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. |
斯诺怀疑是水泵的问题。(应该受到责备)
Little Lola-Rose Raine had dreamed about being a flower girl for her older sister for months. But just two months before their big day, Lola had only hours to live. She suffered from acute liver failure (急性肝衰竭).
Full-time mum Jane recalled how Lola came down with the disease in March. Jane said, “One day, she came in to wake me up and said she didn’t feel well. I looked at her and was shocked to see that her eyes had turned slightly yellow.” She rang 111 straight away and was told to take Lola to hospital.
There, doctors found that the tests showed her liver function was not going well. Lola was kept in hospital for five days, but her condition started to worsen.
Doctors told her worried parents she had adenovirus (腺病毒) — which has symptoms (症状) similar to the common cold — but in Lola, it had led to the serious liver failure.
“The situation was worse than we could ever have imagined,” Jane said. “The doctors told us that her liver was no longer working to clear the toxins (毒素) in her body and the virus was causing her head to swell up. They told us that she didn’t have much time left. We were in complete shock. It didn’t seem real.”
Lola was put into the ICU and added to the urgent transplant (移植) list for a new liver, but Alan, Lola’s father, feared a donor wouldn’t be found in time.
Desperate to help their daughter, the couple asked doctors if they could give part of their own liver, instead of waiting for a match — and tests soon found out that Alan was a match.
Normally, it takes around six weeks for all the necessary health checks to be carried out on living donors. But Alan’s checks were rushed through in just 21 hours.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Soon the transplant operation went ahead.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Six weeks later, Lola was back home and couldn’t stop talking about the upcoming wedding.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________我的志向是毕业后在中国创办一家企业。
通过斯诺的不懈努力，饮用水公司开始出售洁净水，世界各地霍乱的威胁大幅度降低。
那时有两种相互矛盾的理论。斯诺同意第二个理论。
在英国医生约翰•斯诺展示如何战胜霍乱之前，霍乱曾是世界上最令人恐惧的疾病之一。
1. How is the weather this morning?
| A．Windy. | B．Snowy. | C．Rainy. |
| A．At the top of Mount Raven. |
| B．In the newsroom. |
| C．On a ski slope. |
| A．-7℃. | B．-12℃. | C．-20℃. |
| A．Stay indoors. | B．Dress warmly. | C．Watch sports news. |
1. What did the man get this time?
| A．The gold. | B．The silver. | C．The bronze. |
| A．Quite excited. | B．Rather tired. | C．Absent-minded. |
| A．The man came off the horse. |
| B．The water made the horse nervous. |
| C．Something in the crowd upset the horse. |
| A．Run in another race. | B．Be on a TV show. | C．Visit a friend. |
1. Who is Danny?
| A．A clerk. | B．A waiter. | C．A chef. |
| A．In a restaurant. | B．In a hotel. | C．In a cafe. |
| A．Make a cake. |
| B．Give a short speech. |
| C．Talk to his customers. |
