1 . Digital citizenship

Everyone’s talking about ‘digital citizenship’, but what is it?     1    . Being a ‘citizen’ means that you belong to a group of people. Digital citizens can use technology to communicate with others online and know how to use the internet in a safe and responsible way. Are you a good digital citizen?     2    

Stay safe

To stay safe, never give your personal information online, such as your address or the name of your school. Make sure that you create strong, secure passwords and keep them secret. Don’t tell your friends your passwords.

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Just like in real life, it’s important to behave well online. For example, if you want to post a photo of someone, make sure you ask for their permission first. Remember that everybody can have their own opinion. It’s OK to disagree, but always be polite!

Be kind

Before you post a comment online, stop and think. Is it positive? How will your words make someone feel?     4    . Never forward nasty messages. If you see that someone’s being bullied online, tell a parent, teacher or another adult.

Be careful

Don’t trust everyone or everything online.     5    . Never open emails from strangers, click on strange links or download apps without asking an adult. They could contain viruses. If you’re not sure, ask your parents or teacher!

Spending time and learning online can be great if we’re good digital citizens. So, be safe, be responsible and have fun!

A．Keep modest

B．Show respect

C．Even they are familiar to you

D．Here are some ways to be safe and responsible online

E．We use the word ‘digital’ to talk about computer technology

F．Don’t say something online that you wouldn’t say in real life

G．Remember that people online are not always who they say they are

2 . Complete their presentation with the words below.

self-centred                  real-life                  online                    smartphone percent                         maintain                 something             anyone

Yuanyuan is a senior secondary school student. She never liked chatting with people online. She thought     1     communication wasn’t worth spending time on and it made people more     2     . All her friends seemed to spend about 90     3     of their time talking to friends on the Internet and only about 10 percent talking to them in real life. Yuanyuan couldn’t understand it at all. Her best friend Tingting agreed with her and felt that     4     communication is important.

Then,     5     happened that changed how she felt about online communication. Yuanyuan moved to Canada with her family and her     6     became her most valuable possession. By chatting to each other online and using a video chat app, Yuanyuan and Tingting could     7     their friendship even though they were thousands of miles apart. From then on, neither of them criticised     8     for having online friendships.

3 . Complete the survey report on the use of avatars. Use the correct form of the words and phrase below.

variety            image        safety          concern          digital identity blog               chat            virtual          selection        personality

The Use of Avatars

In our class, every student has more than two avatars, which are images used as     1     online. There are a wide     2     of forms and uses of avatars among our classmate. Most students choose avatars from a     3     of ready-made images, but some students design avatars in their own    4    . More than half of the students want to show different aspects of their     5     through the avatars. Our classmates mainly use avatars for web     6    ,     7     and in     8     games. But some classmate expressed     9     about online     10     when using avatars. This issue is something that we need to pay attention to in the future.

4 . Online shopping has changed retail (零售) forever. Most of us wouldn’t know what to do without it. But the e-commerce revolution seems to have missed an industry—groceries. Why aren’t we making our most important shopping trip easier?

The issue isn’t so much that grocers don’t want to be creative. Until recently, many grocers couldn’t afford the technology to support an e-commerce platform. But times are changing, and stores are adapting to meet increasing customer needs by adopting a unified commerce approach.

Grocery shopping is a tiring process and one that most people prefer to do as quickly as possible. However, the current state of online grocery shopping is not quite user-friendly. Maybe it’s because consumers like to touch and feel the fresh produce they’re purchasing. Maybe it’s because grocery e-commerce lacks features that clothing and other industries’ websites have—such as the ability to identify the closest store, an accurate inventory (库存), and the ability to manage large basket sizes.

E-commerce platforms can be expensive and hard to set up for grocers, but the industry is changing, and grocers need to get ready to stay competitive. The key to any successful shopping experience is a 360-view of the customer. Grocers need to invest in solutions that can gather customer information from multiple sales channels, online and off, and bring it together into one platform. Retailers should be trying their best to make shopping possible on different devices—simplifying the journey to help shoppers find what they need more easily.

Part of the reason that unified grocery commerce hasn’t taken off just yet is the fact that stores are not set up to serve different types of shoppers at once. Who is responsible for handling online orders? Should store associates put in-store shoppers or online ones first? It can get confusing for employees and customers alike. There is also the cost associated with adopting new technology in-store, such as creating apps to scan products, the ability to find the right shelf using the product locator and more.

According to Salesforce, the average retailer uses 39 different systems to manage the customer relationship. The key will be finding a way to combine these systems and analyze customer data to best serve customer needs.

1. What does the author say about grocers?

A．They find it unrealistic to be creative.

B．They have no money to get essential technology.

C．They have no clear idea of customer needs.

D．They are unaware of technological changes.

2. What’s a possible problem with online grocery shopping at the moment?

A．Customers can’t buy fresh produce.

B．Customers aren’t friendly in many cases.

C．Customers can’t have quality experiences.

D．Customers aren’t able to buy small-sized items.

3. What do grocers need to do to ensure a successful shopping experience?

A．Have a competitive spirit at all times.

B．Gather information on customers’ daily journeys.

C．Turn multiple sales channels into one simple channel.

D．Make their services accessible to people using various devices.

4. Which of the following accounts for the slow progress of unified grocery commerce?

A．Not enough space for more shelves.

B．Failure to handle orders online and off at the same time.

C．Employees’ limited knowledge of new technology.

D．Difficulty in putting online shoppers above in-store ones.

5 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Undoubtedly, we are entering a brand-new era--the digital age, so for the business executives, the advice to better the commercial mode is quite clear. Managers need to equip themselves with a digital mindset; the organisations they     1     (run) must keep pace with the digital transformation. Among all the changes that we are going to go through, what is noteworthy must be the transition in the medium     2     people record basic information---     3     the trend to replace the traditional paper with the smooth Ipad should be reversed or not.

Not surprisingly, at least for some people, recent research underscores the enduring value of the legendary ancient technology in decision making, productivity enhancing or customer winning. The researchers also indicated the difference in behavior change     4     they displayed American college students an ad for a bookseller and then asked them to selected some of the books that were being promoted. Those     5     (use) paper to fill out the questionnaire chose their answers     6     (deliberate), while those who made decisions using the tablets seemed more casual. Hence, they speculated that the people tend to make more virtuous decisions on the medium of paper     7     it feels more consequential. When     8     (ask), paper-and-pen subjects confessed that they did feel they ere more indicative of their personalities.

Lastly, in the right situation, paper does play a part in boosting productivity. A study from Fetroit Business School, finds that paper calendars may provoke different behaviors. Users of old fashioned calendars made more complete and thorough plans than     9     looking at an app. There was also greater possibility     10     they stuck to their plans.

6 . In the social media age, teenagers are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before.

According to a Common Sense Media research study, more than eight in ten teenagers have visited a social networking site like Facebook, and three out four teenagers now have an account on a social networking site.

However, while social media sites can improve teenagers’ communication abilities, experts say that social networking could be harmful to healthy teenage self-esteem. Health educator and motivational speaker Scott Fried began working with teenagers 22 years ago. He recently developed a new lecture, “Broken-Heartedness and Intimacy in the Age of Social Media,” to discuss with teenagers the differences between their personalities online and their true selves.

“The definition of growing up is bringing together many different parts of your personality,” Fried said. “As you grow, they turn into one whole personality. Now, you have a personality at school, at home, and online. The goal of being a teenager is to bring together all these different parts that are shown online in a complete way.”

Fried uses the phrase “compare and despair” to describe the bad effect of social media / on teenage self-esteem. you compare yourself to someone else, you’re usually going to end up despairing.”

Fried said, “One of the problems with social media is that we throw our best selves out there, or what we like to think of as our best self.”

Psychologist Nadine De Ciordany says that teenagers who already have low self-esteem can get easily depressed and give others their low self-esteem. She thinks social media is causing more and more depression. She adds that parents should educate their children early on social media.

“Teenagers can use a whole lot of resources that affect the way they deal with peer pressure,” De Giordaiiy said, “As the child is growing up, supervise(监督) what it is that they have access to. There is an age that social media is appropriate for and there is an age that isn’t appropriate for.”

1. What does the research find?

A．About 75% of teenagers have a Facebook account.

B．Teenagers like to share opinions with others on social media.

C．Social media users generally have better communication skills.

D．Over 80% of teenagers have access to a social networking site.

2. What does Scott Fried agree with?

A．Teenagers like to compete with others on social media.

B．Teenagers often get rid of their true selves on social media.

C．Teenagers present the same personality in different situations.

D．Teenagers like to show the greatest parts of themselves on social media.

3. What is De Giordany’s suggestion towards using social media?

A．Social media should set a minimum age limit.

B．Teenagers should have right to any social networking sites.

C．Parents should monitor what is accessible to their children.

D．Teenagers should be free to use social media for their problems.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Social media have bad effects on teenagers.

B．More and more teenagers use social media.

C．Social media promote teenagers’ communication skills.

D．Teenagers have better developed their personalities online.

7 . Search engines have changed the way we use the Internet, putting vast sources of information just a few clicks away. But Harvard professor of psychology Line Daniel Wegner’s recent research proves that websites and the Internet are changing much more than technology itself. They are changing the way our memories function.

Wegner’s latest study shows that when people have access to search engines, they remember fewer facts and less information because they know they can rely on “search” as a readily available shortcut.

Which of the following statements can be the best idea of the passage?

A．Relying on technology has weakened our critical thinking.

B．People heavily depend on computer for storing information.

C．Human’s capacity for memory is much weaker than it was before.

D．Computers and technology are reshaping the functions of our brain.

8 . Were We Happier Without Social Media?

Social media is now fully implanted in our daily lives. We spend an average of two hours a day sharing, liking, tweeting, and updating information on social media. Indeed, the wonderful digital platforms enrich our lives with information and entertainment.    1    

Social media and stress

    2    In fact, it might turn out an endless stream of stress. In 2015,researchers tried to discover if social media causes more stress than it relieves. In the survey, women were reported being more stressed than men. Twitter was found to be “a contributor to stress”, because it increased people’s awareness of pressure.

Social media and relationship

Finding people sharing your ideals online might be delightful.    3     It could happen, but, in reality, it’s your family, friends and teachers that bring you the true delight. But the time you spend on people on social media is greater than those you see in real life. On the platforms, the liquid relationships without real details don’t really translate into true connections in your real life.

Social media and entertainment

Social media may provide us with excitement, during which dopamine (多巴胺) would be released to keep us entertained. Entertainment has never been so easy with dopamine released so quickly, getting us addicted. For that excitement, we mortgage (抵押) a more meaningful and enjoyable life.    4    

Therefore, the answer to the question should be clear now. The feeling of being loved and being able to count on different people makes us happier. Social media sometimes just cheats us.    5    For the real happiness, we should maintain contact, talk face-to-face, listen to each other.

A．Thanks to it, we become happier.

B．People use social media to let off pressure

C．In return, it traps and takes away our attention.

D．However, were we happier without social media?

E．Moreover, we should say goodbye to social media.

F．Don’t take it for granted that it gives us constant joy.

G．Can they really end up accompanying you in your real life?

9 . Internet addiction is a common problem.     1     If you are concerned that you may be too dependent on the Internet, there are several strategies you can use to control your Internet usage. Removing the temptation (诱惑) to go online is one of them. Here are some tips to get you started.

    2     If your devices are on and within arm’s reach, you may find yourself mindlessly checking them during meal times and other social activities. Just turn off your device or at least put it on silent and place it somewhere out of sight.

Charge your devices in another room at night to prevent bedtime browsing (浏览). Bedtime browsing can impact your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep due to the blue light your smartphone emits.     3    

Remove social media apps from your phone. If you find yourself picking up your phone and going on the Internet every time you get a notification (通知), delete the social media apps on your phone. Make it a rule that you can only check these apps on your computer.     4    

Look at one website at a time instead of having multiple websites open.     5     This can help you to avoid going back and forth between multiple sites and wasting time.

Technological tools are meant to serve us, not the other way around. Take action right away to free yourself from Internet dependency and take control of your life.

A．Cut your home Wi-Fi access if it is really necessary.

B．It can be just as damaging as any other form of addiction.

C．So stopping bedtime browsing may help you to sleep better.

D．This may help prevent you from accessing them on and off all day.

E．Turn off your smartphone, iPad, and computer during social activities.

F．If you are on a website and it leads you to another one, close the old site.

G．Developing healthy habits can also help you to cut back on your internet use.

10 . As young people spend more time on computers, iPad and other TV sets, researchers are asking how all that screen time affects children’s and teenagers’ ability to focus and learn — even drive cars.

An online survey offers a new question: how is technology affecting their happiness and emotional development? The answer, from girls ages 8 to 12 having the online habits, is that those who say they spend amounts of time using multimedia describe themselves in ways that suggest they are less happy and less socially comfortable than other teenagers who say they spend less time on screens.

Among the key questions that the researchers are not able to answer is whether the heavy use of media is the cause for the relative unhappiness or whether girls who are less happy to begin with are drawn to heavy use of media, in fact, coming to a virtual (虚拟的) world. But the researchers assume that heavy use of media is a main factor to the social challenges of girls.

The reason the researchers say is that on a basic level girls need to experience the full face-to-face communication, such as learning to read body language and facial expressions.

Lucy Gray, 45, who lives in Chicago, said her daughter, Julia, 13 has been a heavy consumer of media for several years -she watches movies on her laptop, and has an iPad, an iPhone and a Nintendo DS portable game machine. Ms. Gray said that Julia can have trouble getting on with other people especially adults in face-to-face interactions, but she is not ready to blame her daughter’s heavy use of technology.

In fact, she thinks that, on the whole, the technology has helped her daughter navigate (航行) the world socially. “She’d be missing out on an opportunity if she wasn’t connected,” she said.

At the same time, Ms. Gray said she worries that her daughter, who is using Facebook more, is playing out her social life online sometimes without the benefits of the full emotional range that comes from face-to-face interaction.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” Ms. Gray said to social media.

1. What is the disadvantage of online habit for young girls?

A．They are more likely to cause car accidents.

B．They are less likely to be liked by teachers at school.

C．They may feel uncomfortable and unhappy in social life.

D．They may be cheated into doing something bad at school.

2. With heavy use of media, girls may tend to be _________.

A．led into a world breaking away from the reality

B．inspired to devote themselves to learning science

C．directed to come to a world of happiness and luck

D．encouraged to face the challenges of the unhappy life

3. Girls may face more social challengers because they _________.

A．are not good at making friends online

B．lack real communication experience in general

C．are careless at seeing others’ facial expressions

D．spend too much time studying at and after school

4. What will Ms. Gray do with Julia’s heavy use of technology?

A．She will allow her to use her iPad and iPhone only.

B．She will forbid her to use any kind of media.

C．She will allow her to use the media on weekends.

D．She will allow her to use all the media as usual.

5. What does Ms. Gray concern when it comes to Julia’s use of social media?

A．Their quarrels are about whether she should use the media.

B．Julia likes to meet the real people knowing of on Facebook.

C．Julia’s performance isn’t good enough in real social life.

D．Julia spends too much time sending text messages.