1 . Family vlogging — the frequent recording and uploading of personal videos of the family, usually on video sharing website — has become big business nowadays, especially among parents of young children. The more viewers such videos can get, the more money the family can make. At first thought, it does seem like an easy way to make money. However, are we doing right by putting their lives up for public attention?

For one thing, as the children grow up, they increasingly become aware that what they do needs to be admirable enough for the public to enjoy — Being young children, they also would want to do whatever it takes to please others. They then feel the pressure to be perfect, and as that is something not always possible, they become anxious and stressed. Comments from viewers and the expectations of sponsors (赞助者) can also affect the parents’ reactions towards their children.

Another problem is the lack of privacy in the children’s lives. As the children reach adolescence, there is a greaser need for personal space. At 12 or 13, very few children would appreciate being filmed while eating or having a conversation with their friends. Teenhood is a time of significant change in an individual, both physically and emotionally, and is a time when parents need to protect their children and guide them, instead of exposing them to the eyes of the public.

Family vlogging can be irresistible, given how it allows parents to bring greater fun to their family lives. There is also the easy money and the fame to look forward to. Indeed, all would probably go well, but only as long as parents keep in mind that, if not managed well, making their children live their lives in the unforgiving eyes of the public could prove to be a big mistake.

1. How does vlogging about children’s lives influence the family?

A．Children will get used to public attention.

B．Children may suffer from too much pressure.

C．Parents may show no concern for their children.

D．Parents become addicted to exposing their children to the public.

2. How does the writer mainly develop his argument?

A．By providing examples	B．By listing numbers
C．By making comparisons	D．By analyzing causes

3. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce a new big business

B．To show how vlogging influence people’s lives.

C．To persuade parents to watch out for comments from viewers.

D．To convince parents of the danger of vlogging about children’s lives.

4. What’s the writer’s attitude to vlogging about children’s lives?

A．negative

B．positive

C．neutral

D．uninterested

2 . 在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下面的要点提示，以“The Fantastic Internet”为题，写一篇短文，介绍因特网的作用。要点如下：
1. 看国内外新闻，获取其他信息：
2. 发email，打电话；
3. 读书，学外语；
4. 看比赛，欣赏电影、音乐，玩游戏；
5. 交友，聊天，购物。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯，不要逐条翻译；
3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

The Fantastic Internet

The Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In modern age     1     the Internet becomes an irreplaceable part of our daily life, people spend too much time on phones. We     2     (engage) in reading new messages, answering emails, as well as     3     (scroll) through social apps all the time, even when having a shower.

It seems that the Internet brings people closer to each other.     4    , it brings more depression and     5     (lonely) on people. On the one hand, social networking online has dominated most of our spare time, causing us     6     (delay) finishing the normal tasks and jobs. Day after day, we will experience     7     strong sense of dissatisfaction and depression from work. On the other hand, in a real face-to-face communication, we are often interrupted by the never-ending flow of updates in our phones, thus making others uncomfortable. It is not strange that we are bending over the phone, with our eyes     8     (fix) on the screen.

    9     (consequent), it is high time that we     10     (lift) our heads before we are too addicted to phones.

4 . With evolving technology comes no surprise that our life is becoming increasingly dependent on digital devices. ________ doubt such devices have enriched and ________ our life.

The ________ of technology are all around us. Our cars and cell phones have navigation systems to ensure that we don’t get ________. Our cell phones have evolved into a(n) ________ world.

With faster ________ connections the only limit to what technology can do is our own ________. It’s 11 p.m. and your 14-year-old ________ hasn’t been home. Did she get kidnapped? Hit by a car? ________? Thanks to technology you can give her a call.

You might think, “She could be ________! What if she is with that no good boy?’ Thankfully, technology has your back and you can use the GPS tracker to ________ her.

It all sounds great, but every ________ has two sides. It seems like the daily news is reporting network ________. People have their virtual accounts ________ and have their information ________ or computer systems disabled.

What if your daughter dated with someone she met ________? Someone she thought was 14 years old like her, but factually was a 50-year-old predator? Thankfully, you can ________ her phone, and put an end to it ________ anything bad could happen.

To ________ my essay, is technology good or bad? It’s kind of like a hammer. You can use the hammer to build things or to harm others. It’s up to us to use it for legal or ________.

1.

A．In

B．On

C．Without

D．Throughout

2.

A．improved

B．highlighted

C．committed

D．threatened

3.

A．definitions

B．benefits

C．distributions

D．breakthroughs

4.

A．lost

B．annoyed

C．envied

D．urged

5.

A．ripe

B．domestic

C．virtual

D．optimistic

6.

A．human

B．finance

C．network

D．database

7.

A．curiosity

B．investigation

C．recognition

D．imagination

8.

A．son

B．daughter

C．pet

D．victim

9.

A．Accused

B．Engaged

C．Attacked

D．Broadcasted

10.

A．lying

B．laying

C．travelling

D．drinking

11.

A．deny

B．monitor

C．analyse

D．kill

12.

A．coin

B．theft

C．warning

D．barrier

13.

A．crimes

B．sensors

C．licence

D．capacity

14.

A．got across

B．broken into

C．smoothed out

D．counted on

15.

A．hacked

B．predicted

C．buried

D．cloned

16.

A．faraway

B．online

C．outside

D．abroad

17.

A．get over

B．put in place

C．spy on

D．fall victim to

18.

A．after

B．though

C．because

D．before

19.

A．justify

B．release

C．decrease

D．conclude

20.

A．massive

B．academic

C．initial

D．illegal

5 . Ways Your Cell Phone Affects Your Body and Mind

First, some good news. Your phone can keep you safer. A study found that 137 more lives were saved per 100,000 patients when people called 911 from a mobile phone rather than from a fixed one.     1    

Scanning your phone right before bed can cause sleep disorder. To avoid that, make a habit of not using your phone for at least 30 minutes before you close your eyes.

    2     People now spend more than five hours a day typing and tapping, and feel eyes achy. About 60 percent of Americans experience discomfort, such as dryness, eye tiredness, and even headaches. Try taking a break from screens every 20 minutes.

When you are awake, a single sound on your phone can signal the coming news. However, this can weaken your ability to focus on a task.     3     It can even encourage creative ideas when you are alone. When you’re bored, four different areas of your brain become active and work together to pull in thoughts and combine them in unique ways.

Memory suffers too.     4     Instead of relying on the instructions from your phone’s GPS, older adults choose the old way, which increases activity in a part of the brain important for memory. Taking pictures with your phone may also harm your memory.

It would be easy to avoid all these problems by simply putting down your phone. The problem: It isn’t so easy.     5     And researches have proved this real. Of course, there are many phone apps to help you control your phone addiction. Or you can just let the battery rundown and forget about it!

A．But there are plenty of worries too.

B．Your phone can do damage to your eyes.

C．Silence your phone or simply put it away can help.

D．Walking with your face in your phone can be dangerous.

E．People may feel painful when separated from their phones.

F．Your hand may feel painful when you hold your phone too long.

G．Using a map and trying to remember it may be better for your brain.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Avatars are digital images     1     represent Internet users. Very few people knew avatars     2     (have)a wide variety of forms and uses in the future when the first simple 2D avatars appeared in     3     1980s. By the late 1990s, people had used avatars in web chats. And nowadays, people can choose an avatar     4     a selection of ready-made images.

Avatars let you express     5     (you)and give you lots of room for     6     (creative). But the use of avatars has also caused a few     7     (concern). Some users worry that if they spend too much time in virtual worlds, they will be afraid of     8     (meet)people in the real world. Avatars can also be used to cheat others online.     9     , many people see avatars in a more positive light. They hope that their avatars will act like a real person and travel around     10     (big), more exciting virtual worlds in the future.

7 . 语法填空

Recent literature has put the spotlight on how technology and social media are shaping the next generation, and the consensus(共识)seems to be that it’s a sharp double-edged sword. New research published in Computers in Human Behavior is no exception.The study,led by faculty at Wellesley Centers for Women, found that     1     (join)social media specifically, Snapchat and Instagram before age 11 was significantly linked to more “problematic digital behaviors”     2     (compare) to those who joined the platforms when they were older.

The team surveyed over 750 middle schoolers in the Northeast United States, and found that those who joined these platforms at or below age 10 had more internet buddies that parents would disapprove of, and visited more social websites that     3     (frown) upon.They also showed more “unsympathetic online behaviors” and were more likely to become victims of online bullying or harassment. Altogether, it was a jumble of (一堆)problematic digital moods. Of course,that might not be news to social media giant Facebook. Some recent leaks in the Wall Street Journal revealed how the platform was aware for some time     4     it was “toxic” for teen girls, and also detailed its ambitions to lure teens and pre-teens with targeted kid-specific products.     5     almost all social media, including Twitter and TikTok, Facebook’s rules require users to be at least 13 years old to join. However, people     6     sign up self-report their own dates of birth, so it's hardly an effective firewall, and by commonsense, it's nearly a given that packs of children are roaming(漫游)the social media universe. In fact, “one-third of our sample had already started using social media at age 11 or 12 and another one-third had begun at age 10 or younger,” study author Linda Charmaraman said in a statement.     7     that doesn't mean it’s a lost cause. The study's findings also suggest parents can combat the harmful impacts by limiting how often their kids check social media, or restricting phone usage. Participants who reported such parental controls showed     8     (lessen) negative effects.

And it's not all bad: According to the research, those who joined social media before age 11also showed     9     (great) civic engagement within the online community--such as posting supportive content or fostering events and activism for social issues. Also,regardless of when they joined social media, early adolescents displayed more positive digital behaviors overall than negative ones.

As the first children raised in the social-media era grow into their 20s and 30s,the effects of the internet revolution will likely become more profound, and we can expect that the need     10     (understand) how tech shapes kids in their most impressionable years will only become more urgent.

8 . Millions of people go online each day only for fun or to pass the time. Besides the list of things like books, music, movies and televisions, you can now add surfing the Internet as a primary way of entertainment and passing the time.

So how many people actually use the Internet today? According to some reports, about 40% of the world’s population has a connection with the Internet. That’s a huge increase from only 1% in 1995.

The number of Internet users continues to grow. In 2005, the number of Internet users was more than one billion. Just five years later, that number doubled to over two billion. In 2014 that number passed the three billion mark!

Today, about 75% of all Internet users live in the top 20 countries. The other 25% are spread out amongst the remaining countries. The country with the most Internet users is China with over 640 million users. The total is more than the next three countries—the United States, India and Japan—combined.

Of all those billions of Internet users, a large part of users are children. From computers in schools to mobile devices, children are growing up in a connected world. Studies have shown that over 75% of children spend more than two hours each day of “screen time”, which means time is spent in front of a computer or mobile device.

Too much “screen time” can be harmful to children. For example, too much screen time has been linked to many problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol（胆固醇） and overweight. What’s more, school-age children who use a computer more than two hours per day are more likely to have emotional, social, and attention problems. Thus, if you’re one of the 75% that spend more than two hours per day in front of a screen, consider cutting back and getting outside to enjoy the natural world.

1. How does the author prove that more and more people use the Internet?

A．By explaining a rule.

B．By telling an interesting story.

C．By introducing an experiment.

D．By showing the changes of numbers.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “combined” in paragraph 4?

A．put up

B．taken up

C．added up

D．made up

3. Why does the author discuss the harmful effects of “screen time” in the last paragraph?

A．To explain why “screen time” is useful.

B．To stress the importance of “screen time”.

C．To voice his view on less “screen time”.

D．To show the difficulty of quitting “screen time”.

9 . Online games are very popular among people. They make a large amount of money and have a large user base, including lots of teenagers. But now, new rules on online games have been introduced, which are aimed at fighting against addiction (成瘾) among underage players.

Adult players need to spend most of their time paying attention to work and family, and cannot play games as often as they want. However, underage players have more spare time, but less responsibility and self-control. Children without a clear purpose in life, where there is less family education and school management, might easily become addicted to all kinds of online games and online novels.

The most direct impact of an addiction to online games among underage players is on their psychological (心理) health. According to psychologists, people seriously addicted to games can become anxious, bad tempered, and avoid responsibility.

However, Chinese parents are more worried that their children will lack interest in studying if they become addicted to online games, as academic success is important for students. Additionally, when their children become addicted to such games, most parents do not know how to deal with the situation.

To carry out the new rules to the best effect, more specific issues need to be solved, such as managing foreign online games, ensuring that facial recognition technologies used by games companies have the wanted effect or making sure online game providers can only offer one-hour services to underage players on Saturdays and Sundays. While there are always loopholes (漏洞) in new rules, authorities should act quickly to close them.

There is no doubt that online games have harmful effects on young people. It is not acceptable for a large number of teenagers or those even younger, to become addicted to these games.

1. What’s the purpose of the new rules on online games?

A．To raise awareness of Internet safety.

B．To bring in new computer programs.

C．To reduce the grown-up user base.

D．To prevent the teenagers’ addiction.

2. Why are underage players addicted to online games more easily?

A．They can learn more knowledge on the Internet.

B．They have more free time and less self-control.

C．They have purposes in life but lack higher education.

D．They maintain a sense of curiosity about the Internet.

3. What problem has to be solved to ensure the effect of the new rules?

A．How to reduce parents’ anxiety about kids’ study.

B．How to find loopholes in the popular online games.

C．How to control the service time of online game providers.

D．How to invent a facial recognition game for young players.

4. What is the author’s attitude to the new rules ?

A．Confused.	B．Negative.
C．Supportive.	D．Uninterested.

10 . 课文语法填空

Avatars are digital     1     (image) that you use to represent yourself online. The first simple avatars appeared in role-playing computer games in the 1980s and by the late 1990s they     2     (use )in online chats. People started     3     (create) their own avatars that didn't look or act like their real selves. Avatars let you express     4     (you) and they give you lots of room for creativity. Most people create avatars     5     have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like them. In most web chats, people can choose an avatar     6     a selection of ready-made images, or create     7     (free) their own images. But the use of avatars has also caused a few concerns. Some users are     8     (worry) that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be     9     risk, as people can use avatars     10     (cheat) others online. However, many people see avatars in a more positive light