1. There’re plenty of good things about social media, but also many potential dangers to teens from them. Teens don’t always make the smartest choices when visiting social networking sites, and sometimes this can lead to problems. |
2. More than half of American teens visit social networking sites daily and the number of American teens doing that is increasing. Social media can be distracting and can negatively impact learning. Studies found that students in middle school, high school and college who checked social media at least once during a 15-minute study period achieved lower grades. |
3. These statistics about American teens highlight the dangers of social media: 17% of them say they’ve been contacted online by someone they didn’t know in a way that made them feel scared or uncomfortable. 30% of them say they’ve received online advertising that was inappropriate for their age. 39% of them admit lying about their age to gain access to some websites. |
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用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；
结合上述信息及日常生活，简要分析社交网络对青少年产生的负面影响；
你认为应该如何引导青少年正确使用社交网络。
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作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
不必写标题。
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内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language called the Web Language. Our class had a discussion about if we should welcome to the Web Language the other day. Forty percent of the students think it ridiculously. In their opinions, it does no good to helping people communicate, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, it’ll make Chinese less standard, finally ruined our mother tongue. However, sixty percent of our class is fond of it. We think that it is simple, convenient, and helpful in expressing their thoughts. Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstand.
“More and more sellers were telling us that people wanted our magazine but weren’t carrying cash,” says Pia Stolt, the magazine’s publisher. “So with the help of a local computer company, we came up with a way to accept payment electronically.
“We didn’t know how it would turn out, or whether people would be unwilling to give the credit card information to a stranger on the street,” says Stolt, “but the results have been great—sales are up 59%.” “Swedes are pretty trusting and we’re used to taking up new technology so this was the perfect solution,” adds Stolt. “The cashless society campaign we’re seeing in Sweden is definitely a good move as far as we are concerned—it’s unstoppable.”
Banks and stores invested heavily in card payment systems in the 1990s and now local consumers are using them in huge numbers. Today, four out of five purchases are made electronically in Sweden and going totally cash-free is the next step.
Sweden’s public transport system has already been cashless for several years, after local public transport workers complained that handling cash had become dangerous. “Bus drivers were getting attacked for their money so Sweden banned cash on public transport,” says Arn Arvidsson, the president of Cashless, an organization supporting the move to a cash-free society. “There were also a number of bank robberies, so four years ago, the banks began to move away from cash. Now, all of Sweden’s big banks operate cash free wherever possible, and the number of bank robberies is at a 30-year low.”
There is, however, concern about how well Sweden’s 1.8 million pensioners—out of a total population of 10 million—will adapt. “A lot of elderly people feel excluded,” says Johanna Hallen of the Swedish National Pensioners’ Organization. “Only 50% of older people use cash cards regularly and 7% never use cash cards. So we want the government to take things slowly.”
The digital payment revolution is also a challenge for tourists, who need pre-paid tickets or a Swedish mobile to catch a bus in the capital. “There’s a worry about crime and theft as well,” says Arvidsson. “Figures show that computer-related credit card crime has almost doubled in the last decade.”
1. The demand for a cashless public transport system first came from _______.
| A．transport companies to reduce their costs |
| B．banks so they could increase their profits |
| C．transport workers to protect their safety |
| D．the government to improve transport times |
| A．No new banknotes will be produced in the future |
| B．There has been a huge reduction in bank robberies. |
| C．Local people don’t feel comfortable carrying cash. |
| D．It is the first country to have cash-free buses. |
| A．She worries that computer-related crime will increase. |
| B．She is concerned about the inconvenience to foreign travellers. |
| C．She believes that it’s not easy for older people to get used to it. |
| D．She feels it is everyone’s right to be able to use cash if they wish. |
| A．Some possible solutions to the problems of a cashless society. |
| B．The reasons for the change in customers’ attitudes to cards. |
| C．Some benefits a cashless society will bring to banks |
| D．The difficulties people face in a cashless society. |
“I used to discuss programs in the Spring Festival Gala(春晚) with my family members, but this year, I hardly had the time to watch the gala because I was staring at my cellphone all the time,” said Kang, a 30–year old radio station editor. “I went to Karaoke with my cousins during the holiday, and I was grasping digital hongbao the whole time, even when I was singing Karaoke.”
“On the last day of the holiday, I started to regret spending too much time on these digital hongbao. Therefore, instead of fighting for hongbao, I watched TV with my mom that night. I left home feeling sorry! I should have spent more time with my parents.”
But Kang said regret came with a sense of achievement when he managed to bring classmates together.
“Next year, I will still play the game, but with less money and for a smaller amount of time,” Kang said.
Dong Chenyu, a teacher from Beijing Foreign Studies University, said it unfair to blame hongbao for destroying family reunion.
“When television was invented, people accused it of standing in the way of face-to-face human communication. The same accusation came up on telephone and text message services when they were first invented. The same goes with digital hongbao,” Dong said.
“It does nothing but offers a new way of human communication. The rest is people’s choice. As long as no one expects to earn money from this and takes this as a means of gambling(赌博), it’s a good way to improve human connections,” Dong said.
1. The underlined word “alienated” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ________.
| A．separated | B．reserved | C．encouraged | D．improved |
| A．He felt regretted in spending too much money. |
| B．He had a strong preference for it. |
| C．He was happy to spend too much of his time. |
| D．He felt a sense of guilty in getting it. |
| A．it will bring us trouble in holiday reunion |
| B．it will be out of fashion soon in future |
| C．Mr. Dong is in favor of the digital hongbao |
| D．lots of people will use it to earn money |
| A．The Spring Festival is the best time for family reunion. |
| B．Digital Hongbao is a double-edged sword. |
| C．People’s holiday enthusiasm has decreased. |
| D．Digital hongbao has become a popular way to make money. |
A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use emails and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.
1. The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.| A．optimistic | B．disapproving |
| C．positive | D．acceptable |
| A．The influence of weboholism. |
| B．The advantage of weboholism. |
| C．The popularity of weboholism. |
| D．The cause of weboholism. |
| A．Attractive. | B．Professional. |
| C．Addictive. | D．Potential. |
| A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers |
| B．students can hardly balance real and virtual life |
| C．people are addicted to games on the Internet |
| D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway |
We sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily digital natives. They can text, email, get Wi-Fi, and download. Some experts say that long periods of time spent chatting to friends online, playing video games and listening to mp3s, for example, may possibly change how their brains work.
Then there is the question of privacy. All this online activity creates a digital footprint. Every time we share a photo or a post on social media, and every time we search for something on the Internet, information about our activity is stored somewhere.
Our inability to control what happens to our children's digital footprint and their personal privacy has big possibilities. It might become normal for companies to ask their employees for their social media qualifications. We are also becoming more aware that companies and governments may be able to 'listen in' on our communications. So it is important to make our children aware of the possible results of over sharing.
Another area where the digital world may have a big effect is in education. One worry is that kids who spend a lot of time online at home are sometimes unable to socialize properly with other children when they are at school. Other experts point out that, when it comes to children and technology, the children are the experts, not the teachers. They say that we should stop seeing online as 'bad' and offline as 'good' and there is evidence of innovative work in some schools.
So, do we really need to rescue our children from the dangers of the digital world?
1. Which of the following can summarize the main idea of the text?
| A．Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world? |
| B．Should children learn to use digital technology? |
| C．Are there changes in children’s school life? |
| D．Should teachers accept changes in our life? |
| A．Children can grow up quickly. |
| B．Children can read texts fluently. |
| C．Children’s way of thinking may be changed. |
| D．Children may become mentally disabled. |
| A．When surfing the Internet, our digital footprints are saved. |
| B．Some business societies may take advantage of the information. |
| C．Government may look into our communication through the Internet. |
| D．Digital pictures may be printed by our computer automatically. |
| A．Because some students can not do well in studies. |
| B．Because some teachers haven’t changed for years. |
| C．Because some students addicted to digital technology can not socialize well. |
| D．Because some teachers addicted to tradition technology cannot teach well. |
下图反映的是网络时代所出现的一种问题，有些孩子沉溺于网上交流而忽视了与父母的沟通。请你根据对该漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文。该文应包含以下要点：1. 该漫画告诉了我们什么；
2. 你对此现象的看法；
3. 我们该如何主动和父母亲沟通。
注意：
1. 表达时要适当发挥想象，不要仅作简单描述。
2. 词数100左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
3. 文中不得提及本人的相关信息。
参考词汇：漫画caricature
Modern technology has many advantages. While we enjoy the fun and convenience of the Internet, we also experience some new problems. This caricature describes one of them.___________
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请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
An Extension of the Human Brain
Other people can help us compensate for our mental and emotional deficiencies (欠缺), much as a wooden leg can compensate for a physical deficiency. To be exact, other people can extend our intelligence and help us understand and adjust our emotions. When another person helps us in such ways, he or she is participating in what I’ve called a “social prosthetic (义肢的) system.” Such systems do not need to operate face-to-face, and it’s clear to me that the Internet is expanding the range of my own social prosthetic systems. It’s already a big bank of many minds. Even in its current state, the Internet has extended my memory and judgment.
Regarding memory: Once I look up something on the Internet, I don’t need to keep all the details for future use — I know where to find that information again and can quickly and easily do so. More generally, the Internet functions as if it were my memory. This function of the Internet is particularly striking when I’m writing; I’m no longer comfortable writing if I’m not connected to the Internet. It’s become natural to check facts as I write, taking a minute or two to dip into PubMed, Wikipedia, or other websites.
Regarding judgment: The Internet has made me smarter in matters small and large. For example, when I’m writing a textbook, it has become second nature to check a dozen definitions of a key term, which helps me dig into the core and understand its meaning. But more than that, I now regularly compare my views with those of many others. If I have a “new idea,” I now quickly look to see whether somebody else has already thought of it, or something similar — and I then compare what I think with what others have thought. This certainly makes my own views clearer. Moreover, I can find out whether my reactions to an event are reasonable enough by reading about those of others on the Internet.
These effects of the Internet have become even more striking since I’ve begun using a smartphone. I now regularly pull out my phone to check a fact, watch a video, read weibo. Such activities fill the spaces that used to be dead time (such as waiting for somebody to arrive for a lunch meeting).
But that’s the upside (好处). The downside is that in those dead periods I often would let my thoughts flow and sometimes would have an unexpected insight or idea. Those opportunities are now fewer and farther between.
| An Extension of the Human Brain | |
| A prosthetic nature | ●The ●It |
| Wonderful aspects: memory and judgment | ●On the Internet, we could quickly and easily locate the details, and check facts, without |
| ●The Internet makes us smarter over ●The Internet enables us to exchange ideas with many others to | |
| The | ●Smartphones make it easier and more |
| ●Smartphones | |
More than half of Chinese people have a smartphone. People reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand almost all day. At
The smartphone
