1 .

	I especially like the fact that I have easy access(进入) to the Internet. And it’s great that I have Google Maps on my phone, so that when I get lost I can just look up where I am find my way back. But I don’t really ant to say—I depend too much on the phone. That’s the worst part.
	I love the fact that my mobile phone has the Internet. That’s the best thing about having the Internet everywhere. The worst thing is that people can reach you, especially by calling you. Just send me an email. That would be great.
	I have a very old phone, so I can’t really do much with it. However, it’s also kind of nice because it makes me be more of a face to face person, instead of always being on my phone. So that’s good.
	I have one of the simplest mobile phones, which I actually really like because I’m not really tempted(受诱惑的) to be on it all the time. So compared with texting people, talking with people around gives me more pleasure.

1. What does Laura do when she gets lost?

A．She calls for a taxi at once.	B．She uses Google Maps on the phone.
C．She asks the police for help.	D．She makes a phone call to her family.

2. For Tal, it would be great to ________.

A．have a private world	B．Keep in touch with friends
C．receive emails in time	D．use the Internet everywhere

3. Both Ashlcigh and Mary prefer to ________.

A．turn off their phones sometimes	B．talk with people face to face
C．stay on their phones all the time	D．change their phones for better ones

4. The four people are mainly talking about ________.

A．why they need their mobile phones	B．whether to say goodbye to mobile phones
C．how to surf the Internet on their mobile phones	D．what they like and dislike about their mobile phones

3 . Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called “Heads-down Tribe”（低头族）    1    ? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

    2     . Also more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he ran into a big lost bear on the street. When he lifted his eyes from the phone,     3    . Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones.     4    . Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad?     5    . Let’s be healthy users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe.”

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

A．He was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible

B．Are you a heads-up tribe member

C．Are you a heads-down tribe member

D．You may use mobile phones as often as possible

E．Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money

F．It depends on how people use them

G．It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal

4 . Mobile phone used among school kids has become a problem for the school years, so one of the rules in our country says that school kids are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school.

It is a good rule because it is hard for school kids to resist the temptation（诱惑）of mobile phones. Mobile phone was a distraction（分心事）to students during school hours and it also brought teachers so much trouble in class before. Sometimes students might use mobile phones to cheat during exams.

However, some parents feel unhappy because they can’t get in touch with their children. Many people say that they understand why these parents would want their children to have phones, but all of them think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones. So in lots of schools, if a student needs to bring a phone to school, his or her parents will have to write a statement and make sure that the phone is turned off during class. If the student breaks the rule and uses his or her phone during class, the student will be warned.

This is a reasonable rule, isn’t it? Under such a rule, students still have some freedom, and they learn how to improve self-discipline（自律能力）and live with new technologies. So rules do not necessarily mean there will be no freedom. In my opinion, freedom is based on good rules, so students should obey school rules.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
1. School kids in our country have been stopped from carrying mobile phones ________.

A．to school

B．to hospital

C．to supermarket

D．to library

2. What does the underlined word “statement” probably mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．请假条

B．倡议书

C．说明

D．通知

3. Some parents feel unhappy because they can’t ________ during school hours.

A．use their mobile phones	B．help the teachers with their work
C．leave their mobile phones in the school office	D．get in touch with their children

4. Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．All of the school kids can resist the temptation of mobile phones.

B．It is necessary to stop students from using mobile phones at school.

C．Students mustn’t have mobile phones at school unless their parents write a statement.

D．Freedom is based on good rules, so students should obey school rules.

6 . While I was jumping rope, my smartphone took a fall to the floor which created cracks (裂缝) on my screen. However, the music kept playing 30 minutes later, I could see only one tenth of my screen while the rest was black. The next morning, I decided not to use it for 24 hours. I felt a sense of calm that day, which led to my not using it for one week. One week ended up becoming 60 days in total without my smartphone.

Here are some advantages I noticed in this challenge.

—You’ll become “bored”

Without my phone, I became bored, but my mind went through all kinds of topics. Boredom（无聊) is a perfect way to create new ideas on a business or project. When you are bored, you allow your mind to relax to reach all possibilities.

—You’ll be able to reduce your “work” hours

A survey found that adults checked their smartphones 85 times a day, or once every 10 minutes. As I learned in my challenge, by not having my smartphone, I fell into deep work more easily, so I completed my tasks in a shorter time.

—You’ll improve your mental health

Without my phone, I avoided reading negative (负面的) news and comments. While that helped make a big improvement in my mental health, the biggest reason for it was truly communicating with people. It brought me more connections with humans in the real world. I went to more dinners with friends and asked more questions to strangers.

1. What happened to the writer’s smartphone?

A．It was lost.	B．It had no sound.
C．Its music stopped playing.	D．Its screen was mostly black.

2. How long did the writer stop using the phone in the end?

A．For 24 hours.	B．For one week.
C．For one month.	D．For sixty days.

3. Boredom is a good way for the writer ________.

A．to create new ideas	B．to start a business
C．to set up a project	D．to relax the body

4. Without the smartphone, the writer could finish the work ________.

A．more terribly	B．more quickly
C．more carelessly	D．more comfortably

5. What can improve people’s mental health according to the passage?

A．Chatting on the phone.	B．Reading negative news.
C．Communicating in the real world.	D．Avoiding meeting friends and strangers.

7 . Do you write your own blog? Do you often ____others’ blogs on the Internet? All over the world,not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and____advice or help. “ I write my activities every day,____funny things or worries in my life.” Says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington. “ I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more____and more people will like it. It’s a good way to____my life to the world.” She has had her blog for eight months. Students like writing blogs____they can write anything they want to,but don’t need to____any money. Once you start to write your blog,you will____that you open up a new world.But what you write down may trouble you____ So,use the blog carefully____you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody’s life colorful1.

A．read

B．write

C．forget

D．miss

2.

A．learn from

B．deal with

C．ask for

D．depend on

3.

A．without

B．between

C．including

D．besides

4.

A．common

B．modern

C．famous

D．interesting

5.

A．show

B．send

C．bring

D．report

6.

A．unless

B．while

C．until

D．because

7.

A．save

B．spend

C．take

D．waste

8.

A．dream

B．think

C．find

D．hope

9.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．ever

D．never

10.

A．only when

B．even though

C．so that

D．ever since

8 . For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death’s door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so terrible for newspapers?

Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. Their most successful period is in the early 20th century.

With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation（发行量）began to fall. 3 By the mid-20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to depend on newspapers for news. That was especially true for breaking （突发的） news.

Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer （受损害）. After work, more and more people turned on TV instead of opening a newspaper. That was because TV could provide news happening a short time ago. It’s true that newspapers couldn’t compete with TV on speed, but they could provide in-depth（深入详尽的）reports that TV news could not.

But newspapers suffered another, heavier blow （打击） in the 1990s. With the appearance of the Internet, tons of information became free. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription （订阅）.

So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making changes. Some are going digital （数字的）. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source （来源） of in-depth news, analysis （分析） and opinions. 4 If newspapers disappear completely, there will be nothing to take their place.

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. What made the newspaper circulation fall?
________________________________________________________
2. Will newspapers disappear? Why or why not? （选择一种情况作答）
____________________________________________________________
B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3. ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5. ______________________________________________________

9 . The first half of 2020 has been unusual. Let's look at the news below to review some biggest events.

Sad day for sports fans

On January 26, Kobe Bryant, one of the best NBA players in history, died when a helicopter crashed(坠毁), killing him and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant. People from all walks of life have paid tribute(敬意) to the basketball superstar—not just for his achievements, but also for his personality and the inspiration(激励) he has given to us.

Olympic Games delayed(推迟)

On March 30, the International Olympic Committee(IOC) announced(宣布) that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus(冠状病毒) pandemic (流行病). The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on July 23,2021 and run until August 8. Although the Games will take place in 2021, it will still be called Tokyo 2020.

Meet in the safest way

Some arrangements(安排) for this year's two sessions(两会) were changed. Online communication was being fully used to make sure about public health. The number of reporters attending the meeting was cut. Some press conferences(新闻发布会) and interviews with ministers(部长) were carried out online, Global Times noted.

Re-measure Mount Qomolangma

Eight members of a Chinese surveying team successfully arrived at the summit(山顶) of Mount Qomolangma at 11 a.m. on May 27. They set off on May 6, in order to measure(测量) the height of the highest mountain in the world again. A surveyor's beacon(觇标), an important piece of measuring equipment(设备), has been placed on the summit. China has measured the mountain's height twice before.

1. How many people died in the air crash on Jan. 26?

A．8.

B．9.

C．7.

D．13.

2. When will the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games actually start?

A．On March 30, 2021.	B．On July 23, 2020.
C．On July 23, 2021.	D．On Aug. 8, 2020.

3. Which of the following are the different arrangements for this year's two sessions?
①Online communication        ②Fewer reporters          ③Face-to-face interviews

A．①②③

B．②③

C．①③

D．①②

4. China has measured the height of Mount Qomolangma ________________ so far.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

5. According to the news, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The Chinese surveying team set off on May 27.

B．The Tokyo Olympic Games will last for fifteen days.

C．This year's two sessions were held in the safest way.

D．Kobe Bryant was one of the best CBA players.

10 . Do you know what your friends watched on TV last night? Do your friends know what you had for breakfast today? Do you think you are using social media (社交媒体) too much?

    1     It is reported that around 2,800 million people often use social media. That’s almost 40 percent of the world’s population. But how much time do we really spend on social media? And what exactly do we spend that time doing?

Research shows that, worldwide, the average (普通的) person spends two hours and 19 minutes on social media each day.     2     An average person there spends four hours and 17 minutes a day on social media. Research also shows that women use social media more than men. In the United States, for example, women spend around two hours more a week than men on social media.

    3     In general, it seems we spend more time looking at other people’s pages than adding to our own. According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting friends’ pages, reading their news, and commenting (评论) on their posts.

    4     It has over 2,000 million users. In second place, however, is the Chinese site Qzone. In 2017, Qzone was China's most popular social media site, with around 600 million users worldwide. That's more than Twitter and Instagram.

Social media continues to grow.     5     And as Internet access (通道) becomes available to even more people around the world, this growth won't stop anytime soon.

A．What do most people do on social media?

B．Why do people communicate on social media?

C．People in Philippines are the most active users.

D．The most popular social media site is Facebook.

E．On Facebook, people post their news and photos.

F．Right now, there are 5 new Facebook users every second.

G．Social media is now a part of many people’ s everyday lives.