1 . While English is getting more important in our schools, Chinese has become popular among foreign kids. But Chinese can be more difficult to learn. At least 16-year-old Piao Chenglong thinks so. “English is easier for me. Chinese characters (汉字) have too many strokes (笔画),” said Piao. “But I want to learn it. I want to study at Beijing University when I grow up.” Piao is from Korea. He came to China in 2008.
In Korea, there are more than 300, 000 Chinese learners like Piao. Some Korean students begin to learn to write the language on their first day at school. To help students learn Chinese, Korea holds speaking competitions for high school students every year.
Chinese isn’t just popular in Korea. People from all the world want to learn it. The Ministry of Education of China says that nearly 130 million people from 85 countries are learning Chinese. This number will be increasing to 800 million in the coming years.
In America, Chinese is the second most popular foreign language after Spanish. Some American middle schools have Chinese classes. Students learn to make jiaozi and tie Chinese knots (中国结). Some even try to write and draw in the Chinese way!
People want to learn Chinese because China is becoming such an important country. Foreign countries want to understand China better to help them with business. The Chinese government is also helping the world learn Chinese. It has sent more than 200 Chinese teachers to more than 60 countries in the world. Many more Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) will be set up in the world. These institutes will teach Chinese to foreign students.
1. Which of the following is the topic sentence for the text?A.Chinese has become popular among foreign kids. |
B.Chinese can be more difficult to learn. |
C.In America, Chinese is the second most popular foreign language after Spanish. |
D.Students learn to make jiaozi and tie Chinese knots. |
A.China. | B.America. | C.Korea. | D.Spain. |
A.making jiaozi |
B.writing and drawing in the Chinese way |
C.tying Chinese knots |
D.singing Chinese songs |
A.Because Chinese is getting more important in their schools. |
B.Because Chinese characters have too many strokes. |
C.Because the number of people learning Chinese will be 800 million. |
D.Because China is becoming more and more important in the world. |
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 . Some fifteen years ago, when smartphone apps were new and few truly understood their potentials, retailers (零售商)
From the point on, retailers began launching strategies to combat showrooming including releasing exclusive items for sale so that no
“Media have reported showrooming as a big threat to physical stores.” says Casey Carl, a retailer. “However, less
And a showrooming study indicates that it’s wise for retailers to limit the item price to at most 5 dollars
A.almost | B.just | C.barely | D.simply |
A.reviews | B.locations | C.shows | D.similarities |
A.genuinely | B.generously | C.particularly | D.finally |
A.blessing | B.threat | C.surprise | D.success |
A.domestic | B.physical | C.imaginary | D.parallel |
A.superior | B.compulsory | C.routine | D.rewarding |
A.cornered | B.messed | C.overlooked | D.refunded |
A.reference | B.alternative | C.exception | D.discount |
A.criticized | B.publicized | C.exploited | D.executed |
A.reasonable | B.inevitable | C.illegal | D.acceptable |
A.assist | B.prohibit | C.monitor | D.expose |
A.out of stock | B.at random | C.within reach | D.on the spot |
A.higher | B.lower | C.less | D.more |
A.reputation | B.greed | C.priority | D.devotion |
A.attention | B.deposit | C.honor | D.extra |
A.disorder | B.gap | C.split | D.deadline |
A.However | B.Actually | C.Besides | D.Therefore |
A.accessible | B.multiple | C.loyal | D.concrete |
A.puts out | B.carries out | C.seeks out | D.pulls out |
A.suspicion | B.effort | C.panic | D.guilt |
4 . Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).
To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.
On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions.
"The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."
Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness in U. S. teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.
1. Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?A.Calculating students' happiness. |
B.Asking students certain questions. |
C.Analyzing data from a survey. |
D.Doing experiments on screen time. |
A.By making a comparison. |
B.By giving an example. |
C.By making an argument. |
D.By introducing a concept. |
A.To draw a conclusion from the study. |
B.To offer some advice to the readers. |
C.To prove social activities' importance. |
D.To support the researchers' finding. |
A.Quitting Phones Equals Happiness |
B.Screen Time Should Be Banned |
C.Teens' Lives Have Changed Sharply |
D.Screen-addicted Teens Are Unhappier |