2 . A recent report from the United Nations group UNESCO warns that using technology in classes may not help as much as many people believe. The report suggests that technology should be used less in schools, and that smartphones should be banned from classrooms.

The goal of the new report was to improve how technology is used in education. It says that technology can be helpful, but it shouldn’t be the focus. “Too much attention on technology in education usually comes at a high cost,” the report says.

These days, it’s common for students to use computers or tablets (平板电脑). In many places, it’s normal for students to look up information on the internet rather than using books. UNESCO claims that technology changes so fast that it’s hard to study how it really affects students.

The new report says that many of the studies show that technology helps students come from rich countries. As classes moved online during the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of technology in education grew even more quickly. Many students were forced to study at home, using video calls to communicate with their teachers. But the report points out that around 500 million students were unable to take part in online classes. That’s one example of what UNESCO says is a larger problem — that the advantages of technology aren’t evenly shared. People and countries with less money are often left out.

UNESCO admits that technology can help in many ways. It can allow students to learn in ways that are more interesting; it can also help teachers explain difficult ideas; it can also help students who have special needs. But UNESCO says technology can also be very perturbing. One study showed that when students use phones in class, it can interfere with their learning. Even so, less than 25% of the world’s countries ban phones in schools.

The report suggests that the best way to learn is still to work closely with teachers. Working with other classmates also helps students learn. UNESCO says that most schools should spend more money on things like books, classrooms, and teachers.

1. Why does the report suggest using technology less in schools?

A．It changes too fast for students to adapt.

B．Most countries cannot afford to invest in it.

C．It makes no difference to improving education.

D．It may not be as effective as initially thought.

2. What is the “larger problem” that UNESCO refers to in paragraph 4?

A．The pandemic has affected most countries.

B．Fewer students keep discipline in online classes.

C．High-tech devices are unevenly distributed.

D．Teachers’ training in technology use is not enough.

3. Which word can best replace the underlined word “perturbing” in paragraph 5?

A．Distracting.

B．Confusing.

C．Interesting.

D．Frightening.

4. What does UNESCO suggest schools do?

A．Explore innovative teaching methods.

B．Increase the expense on teaching staff.

C．Stress the importance of quality education.

D．Update technology and digital resources in time.

4 . Inside a library in a seaside town is a room changed into a cafe. There might be a homeless man _______ coffee for a sad mother, an elderly woman _______ a young man advice and strangers sharing stories. This community open space _______ to solve the central problems that commonly lead to homelessness: _______ and a lack of purpose.

It’s the _______ of Maff Potts. While working with charities for the homeless, he felt _______ because they weren’t reducing homelessness. All the shelters only helped people once they’d already lost everything, _______ trying to solve the problems that led to their homelessness in the first place. A main _______, he discovered, is that many people who ended up at the shelters were alone. Their relationships had broken down, they didn’t have a(n) _______ system, or they had no one to show them __________.

Potts understands how altruism (利他主义) can help. Over the years during his work on homelessness, when he met people in their __________ moments, Potts began asking them to do him a favour. One man __________ he’d been a painter, so Potts started __________ how the reception area could use redecorating and asked the man for his __________.The man ended up offering to __________ it himself. The task gave him a __________, a reason to keep living.

“The thing that led to a lasting transformation was when they __________ somebody else,” Potts said. “That was __________ time.”

So Potts started thinking there must be a way to __________ the lives of people who are __________ not by making them feel like they’re always receiving help, but by giving them a space to help others — and in the end, help themselves.

1.

A．drinking

B．making

C．growing

D．hiding

2.

A．saving

B．paying

C．awarding

D．offering

3.

A．seeks

B．deserves

C．happens

D．pretends

4.

A．Sickness

B．Tiredness

C．Loneliness

D．Weakness

5.

A．idea

B．excuse

C．hobby

D．feeling

6.

A．shocked

B．interested

C．disappointed

D．frightened

7.

A．regardless of

B．instead of

C．as for

D．along with

8.

A．mistake

B．result

C．technique

D．cause

9.

A．support

B．power

C．health

D．alarm

10.

A．freedom

B．wisdom

C．kindness

D．patience

11.

A．latest

B．funniest

C．fittest

D．darkest

12.

A．preferred

B．mentioned

C．recommended

D．demanded

13.

A．insisting on

B．hearing of

C．depending on

D．talking about

14.

A．advice

B．duty

C．research

D．attention

15.

A．repair

B．repaint

C．reinvent

D．replace

16.

A．break

B．lesson

C．purpose

D．promise

17.

A．challenged

B．invited

C．helped

D．recognised

18.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．terrible

D．magic

19.

A．copy

B．improve

C．reflect

D．record

20.

A．struggling

B．changing

C．relaxing

D．escaping

5 . The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.     1     By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

1. Curiosity

Your children need to be deeply curious.     2     Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?

2. Creativity

True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.     3     There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.

3. Interpersonal Skills

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.     4     “Why do you think she’s crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face? If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”

4. Self-expression

    5     There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas — music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.

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.

6 . You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings,you say hello,and the drama starts.The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to.You are still in a wonderful mood?Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs,but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect.

When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger（匕首）of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down.

Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a coworker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.

Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to（附着）you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to______.

A．make a comparison

B．offer an evidence

C．introduce a topic

D．describe a daily scene

2. How can negative people have effect on us?

A．By influencing our emotion.

B．By telling us the nature of life.

C．By changing our way of thinking.

D．By comparing their attitude to life with ours.

3. Some negative people base their happiness on________.

A．other people's pity for them

B．making other people unhappy

C．building up a positive attitude

D．other people’s respect for them

4. According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us,we are advised______.

A．to change negative people’s attitude to life

B．to show our dissatisfaction to negative people

C．to make negative people feel ashamed of themselves

D．to communicate with negative people as little as possible