Mobile phones have a bad influence on young Chinese students’ sleep and memory, according to a recent study.
The study is based on (以……为依据) a survey of 2, 298 students aged 6 to 18. It found boys are more dependent (依赖的) , but girls are more likely (可能的) to use their mobile phones before they sleep than boys. 4.The more students use mobile phones before they sleep, the longer it takes for them to fall asleep. So they will not sleep well, which leads to a poor memory.
In 2021, the Ministry of Education stopped all primary and middle school students from bringing mobile phones to schools. If they want to bring mobile phones to schools, they need to hand them in to their teachers during school time.
Yu Yi, father of a primary school student in Changsha, Hunan Province, she has a smartwatch if she needs to reach us,” he added.
5.年轻的学生很容易对手机产生依赖, so the intervention (干预) from parents is necessary.
1. Are boys more likely to use their mobile phones before they sleep than girls?相似题推荐
【推荐1】When we see a cigarette box，we'll see “Smoking is harmful to your health” on it. Children are not allowed to smoke by their parents or teachers. But in many countries smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
Some students think smoking is very cool，and they can see many people smoking around them.（A）They want to have a try. "If young people start smoking early，they will probably get addicted（上瘾的）to nicotine（尼古丁）.And it will be very hard to give up later on，"said a professor. A study shows smoking is a problem for many Chinese teens. What can we do to make them stop smoking？
Some people think we can make a law.（B）Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke，or they should be fined. Parents should give up smoking. They can set an example（树立榜样）to their children.
“Every year about four million people die of smoking. And if people keep smoking，the number will（C）increase 10 million a year from now on，"said the World Health Organization. We must learn and tell others about the danger of smoking.
1. 找出（A）处划线单词They所指代的内容。2. 回答问题：What will happen if people start smoking from a young age？
3. 将（B）处划线句子Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke，or they should be fined.译为汉语。
4. 根据上下文，猜测文中（C）处划线单词increase的中文意思。
5. 请从文中找出与We must realize it is dangerous to smoke and try to let others know about it.意思相近的句子。
Besides study and tests, as teenagers, we need to learn some life skills for the future. Because skills are needed in everyday life.
What skills should teenagers learn?
We should learn some basic skills, like cleaning, washing, cooking or taking care of ourselves. A lot of these skills can be learned at home from our mother and father and family. Of course, these are necessary skills. Other skills like communicating, managing time, solving problems and so on are needed to learn. You can learn these skills by practicing, having lessons or watching some apps. Here are some skills you should learn.
| Managing money You often get a little money from your parents, and you may spend it as you like. You can make a list of the things that you want to buy and plan how to spend the money. Don’t waste. | Washing and cleaning When washing, you should first read the instructions on clothing, and then check the pockets of the clothes. Pay more attention to different colors of them. While cleaning, you should learn how to use brooms, mops and so on. |
| Cooking meals You should learn how to cook a few of your favorite meals from your parents. First ask them for help to decide on the menu and ingredients, and then you can go shopping, cook the meals and clean up the kitchen together. | Keeping safe You shouldn’t open the door for others if you are alone at home. If your net friend asks you to meet, you shouldn’t meet him alone. You should tell your teachers or parents about that. If you are in danger, don’t forget to call police. |
Why should teenagers learn these skills?
These will help to prepare for life outside of school. 这些技能将有助于他们的未来。Life in the working world can be a lot different from at home or school. When teenagers goes from high school to college, they have to start managing things on their own without the care of mom and dad. Only by that time, he will be very grateful to have some skills on how to survive (生存) in the working world.
What skills do teenagers want to learn?
| Hu Yuxuan, 14, Chengdu I want to learn how to communicate better with others. If people can show their ideas and understand each other better, there will be fewer conflicts (冲突) and the world will be better. And good communication skills can let me make more friends. I will get more chances and be more successful in the future. |
| Wan Yufan, 16, Hangzhou I expect to learn how to set up my own website. If I can create my own website, people can use it and maybe I can provide convenient service for them. I also want to learn page design because I want to make my website look good. I think these skills will also be useful when I look for a job in the future. |
2. What can teenagers do to manage pocket money?
3. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?
4. Please translate the underlined sentence into English.
5. Do you think it is important to learn how to communicate better with others? Why?
6. Which skill do you want to learn best? Why?
A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily.
Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle (挣扎，奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. The most successful people are those who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
1. Why does the butterfly unable to fly? (no more than 12 words)2. How many examples does the writer give to show that successful people have to struggle? (no more than 1 word)
3. Why do parents send their child to attend activities, like rock-climbing or volunteer work? (no more than 7 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
【推荐1】Most students want to study well. What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some middle school students often work very hard for long hours. It is a good habit but not a good way to study. All work and no play make you a silly student. You must have enough sleep every day. It is good for you to get up before six thirty. You also need to go out for a walk. Play basketball or sing a song. When you come back to your studies, you may find yourselves stronger. And this will make you have a chance to learn more. At night, you had better go to bed early in order to study well next day. You should listen to the teacher carefully in class.
任务1：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。
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2. s
任务2：阅读短文，同义句转换，每空一词。
3. Most students want to study well. Most students
任务3：阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
4. Who often works very hard for long hours?
5. When is it good for you to get up?
6. How should you listen to the teacher in class?
Different people have different opinions on homework. Some people think that homework is helpful （有帮助的）for students to learn their lessons. Others think that doing too much homework is a waste of time.
What do you think? Is doing homework good or not?
| Doing homework helps students go over（复习）their lessons. By doing homework every night, students can learn better. — Jack | Homework stops students from enjoying their free time. Sitting at the desk for a long time is really bad for health. — Tom |
| Homework is a learning activity outside the class. It is good for students to do well in their subjects. — Gina | It is good for kids to play sports. Children don’t have enough time to play because of too much homework. — Linda |
What can you do to find time to do your homework?
To find time to do your homework, you can follow these ways: First, start working on it now, and stop playing games or watching TV after school. Then, make good use of the bus time. If it takes you half an hour to get home by bus, you can think about your homework on it. Next, use time between classes. If you dislike talking with friends during the break, just do your homework. Finally, work on homework during a long wait. If you have to spend an hour waiting for your turn, do your homework.
Whether you like doing homework or not, you usually have to do it. Do it right now carefully and it can really help make your lessons easier by practicing.
1. What do Jack and Gina think is the common advantage（好处）of doing homework?2. Why does Linda think children don’t have enough time to play?
3. Please complete the second part in the chart.
4. What can you do when you are taking a bus?
5. What do you think of doing homework? Why?
The face-down generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the "face-down generation" because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt (溺爱) and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents". They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.
So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud.
1. If Alice was born in 2004, is she an oh-oh?2. Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the "face-down generation"?
3. What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children?
4. How does the writer organize Paragraph 4?
| A．Time order. | B．Space order. | C．General to specific. | D．Specific to general. |
How do we know about things that happened thousands of years ago when there were no videos or photos? One answer is written records. The earliest written records of Chinese civilization (文明) are known as oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文).
More than 3, 000 years ago, people in the Shang Dynasty (about 16th—11th century BC) liked to ask fortune tellers (占卜师) about the future. For example, what will the weather be like next week? Where should I go to make money? Will my wife give birth to a boy or a girl? From work to love, people asked questions about many topics. The fortune teller would write the question on an oracle bone, heat it up, and then read the cracks (裂纹) in it to find an answer.
Tens of thousands of oracle bones have been found so far. They can tell us a great deal about how people lived during the Shang Dynasty. “They help us understand the origins of Chinese philosophy (哲学) and thought, and figure out where our culture comes from,” Song Zhenhao, a leading oracle bone expert, told China Daily.
In addition to (除了) telling us about ancient Chinese culture, the oracle bones are also key to understanding the growth and development of the written form of the Chinese language. Many of the characters (汉字) we use today are similar to those used 3, 000 years ago. “The oräcte bone inscriptions, as the earliest-known mature (成熟的) form of Chinese characters, represent the beauty and uniqueness (唯一) of a language that has been passed down,” said Chen Nan, a professor at Tsinghua University.
In 2017, UNESCO added oracle bone inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register (“世界记忆”名录). They are indeed a valuable memory of ancient China.
根据上面短文内容，回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）。
1. According to the passage, who could tell the people in the Shang Dynasty the future?
2. What does the underlined word they in the third paragraph refer to (指代)?
3. Are many of the characters we use today similar to those used 3, 000 years ago?
4. When did UNESCO add oracle bone inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register?
5. What do you think of oracle bone inscriptions?
【推荐2】Maybe there is no better time for us to think about the steps our family can take to protect the environment. In fact, in our daily life, there are many kinds of easy ways we can think of to save money and protect the environment.
Make our houses more airtight(密封的). If so, it will stop temperature loss and keep the houses warm in winter.
Buy newer fridges and air conditioners, especially when the old ones are more than five years old. New ones can save twice as much energy as old ones.
Change bulbs. LED light bulbs can give brighter light with less energy and can be used for a longer time.
Clothes can be washed clean in cold water with today’s detergents. Using hot water takes five times the energy and produces five times the carbon(碳).
If we all take action to save energy and reduce consumption in our daily life, it will not only save money but also help protect the environment.
Living tips for better | ||
Introduction | It’s not | |
| Main Body | Ways of money and protecting the environment | ★To stop temperature loss and keep the houses ★As old electrical appliances(电器) ★LED light bulbs can give brighter light as well as save energy, and they have a ★We should wash clothes with cold water because it takes |
| To protect the environment, we need to take action to save energy and | ||
Everyone has a birthday. Ways（方式）of celebrating（庆祝）a birthday are different.
In America, parents have a party for their birthday kids. The birthday kid can get lots of presents and eat birthday cakes with friends. In Brazil, special noodles are needed for the birthday. In England, the birthday kid is lifted up（被举起）and put down by his classmates happily. In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before the birthday.
It is getting popular（流行的）to have cakes on the birthday in China. But parents usually cook a big dinner for the kid on the birthday. The birthday kid eats long noodles or eggs. Long noodles mean（意味着）long life and eggs bring good luck.
1. Where do parents have a party for their birthday kids?2. In England, who will lift up and put down the birthday kid?
3. What do parents in China usually do for their birthday kids?
4. Do long noodles mean good luck?
5. How many countries are mentioned（提及）in this passage?
【推荐1】Is it possible to send messages to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? It’s easy to do so. You can use computers to send e-mails quickly and easily. If you have an e-mail address, you can write, send and receive messages.
E-mail is the cheapest way to communicate (沟通). You can send messages at any time to people all over the world. Many companies use e-mails in their offices or in other offices to communicate with one another. You can send the same message to fifty people or more. It doesn’t matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mails to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send e-mails back. Many schools and universities give e-mail addresses to their students. In fact, e-mail addresses are like phone numbers.
Don’t you think life is becoming easier and easier（越来越容易）?
1. Can we send messages without putting a stamp on it?2. What can you do if you have an e-mail address?
3. When can you send messages?
4. How many people can you send the same message to?
5. 请将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。
【推荐2】Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just quickly get up and go to class in their own bedrooms. (A)Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer.
The Florida High School, the state’s only online school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computers.
I’m a lot more comfortable at home,” said Luke Levesque, a 16-year-old who is taking a computer class online. He thinks (B) the school’s computer lab is so noisy that he can’t study well.” Home is much better,” he says.
Students in this first online program take classes in math, American government, chemistry, computer, and Web-page design. They also have to go to regular(正规的) school to attend other classes
When a student is ready to begin in class, he or she turns on the computer, reads the teacher’s instructions, and begins working on the lesson for the day. What happens if a student has a question for the tevery day through e-mail or by telephone.
Is it easy for students to cheat on tests(考试作弊) when they’re working at home ? (C) The teachers have already thought about this. They make students take their final exams in person in the classroom.
“You see most of the same things online that you see in a regular classroom,” says teacher Linda Hayes.
If this first online program goes well, in three years Florida High School students will be able to take all their classes by computer. When that happens, students will be able to get their high school diplomas(毕业证书) without having to enter the classroom.
1. Translate sentence A into Chinese2. 将划线部分(B)改写成
The school’s computer lab is
3. The main idea of paragraph 5
4. In sentence C this means
5. 概括出文章主题句
【推荐3】Should kids have smartphones? Some may agree while others may not. Recently, we had a class meeting and talked about the topic.
Some students explain why kids should have smartphones. First, (A) phones allow parents to get in touch with their kids easily. Parents can see their kids’ location and pick them up if there’s a sudden dangerous event or situation. Second is education. An app like Duolingo helps kids learn Spanish and other languages. Bilibili can also be a learning tool. Finally, smartphones help kids communicate with their friends, especially when they are in different cities or countries.
Here are also reasons why kids should not own smartphones. Looking at screens for too long could be bad for their eyes. Smartphones can also take away students’ attention from school. And studies say that teenagers and young adults spend the most time on social-media platforms (平台), they are more often feeling sad and hopeless. This might happen to kids, too. What about safety? Well, children should always be with adults, so safety is not a reason for using a smartphone. With all the risks to health, schoolwork, and happiness, it’s not (B) worth it for kids to have smartphones.
As for me, I advise not taking any risks. Young kids are not good at controlling their smartphone use. The more time kids are on their phones, the more dangers they can be meet.
1. Translate the underlined sentence (A) into Chinese.
2. What is Duolingo?
3. Please list two reasons about why kids should not have smartphones.
4. Use ONE word to replace (代替) the underlined phrase (B) “worth it”.
5. What’s the writer’s idea about kids’ having smartphones?
