1 . 目前，网络语言(Internet Slang)在青少年中极为盛行，你校学生会在同学中就对网络语言的看法进行了调查， 调查结果见下面饼状图(pie chart)。请根据图中信息，用英语写一篇短文，介绍同学们的看法，并表达你自己的观点。

注意：
1. 字数 120 字左右。
2. 结构：引入话题——介绍调查结果——简述个人立场。
3. 要求：主次分明，观点清晰，词汇地道，语法准确，卷面整齐。
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3 . Learning a foreign language can broaden career opportunities in the USA. Here’s the reason why learning some of the popular foreign languages can help you.

Chinese

Chinese is considered as an important language to enhance business prospects across the globe. It has the largest number of speakers. More than 1. 4 billion people speak Chinese. Chinese companies have invested in various industries in other countries. There are great opportunities for employment in Chinese companies if you can master Chinese.

Spanish

Spanish is spoken by about 580 million speakers across the world. It has the second largest number of speakers. Furthermore, many Spanish companies are rapidly increasing their presence in various industries like travel and tourism, translation, teaching, and international business.

Portuguese

Spoken by about 230 million people, Portuguese is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of eight countries. There’s a great demand for Portu-guese language experts in various industries.

German

German is the third most popular foreign language taught worldwide and the second most popular in Europe and Japan, after English. German has between 89 and 110 million native speakers. German companies account for 700,000 jobs in the USA, so learning German can give people great job offers.

1. Why does the author advise people to learn Chinese?

A．They can further study global business.

B．They can have an opportunity to go to China.

C．They can get more job offers in various countries.

D．They can find a chance to travel to other countries.

2. Which language has the second largest number of speakers in the world?

A．Chinese.	B．Spanish.
C．Portuguese.	D．German.

3. What can we know about German from the text?

A．Japanese dislike learning it.

B．It is the most popular language in Europe.

C．It is spoken by less than 89 million people.

D．Mastering it helps people get more job opportunities.

4 . Have you ever wondered why you might be a little taller than your friends or family? Well, scientists believe the mystery of why humans are growing taller and reaching puberty(青春期)earlier is due to something in the brain.

We already know that better nutrition leads to greater height as humans have been growing taller on the whole in recent centuries. Better nutrition also causes people to reach maturity (成 熟)faster. Genes also play a role in how tall we become and we all grow and look according to the codes in our DNA. A lack of nutrition makes it harder for us to reach the full potential of our own genes.

According to the University of Maryland, our body requires a certain amount of energy to make us grow. But a new study suggests that a brain receptor (感受器)could be responsible for our growth. The study showed that the brain receptor MC3R is responsible for signals from food reaching a part of the brain called the hypothalamus(下丘脑).The hypothalamus is responsible for keeping things in check like body temperature and adjusting appetite and weight.

MC3R’s not working properly tends to mean that people are shorter and start puberty much later. Professor Sir Stephen O’ Rahilly, one of the authors of the study, said, “lt tells the body we’re great here and that we’ve got lots of food, so grow quickly and have puberty soon.”

There is a lot about the brain we still don’t know. But this research could lead to further development of drugs for children with delayed growth and puberty starting much later. More understanding of the receptor won’t mean that we can make ourselves taller. That all still depends on genes, but it could help people with chronic (慢性的)illnesses who need to build up muscle.

1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Genes lead to faster maturity.

B．Nutrition determines a person’s height.

C．Better nutrition is important to growing taller.

D．Bad nutrition will change a person’s genes.

2. How does MC3R work to get you taller according to the new study?

A．By taking in a large amount of nutrition itself.

B．By having us check body temperatures regularly.

C．By sending signals to inspire us to have more nutrition.

D．By helping us control our appetite to lose weight.

3. The new finding will most probably help to

A．find ways to put off kid’s puberty

B．treat patients with chronic illness

C．find scientific exercise to get our muscle stronger

D．develop medicine for kids with delayed growth

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Why Are Some People Shorter? Genes Are to Blame

B．Why Are Some People Shorter? Nutrition Is to Blame

C．Why Are Some People Taller? The Key Is in Our Appetite

D．Why Are Some People Taller? The Key Is in Our Brains

5 . What mistake did the truck driver make?

A．He didn’t have a driving license.

B．He broke the traffic rules.

C．He damaged the traffic lights.

6 . Take your dog for a meal. At more restaurants including some of the most fashionable ones, dining with animals is now part of the evening’s menu.

When locals in Key West, go out to dinner, a popular place is an open-air restaurant. On entering the restaurant, they’ll likely see a cat next to a sign that says “Pet the Cat, $1.”

For the owners of the restaurant, serving human guests alongside their pets is a no-brainer. Since they opened the restaurant, they’ve had a friendly rule towards pets, the one that allows pets into the restaurant in a given week.

Americans more and more depend on restaurants (they eat 4.2 meals out each week), it’s only natural that the family pet is finally getting into the act. Enter “pet-friendly restaurants” into an Internet search engine and many restaurants come out.

Why do restaurants court pets? “Dogs never send their food back,” jokes one owner.

The trend(趋势) doesn’t only belong to common places. Many high-rank restaurants also have followed the trend. And there are some cooks making a special effort to treat those with four legs. Lorie Ann, co-owner and cook at a restaurant named Fish Wagon in Calif., specializing in German and French food, serves a free home-made “doggie burger” and a few doggie “cookies” to non-human guests.

Even as more restaurants seek to draw pet owners, they are still the exception. Most local health rules make it clear that pets should be prevented from restaurants and suggest that they be kept out of open-air areas. Still, many officials don’t pay attention to the rules and allow pets to sit outside with their owners.

To make pet owners convenient within the rules, some restaurants allow pets to sit with their owners only when the animals are “parked” just outside the designated (指定的) dining area .

1. Why does it become part of the evening’s menu to take pets for a meal naturally in America?

A．Many restaurants aim to please non-human guests.

B．People have meals out more often than ever before.

C．Pet owners want to give their pets better things to eat.

D．More and more restaurants have friendly rules for pets.

2. What does the underlined word “court” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Try to clean.

B．Try to stop.

C．Try to please.

D．Try to introduce.

3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Restaurants please owners in order to bring more dogs.

B．Restaurants give more special service to pets than humans.

C．Health rules don’t have any influence on dining out with pets.

D．Restaurants try to balance between the rules and guests’ need.

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Pet Meals	B．Petting Cats in Restaurants
C．Pet Owners	D．Dining out with Your Pets

7 . SCANDINAVIAN STARTUPS

Kahoot!

The game-based learning platform is used in half of US schools, offering some 60 million competitions. The idea is to make learning “great and fun,” says, the company’s CEO. Last year, Kahoot! had more than one billion players worldwide.

Founded:2013

XPLORA

XPLORA founder Sten Kirkbak nearly lost his son Filip, at a shopping centre nine years ago, so he built a device that makes it possible for parents to know where their children are at all times. It is a bit like a speakerphone with a camera, but for old people it also tells the wearer when to take medicines.

Founded:2016

reMarkable

A black-and-white e-paper device made for notetaking, users write on the reMarkable, and text recognition software changes it into type. “We neither have many meetings, nor do much talking,” says founder Magnus Wanberg.

Founded:2016

No Isolation

This startup, founded by Karen Dolva, Marius Aabel, and Matias Doyle, hopes to help socially isolated (孤立的) people — its first product was a small robot called AVl, which acts as the eyes and voice of a child forced to stay at home or in hospital. More than 850 AVls are in use in 13 countries; 160 at over 100 UK schools. No Isolation’s latest device is KOMP. Made for old people, it enables simple video calls and messaging.

Founded:2016

1. Which of the following startups connects learning with games?

A．No Isolation.

B．reMarkable.

C．XPLORA.

D．Kahoot!

2. What gave Sten Kirkbak the idea for his device?

A．The experience of nearly losing his son.	B．The growing number of lonely kids.
C．The need to keep the old safe.	D．The special needs of the old.

3. What can we know about No Isolation?

A．It was founded earlier than the other three.	B．It was started by more than one person.
C．It provides services for teens only.	D．It is mainly used in the UK.

8 . Talking to an adult about feelings can be an uncomfortable experience for children and adolescents. While a mental health professional can provide a confidential(私密的)space, the first few interactions can still bring them a sense of uneasiness. But what if they could share how they honestly feel without interacting directly with another human? With this in mind, a recent study from the University of Cambridge tested a robot’s effectiveness in determining children’s well-being.

The study involved 28 children between the ages of 8 and 13 and their parents or guardians completing a well-being questionnaire focused on the young individuals. Then a human-like robot asked the young participants open-ended questions about happy and sad memories over the last week and had them respond to prompts(提示)around pictures. The parents or guardians and research team members observed the interaction from a separate room.

Children with mental well-being issues were likelier to divulge the extent of these problems while talking to the robot. Researchers also found they felt more negative than stated in the initial questionnaire. On the other hand, children without previously stated mental well-being concerns presented an even more positive image to the robot.

Actually, the idea that children would share more with a robot than parents or mental health professionals is easy to understand. “Not all children have a secure attachment style, meaning they feel safe and connected to their caregivers,” says Dr. Katherine Grill, a behavioral scientist. “Children without secure attachments often find comfort in companions like imaginary friends, In this instance, a robot may serve as a viable option for children to open up about their well-being. Even in cases where children have secure attachment styles, a robot may provide them with a non-judgmental relationship where they’ re willing to share their feelings.”

“While this study demonstrates the benefit of robots, it doesn’t remove the need for human interaction in the mental health field. Technology-enabled services mean digital support and even enhanced care, but they don’t replace work with a human being,” says Dr. Aaron Haddock, associate professor of Clark University. “After all, the relationship between clients and providers is a key driver of positive treatment outcomes.”

1. What were the children arranged to do in the study?

A．Share secrets with the other children.

B．Finish a questionnaire about their parents.

C．Interact with a human-like robot alone.

D．Draw pictures about their happy memories.

2. Which of the following words can replace the word “divulge” underlined in paragraph 3?

A．Reveal.

B．Assess.

C．Control.

D．Ignore.

3. What is Dr. Katherine Grill trying to do in paragraph 4?

A．Explain the results of the study.	B．Draw conclusions from the study.
C．Make evaluations about kids’ well-being.	D．Analyze the issues with health care.

4. What is Dr. Aaron Haddock’s attitude towards technology-enabled services?

A．Generally unconcerned.	B．Particularly disapproving.
C．Totally positive.	D．Relatively objective.

9 . Strategies for Getting Kids off Screens

It’s time to keep kids off the screens! Parents should use the winter vacation to remind their children of what it’s like to play freely, offline for hours on end.     1    . Here are some practical strategies for giving kids a screen-free winter.

Set clear screen time limits

Establish how many minutes or hours you’re OK with them each week, and make it something that can never be changed. For example, you could say they’re allowed to watch for an hour on Sunday morning, or for 15 minutes in the evening while dinner is being made, or none at all for the rest of the winter—and then stick to it.     2    

Get kids cooking

Involve them in meal preparation by assigning recipes that you’d like them to make each day.     3    . And you’ll have many tasty dishes at the end of it,

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There are numerous half- and full-day camp options and lessons that can occupy a child’s time, such as swimming, art classes, tennis, dinosaur camp and sports camp. Look around your community for activities that can get them out of the house for a few hours each day.

Establish a reading routine (习惯)

    5    . Take your kid along to choose what she or he wants to read, and that will help keep them enthusiastic. Back home and see if you can set up a comfortable reading corner where they will be willing to read and let reading become a good habit gradually.

A．Sign up for lessons

B．Assign household work

C．That helps stop arguments of screen time

D．Of course, this is easier said than done

E．Master some basic tricks, using a homemade tool

F．They’ll develop new skills at cutting, cooking and baking

G．Go to the library once a week to store up fresh reading material

10 . The whole world knows them: actors, singers, models, athletes and TV personalities. If I use social media, I get too familiar.

I have nothing against the entertainment industry and celebrities. The problem is that by idolizing the entertainment industry so much, we sometimes completely forget about the things that are truly important and that are changing our world. You probably know who Leonardo DiCaprio is—a very talented American actor and film producer. But then you probably don’t know who Cori Bargmann is. Bargmann is a scientist who is uncovering the causes of Alzheimer’s and autism, which have been unknown for years.

What I think is wrong is that DiCaprio’s net worth is $260 million dollars, while Bargmann’s is less than $l million dollars. DiCaprio is definitely talented and has worked hard to give us good films, but Bargmann is working for something that can save thousands of humans who are suffering. And just because our society prefers to idolize the entertainment industry instead of science, she gets paid much less than she deserves.

But if it would benefit the world to invest all of our time and attention toward scientists, why don’t we make scientists our new “celebrities”?

First of all, we like being entertained. We love pretty faces and easy-to-digest information. It’s easier to care about simple stuff rather than scientific, complicated things. Another reason is that most scientists don’t like being in the spotlight. They’ re mostly reserved and like to have privacy. They’ re busy people, which explains why they haven’t attracted the media the same way that performers have. Also, people have free will and the right to be interested in whatever they want to be.

However, studies have shown that young people are more interested in a scientific career as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has also made known some scientists who have suddenly started appearing on TV and guiding us on how to get protected from this deadly virus. Maybe that is the start of the development of a different point of view which will be in favor of science for future generations.

1. Why does the author mention Leonardo DiCaprio and Cori Bargmann?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To give an example.
C．To offer a definition.	D．To propose a solution.

2. Why are scientists not as well-known as actors?

A．Scientists get paid much less than actors.

B．People are busy choosing what they like.

C．Scientists don’t feel like being paid attention to.

D．People prefer entertainment to complex science.

3. What does the word “that” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Studies make scientists known and accepted by the masses.

B．Young people want to change their jobs because of the pandemic.

C．People are attracted to science and scientists during a special time.

D．Most scientists gradually become willing to show up in public light.

4. What’s the author’s attitude toward entertainment stars?

A．Objective.	B．Favorable.
C．Prejudiced.	D．Indifferent.