1 . 阅读短文，回答问题。

Kuakuaqun is social media chat groups that people pay a little money to join and are paid to show kindness, support and comfort to others in the group. The new chat groups have become popular with young people.

According to media reports, the first such online praise group was formed by a few users of Douban, one of the major online social networks, for fun. However, the idea has caught on and praise-seeking chat groups have become popular among college students across the country.

It was hard to understand Kuakuaqun at first. What kind of value do kinds words have if I am paying someone to say them? Lin Yingying from Quanzhou described the groups as “a joke”, but also offered some insight (见解).

“We rarely hear nice things in real life,” Lin said, “maybe we are not good at telling people ... that we are not feeling well ...” She thinks it is easier for people to share their problems online.

Kuakuaqun doesn’t only exist in China. No matter where you come from, it is common to hear someone say, “You are not good enough.” There is a certain beauty in giving encouragement to others. Perhaps that is why so many young people have joined the groups.

A reporter from Russia Today wrote about a post in which someone admitted that they woke up at 2 p.m. one day. One user replied, “You must care about your health very much as you sleep for so long, praise you!” That praise sounds hollow, but the humor doesn’t. Maybe that is the real value. A good joke can brighten anybody’s day.

Experts have said that the popularity of Kuakuaqun reflects the users’ stressful, anxious and lonely mentalities (心态). It creates a positive and friendly environment for people that may help them get confidence again.

1. What is Kuakuaqun?
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2. Where have praise-seeking chat groups become popular?
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3. It was easy to understand Kuakuaqun at first, wasn’t it?
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4. What insight did Lin Yingying from Quanzhou offer?
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5. Why so many young people have joined the groups according to the passage?
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6. What do you think of Kuakuaqun?
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2 . Working Our (锻炼) through Online Videos

Physical exercise is good for our mind, body and spirit. Today, working out through online videos is becoming very _________. Since the Internet is widely used, it’s very easy for us to do so. That means we can work out anytime anywhere.

One of my friends, Lin Fei, followed short workout videos to do daily exercise, “With _________ programs, I feel like working out with my friends, which encourages me to hold on to the last minute.” she said. Another friend of mine. Michael told me that workout videos let him feel so comfortable. I have the _________ of working out at the gym, because I don’t like being watched by others. “Working out at home makes working out much more enjoyable.” he said.

With their examples, I decided to give it a try. When I told my plan to my elder sister, a P.E. teacher, she _________ me that workout videos could be helpful but might still carry some problems.

“Well, if you really want to have a try, first, choose proper programs or videos. That’s very important. And then ask your friends for advice. Their experiences can let you know _________ you can expect. Anyway, don’t be addicted (沉迷的) to it. You should try different ways to work out to be healthy.”

At her suggestions, I followed an online workout program with personalized help that is held for three months. After the first period of training. I felt it very practical and helpful when I _________ the right amount of workout together with a strong will. Compared with going to the gym, using online videos to work out is a much cheaper and time-saving choice. But it can be difficult sometimes when I’m too lazy or too busy to stick to it.

1.

A．official

B．lonely

C．similar

D．popular

2.

A．rough

B．live

C．equal

D．awful

3.

A．fear

B．skill

C．level

D．wisdom

4.

A．compared

B．mistook

C．reminded

D．praised

5.

A．when

B．what

C．how

D．why

6.

A．break down

B．throw away

C．pick up

D．stand for

3 . Complete the following passage with the words or expressions 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. care   B. chat   C. broadcast   D. means   E. attention

Moblog(移动博客) is combination of two words. The first word is mobile, which     1     a mobile camera phone. The second word is blog, a website for posting words and pictures. Typically, mobloggers are people who take photos or videos with their phones and post them on the Internet. Moblogging has caused a lot of excitement. It has also caused a lot of     2    .

With a picture phone or a moblog anyone can be a reporter. Moblogging first got the world’s     3     during a terrorist attack on four London buses. People werc posting photos on the Internet many minutes before real reporters could get there. Similarly, information about car accidents has been     4     right away.

A. refused     B. travelling     C. quietly     D. instead of     E. together with

Moblogging is done just for fun too. On some posted moblog you can find photos of friends making funny faces, photos from people     5     and photos of new babies. Other fun moblog might be spotting famous people, pictures of food in restaurants, or new clothes.

However, moblog can be dangerous, too. Not long ago in Korea, a woman’s dog made a mess on the train, but she     6     to clean it up, became angry, and left. Her picture was taken and posted on the Internet,     7     the story of what she did. People all around the country were angry with her. Imagine how she felt!

Moblogging can be wonderful, but it is really impolite to post another person’s picture on the Internet without asking for permission. One idea from Japan may help: people can no longer     8     take pictures with their cell phones, Japanese cell phones “click” like a real camera when you take a picture.

4 . 根据短文内容回答问题。

The Moments (朋友圈) section of WeChat has become a popular part of the social networking platform (平台). You can share everything about your life on it with your friends. Some students had a discussion on whether to allow our parents to see our moments.

Yes

No

Stella, 16: I think it’s meaningful to let parents see our Moments. Some say that without parents’ involvement (参与), they feel free when sharing things online. However, as teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially in term of social experiences. What’s more, shutting them off may make the generation gap bigger and bigger, while inviting them in can help us communicate and feel closer to each other. Denny, 16: Most of my friends keep their parents out of their Moments. They argue that if their parents get involved, they will feel upset. However, I feel happy when my parents comment(评论) on my posts in my Moments. It shows their love and care for me. It also makes them happy and stops them from worrying about me. We’ll leave them when we grow up. Why not cherish (珍惜) every opportunity to interact (互动) with them?

Robin, 16: I don’t allow my parents to see my Moments. Everyone needs some privacy and we all have our own secrets and lifestyles. If my parents could see my posts there, they may push me around with their ideas, nagging (唠叨) at me to do as they wished, which would be unacceptable to me even though it would show their love and care. After all, appropriate distance unites the family better. Laura, 16: I believe blocking (屏蔽) our parents in Moments is not a bad idea, as the generation gap can be a great problem. Online social media is mainly a way of communicating with friends of our own age. We can have more freedom to develop our thoughts and interests. Besides, we don’t have to worry about our parents’ presence. To enable them to read our daily posts would create a lot of misunderstandings.

1. According to the passage, what can you share with your friends on the Moments section of WeChat?
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2. Why does Stella think it’s meaningful to let parents see our Moments?
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3. How do most of Denny’s friends deal with their Moments, block their parents or let them see?
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4. Robin doesn’t allow his parents to see his Moments, does he?
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5. What’s the advantages of blocking our parents in Moments according to Laura’s opinion?
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6. Do you think your parents should be allowed to see your Moments? Why or why not?
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5 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有2个多余选项。

something     problems     learn     anything     how     takes     interesting     so     what

Douyin is a short video and music video app (应用程序). Zhang Yiming first started it in 2016. But     1     did Douyin become so popular these days? There are some useful and interesting videos on it. They are very short and the video is so     2     that people all like watching these videos.

In fact, for us teenagers (青少年), there are some bad things about the app, too. There are a few     3     with Douyin:

Firstly, it always     4     us too much time. You can easily become addicted (上瘾的) to it. According to a survey (调查), many teenagers ever watched videos for nearly a whole afternoon or night.     5     they often forget to do their homework.

Secondly, there are a lot of meaningless (无意义的) videos. For example, some students do some boring things and then post them on the app. You can’t really learn     6     useful by watching these boring videos.

So, isn’t it a waste (浪费) of time? We should     7     useful things from the Internet (网络). Maybe we shouldn’t spend so much time doing boring things.

7 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）:

How many times do you check your WeChat Moments or micro blog in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” ♡. Although you might not be willing to admit how many times you have done so, don’t worry, a new study has s    1     that it’s completely normal.

According to the University of California, which searched t    2     aged between 13 and 18, the pleasure they get from a “like” is the same as that of eating chocolate or winning money, and they can’t help waiting more. The research also shows that a    3     the “like” might come from strangers, the pleasure they get from it works all the time.

Monthly Active Users of WeChat                         Number of Mobile Internet Users in China

Unit: million                                                              Unit: million

       
Source: Tencent Holidays                       Source: China Internet Network
SU JINGBO/CHINA DAILY                  Information Center

Why is it that so many young people want the excitement of seeing that little “thumbs up” on their screen? The article “Why do people desire attention?” explains several cases in which people naturally long for attention. It says that people who were an only child and were used to being the c    4     of attention in their house may try to live in these conditions again. Feeling “ignored and unappreciated（不被欣赏的）” might also lead to wanting attention. Also, “when you’re waiting for someone else to confirm（确认）that what you’re doing is cool, you’re basing your i    5     of yourself on their values, not your own,” US psychologist（心理学家）Bryan said. “The further you go from your own center, the u    6     you’ll feel.” So how can you fix this?

Well, the most i    7     thing is to remind yourself that social media can be a way of getting some empathy（共鸣）, but the world doesn’t move around you.

9 . 上周，你们班召开了一次主题班会，讨论“初中生使用微信的利与弊”，同学们各抒已见。请你根据表格提供的内容要点，以“The Opinions of Using WeChat”为题写一篇英语短文。

利	弊
1. 提供交流平台	1. 过度沉溺，阻碍学习
2. 认识更多朋友	2. 交友不慎，上当受骗
3. 学习更多东西	3. 长期使用，损害视力
……	……

注意∶
1. 词数 80-100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；
4. 短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：platform（n. 平台）; eyesight（n. 视力）

The Opinions of Using WeChat

WeChat is widely used among middle school students. Last week, we had a discussion about using it._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 .

A. strong        B. success        C. unusual       D. puts on E. instructions       F. puts up     G. but

Did you know that a new blog is being created each second? Many of these bloggers are teenagers. While their parents wrote in a diary to express their feelings, or shared their problems with friends, teens are now using blogs instead. In fact, in the US, one in every five school-aged teens has a blog. Most of these are just chatters(唠叨),     1     a few have become Internet success.

For example, Chloe Spencer’s blog ‘Neopets Fanatic’ gets around 300,000 hits per month. When Chloe was 15, she started the blog out of her     2     liking for Neopets, a kind of pet website. One reason why her blog has so many visitors is that she gives     3     and tips for the popular pet site.

Then there is Tavi Gevinson’s blog ‘Style Rookie’. It is said to get 1.5 million hits per month. Tavi, who started her blog when she was just 12,     4     photos of her own clothes online as well as designers’ collections. Tavi’s blog has caught on because she knows a lot about style for someone so young, and she is not afraid to try out     5     clothes or see things in a different way.

Blogs like these are interesting, but they only become really popular after better-known websites are linked to them or they get noticed by the media. For example, Tavi’s blog became an overnight     6     after being written about in The New York Times. Popular blogs can even earn money, usually from advertisements that companies pay to put up on the bloggers’ sites.

So for some, blogging is just a recreation(消遣), but for others, it can become a source of income and even a full-time job!