1 . Over recent years, letter writing has been replaced (替代) by other ways of communication. Technology has developed so rapidly that we now expect to be able to talk to people at any time and get response
It is true that these modern ways of communication have their own
But have you ever thought about what we are
On the other hand, not only the person receiving the letter will benefit from a lovely envelope, but also the writer himself. When we know we’re doing something that will make our friends very happy, we feel good about ourselves, too.
| A．clearly | B．exactly | C．safely | D．immediately |
| A．points | B．advantages | C．facts | D．orders |
| A．choosing | B．believing | C．searching | D．losing |
| A．enjoyable | B．available | C．awful | D．painful |
| A．However | B．In addition | C．In fact | D．At least |
2 . I received the Christmas letter from my friend in Beijing. We
In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some
If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the
Both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings. Letters build a bridge
| A．introduce | B．exchange | C．describe |
| A．completely | B．exactly | C．simply |
| A．natural | B．boring | C．terrible |
| A．engineers | B．experts | C．visitors |
| A．discovering | B．shaking | C．spreading |
| A．When | B．Unless | C．Though |
| A．encouraged | B．invited | C．forced |
| A．customs | B．reasons | C．achievements |
| A．color | B．price | C．smell |
| A．across | B．among | C．between |
3 . Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were injured. The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more of them are using mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in the exams because he spent so much time playing with his mobile phone. His mother got very angry with him. He didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease”. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt, they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang Ling said students should try to use their mobile phones less, especially at school.
1. Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because ________.| A．it is useless to him | B．it doesn’t work well |
| C．it made his arms hurt | D．his mother got angry with him |
| A．he didn’t like studying | B．he was ill and didn’t go to school |
| C．he was afraid of exams | D．he spent much time on the mobile phone |
| A．the mobile phone couldn’t bring him a disease |
| B．something is wrong with his mobile phone |
| C．he can’t live without the mobile phone |
| D．he hates the mobile phone very much |
| A．go to see a doctor very often | B．use mobile phones more when they are out of school |
| C．use mobile phones less | D．not use mobile phones anymore |
| A．using mobile phones too much is bad for our study and health |
| B．only a few teenagers have mobile phones |
| C．mobile phones can help students get out of trouble |
| D．people shouldn’t use mobile phones |
4 . In China and even in the world, Huawei is a wonder. Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago, it has become one of the most famous phone companies.
Now Huawei has got third place at the mobile market, just following Apple and Samsung. After seeing more of its smart phones were sold last year, Huawei appears to be more confident in its bigger goals.
“We hope that in three years our market share can be the top two and in five years our market share can be the top one”. Richard Yu CEO or Huawei’s Consumer（消费者）Business Group, said in a recent TV interview. “The number of our smart phones is still growing” Yu said, “and our company is expecting an increase of 30% in smart phone shipments（出货量）. It’ll be a great success.”
Although Huawei’s smart phones sold well in Western Europe and China, the market in the US is another example. Yu said that the company was “so late” to the US. However, we are trying hard to raise our market share there in the next few years.
1. According to the passage, which are top two biggest smart phone companies now?| A．Apple and Huawei. | B．Samsung and Huawei. |
| C．Samsung and Apple. | D．Huawei and Ipad. |
| A．分享 | B．份额 | C．股份 | D．市场 |
| A．Smart phones are getting popular around the world. |
| B．Huawei’s phone company is getting better and better. |
| C．Huawei is trying hard to make money. |
| D．Huawei company will replace the other smart phone companies in the future. |
5 . What would we ever do without our phones? Some might say they would “die” without theirs. It sounds weird, but your phone may save you from danger. Stay safe with these possibly life-saving apps.
American Red Cross First Aid
The American Red Cross has stepped up with a free app that downloads emergency (紧急情况) preparedness information straight to your phone, letting you access this knowledge whether or not you’re connected to the Internet. This isn’t the only app the American Red Cross offers, either, with apps developed from hurricane safety to pet health.
Google Trusted Contact
If you ever get into trouble, your phone can act as a lifeline to the outside world, even if you aren’t using it. Google’s recently-released Trusted Contact app is a good example. After installing the app, you allow it to give friends and families access to your location data in case of emergency. It works even if you lose mobile service.
SafeTrek
SafeTrek is an app that’s designed for those potentially unsafe situations where you’re feeling on guard, yet not in enough danger to call emergency services. When you feel that you might soon be in danger, you can pull up the app, which centers around a big button you hold down until the danger has passed. If your thumb comes off the button, the phone will make you enter a PIN within 10 seconds, and if the code isn’t entered, it will call for help.
Apple Health Medical ID
If there’s ever a time you need to get medical treatment, you’ll want to provides much information as possible. But, if you’re in a state where you can’t, you can depend on your iPhone to provide medical workers with all your necessary information. Built into Apple’s Health app, Medical ID is a center for all your medical information, from emergency contacts to blood type. It’s easy to reach straight from your phone’s lock screen, meaning that health workers can pull it up without having to unlock your phone. Unfortunately, this feature isn’t yet built into Android.
1. The first paragraph is used to say __________.| A．we should keep your phones safe | B．life is weird without phones |
| C．phones themselves can save your life | D．phones are really important |
| A．American Red Cross First Aid. | B．Google Trusted Contact. |
| C．SafeTrek. | D．Apple Health Medical ID. |
| A．American Red Cross has developed many apps like hurricane safety. |
| B．Trusted Contact can work even though you have no mobile service. |
| C．SafeTrek is an app to prepare for unsafe situations. |
| D．Apple’s Health app has already been built into Android. |
| A．Hurricane safety | B．American Red Cross First Aid |
| C．Apple Health Medical ID | D．Trusted Contact |
| A．Four apps that could save life | B．The importance of phones |
| C．How to use the four apps | D．Life with the four apps |
6 . Frank is a student. He likes playing with his phone very much. And he keeps the phone with him at all times. His dad thinks he is addicted (上瘾的) to his phone. But Frank doesn’ t think so. They write to each other.
Dear Frank,
You’ve heard the warnings. It’s reported that fifty percent of the teenagers depend on their phones too much. I think you have this problem too. That’s why I think you should give up your phone. Not forever, just for a week. I’m worried that you are developing some bad habits. You keep your phone with you all the time—you even check the basketball scores at the dinner table. It’s not a good idea to use your phone while you are doing homework. You can’t put your heart into your homework at all. And you may make more mistakes when you can’t fully put your heart into it. There are many good reasons to take a break from your phone. Have a try ! So what do you say? Are you ready to give up using your phone?
Love,
Dad
Dear Dad,
I know you think I depend on my phone too much. But I’m just using technology to help my life to be better. My phone helps me in many ways.
Do you remember that time when the car broke down? I sent a message to tell you that I was going to be late. If I didn’t, you would be worried about me. My phone helps me with my homework too. I can look up anything in a second. It’s really hard to be successful today if you don’t have a phone. Social media, games, and apps might seem silly to you, but they help me to keep in touch with my friends. I promise to cut back my phone use, and I won’t use it at the dinner table anymore. But giving it up for a week would be a mistake and it wouldn’t change anything in the long term.
Love,
Frank
1. How long does Frank’s dad advise him to give up his phone?| A．For a week | B．For a month | C．For a year | D．Forever |
| A．Thirty percent | B．Forty percent | C．Fifty percent | D．Sixty percent |
| A．They make him smart. | B．They make him relaxed. |
| C．They help him make lots of money. | D．They help him keep in touch with his friends. |
| A．use it at the dinner table | B．use it at home |
| C．spend less time on it | D．give it up forever |
| A．Frank thinks it is a waste of to use phones. | B．Frank sometimes uses his phone to look up something. |
| C．All teenagers depend on their phones too much. | D．Frank’s dad thinks it’s OK to check basketball scores at dinner time. |
 | 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. |
| A．have a private world | B．Keep in touch with friends |
| C．receive emails in time | D．use the Internet everywhere |
| 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 |
| 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 |
How do you feel if someone is talking on the phone loudly in public? Maybe you really hope the loudmouth can end the conversation as soon as possible. So we In a library Obey the rules. If you see a sign saying “ In a restaurant Speak softly. If you have to answer a phone, try to keep In a movie theater Be quiet. Never take any call during the movie, or other people will In a word, please consider the people |
9 . Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.
 | Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time. |
 | Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources. |
 | Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. |
 | Word Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! |
 | World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界), a free-to-play online game with over 40 million downloads, brings quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time. |
1. You can NOT know about ________ from Ximalaya Reading.
| A．poems | B．novels | C．news | D．fairy tales |
| A．Ctrip | B．Word Hero | C．Baby Bus | D．World of Tanks Blitz |
| A．it brings people lots of fun | B．it costs a little money |
| C．it has valuable resources | D．it includes quick-fire gunfights |
| A．we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime |
| B．World of Tanks Blitz is downloaded less than 40 million times |
| C．we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording |
| D．Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby Bus |
Recently, Amazing China caused strong heat in the country, the film shows China’s development and achievements in the past five years as well as the great power of China. Many people wrote down their thoughts on their blog after watching it.
Li Chen, an engineer, Hubei
In the film, when I watched a group of people in their thirties in the frontline of China’s scientific research and a 25-year-old Party member helping Tibetan villagers eradicate poverty(脱贫), I felt that a country’s strength mainly depends on its young people. Our jobs may be ordinary but they make a difference.
Pan Jianing, a manager, Liaoning
The documentary shows us that China is full of heroes who are willing to make a big contribution to their motherland and safeguard her dignity(尊严), we should nurture(培育) the confidence to make tomorrow better.
Lu Danqing, a railway worker, Henan
When I was first assigned to(分配) this small station(in Henan), I felt a little disappointed because the working environment was not as comfortable as I had expected. But Amazing China has changed my mind. I called my classmates after watching the film to tell them that our high-speed railway(featured in the documentary) is leading the world. I am proud of the Amazing Chinese railway.
1. What does the film Amazing China show?2. In Li Chen’s opinion, what does a country’s strength mainly depend on?
3. Why should we nurture the confidence?
4. Where is the high-speed railway(featured in the documentary)?
5. How does Lu Danqiang feel about the amazing Chinese railway?
