The World Wide Web is now more than thirty years old. Its
Sir Tim had three main concerns about the World Wide Web. The first was criminal behaviour. He described it as a“mirror of humanity(人性)”
2 . The current generation is not like any other generation I have seen in history. Due to the rise in technology, the world is evolving fast and changing the way most of us do things. Today’s young generation is so used to the technology which they learn very quickly. It could be considered as a benediction, but there are times when it is not appropriate.
In my generation, we met friends face to face to have real conversations rather than texting each other all the time. We walked everywhere, to the store or up the stairs instead of climbing into our car or on a motored skateboard each time we had to go two or three blocks away.
Most of the new generation expects things to be done for them. If something requires some extra effort or focus, they are easily discouraged. But if we want to reach success in this day and age, it is expected of us to work to achieve our dreams. The old generation knows that the world does not owe them squat. It understands that no one else than them can do it and that is their responsibility to make something of themselves.
Nowadays, there is no longer a sense of honor, because most people hide behind a computer screen. When you handle issues or hate for no reason over social media, it just proves that you are a weak person. I just put an ad in one of my groups for teaching Kung Fu, and one hater wrote “Kung Fu clown.” And this is for no reason as I have never seen or met the guy before.
The new generation relies too much on social media for their lives and doing things. It is okay to use it but not to abuse it. My final word is that each generation has its own advantages and downsides, but what matters is that each generation, old or new, has to give lessons which are valuable for future generations.
1. What does the underlined word “benediction” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Drawback. | B.Blessing. | C.Prejudice. | D.Criterion. |
A.By analyzing reasons. | B.By explaining concepts. |
C.By criticizing young guys. | D.By comparing generations. |
A.The rapid development of social media. | B.The tough situations for future generations. |
C.New generation’s inappropriate behaviour. | D.Genuine strangers behind computer screens. |
A.The balanced use of social media | B.Lessons for old generations |
C.The growth of new technology | D.No reason for hating others |
People have different ideas about how the Internet
Some people think the Internet can harm friendships. Firstly, talking online is no
Others believe the Internet can help develop friendships in many ways. Firstly, the Internet makes communication much
4 . I realized this spring that I have spent far too much time on the internet this past year, for obvious reasons, I suspect I'm not alone. And just like magic, Suzanne park's Sunny Song will never Be Famous came across my desk, a story about a 17-year old Korean American influencer who ends up in a digital detox (脱瘾) camp. My first reaction was to shrink (退缩), worried about how much of my social media self I would see in this book, and how much relative cure I would undoubtedly require as a result. But Sunny Song is such an amazing character that I was laughing out loud by page 10.
Sunny was literally born an influencer. Thanks to a video of Sunny dancing as a child, “Goggle Girl” became internet famous. She kept up the character as she grew older, obtaining almost 10,000 subscribers to her You Tube channel alone. But disaster strikes when she forgets to turn off the camera one afternoon during a live stream and a brownie ( a cake ) cooking video turns into an unprepared show with Sunny in underwear. The widely spread “Brownie Gate” will result in Sunny's being kicked out from her L A. private school-unless her parents send her to a digital detox camp, under the principal's request.
The customers in the camp are internet addicts ranging from fantasy sports and gaming players to mean girl internet celebrities. Sunny is forced to spend a month in the cornfields of Iowa on this historic family farm among these celebrities with no digital devices whatsoever, except the burner phone she brought secretly in because she's in the running for an influencer competition, and she actually has a shot!
Sunny Song Will never Be Famous was a total joy to read. I appreciate that Park does not approach social media as the enemy in this book, and for that reason I can enthusiastically recommend it to any young folks who are particularly skillful at web. Sunny reminds readers of the power of internet fare, and the consequences if that power isn't used widely.
1. How did the author feel when first seeing the book?A.Amazed | B.Excited | C.Confident | D.Concerned. |
A.To promote her popular videos, | B.To experience a life as a celebrity, |
C.To avoid being removed from her school. | D.To acquire more knowledge about social media. |
A.People there are physically abused | B.Life there is cut off from the outside. |
C.It holds many competitions monthly | D.It is specially designed for internet celebrities. |
A.To review a book. | B.To introduce a great camp, |
C.To record an unforgettable experience | D.To stress the advantage of social medin. |
5 . Teens around the world use social media a lot. But is this a good thing? While you can say nice and
When people say mean things to us, we feel
And finally no one can just
Overall, cyberbullying is a terrible thing that people do. There should be laws to protect people from cyberbullying.
1.A.popular | B.kind | C.interesting | D.proper |
A.online | B.on purpose | C.indirectly | D.in brief |
A.terrified | B.lonely | C.sad | D.bored |
A.noticeable | B.negative | C.practical | D.lasting |
A.think about | B.care about | C.worry about | D.talk about |
A.short | B.hard | C.ordinary | D.busy |
A.teaching | B.blaming | C.killing | D.punishing |
A.deal with | B.compare with | C.begin with | D.disagree with |
A.cheats | B.hurts | C.beats | D.confuses |
A.However | B.Moreover | C.Instead | D.Therefore |
A.unnecessary | B.unrealistic | C.unusual | D.uncertain |
A.as | B.unless | C.if | D.until |
A.keep | B.admit | C.remember | D.enjoy |
A.still | B.always | C.just | D.even |
A.forget | B.refuse | C.discover | D.ignore |
6 . Wikipedia (维基百科) started in 2001 and has quickly gone from having just a few pages to having millions of pages with all kinds of information. It is even an ad-free website as it receives money from donations (捐赠).
Wikipedia is one of the most useful sites for students across the world. But because Wikipedia allows the public to freely edit (编辑) pages, should teachers allow their students to use the site to help them with their studies?
History teacher Luca Signore said, “I think it has good information and it is great for a starting point as you can quickly find information. I use it myself. However, it still gets edited by people who are not experts. You have no way of knowing whether something is completely true for certain.”
Students agree that Wikipedia may be the easiest site to get information from and it is especially helpful in history classes. Junior Alison Snyder believes, “You can use it for general background information, but as much as I’d like to, we shouldn’t be able to cite (引用) Wikipedia.”
Teachers should be able to allow students to use the site on a regular basis as the site is an amazing tool for students to quickly and easily get information for a class. However, it is clear that students shouldn’t be allowed to cite sources as some of the information might be a little bit incorrect.
Junior Maxine Moss agrees. “Yes, students should be able to use it on a regular basis because it is probably the easiest site to find information, but it is hard to tell if certain things are totally true.”
It is agreed that students should be allowed to use the website to get information as pages are, for the most part, fairly correct. However, citing items is a totally different story as the pages used on Wikipedia could have incorrect information and there are so many other sources out there with similar information from experts on certain subject matters.
1. What is good about Wikipedia according to Paragraph 1?A.it can be freely edited. | B.It was created by teachers. |
C.It has no advertisements. | D.It provides free information. |
A.He seldom uses Wikipedia. |
B.He is against people editing Wikipedia. |
C.He doesn’t allow his students to use Wikipedia. |
D.He believes Wikipedia should be used in certain ways. |
A.Wikipedia is full of little mistakes. |
B.Wikipedia is more trouble than help. |
C.Wikipedia is helpful to some degree. |
D.Wikipedia is not proper for students. |
A.It is risky. | B.It is boring. |
C.It is a wise choice. | D.It is OK for beginners. |
7 . Last month, I began my own two-week-long digital detox. I got the inspiration from the tech writer Paul Miller, who got away from the Internet for a whole year. It was not worth mentioning as against the time Miller spent offline, but it was the longest I had gone through without almost any Internet in 13 years.
Why did I do it? For a while I felt the urge to try fully disconnecting to free myself from the endless work. I wanted to take a break from it all for a couple of weeks at least to see what would happen. After all, throughout the last decade, I’ve been online 24 – 7, overreacting to my email inbox and social feed (传送) – living in a world where the line between the digital world and the real world gets a bit unclear at times.
I haven’t of course forgotten that I’m CEO of a social media company. My work is built around the premise (前提) that being connected makes our lives richer, more rewarding and more efficient. Still, I’d forgotten one key lesson along the way: moderation. As more and more of my life was spent scanning social feed and checking out my inbox, I realized that I needed to step back and get a whole new perspective.
So on my winter vacation to Mexico, I took a break from being active on the Internet for the entire trip. For the whole 14 days, I ate a lot of delicious fish tacos, surfed and fixed up my cottage on the beach. I didn’t write or send any emails. I didn’t scan any Top 10 lists of feed. The one I did give myself was checking my email inbox occasionally—just to make sure an emergency wasn’t unfolding while I was away.
What I learned from my short experiment was actually not too unlike what Miller learned. I didn’t end up discovering that technology is evil. In fact, I found myself reflecting on how technology over the last few years had let me experience some of the most rewarding and eventful moments of my life.
1. Why did the author begin digital detox for two weeks?A.Because Miller recommended him to do so. |
B.Because he was tired of his empty life. |
C.Because he wanted to live a digital life. |
D.Because he intended to experience an Internet-free life. |
A.to a large degree | B.in an honest way |
C.in an appropriate way | D.to a very small degree |
A.To deal with emergencies. | B.For the sake of his health. |
C.To find some delicious food to eat. | D.To watch Top 10 lists closely. |
A.The author holds an objective attitude towards technology. |
B.The author finds technology is harmful. |
C.The author will advise digital detox completely. |
D.The author will no longer use the Internet. |
1.阐述网络带来的好处
2.阐述网络带来的弊端
3.呼吁合理负责任地谨慎使用互联网。
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反对的同学 | 1.很多人只是聊天或玩电子游戏,浪费时间; 2.很多网站内容不适合学生。 |
支持的同学 | 1.上网是现代化的交流方式; 2.可以查阅信息,对学习有好处。 |
你的观点 | …… |
Dear Editor,
Some students go to the net bars near our school almost every day.
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10 . A new study has found that more than 30 percent of babies as young as 6 months old are using smartphones. The survey asked parents twenty questions about when their children were first exposed to mobile media devices. What makes everyone so alarmed is that the study has found that children are being exposed to mobile devices earlier than ever before.
But before we all jump on the judgment train, let’s stop and think about how much more ubiquitous smartphones are now than they were even five years ago. It’s not that parents have gotten lazier, which some reporters have suggested. It’s that more parents have access to smartphones that they can use to show family pictures to entertain a baby or play music that a toddler can dance with.
What the study didn’t address was how much time these babies are spending looking at smartphones. Nor did it assess what these babies are looking at. Is it 5 minutes of music in the grocery store while Mom or Dad gets the food into the cart? Or is it 30 minutes of watching videos while a parent sacks out on the couch? There is a big difference between the two scenarios (场景).
By the numbers, the study found that among babies younger than 1 year old, 52 percent had watched television on mobile devices, 36 percent had been allowed to scroll the screen, 15 percent had used apps and 12 percent had played video games. Around 25 percent of kids had already called someone at this age.
The American Academy of Pediatrics frowns upon any screen time for children under the age of two. But I don’t think we need to necessarily panic. I did not have a smartphone when my girls were this age but I can tell you right now that if I had owned one, there would have been many occasions when I would have gladly handed over my phone to play music or a video or even a video game if it would have calmed a screaming baby. They would have turned out just fine.
1. What would be the answer to one of the questions according to the study?A.Some babies use smartphones very early. |
B.Smartphones bring children convenience. |
C.Children are clever enough to use electronic devices. |
D.Science and technology are developing rapidly. |
A.Unique. | B.Uncommon. | C.Non-existent. | D.Universal. |
A.babies can use smartphones as they like |
B.watching videos is interesting for babies |
C.it doesn’t matter what babies are looking at |
D.using smartphones too long is improper for babies |
A.Nearly half of them had used apps on smartphones. |
B.Half of them had watched television on smartphones. |
C.About a quarter of them had made a telephone call to others. |
D.None of them had been allowed to use smartphones. |