When a group of children pelltelr siop a convercaiion wiih vou. saying:"We have io go to work now." you're ieft feelins suprised and ceriainlv uneasv. After all. this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is Juat unthinkable. That is. until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools. and thai ibe "work" they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre. Stage schools often acr as agencies (代理機(jī)構(gòu)) to supply children for stage and television work. More worihy of ihe name `siage eckool. nre thase few p!aces where children auend full time. with a iraining for the theatre and a general educaiion.A visit to such school will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After alI. what lively children woudn"t settle {or snendins onlv half the day doing ordinary school work. and acting. singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?Then of course these are time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Thase under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days.The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good siudy results. the lacis seem 'o augged ths is not alwaystbe case.

1.Peeple would sipp feeling uneasy wben realisng that ibe ch]Idren tbey're ialking to

A. aiiend a stage school

B. are going to ibe theaire

C. hsv. gor some work io do

D. love singlns and dancins

2.In ihe wrier's opnion. a ged siage school shoud.

A. preduco siar performers

B. help pup;ls imnrove iheir siudy sk]1]s

C. train pupils in Isnguage and periorming arts

D. provide a guneral ofucation and siage irairting

3."Professional work" as used in the next means＿＿＿＿＿．

A．ordinary school work

B．rooneyrnaking performances

C. siage oraining at school

D. aciing. singing or dancing afier class

4. Whck ofthe follewing beat deecrbes how the wrier feels abeui siage echoolso

A. He ibinks hishlv of wbnt they have ic rffer.

B. He favours an early siart in the training of performing aris.

C．He f'els uncomforiable aboui chldren vuiiins on nieh: sbows.

D．He douhis ihe siandard of ordlnary educaiion ihew have reachof.

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    When older honeybees take on tasks usually handled by younger bees, aging of their brains is effectively

changed, a new study finds. The discovery suggests that in humans, social involvement ought to be considered

in addition to drugs as a way to treat age-related dementia(癡呆).

    “We knew from previous research that when bees stay in the nest and take care of larvae—the bee

babies---they remain mentally able as long as we observe them,” explained Gro Amdam, who led the research

at Arizona State University. “However, after a period of nursing, bees fly out gathering food and begin aging

very quickly.”

     “After just two weeks, foraging(覓食的)bees have worn wings, hairless bodies, and more importantly,

lose the brain function—-basically measured as the ability to learn new things,” Amdam said in a statement.

     Amdam and his colleagues wanted to find out what would happen if they “asked” the foraging bees to

take care of larval babies again. To find out, they removed younger nurse bees from a nest, leaving the older

foraging bees to face a choice: forage or care for the larvae. Some of the older returned to searching for food,

and others switched to caring for the nest and larvae. After ten days, about fifty percent of the older bees that

had chosen to care for the nest and larvae had “greatly improved their ability to learn new things.”

    The researchers also discovered changes in the proteins in the brains of the bees whose learning ability had

improved. One of the proteins that changed, called Prx6, is also found in humans and is known to help protect

against dementia.

    “Maybe social involvement is something we can do today to help our brains stay younger,” Amdam says.

“Since the proteins being researched in people are the same proteins bees have, these proteins may be able to

respond to specific social experiences.”

     Other studies have shown several non-drug methods can help improve brainpower in older people,

including going for walks and taking music lessons.

     The findings, announced this week, are detailed in the journal Experimental Gerontology.

81．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to? （No more than 5 words）

82．When do the brains of older bees age very fast? （No more than 9 words）

83．What is Amdam’s suggestion for old people to prevent dementia? （No more than 6 words）

84．What is the best title for the text? （No more than 6 words）

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