1 . T. S. Eliot wrote of “Distracted from distraction by distraction /Filled with fancies and empty of meaning.” T. S. Eliot never had a smartphone.

Neither did I for a long time. No Facebook account; not even email. But according to my date of manufacture, I’m supposed to be a digital native. Perhaps it’s because by the age of 20 I was living in the Welsh countryside with no signal and no Wi-Fi.

When I finally fell into the digital world, I fell hard. Unlike my friends for whom social media and mobile technology had grown and flowered around them, for me it was a sudden immersion. I got Facebook, Twitter and Gmail accounts at the same time that I got an iPhone 4. I would check my phone; five minutes later I would check my phone again. I was addicted and it started to affect my relationships with friends and family

One night, without a word, I abandoned my iPhone and bought a Nokia 3310 and became the talk of the town. Soon I became aware that not only had I stolen secret time back from the hurried days, but somehow a secret space as well. I could stretch out, free to think again, to be wholly creative and to learn meaningfully.

But, wherever I went I got bloody lost. Wandering blindly around London, only to miss appointments, became a frequent pastime (消遣). What did we do before Google Maps? I was useless. The change was worth it, though. I’ll sound like an overstatement but I think it changed my life. My choices are broader and healthier because I’m not being screamed at all day.

I bought a new Samsung phone last week. I had been scared of the rate of progress, crying: “Stop the train! Stop the madness.” But I want to be part of building the future, and to do that, you’ve got to swim in contemporary waters. Rejecting the modern world doesn’t help anyone. It slows you down and I need to be efficient. Time will tell whether I’ve mastered the wisdom to reject constantly checking my phone.

1. What can be learned about the author when she lived in the Welsh countryside?

A．She read a lot of T. S. Eliot.	B．She had no friends to talk with.
C．She had no access to the Internet.	D．She was afraid of the digital world.

2. Why did the author buy the Nokia 3310?

A．She thought she needed a spare phone.	B．She found her iPhone stopped working.
C．She wanted to attract people’s attention.	D．She hoped to break her smartphone addiction.

3. What happened after the author used the Nokia 3310?

A．She led a simple and healthy life.	B．She found her life was in a mess.
C．She spent more time with her friends.	D．She became an example for other people.

4. For what purpose did the author buy the Samsung phone?

A．To seek wisdom.	B．To stop her madness.
C．To keep pace with the times.	D．To get back to the real world.

2 . 假定你是李华，最近你班就“使用翻译笔的利与弊”进行了讨论，请根据讨论结果，写一篇文章，并表明你自己的观点。
1.赞成使用翻译笔的理由；
2.反对使用翻译笔的理由；
3.你的观点。
翻译笔： translator pen
注意：1.词数120词左右；
2.可适当增添细节，使行文连贯。
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3 . 语法填空

Today almost everyone     1    (know) about computers and the Internet. Some young people even think the Internet is     2     most important thing in their life.

The first computer was very big but it worked    3    (slow). Today computers are getting smaller and smaller,     4    they work faster and faster.

The Internet came a little     5    (late) than computers. It speared in the 1970s. On it we can read books, write letters, do some     6    (shop), play games and so on.

Many     7    (student) like the Internet very much. They get online as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet but maybe they will never meet each other face     8     face. They don’t know their friends, real names, ages or even sexes (性别). They are so     9    (interest) in making “unreal friends” that they can’t set their heart on their studies. We can use computers and the Internet     10    (learn) more about the world.

4 . 如今越来越多的年轻人希望通过拍摄短视频成为网络红人。上周五你校英语俱乐部就此现象展开讨论。请根据下表提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文，介绍大家对此现象的看法，并阐述自己的看法。

赞成的理由	1. 可以展示自我； 2. 让年轻人找到更多的自信。
反对的理由	1. 导致青少年沉迷于网络； 2. 让人觉得不通过努力就可以成功。
你的看法	……

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：短视频short-form mobile video；网络红人an internet celebrity
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5 . 假定你是李华，网络已经把世界变成了真正的全球村，请你给某英文报社写一封信，就网络对教育的影响谈谈你的看法。内容包括：
1.网络对教育的影响（利与弊）；
2.你的建议。
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,

The Internet has transformed the world into a global village, altering all aspects of our life, especially education.

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