 | You may think it’s hard to learn a foreign language. You may also think learning a foreign language always means you have to take endless exams. The app Duolingo is different. It helps you memorize new words and grammar in creative ways. There are online lessons and interesting exercises. For example, one exercise asks you to put words in the right order to make sentence. |
 | There are so many apps that can help you when you get lost, but Suibianzou has something new. Are you hungry? Simply click on the “restaurant” button and the app will show the street view map. The smart app will give you the directions, walking distances and time it takes to get there. It can lead you to the nearest restaurant. You can find almost everything nearby, like toilets, tourist spots, hotels, supermarkets and cinemas. |
 | Almost every smartphone has a music app. But an old playlist（播放列表）might start to get boring. Douban FM will surprise you! It doesn’t have a playlist. It just keeps playing songs one by one. You don’t know what the next song will be. You can use the “heart”, “trash” and “skip” buttons to mark the songs you like, don’t like and want to ignore（忽略）. Douban FM also has different channels. You can choose the music for outdoor activities. |
1. What’s Duolingo used for?
| A．Learning languages. | B．Taking exams. |
| C．Improving memory. | D．going online. |
| A．The places they want to go. | B．The price of the food they want. |
| C．The time that they need to get somewhere. | D．The distance that they walk to somewhere. |
| A．Heart. | B．Trash. | C．Skip. | D．Play. |
| A．They are all free（免费的）. | B．They are all for teenagers. |
| C．They are all creative. | D．They are all difficult. |
| A．Tourist guides. | B．News reports. | C．Fictions. | D．App introductions |
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Can you understand the following sentence?
"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF. "
The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girt who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages（also called SMS）through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called "texting".
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small key pad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like "r" for "are", "u" for "you", and "2" for "two". Several letters can also represent a phrase, like "lol" for "laughing out loud". Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling "please" as "pls".
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing in that way was more comfortable for her.（The essay said, "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face."）
Not everyone agreed that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.
1. What is the writer's opinion of text messaging?| A．The writer does not give his opinions. | B．It is not bad for children. |
| C．It will make children bad writers. | D．It is fun and easy to do. |
| A．Using letters to represent words. | B．Using phrases to represent essays. |
| C．Using letters to represent phrases. | D．Using numbers to represent words. |
| A．It costs too much. | B．It's too difficult to type. |
| C．Teenagers won't learn to write correctly. | D．It's not comfortable. |
| A．Not many people use texting. | B．Spelling in English is too difficult. |
| C．Teenagers quickly become bored with texting. | D．Texting will disappear because of new technology. |
| A．Texting. | B．A text message. |
| C．A bad thing. | D．The text messaging service. |
| A．bad thing | B．good thing | C．badly thing | D．worst thing |
As the Internet becomes a bigger part of our lives, more of our data（数据）becomes publicly known, leading to problems about personal information.
Imagine that you want to learn a new sport. You write “Is skiing difficult to learn?” on your computer. You open a web page and read an article about learning skiing. Later the same day, while you’re sending an email, an ad of skiing training pops up quickly on the screen(屏幕). How does it happen? The simple answer is online data. It is talking.
Every time we look for information on the Internet or on our smartphones, websites and apps are collecting data. Some companies use this way to follow exactly what we are doing. And they can guess what we are interested in and sell the things we really want to buy.
As more people are worried about data safety, governments are taking an active role in protecting(保护）our data. At the same time, what can we do to protect our data? Here are some ways.
Do not share personal information on social networking sites(社交网站）. There are times when you get an e-mail from someone pretending(假装）to be a person you know, and then ask questions about your ID card number or address.
Avoid(避免）connecting your computer to any public Internet. When you connect it to an unsafe public Internet connection, people can easily steal any information on it.
Be careful of phishing sites(钓鱼网站）. Phishing sites copy other websites, such as banks or online shops, and name their website addresses almost the same as the original(原始的）sites. For example, they may change bankofchina.com to bonkofchina.com.
As the ways of using the Internet continue to grow and change, we need to stay wise and careful about how to protect ourselves.
1. The underlined words “pops up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “________”.| A．stands up | B．helps out | C．comes out | D．runs up |
| A．When our data is shared. | B．Why our data is collected. |
| C．Where we look for information. | D．What online companies are doing. |
| A．To ask the government to take action. |
| B．To show the problems about the Internet. |
| C．To make us less worried about data sharing. |
| D．To tell us to protect our online data carefully. |
【推荐3】Today we can do everything with apps. However, when it comes to technology and health care, chances and challenges come together.
Telemedicine can allow a patient to use technology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis (诊断) and instructions without leaving home. In addition, there are many patient websites. These allow for different kinds of interactions about our health needs without the medical team.
However, every coin has two sides. What might be on the other side of techno-health care?
Firstly, we should think about the health care experience as a whole. A usual visit to a doctor begins with a receptionist (接待员) , who can see and know how a patient is doing. This may influence the treatment effect. It’s impossible that a patient website will have such intuition.
Next, sharing the details of one's life requires trust, which takes time to build. This is certainly true in health care, where patients can share some of life's best and worst moments with doctors. This human touch maybe isn’t there over the smartphone.
Lastly, test results can be difficult to understand. When someone without a medical degree sees a flagged(打记号的) result with no explanation on the website, there's room for all kinds of stories in their minds—and also great worry.
So how does medicine adapt (适应) to the new technology age? Very talented companies are working on it. There is medical equipment (设备) that can be used at home to send necessary signs and heart sounds through telemedicine. It seems likely that some companies will find a way to explain test results.
But what it will not achieve is the warmth of human interaction and touch. Patients often need someone to listen to and care about their journey story, which will never be realized through technology. Technology should be a tool, but depending on it completely will most certainly have unexpected effects. Let's not allow our humanity to be one of them.
1. According to the passage, how does technology help health care?| A．It encourages doctors to share their stories online. |
| B．It offers the patient a way to get a diagnosis easily. |
| C．It improves relations between doctors and patients. |
| D．It provides a chance to build a medical team. |
| A．an ability to understand | B．an interesting experience |
| C．a chance to win | D．a wise decision |
| A．Patient websites require trust from doctors. |
| B．Talented companies can give medical advice. |
| C．Flagged results may cause worry for patients. |
| D．Medical equipment collects patients’ stories. |
| A．technology can deal with unexpected effects |
| B．we can depend on techno-health completely |
| C．it is difficult to adapt to the new technology age |
| D．techno-health care should consider humanity |
“My family has been watching the ‘I Am the Singer’ singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked me what ‘PK’ meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “I Am the Singer” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition raking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at Middle schools have also been finding their students using
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’,” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” is Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language. If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, meaning an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, meaning an ugly looking male ) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
1. By writing the article, the writer tries to _________.
| A．explain some Internet jargons |
| B．suggest common Internet jargons |
| C．draw our attention to Internet jargons |
| A．Internet language |
| B．Internet action |
| C．Internet fashion |
| A．Fathers can’t possibly know it. |
| B．The daughter should understand it. |
| C．Online game players may know it. |
| A．are used not only online |
| B．cause trouble to our mother tongue |
| C．are welcomed by all the people |
| A．A Puzzled Father! |
| B．Do You Speak Internet English? |
| C．Kong Long or Qing Wa? |
【推荐2】Kyle Pahigian is a 10th-grade math teacher. In her class, writing is often used as a learning strategy (策略). Instead of telling her students what a polygon(多边形)is, for example, she will show them a set of polygons and a set of non-polygons, and ask them, “What differences do you see?” Students write down their answers, and then join groups to compare them. “It’s really interesting for me to read what they’ve written. It gives me a window into my students’ thinking,” she said.
A recent study shows writing is such a beneficial activity not just in subjects like history and English, but across all subjects. Professor Steve Graham examined 56 studies looking at the benefits of writing in science, social studies, and math and found that writing improved learning across all grade levels. While teachers commonly ask students to write about a topic in order to assess (评价) how well they understand the material, the process of writing also improves students’ ability to recall information, make connections between different ideas, and synthesize (合成) information in new ways.
Information is quickly forgotten if it’s not reinforced, and writing helps to strengthen students’ memories of the material they’re learning. Writing also encourages students to process information at a deeper level. “Putting thoughts on paper encourages students to assess different ideas, weigh the importance of each one and consider the order they should be presented in,” Graham writes. By doing so, students may make new connections between ideas, ones they may not have made at the beginning.
Students often believe that they understand a topic, but if they’re asked to write it down and explain it, gaps in their understanding may be shown. One effective writing strategy that Graham found was metacognitive prompting (元认知提示), in which students are asked not only to recall information but also to use what they have learned in different situations. For example, instead of simply reading about ecosystems (生态系统) in a textbook, students can write about their own effect on ecosystem by examining how much rubbish their household produces.
Many teachers of different subjects have tried using writing in their classes. Would you like to join them?
1. Why does Kyle Pahigian use writing in her class?| A．To make her class interesting. |
| B．To stress the importance of writing. |
| C．To see her students’ thinking process. |
| D．To help her students find answers quickly. |
| A．Why writing is effective in improving learning. |
| B．Why writing is necessary for assessing learning. |
| C．How students process information at a deeper level. |
| D．How students make new connections between ideas. |
| A．To show students prefer writing to reading. |
| B．To show students like to write about their own life. |
| C．To explain metacognitive prompting is a good writing strategy. |
| D．To explain using knowledge in different situations is important. |
【推荐3】As digital devices (数字设备) have taken over society, keyboard activity is now often taken to replace early handwriting. The idea is that typing may be easier for young children. But a new study has found that using a pen or pencil activates (激活) more areas of your brain than a keyboard does.
Audrey van der Meer, the study’s leader from the Norwegian University, believes that young children should learn to write by hand successfully. This is because writing “gives the brain more chances than typing to hang your memories on”, she explains. Think about it. When we write, our brain needs to think about and get back memories of the shape of each letter. We also need to use our eyes to watch what shapes we’re writing. And we need to control our hands to press a pen or pencil to shape the different letters. All of this uses and connects more areas of the brain.
Along the way, these processes appear to “open the brain up for learning”, says Van der Meer. So learning through only one way — digital — could be harmful, she worries.
Van der Meer also points out that taking notes by hand encourages “visual(视觉的) notetaking”. Rather than typing blindly, the visual notetaker has to think about what is important to write down. Then, key words can be “connected with boxes, arrows, and small drawings”. Drawing images and writing also turn on parts of the brain involved with learning. Writing even activates language areas.
This suggests, Van der Meer says, that when we write by hand, “we both learn better and remember better”. So it’s important for children to learn handwriting in school from an early age.
This study does not suggest giving up digital devices. In fact, it points out, computers and other devices with keyboards have become essential in many modern classrooms. Keyboarding also can be helpful for students with certain special needs (such as if they have trouble using their hands). But nearly all students will benefit from learning handwriting at an early age.
Van der Meer agrees that learning to write by hand is a slower process and requires fine motor skills. But, she adds, that’s good: “If we don’t challenge our brain, we can’t make full use of it.”
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．How writing and printing activate the brain. |
| B．How typing involves more brain movements. |
| C．Why people prefer keyboarding to handwriting. |
| D．Why handwriting is important to young children. |
| A．Famous. | B．Expensive. | C．Important. | D．Traditional. |
| A．It can develop drawing skills. |
| B．It’s good for language learning. |
| C．It can stop people typing blindly. |
| D．It’s a must for remembering letters. |
| A．learning through digital devices is harmful |
| B．taking notes by hand will be more popular |
| C．schools will limit time of using computers |
| D．children should learn handwriting early |
【推荐1】When I was told to play for a drama competition, I became nervous. I had never done anything like this before. But after reading Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, I was excited about what was to come. The story was great and the sentences were so funny. I wanted to give it a go.
I was playing Sir Toby Belch, a very funny old knight (骑士). I had to remember a lot of sentences and very funny old words. I worked hard in order to act well, like a real knight from the old days. But the most difficult job was to be funny in all my acting. This is quite different from the way I am in real life.
"OK. It's time to be a different me now! " I said to myself. At first, I couldn't do anything naturally. I don’t know what to do when acting in this silly way. But I always told myself that I was Sir Toby now and I should forget who I really was. Even when I was in the bath, I was thinking about Sir Toby’s words and actions and trying to do everything like Sir Toby did.
The competition day finally came. When it was my turn to perform, I took a deep breath and began my part. I tried hard to make my words clear enough to understood and my actions funny enough to make everybody laugh. When the results were finally read out, I immediately knew we had won the first prize. I made it.
From this experience, I’ve come to know that I can be a different person. It Doesn’t mean I've changed my personality, but I can do something I had never imagined possible.
1. Why did the author feel nervous?| A．Because he didn’t like the activity. | B．Because he had to play in a drama competition. |
| C．Because he had to learn Twelfth Night. | D．Because he wanted to do everything well. |
| A．let it go away | B．give a hand |
| C．have a try | D．go to a place |
| A．playing Sir Toby Belch | B．being funny in my performance |
| C．remembering many sentences | D．learning about Sir Toby Belch's personality |
a. I tried my best to think about the words and action of Sir Toby Belch.
b. I couldn't play the part naturally.
c. We won the first prize in the competition.
d. I breathed deeply and started to play.
e. I was told to play Sir Toby Belch.
| A．e, b, a, d, c | B．e, a, b, d, c | C．a, c, b, d, e | D．a, b, d, c, e |
| A．Twelfth Night --- One of the Funniest Dramas of Shakespeare |
| B．Sir Toby Belch --- The Part played in the drama |
| C．We Can Do Something Which Seems Impossible |
| D．Believe in Yourself and Don't Give Up |
【推荐2】What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful(压力大的).
“For people who are worried about math, posture (姿势) makes a big difference,” Erik Peper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That’s right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.
Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over (趴倒的) posture, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.
Slumping over is a defensive(戒备的) posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Peper said.
Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit(受益) from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.
Good posture isn’t just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better.
1. What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams?| A．Sitting up straight. | B．Hanging your head. |
| C．Lying on your back. | D．Raising one hand. |
| A．To do sit-ups. |
| B．To count numbers. |
| C．To think carefully. |
| D．To sit in different postures. |
| A．All the 125 students. | B．Less than half of them. |
| C．56 percent of them. | D．None of the students. |
| A．why slumping over makes exams harder to do |
| B．why slumping over is bad for one’s health |
| C．why some people slump over during exams |
| D．why people are nervous during math exams |
| A．Slump over to Take Exams | B．Sit up to Do Math |
| C．Better Posture for Nervous Students | D．Good Advice for Better Exams |
I’ve been playing in rock bands since I was about 14 years old. It’s my favorite hobby in the world and I don, t think I’ll ever give it up. When I moved to China, I wasn’t sure what it would be like to play in a band here. Would it be hard to find people to play with? Or places to play at? As it turns out, Beijing is a great place to play music.
One of the main differences is that the music scene here is much smaller than those in most big Western cities. This might seem like a disadvantage, but I actually kind of (有点) like it. It means that most of the people involved, whether they are promoters (宣传人员) or musicians or Just music fans, know each other well. It’s like having a big family. I’ve met some amazing friends by playing music here.
Another big difference is that every practice studio and live-house in Beijing has the basic equipment (设备) for playing music. When I played drums in the US, I had to bring my whole drum kit everywhere we played. But here, I just bring my drumsticks and cymbals (钹). This makes it way more convenient to practice, record and play music.
And I’ve definitely had some unique experiences since I’ve been playing here. For one concert, we played on an outdoor stage next to a farm in the suburbs of Baoding in Hebei province. For another show, we played at a tiny bar inside of a huge shopping mall. These kinds of experiences are rare in the US. It’s definitely been a lot of fun to play music here.
1. In the first paragraph the writer wasn’t sure ________?| A．whether he would miss his friends |
| B．whether he would bring his whole drum kit |
| C．whether he could continue playing music |
| D．whether he could start a new hobby |
| A．the music scene in Beijing is the same size as Western cities |
| B．people in the music scene come from a big family |
| C．the writer gets on well with people in Western cities |
| D．the writer makes some new friends by playing music |
| A．独特的 | B．危险的 | C．艰难的 | D．可怕的 |
| A．The writer has played rock music for 14 years. |
| B．Rock bands in Beijing are not very popular. |
| C．The writer enjoys playing music in China. |
| D．The writer once played on an outdoor stage on a farm. |
【推荐1】The world is a beautiful place in our eyes. But does it look the same through the eyes of animals?
Dogs
They can’t see as many colors as we can. They can see blues, browns and yellows. They have fewer color-detecting cells（色彩感知细胞）than humans do.
Jumping Spiders
They have eight pairs of eyes. They can see more colors than humans. They can see ultraviolet light（紫外线）. So they see things clearer than we do.
Rats
They can move one eye in different directions while keeping the other eye stop moving. It is to see their enemies better. They can’t see many colors. It’s not necessary because they mostly come out at night. They are good at seeing bright light.
Horses
They have eyes on either side of their head. So they see wider（视野更宽阔）than humans. They have a blind spot（盲点）in front of their nose. They can’t see as many colors as humans do. They can see greens and blues; but most of the time they see grays.
1. Dogs can’t see the color“________”according to the passage.| A．blue | B．brown | C．green | D．yellow |
| A．rats | B．dogs and horses | C．rats and horses | D．jumping spiders |
| A．It can move one eye while keeping the other eye still（静止）. |
| B．It’s not necessary for it to see all directions. |
| C．It can’t see a white dog at night. |
| D．It can’t see bright light well. |
| A．The horse can find it and drive it away. | B．The horse can’t see it and will let it there. |
| C．The horse will smell it but do nothing. | D．The horse won’t open its eyes to see it. |
| A．Different kinds of animals | B．Seeing things in the same way |
| C．World through animals’ eyes | D．To see a beautiful world |
【推荐2】Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.
◆ Learn to do small things: You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to make care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).
◆ Divide (划分) housework among the family: In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.
◆ Make it fun: Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be fun if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction (满意).
1. Most students think doing housework is __________.| A．interesting | B．boring | C．difficult | D．easy |
| A．take care of yourself | B．be more friendly |
| C．become more popular | D．grow up healthily |
| A．Because it is boring. | B．Because it is difficult. |
| C．Because it is tiring. | D．Because it is not exciting. |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．It’s about how to do the housework more easily. |
| B．It’s about some boring chores we have to do. |
| C．It’s about how to divide housework into parts. |
| D．It’s about how to find the joy of cooking. |
【推荐3】I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes. I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier (收银员) told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.
It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.”
The little boy smiled and thanked us. I left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”
1. What is this passage mainly about?| A．Love and kindness. | B．A poor boy. |
| C．Friendship and honesty. | D．Communication and understanding. |
| A．短的 | B．矮的 | C．短缺的 | D．多余的 |
| A．$ 8.00. | B．All his money. |
| C．Ten dollars. | D．All his money and another $ 8.00. |
