1 . People, especially adults, have every reason to be concerned about the impact addictive screens make on social skills among youngsters. Recently, researchers compared teachers’ and parents’ evaluation of children who started kindergarten in 1998 — six years before Facebook was launched — with that of those who began school in 2010, when the first iPad was released.
The idea for the study was inspired several years ago when Downey, lead author of the study, had an argument at a pizza restaurant with his son, Nick, about whether social skills had been suffering among the new generation of youngsters. “Nick asked me how I knew that. And that was when I realized there really wasn’t any solid evidence,” Downey said. So Downey, with his colleagues, decided to investigate.
For their study, they used data from the Barly Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS), which is run by the National Center for Educational Statistics. The ECLS followed children from kindergarten to fifth grade. The researchers compared data on the children who began kindergarten in 1998 (19,150 students) with that on those beginning kindergarten in 2010 (13,400 students). Results showed that children’s social skills did not decline between the 1998 and 2010 groups. And similar patterns remained as the children progressed to fifth grade. Even children within the two groups who had the heaviest exposure to screens showed similar development in social skills compared to those little screen exposure.
While Downey was initially surprised to see that time spent on screens didn’t affect social skills, he really shouldn’t have been. “There is a tendency for every generation at my age to start to have concerns about the younger generation. It is an old story,” he said. These worries often involve “moral panic” over new technology. Adults are concerned when technological change starts to erode traditional relationships, particularly the parent-child relationship.
New generations are learning that having good social relationships means being able to communicate successfully both face to face and online. “You have to know how to communicate by email, on Facebook and Twitter, as well as face to face. We just looked at face-to-face social skills in this study, but future studies should look at digital social skills as well.” Downey said.
1. What drove Downey to conduct the study?| A．To argue his friend down. | B．To build kids’ social skills. |
| C．To liberate kids from addictive devices. | D．To seek definite proof for his viewpoint. |
| A．They confirmed his previous belief. |
| B．They showed the impact of social media. |
| C．They totally disagreed with his assumption. |
| D．They got him more worried about younger generations’ social skills. |
| A．Enhance. | B．Damage. | C．Boost. | D．Prohibit. |
| A．As for new generations’ social skills, it’s necessary to readjust assessments. |
| B．It’s urgent to minimize the use of digital devices among young people. |
| C．Face-to-face exchanges may give way to online communication someday. |
| D．Unlike the old, youngsters are better at communicating in the Digital Age. |
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It is quite important for parents and children to spend quality time together regular. It helps build a close and health relationship between them. On the one hand, spending time with parents give children the impression that their parents care about them. This can create a sense of security, that is particularly important for our overall development. On the other hand, it allows parents to know better about their children, include their interests and concerns. Besides, parents can also educate their children in case if they make mistakes. All in all, parents’ love and care can't replaced by anything. But no matter how busy parents are, never forgot to set aside some time for children.
3 . If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their
Finnish workers are paid by the hour. If you work in Finland and have
With so many loop boles in everyday life, surely Finland must be a good country to those who
What we regarded as “foolish” is
| A．Make | B．Put | C．Take | D．Set |
| A．stop | B．pass | C．drop | D．pick |
| A．attend to | B．take care | C．take up | D．appeal to |
| A．pleasure | B．anxiety | C．passenger | D．money |
| A．condition | B．place | C．seal | D．faith |
| A．guests | B．visitors | C．meals | D．cards |
| A．waiters | B．drivers | C．diners | D．workers |
| A．naturally | B．respectively | C．secretly | D．contently |
| A．best | B．most | C．worst | D．least |
| A．strict | B．complete | C．troublesome | D．loose |
| A．registration | B．charge | C．care | D．noise |
| A．paid | B．debated | C．talked | D．agreed |
| A．accordingly | B．reluctantly | C．separately | D．abruptly |
| A．hesitate | B．hate | C．love | D．refuse |
| A．strange | B．difficult | C．complex | D．imaginative |
| A．business | B．trip | C．fine | D．fare |
| A．familiar | B．faithful | C．single | D．usual |
| A．worked out | B．put in | C．took in | D．ran out |
| A．religion | B．law | C．idiom | D．attitude |
| A．eventually | B．accidentally | C．actually | D．temporarily |
4 . For many Chinese consumers, a satisfying breakfast is one that includes either hot porridge or steamed buns. Cold sandwiches, which are usually popular with Westerners, are probably one of the last options on their minds. But that is not to say that consumers, especially those in an international city like Shanghai, would avoid everything considered Western for breakfast. For instance, coffee, which has steadily grown in popularity in the country, is one drink that many cannot do without today.
To satisfy this growing demand for breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West, food companies have been rolling out a host of new offerings to attract the customer. One example is Shanghai Qiao Coffee, which was launched by local time-honored food company Qiaojiashan at the end of 2019. Apart from its traditional dim sum, the store also sells various types of coffee.
According to Shen Yan, deputy manager of Shanghai Qiaojiashan Food Development Cold, the most popular breakfast set at the moment is the steamed vegetable bun paired with black coffee. “The calories that one gets from a meal featuring Chinese dim sum and coffee are less than those of a Western breakfast. Since a steamed bun has nearly 200 calories and a cup of black coffee barely has any calories, this combination can be considered healthy and delicious," said Shen.
Even the smaller shoppers in the food scene are jumping on the East-West breakfast trend. Western food establishments, too, have been rolling out Chinese breakfast options. "Consumers and even cultural heritage will also benefit from the increased competition. If not for the current trend which has revived interest in certain traditional dim sum, these foods could soon be lost to history," Shen said.
1. What can we leant about breakfast in Shanghai in paragraph!?| A．People prefer porridge and steamed buns. | B．Cold sandwiches are a popular choice. |
| C．People avoid western food for breakfast. | D．Coffee is a must for many people. |
| A．Because it's newly launched. | B．Because it contains more vegetables. |
| C．Because it's traditional. | D．Because it's tasty and healthy. |
| A．The competition for breakfast sets is of no benefit to consumers. |
| B．Only big companies have the ability to seize the market share. |
| C．Western food companies don't care about East-West breakfast. |
| D．Some traditional foods might disappear without the combination trend. |
| A．Chinese consumers show more interest in western food. |
| B．Western breakfast is warmly welcomed by Shanghai people. |
| C．The Chinese-Western breakfast set is becoming a hit in Shanghai. |
| D．Shanghai Qiao Coffee has won great success for its breakfast sets. |
1. When do members in the book club normally gather?
| A．On Saturdays or Sundays. |
| B．On Mondays or Tuesdays. |
| C．On Fridays or Saturdays. |
| A．High. | B．Low. | C．Reasonable. |
6 . One day, Lisa Holman told her family she would be out that night visiting her friend, only about half an hour drive from her house. So it was not alarming as the night grew on and she did not arrive home. As 11 pm passed, her family began to worry. They called her but did not get any answer. They then reached out to Lisa's friend, who said Lisa had left to drive home at 9 that night.
The family thought about calling the police that evening but the police typically don't define a person missing unless there is no contact for 24 hours. The next morning there was still no sign of Lisa. All the family could do was sit home and wait. Lisa's son decided to drive along Lisa's route and carefully look for her. He found Lisa's car had crashed into a tree. What's worse，there was no sign of Lisa at all.
The family called the police. The police began their search. But due to the heavy rain the search team was called back. The family was very disappointed but still hopeful and continued the search 700 feet from Lisa's car, they finally found Lisa under a rock.
After a few days in hospital, Lisa recovered. She explained that she passed out after her car slid off the road in the rain. After she came to herself, Lisa managed to climb out of the car. While walking to find help, Lisa was exhausted and unable to figure out the direction. So she couldn't walk on and climbed under a rock as it started raining again. Scared as she was, she turned to her faith in hopes of living to see her son again.
1. When should Lisa arrive home after visiting her friend?| A．About 9 pm. | B．About 9： 30 pm. |
| C．About 11 pm. | D．The next morning. |
| A．The police usually refused to come at night. |
| B．The heavy rain had blocked all the roads up. |
| C．They thought Lisa would come back herself. |
| D．They had been out of touch with Lisa for less than a day. |
| A．The friend she had visiteD. | B．A hiking team passing by. |
| C．The police search team. | D．Lisa's family. |
| A．She was lost. | B．Her legs were badly injured. |
| C．She was locked in her car. | D．She was caught by heavy rain, |
7 . Some educators told us that more years of school could help students get higher scores on intelligence tests.That was a finding of a study of teenage males in some countries.Now，another research shows that physical activity may help students do better in their classes.
The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education.They are using the time instead for academic(学术的) subjects like math and reading.The studies appeared between 2008 and 2014.They included more than 55,000 children，aged 6 to 18.
Amika Singh：“According to the results of our study，we can conclude that being physically active is beneficial for academic performance.There are，first，Physiological explanations，like more blood flow，and so more oxygen to the brain.Being physically active means there are more hormones(荷尔蒙) produced like endorphins(内啡肽)．And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved，which means you also perform better.”
Also，students taking part in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them.This could improve their classroom behavior and help them keep their mind on their work.
The study leaves some questions unanswered，however.Ms Stash says it is not possible to say whether the amount or kind of activity affected the level of academic improvement.This is because of differences among the studies.
The researchers said they found only two highquality studies.They needed more highquality studies to confirm(证实) their findings.They also pointed out that “results for other parts of the world may be quite different”．
Still，the general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school.Ms Singh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physical education programs.Her paper on “Physical Activity and Performance at School” is published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
1. The passage mainly tells us that .| A．a research on physical education has been done by the researchers |
| B．there is a possibility that physical activity leads to higher grades |
| C．the amount or kind of activity directly affects academic level |
| D．the research shows that the children aged 6 to 18 don’t do sports |
| A．Being mentally active is good for academic subjects. |
| B．The more hormones you have，the more stressed you will get. |
| C．The researchers have found many highquality studies to prove the research. |
| D．The educators in some countries think studies,not exercise,mean much to students. |
| A．good marks result from highquality study |
| B．findings are probably different in different areas |
| C．physical activity will spread all over the world |
| D．academic performance depends on the surroundings |
| A．To call our attention to the sports at school. |
| B．To introduce all types of physical activities. |
| C．To represent the academic performance. |
| D．To improve students’ health. |
8 . The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger, a kind of round sandwich of cooked beef.
The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one. Fast food restaurants are popular.
First, they are not formal restaurants. Customers wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place.
| A．Second, they are fast. |
| B．Chinese diets are also welcome. |
| C．In fact, they reflect American life style. |
| D．They will go to a good restaurant for important guests. |
| E．The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. |
| F．Therefore, people can afford to eat at a fast food restaurant often. |
| G．There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. |
9 . The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.
Your children need to be deeply curious.
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.
| A．Encourage kids to cook with you. |
| B．And we can’t forget science education. |
| C．We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. |
| D．So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist? |
| E．Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. |
| F．We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. |
| G．Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill. |
