceedMsometimescloudseverythingandmakespeopIedothingsthattheyshouldn'tdo."Someprofessorssaidtheytriedtowriteexamsforwhichitwashardtocheat,posingquestionsthatoutsideresourceswouldnothelpanswer.ManyofficiaIssaidthattheyrelyoncampushonorcodes.Theysaidthemostimportantthingwastoteachstudentsnottocheatinthefirstplace.WhichofthefollowingisprobablythemostsignificantmeasuretofightcheatingPuttinglessemphasisonwherethestudentsaregoingtogointhefuture.Lettingstudentsknowthathonestyismoreimportant.Writingexaminationsforwhichitishardtocheat.Settingupmorestrictcampushonorcodes.2.Thereareover6000differentcomputerandonlinegamesintheworldnow.Asegmentofthemareconsideredtobebotheducationalandharmlesslyentertaining.Onesuchgameteachesgeography,andanothertrainspilots.OtherstraintheplayerinlogicalthinkingandproblemsoIving.SomegamesmayalsohelpyoungpeopIetobecomemorecomputerIiterate,whichismoreimportantinthistechnoIogy-drivenera.Butthedarksideofthecomputergameshasbecomemoreandmoreobvious."Asegmentofgamesfeaturesanti-sociaIthemesofvi〇Ience,sexandcrudeIanguage,”saysDavidWalsh,presidentoftheNationaIInstituteonMediaandFamily."Unfortunately,it'sasegmentthatseemsparticularlypopularwithkidsagedeighttofifteen.wOnestudyshowedthatalmost80percentofthecomputerandonlinegamesyoungpeopIepreferredcontainedviolence.Theinvestigatorssaid"Thesearenotjustgamesanymore.Thesearelearningmachines.We'reteachingkidsinthemostincrediblemannerwhatit'sIiketopuIIthetrigger.WhattheyarenotIearningarethereal-1ifeconsequences."TheyaIsosaid"Thenewandmoresophisticatedgamesareevenworse,becausetheyhavebettergraphicsandallowtheplayertoparticipateinevenmorerealisticviolentacts.HInthegameCarmageddon,forexample,theplayerwi11havedrivenoverandkilledupto33000peopIebythetimealIlevelsarecompIeted.Adescriptionoftheoutcomeofthegamesays:nYourvictimsnotonlysquishunderyourtiresandsplatterbloodonthewindshield,theyaIsogetontheirkneesandbegformercy,orcommitsuicide.IfyouIike,youcanalsodismemberthem."IsalIthissimulatedviolenceharmfulApproximately3000differentstudieshavebeenconductedonthissubject.Manyhavesuggestedthatthereisaconnectionbetweenviolenceingamesandincreasedaggressivenessintheplayers.SomespeciaIistsdownpIaytheinfluenceofthegames,sayingthatotherfactorsmustbetakenintoconsideration,suchasthepossibiIitythatkidswhoalreadyhaveviolenttendenciesarechoosingsuchgames.ButcoulditbethatviolentgamesstillplayacontributingroleItseemsunrealistictoinsistthatpeopIearenotinfIuencedbywhattheysee.Ifthatweretrue,whywouldthecommercialworldspendbillionsofdollarsannuallyfortelevisionadvertisingManystudieshavesuggestedthat.moreandmoreyoungpeopleenjoycruelcomputergamesviolenceincomputergamesmakestheirplayersmoreaggressivetherearenowfarmoreincidentsofviolenceduetocomputergamesD.simulatedviolenceincomputergamesisdifferentfromrealviolence3.TopmarathonrunnerstendtobeleanandIight,starswimmersarelongthighswithhugefeetandgoldmedalweightIiftersaresolidblocksofmuseIewithshortarmsandlegs.So,doesyourphysicalshape—andthewayyourbodyworks-fityouforaparticularsportOrdoesyourbodydeveIopacertainwaybecauseofyourchosensport"It'sabout55:45,genestotheenvironment,"saysMikeRennie,professorofclinicalphysi〇IogyatBritain'sUniversityofNottinghamMedicaISchooI.RenniecitesthecaseofidenticaltwinsfromGermany,oneofwhomwasaIong-distanceathlete,theotherapowerfulsportsman,so,“Theylookquitedifferent,despitebeingidenticaItwins."Someonewho's1.5-metersta11hasIittIechanceofbecominganelitebasketbaIIplayer.Still,beingovertwometerstaIIwon'tautomaticaIIypushyouto01ympicgoId."UnIessyouhavetacticaIsensewhereneeded,unIessyouhaveaccesstogoodequipment,medicaIcareandthepsychologicalconditions,andunlessyouareabletodriveyourselfthroughpain,alIthephysicalstrengthwiIIbeinvain,"saidCraigSharp,professorofsportsscienceatBritain'sBrunelUniversity.JonathanRobinson,anappIiedsportsscientistattheUniversityofBath'ssportsdeveIopmentdepartment,insouthwestEngIand,pointstotheimportanceoftechnique.MInswimmingonly5-10percentofthepropelIingforcecomesfromthelegs,sotechniqueisvital."Havingtherightphysiquefortherightsportisagoodstartingpoint.Seventeenyearsago,theAustraIianInstituteofSportstartedanationaITalentSearchProgram,whichsearchedschoolsfor14-16-year-oIdswiththepotentialtobeeliteathIetes.OneoftheirfirstfindswasMeganStill,worldchampionrower.In1987,StillhadneverpiekedupanoarinherIife.ButshehadaImosttheperfectphysiqueforarower.Afterintensivetraining,shewongoldinwomen'srowinginthe1996AtIantaOlympics.OthercountrieshavefollowedtheAustraIianexampIe.NowtheexpIosionofgeneticknowIedgehasmeantthatthereisnowasearch,notjustforappropriatephysiquebutalsofor"performancegenes.\Thewordr,elite"inparagraph5means.A.themostwealthyB.themostskilledC.themostindustriousD.themostintelligentThecollapseoftheEarth1smagneticfield-whichguardstheplanetandguidesmanyofitscreatures-appearstohavestartedseriouslyabout150yearsago,theNewYorkTimesreportedlastweek.Thefield'sstrengthhasdecreasedby10or15percentsofarandthishasincreasedthedebateoverwhetheritsignaIsareversaloftheplanet'sIinesofmagneticforce.Duringareversal,themainfieldweakens,almostvanishes,andreappearswithoppositepolarity.ThetransitionwouIdtakethousandsofyears.Oncecompleted,compassneedlesthathadpointednorthwouldpointsouth.Areversalcouldcauseproblemsforbothmanandanimals.AstronautsandsateIIiteswouldhavedifficulties.Birdstfishandanimalsthatrelyonthemagneticfieldfornavigationwouldfindmigrationconfusing.Butexpertssaidtheeffectswouldnotbeabigdisaster,despiteclaimsofdoomandvagueevidenceofIinksbetweenpastfieldreversalsandspeciesextinctions.Althoughatotaltransitionmaybehundredsorthousandsofyearsaway,therapiddecIineinmagneticstrengthisalreadyaffectingsateIIites.Lastmonth,theEuropeanSpaceAgencyapprovedtheworld'slargesteffortattrackingthefield'sshifts.AgroupofnewsateIIites,calledSwarm,istomonitorthecollapsingfieldwithfargreaterprecision.nWewanttogetsomeideaofhowthiswouldevolveinthenearfuture,justIikepeopIetryingtopredicttheweather,MsaidGauthierHulot,aFrenchgeophysicistworkingonthesateIIiteplan.nI'mpersonaIlyquiteconvineedweshouIdbeabletoworkoutthefirstpredictionsbytheendofthemission.”Nomatterwhatthenewfindings,thepubIichasnoreasontopanic.Evenifatransitioniscomingonitsway,itmighttake2000yearstomature.Thelastonetookplace780000yearsago,whenearlyhumanswerelearninghowtomakestonetools.DeepinsidetheEarthflowhotcurrentsofmeltediron.ThismechanicaIenergycreateseIectromagnetism.ThisprocessisknownasthegeophysicaIgenerator.Inacar'sgenerator,thesameprincipleturnsmechanicalenergyintoelectricity.Nooneknowspreciselywhythefieldperiodicallyreverses.ButscientistssaytheresponsibiIityprobablyIieswithchangesinthedisorderlyflowsofmeItediron,whichtheyseeassimilartothegasesthatmakeupthecIoudsofJupiter.Theauthorsays"...thepubIichasnoreasontopanic"(Paragraph5)because.thetransitionisstillthousandsofyearsawaythenewtransitionwillcome780000yearsfromnowthetransitioncanbepreciselypredictedbyscientiststheprocessofthetransitionwilltakeaverylongtimetofinishAreportpubIishedrecentlybringsbadnewsaboutairpollution.Itsuggeststhatitcouldbeasdamagingtoourhealthasexposuretotheradiationfromthe1986Ukrainenuclearpowerdisaster.ThereportwaspubIishedbytheUKRoyaICommissiononEnvironmentaIPo11ution.ButwhatcancitypeopIedotoreduceexposuretoairpoIIutionQuitealot,itturnsout.Avoidwalkinginbusystreets.Choosesidestreetsandparksinstead.PollutionIeveIscanfalIaconsiderableamountjustbymovingafewmetersawayfromthemainpoIIutionsource-exhaustfumes(煙氣).Alsodon'twalkbehindsmokers.Walkonthewindwardsideofthestreetwhereexposuretopollutantscanbe50percentlessthanonthedownwindside.Sittingonthedriver'ssideofabuscanincreaseyourexposureby10percent,comparedwithsittingonthesidenearestthepavement.Sittingupstairsonadouble-deckercanreduceexposure.Itisdifficulttosaywhethertravelingonanundergroundtrainisbetterorworsethantakingthebus.AirpollutiononundergroundtrainstendstobelesstoxicthanthatatstreetIeveI,becauseundergroundpolIutionismostIymadeupoftinyironparticlesthrownupbywheeIshittingtheraiIs.ButdieseIandpetrolfumeshaveamixtureofpollutants.Whenyouarecrossingaroad,standweIIbackfromthecurbwhileyouwaitfortheIighttochange.Everymeterreallydoescountwhenyouareclosetotraffic.Asthetrafficbeginstomove,fumescanbereducedinjustafewseconds.SohoIdingyourbreathforjustamomentcanmakeadifference,eventhoughitmightsoundsilly.TherearelargesuddenpolIutionincreasesduringrushhours.PollutionIeveIsfaIIduringnighttime.Thetimeofyearalsomakesabigdifference.PolIutionIeveIstendtobeattheirIowestduringspringandautumnwhenwindsarefreshest.Extremecoldorhotweatherhasatrappingeffectandtendstocauseabuild-upofpollutants.Whilewaitingtocrossabusystreet,youshould.waitafewsecondsuntilthefumesreducestayawayfromthetrafficasfaraspossibleholdyourbreathuntilyougettotheothersideofthestreetcountdownforthelighttochange6.AttheUniversityofCaIiforniaatLosAngeIes(UCLA),astudentIoadedhisclassnotesintoahandheIde-maiIdeviceandtriedtoreadthemduringanexam:aclassmateturnedhimin.AttheUniversityofNevadaatLasVegas(UNLV)studentsphotographedtestquestionswiththeircelIphonecamerasandtransmittedthemtoclassmates.Theuniversityputinplaceanewexamination-supervisionsystem."Ifthey1dspendasmuchtimestudying,they*dalIbeAstudents,”saysRonYasbin,deanoftheCoIIegeofSciencesofUNLV.Withavarietyofelectronicdevices,Americanstudentsfinditeasiertocheat.AndcollegeofficiaIsfindthemselvesinanewgameofeatandmouse.TheyaretryingtofightwouId-hecheatsintheexamseasonbycuttingoffInternetaccessfromlaptops（筆圮本電腦），demandingthesurrenderofcelIphonesbeforetestsorsimplyrequiringthatexamsbetakenwithpensandpaper.wItisannoying.Myhand-writingissobad,”saidRyanDapremont,21whojustfinishedhisthirdyearatPepperdineUniversityinCalifornia.Hehadtotakehisexamsonpaper.Dapremontsaidtechnologyhasmadecheatingeasier,butplagiarism（票I］竊）inwritingpaperswasprobablythebiggestproblem.StudentscanIiftotherpeople*swritingsofftheInternetwithoutattributingthem.Still,somestudentssaidtheythoughtcheatingthesedayswasmoreaproductOfthemindset,notthetoolsathand."SomepeopIeputtoomuchemphasisonwherethey*regoingtogointhefuture,andalIthey*rethinkingaboutisgraduateschooIandthenextstep,MsaidLindsayNicholas,athird-yearstudentatUCLA.Sheaddedthatpressuretosucceed"sometimescloudseverythingandmakespeopIedothingsthattheyshouldn*tdo."Someprofessorssaidtheytriedtowriteexamsforwhichitwashardtocheat,posingquestionsthatoutsideresourceswouldnothelpanswer.ManyofficiaIssaidthattheyrelyoncampushonorcodes.Theysaidthemostimportantthingwastoteachstudentsnottocheatinthefirstplace.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe.A.CheatingHasGoneHigh-techB.GameofCatandMouseANewExamination-supervisionSystemMeasurestoFightAgainstDishonesty7.Thereareover6000differentcomputerandonlinegamesintheworldnow.Asegmentofthemareconsideredtobebotheducationalandharmlesslyentertaining.Onesuchgameteachesgeography,andanothertrainspilots.Otherstraintheplayerinlogicalthinkingandproblemsolving.SomegamesmayalsohelpyoungpeopIetobecomemorecomputerIiterate,whichismoreimportantinthistechnoIogy-drivenera.Butthedarksideofthecomputergameshasbecomemoreandmoreobvious.HAsegmentofgamesfeaturesanti-sociaIthemesofvi〇Ience,sexandcrudelanguage,”saysDavidWalsh,presidentoftheNationaIInstituteonMediaandFamily."Unfortunately,it'sasegmentthatseemsparticularlypopularwithkidsagedeighttofifteen."Onestudyshowedthatalmost80percentofthecomputerandonlinegamesyoungpeopIepreferredcontainedviolence.Theinvestigatorssaid"Thesearenotjustgamesanymore.Thesearelearningmachines.We'reteachingkidsinthemostincrediblemannerwhatit'sIiketopuIIthetrigger.Whattheyarenotlearningarethereal-1ifeconsequences."Theyalsosaid"Thenewandmoresophisticatedgamesareevenworse,becausetheyhavebettergraphicsandallowtheplayertoparticipateinevenmorerealisticviolentacts.MInthegameCarmageddon,forexample,theplayerwi11havedrivenoverandkilledupto33000peopIebythetimealIlevelsarecompIeted.Adescriptionoftheoutcomeofthegamesays:"Yourvictimsnotonlysquishunderyourtiresandsplatterbloodonthewindshield,theyaIsogetontheirkneesandbegformercy,orcommitsuicide.IfyouIike,youcanalsodismemberthem."IsalIthissimulatedviolenceharmfulApproximately3000differentstudieshavebeenconductedonthissubject.Manyhavesuggestedthatthereisaconnectionbetweenviolenceingamesandincreasedaggressivenessintheplayers.SomespecialistsdownpIaytheinfluenceofthegames,sayingthatotherfactorsmustbetakenintoconsideration,suchasthepossibiIitythatkidswhoalreadyhaveviolenttendenciesarechoosingsuchgames.ButcoulditbethatviolentgamesstillplayacontributingroleItseemsunrealistictoinsistthatpeopIearenotinfIuencedbywhattheysee.Ifthatweretrue,whywouldthecommercialworldspendbillionsofdollarsannuallyfortelevisionadvertisingTheauthorusesnteIevisionadvertising"asanexampIetoshowthat.otherfactorsmustbeconsideredaspossiblecausesofviolenceinreallifecomputerandonlinegamesarenottheonlycauseofincreasedviolenceinreallifethecommercialworldiscontributingtotheincreasedviolenceinreallifethereisacloselinkbetweencomputergamesandincreasedviolenceinreallifeTopmarathonrunnerstendtobeleanandIight,starswimmersarelongthighswithhugefeetandgoldmedalweightIiftersaresolidblocksofmusclewithshortarmsandlegs.So,doesyourphysicalshape-andthewayyourbodyworks-fityouforaparticularsportOrdoesyourbodydevelopacertainwaybecauseofyourchosensport"It'sabout55:45,genestotheenvironment,"saysMikeRennie,professorofclinicalphys!〇IogyatBritain'sUniversityofNottinghamMedicaISchooI.RenniecitesthecaseofidenticaltwinsfromGermany,oneofwhomwasaIong-distanceathlete,theotherapowerfulsportsman,so,"Theylookquitedifferent,despitebeingidenticaItwins."Someonewho's1.5-metersta11haslittlechanceofbecominganelitebasketbalIplayer.Still,beingovertwometerstaIIwon'tautomaticaIIypushyouto01ympicgoId."UnIessyouhavetacticaIsensewhereneeded,unIessyouhaveaccesstogoodequipment,medicaIcareandthepsychologicaIconditions,andunlessyouareabletodriveyourselfthroughpain,alIthephysicalstrengthwiIIbeinvain,HsaidCraigSharp,professorofsportsscienceatBritain'sBrunelUniversity.JonathanRobinson,anappIiedsportsscientistattheUniversityofBath'ssportsdeveIopmentdepartment,insouthwestEngland,pointstotheimportanceoftechnique."Inswimmingonly5TopercentofthepropelIingforcecomesfromthelegs,sotechniqueisvital."Havingtherightphysiquefortherightsportisagoodstartingpoint.Seventeenyearsago,theAustralianInstituteofSportstartedanationalTalentSearchProgram,whichsearchedschooIsfor14-16-year-oIdswiththepotentialtobeeliteathletes.OneoftheirfirstfindswasMeganStill,worldchampionrower.In1987,StillhadneverpiekedupanoarinherIife.ButshehadaImosttheperfectphysiqueforarower.Afterintensivetraining,shewongoldinwomen'srowinginthe1996AtIantaOlympics.OthercountrieshavefollowedtheAustraIianexampIe.NowtheexpIosionofgeneticknowIedgehasmeantthatthereisnowasearch,notjustforappropriatephysiquebutalsofor"performancegenes.\TheeliteathletesofthefuturemaycomefrompeopIewhonaturallypossess.thebestbodyshapesandanironpurposetheextremesoftherightphysiqueandstrongwillstherightpsychologicalconditionsandsportstalentstherightphysiqueandgenesforsportsThecollapseoftheEarth1smagneticfield-whichguardstheplanetandguidesmanyofitscreatures-appearstohavestartedseriouslyabout150yearsago,theNewYorkTimesreportedlastweek.Thefield1sstrengthhasdecreasedby10or15percentsofarandthishasincreasedthedebateoverwhetheritsignaIsareversaloftheplanet'sIinesofmagneticforce.Duringareversal,themainfieldweakens,almostvanishes,andreappearswithoppositepolarity.ThetransitionwouIdtakethousandsofyears.Oncecompleted,compassneedlesthathadpointednorthwouldpointsouth.Areversalcouldcauseproblemsforbothmanandanimals.AstronautsandsateIIiteswouldhavedifficulties.Birds,fishandanimalsthatrelyonthemagneticfieldfornavigationwouldfindmigrationconfusing.Butexpertssaidtheeffectswouldnotbeabigdisaster,despiteclaimsofdoomandvagueevidenceofIinksbetweenpastfieldreversalsandspeciesextinctions.Althoughatotaltransitionmaybehundredsorthousandsofyearsaway,therapiddeciineinmagneticstrengthisalreadyaffectingsateIIites.Lastmonth,theEuropeanSpaceAgencyapprovedtheworld*slargesteffortattrackingthefield1sshifts.AgroupofnewsateIIites,calledSwarm,istomonitorthecollapsingfieldwithfargreaterprecision.nWewanttogetsomeideaofhowthiswouldevolveinthenearfuture,justIikepeopIetryingtopredicttheweather,HsaidGauthierHulot,aFrenchgeophysicistworkingonthesateIIiteplan."I'mpersonaIlyquiteconvineedweshouIdbeabletoworkoutthefirstpredictionsbytheendofthemission.HNomatterwhatthenewfindings,thepubIichasnoreasontopanic.Evenifatransitioniscomingonitsway,itmighttake2000yearstomature.Thelastonetookplace780000yearsago,whenearlyhumanswerelearninghowtomakestonetools.DeepinsidetheEarthflowhotcurrentsofmeltediron.ThismechanicaIenergycreateseIectromagnetism.ThisprocessisknownasthegeophysicaIgenerator.Inacar'sgenerator,thesameprincipleturnsmechanicalenergyintoelectricity.Nooneknowspreciselywhythefieldperiodicallyreverses.ButscientistssaytheresponsibiIityprobablyIieswithchangesinthedisorderlyflowsofmeItediron,whichtheyseeassimilartothegasesthatmakeupthecIoudsofJupiter.ThetransitionoftheEarth'smagneticfieldispossiblycausedby.A.theflowsofmeltedironinsidetheEarththeperiodicalmovementoftheEarththemechanicalenergyofthesolarsystemtheforcecorningfromouterspaceThereareover6000differentcomputerandonlinegamesintheworIdnow.Asegmentofthemareconsideredtobebotheducationalandharmlesslyentertaining.Onesuchgameteachesgeography,andanothertrainspilots.Otherstraintheplayerinlogicalthinkingandproblemsolving.SomegamesmayalsohelpyoungpeopIetobecomemorecomputerIiterate,whichismoreimportantinthistechnoIogy-drivenera.Butthedarksideofthecomputergameshasbecomemoreandmoreobvious."Asegmentofgamesfeaturesanti-sociaIthemesofvi〇Ience,sexandcrudeIanguage,r,saysDavidWalsh,presidentoftheNationaIInstituteonMediaandFamily.MUnfortunately,it'sasegmentthatseemsparticularlypopularwithkidsagedeighttofifteen."Onestudyshowedthatalmost80percentofthecomputerandonIinegamesyoungpeopIepreferredcontainedviolence.Theinvestigatorssaid"Thesearenotjustgamesanymore.Thesearelearningmachines.We'reteachingkidsinthemostincrediblemannerwhatit'sIiketopuIIthetrigger.Whattheyarenotlearningarethereal-Iifeconsequences.”Theyalsosaid"Thenewandmoresophisticatedgamesareevenworse,becausetheyhavebettergraphicsandallowtheplayertoparticipateinevenmorerealisticviolentacts.nInthegameCarmageddon,forexample,theplayerwi11havedrivenoverandkilledupto33000peopIebythetimealIlevelsarecompIeted.Adescriptionoftheoutcomeofthegamesays:"Yourvictimsnotonlysquishunderyourtiresandsplatterbloodonthewindshield,theyaIsogetontheirkneesandbegformercy,orcommitsuicide.IfyouIike,youcanalsodismemberthem."IsalIthissimulatedviolenceharmfulApproximately3000differentstudieshavebeenconductedonthissubject.Manyhavesuggestedthatthereisaconnectionbetweenviolenceingamesandincreasedaggressivenessintheplayers.SomespeciaIistsdownpIaytheinfluenceofthegames,sayingthatotherfactorsmustbetakenintoconsideration,suchasthepossibiIitythatkidswhoalreadyhaveviolenttendenciesarechoosingsuchgames.ButcoulditbethatviolentgamesstillplayacontributingroleItseemsunrealistictoinsistthatpeopIearenotinfIuencedbywhattheysee.Ifthatweretrue,whywouldthecommercialworIdspendbi11ionsofdollarsannuallyfortelevisionadvertisingThebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe.TheDarkSideofComputerGamesComputerGames-AdvantagesandDisadvantagesTheDevelopmentofViolentComputerGamesAStudyontheInfluenceofComputerGamesJustoverthreeyearsoldandaboutfour-feettall.Methuselahisgrowingwell.”lt'slovely.MDr.SarahSalIonsaidofthedatepalm,whoseparentsmayhaveprovidedfoodforthebesiegedJewsatMasadasome2000yearsago.Thelittletreewassproutedin2005fromaseedrecoveredfromMasada,whererebelIingJewscommittedsuicideratherthansurrendertoRomanattackers.Radiocarbondatingofseedfragmentsclingingtoitsroot,asweIIasotherseedsfoundwithitthatdidn'tsprout,indicatetheywereabout2000yearsold-theoldestseedknowntohavebeensproutedandgrown.SalIon,directoroftheLouisL.BorickNaturalMedicineResearchCenteratHadassahMedicalOrganizationinIsrael,updatesthesagaofMethuseIahinFriday'seditionofthejournaIScience.Onethingtheydon'tknowyetiswhetherit'saboyorgirl.Datepalmsdifferbysex,butexpertscan'ttelIthedifferenceuntiIthetreeissixorsevenyearsold,SalIonsaid.Shehopesthere'sachancetouseittorestoretheextinetJudeandatepalm,onceprizednotonlyforitsfruitbutaIsoformedicinaIuses.Theresearchershavehadalookattheplant'sDNA,however,andfounditsharesjustoverhalfitsgeneswithmoderndatecultivars（栽培品種）."Partofourprojectistopreserveancientknowledgeofhowplantswereused,"SalIonsaidinateIephoneinterview."Todomesticatethemsowehaveareadysourceofrawmaterial."HerMiddleEasternMedicinaIPlantProjectisworkingtoconserveandreintroduceplantstotheregionwheretheyonceIived."Manyspeciesareendangeredandbecomingex