Some parents complain that their children’s teachers are giving students homework on phones. It means they have to offer their children phones or can’t refuse their children’s request to use their phones. Some parents say children don’t usually finish their homework in time on phones. Instead, they spend much time on online games, WeChat Moments and TikTok. They even use phones to cheat in the exams. Parents are worried about that. Now things have changed much this term.
“Primary and high school students will not be allowed to bring phones to schools,” announced the Ministry of Education of China on Monday.
According to the notice, primary and high school students are required not to bring their phones into schools. If they do need to bring phones to schools, they have to ask their parents if they can first and come to schools with a written request from their parents.
The notice said that if the students bring their phones to schools, they have to hand their phones to teachers when they arrive. The phones will be kept together by the teachers. And they should not be allowed into classrooms.
There are some main points in the notice. Teachers are not allowed to give students homework on phones, and they are not allowed to ask students to finish their homework on phones, either.
For communication between parents and students, schools should set up public phones and teacher hotlines, it added.
The notice is to protect students’ eyes, make sure they put their hearts into study and prevent them losing themselves in online games.
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| Parents’ worries | *Children don’t usually finish their homework *Children spend much time in using phones. *Children even use phones to |
| The New Notice | *Primary and high school students are required not to bring their phones into schools. *Teachers are not allowed to give students *The |
Mobile phones have a bad influence on young Chinese students’ sleep and memory, according to a recent study.
The study is based on (以……为依据) a survey of 2, 298 students aged 6 to 18. It found boys are more dependent (依赖的) , but girls are more likely (可能的) to use their mobile phones before they sleep than boys. 4.The more students use mobile phones at night, the more difficultly they fall asleep. So they will not sleep well, which leads to a poor memory.
In 2021, the Ministry of Education stopped all primary and middle school students from bringing mobile phones to schools. If they want to bring mobile phones to schools, they need to hand them in to their teachers during school time.
Yu Yi, a father of a primary school student in Changsha, Hunan Province, said, “My daughter does use a mobile phone, and she has a smartwatch if she needs to reach us.”
5.年轻的学生很容易对手机产生依赖, so the intervention (干预) from parents is necessary.
1. Are boys more likely to use their mobile phones before they sleep than girls?2. What should students do if they want to bring mobile phones to schools?
3. How can Yu Yi’s daughter call him during school days?
4. 将短文中划线的句子翻译成中文。
5. 将短文中划线的句子翻译成英文。
3 . Mobile phones (手机) have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. The mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Mary, a teacher, said the mobile phone use is a distraction (干扰) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages to copy during exams. She said some schools tried to stop mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. What’s the problem for the school this year?2. Is Mary a teacher or a student?
3. When might students use phone messages to copy?
4. How did some parents feel when some schools tried to stop mobile phones?
5. According to teachers, why shouldn’t the students have mobile phones at school?
My 100 Days Without a Mobile Phone
When was the last time you left home without your mobile phone? Can you imagine yourself living a month, or even a year without checking your mobile phone from time to time?
As a busy modern person with lots of social connections, plans and responsibilities, I just cannot afford to not be in touch with the rest of the world. Staying connected to other people is a big part of my life. However, sometimes it can be bothered (恼人的).
One day I discovered I was terribly tired out. I tried turning notices off. But the fear of missing out something important made me check the phone more often than before. So, I simply stopped using my phone.
Well, to tell the truth, it was not simple at all. For the first couple of days, I had a big fear that all of my friends would soon forget about me. When I had a free moment, I had no idea what to get myself distracted (分心的) with, and the worries mixed with boredom (无聊) kept bothering me.
However, after three weeks without a mobile phone, I started noticing changes — changes which I liked, and which drove me to not just continue the experiment, but in fact to organize some of my habits again.
First of all, I noticed that I became much more focused (专注的). Before, while doing something, I would often find myself wondering what was going on online. After a month of staying away from my mobile phone, I found that the urge (冲动) was already not so strong and that my ability to focus improved.
I discovered that the world is a beautiful place. Before, I would look at it through my camera mostly: take a photo, post it, get some likes. Now, I saw beautiful people walking around and I felt the seasons change. I could understand the actual beauty of the world, and I did not need anyone else to prove the value of this beauty through likes or shares.
Now, as 100 days have passed, I can say that the experiment was worth it. I am planning to stay away from my phone for as long as possible.
1. What made the writer check the phone more often than before?2. List the writer’s feelings when he stopped using phone for the first couple of days.
3. When did the writer start noticing his changes?
4. What does the writer plan to do with his phone after the experiment?
5. Would you like to follow the writer’s example? Why or why not? (Please give two reasons.)
5 . Huawei, a big technology company, has made another big step in the phone industry with its latest product, the Mate 60. This phone is special because of its self-developed chip (芯片). The chip that Huawei made alone says a lot about how much they care about making new tech, and how much they understand about what technology will be like in the future.
Huawei Mate 60 is a really good phone. It has a large screen that makes it easy to use and see. The phone is also very fast, allowing you to run many apps at the same time without any problems. Another great thing about the Mate 60 is its battery which can last for a long time on a single charge. Overall, the Huawei Mate 60 is a great smartphone that offers a lot of value for its price.
Making phones has been hard for Huawei because of some problems they’ve had. However, instead of giving up, Huawei worked harder and developed their own chip, which made them a stronger competitor in the tech industry. The release (发行) of Mate 60 has made people notice Huawei’s hard work. It shows Huawei’s energy and skills in making new technology. The success of the Mate 60 has opened new doors for Huawei all over the world. We hope Huawei can impress us with some more creative products.
1. Why is Huawei Mate 60 special?（不超过5个词）2. What will Huawei probably do in the future?（不超过10个词）
3. As a teenager, what can we learn from Huawei?（不超过10个词）
For a long time, letter writing was the primary way of long-distance communication (交流). However, with the development of science, many new ways such as e-mail and text messages, have made letter writing a less popular activity. Few people would like to spend time writing a letter.
Even though the science gives us many faster ways to communicate, letter writing is still important for many reasons. Writing a letter to someone shows that you really care about him or her, because you spend time and effort (努力) doing something people hardly do these days. Handwriting is also an important skill you shouldn’t lose, because writing by hand practices your mind in a different way. Another reason is that writing a letter makes you think about what you’re writing. Far too often, we hurriedly send texts and e-mails without thinking carefully. With a handwritten letter, you are able to take the words used seriously.
So, how do we keep on letter writing? The best way is to write a letter to someone. It could be a friend or relative who lives miles away, or someone you have lost touch with over time. Of course, you can also learn the correct ways of writing a letter, or just read some famous letters. Whatever you do, please know that letter writing is still meaningful.
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Helpful Hotline
A telephone hotline has recently gone viral (走红). It was created by students at West Side Elementary School in Healdsburg, California. People can call to get cheerful advice from students.
The hotline is in English and Spanish. Children with happy voices share positive (积极的) messages with callers. For example, by pressing “3”, you can hear a group of kids say, “You can do it! Keep trying! Don’t give up!” Pressing “4” triggers the sounds of children giggling (咯咯笑) and laughing—a sound certain to bring a smile to anyone’s face.
Most people agree that with concerns (担心) like COVID-19 and extreme (极端的) weather, recent years have been stressful (令人有压力的). “To hear the pure joy from kids is comforting,” Jessica Martin told local news website 10TV News. She teaches art at West Side Elementary School and worked with the students on this project.
The basic question she had for them was: “What could you say to help or encourage someone else?” Students thought of what they would like to say. Then Martin recorded each one and sorted out (分类) the recordings into different parts of the telephone hotline.
Pressing “1” brings up ideas for people who feel upset or nervous. Helpful suggestions include punching (击打) your pillow, doing flips (翻转) on a trampoline (蹦床) or getting a cookie.
Pressing “2” results in “words of encouragement and life advice”, like “The world is a better place with you in it.”
The hotline soon got thousands of calls an hour. Words of the hotline spread on social media. The hotline is popular with stressed adults, hospital patients, older people in nursing homes and others who just want to hear some happy voices.
Title: Helpful Hotline | |
| Introduction | Students from California created the project to give cheerful advice to people. It is both in English and Spanish. By |
| Background of the project | Worrying about COVID-19 and extreme weather, people face a lot of |
| The process of making the hotline | Think of what they would like to say to help Put the recordings into different parts. |
| If you press “1”, you can get helpful suggestions, If you Press “2”, you can hear children encourage or | |
| Influence of the hotline | The spread on social media |
8 . Your smart phone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.
Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smart phone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.
So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process.
Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional (职业的) traveler, Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage “I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”
Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep naturally. Getting the right number of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don't get enough of it.
Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.
Putting a pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages, Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）1. What did researchers record those 500 students about?
2. What is Samantha Brown?
3. How can people improve their moods according to the passage?
4. How long should people spend on books every day?
5. How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health according to the passage?
9 . Mobile phones have a bad influence on young Chinese students’ sleep and memory, according to a recent study.
The study is based on (以……为依据) a survey of 2, 298 students aged 6 to 18. It found boys are more dependent (依赖的) , but girls are more likely (可能的) to use their mobile phones before they sleep than boys. 4.The more students use mobile phones before they sleep, the longer it takes for them to fall asleep. So they will not sleep well, which leads to a poor memory.
In 2021, the Ministry of Education stopped all primary and middle school students from bringing mobile phones to schools. If they want to bring mobile phones to schools, they need to hand them in to their teachers during school time.
Yu Yi, father of a primary school student in Changsha, Hunan Province, she has a smartwatch if she needs to reach us,” he added.
5.年轻的学生很容易对手机产生依赖, so the intervention (干预) from parents is necessary.
1. Are boys more likely to use their mobile phones before they sleep than girls?What did the arrival of the Internet and 24-hour news mean for British newspapers?
At first, this looked like the end for print newspapers. National newspapers were worried that they would lose all their readers, so many of them decided to create free online versions (版本) of their papers. But this brought about another problem: how does one make money when your product is free?
But in fact, there was no need for newspapers to worry. Surveys have found that most UK adults still trust paid newspapers more than “free news”.
And the Internet now provides newspapers with a different place to publish, as well as new media options (选择). Many newspapers now have their own podcasts (播客) and online video content.
This may explain why the readership of online newspapers in the UK is very different from the readership of printed newspapers.
The most popular printed newspaper in the UK is The Sun (太阳报). It has a daily circulation (发行量) of nearly two million. The “mid-market (中端市场)” audience mainly reads The Daily Mail (每日邮报), which sells nearly 1.7 million copies daily. Of the “quality” newspapers, the most popular is the Daily Telegraph (每日电讯报), which sells nearly half a million copies daily, followed by The Times (泰晤士报) and the Guardian (卫报).
Online, it’s a different story. The most popular newspaper online is The Daily Mail, which has 1.8 million visitors every day. And the next most popular is the Guardian, with 1.4 million browsers daily.
In fact, many of these online readers are not from the UK. The Mail and The Guardian are the two most-read newspapers in the USA, with The New York Times (纽约时报) in third place.
No, the newspaper is not dead, just changing form—and now reaching more people than ever.
1. What were British newspapers worried about? (no more than 6 words)2. What did the surveys find? (no more than 11 words)
3. Which is the most popular newspaper online? (no more than 3 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
