1 .

Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with word exercises of different grades. Only when you pass a test of a certain grade can you go on to lean words of a higher grade.

Rail Friend can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or plane tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time with this app.

Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about this app? You can use it to download (下载) book recordings that can be listened to.

Baby Bus is a good friend for children under 3 years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.

1. Jenny is so busy that she seldom has time to take care of her 2-year-old son, so she needs ________ for him to learn to speak and count.

A．Word Easy

B．Rail Friend

C．Himalayas Reading

D．Baby Bus

2. Cathy is fond of traveling. ________ can make it easier for her to buy train or plane tickets.

A．Word East

B．Rail Friend

C．Himalayas Reading

D．Baby Bus

3. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．the introduction of some apps	B．the way of learning English
C．how to buy tickets online	D．the suggestions of reading books

2 . When you are at home, you may often help your mum with housework like folding the clothes. But can you imagine folding your phone screen? Huawei’s newest phone, the Mate X, is foldable. You can fold it in half as if you are closing a book. But what makes the Mate X different is that it is folded from the outside.

The Mate X is both a phone and a tablet ( 平板电脑). When folded, it works as a phone. When unfolded, it is a tablet. The phone is very thin. When it is open, it is 5.4 mm thick, and when it is closed it is just 11 mm. 5G can also work on Mate X, which means users can get a whole movie in just a few seconds. But users can only take selfies (自拍) when the phone is folded. That’s because the phone doesn’t have a front camera (镜头).

Huawei, the Mate X maker, says they are going to sell Mate X in June this year, and the price is set at 2299 euros, which is much higher than people expected. Can you accept the price for changing a phone?

1. When Mate X is open, it’s        thick.

A．1.1 mm

B．5.4 mm

C．4.5 mm

D．11 mm

2. Mate X can work as a tablet when                .

A．you do housework

B．you close a book

C．you fold it

D．you open it

3. Which of the following is True about Mate X?

A．Users can get a movie very quickly from the Internet.

B．Users can take selfies any minute as they like.

C．Huawei is now selling Mate X in the phone market.

D．Huawei is going to sell MateX at a very low price.

3 . Do you have     1     iPad? Now a lot of students have iPads, and using iPads is very popular among them. They can listen     2     music, watch movies and read with iPads. There are also many applications(应用)for English learning, so iPads can     3     them with study.

However, some students bring their iPads to the classroom and     4     games on them. Other students     5     up late to play with iPads at home, so they want to     6     in class. What’s more, using iPads for a long time is bad for students’ eyes, so they have to wear     7    . Teachers and parents don’t want students to use iPads.

All in     8    , students need to make proper(合适的) use of iPads to help study and relax. Do you think so?

4 . A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words, “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis(表情符号) of a gun, a knife and a bomb(炸弹) on Instagram, a social media(社交媒体). She was told that she broke the law because of threatening(威胁) her school.
This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang, a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.
In China, posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.
“Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet, social media and the telephone,” said Mr. Cao, a lawyer from Chongqing. “Although the law of China protects people’s right of free speech, it doesn’t include words that threaten others’ lives and national safety.”
“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to say “I’m strong”, said Fred Pratt, a lawyer from the US.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he didn’t realize that what he put online was so serious.
“But not knowing the law doesn’t mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,” says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think we’d better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press “send”?
1. The 12-year-old girl from Virginia put the words “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis ________.

A．in her own diary	B．in a letter to her friend
C．on a social media	D．on the wall of the library

2. Ni Hanxiang was sent back to China ________.

A．because he broke the US law	B．because he wasn’t honest
C．after he killed his teachers	D．after he blew up a building

3. From this passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.

A．Fred Pratt thinks some people may not mean to threaten

B．the girl’s mother didn’t think her daughter was a bad child

C．Cheating in an examination at school may get you into trouble

D．Putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems

4. This passage mainly wants to tell us that _______.

A．we shouldn’t break the US law if we study at a university in the US

B．students and singers shouldn’t post words or emojis on social media

C．students should study hard at school and not use the Internet too much

D．we should be careful when we send words or emojis on social media

5 . News Review

APEC Blue   People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.

A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.

A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.

A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.

1. APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.

A．the factories	B．the clear blue sky
C．the people	D．the cars on the road

2. A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.

A．drinking	B．smoking
C．eating food	D．selling goods

3. In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.

A．at the end of the term	B．outside the classroom
C．without giving answers	D．without being watched

4. In the town of Bunol, Spain, people throw tomatoes at each other _____.

A．to have fun	B．to enjoy dinner
C．to take a shower	D．to start a fight

6 . Reading newspapers has become an important part of our daily life. Some people read newspapers ____ the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day ____ they can learn what ____ in the world.
People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and ____ prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time ____ all the news carefully, so we just ____a quick look at the front page. At other time, we ____ be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.
Today, newspapers in English have ____ of readers in the world. The English language is so popular ____ many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring ____ information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.1.

A．for

B．to

C．like

D．as

2.

A．because of

B．so that

C．though

D．such that

3.

A．happens

B．happened

C．is happening

D．will happen

4.

A．some

B．others

C．the others

D．else

5.

A．to read

B．read

C．reads

D．reading

6.

A．get

B．take

C．bring

D．give

7.

A．must

B．need

C．should

D．may

8.

A．the large number

B．the larger number

C．the largest number

D．the most large number

9.

A．if

B．that

C．because

D．though

10.

A．many and many

B．many and more

C．more and more

D．most and most

7 . According to a recent worldwide survey of Internet users, one out of four says they made their most recent purchase(购买) online and six out of ten say friends’ social media posts influence their online purchases. Those statistics(统计) have now given some users of the “Moments”(朋友圈) function on WeChat the idea of turning their “friends” into customers.
The “Moments” function on WeChat is closed system that allows you to send photos and messages only to your friends. It ensures more privacy(隐私) and it helps you avoid receiving spam(电子垃圾) from sellers. But some users were quick to see the business opportunities of “Moments” and have turned it into a mini-marketplace. They are recommending (推荐) products to their friends and offering to either sell the products directly or act as a middleman(中间商) for the purchases.
One woman told the Shanxi Evening News that she makes money as a middleman, or purchasing agent. She added a few sellers of fake(假的) handbags to her friends list and posts pictures of the handbags. When a friend is interested in buying a bag, they pay her the money and she has the sellers send the goods. “There are zero costs for storage and logistics(物流),” she says, “and I make money simply from the price difference.” It’s a nice business model, but the woman didn’t seem to know that she was doing something against the law by selling fakes to her friends.
Another woman was connected with even more dishonest business. She sold facial masks(面膜) that had “magical” effects to make women’s skin beautiful. Unluckily, the masks caused the faces of some of her “friends” to break out in red spots and pimples(粉刺), and when they asked for compensation, the woman magically disappeared.
Social media is easier to stay connected with friends and to share your experiences with them. And it’s OK to “recommend” something or try to make money from your friends. Turning your friends into customers is a sure way to lose those friends.
1. How many people made their recent purchases online according to the first paragraph?

A．25%

B．40%

C．75%

D．100%

2. What does the “Moments” function on WhChat allow you to send to your friends?

A．Only photos

B．Not only photos but also messages

C．Only messages

D．Neither photos nor messages

3. What does the underlined word “compensation” mean?

A．赔偿

B．补货

C．报酬

D．折扣

4. According to the passage, what will happen if the users of the “Moments” function on WeChat sell products in a dishonest way to their friends?

A．They’ll make more friends.

B．The friendship between them and their friends will come to an end.

C．They will never use the “Moments” function on WeChat.

D．They will lose everything.