1 . Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

A. left   B. problem     C. unusual     D. damage     E. forgot   F. as well

Nearly everybody has a mobile phone. It is not just adults that own them, many school children have them     1    .

However, some teachers don’t think mobile phones are good for children. They say children depend too much on them. Children speak to their parents at any time and ask their parents to solve problems instead of trying to solve them on their own. If they have     2     their homework at home, they phone home and expect their parents to bring them to school.

Another     3     is that if children don’t turn off their phones, they may ring loudly during lessons. This makes the teachers angry. Also, using the phones a lot might     4     children’s health. No one knows for sure what other effects the phones could have on children.

However, some parents think that if their children have mobile phones, they will be safer. When there is an emergency (紧急情况), they can use the mobile phones to ask for help. For example, if a child is in trouble or lost, or he sees something     5     happening, he could call his parents or teachers immediately. Mobile phones are also very useful when children are late back home. And parents won’t have to worry. With a mobile phone, it is easy for children to keep in touch with their parents, and friends as well.

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文前的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个为多余选项。

A. before B. but C. appeared D. especially E. sides F. and

In recent years, with the development of technology, many popular apps have been produced. These days, an app has caught great attention. It is Douyin, a video sharing app. Douyin first     1     in 2016. Now it is many people’s favorite app,     2     the young.

With Douyin, users can record videos, edit (编辑) them and share them online. It is very easy     3     interesting. We can share our videos with our friends with just a tap on the mobile phone screen. What’s more, it’s a great way to spend our free time by looking through those funny videos.

However, every coin has two     4    . The app also has bad things. On the one hand, some people spend long hours on the app, which is harmful to their health. On the other hand, users can also find some bad things on the app. Such things are unsuitable and meaningless.

In my opinion, Douyin should check the videos     5     they are uploaded (上传) in order to keep healthy environment for its users. Douyin is not good for teenagers. We should not use it too often.

5 . Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.

on       show       photo       website       include       other       create       if       easy       read

You probably hear the word “blog” a lot these days. Blogs are     1     that are part personal and part informative. Just about anyone can have one and almost everyone seems to! It’s said that there are more than 152 million blogs on the Internet! And a new blog     2     in the world every half a second!     3     you do the math, that’s 172,800 new blogs every day!

What are so many people blogging about? You can find a blog     4     just about any topic. What is one of the most popular kinds of blogs on the Web? Blogs about food. There are over 2 million blogs about food! Other most popular blog topics     5     music, fashion and cars.

Why are there so many blogs about food? It is     6     to understand when you think about how much we eat—at least three times a day, not including snacking! One study     7     that we now get about 90% of our recipes (食谱) from the Internet instead of cookbooks!

What is it about food blogs that makes them so popular? There are lots of blogs about     8     countries’ recipes. It’s a chance to learn about how a country’s cuisine (菜肴) is shaped by its history, geography and traditions.     9     these blogs can give us a greater understanding about our world. Many food bloggers don’t just share their recipes. They share things about their lives and how they make the food, and they often include     10    .

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1—5小题选用，第二个方框供6—10小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A. Besides       B. with       C. cook meals       D. However       E. set it up       F. so

My husband’s grandmother, aged 75, has been living with us in Beijing for a month now. Full of energy, she volunteers to     1     for us every day. The food she prepares is very delicious. That’s not all. Granny helps us with chores in our house. When we go out for a walk, I try hard to keep up with her.

    2    , what surprises me most is how excitedly she accepts the latest progress in high technology life. Mind you, she had received only primary school education.

When she joined us, we bought her a Beijing transportation card     3     she could use city buses and subways. One day, she came back     4     an e-card fixed on her smartphone. “It’s far more convenient. I saw others walk into the subway station just by scanning (扫描) their phones. I asked one for help to     5     on my phone,” she said with a big smile.

A. at first       B. move further       C. while       D. happiness       E. because       F. deeper

Later, we taught her how to watch videos, buy clothes and vegetables on smartphones, and even play mahjong (麻将) online. It quickly became her favorite smartphone app (应用软件). Though she was unable to understand well     6    , our patient help a few times and some encouragement helped her overcome the troubles. Most importantly, such communication has made our family relationship     7    . As for me, I’m very glad to play mahjong online with Grandma. The other day,     8     I was practicing the guitar in my room, she knocked on my door and said, “Come, we need a fourth player to play mahjong together.”

We realize an elderly-friendly society means the old people can get great satisfaction and     9    . When grandparents turn to their grandchildren for help with smartphones, a little more patience from the young can go a long way in encouraging the old to     10     in high technology life.

8 . 阅读短文，用方框内所给词汇的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。

be, produce, make, surprise, humor, real, although, give, in, he

Dong Yuhui is the most popular live streamer (主播) of East Buy. He used     1     an English teacher at New Oriental Group. Thanks to his insightful (富有洞察力的) and     2     hosting style, he became popular as a livestreamer. He soon attracted a huge number of followers. And the number of them on Chinese short-video platform Douyin is     3    . They bought     4     from East Buy just because of him. Dong was born     5     Tongguan, a small county in Shaanxi Province. He said his father was his role model. He always tries     6     best to buy and read newspapers     7     he is a busy farmer. “I am just an ordinary (普通的) person selling vegetables on Douyin (China’s TikTok). I     8     hope that people do not pay too much attention to me. More focus should     9     to many of the ordinary people’s lives like street vendors (街头摊贩) and farmers,” Dong said. In December, 2023, he     10     a lecture (演讲) in Tsinghua University and shared his experience of learning English. If you want to be successful, you need to work hard and stay positive.

9 . 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。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

situation；touch；side；communicate；time；friend；way；offer；bored；reach

Ever since the first mobile phones came out, they have changed our lives in many     1    .

First of all, mobile phones change the way we     2     with others. In the past, people used to keep in     3     with their families, relatives and friends by writing letters. Now if we want to contact (联系) them, we just need to take out our mobile phones, dial the number and then we can     4     them in a minute.

Secondly, mobile phones     5     us a number of ways to relax. With the help of all kinds of mobile apps, we can post photos, blogs, messages and videos on websites from time to     6    . We can also play all types of games as well. So we may not feel     7    .

However, every coin (硬币) has two     8    . Mobile phones have disadvantages (缺点), too. In the past, people who took the same bus every day would start a conversation (谈话) and might develop friendships along the way. But this     9     does not happen any more. Today, phubbers (低头族) can be seen everywhere. They miss the chance to make new     10    .