The Spring Festival is a time for children to receive lucky money. Do you think parents should look after their children’s lucky money? Here, some middle school students are sharing their ideas.
○ Tian Yun said, “Lucky money should be kept by parents because children generally don’t have much experience with money and are likely to form the habit of splashing out.” She thinks they can’t control themselves when they see things they like. So when they graduate from high school, they can manage their money.
○ In Wang Xin’s opinion, it is too difficult for young children to manage their money wisely as there are so many distractions (干扰) outside. With a lot of money, they may be cheated by bad persons, which will make them get into troubles.
○ However, Hou Yi thinks children should be free to spend their lucky money because it’s a good chance to develop their money management skills. Children will be able to learn how to use their money properly. What parents should do is to guide them correctly.
○ When it comes to Cui Han’s idea, children should be trusted to manage their money. According to the latest Civil Code(《民法典》), 8 years old is a dividing line. That means children over 8 have the right to deal with their own money. They won’t depend on their parents too much.
1. What do the underlined words “splashing out” probably mean?| A．Saving money. | B．Raising money for others. |
| C．Lending money to others. | D．Spending money like running water. |
①Tian Yun ②Wang Xin ③Hou Yi ④Cui Han
a. Children may be cheated if they have a lot of money.
b. Children older than eight can manage their money.
c. Parents can guide children to spend money correctly.
d. Children can manage their money after graduation.
| A．①-a; ②-d; ③-b; ④-c | B．①-d; ②-a; ③-c; ④-b |
| C．①-d; ②-b; ③-a; ④-c | D．①-a; ②-c; ③-d; ④-b |
| A．Health and medicine. | B．Family and society. |
| C．Nature and environment. | D．Science and technology. |
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【推荐1】Make Up Your Mind to Succeed
Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children fight against failure without defending (保护). The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyone’s winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive (正面的) than ever before.
Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years.
A fixed mind-set is based on the belief that talent is genetic (遗传的) –you’re a born artist, point guard, or numbers person.
We are all born with growth mind-sets. (Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise. Dweck’s book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth.
| A．But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated (击败) by failure. |
| B．On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is completely heaven (上天) -sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. |
| C．Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets (思维定式) that have a great effect on how we react (反应) to it. |
| D．The fixed mind-set believes it’s sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. |
| E．As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.” |
| F．So it’s easy for her to divide them into two different groups. |
| It’s good because: | It’s bad because: |
| ▲My parents let me have friends over to play so I can choose to have people around when I want to. ▲I can be alone if I want to be. ▲I get to spend a lot of time with my parents. ▲I get a lot of responsibility(责任). ▲I don’t have to do jobs around the house , but I’d like to do sometimes. ▲I get a lot of attention in my family. | ▲I’d like to show a younger brother or sister how to do things. ▲I get too much pressure to do well in school. ▲sometimes my parents expect too much of me. They treat me like an adult. ▲It is too quiet in the house. ▲I always have to organize(组织) things if I want someone to play with when I’m at home. ▲I feel lonely at weekends and holidays sometimes. |
根据短文内容，判断句子正（A）误（B）。
1. An only child needn’t choose to have friends around to play with.
2. If you are an only child, you can be alone when you want to be.
3. Parents give their only child lots of housework to do at home.
4. Most kids like to keep quiet in the room.
5. As an only child, he/she will feel lonely at weekends and holidays sometimes.
Modern Technology – a personal view by Andrea Buchner July 23 I really think the way most young people use modern technology so much is almost antisocial(不合社交的). Let me give you an example. Last week my niece came over for dinner, she’s seventeen and addicted(沉溺) to her mobile phone. The whole way through dinner she was on her phone, sending messages, tweeting and chatting online with friends. It was crazy! When I asked her about it, her reply was “Well, I need to stay in touch with my friends”. But, I’m really not sure that this kind of use of technology really does this. After all, there were lots of us there together and she wasn’t in touch with us at all! What do you think? Is modern technology taking over our lives?  |
 You’ve got to be kidding! Do you want to take us back in time? I really think you’re missing the point of using your mobile to keep in touch with friends. I have friends from around the world which would be impossible without technology. My life is far more interesting than when my parents were teenagers. I’m certainly with your niece on this one. |
 Andrea, I totally agree with you on technology making teenagers antisocial. While I can see what Techie1 is saying, paying no attention to the people you’re with because you’re texting all the time is just not on. There’s a time and a place for technology and having dinner with family or friends is not one of them. |
| A．Computers. | B．Mobile phones. | C．Video games. | D．The internet. |
| A．Having a conversation. | B．Chatting with her friends on the phone. |
| C．Keeping in touch with her relatives. | D．Posting a blog on the internet. |
| A．Techie1 has the same opinion as Jonas B. |
| B．Techie1 has the same opinion as Andrea. |
| C．Andrea’s niece shouldn’t always use her phone. |
| D．Andrea’s niece wasn’t doing anything wrong. |
【推荐1】The story of Hua Mulan is well-known in China. Mulan, a brave young girl, takes her father’s place in the army and fights for her country. Disney turned this story into a cartoon in 1998. And now, they are planning to make it a real action movie. It was reported that in the online script (剧本), the movie would not be mainly about Mulan saving her family, but about how a white European man saves Mulan and wins her heart. Then, lots of people made an online topic called Make Mulan Right. A user named Krystal Lin said that the story of Mulan wasn’t a love story about a girl who needed to be saved, but a story about her saving her father, about family and honor (荣誉).
Others said that it would whitewash Asian culture. The word “whitewash” means Western culture takes the place of other cultures. They give other examples, like the American actress Scarlett Johansson playing the Japanese character Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell (《攻壳机动队》).
Facing these words, a man from Disney later told Vanity Fair magazine that the online script was only an initial version (初始版本) and that Mulan would be the main character in the story.
“Although Disney needs to think about American tastes, it has to make sure that the movie isn’t whitewashed”, a critic (评论家) told China Daily.
1. Which piece of news caused online discussion?| A．Disney turned the story of Hua Mulan into a cartoon. |
| B．Disney made the story of Hua Mulan a real action movie. |
| C．An article online said something bad about the story of Hua Mulan. |
| D．The movie would be mainly about a romantic love story. |
① Mulan needs a man to help her. ② Mulan saves her father.
③ It’s a story about family and honor. ④ The story needs Hollywood romance
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①④ |
| A．let more people know the movie |
| B．say something bad about US movies |
| C．give an example of a “whitewashed” thing |
| D．let people know the actress Scarlett Johansson |
| A．Their new movie would use the online script at last. |
| B．Mulan would be the main character in the story. |
| C．There would be no European actors in the movie. |
| D．Disney must think about different tastes. |
| A．Disney turned the story of Hua Mulan into a real action movie in 1998 |
| B．the critic doesn’t think Disney needs to think about American tastes |
| C．Make Mulan Right showed many people’s love for this online script |
| D．the user named Krystal doesn’t want the movie to turn into a love story |
【推荐2】These days, short videos have gotten millions of views（关注）online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects（特效）to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.
Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 said they enjoyed watching these short videos. About 47 percent have posted their own videos, according to a recent report.
The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they wouldn’t usually see. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well.
However, the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos have vulgar content that is not good for teenagers.
To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function（功能）in April, 2018. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. If you want to use it again, you need to enter the passwords（密码）. In the same month, the government asked companies to control these apps and get rid of bad videos.
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1. What can kids add to their short videos with these apps?
| A．Music and special effects. | B．Douyin and Kuaishou. | C．Jazz dance. | D．Locking the app. |
| A．50%. | B．15%. | C．47%. | D．12%. |
| A．The app will be locked for over two hours. |
| B．They will not spend enough time studying. |
| C．Some vulgar videos will be shown to them. |
| D．They will win a lot of fans for themselves. |
| A．高尚的 | B．滑稽的 | C．优雅的 | D．低俗的 |
| A．the apps have been monitored（监管）much more strictly |
| B．more and more teenagers enjoy sharing their short videos |
| C．teenagers can add all kinds of special effects to their videos |
| D．there will be no vulgar content in these short videos at all |
【推荐3】According to CNN, "women still experience pay inequality(不平等) everywhere, whether you're Hollywood's top talent or you work in a retail store(零售店)."
Gender equality has improved in some areas like education. However, when females enter the workplace, they may find things are still difficult. Of the 145 countries and regions surveyed in a WEF(世界经济论坛) report, 97 have more female students than male students in universities. But only four of those countries and regions have a majority(多数) of female leaders in the workplace. "Women tend to(往往会) be viewed on the basis of their performance, while men are often promoted(升职) for their potential(潜力), " The Washington Post wrote.
Old thinking about men and women is still influencing women's careers, according to Saadia Zahidi, a WEF official. For example, many people believe boys are better at science, technology, engineering and math(STEM). And even today, women make up only a third of the students in these fields worldwide. Girls and women need to master the skills and training that are needed for the jobs of tomorrow, especially in the STEM fields, said Zahidi.
The gender gap(性别差距) in the workplace is not just about less pay for women. It's also about women making sure their pay shows their value. Actress Sandra Bullock once said. "Once we start changing how we think about women, the pay gap will take care of itself."
1. According to the story, gender equality has improved in ________.| A．workplace | B．health | C．education | D．income |
| A．have potential | B．perform well | C．look beautiful | D．receive training |
| A．97 percent | B．45 percent | C．20 percent | D．30 percent |
| A．Female Hollywood stars don't experience pay inequality. |
| B．Women have difficulty finding jobs in more than 97 countries. |
| C．Women should focus on improving themselves to show their value. |
| D．To achieve pay equality, people need change their views about women. |
【推荐1】If you want to know the history of Asia (亚洲), you must visit Nepal. It’s an old country in Asia. When you travel to Nepal, you should know these things. Remember them and they may be useful one day.
★Clothes: In Nepal, women should not wear shorts and men should always wear shirts.
★Temples (寺庙): You should ask first when you want to take photos in temples.
★Body: Do not walk over other people’s feet. Don’t pat (拍) children on the head.
★Food: After you have some food, don’t give it to a Nepalese. Never use your left hand for eating.
★Cows: Cows are important (重要的) animal in Nepal. When you visit Nepal, you can find cows easily.
1. If a man visit Nepal, he should always wear ________.| A．shorts | B．shirts | C．sunglasses | D．a suit |
| A．Women should wear shorts. |
| B．Don’t walk over other people’s feet. |
| C．Don’t pat children on the head. |
| D．After you have some food, don’t give it to a Nepalese. |
| A．the left hand | B．the right hand | C．both hands | D．two feet |
| A．what kind of clothes the Nepalese wear | B．what to do when we want to take photos |
| C．how to eat in Nepal | D．why cows are important in Nepal |
You are like a new baby.
Babies learn their language slowly. First they learn to listen. Then they learn to talk. Finally, they can read and write.
Listen to English every day.
Listen to English radio, watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons.
Practise the conversations.
Make up conversations and practise the conversations. You’d better use beginner textbooks.
Read English stories.
Start with children’s storybooks. Try to read stories for ESL(非母语英语教程) readers. Read ads and so on. Try to join an English Club for young learners.
Write down new words.
Start a new word notebook. Write words in alphabetical order (A… B… C). Make some sentences. Try to use an English-English dictionary.
Keep an English diary.
Start with one sentence. Like how do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today?
1. The writer gave us ________ ideas for learning English faster.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．Children’s storybooks. | B．Children’s textbooks. |
| C．Children’s picture books. | D．Children’s music books. |
| A．Babies learn to read and write first. |
| B．Listening to English radio is not helpful. |
| C．We should always use an English-Chinese dictionary. |
| D．We can start with one sentence to keep an English diary. |
【推荐3】Do you like travelling? How can you make your trip interesting? Here's some advice.
Read
Before we leave, we should find some information about the place we want to go to, such as its geography, its history and its famous people. And we should read them carefully. So, we can really understand that place during our trip even though we don't have much time.
Take photos!
Most of us take a camera when we travel. If you want to take some photos, remember to choose the most special sights. Don't choose the sight we can see in other places. For example, Beidaihe, Qingdao and Zhuhai are coastal cities. Don't only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else, too
Taste!
Don't buy the food that you like most because you can buy it in your own city or town. You'd better taste something special in that area. Food in some places is very delicious. And from food, you can find its food culture. So why not taste it? Maybe you have just one chance to taste it in your life.
Write!
When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip. Later, when you read it, you'll feel that you can find the pleasure during the trip.
1. Before we travel to a place, what should we do?| A．We should decide which hotel to live in. |
| B．We should learn something about it |
| C．We should phone the restaurant for the tables |
| D．We should choose which bus to take. |
| A．We'd better take photos of the beach. |
| B．We'd better take photos of the sea. |
| C．We'd better take photos of the sky. |
| D．We'd better take photos of Tianya Haijiao. |
| A．take no photos |
| B．taste some specials |
| C．write down what you eat |
| D．read more books |
| A．There are three traveling suggestions. |
| B．You should read a storybook during a trip. |
| C．You can find the local food culture from the special food in that area |
| D．Coastal cities are the only places to travel. |
| A．How to make your trip more interesting. |
| B．The most popular way to travel |
| C．How to make a travel plan. |
| D．The best place to travel. |
