Someunusualwordsdescribehowapersonspendshisorhertime．Forexample，someonewholikestospendalotoftimesittingorlyingdownwhilewatchingtelevisionissometimescalleda"couchpotato"．Acouchisapieceoffurniture（家具） thatpeoplesitonwhilewatchingtelevision．

RobertArmstrong，anartistfromCalifornia，developedtheterm（术语） couchpotatoinnineteen-seventy-six．Severalyearslater，helistedthetermasatrademarkwiththeUnitedStatesgovernment．Mr．Armstrongalsohelpedwriteafunnybookaboutlifeasafulltimetelevisionwatcher．Itiscalledthe"OfficialCouchPotatoHandbook．"

Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjustas"mousepotatoes"enjoyworkingoncomputers．Acomputermouseisthedevicethatmovesthepointer，orcursor．Onacomputerscreen．Thedescriptionofmousepotatobecamepopularinnineteen-ninety-three．AmericanwriterAliceKahnissaidtohaveinventedthetermtodescribeyoungpeoplewhospendalotoftimeusingcomputers．

Toomuchtimeinsidethehouseusingacomputerorwatchingtelevisioncancausesomeonetoget"cabinfever"．Acabinisasimplehouseusuallybuiltfarawayfromthecity．Peoplegotoacabintorelaxandenjoyquiettime．

Cabinfeverisnotreallyadisease．However，peoplecanexperienceboredomandrestlessnessiftheyspendtoomuchtimeinsidetheirhomes．Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside．Oftenchildrengetcabinfeveriftheycannotgooutsidetoplay．Sodotheirparents．Thishappenswhenthereissomuchsnowthatschoolsandevenofficesandstoresareclosed．

61．whodevelopedthenewphrase"couchpotato"？___

A．AliceKahn

B．RobertArmstrong

C．wedon'tknow．

62．IsCabinfeverreallyadisease？___

A．Yes，itis

B．No，itis

C．No，itisn't

63．Whatdoesthephrase"cabinfever"probablymean？___

A．木屋发烧友

B．独居者

C．幽闭症

D．船舱狂热者

64．Whatisthepurposeofthewholepassage？___

A．Toteachthereaderssomephrases（词组）．

B．Totellthereaderssomestories．

C．Toteachthereaderstolistent