1 . My wife and I were at a crowded grocery store not long ago. It was a weekday evening, cold and wet and tense. People were carelessly blocking aisles, complaining and cutting one another off with their carts. At one point, two women quarreled for several minutes in the freezer section.
Things got worse at the checkout line. The cashier scanned a man's discount card, but he misread the savings on her screen as an additional charge. He decided she was acting on purpose and began to argue.
Other customers looked away as the cashier tried to reason with him. She called a manager, who took him to customer service. Shaken, she moved to the next customer in line.
We’ve all witnessed uncomfortable scenes like this in public places. My reaction when I see them is both personal and professional. I am a data analyst and sociologist who studies how and why people interact with one another--or why they choose not to. To me, the grocery scene was another example of how our trust in others has disappeared. But it was also a teachable moment on how we can rebuild our faith — starting with just one person.
Therefore, my wife and I reached the disturbed cashier. I grabbed a bottle of water from a nearby cooler and handed it to her. We learned her name was Beth.
“We felt bad about how that man treated you and wanted to buy this for you.” I said.
Beth’s face lit up, and we talked as she scanned our items. She told us she had been working that evening through severe foot pain and would be having surgery later that week. We wished her well in her recovery, and she thanked us as we left.
That is the balancing act, the moment of countering social and emotional pain with healing, that will add up to restore trust across the United States. You can start that pattern in someone else's life , even in a place as ordinary as the neighborhood grocery store.
1. By describing the arguments, the author wants to show________.| A．the job as a cashier is not easy. | B．people in the U.S are unfriendly. |
| C．arguments in public are very common. | D．confidence in each other has worn off. |
| A．Sad and regretful. | B．Sorry and embarrassed. |
| C．Cheerful and rewarded. | D．Grateful and relieved. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Optimistic. | C．Uncaring | D．Cautious |
| A．A Miserable Cashier. | B．A Helping Hand. |
| C．Learning to Trust Again. | D．Starting a new life. |
2 . Australian experts have expressed concerns that too many millennials(千禧一代) are hoping to use their social media accounts to build their careers. Their concerns follow the sudden rise in “insta-celebrities” who make money by posting sponsored(赞助的) photos online. For the lucky few who are not only talented photographers but also good-looking and business-savvy(有商业头脑的), making money off social media isn’t impossible.
Instagram is flooded with social media professionals paid to promote products and services. However, social scientist Lauren Rosewarne, from the University of Melbourne, says that in reality, there are far fewer people making money off the platforms than one may think. She said many young Australians were getting sucked in by the appeal of making money on platforms like Instagram, describing it as “totally unrealistic” and extremely difficult to do.
“Young people are hoping to be famous in numbers that were simply not there 20 years ago,” Rosewarne told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Saturday. “There are some people who can make fortunes out of monetizing(使具有货币性质) their Instagram posts, but that is not the norm.” She said it was up to parents and schools to discourage students from seeking Insta-fame, as many believe it is a possible career choice. “There’s the warning for parents; this is not a normal or even common occurrence that you can monetize your Instagram account.”
Meanwhile Toni Eager from Australian National University said social problems could arise from spending too much time with social media. “Where do the insta-celebrities go to separate the life people see on Instagram from their actual normal life?” Eager said. “All of a sudden, people own your private life.”
1. Why is there a rise in “insta-celebrities”?| A．Many young people are good at taking photos. |
| B．Many people see it as a shortcut to making money. |
| C．People want to socialize by sharing photos online. |
| D．Instagram offers a reliable career choice for millennials. |
| A．Becoming involved in something. | B．Benefiting from something. |
| C．Taking advantage of something. | D．Being satisfied with something. |
| A．Young people today are more business-savvy than ever. |
| B．Young people are becoming less interested in internet fame. |
| C．Instagram is not a good platform to promote new products. |
| D．It may not be a good idea for the young to try earning money on Instagram. |
| A．An over-reliance on Instagram. | B．Inability to appreciate life. |
| C．A loss of personal privacy. | D．An addiction to the virtual life online. |
| A．Fifty | B．Five | C．Fifteen |
4 . Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers(低头族).
Recently, a cartoon made by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities（身份）are buried in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie(自拍照)in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually destroys the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated(夸大), the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Continuously stretching(伸展) your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed(抢劫) of their cell phones in broad daylight.
1. The author gives the example of a cartoon in Paragraph 2 _________.| A．to advertise the cartoon made by students. |
| B．to inform people of the bad effects of phubbing. |
| C．to show the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers. |
| D．to warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients. |
| A．hide | B．use |
| C．cover | D．pay all attention to |
| A．His social skills could be affected. |
| B．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed. |
| C．He will cause the destruction of the world. |
| D．He might get separated from his friends and family. |
| A．negative(消极的). | B．supportive. |
| C．positive. | D．objective(客观的). |
| A．Advice on how to use a cell phone. | B．People addicted to phubbing. |
| C．Consequences of phubbing. | D．Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing. |
1.你对他的担心2.游戏的危害 3.摆脱游戏的办法
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1. Where are the speakers?
| A．In Britain. | B．In Germany. | C．In France. |
| A．She handles daily affairs (事务). | B．She deals with e-mails. | C．She manages the telephones. |
| A．At 5:15 p.m. | B．At 4:30 p.m. | C．At 4:15 p.m. |
| A．A secretary. | B．A director. | C．An engineer. |
7 . Ways to Improve Participation (参与) in Your Virtual Classroom (虚拟课堂)
During remote learning this spring, students in Shai Klima’s high school class led their own discussions over Google Meet.
While students conversed（谈话） on video, Klima listened and drew lines on a sheet of paper tracking the flow of the conversation, resulting in a spider web. At the end of the discussion, Klima shared the drawing over video.
“It has been successful as a means to get kids to credit their peers with helping them come up with new ideas, which helps build a friendly relationship,” said kilma.
Kindergarten teacher Ruth Calkins, meanwhile, used Zoom chat when holding live lessons with her kindergarten students. She said they enjoyed typing “T” or “F” for true and false questions while answering math problems in the chat box.
| A．This strategy is terribly useful and significant. |
| B．Then he asked students to reflect on the experience. |
| C．Using chat to check for understanding is one useful strategy. |
| D．Before the live class, students answered questions independently. |
| E．Some even attempted to write sentences in response to the questions. |
| F．They decided as a group to use only one emoji at a time, for example. |
| G．They didn’t like to pay more attention to these questions. |
8 . A former teacher who went on to join the navy (海军) discovered the influence his small act of kindness had on one student thanks to a chance meeting years later.
She was
“Without thinking, I
He said neither of them made a big deal of it at the time, but she
Fast forward a few
They realize he had taught at the same
After recounting (讲述) the story about the
He wrote: “Teachers always talk about how rare it is to hear from
| A．Reading | B．Sharing | C．Revising | D．Retelling |
| A．teaching | B．learning | C．researching | D．recording |
| A．active | B．talkative | C．quiet | D．outgoing |
| A．poem | B．blackboard | C．letter | D．diary |
| A．testing | B．observing | C．drawing | D．writing |
| A．stupid | B．anxious | C．clever | D．disappointed |
| A．bought | B．took | C．borrowed | D．stole |
| A．brave | B．beautiful | C．selfless | D．honest |
| A．quickly | B．usually | C．slowly | D．accidentally |
| A．talking | B．doing | C．listening | D．appearing |
| A．years | B．weeks | C．days | D．hours |
| A．classroom | B．club | C．navy | D．country |
| A．argue | B．discover | C．regret | D．guess |
| A．course | B．class | C．school | D．camp |
| A．missed | B．considered | C．minded | D．remembered |
| A．novel | B．notebook | C．picture | D．photo |
| A．looks at | B．looks for | C．goes over | D．thinks about |
| A．happy | B．great | C．hard | D．free |
| A．schoolmates | B．friends | C．parents | D．students |
| A．forgot | B．described | C．punished | D．influenced |
If you’re someone who looks in the mirror every day and focuses only on any small flaw (瑕疵), you’re not alone. For many people, struggling with image issues (形象问题) is a
“How hostile (恶意的) is the world to
What causes this anxiety among young people? Greater time spent online means greater exposure to advertisements
The anxiety over looks and shape has pushed some people into physical and mental illness. Some people even go through surgery just
10 . Why do young adult children become independent much later than they did in 1970, when the average age of independent living was 21? Why is the mental health of today’s kids not so good as that of children in the 1960s and before?
The answer lies in two words: parental involvement (参与). Those two words best show the difference between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Back then, parents were not to be highly involved with their kids. They were there in case of crisis (危机), but they stood a safe distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process (试错过程). They gave their children long ropes and made them lie in the beds they made and stew in their own juices. That was how children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents, however, help their kids with almost everything. They organize their children’s games, social lives and after-school activities. They help their kids with homework, help them study for tests, help them solve the disagreement with classmates, and get involved.
Researchers studied 30 years’ data of parent involvement in children’s growth. They found that parental help with homework lowers a child’s school achievement. Parents who manage a child’s social life prevent the children developing good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to fill their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids’ disagreements with classmates grow kids who don’t know how to avoid trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave home. And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to stop being parents.
1. Why did the writer use the questions at the beginning?| A．To blame the young adult children. |
| B．To acquire answers to the questions. |
| C．To introduce the topic of the text. |
| D．To make a proposal for today’s parents. |
| A．By experiencing the crisis all alone. |
| B．By rising to the challenges independently. |
| C．By lying in bed and stewing in their juices. |
| D．By parents being highly involved with them. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Unfavorable. |
| C．Unclear. | D．Concerned. |
| A．The Lost Parents. | B．Be Independent. |
| C．Relationship on the rocks. | D．Let Kids Grow Wings. |
