5 . We all know the feeling—you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media (社交媒体), and suddenly you find you are refused. It’s the start of mixed feelings—when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they trying to hide from me?

And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse (浏览) their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”. According to a survey by Tencent, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments. The young interviewees said that parents “are worried about everything”, along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disagreement, avoiding parents’ nagging (唠叨), and protecting their private life. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents completely, they were in a specific group with which she only shared positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see failures in my life,” she said. Once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.

The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main tool to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would respond to being blocked, some parents said they would start a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just were shrewder than their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. “I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”

1. What causes mixed feelings according to Paragraph 1?

A．Stress from being controlled.

B．Being turned down on social media.

C．Checking social media frequently.

D．Anxiety about the safety on social media.

2. What can we know about Xie Yun’s WeChat Moments?

A．It didn’t have pictures.

B．It only had positive posts.

C．It was set to be seen by herself.

D．It was open to her parents partly.

3. What does the underlined word “shrewder” mean?

A．Calmer.

B．Securer.

C．Smarter.

D．Tougher.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Tough parent-child communication on WeChat.

B．Changes on the current parent-child relationship.

C．Arguments about whether to block parents.

D．Ways to avoid being blocked on WeChat.

6 . It’s important for children to take part in social activities during their summer holidays. “Kids should have a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue communicating with their friends and meeting new people,” said Dr. Jin Han. He’s a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Spending time with friends and meeting new people by doing fun and educational activities such as music, arts and sports programs in summer help with their development. “If children spend a lot of time alone on their electronic equipment, then they will fail to communicate with others,” Han said. “In today’s world, it’s very easy for kids to stay indoors all day and keep in touch with others, but that is not a good way to connect with others. Face-to-face communication is necessary and important. Parents should restrict the time their children spend on electronic equipment. For example, the time they spend on their phones cannot be more than one hour a day.”

It’s also important for children to spend quality time with their parents and sisters or brothers. “It’s not the length of time, but the quality of time that families spend together that is really valuable,” Han said. “This type of communication is not something that you can get from anywhere else. It doesn’t matter how old the child is, because family bonding (人与人之间的关系) experiences can happen at any time.”

Having children spend time with friends and families doesn’t have to spend money in the wallet, either. For example, going to the neighborhood swimming pool or having a picnic is a great way to spend quality time together.

1. What does Dr. Jin Han think about the summer holidays according to the first paragraph?

A．It is necessary for children to have a rest during summer holidays.

B．Children should relax as much as possible during summer holidays.

C．Making new friends in summer holidays is difficult for children.

D．Children should prepare for schoolwork in summer holidays.

2. What does the underlined word “restrict” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Increase.

B．Control.

C．Spend.

D．Employ.

3. What can we infer from children spending time with families?

A．How long children spend with families matters.

B．What to do with families depends on the parents.

C．When to spend time with families makes a difference.

D．How to enjoy the time with families is of great importance.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．The importance of friends and families.	B．The introduction of some social activities.
C．The suitable ways to spend summer holidays.	D．The necessity of face-to-face communication.

7 . Recently I read the Human Development Report．I couldn't help thinking about another problem why the world is facing hunger．According to the report，2400 people are dying from hunger every day；nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes，floods or wars．

In a word，hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today．It's strange to see that man can travel to the moon，but still doesn't know how to feed himself．You may ask，“Who steals our bread？”The first thieves should be population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland．

In less developed areas like South Africa，the population grows faster than the crops．It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them．So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger．

According to the report，the world's food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well．But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor．Although they are just using their own earning，the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away．

Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands，Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries．We hope other developed countries will follow them．

1. According to the passage，which of the following cannot help make fewer people hungry？

A．Poor countries control their population growth.

B．Poor countries protect their rich farmland.

C．Rich countries produce more food to feed themselves.

D．Rich countries give some food to the poor ones.

2. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us________．

A．poor countries are cold and going to die out

B．rich countries notice the problems of the poor countries

C．rich countries are trying their best to help poor countries

D．rich countries aren't willing to help poor countries

3. According to the last sentence，the writer hopes________．

A．poor countries should learn from rich ones

B．more rich countries will help the hungry people

C．more countries will give help to Norway

D．more countries will be as rich as Sweden