Smartphones have become an important part of our daily lives. However, to protect younger students’ eyesight and make sure they focus on their studies, primary and middle schools will have more specific rules to limit students’ mobile phone use on campus.
The Ministry of Education released a notice in January that basically speaking, primary and middle school students can’t carry mobile phones to school and those who still require their phone for some reason must get their parents’ and teachers’ agreement and must hand their phones over during class time. The purpose of the notice is to improve students’ focus on study and fight addiction (沉迷) to the Internet and games.
According to a 2020 report by the China Internet Network Information Center, China had 150 million Internet users under the age of 18 in 2019, with 80 percent having their own mobile phones. This is worrying, as long-time use of smartphones harms children’s eyesight, cervical vertebrae (颈椎) and even the brain.
Many schools have taken actions to limit students’ phone use on campus. Some teachers ask their students to put their phones into a box to store them during class. And some students also agree with the new policy. They think there are more advantages than disadvantages. But some parents think it is unwise to take a “one size fits all” approach. We can’t simply cut students off from the Internet in the digital era. So it’s more important to cultivate (培养) kids’ ability to self-manage and develop good habits of phone usage.
1. Is long-term use of smartphones harmful to children’s brain?2. How many Internet users under the age of 18 in 2019 have their own mobile phones according to a 2020 report by the China Internet Network Information Center?
3. What’s the disadvantage of using the mobile phones for the primary and middle school students according to the passage?
4. Do you agree with the notice that primary and middle school students can’t carry mobile phones to school? Why or why not? (List another 2 reasons besides those from the passage)
2 . 随着手机在日常生活中的广泛使用，中学生也越来越多的接触到了手机。但由于自控力较差，用手机打游戏、上网聊天的情况时有发生，严重影响了他们学习的积极性；有的学生熬夜看手机，导致视力下降，影响身体健康。因此，教育部办公厅印发《关于加强中小学生手机管理工作的通知》，规定中小学生原则上不得将个人手机带入校园。请根据要求写一篇英语演讲稿，谈谈你对学生使用手机的看法。
要求：
1.80 — 120 词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
参考提示：
1.中学生在校滥用手机的危害(妨碍学业、影响课堂、有害健康……)
2.在家适度使用手机的建议(控制使用时间，避免使用手机搜索作业……)
Mobile phones were invented to make our life convenient, but nowadays they may do the opposite. For the middle school students, mobile phones are the last things they should put in their schoolbags. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 . In February, the Ministry of Education suggested that mobile phones should be banned(禁止) in primary and secondary schools. Almost all parents clap their hands
Xu Xiaohe,a 13-year-old from Zhejiang. supports the policy. “In fact, my school has
Li Zihan from Bejjing, however, thinks that the ban is too simplistic for a generation that has grown up with mobile phones. “Students should be
For Ge Ziqi, the problem with banning phones has more to do with life
To solve the problem like Ge’s, some ideas teachers have come up with
4 . Jane got some messages on her mobile phone yesterday. Please read them carefully and find the best answers to the questions.
| Hey, Jane, I’m going to have a party this weekend. Would you come and join us ? From Susan 13823636790 | Jane, Home Alone. V is now on show at People’s . See this film ? Yours Jessic 13372320909 | Jane, Mr. Li said your computer is OK now. You can go and get it from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. James 13654243555 |
| Jane , Call me, please. Vicky 13096752112 | Jane， Buy some fruits on your way home. Thanks, Vicky 13096752112 |  |
1. Jane can’t get her computer at ________.
| A．10:00 a.m. | B．10:00 p.m. | C．6:00 p.m. | D．11:00 a.m. |
| A．A book. | B．A game. | C．A song. | D．A film. |
| A．13096752112 | B．13654243555 | C．13372320909 | D．13823636790 |
5 . Because of the COVID-19, many people have to stay at home for long periods of time. This has given people more free time to learn new skills and find different ways to make themselves joyful. With some mobile apps, ▲.
Before, young people would go outside and meet friends at karaoke bars. Now, friends can meet and sing on the mobile karaoke app Changba. “The Changba app not only gives me the chance to sing whatever like at home, but also lets me keep in touch with friends by sharing our songs,” said an app user.
Some people have also taken up cooking as a new hobby. Thanks to apps like Xiachufang and Ecook, you don't need to attend school to learn how to cook. These apps allow users to look up different recipes(菜谱) and to share their work with others. “Using this app, I have learned many new and healthy dishes,” an app user shared his feeling on the app's website.
To help people avoid crowded places like stores apps that take things right to your door have also become very popular. “We notice that new groups of consumers(消费者) are attracted, such as elderly people, who didn't belong to our user group before, ”a manager from a market research company said.
Surely, during the special time, these apps have opened up a whole new world of chances for people of all ages and backgrounds.
1. According to Paragraph 2, Changba allows users ________.| A．to have more free time | B．to discover their singing ability |
| C．to communicate with friends | D．to improve their singing skills |
| A．They have lost many young consumers. |
| B．They have more elderly users than before. |
| C．They have opened classes for their users. |
| D．They have caused many stores to close. |
| A．old people can enjoy themselves online |
| B．things like singing, learning to cook and ordering food can be done |
| C．people can spend much less money on what they want to do than before |
| D．people can share their works much more easily |
| A．To tell people how to make full use of some mobile apps. |
| B．To make money by asking more people to download the apps. |
| C．To show how people kill time during the special time. |
| D．To introduce the mobile apps people use during the special time. |
6 . Living in the information time, we are faced with tons of news about our county and society every day. But what is true and what is false? There is a group of people whose job is to offer an official (官方的) voice and form a bridge between governments, the public and the media (媒体). These people are news spokespersons.
Spokespersons usual host news conference (会议), where they explain policies (政策) and answer questions from the media. According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, a news spokesperson is “a window into our county for the media, especially for the foreign media.”
To achieve this, news spokespersons are often experts in some fields. This way, they can clearly express these fields to the public.
For example, Wang Hui, the spokesperson for the Beijing government during the 2008 Olympics, was once a senior editor (编辑) at the Beijing TV station. She has lots of knowledge about how the media works. Mao Qun’an, who used to be a spokesperson for the Ministry of Heath, has a master’s degree in medicine. He helped a lot during the SARS illness of 2003.
Spokespersons also need to be able to think quickly. They often have to answer different kinds of questions from the media.
Spokespersons sometimes speak in their own style instead of always using official expressions. Here are a few examples.
It is easier to move a mountain than to shake the PLA. (Wu Qian)
What a waste of money it was for Japan to do so! (Yang Yujun)
1. Spokespersons usually host news conferences to ________ policies and answer questions.| A．discuss | B．explain | C．make | D．work out |
| A．must know how the media works | B．must control the media and the public |
| C．can sometimes speak in his own style | D．can always say whatever he waits to |
| A．what a news spokesperson is | B．where a news spokesperson works |
| C．how important a news spokesperson is | D．why a news spokesperson thinks quickly |
| A．giving examples | B．using old sayings |
| C．listing reasons | D．making comparisons (比较) |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
8 . 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 |
| A．drinking | B．smoking |
| C．eating food | D．selling goods |
| A．at the end of the term | B．outside the classroom |
| C．without giving answers | D．without being watched |
| A．to have fun | B．to enjoy dinner |
| C．to take a shower | D．to start a fight |
