1 . A recent report from the United Nations group UNESCO warns that using technology in classes may not help as much as many people believe. The report suggests that technology should be used less in schools, and that smartphones should be banned from classrooms.
The goal of the new report was to improve how technology is used in education. It says that technology can be helpful, but it shouldn’t be the focus. “Too much attention on technology in education usually comes at a high cost,” the report says.
These days, it’s common for students to use computers or tablets (平板电脑). In many places, it’s normal for students to look up information on the internet rather than using books. UNESCO claims that technology changes so fast that it’s hard to study how it really affects students.
The new report says that many of the studies show that technology helps students come from rich countries. As classes moved online during the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of technology in education grew even more quickly. Many students were forced to study at home, using video calls to communicate with their teachers. But the report points out that around 500 million students were unable to take part in online classes. That’s one example of what UNESCO says is a larger problem — that the advantages of technology aren’t evenly shared. People and countries with less money are often left out.
UNESCO admits that technology can help in many ways. It can allow students to learn in ways that are more interesting; it can also help teachers explain difficult ideas; it can also help students who have special needs. But UNESCO says technology can also be very perturbing. One study showed that when students use phones in class, it can interfere with their learning. Even so, less than 25% of the world’s countries ban phones in schools.
The report suggests that the best way to learn is still to work closely with teachers. Working with other classmates also helps students learn. UNESCO says that most schools should spend more money on things like books, classrooms, and teachers.
1. Why does the report suggest using technology less in schools?| A．It changes too fast for students to adapt. |
| B．Most countries cannot afford to invest in it. |
| C．It makes no difference to improving education. |
| D．It may not be as effective as initially thought. |
| A．The pandemic has affected most countries. |
| B．Fewer students keep discipline in online classes. |
| C．High-tech devices are unevenly distributed. |
| D．Teachers’ training in technology use is not enough. |
| A．Distracting. | B．Confusing. | C．Interesting. | D．Frightening. |
| A．Explore innovative teaching methods. |
| B．Increase the expense on teaching staff. |
| C．Stress the importance of quality education. |
| D．Update technology and digital resources in time. |
2 . New research from the University of Portsmouth has shown a marked increase in shipping in the North East Atlantic. Scientists now warn that more monitoring is required to help protect sea life.
Researchers at the University of Ponsmouth have discovered that rates (率) of shipping in the North East Atlantic area rose by 34 per cent in a five-year period. The research is the first detailed survey of shipping activity in the North East Atlantic. Researchers used data from over 530 million vessel (船) positions recorded by Automatic Identification System(AIS). They looked at the change in shipping between 2013 and 2017 across ten different vessel types. In total the study area covered 1.1 million km², including waters off Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal. Spain, and the UK.
Lead author, James Robbins said: “This change is likely to put more pressure on the marine (海洋的) environment, and may influence the protection of at-risk species. Renewed monitoring effort is needed to make sure that protective measures are enough to save species under threat in a changing environment.”
Some of the greatest shipping increases were found in areas close to the Spanish coast. The Espacio Marino de la Costa da Morte saw a rise of 413 percent in vessel activity. It is an area used to protect seabirds.
Dr. Sarah Marley, Visiting Researcher at the University of Portsmouth, said: “Shipping is the most widespread human activity in our oceans, carrying a set of threats-from unnoticeable effects like underwater noise pollution to serious results when ships hit whales.”
Professor Alex Ford. from the University’s Institute of Marine Sciences, said: “Given the well-documented effects that shipping can have on the marine environment, it is necessary that this situation continues to be monitored-particularly in areas used to protect vulnerable (脆弱的) species which may already be under pressure.”
1. What can we say about the new research?| A．It started in 2013. | B．It is the first of its kind. |
| C．It was carried out by AIS. | D．It covers the whole Atlantic. |
| A．Rapid population growth. |
| B．Rising global temperatures. |
| C．The huge increase in shipping. |
| D．The disappearance of marine life. |
| A．Shipping plays an important role in the local economy. |
| B．Shipping can be a danger to the marine environment. |
| C．Noise pollution is closely related to human activity. |
| D．Marine areas should be monitored more carefully. |
| A．New waterways across the Atlantic |
| B．The shipping industry in the North East Atlantic |
| C．New research opens windows into life under the water |
| D．Sea life needs better protection from an increase in shipping |
3 . More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report.
Rates of obesity are rising particularly quickly among children and in lower income countries, the report found. Louise Baur, president of the World Obesity Federation, said that policymakers needed to act now to prevent the situation worsening.
The report found that childhood obesity could more than double from 2020 levels, to 208 million boys and 175 million girls by 2035. The cost to society is significant as a result of the health conditions linked to being overweight.
| A．Many experts express deep worries over the controversial issue. |
| B．The report uses body mass index (BMI) for its assessments. |
| C．More than 4 billion people will suffer from increasing diseases. |
| D．In 2020, 38% of the world’s population fell into these categories. |
| E．The federation said it will be more than $4 trillion annually by 2035. |
| F．She thinks it worrying to see obesity rates rising fastest among children. |
| G．It is predicted that 51% of the world will be overweight in the next 12 years. |
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As the development of technology, more and more students prefer to use electric products for taking notes and sending messages, rather than writing on the paper. However, our handwriting is not as good as it is in the past. Face the problem, we should do as follows:
First, we should use more electric products when learning. If so, we can have more opportunities to improve our handwriting. Besides, we must form the habit of practising calligraphy every day. What’s more, it is better to write letter to our relatives and friends by the hand instead of sending e-mails.
Beautiful and neat handwriting is great benefit to us students. So let’s take action right now! I’m sure our efforts will paid off.
5 . Are you planning to eat out tonight or are you going to stay in to save the pennies (省钱)? A meal out at a good restaurant or even a pizzeria can cost you a small fortune, so cooking for yourself makes financial sense. But with the rise in food prices, it’s important to be a wise shopper to keep your food bill in check.
These days our supermarket shelves are packed with tempting food items, from the daily staples, like bread and milk, to the exotic, like mangoes and kiwifruits (猕猴桃). There’s also the option of buying ready meals — convenient food that comes at a price. However, if you’re feeling hard up (拮据), there are things you can do to make the money you spend on food go further.
According to the BBC Food website, it’s all about changing your habits. It claims that cooking fulfilling and tasty meals on a budget is easy. It suggests a number of “tricks” such as using cheaper cuts of meat, “choose small amounts of meat with less expensive proteins” and “transform small quantities of leftovers into a heavy meal”.
A favorite entertainment of mine to help when money is tight is to stock up on items that are on special offer-such as BOGOF deals(Buy one, get one free).However, this is more of a problem when it comes to perishable (易腐烂的)items like fresh fruit and vegetables. In the UK, about 39% of household food waste is fruit and veg. So it’s a good idea not to stock up on too much of these things. Store them carefully and make the most of them in all your recipes.
Food waste is a big problem generally, so shopping carefully can also reduce the amount we throw away. And in Edinburgh in Scotland, it’s possible to reduce waste and not break the bank by visiting a recycled food shop, which has been set up to prevent extra food from shops ending up in the bins (垃圾桶).
Of course, the biggest thing you can do to help your cash flow is to cut back on take-away coffees and lunches.
Cooking your own meals is usually healthier for you and your finances.
1. According to the author, which of the following ways cost the least money?| A．To have meals at a good restaurant. | B．To cook meals for yourself at home. |
| C．To buy exotic fruit and vegetables. | D．To buy ready meals or convenient food. |
| A．He chooses small amounts of meat with expensive proteins. |
| B．He transforms large quantities of leftovers into a heavy meal. |
| C．He stocks up on items of special offer -such as BOGOF deals. |
| D．He makes all the perishable fruit and vegetables in all his recipes. |
| A．They often visits recycled food shops. |
| B．They store most of their food carefully. |
| C．They buy take-away coffees and lunches. |
| D．They only throw away the perishable food. |
| A．Ways to Cook Tasty Meals at Home | B．Ways to Cut Daily Expenses on Meals |
| C．Ways to Buy Food in the Supermarket | D．Ways to Store Fresh Fruit and Vegetables |
6 . This chart shows how much money Americans have in savings at every age.
The typical American household has an average of $ 8,863 in an account at a bank or credit union, according to a recent report from Bankrate that analyzed inflation-adjusted data from the Federal Reserve. That’s purely in liquid savings, so it doesn’t include retirement funds or other investments.
However, that amount varies greatly by age and household type.
Savings vary widely by household type and age
For many families, this amount of savings falls short, some experts warn. “The ultimate destination should be enough to cover six months’ expenses, perhaps 9 to 12 months for sole breadwinners or self-employed individuals,” Greg McBride, CFA and chief financial analyst for Bankrate, com, says in the report.
”Here’s the thing with emergency money: More is always better,” best-selling author and co-founder of AE Wealth Management David Bach tells CNBC Make It. “You hear all the time experts say, you should have three months of expenses set aside. Well, it depends. In the recession, when people lost their jobs, three months of expenses set aside wasn’t enough.”
Meanwhile, other research has found that 60 percent of millennials don’t have enough money to cover a $ 1,000 emergency.
In addition to building your emergency fund, you should aim to put around 15 percent of your income towards retirement savings, according to the financial services company Fidelity.
If you want to put more away each month, start by cutting back on Americans? three biggest expenses: housing, transportation and food. You can also research ways to trim (削减) your budget and look into strategies for boosting your income.
1. According to the chart, for those between 35 and 44, who have the most in savings?| A．Singles with children. | B．Singles without children. |
| C．Couples with children. | D．Couples without children. |
| A．3 months’ expenses. | B．6 months’ expenses. |
| C．9 months’ expenses. | D．12 months’ expenses. |
| A．Business and trade. | B．Saving and investing. |
| C．Health and wellness. | D．Employment and retirement. |
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8 . When you throw something in the recycling bin, do you think about what it could become? And when you do, does it make you more likely to use that recycling bin? Recently, a study was conducted in an effort to decide whether or not explaining to people what their recyclables are transformed into would help increase recycling rates.
The researchers started with a group of 111 college students, asked to draw on paper before watching one of three ads.One was a public service message that showed paper going into recycling bins.The other two also showed the paper either being transformed into new paper or a guitar.After completing a survey, the students were asked to deal with the paper when they left. Half of those who saw the first ad recycled their paper, while the recycling rate jumped to 80% for those who'd seen the other ads.
After doing a few more lab experiments, the researchers headed into the real world.At a party, volunteers spoke with attendees (出席者) about recycling, with half mentioning transformed products and half keeping it general.They discovered the subject of the talks came into play.After the game, the recycling and trash bags were weighed.Those who received a message recycled over half of their waste, while those who did not recycled less than a fifth.
All this is to say that details matter.People want to know what treasures their trash can become, and when that's laid out clearly, they' re more likely to do it.Perhaps recycling companies should redesign signs to describe the items being created.Recycling is far from a perfect solution,but it doesn't hurt to manage to improve its rates.
1. What's the function of the first paragraph?| A．To lead to the main topic. |
| B．To reflect the author's attitude. |
| C．To introduce a new recycling bin. |
| D．1 To emphasize the benefits of recycling. |
| A．Took effect. |
| B．Broke down. |
| C．Took off. |
| D．Came to mind. |
| A．Sign the names on the items. |
| B．Find perfect ways of recycling. |
| C．Examine the details of items. |
| D．Show the transformation of waste. |
| A．Sports and games. |
| B．Travel and tourism. |
| C．Entertainment and recreation. |
| D．Science and human life. |
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Good morning, everyone. Do you know a total amount of food wasted each year in China? It is 50 billion kilograms, that can feed 350 million people a year. You might be astonishing to learn that millions of tons of food are thrown away. Wasting food means wasting resource like water, land and energy. Realize the severe consequences of wasting food, my parents had started to make efforts to save food last month. Now more people are taking action active. As students, we should also join us in this food-saving campaign. Saving food is great benefit to every one of us.
10 . Japan's prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers，even family members, by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.
From the viewpoint of sports psychologists，an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and doctors to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on viewers at home. The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event，telling teammates and reporters she wasn't in the right "headspace" to compete. "It's been really stressful this Olympic Games. There are a lot of different factors going into it，" Biles told the Washington Post.
The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers. The English Premier League added game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20，mixed with game audio in real time. A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans, and the trend became popular internationally.
Jamey Houle, the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast, says competitive athletes are trained in visualization(可视化)— imagining performing a certain action or motion, such as doing a roundoff back handspring(翻筋斗) in gymnastics. Without moving a muscle, players using visualization can make their motor cortex (皮层)start working . To visualize most effectively, Houle says, athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay. Empty stadiums may thus have a clear and important impact on players' performance. This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called "social facilitation", referring to a change in a person's performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.
1. Which of the following best explains "headspace" underlined in paragraph 2？| A．a good state. | B．a strong determination. |
| C．a clear mind. | D．a great skill. |
| A．The Taiwanese baseball team is a success. |
| B．The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events. |
| C．The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the spread of disease. |
| D．The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League. |
| A．By doing a round off back handspring. |
| B．By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay. |
| C．By using the concept called social facilitation. |
| D．By changing the viewers of a player. |
| A．Athletes should be trained in visualization. |
| B．Audience should be admitted to the Olympics. |
| C．Some athletes are fond of the Olympics without viewers . |
| D．Viewers present may influence players' performance. |
