2 . Should kids be allowed to use mobile phones in school? There has been a lot of discussion about it. Without question, kids do not need mobile phones in school. Some people may feel that kids need phones for safety reasons; however, it’s not good or necessary for them to use mobile phones at school.

Firstly, there are phones in most modern classrooms nowadays. If kids need to call their parents or whatever, they can use one of the phones in the school. There is really no reason for students to have a phone with them.

Besides, mobile phones can be a big distraction (干扰) during the school day. If kids bring their phones to class and start to use them, they won’t pay much attention (注意力) to their schoolwork. Because there are too many games and apps on phones. They can pull kids’ attention away from things they should do at school. After all, there have been many other things that distract kids away from their lessons.

What’s worse, mobile phones can also be another way that kids bully (欺凌) each other. In some ways, kids are mean to each other in school. Phones would just be another way for mean-spirited kids to hurt others. Unluckily, a few kids always go out of their way to give others a hard time. And if mobile phones are allowed in school, it will give them one more tool to hurt others.

In a word, I cannot think of any good reasons why kids need to have mobile phones at school. Phones would just be a distraction and could lead to more bullying in school.

1. What does this passage mainly talks about?

A．The ways of making friends at school.	B．How to keep safe after school.
C．The problem of using mobile phones at school.	D．It is not right to bully others.

2. According to paragraph 3, mobile phones are a big distraction because ________.

A．mobile phones make too much noise	B．too many games and apps are on phones
C．kids pay much attention to their study	D．parents can call their kids when necessary

3. According to paragraph 4, if a kid is mean, he or she may often ________.

A．fall asleep

B．study hard

C．hurt others

D．help classmates

4. How does the writer organize the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3 . Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse, too. Car drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents.

More and more people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. Mr. White often sees people in the restaurant eating face to face while looking at their own mobile phones. He thinks it is strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun chatting with others on the phone. Most families own computers now. A study found that children use the Internet more and more. The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years. Mr. White’s grandson is a middle school student. He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet. He falls asleep in the early hours of the morning and spend less time doing homework. His teacher told Mr. White that his grandson failed another test. Mr. White got very angry with him. Mr. White thinks that life used to be simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.

1. What does Mr. White think of the life now?

A．He thinks the life now is very good.	B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.	D．He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

2. What has happened these years according to the passage?

A．Children often stay up late playing computer games on the Internet.

B．people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.

C．The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse.

D．All of above.

3. Why don’t people talk to each other during the meal?

A．They don’t know each other.	B．They are busy in looking at their phones.
C．They are unhappy.	D．They are tired.

4. What changes have taken place according to the passage?
①Most families own computers.       ②The traffic is getting worse and worse.
③Some families have two or more cars.       ④There is more room for parking.

A．①②④

B．②③④

C．①④

D．①②③

5. From the passage, we can infer (推测) that ________.

A．Mr. White’s grandson is not interested in the Internet.

B．Mr. White is a worker.

C．Mr. White is worried about his grandson.

D．Mr. White likes today’s life more than that of the old days.

4 . We use our mobile phones to do many things every day. Many of us have become so reliant (依赖) on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and health to use the phone for too long.

A study says that many people start to use their mobile phones early in the morning. They check (查看) emails and Wechat (微信). And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send messages (发信息) to friends. After getting up, they often take photos of food, themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones. They share (分享) their photos with their friends. The study finds that users pick up their phones more than 1,500 times to do different things in a week. And the mobile phone users are on their phone for more than three hours a day. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week.

Using phones will take much time and it’s also bad for our health. Many people stay up late to play phones, and mobile phones will influence our sleep. Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many people also find they use their phones without realizing (意识到) they’re doing so.

What do you think of their using the phones too much?

1. Before getting up, many people use their phones to do things EXCEPT (除了) ________.

A．checking weather

B．sending messages

C．reading news

D．taking photos

2. The underlined word “influence” means ________ in Chinese.

A．改善

B．影响

C．有益

D．增加

3. Many people ________ without using their phones.

A．will feel unhappy

B．will stay up

C．can’t work

D．can’t live

4. Where can we read the passage (文章)?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a dictionary.

C．In a storybook.

D．In a history book.

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We use our mobile phones to do many things every day.

B．All the people like playing the mobile phone.

C．We should use the mobile phones wisely (理智地).

D．The students shouldn’t have their own mobile phones.

6 . 第二节：阅读短文，根据其内容，选择最佳选项。

Nowadays we spend a lot of time on our smart phones every day. You can see people play with their smart phones when they are on the bus or even walk across the road. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for us to use them too often.

A study shows that people usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check personal emails and WeChat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send a message or two to friends. They are not necessary for you in most time but just bad habits. After getting up, they often take photos of food, themselves and even whatever they can see with their phones. They share their photos with their friends. The research finds that users pick up their phones more than 1,500 times to do different tasks in a week. And they are on their phones for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week.

It takes much time to use phones and it’s also not good for our health. Many people stay up late to play with phones. Surely, it will influence (影响) our sleep and our eyes. Also, you have no time to read books, do exercise or hang out with friends. You lose yourself in the phones.

Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many people also find they use their phones without realizing they’re doing so.

Do you think people use their phones too much?

1. The underlined word “reliant” means “________” in Chinese.

A．信任的	B．依赖的
C．喜欢的	D．兴奋的

2. Before getting up, many people don’t use their phones to ________ .

A．check weather	B．take photos
C．read news	D．send messages

3. How long do people use their phones a week? ________

A．Almost twenty-four hours.

B．Almost three hours and sixteen minutes.

C．Almost six hours.

D．Almost thirty-six hours.

4. What will happen to many people if they don’t use their phones? ________

A．They will stay up.	B．They can’t work.
C．They will feel sad.	D．They can’t live.

5. What could be the best title of the passage? ________

A．Our Smart Phones	B．The Study of Smart Phones
C．The Ways to Use Smart Phones	D．Never Use Smart Phones Too Often

8 . Time flies when you play on your smartphone. But when you get down to the real business of work and study, one hour feels like a year. Why are we so attracted by smartphones but easily bored by studying?

It all boils down to something small and hard to see: dopamine (多巴胺). Dopamine is a “pleasure chemical” that makes people feel good. Our brains give it out when we eat yummy food, after we exercise or when we get a prize.

Compared with studying, playing on smartphones causes our brains to give out more dopamine. For example, checking your phone for a text leads to a 400 percent increase in dopamine. But why?

When we visit social media, we don’t know what we’ll see next, or who will give opinions about things we post. This “magic of maybe”, makes the dopamine system active. We get excited wondering if we have messages from our friends. When our expectations are met, dopamine is given out.

And to find more dopamine, we continue checking our phones. Studying doesn’t provide such magic. Without this excitement, we get bored much more easily.

Can we do something to change that? According to scientists, apps can become less attractive if we turn off notifications or change the screen colors to black and white. We can also set time limits on apps to avoid overusing them.

“As for studying, you could check your progress daily or weekly and reward yourself for it”, said Daniel Wong, writer of The Happy Student, “You could also search for interesting topics connected with your textbook. Use what you’ve learned to make an influence in the real world. This will make knowledge much more interesting to learn”.

1. According to the article, what are students like when they study?

A．They get very attracted.	B．They are getting happier.
C．They feel time pass more slowly.	D．Their brains give out more dopamine.

2. What might the underlined phrase “boils down to” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．results from

B．turns out

C．leads to

D．works out

3. When do people have more dopamine?

A．When they know what will happen next.	B．When they stay in a familiar environment.
C．When they get used to something.	D．When their expectations are met.

4. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．We are attracted by smartphones but easily bored by studying.

B．Our brains give dopamine out before we exercise or get a prize.

C．The “magic of maybe” excites us when we receive messages.

D．Apps can become less attractive if we change the sound of notifications.

5. Which of the following might Daniel Wong suggest to make learning interesting?

A．Setting time limits on everything you do.

B．Using what you learn from textbooks to do things in real life

C．Stopping playing and finding more interests in real life.

D．Reading the interesting part in your textbooks before reading the others.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空(1—3个单词)或根据音标填词。

“Hi, George! My name is Lori. I’m twelve. How are you? How are you doing in school?”

Back in the 1970s,     1     was a trend(潮流) in the United States called “chain letter.” Teens sent out letters to     2     (stranger) in the hope of getting more back. Through the use of the words given above, Lori Rubin started a lasting friendship     3     George Ghossn.

It was November 1975. Lori was in the sixth grade and George was an eighth-grader. In his reply to Lori’s       4     (one) letter, George introduced himself and his family, including a school photo of himself. Since then, the two     5     (continue) to exchange handwritten letters about once every month.

Lori and George, however, didn’t meet in person or even speak on the phone until 2017. They were so     6     (excite) at the sight of each other, they hugged and cried together.

George said Lori’s letters were beautiful. “She always knew the perfect thing     7     (say),” he said. “So     8       matter how sad I felt, her words could always pull me out of the darkness.”

Lori said she saw letter-writing as a form of art. Many young people today no longer value it. Because letter-writing     9     (take) a lot of time, it allows her to dig deep into her soul(心灵) to express what she is feeling. Both she and George have saved almost all of the letters they have exchanged over the years.

Now, George and Lori have been talking on the phone and on     10     [ˈsəʊʃl] media more often. However, one thing will never change-they will always exchange handwritten letters with each other.