1 . 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. |
2 . Do you have QQ? Do you like computer games? Now, many students have phones. We can talk with classmates after school on the phone. I have a phone, too. My telephone number is 232-4672. I like it very much. It helps me a lot. When（当….时候）I want to find my classmates, I don't need to go out. I just call them at home. I have many telephone numbers of my friends. My best friend John's number is 929-3155. When I don't know my homework, I call him for help. But the phone isn't always good. I play with it too much and I always forget（忘记）the time. My mom gets angry. So she keeps（保存）it in her bag on school days.
1. Is the phone always good?2. What's the writer's（作者）telephone number?
3. Who is the writer's best friend?
4. Where is the writer's phone on school days?
| Dear sir, I bought a skirt from you last month, but there are some problems with it. First, the color is not as green as it is shown on your website. Second, I asked for Size M because it is the size I usually wear. But your Size M is so small that I have to give it to my younger sister. I think you should be more serious about your business. Truly, Susan Rosen |
| Dear Ms. Rosen, Thank you for telling us the problems with your order. We hope we can give you better service. We are sending you another skirt with this letter. It is Size L, and its green color is brighter than the one you had. We hope you like it. Yours truly, Victor Smith |
1. Susan Rosen bought ________ from Victor.
| A．a pair of shoes | B．a skirt | C．a coat | D．a T﹣shirt |
| A．very careful about | B．very patient with |
| C．not serious enough about | D．interested in |
| A．returned the money to Susan | B．sent Susan a new skirt |
| C．asked Susan to visit the office | D．called Susan to change for another color |
4 . 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) |
According to an online survey, 93. 8% of those surveyed have joined WeChat family groups. Here are four students talking about their opinions.
Xing Yuxi, 12, Chongqing
I like to have a family group on WeChat- Hs- important to have a good relationship with family members, as we love them more than
Wang Wenyi, 12, Guangdong
WeChat family groups can help us do lots of things. For example, if you want to make a big decision with your family, you can just send a single message to the
Ma Jingwen, 14, Sichuan
I used to be in my family’s WeChat group,
Hong Weicheng, 12, Guangdong
Many people share their photos, addresses, and other private information in their Wechat family groups, which is not safe.
6 . News Review
International Students in America
Almost 900,000 international students are studying in American colleges and universities today. Nearly half of the foreign students are from Asia, mainly from China.
Good News for Street Performers
Do you want to be a street performer? Good news for you! In Shanghai, the street performers with a license will be allowed to perform in the city center. They can sing, dance, perform magic or give other street performances on the street. It is said that other cities will follow Shanghai very soon.
Russian Kids in Winter
The winter in Russia is really cold. Most people put on lots of clothes to keep warm. But some kids are not afraid of the cold weather. They take off their clothes, stand on the ice and even pour water on themselves. Their teacher says it’s good for their health. But don’t try it yourself. You can easily catch a cold!
A Clever Gorilla
Do you know how clever a gorilla (大猩猩) is? Tansy often played with a gorilla when she was young. The gorilla was sent back to an African rainforest in 2002. Twelve years later, Tansy and her father went on a journey to that rainforest. The gorilla still remembered his friend, hugged her and shared kisses.
1. In American colleges and universities, nearly half of the foreign students are from ______.| A．Asia | B．China | C．Russia | D．Africa |
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
| A．to keep warm | B．to have a fever | C．to keep healthy | D．to have a cold |
| A．friend | B．teacher | C．mother | D．father |
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 |
| A．Word East | B．Rail Friend | C．Himalayas Reading | D．Baby Bus |
| A．the introduction of some apps | B．the way of learning English |
| C．how to buy tickets online | D．the suggestions of reading books |
8 . 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 |
| A．you do housework | B．you close a book | C．you fold it | D．you open it |
| 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. |
9 . Do you have
However, some students bring their iPads to the classroom and
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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 |
