1 . We use our smartphones to carry out many tasks every day. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and health to use too much phone.

A study shows that smartphone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check persona1 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. 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 an average(通常的) week. And the smartphone users are on their phone for three hours and sixteen minutes 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 owners also find they use their phones without realizing they’re doing so.

How do you think people use their phones too much?

1. The underlined(划线的)word “reliant” means “________” in Chinese.

A．依赖的

B．讨厌的

C．喜欢的

D．感兴趣的

2. Before getting up, many people use their phones to do tasks, not including _______.

A．checking weather	B．sending messages
C．reading news	D．taking photos

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

A．Almost three hours and sixteen minutes.

B．Almost six hours and thirty-two minutes.

C．Almost twenty-four hours.

D．Almost thirty-six hours.

4. Many people ____ without using their phones.

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

5. Where can we probably read this text?

A．In a newspaper	B．In a travel magazine.
C．In a story book.	D．In a history book.

2 . 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

3 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

When you have dinner, you follow table manners（社交礼仪）. When you have a l    1    , you obey the rules in the classroom. But have you ever thought about needing to m    2     your manners in the digital (数码的) world when you use phones, e­mails and social media（社交媒体）, like QQ, WeChat, etc?

A new research by Oxford University noted, “It's just important to treat people with respect online as it is in real life.” The study came up with some rules of good manners to live by in the digital age. Their first a    3    is not “over­sharing” on social media, which means not posting every detail about your life online, because some of us are not creative e    4     to always show off our thoughts and lives on social media. The manners also i    5     not looking through others' phones and not gossiping (说闲话) about others over messages, e    6    when you choose “reply all” to send a message to a group of people.

Although gossip is not h    7     chat that can make conversations exciting, it can also be a way to spread something untrue about other people. Gossip can be even stronger on social media than in real life, so it's b    8     not to gossip.

Besides, when you have bad news for someone, do not leave text messages on social media, chat with him or her by c    9     or sending personal messages.

Nowadays technology has o    10     us different ways to contact others. It is important to remember how to behave（表现；举止端庄）toward others online.

4 . 词语运用
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

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Next time you're in a public place, take a look around you. And     1    how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a car 6     2    simply walking down the street.
I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it .     3    mazes (使惊愕) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without     4    to others. Has it gone too far?
Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be     5    off for repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and     6    . All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being     7    from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed     8    to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people     9    me and really see what was going on.
However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those     10    once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

5 . (E)
The World Wide Web（www.万维网）turned 25 years old on March 12th. It has become a very important part in our daily lives. We can’t imagine living without the web, the short form of the World Wide Web.
In 1989, a British engineer named Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of the Web. It is a group of “pages” of information that are connected to each other around the world. That is the very beginning of the Web. Since then, the Web has greatly changed the way people live. With a click(点击)of a mouse we can read news, buy things, make friends and learn anything we’re interested in.
Now, 25 years after its birth, how will the Web influence life in the future? Scientists believe there are both advantages and disadvantages. w     W w .x   K   b 1.c o M
A growing Web will help build “better relationships” between different cultures. Also in the future, everyday items could be connected to the Web. We could share plenty of information to make our daily lives more convenient(方便的). So one day in the future, your front door could send you a message. “Dear sir, everyone has left the house, but I’ m still open!”
But scientists warn（警告）us that if we share personal information on the Internet it could get into the wrong hands.
“It’s not wise to spend a whole day in front of the screen. People need to get close to nature and enjoy the sun. Never be controlled by the Internet.” said Berners-Lee.
1. How old is the World Wide Web?
                                                                  
2. Who came up with the idea of the Web?
                                                                  
3. What can we do by clicking a mouse according to the passage?
                                                                  
4. Will the Web influence life in the future?
                                                                  
5. What could happen if we share personal information on the Internet?
                                                                  

6 . In the modern world , advertising is everywhere ! Some people think _____ ads are great . Others hate ads , saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly. Many ads are aimed ____ at teenagers , and some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day . It is true that some ads can be very ____ . For instance , they can help you compare two different products so that you can buy the one you really need . They can also help you _____ money. When prices are listed , you can go to the store with the lowest____ Ads also tell you when stores are having sales . However , some advertising can be confusing or misleading . Sometimes the words sound good but don't really tell you anything about the quality of the product . At other times , the picture in an ad____ a lot better than the real thing . So you have to be careful . At times , an ad can lead you to buy something you don't need at all .1.

A．that

B．what

C．which

2.

A．Impossibly.

B．impolitely.

C．specifically.

3.

A．awful

B．useful

C．careful.

4.

A．save

B．waste.

C．lend.

5.

A．pictures.

B．stores.

C．prices.

6.

A．sounds .

B．looks.

C．feels.