1 . Many companies today hold meetings to discuss their new plans.As people are paying more attention to the environment problems,more companies are looking for ways to reduce their bad influence on the environment.Many of them achieve this by using web meeting.

    1     It’s an easy way of hosting and attending a meeting.Participants (与会者) don’t have to leave the office.Each of them will receive an invitation with the meeting time and date on it.When the meeting is ready to begin,they must sit before their computers.

With web meeting,all participants can attend the meeting at their own desks.    2     As a result,no fuel (燃料) is used and less time is taken up in attending a web meeting.

Materials for the meeting are e-mailed to all the participants before it begins.    3     For the company,this not only saves the use of paper but also greatly reduces the mailing cost.

As a meeting hall is not used,the only power for a web meeting is the power that is used by the computers.Besides,organisers don’t have to pay for food and accommodation (住宿) for the participants.    4    .

In a word,web meeting is a cheaper,greener,and more friendly way of hosting and attending a meeting.    5     So they can more easily find their working partners who have the same green ideas.In return,they develop good relationship with other companies and improve their business.

A．Web meeting is a technology that allows people to communicate better over the Internet.

B．All these mean that less energy is used.

C．Then participants can just read them on the screen.

D．Companies that hold web meeting are willing to work hard for a better environment.

E．They can be printed (打印) by the receivers.

F．They don’t need to drive a car to travel to and from the meeting.

G．Web meeting is quite popular now.

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Great changes have been taken place in the way people communicate with each other. In the past people write letters to share informations and later they talked with each other on the telephone. Now more and more people use our own mobile phones to communicating. And instead writing on the paper, they email each other by the computer. As a result, people find that quicker and easier to communicate, and at the same time some people feel that they become poorer in writing. They worry about whether people can be as closely as before.

3 . Since his students began using Quizlet, the English teacher Tristan Thorne has noticed an improvement in their ability to learn and use new words. Quizlet is a learning app, a computer program you use on your mobile phone. It can help users build and test their knowledge of English words. Quizlet has words set for millions of subjects. And, it is quickly becoming a useful mobile tool for language learners.

Thorne teachers at Columbia University in New York City. Thanks to learning apps, Jeff Strack, another English teachers, has also noticed the improvement in his students’ ability to remember information. He teachers at Hostos Community College, also in New York. He and Thorne are part of a growing number of language educators adding mobile apps to their classes.

Strack and Thorne seem to agree that the days when teachers would not permit(允许) the use of mobile phones are gone. When they use apps, language learner communicate more differently than in a traditional classroom. Users act on or respond to something, instead of just listening to new information.

Thorne believes that apps can help learners become more active in learning. For example, each week, his students are required to add vocabularies to Quizlet for others to use. He says some apps also make it easy for students to know their language strengths and weaknesses.

The biggest improvement Strack has seen in his students is that they are much more active in whole-class or small-group discussions. “Apps let all students take part in the activity, whether it’s a game, quiz or practice activity.” he says.

Many existing learning apps are designed for students of all ages and levels. Some are designed for group activities. Some support independent learning. Still some are good for homework. Thorne says he especially likes Quizlet and three other apps: QR Codes, Socrative and Evernote.

1. What do Strack and Thorne do to improve their teaching?

A．They design learning apps for their students

B．They allow their students to use apps to study

C．They don’t allow their students to use apps after class

D．They order their students not to use mobile phones in class.

2. According to the text, how do the apps help the language learners?

A．They help language learners save much time and money

B．The help language learners remember their weaknesses

C．The help language learners improve their weakness

D．They help language learners take an active part in Learning

3. What can we learn about the exiting learning apps?

A．They have three types in total	B．There are too few to choose from
C．They are designed for different uses	D．They are only designed for homework

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Better Language Learning with Mobile Apps

B．Great changes in Science and Technology

C．The Use of Mobile Phones Will Be Gone

D．Ways to Choose from Different Mobile Apps

4 . In the space of just two years, the app Douyin, created by Beijing-based company ByteDance, has gathered more than half a billion users—around 40%of them outside China—who share short videos of themselves lip-syncing( 假唱), cooking, dancing or just being silly. What sets ByteDance apart is its success in the social media category, which is controlled by Facebook, Twitter and Snap—all Western companies.

ByteDance calls itself an artificial intelligence company. It uses machine learning and algorithms ( 算法) to figure out what people like most and give them more of what they want to see. On Douyin, people can edit and beautify 15-second videos before posting them online. The app has even made a phrase to describe people glued to their customized feeds: “shua Douyin” or “scrolling through Douyin”. Last year, the company released TikTok, the overseas version of Douyin. ByteDance’s growing video empire has made it the world’s fifth biggest app maker. ByteDance says TikTok and Douyin together have more than 500 million monthly active users.

Investors like ByteDance because its hundreds of millions of users attract a lot of advertising money. The video apps are lucrative because they attract a lot of users in their teens and 20s, who are more generous with the money. ByteDance also makes money through income sharing deals. People on TikTok, for example, can buy digital coins to give to other people on the app—like throwing money in a performer’s tip jar. ByteDance takes a cut of those earnings.

ByteDance’s founder and CEO is Zhang Yiming, a 35-year-old former Microsoft employee. People who have worked with Zhang describe him as someone who thinks deeply about technology and spends much of his free time writing code.

Like Facebook and Twitter, ByteDance is also battling fake news and inappropriate content. ByteDance promises to add thousands more employees to review content on Douyin.

1. What makes ByteDance so special?

A．It is the biggest artificial intelligence company on the earth.

B．Its app challenges similar companies’ rule in Western world.

C．It invented the social media app initially in the world.

D．It has controlled Facebook, Twitter and Snap.

2. Why is Douyin so popular?

A．It is a new generation hi-tech product.

B．It has both home and overseas version.

C．It meets the demand of people individually.

D．It is easy and totally free to operate online.

3. How does Byte Dance make a profit?

A．By charging the users.

B．By selling its artificial intelligence.

C．By forcing the users to donate.

D．By charging the advertisement.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “lucrative” in Paragraph 3?

A．expensive	B．profitable
C．popular	D．creative

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Internet is the     1     (big) source of information in the world,     2     consists of millions of pages of data.

It dates back to 1969 when a US defense     3     (organize) developed a way for all their computers to talk to each other through their telephone. They     4     (create) a network called DAEPANET, which, however,     5     (use) only by the US army. Then in 1984, the NSF started the NSFNET network, which was known     6     the Inter-Network. Later, an English scientist put forward     7     idea of the World Wide Web while he was working in Swizerland in 1989. He made     8     possible for everyone to use the Internet. The first “web browser”     9     (design) by him allowed computer users     10     (access) documents from other computers. From that moment on, the Internet grew. Within five years, the number of Internet users rose from 600,000 to 40 million.

6 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV,friend requests,exciting online games and your mobile-or would you easily survive？

Recently,university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged.     1    

Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos,a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University. The experiment is now over but he doesn't yet know the full findings.

However,during the experiment,Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.     2    

During their 24-hour ordeal(煎熬),three of the experiment's participants had to endure one intrusion from the media,a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day. They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline,but of course,they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.

Elliot Day wrote,     3    . Despite being aware of the social importance of the media,I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspaper.”

From Caroline Scott,we read,”I didn't expect it,but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn't break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to,but it's not something I would like to do again！”

And Charlotte Gay wrote,”I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile;not only is it a social tool,it's my main access point of communication.”

Earlier in the year, a U.K. government study found that in the U.K. people spend about half their waking hours using the media, often trying to know several things at once.     4    .

So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?

A．According to experts, U. S. teenagers will suffer both mentally and physically due to their addiction to media devices.

B．Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air.

C．And a recent study by Nielson found that on average, U. S. teenagers send and receive over 3,000 texts per month-that's about six texts per waking hour.

D．Never have I regretted wasting so much time in the social media.

E．It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.

F．He said, “They're overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.”

7 . 请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Facial recognition technology has increasingly been used in China, from airports, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and even tourist spots. Guo Bing, a law professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, has filed a lawsuit against(起诉) a local wildlife park because it requires visitors to walk through a compulsory facial recognition lane for admission.

China Daily held a forum on this case. Here are the selections of the views.

Johanna (China)

My concern is that my data might get leaked or sold to some company. My cellphone could be unlocked, my account hacked, and what would I do? Passwords can be changed, but I just can’t change my face. The government needs to start regulating this face identification. Misuse of data ought to come with penalties. Companies should face serious consequences if they fail to follow the rules.

Markwu (Malaysia)

Facial recognition really marks a leap forward in transportation. Truly, technology offers convenience to our clothing, dining, traveling and housing. It also helps law enforcement departments preempt(抢先行动) criminals. To fight against terrorists, facial recognition is necessary, because prevention is better than cure.

【写作内容】
用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；
用120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:
支持或反对面部识别技术的应用；
用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。
【写作要求】
阐述观点或提供论据时，不能宜接引用原文语句
作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称:
不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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8 . Screens during meals rob kids of opportunities to improve language and communication skills （storytelling, making jokes, etc.）, as well as to develop patience and even imagination as they entertain themselves waiting for food to arrive.

Meals are an opportunity to connect, to learn more about and enjoy each other. They strengthen the bonds that will bring benefits to the rest of our lives. We squander that opportunity when we stick a screen in front of our kids during dinner.

Of course, we all want to have enjoyable family meals, which is why I love Bruce Feiller's book "The Secrets of Happy Families", in which he devotes an entire chapter to ways to make them fun and meaningful for everyone---such as "fill in the blank" sentences you make up. Sharing something good and something challenging makes for pleasant conversations, too. And I've had fun playing Uno with my daughters until the food arrives in a restaurant.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (小儿科）also offers guidelines to help families manage children's screen time. The academy recommends avoiding digital media for children under 2, except for video-chatting, and limiting screen time to just one hour a day of high-quality programming for children ages 2 to 5.

Fundamentally, we all benefit from more human connection, not less — and that's especially true for children. Schools, airplane trips, most jobs, games, even "social" interaction were all once done without screens but now are filled with them. And while we have gained some advantages, including new connections, we have lost something fundamental, as well.

Less is always more when it comes to screens, even if they are effective at keeping kids quiet. But soon after complaining that they are "bored, ” kids have a natural tendency to fill the screenless void （空虚）with creative games, art, exploration and conversation. There are no studies that warn against having too many hours of those activities.

Let's all work harder to keep family meals special by getting rid of the iPads and nourishing our personal connections as we nourish our bodies.

1. What's the author's attitude to the kids' staring at screens during meals?

A．Disapproving.	B．Favorable.
C．Cautious.	D．Unconcerned.

2. What does the underlined word "squander" in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Take.	B．Waste.
C．Expect.	D．Create.

3. What will kids do if they have no access to screens?

A．Keep quiet.

B．Refuse to eat.

C．Feel bored all the time.

D．Find ways to entertain themselves.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To introduce the iPads to the children.

B．To stress the importance of family meals.

C．To appeal for family meals without screens.

D．To teach parents how to punish their children.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a     1     (calculate) machine in France in 1642. When I was young I could     2     (simple) difficult sums. I developed very slowly and     3     took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an operator    4     used cards with holes, I could "think"    5     (logic) and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my "artificial intelligence". In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing,    6     (write) a book about whether I could be made     7     (work) as a "universal machine" to solve any difficult mathematical problem. From then     8    , I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. However, this reality also worried my designers. As time went by, I was made     9    (small). First as a PC ,and then as a laptop, I     10     (use) in offices and homes since the 1970s.

10 . Facebook was running my life.

But what killed Facebook for me was when I posted a photo, and five minutes later my son asked me how many “likes” it had got. His question was a wake-up call.

“Likes” are signs of acceptance and approval(赞同). I had forgotten that acceptance and approval need to come from within and had unknowingly set him a bad example.

Before absorbed in Facebook, I spent a lot more time reading books and magazines. I checked in with friends through texts, emails and phone calls.

To set a healthier example to my son, I deactivated my Facebook account.

I’d been in the habit of checking Facebook many times a day, so I had to come up with some new habits. I carried a novel and a crossword puzzle book around with me. I rediscovered knitting. I started taking yoga classes.

I started to remember a few things. My body is fine just the way it is. I have friends who will help me out when I’m in trouble, and I will help them out. I do my best to be a good mother, and our son is happy and healthy. We are very lucky to be able to afford two vacations a year.

I stopped looking at the world through my cellphone. I felt completely present in the moment. The break left me feeling better about myself, my family, my home and my life.

After a few weeks, I returned to Facebook. Now I look at the photos of my friends’ kids growing up and treasure how social media allows me to keep in touch with family. I no longer have the desire to post updates often.

It is not an addiction(上瘾) any more.

1. What made the author begin to realize she should do something to control her time on Facebook?

A．Her poor health.

B．Her son’s question.

C．Her not receiving “likes”.

D．Her mother’s phone call.

2. The underlined word “deactivate” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A．to close

B．to update

C．to keep

D．to check

3. What did the author do to change her life?

A．She traveled around a lot for a year.

B．She developed some healthy habits.

C．She tried to make money for her holidays.

D．She went to the gym as often as she could.

4. What did the author think of her break from Facebook?

A．It was good for her eyes.

B．It stopped her getting news.

C．It distanced her from her friends.

D．It gave her time to find beauty in life.

5. What is the author’s attitude toward social media?

A．She supports them completely.

B．She is strongly against them.

C．She thinks they are useful but shouldn’t be overused.

D．She thinks they are not harmful at all.