As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画） of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widespread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.
“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”
“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”
Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic（审美的） value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only keep their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的） and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.
1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?| A．To Type or To Handwrite |
| B．The Value of Chinese Characters |
| C．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing |
| D．Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand |
| A．Students think typing is more efficient. |
| B．Handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. |
| C．A lot of Chinese people don’t write Chinese characters. |
| D．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting. |
| A．getting bored with | B．getting dependent on |
| C．becoming crazy about | D．becoming afraid of |
| A．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day |
| B．the typed article better expresses one’s emotion and quality |
| C．more and more students will give up writing on a computer |
| D．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting |
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【推荐1】Years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience (服从), while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric (结构) of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.
In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did：to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong wish that parents have for their children is another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.
1. What is the text mainly about?| A．The concept of generation gap. | B．The reasons for generation gap. |
| C．Ways to reduce generation gap. | D．Attitudes towards generation gap. |
| A．They depend on their parents to make a life. |
| B．They live with their parents in the same area. |
| C．They ask their parents for the best advice. |
| D．They have very little in common with their parents. |
| A．Parents should be strict with their children. |
| B．The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation. |
| C．Parents couldn’t do things well themselves. |
| D．The young never want to satisfy their parents. |
| A．Parents are not strict enough with their children. |
| B．The young value the old too much for their wisdom. |
| C．Young people don’t have the knowledge of a lifetime. |
| D．The society develops too fast. |
【推荐2】Childhood Media Shaping Futures
Much of the media we consume during our formative years shapes us into the people we are today. Reflect on a particular piece of media from our childhood—perhaps it’s the TV show we eagerly awaited every weekend during visits to our grandmother’s house.
While they might have been restricted from social media accounts until a certain age, once given access, they tend to be more prepared. The media exposure of our generation has undoubtedly led to an increased maturation at younger ages.
Simply looking back at previous generations and the rate of consumption and processing of information that we experience every day, the effects of such are only beginning. As soon-to-be or current adults, we are already facing issues such as depression, anxiety, and delays in certain learning and social skills, just to name a few. Are we “more mature?” or are we overexposed and at risk for exceptional mental, physical, and emotional consequences?
In conclusion, childhood media consumption significantly influences our lives.
| A．Such media doesn’t just entertain. |
| B．You can easily pick out the differences among your siblings. |
| C．As we journey through adulthood, it’s crucial to reflect on its impact. |
| D．Media exposure during childhood impacts each child in distinct ways. |
| E．Additionally, media have proven to have long-term effects on individuals. |
| F．However, our mental and physical states may not be adequately equipped to handle it. |
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Yosemite is a national park in California. It is very beautiful and big. The park includes more than 760,000 acres (英亩) in the California Mountains. Most of the park is wild (荒凉的).
The part of Yosemite that everyone likes is Yosemite Valley. It is a small valley that is 7 miles long and less than 1 mile wide. It has tall rock walls and streams that flow down in waterfalls. More than two million visitors come to the valley each year.
It’s said that the number of visitors is more than the land can hold. The valley has 4,500 camping places. It has a hotel that can hold 4,000 families. This is still not enough to serve all of the visitors. The valley has grown so big that it has a lot of traffic.
A worker says the park is trying to keep the beauty of the park and let everyone visit. Some areas have been rounded up (圈起来) to keep people away and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.
A former worker thinks Yosemite should get more money to take better care of the park. He would also like to teach people what the park service is trying to do.
Some people are trying to save Yosemite Valley. A plan has been made to remove some buildings. There will be fewer cars allowed inside the park. More buses will help get people around.
1. According to the passage, which of the following should be removed?
| A．Some of the trees. |
| B．Some of the water. |
| C．Some of the families. |
| D．Some of the buildings. |
| A．Most parts of Yosemite park are full of traffic. |
| B．The valley has 4,500 parking places and some hotels. |
| C．Yosemite is a national park located in the California desert. |
| D．Some people think they should control the number of visitors to the park. |
| A．and workers will plant seeds |
| B．so some visitors can stay there alone |
| C．in order to supply an area for camping |
| D．so visitors can go fishing and swimming |
| A．Yosemite is a wild big park |
| B．Yosemite is a beautiful national park |
| C．Yosemite is faced with a new problem |
| D．Yosemite interests a great many visitors each year |
【推荐1】Customs of the Lantern Festival
Eating yuanxiao
Yuanxiao, also called tangyuan in the south, is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing (甜馅). And the Lantern Festival is named after the famous dumpling, It is very easy to cook—simply drop them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes—and eaten as a dessert.
Guessing lantern riddles
Guessing lantern riddles (谜语) is also a necessary part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have answers to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answers. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity during people’s enjoyment of lanterns appeared in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all of China.
Watching fireworks
On the night of the Festival, except for great lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people are really excited by the fireworks and the bright moon in the sky.
1. What can we know about yuanxiao?| A．It is difficult to cook. | B．It is made with sticky rice flour. |
| C．It is named after a famous poet. | D．It is the special food for the Spring Festival. |
| A．A free meal. | B．A new lantern. | C．A new riddle. | D．A small present. |
| A．Health. | B．Education. | C．Culture. | D．Entertainment. |
【推荐2】Did you set off fireworks this Spring Festival? This tradition is said to have a history of about 2,000 years. However, due to the great pollution it causes, this year more than 130 cities in China banned (禁止) fireworks before the Spring Festival, according to China Daily. Without fireworks, some people complain that there’s no festive atmosphere. How do you think we can solve this problem? Should we ban setting off fireworks?
Zheng Dinuo
I think setting off fireworks is an essential Spring Festival tradition that helps to create a festive atmosphere and wish everyone a happy new year. On account of the pollution it causes, however, local governments should consider setting off the right amount of fireworks instead of letting citizens set off too many.
Ling Ziqing
In order to avoid putting the environment at risk, setting off fireworks during the Spring Festival should be forbidden. Nobody can deny that setting off fireworks causes too much noise, which seriously disturbs people, especially at night. What’s more, it can cause fires and put people in danger.
Shi Li
We should keep the tradition. It has been a big part of Chinese culture for a long time. Also, our traditions are becoming more important than ever in contemporary China. Nowadays, our rapid economic development means that many traditions are disappearing. Setting off fireworks could raise people’s awareness of protecting traditions.
Li Siya
Instead of completely banning the activity, we should think of other ways to help solve the problems it causes. The government could set strict limits on time and location for setting off fireworks. And people can set off electronic fireworks without polluting the environment.
1. Over 130 cities in China didn’t allow people to set off fireworks resulting from ____ this year.| A．banning fireworks | B．polluting the environment |
| C．losing a great tradition | D．no festive atmosphere |
| A．They are in favor of setting off fireworks. |
| B．They don’t agree to set off fireworks. |
| C．They suggest setting off the right amount of fireworks. |
| D．They hope to keep traditions from disappearing. |
| A．Zheng Dinuo | B．Ling Ziqing | C．Shi Li | D．Li Siya |
【推荐3】China has more than 30 intangible cultural heritage recognized by the UNESCO, including paper-cutting, the Dragon Boat Festival, Peking Opera, acupuncture (针灸) and so on. The organization adopted a decision that China’s “The Twenty-Four Solar Terms” (二十四节气) should be put on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016 in Ethiopia.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge of time and practices in agriculture, starts from the Beginning of Spring and ends with the Greater Cold, moving in cycles. It developed through the observation of the sun’s annual movement in China. In ancient time, the method of tugui, earth sundial (日暑), was used to measure the shadow of the sun for determining the solar terms.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms came into being and developed in close relationship with Chinese agricultural production. At the initial stage of agricultural development, people began to explore the seasonal rules in the agricultural production to meet the needs in seeding, harvesting and other activities. Gradually, they formed the concept of “seed in spring, grow in summer, harvest in autumn and store in winter”. During the spring and autumn periods, the agricultural production was highly influenced by the seasonal changes, thus forming the concept of Solar Terms.
As a traditional Chinese knowledge system of time with a history of thousands of years, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms clearly expresses the concepts of respect for nature, and harmony between man and nature. Created by Chinese ancestors, it have functioned as a complete set of weather calendar (日历) to guide the agricultural production in China. It has also been introduced into North Korea, Japan and other neighboring countries and still used in Japan. The Chinese heritage has provably influenced the people’s way of thinking and behaving and will continue to be an important carrier of Chinese cultural identity.
1. According to the first two paragraphs, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms_________.| A．was used to measure the shadow of the sun |
| B．has not been listed as one intangible cultural heritage of humanity |
| C．is the best intangible cultural heritage recognized by the UNESCO |
| D．repeats from the Beginning of Spring to the Greater Cold every year |
| A．the Twenty-Four Solar Terms only influenced spring and autumn |
| B．agricultural production highly influenced the seasonal changes |
| C．people cared about the changes of weather just for fun |
| D．the Twenty-Four Solar Terms had something to do with agriculture |
| A．is part of traditional Chinese culture |
| B．is strongly influenced by North Korea and Japan |
| C．is hard to explain |
| D．is an agricultural calendar merely used in China |
【推荐1】“Can I have a glass of hot water?” This is a very common question in a restaurant. For many Chinese people, nothing is more common than drinking hot water every day. But this habit is like a mystery (神秘的) to people from other countries.
For many Westerners, the idea of drinking hot water is very strange. But most Chinese people think the Americans’ habit of drinking icy water is also strange and even unhealthy. Chinese doctors are asking more people to take on the habit of drinking hot water, especially for women.
But in Western countries, drinking hot water isn’t common. Westerners often have drinks with ice, not just on hot days but almost every day.
There is a story about an Englishman, who worked in Beijing for over five years. He visited a café when going back to England. He asked for a glass of hot water in a British accent. But this requirement made the waitress surprised, “To…to…drink?” she asked. At last, the man got the hot water but felt cold stares (凝视) from every corner of the café. Westerners want to know why Chinese drink hot water as Chinese want to know why Westerners drink cold water. This cultural difference is not an easy problem, but related to (与……有关联) history, culture and science.
Many young people now drink bottled water every day. With the young people growing up, will drinking hot water become a less popular life habit? Who knows?
1. What do most Chinese think of drinking ice water according to the passage?| A．Common. | B．Healthy. | C．Strange. |
| A．every day | B．in summer | C．in winter |
| A．Westerners. | B．Women. | C．Students. |
| A．The Westerners seldom drink hot water. |
| B．Every Chinese has the habit of drinking hot water. |
| C．The Englishman asked for hot water in the café in Beijing one day. |
| A．Drinking Hot Water in China | B．Different Drinking Habits | C．How to Drink Water |
【推荐2】On Nov 20, the world’s biggest international soccer tournament(大赛) kicked off in Qatar, in which 32 national teams compete with each other for about a month. Different from previous World Cups, is the first held in the northern hemisphere(北半球) during winter. Does the change influence players and fans?
European Leagues face challenges
FIFA’s decision to move this year’s World Cup may upset European Leagues. Teams in European Leagues usually play their seasons from August to the following May. During the last two months, they would be busy with domestic(国内的) competitions and group matches in the Champions and Europa League. But to prepare for the World Cup in the winter, many soccer clubs in Europe could face a six-week shutdown to provide players with enough time to recover. During this time, fans will be upset about the delay of domestic soccer matches.
Is a “black horse” likely to appear?
The answer is “yes”. Though the weather gets cooler in the winter, the conditions in Qatar are challenging for some teams. Take some players from European teams for example. They must transition(过渡) from much colder playing conditions, which will increase their sweat loss and influence their performance.
But this influence will likely not change the final result.
“This yeas World Cup falls on the world stop leagues’ mid-season. That means players are coming into this World Cup after playing 25 games. So they will be arriving fresh and excited. Their energy is going to beat the top level,” former England captain David Beckham told the AI Jazeera website. He added that the players from the elite(精英的) soccer clubs will perform better.
Watching matches with coldness
Traditionally, many Chinese soccer fans gather together in restaurants in the summer, with beer and peanut. But now the matches are in the deep night during winter, with the cold weather making it hard for friends to gather to watch matches together. To solve the problem, some Chinese soccer fans joked on the internet that hotpot restaurants maybe the best places to watch the World Cup.
1. Why is this year World Cup different from others?| A．It’s the first held in Qatar. |
| B．Up to 32 national teams compete in it. |
| C．It takes place in the winter of the northern hemisphere. |
| D．It lasts longer than before. |
| A．They have to call off domestic matches to build up the players’ strength. |
| B．More fans will lose interest in their matches. |
| C．They will provide more money to train their players. |
| D．Many players won’t perform well as usual. |
| A．The final result will be greatly changed. |
| B．Some players will perform beyond their level. |
| C．Weather won’t have any effect on players’ performance. |
| D．The time for this year World Cup is most suitable for players. |
【推荐3】①Beat the Crowds
Look up where you want to shop today on Google Maps, and it will display a bar graph of the busiest times for that store. You can also look at other days of the week to see how traffic patterns change. Google gathers data from specific stores, so you can compare how busy the various Targets or Walmarts in your area are on any given day.
②Shut Down Stress
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, step outside－or open a window. Researchers say getting more oxygen to the brain is a quick and effective stress reliever. “Taking in a deep breath of fresh air can immediately shift your neuro-chemistry,” says Deborah Serani, PsyD, a psychology professor at Adelphi University and the author of Living with Depression. The American Psychological Association recommends the fresh air approach too.
③Protect Your Fingers When Hammering
Ouch! You just hammered your finger instead of the tiny nail you were trying to pound into that piece of wood. To keep this from happening again, before you start hammering, stick the nail through a small piece of thin cardboard. Position the nail and holding the cardboard by the edges hit it home. When you’re finished, tear away the protective cardboard.
④Clean Your Charging Port
When you stuff your phone into your pocket or purse, dust can get caught in the charging port, causing problems with charging. Similarly, dirt in the headphone jack can make it malfunction. If you are careful, you can clear any dirt with a toothpick. To keep an opening, insert a dust plug(a package of them cost less than $10 on Amazon.
1. What section of a magazine presents the above four pieces of information?| A．Quotable Quotes | B．Cover Story |
| C．Drama in Real Life | D．We Found a Fix |
| A．①③ | B．②③ | C．①④ | D．②④ |
| A．Have a break and go outdoors. | B．Take advantage of Google to shop online. |
| C．Wrap your fingers while hammering. | D．Buy phone cleaner on Amazon. |
