4 . As is known to all of us, Extroverts(性格外向的人) are those sociable individuals who always seem to be the life and soul of the party, often outspoken and able to express their opinions easily.     1     .

Many of us are taught to admire some traits of extroverts from a very young age and are often encouraged to interact, play and communicate with extroverts.     2     , becoming pseudo-extroverts —introverts(性格内向的人) who learn extroverts’ behaviour intentionally. While externally they may seem to enjoy the company of others, or being in the center of attention, they can still become more nervous in intense social situations.

    3    ? According to Dr Berit Brogaard, a professor of philosophy, extreme loneliness, such as times like the lockdown during the pandemic, does not affect introverts as much as extroverts because extroverts are good at social interaction and introverts are more comfortable with levels of isolation.

Lack of social contact, something extroverts are skilled in, can lead to depression, loneliness, and even early death.

So what are the benefits of introversion? These introvert people seem to have more time for deeper thinking and reflection and thus can become more balanced.     4     . Finally, introverts are often fantastic observers, as sitting out of the focus can give them more time to watch the behaviour of others.

Everyone has a different personality.     5     . But, whatever your personality is either introvert or extrovert, there are clear advantages to being either.

A．It’s likely that people will be more outgoing truly instead of being encouraged

B．So what are the benefits of extroversion

C．However, not all of us are wired that way

D．They also tend to be good listeners and think before they speak

E．It is what makes people individual and unique

F．So is being an extrovert really better

G．It seems that at times people are made to be more outgoing

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It was a bright spring afternoon along the Maryland coast, and Jonathan Bauer, 51, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were enjoying it. They were driving with the windows down as they headed home on the Route 90 Bridge, which goes across the shallow waters of Assawoman Bay. Suddenly, the calm was disturbed by a loud sound.

Not far ahead of them, a black car was rushing from one side of the road to the other. To the Bauer’s horror, it knocked into a concrete barrier(水泥路障), and then came to rest over the edge (边沿) of the bridge. Bauer hit the brakes in time to avoid the vehicles in his path, but a white car struck his car.

Bauer stopped the car. “Ava, are you OK?” he asked. She was shaken, but unhurt. He ran to the white car. “Are you OK?” he asked the driver. She nodded, too shocked to speak.

And then an extremely loud sound came from the black car, whose back part hung out, 30 or more feet above the waters of the bay (海湾). The driver’s door opened and a man climbed out. He dropped to the ground, and then ran to the edge of the bridge. Bauer ran up beside him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a car seat. Next to it, a girl, about two years old, floated on her back, kicking and screaming.

Matters quickly went from bad to frightening when the little girl rolled over onto her stomach. Bauer waited for the driver to do something, but he didn’t move. Maybe he was in shock.

“Ava!” Bauer shouted, and removed his shoes. “Stay by the car and call 911!”

He held no idea about his chances jumping from this height into such shallow waters. Four feet of depth was the most he could hope for — he’d gotten his boat stuck here a time or two. And were there rocks in the shallow waters?

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He climbed onto the edge and jumped.
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A moment later a boat took Bauer and the rescued girl aboard.
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6 . Social media has completely taken over everyday life, affecting how society runs and changing individuals in ways that even they can feel. While social media can act as a platform for people to express themselves, it can also be overwhelming, especially for high school teens.

To teenager Bryson Lan, quitting social media helped eliminate (消除) a significant distraction in his routine and keep up with teachers. “I was scrolling through social networking sites so much,” Lan said. “I was also starting to struggle since I entered my high school year. When school started, I was super overwhelmed (不知所措的), and I was just not ready for it.”

Most teenagers fear that by eliminating these apps, they will miss out on connections with their peers and feel a significant loss to their social life. However, Lan found he didn’t miss anything during his time without social media.

Another problem with social media is the amount of “junk content” posted. People are regularly posting and updating on social media, and much of the content has no meaning to other viewers and is ultimately a time suck.

However, social media isn’t all negative. Social media can be a place to develop passions and boost creativity. For example, Lan found his interest in photography blossom after seeing works from other photographers on social media. “Social media is a good place where you can have a portfolio (作品集) or upload your works,” Lan said. “A lot of people have photography accounts or art accounts. In some ways, I think it actually furthers your hobby.” “Thanks to this revolutionary development of social media, we can enjoy a world where everyone is closer than before,” Lan said. “But we also need to have the skills to make good use of social media, and that depends on each person’s efforts.”

1. What did getting rid of social media bring Lan?

A．More distractions.	B．Confusion about life.
C．A smaller social circle.	D．More attention on his studies.

2. What does the underlined phrase “a time suck” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．A waste of time.

B．A timetable.

C．A lack of time.

D．A time switch.

3. What’s Lan’s attitude towards social media?

A．Doubtful.

B．Unclear.

C．Objective.

D．Supportive.

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Most teenagers’ opinions on social media.	B．The effects social media has on teenagers.
C．Innovative development of social media.	D．The problems social media brings people.

8 . To improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers, Russian police have tried to get drivers to slow down at zebra (斑马) crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities.

The light grey horses, painted with black stripes (条纹), carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.

Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take steps to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.

In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.

Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.

“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.

Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.

1. Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?

A．To make a call on protecting animals.

B．To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety.

C．To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets.

D．To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction.

2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The zebras.

B．The policemen.

C．The horses.

D．The drivers.

3. From the text we can learn that         .

A．Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestrians.

B．Russian drivers often ignore traffic lights.

C．most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problem.

D．the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad.

4. What do animal rights activists think of the new attempt?

A．Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.

B．Road safety should be improved.

C．The paints used on the horses are safe.

D．These animals are ill-treated by the police.

9 . A new study shows that we spend more time using the mobile Internet to read newspapers and magazines or do some other things. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the average European spends 4.8 hours reading newspapers and magazines but 1.6 hours more using the mobile Internet per week.

The IAB questioned 15000 people in 15 European countries, looking at how people were using the Internet and its influence on their everyday lives. It found that the mobile Internet is increasingly finding its way into the public awareness. Over 71 million Europeans now have the Internet access on their mobile phones. In the UK,10 million people now access the Internet through their mobile phones and spend 6.3 hours doing so per week on average.

Unsurprisingly, young generations in the UK are leading the way, with nearly half the country’s16-to 24-year-old young people and a quarter of 25- to 34-year-old people using the Internet, spending 6.5 and 6.2 hours online each week respectively.

Entertainment plays a main role in our mobile Internet lives, with one in five British people using their phones for online games, a third listening to the online video and 39% watching movies, TV or other videos at least once a week. One third of those using an Internet phone said they received videos, images or other multimedia information on their mobile phones and 61% said they passed on the contents they had received.

From a communicative point of view, 80% of these questioned agreed that the Internet had made it easier for them to stay in touch with friends and family.

Alison Fennah, Executive Business Adviser at IAB Europe, said the use of the mobile Internet had come to the point that marketers should be looking to strategies (策略) that connect them with consumers more effectively. “Better devices, as well as improved consumer motivation that started coming together in 2011, can make a great difference to extending the online experience.” Fennah said.

1. How long does a European spend on the mobile Internet per week according to the IAB?

A．4.8 hours.

B．6.2 hours.

C．1.6 hours.

D．6.4 hours.

2. What do people mainly use the mobile phone Internet for?

A．Entertainment.

B．Communication.

C．Advertising.

D．Study.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．More than half of people in the UK use the mobile Internet.

B．The Internet is the most effective way to stay in touch with friends and family.

C．Better tools and improved consumer motivation help extend the online experience.

D．The UK has the largest number of people that use mobile Internet in Europe.

4. What does the author want to tell us by writing the passage?

A．How to use mobile phones to surf the Internet.

B．Newspapers and magazines will disappear soon.

C．How the Internet influences our daily lives.

D．More and more people use the Internet in Europe.