注意：1. 词数120左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Recently, the student union conducted a survey on the influence of the Internet on studying.
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Nowadays, the Spring Festival parties are quite different from before. People are not together in the same home but in cyberspace. It is another symptom of the so-called smartphone reliance syndrome（智能手机依赖症）. For many people, they use the smartphone in office, at home, even on the road; they play with it while eating ,drinking, even while bathing. But really it is not the fault of our smartphones, which were created to help us communicate with one even thousand of kilometers away and bring more convenience to our lives.
Ironically, we feel more distanced from each other in the real world. The reason is that we have more choices now, and we have to keep up with virtual conversations for fear of missing something. Smartphones and other smart devices have revolutionized the way we interact with each other. We have adapted to the technology.
However, one group risks being left behind by this trend. The elderly do not accept new technologies as fast as the younger and they can not enjoy the convenience of new technologies either. They even don’t access the Internet much. According to a survey released by China Internet Network Information Center, there were 731 million netizens in China by the end of 2016, but only 4 percent were above the age of 60. The elderly face the loneliness of being “left behind” by their children working in cities far away. Spring Festival is almost the only chance for them to talk with the younger, yet smartphones rob them of this opportunity.
The only way the younger and elder generations can meaningfully interact is that the former put down their smartphones during this holiday and talk with the elderly face to face. And it will also do us a favor. Actually, we won’t be the digital pioneers in 30 years. It is our children that will create and apply the latest technologies, and we, slow to accept new things, will be left to our own devices. If we hope our children will talk with us 30 years later, we need to set a good example for them now.
On the subway in Beijing, most people stare at their smartphones. Some play video games or watch TV dramas, while some choose to read.
Online novels are popular among these readers. In fact, more people are becoming registered users on online literature websites or smartphone applications. The total number of online literature website users had increased to over 500 million by the end of November 2018, according to a report from China Internet Network Information Center. This shows half of all netizens are online literature readers.
Many scholars estimate the number will keep increasing at an annual rate of tens of millions. Yet the fast growth due to the widespread adoption of the Internet and smartphones in the past 20 years was criticized by some writers as disorder. As the number of online literature works increases, some vulgar (低俗的) online novels have appeared. Ning Ken, the top prize winner of the First Online Literature Contest, said online literature needs guidance. “I think it should be something of high quality, rather than just a sort of entertainment. Its quality should be improved, ”said the writer.
【写作内容】
1.用约30词概述所给信息的主要内容；
2.用约120词发表你的观点，内容包括：
(1)谈谈你对网络文学的看法(至少两点)；
(2)请你对改进网络文学作品质量提出合理建议(至少两点)。
【写作要求】
1.可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
注意：请将书面表达撰写在答题卡上。
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Do Smartphones Make Us Smarter?
Should teachers allow cellphones in a classroom? A recent study on the way smartphones disturb learning might help explain the issue. Researchers published findings showing how students were affected by their phones in the classroom. They explored the differences in student performance in four situations: open phone use allowed, phones allowed in the classroom but could not be used, no phones in the classroom and a no-instruction control group. After watching a 20-minuted video, students took a short quiz. The result was that the students in a room without any cellphones performed significantly better on the test. Scientists believe the way we attach ourselves to our phones could be the problem.
Smartphones have become to strongly established in society that many people are lost without them. We are now in an age when many people can’t imagine life without a phone. There is even a name for the anxiety caused by not having one-monophobia, which is the powerful feeling people get when they don’t have signal, their battery is about to die, or they are separated from their phones. Their fear of missing out on important information or connections can have a controlling effect on their lives and can divide their attention from other important things like learning.
So does information technology help or block the way we think? In the past, people relied heavily on specific knowledge and knew how in their circle of friends would be most likely to know things in different subjects. Now, our friend with all the information is the Internet. Indications are that people don’t remember information as well if they know they can use a computer of phone to recall it quickly. So it may be more difficult to move information from the Internet into our long-term memory.
But the impact of being exposed to so much information isn’t all bad. Reports show that frequent Internet use can strengthen fast-paced problem solving and can speed up the ability to spot patterns in a lot of data.
A new study’s findings warn that smart phones are seriously messing with your quality of life.
The study looked at the responses of 256 smart phone users. Researchers found that 13 percent of participants were addicted to their smart phones, spending 3.6 hours per day on the devices. Social networking sites were the No. 1 time wasters with 87 percent of users, while instant messaging apps at 52 percent and news apps at 51 percent.
Almost 25 percent of the people admitted that their smart phones caused “communication issues” in their real lives, including less conversation with family and friends. What’s worse, the majority of users said “their smart phone use caused distraction(精神不集中) from many aspects of their lives, including employment, hobbies and studies.”
“People need to know the potential addictive properties( 性质) of mobile phones,” a researcher said. “There should be a warning before people purchase them or before they download an app. If you’re downloading a game, there should be a warning saying that you could end up playing this for hours and you have other responsibilities that could be ignored.”
【写作内容】
1. 用约 30 个单词写出上文概要；
2. 用约 120 个单词简要分析人们玩手机上瘾的原因，并谈谈应该如何戒掉手机瘾（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
【评分标准】 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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A “Robber” in Your Pocket
The final bell rings at a high school in downtown Los Angeles, and nearly every student walking out of the school gate studies a screen, with head bowed. Over the past decade, such scenes have become the norm — at least in the United States. Research reveals that American millennial (千禧一代的人) look at their phones 150 times a day on average.
In the meantime, the number of American teenagers reporting feelings of depression has grown significantly. While some people blame the increase on the Great Recession following 2008 and other social changes, a big new study suggests a different explanation — the rise of social media.
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, led the study. By taking a close look at national surveys, with data collected from more than 500,000 American teenagers, she found that those who spent lots of time on social media were more likely to agree with remarks such as “The future often seems hopeless.” Those who used screens less, spending time playing sport or socializing with friends in person, were less likely to report feelings of depression.
This, in fact, is not the first time scientists have found that social media can rob people of their happiness. One study published in 2016 asked a randomly selected group of adults to quit Facebook for a week. A control group continued using the social networking site as usual. Those who gave up Facebook reported feeling less depressed at the end of the week than those who continued using it.
Some research, however, suggests that social-networking sites can promote happiness if used to engage directly with other users, rather than just to feel jealous of happy moments someone shares online. This provides a reminder that it is users’ attitudes that shape their experiences on social media. “I often remind myself that it’s all filtered,” reflects Sarah, a junior at the high school in Los Angeles. “People only post what they want you to see, so it can seem that their life is better than yours.” Nicole, another junior, agrees. But when asked if she has ever considered deleting her social media accounts, Sarah looks confused. “No. I would feel lost.”
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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. |
【写作内容】
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。
【写作要求】
写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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| 主要用途 | 出现的问题 |
| 阅读国内外新闻，学习英语。 发e-mail，欣赏音乐，看电影，玩游戏等。 网上购物。 | 1. 过多的在网上玩游戏，浪费了时间，影响了学业。 2. 浏览不健康信息，对身心有害。 |
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you something about how the students use the Internet.
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Yours truly
Zhang Hua
请对这一现象进行简要介绍，并发表自己的看法。
注意：1．词数：l50左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．参考词汇：开博客open one’s blog
Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs on the Internet.
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