1 . Almost everyone today has a smartphone. However, many people cannot get rid of (脱离) smartphones because phones have become part of daily life.
As the addiction (瘾) to the smartphone has become a serious problem, it brings many results in life. Most phone users look down at their phones for a long time. When hunching (弯) or bending their neck, they put serious pressure on the neck and backbone. And this will cause a sore back or a neck ache. According to studies, as high as 45% of the young people from age 16 to 24 these days suffer back pain because of the heavy usage of smartphones. Also, trying to focus on and look at the screen of the phone for a long time will discomfort eyes and may cause loss of vision (视力). Besides, if someone brings the phone to sleep with, he or she will spend more time on the phone than sleep without noticing it. It’s true that phones make life more convenient, but that doesn’t mean they can take control of life.
To get rid of phones, you can create a phone-free time. For example, turn off your phone or stop it from the Internet after 8:00 p.m. At that time, you can spend time on anything but phone so that you won’t check on your phone. Just like smoking, phone addiction is habitual. You must replace the habit with another if you want to stop it. So find a few things to do whenever you are not using your phone, such as reading a book or exercising.
Of course, it’s not easy to get rid of a habit and the beginning is the most challenging. That’s why having a strong mind really makes a big difference. Remember, do not let your phone become your ______. Instead, improve your self-control and put smartphones into good use.
1. Which shows the number of the young people aged 16～24 who have a sore back? (
stands for the number)A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．By telling a story. | B．By listing some numbers. |
| C．By giving examples. | D．By comparing two facts. |
| A．friend | B．teacher | C．master | D．waiter |
a. The ways to get rid of phone addiction.
b. The importance of a strong mind.
c. The cause of smartphone addiction.
d. The results caused by smartphone addiction.
| A．abdc | B．dcab | C．cdba | D．cdab |
| A．To live our own life. | B．To use phones properly. |
| C．To develop good habits. | D．To care more about health. |
2 . At the end of year 2022, the Singaporean government announced that all drinks sold locally must use nutritional grade labels (营养等级标签) A, B, C, or D on their packaging, marking the percentage of sugar and saturated fat (饱和脂肪) in the drinks. So recently several Singaporean drink companies have already started to put these labels on every drink. In March, 2024 Shanghai, China did the same. The labels are from A to D. The more sugar and saturated fat a drink has, the less healthy the drink is.
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1. What made some Singaporean drink companies start using these labels?
| A．Government rules. | B．Selling methods. |
| C．Educational advantages. | D．Customer needs. |
| A．＜1% | B．1-5%. | C．5-10%. | D．>10%. |
| A．Unsweetenwed teas. | B．Diet Coke. |
| C．Flavor-added milk. | D．Energy drinks. |
| A．Lost and Found. | B．Do It Yourself. |
| C．Music and Movie. | D．Food and Health. |
3 . When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, there are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
●Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!
●Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
●Smile. Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things of your friends and family.
●Learn something new. Have you ever wanted to decorate (装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished them.
●Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
●Stay with your family. You need your family time. Talk with your mom or dad or maybe even your cousin.
1. This text may be taken from ________.| A．a science book | B．a guidebook | C．a teen magazine | D．school rules |
| A．be special | B．be sure | C．feel nice | D．be remembered |
| A．成就感 | B．忧伤感 | C．挫折感 | D．信任感 |
| A．look for the good things of others | B．stay alone at home as much as possible |
| C．learn new things and go for them | D．keep a diary to express your feelings |
| A．Do Your Best | B．Six Ways to Feel Good About Yourself |
| C．It’s Never Too Late to Learn | D．Always Smile to Your Life |
4 . In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think it’s important to tell children their duty (责任) in the family. They think that a 2-year-old child is never too young to do chores. If you have no ideas, use this list (列表) of age chores for your children.
| Ages 2—3 Help make the bed. Pick up (收拾) toys and books. Take the dirty clothes to the laundry (洗衣) room. Help feed pets. | Ages 4—5 Clear and set the table. Help cook dinner. |
| Ages 6—8 Look after pets. Take out the rubbish. | Ages 9—12 Help wash the car. Learn to wash the dishes. Clean the bathroom. |
1. What can Bob, a 5-year-old boy do?
| A．Look after pets. | B．Help cook dinner. | C．Take out the rubbish. | D．Help wash the car. |
| A．2 years old. | B．4 years old. | C．7 years old. | D．10 years old. |
| A．Because children have too much free time. | B．Because children should develop good habits. |
| C．Because it’s important to tell children their duty. | D．Because parents want their children to be good. |
5 . Be pleased to do anything even though it is very small. In fact, there’s no single thing that is not worth doing or you are not able to do. So living a happy life with a light heart is the most important. A good mood (心情) decides your quality of life. Then how can you live a happy life?
Make each day meaningful by helping someone or just making someone smile. The feeling of making you want to help others stay at the bottom of your heart. Happiness depends on the feelings in your heart. Helping others is helping yourself. By helping others, you will be given more. Seeing their satisfied smile will make you feel proud of what you have done.
Face difficulties bravely in your life. Everybody may meet difficulties. No one can avoid them. The difficulties can teach you a lot. They are your treasure. They will help you to be closer to success.
Focus on the good experiences you have had in the past few years. Be grateful for what life has given you. Don’t think too much about the negative (消极的) things. They are similar to bad weather. Bad weather will pass sooner or later, so will the negative things. You may find many dead ends in your life. But you will always find your way out of them. Everything will get better at last.
Never worry about the things you can’t change. Worrying isn’t useful. Worrying can neither change the situation nor solve any problem. Perhaps, not every dream will be realized; not every effort will be completed. Don’t mind, and take it easy. Come on, everybody! Let’s live a happy life with a light heart and enjoy the beautiful sunshine every day.
1. What does happiness depend on?| A．Helping others. | B．The feelings in your heart. |
| C．What others think of you. | D．Difficulties you meet. |
| A．Good moods. | B．Happiness . | C．Experiences. | D．Difficulties. |
| A．Careful. | B．Useful. | C．Hopeful. | D．Thankful. |
| A．Every dream will be realized. | B．A good mood decides your quality of life. |
| C．Every effort will be completed. | D．People can avoid difficulties easily. |
| A．how to live a happy life | B．everybody may meet with difficulties |
| C．there are many dead ends in life | D．worrying isn’t useful |
6 . A rainy day can do more than just influence your mood, it can also turn the streets and your home into a mess. When it is raining, there are things you can do to protect you from water damage (损坏) caused by heavy rain.
| At home and outside ◆ When you are at home, keep windows and doors closed. If the rain water enters the room, cut off the power supply (供应) to stop the rain water from electrifying and hurting people. ◆ If you are outside, do not stay under trees or large billboards close to power supply lines. And remember, you can’t touch anything metal or electrical. In thunderstorm weather, it is better not to answer and dial mobile phones outdoors. The mobile phones can also cause thunder and hurt people. |
| When walking or driving on rainy days ◆Try to choose the main road and ring road. Reduce the speed gradually from high speed to low speed. When there is too much rain water, slow down your car and drive more slowly. ◆ In areas with strong rain, when driving out, you should pay attention to the information of waterlogged (积水的) road section and traffic control, and plan the travel route in advance. ◆Because of the heavy rain, roads and parking area may be full of water, electric vehicles (交通工具) are left in the rain water. The line is very easy to short circuit (短路) in the charging process (在充电过程中). We must do something right away. ◆ If the vehicle stalls (熄火) in driving, get off the vehicle and wait for rescue. Never stay in the car all the time. |
1. What can we do if the rain water enters the room?
| A．Clean it out of the room at once. | B．Cut off the power supply at once. |
| C．Close the door and windows. | D．Stand on a much higher place. |
| A．Because nobody will call you. | B．Because there will be less electricity. |
| C．Because mobile phones have no signals. | D．Because mobile phones can cause thunder and hurt us. |
| A．Stop charging at once. | B．Move the vehicles aside. |
| C．Find another time to charge. | D．Stay away from the vehicles. |
| A．Stop us from going out on rainy days. | B．Tell us ways of protecting ourselves. |
| C．Give us some warning on rainy days. | D．Give us some examples of living. |
7 . Nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is part of life. After all, we can’t win all the time. However, we can learn something valuable from every failure (失败). This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know how to be a good loser (失败者).
Failure is the mother of success. When we lose, just take it with a smile and look on the good side of it. Edison failed 10,000 times but had learned 10,000 things which didn’t work.
Losing is not very scary. So don’t be afraid. We must accept our failure and learn something from it. Remember that it can be helpful. Take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve.
We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one winner in every competition. Some win, while some lose. That is a usual way of life. If we offer our congratulations to the winners and share their happiness, we won’t feel sorry for our failure.
In a word, being a good loser will help us to succeed in life. It might be painful at the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.
1. What can we learn from every failure according to the passage?| A．A good prize. | B．A valuable thing. |
| C．A secret to success. | D．A way of life. |
| A．有趣的 | B．丰富的 | C．危险的 | D．可怕的 |
| A．face our failure | B．feel sorry all the time |
| C．make mistakes | D．share happiness |
| A．We should accept and learn from our failure. |
| B．We should remember our failure all the time. |
| C．We should take action to walk out of failure. |
| D．We should think about how to improve when we lose. |
| A．Experience in Reducing Problems | B．Advantages of both Success and Failure |
| C．Ideas about How to Avoid Mistakes | D．Advice on How to Be a Good Loser |
8 . Recently, “cloud tourism” has attracted millions of people in China. “Cloud tourism” refers to a new form of travel that depends on high technologies such as 5G and virtual reality (虚拟现实).
During the May Day Holiday, 250 million people took an online tour by livestream (直播) on TikTok (the short video app), Taishan, a popular channel, livestreamed the sunrise at the top of Mount Tai on May1st and attracted (吸引) 330,000 views.
China Daily made a survey of 2,000 people on cloud tourism. According to the survey results, 74.8% of them said they were willing to take an online tour and 59.7% said they had a good online traveling experience.
“I hate large crowds and long queues (队列), which make me annoyed when visiting museums in person,” said Wang Bo, a museum lover in Beijing. “What’s more, ‘cloud tourism’ helps cut traveling cost and offers more tourist attractions.”
“Cloud tourism” has made huge contributions to the local development and a rise in sales of cultural products after livestreaming shows, according to Xinhua News Agency.
1. What is “cloud tourism”?| A．A new app. | B．A new way of travel. |
| C．A new tourist attraction. | D．A popular channel. |
| A．About 500. | B．About 800. | C．About 1,200. | D．About 1,500. |
| A．Angry. | B．Excited. | C．Relaxed. | D．Useless. |
| A．It helps cut traveling cost. | B．It makes tourist attractions more crowded. |
| C．It offers more tourist attractions. | D．It increases the sales of cultural products. |
9 . If you had to describe yourself to someone else, what would you say? It can be difficult to see yourself from the outside, but being aware of who you are can help you understand feelings and strengthen friendships.
Self-awareness means knowing your thoughts, feelings and behavior, and understanding how you fit into the world. If you are self-aware, you may know that you love playing basketball because you are good at it, and music makes you happy, or that you prefer watching TV on your own because it helps you relax.
Knowing what you like and dislike, what you are good at and what you find difficult allows you to make better decisions about friendships, schoolwork and even which films to watch. You learn to trust your own feelings more, which builds confidence. The World Health Organization says self-awareness is one of the ten important life skills that help young people lead happier and healthier lives. Being self-aware doesn’t mean only thinking of yourself. By understanding your own feelings, you have more understanding for other people, too.
A good way to learn about anything is to ask questions. Ask yourself questions that start with “What” instead of “Why”. So if you don’t understand why you keep arguing with a friend, ask yourself what you disagree on instead of why you are arguing. If you are wondering whether you’ll like a book, ask yourself what were the last three books you loved and what you liked about them. Looking for patterns in your own likes and dislikes is a good way to learn more about yourself.
Learning to be more self-aware is a skill, which means you learn it as you grow. So try out new things, like playing a new sport or listening to different music. Don’t be afraid to dislike something—discovering what you find difficult and challenging is a key part of learning more about yourself.
1. What does the underlined word “Self-awareness” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．The skill that makes you more welcome. |
| B．The feeling that encourages you to cheer up. |
| C．The action that makes you examine yourself. |
| D．The ability that helps you see yourselves clearly. |
| A．Paragraph 2. | B．Paragraph 3. |
| C．Paragraph 4. | D．Paragraph 5. |
| A．“What mistakes do I always made?” |
| B．“How will I avoid making mistakes?” |
| C．“When did I make such mistakes last?” |
| D．“Why do I always make such mistakes?” |
| A．Because it leads young people to their final success. |
| B．Because it is an important skill for young people’s growth. |
| C．Because it helps young people just think of themselves. |
| D．Because it allows young people to own a great future. |
| A．Thinking of Yourself | B．Fitting Into the World |
| C．Getting to Know Yourself | D．Asking Yourself Questions |
10 . Right now you probably spend most of your time in school. Do you wonder what you are going to do after high school? Will you continue to go to school? Will you learn a trade? Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to prepare for them. Someday work will be a big part of your life.
What kind of job would be right for you? Think about your interests and your skills. You may like to listen to music, dance, play basketball, or work with computers. You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people. Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better plan for your career.
To get an idea of what work you would like to do, make a list of your interests and a list of your skills. Think about what you have done to be successful in your interests. After that, brainstorm a list of career choices that might match your interests and skills. You can later keep your lists with the projects and documents that can help you achieve the career you want. They can help you know more clearly about your achievements in school and in the world of work.
Roberta Zhan, an art designer, finds her work satisfying because it allows her to use her interests and skills. She enjoyed imagining something in her mind’s eye while she was in school. She took art, design, and computer lessons, and also learned about taking photos on her own.
Here is what she says about the meaning of work: “If you have a job you like, work means much more than just making money. It means using your talents, making a contribution, and getting a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job.”
1. What is the passage most probably written to?| A．Students. | B．Teachers. |
| C．Parents. | D．Designers. |
| A．By listing facts. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By asking questions. | D．By explaining differences. |
| A．singing songs | B．creating pictures |
| C．playing basketball | D．playing computer games |
| A．Art. | B．Design. |
| C．Computer lessons. | D．Singing. |
| A．the real meaning of work |
| B．the importance of interests and skills |
| C．the journey of Roberta’s life |
| D．the way of preparing for the future career |
