During the two sessions(两会), people around the world talk about China. Have you ever wondered what topics Generation Z (people born 1995﹣2009) are most interested in? In March 2022, China Daily did a survey on topics of the two sessions to see what interests Generation Zers most. Let’s take a look.
Among all topics, “mental health” got the most votes. “Spreading traditional culture”(83%) followed closely. The top choice is not unexpected. Reports on mental health problems of teenagers have increased in recent years. The rate of depression(抑郁) among them was nearly 25%. The attention they give to mental health shows that they care for their own well-being. When they don’t feel well, they will speak out and ask for help.
Although Generation Zers are young, they understand the power of traditional culture. They believe that China is deeply rooted in traditional culture and would like to spread it to the world. Zhao Yan, a junior 2 student from Liaoning Riwan Middle School, said, “My school set up many clubs to help students understand the importance of traditional culture. I join a paper-cutting workshop and a hanfu club. I have learned a lot. I made a tiger-shaped paper-cutting. It has not only helped me practise my handwork skills but also let me know the beauty of art. It’s our duty to pass this great art to future generations.”
Instead of only care about themselves, Generation Zers also set their eyes on social problems. Kevin Xu, a 16-year-old boy from Shenzhen, told the reporter.” I care about the prevention and control measures(防治措施) of COVID-19. I’m now studying in the UK. In February, the UK government ended quarantine(隔离) rules. It means that COVID-19 patients can go out. This would never happen in China! I think China’s “dynamic zero-case” policy(动态清零政策) sounds more responsible. A country should protect its people in a pandemic.”
People seem to know little about Generation Zers. Thanks to this survey, we are able to take a closer look at “what Generation Zers care about” and paint a picture of what they are like.
1. According to the passage, what might be the percent of votes of mental health in the survey?| A．95% | B．84% | C．55% | D．82% |
| A．It is happy to find teenagers pay attention to their own health. |
| B．The author is surprised that the mental health problems of teenagers are serious. |
| C．The author is surprised that the rate of depression is unexpectedly high. |
| D．It’s known to all that the mental health problems of teenagers are serious. |
| A．Creative(有创造力的) and artistic. | B．Lazy and selfish(自私的). |
| C．Impolite and unsocial. | D．Clever and expressive(富有表现力的). |
| A．Kevin Xu studies in the UK and he is happy with everything there. |
| B．Kevin Xu agrees with the control measures of COVID-19 in the UK. |
| C．Kevin Xu thinks China’s “dynamic zero-case” policy is a wise decision. |
| D．Kevin Xu thinks it’s fine for COVID-19 patients to go out. |
| A．①/②③④⑤ | B．①/②/③④/⑤ | C．①/②③/④⑤ | D．①/②③④/⑤ |
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“liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking
photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment（实验）.
Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took,._________. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meal.
After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
1. From the passage, what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?
| A．People talk about their Weibo or WeChat. |
| B．People learn from each other how to cook dishes. |
| C．People like taking photos with friends or families. |
| D．People take photos of food and post them before eating. |
| A．the less cheerful they became |
| B．he more interested they were in the food |
| C．the less delicious the food seemed to them |
| D．the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat |
| A．We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes. |
| B．We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal. |
| C．Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. |
| D．Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. |
| A．Enjoy the life with people around us instead of taking photos of food. |
| B．Take photos of delicious food and share them with others. |
| C．Remember to have dinner with our family and friends at home. |
| D．Take photos of food in order to have a wonderful life. |
【推荐2】Taking online classes is becoming increasingly popular, but students have different opinions about it.
Wang Qi, 14:
I love taking online courses. They give me a lot more choices and freedom. We can choose to learn whatever we want. Also, online classes enable us to study whenever and wherever we want, which is very convenient.
Wu Jun 13
I don't think taking online classes is a good way to study. There are many temptations(诱惑) on the internet. Students can be distracted(使分心) from their courses easily.The whole learning process is not as organized as it is in the classroom｡
Zhou Siya, 13:
Online classrooms are beneficial(有益的). We might feel more focused on learning when we are alone in front of a computer with no one to distract us. In addition, taking courses online also means we can have more time to use a computer, which is a good way to practice our computer skills.
Li Chunjie, 14:
I think the idea of taking online courses is crazy. It can increase our exposure(接触)to computers and the radiation(辐射) from them could do harm to the human body, especially our eyes. Also, sitting in front of a computer for a long time without exercising can be harmful to our health.
1. How many students support online learning?| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．更关心 | B．更专注于 | C．更喜欢 | D．更分心 |
| A．there are many courses to choose from | B．it helps improve students' computer skills |
| C．students can feel more focused | D．online courses are free to take |
| A．can be beneficial in many ways | B．causes a lot of distractions |
| C．will make students go crazy | D．is harmful to students' health |
| A．Suggestions for taking online courses. | B．Different opinions on taking online courses. |
| C．Suggestions for becoming organized learners. | D．Different ways of studying on the internet. |
【推荐3】School homework and use of electronic devices (电子仪器) are main (主要的) causes, a report says. More than 60% of children and teens do not get adequate sleep, which can put their health at risk, according to a report that came out on Sunday by the Chinese Sleep Research Society. The report was from a survey at the end of last year and in January. It covered nearly 70, 000 children and teens aged 6 to 17 across the Chinese mainland, HongKong, Macao and Taiwan.
The report found that having too much school homework and the popularization (普及) of electronic devices were the two top causes for the inadequate sleep. From Monday to Thursday, 8.4% of the group would still be busy with their homework after 11 p.m. More than 41% of children and teenagers who sleep too little use electronic devices, and children whose parents use smart phones in front of them more probably have less sleep. Other reasons, such as noise and light pollution, made the problem happen, the report said. The survey also showed that good sleep results in higher efficiency (效率) in study.
Gao Xuemei, vice-president of the society, says studies have show that decreasing (减少) sleeping time for children and teenagers has been a global trend (全球趋势) in the past 10 years, but the problem appears to be worse in East Asia, including China, largely because of too much school homework.
“Not having enough sleep among children and teenagers is worth paying high attention to, because it can seriously influence (影响) their health and growth,” she said. “Such a group should sleep at least eight hours a day,” she added. “Sleep develops growth, protects the brain and improves the immune system (免疫系统) ,” she said. “Long-term lack (缺乏) of sleep will bring risks of illnesses and cause lasting health harm.”
1. The word “adequate” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.| A．enough | B．little | C．necessary | D．helpful |
| A．noise and the heavy school homework |
| B．light pollution and the heavy school homework |
| C．the heavy school homework and electronic devices |
| D．electronic devices and noise |
| A．the more children sleep, the higher their grades are |
| B．parents influence their children less if they use smartphones |
| C．noise and light pollution play an important role in the sleeping problem |
| D．children in East Asia may lack mere sleep than those in other part of the world |
| A．developing growth | B．protecting the brain |
| C．improving the immune system | D．bringing risks of illnesses |
| A．to find out the reasons for children’s inadequate sleep |
| B．to stop children and teenagers using electronic devices |
| C．us to pay high attention to lack of sleep among children and teenagers |
| D．us to cut down children and teenagers’ heavy school homework |
【推荐1】When I was a teenager, I volunteered to distribute water at a local (当地的) race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many kinds of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it, too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race, it was very hot. After running for about 5 miles, I was thinking, “I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking ?” And at one moment (一瞬间), I said to myself, “I am never doing this again!”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑), walked, jogged and walked. I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I couldn’t even keep up with (跟上) him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often do we compare ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t ? I decided that I wouldn’t give up running races, and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of (为……感到自豪) myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
1. What does the underlined word “distribute” mean?| A．sell | B．buy | C．give out | D．borrow |
| A．He just wanted to experience. |
| B．He was crazy about running. |
| C．He was practiced running very hard. |
| D．He wanted very much to win a prize. |
①He regretted. ②He encouraged himself. ③He felt a little embarrassed.
| A．①-②-③ | B．②-①-③ | C．①-③-② | D．②-③-① |
| A．To be No.1. | B．Let’s compare. |
| C．A volunteering job. | D．Running your own race. |
【推荐2】Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all on his own. The boy is me, six years ago when I was just 11. The car was small and simple, but in my imagination it was a high-speed racing car, speeding along the race road.
It was during the school summer holidays and workmen were building a new driveway and garage(车库) beside our house. It meant to add something new to our home. When I watched the workman, I came up with an idea---I would build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of it. I told my mother and began with my plans. But I couldn't find the right things for making the car, so I gave up and sadly spent several days doing nothing. My mother noticed that I had stopped working and asked me why. I explained and she suggested that maybe I should change my plan to fit the things I had, rather than give up.
And that's just what I did. I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house. When I found a small engine(发动机) from one of my old model planes, I added that. The power came from a battery I found in a box.
By the time the garage was finished, so was my car. I called my family together outside the house, started the engine and put the car on the driveway. It was fast, and I had to run to the garage to prevent it from hitting the new door. My family began to cheer and I smiled proudly. Thanks to my mother I learned the value of continuing to do things, especially something difficult. Soon I was making plans for my next project: a robot!
1. The writer was________ when he made the model car.| A．a student | B．a driver | C．a workman | D．an engineer |
| A．gave up | B．felt excited about |
| C．was very busy | D．spent several days |
| A．explained the plan to him | B．brought him to the workshop |
| C．gave him some suggestions | D．found him some pieces of wood |
| A．the writer thanked his mother | B．the family was called together |
| C．the writer put it into the house | D．the family began a new project |
| A．Keep on doing things to the end. | B．Think hard before doing something. |
| C．Always ask for help when in trouble. | D．Try the best to find the right things to do. |
The Phone of the Wind, which sits in a garden on top of a hill in the Japanese town of Otsuchi, is now known for helping people do with sadness.
The Phone of the Wind is a white telephone booth (电话亭), which was made by Itaru Sasaki, a garden designer. In 2010, Sasaki put the phone in his garden as a way to speak to his cousin who died many years ago. Sasaki felt as if he could connect (联系) with his cousin through the phone although the phone inside the booth was disconnected. “Because my thoughts couldn’t be taken over a common phone, I wanted them to be taken by the wind,” he said.
In 2011, a tsunami (海啸) hit northeastern Japan and killed over 1,500 people in Otsuchi. To help the many people who had lost family members or friends in the tsunami, Sasaki decided to ▲ . The phone gave people a chance (机会) to say all the things they never got a chance to say to their loved ones. A notebook could also be found inside the booth in which people could write messages for their loved ones. Since then, the telephone booth has helped thousands of people get through the hardest time.
Sasaki’s Phone of the Wind has inspired (鼓舞) others around the world. In 2017, Altruchas, an artist in California USA, made a phone after his friend and 35 others died in a fire. Earlier in 2021, a similar phone was put on Colorado’s Aspen Mountain for people who lost loved ones because of the COVID-19.
“Loss (失去) is a natural part of the human experience. When we lose someone close to us, it makes us miss them for the rest of our lives,” said Altruchas. “Sasaki’s Phone of the Wind does help make it a little bit easier to overcome our sadness.”
1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.| A．how the phone booth worked | B．why the phone booth was made |
| C．when the phone booth got popular | D．where the phone booth could be put |
| A．have a talk with them | B．give them a mobile phone |
| C．buy some food and water for them | D．open his telephone booth to them |
| A．It helps people solve their problems at work. | B．It was first made by Itaru Sasaki in 2011. |
| C．It is mainly for those who lost their loved ones. | D．It can only be seen in the Japanese town, Otsuchi. |
| A．www.chinatoday.com/culture | B．www.aspenhill.com/weather |
| C．www.mooc.cn/health | D．www.peoplelife.com/report |
