1 . Twelve-year-old Catherine has a lot of friends—632, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.
But is it possible that Catherine’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.
Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not words with friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.
Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platform.
In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.
Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual world, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need anyone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To tell about true friends. | B．To start a discussion. |
| C．To encourage online friendships. | D．To summarize(总结) the text. |
| A．In any case. | B．In public. | C．In person. | D．In advance. |
| A．Unconcerned. | B．Positive. | C．Worried. | D．Confused. |
| A．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships. | B．It’s easier to develop friendships in real life. |
| C．It’s wise to turn to friends online. | D．Social media help people stay closely connected. |
2 . In 2019, a white-haired senior was awarded the Friendship Medal, the highest order of honor of China for foreigners. It was Isabel Crook. In her more than a century of life, she spent more than 90 years in China and cultivated (培养) a large number of foreign language talents for China.
In 1915, Isabel was born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1938, Isabel couldn’t wait to return to China. With hard work, she and her colleague completed the survey of over 1,500 families in some villages in Bishan County. She recorded the daily life of the villagers in Xinglongchang with detailed field notes, which give the young people today some idea of the state of affairs in villages at that time.
In 1947, Isabel and her husband David Crook came to China to observe and study the ongoing land reform. A year later, they completed the study and accepted the invitation to stay in China for language teaching.
One could hardly imagine the teaching conditions in the midst of a war. They asked their students to take small stools (凳子) with them so that they could give class everywhere. They tailored (定制) teaching approaches to suit students’ different language proficiency levels. Without handy teaching materials, they collected articles from English newspapers and magazines. In oral English teaching, Isabel asked students to watch their teachers in a given conversation first. Since there were no tape recorders at school, she had to perform the conversation again and again.
Isabel retired in 1981, but she returned to Southwest China many times to set up scholarship for children from poor families. She also went to Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and other places to help with foreign language teaching. Isabel died in 2023 in Beijing.
1. What do we know about Isabel according to the text?| A．She got China’s highest honor for foreigners. |
| B．She received her college education in China. |
| C．She returned to China as a teacher at age 23. |
| D．She helped children in need all over China. |
| A．In 1915. | B．In 1938. | C．In 1948. | D．In 1981. |
| A．Boring but helpful. | B．Simple and modern. |
| C．Traditional but attractive. | D．Flexible and personalized. |
| A．Her working experiences were rich. |
| B．Her life in China was quite colorful. |
| C．She devoted herself to teaching in China. |
| D．She showed great interest in Chinese history. |
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The Araguaia River is one of the biggest rivers in Brazil. It is home to thousands of animals. River dolphins swim and play in the water, and there are many different colored fish.
In one town, a 13-year-old boy named Rhenan walks along the river every day. But looking at the river makes him worry because there is rubbish everywhere. He sees plastic bottles, old clothing, and empty food packages. The water looks dark and ugly.
One day Rhenan asked about the dirty river at school. “You wouldn’t want rubbish in your house,” said his teacher. “Think about the poor animals!” For days, Rhenan couldn’t stop thinking about the river. It doesn’t seem right to him that this big and powerful river is filled with rubbish. “It’s hurting the animals in my area,” he thought. “And it’s also hurting the families who live here.” Then Rhenan had an idea.
The next morning, Rhenan talked to his mother about his plan for the river. He wanted to go around his town and ask for everyone’s help. Maybe if they all worked together, they could clean up the river!
Rhenan’s mother loved his idea. “I believe the most important thing for you, Rhenan, is learning how to change things that you care about. That will stay with you forever.” She said. She told him she would help him along the way.
The next day, Rhenan went to the police department and next to the office of the Mayor (市长). He visited offices, businesses, and other schools. Soon he had a very big group of people who like his idea! They all decided to meet at the river the following week. On the day of the river clean-up, Rhenan was excited—but he was also nervous. What if no one showed up? But when he and his mother arrived, there were almost a hundred people there, including many of Rhenan’s friends.
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Over the whole day, they all worked together to clean up the rubbish.
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At the end of the day, everyone started to cheer.
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is the first international festival
This year, an ice and snow amusement hall and a show stage will be put into
9 . As we know, the Internet can help develop friendships in many ways. It makes communication much more convenient.
Whenever someone needs help, friends from all over the world can immediately provide useful suggestions or information. Online communication can actually bring people closer to each other. In spite of this, some people believe that the Internet has many negative aspects.
The Internet can make people self-centred.
Online relationships may not be what they appear to be. Friendships are built on the basis of trust. With online communication you can never be 100 percent sure that the people you are chatting to are being honest about who they are.
In my opinion, friends should focus more on face-to-face communication, and less on online communication. This is the best way to maintain healthy relationships.
| A．The Internet has completely changed people’s lives. |
| B．They never think of anyone or anything but themselves. |
| C．Talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact. |
| D．You can stay in touch with friends no matter where you are. |
| E．It’s impolite to post embarrassing information of other people. |
| F．In addition, a lot of the content posted on social media is of little value. |
| G．Going online can be dangerous if you are easily influenced or too trusting. |
10 . A new study from social scientists at Caltech now shows how long it takes to form the gym habit: an average of about six months. The same study also looked at how long it takes healthcare workers to get in the habit of washing their hands: an average of a few weeks.
“There is no magic number for habit formation (形成),” says Anastasia Buyalskaya, author of the study, now an assistant professor of marketing at HEC Paris. “Many may have heard that it takes about 21 days to form a habit, but that was not based on any science. Our works support the idea that the speed of habit formation differs according to the behavior in question and a variety of other factors.”
The study is the first to use machine learning tools to study habit formation. The researchers used machine learning to study large data sets of tens of thousands of people. “With machine learning, we can observe hundreds of variables (变量),” explains Buyalskaya. Machine learning let the researchers study how people behave over time in their natural environments; most previous studies were limited to people filling out surveys.
The study found that certain variables had no effect on gym habit formation, such as time of day. Other factors, such as one’s past behavior, did come into play. For example, for 76 percent of gym-goers, the amount of time that had passed since a previous gym visit was very important to whether the person would go again. In other words, the longer it had been since a gym-goer last went to the gym, the less likely they were to make a habit of it. Sixty-nine percent of the gym-goers were more likely to go to the gym on the same days of the week, with Monday and Tuesday being the most well-attended.
“Overall, we are seeing that machine learning is a powerful tool to study human habits outside the lab,” Buyalskaya says.
1. Which of the following does Buyalskaya agree with?| A．It takes about 21 days to develop a good habit. |
| B．It takes half a year to form the habit of going to the gym. |
| C．Habits are formed at varying speeds depending on behaviors. |
| D．Doctors need weeks to develop the habit of hand washing. |
| A．It collected a sea of data. |
| B．It was conducted by an international team. |
| C．It studied behavioral effects on habit formation. |
| D．It applied machine learning technology. |
| A．The day of the week. | B．The last gym visit. |
| C．The fitness instructor. | D．The length of a gym class. |
| A．No magic number for time it takes to form habits |
| B．Build lasting habits: keys to successful behavior change |
| C．Habit formation appears to be up to personal ability |
| D．Try machine learning: a tool for behavior study |
