1 . For several months, Cara has been working up the courage to talk to her mom about what she saw on Instagram. Not long ago, the 11-year-old girl discovered that her mom had been posting her photos for much of her life. “It’s strange to see myself up there, and sometimes there are pictures I don’t like of myself,” she said.
Like most other modern kids, Cara grew up under the influence of social media.Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube were all founded before she was born. Instagram has existed since she was a toddler. Although many kids may not yet have accounts (账户) themselves, their parents, schools, sports teams have been organizing an online one for them since birth. It is a shock to know that details about their lives have been shared online without their permission or knowledge. And this has become a common experience for many teenagers.
Recently a parenting blogger (博主) said that despite her 14-year-old daughter’s horror at discovering that her mother had shared years of highly personal information about her online, she simply could not stop doing it.
But it’s not just crazy mommy bloggers who share their children’s information on social media. Plenty of average parents do the same. There’s even a special word for it: sharenting. Almost a quarter of children begin their digital lives when parents upload their prenatal sonogram scans (产前超声波扫描) to the Internet, according to a study conducted by the Internet-security company AVG. The study also found that 92 percent of kids under the age of 2 already have their own unique online identity(身份).
1. What does the underlined word “toddler” in the second paragraph probably mean?| A．Teenage girl. | B．Very young child. |
| C．Elementary school student. | D．High school student. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Doubtful. |
| C．Negative. | D．Uninteresting. |
| A．AVG is the name of an Internet company. |
| B．About 25% of children begin their digital lives before they are born. |
| C．Fathers don’t like to share their kids’ information on social media. |
| D．Average parents created the word “sharenting” on the Internet recently. |
| A．Growing up on the Internet | B．A New Word Born |
| C．Parents Lost in Blogging | D．The Children’s Horror |
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Good morning! I’m honored to be here but say something about how to reduce food waste. As we all know, food waste is becoming increasing serious in our country. Much food is throwing away after each meal. Therefore, it’s time for we to do something about them.To reduce food waste, we must order just as many food as we can eat. Besides, it was also a good habit to take the leftovers to home when we eat out. Finally, we should take every chances to educate people not to waste food. I believe that every small act can make great difference.
3 . A group of wandering wild elephants have become an overnight Internet focus in China and global. The group first captured the attention of the locals in March 2020. after they suddenly left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve.
While the original group was made of 16, two of which decided to return home after a week. The rest have continued their journey northward, stopping only for a short break in November 2020 to allow a newly born calf (幼兽) and its mother to rest.
Since leaving the reserve, the elephants have walked over 310 miles. Along the way, they have got into farms for food and water, walked through urban streets, and even paid a visit to a car shop and a retirement home. Thanks to the alarming eye of the government officials no animals or people have been hurt. However, they have destroyed more than $1 million worth.
Researchers are not sure why the elephants decided to leave or where they are headed. While elephants are known to leave their habitats in search of food, this is the longest moving of wild elephants recorded in China. Because of the extreme distance traveled, some doubt that the elephants may be lost. However, other scientists think the elephants were forced to move due to deforestation. Successful protection efforts have almost doubled the elephant population in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve and the surrounding regions. However, their natural habitat has been continuously reduced to make room for agricultural development.
We’ve seen elephants expanding their range for decades now, as their populations increase, and they search for more food for the growing group, Becky Shu Chen, a scientist at the Zoological Society of London, told The Washington Post.
The wandering elephants’ search for a suitable home has not gone unnoticed by the millions of locals that eagerly follow their daily movements on social media Adam Chang, assigned to deliver food to the elephants, says, “Before this meeting, I just felt curious about animals. Now, I think I would volunteer in animal rights groups to preserve those giant creatures.
1. How many elephants went northward in China?| A．16 | B．14. | C．17 | D．15 |
| A．The calves | B．The officials | C．The elephants | D．The scientists |
| A．They didn’t have enough food | B．They had no sense of direction |
| C．The leader of the group led the wrong way | D．People grew crops to attract the elephants |
| A．Some wild elephants went northward. |
| B．China made great progress in protecting. |
| C．Animal protection and agricultural development are contradictory. |
| D．China’s wandering wild elephant group attracts the world’s attention. |
4 . For many kids, the Internet is at their fingertips. From computers to smart phones, a web of information is open to them. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, about three out of four kids aged 12 to 13 connect the Internet using a mobile device from time to time. Many younger kids are online too.
Julian Zeitlinger, 9, from New Jersey, uses his computer to watch videos and play games. To keep him safe online, his parents monitor his web use and discuss Internet safety with him. “I ask my parents if something is wrong,” Julian says.
Mobile devices offer more ways than ever to share personal information. The information can be dangerous in the wrong hands. A study found that 62% of children aged 8 to 17 have had an unpleasant online experience.
Have you ever had to enter a parent’s e-mail address when signing up for a website? That safety net is there because of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law says sits for kids under 13 cannot collect personal information, such as a phone number or full name, unless their parents agree.
This July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will update COPPA for the first time since the law was created in 1998 when there were no smart phones. “The nature of the way kids get online has changed,” FTC lawyer Phyllis Marcus said. When the changes take effect, COPPA will apply to mobile devices and newer forms of advertising. It will expand what falls under “personal information” to include videos, photographs and services that give user location.
COPPA doesn’t cover everything that can go wrong online. That’s why kids and parents need to know what to look out for and to stop and think before sharing information online. “There is a misunderstanding that if a site is following COPPA, it is totally safe,” says privacy expert Shai Samet. He runs kidSAFE, which checks whether a site meets kidSAFE standards and is safe. “It’s important that kids know how useful the Internet is but that it also can be dangerous if you are not careful.” he adds.
1. Julian’s parents check his web use to make sure ________.| A．he doesn’t watch too many videos | B．he doesn’t play computer games |
| C．he stays safe on the Internet | D．he controls his online time |
| A．By describing his own experiences. | B．By presenting research. |
| C．By showing differences. | D．By using examples. |
| A．formal websites are always safe | B．the Internet is becoming safer and safer |
| C．COPPA can ensure their complete online safety | D．daily checks prevent future online problems |
| A．To ask parents to look out for their kids. | B．To state children’s online safety. |
| C．To offer tips on online safety. | D．To introduce an online law. |
China has banned mobile phones in schools in order to protect students’ eyesight and prevent them from becoming
The Ministry of Education said the ban was designed to help students focus
A lot of children in China use their smartphones to access the internet. According to a report from China Internet Network Information Centre, 74% of children and adolescents under
The ban has become a hot topic on social media, with thousands of netizens
French lawmakers also
6 . Electric scooter(小型摩托车) sharing, which once looked like it would completely change traffic in large cities around the world, is turning out to create just about as many problems as it solves.
When scooters began to appear on city streets, they were considered as a way to solve traffic problems. It was thought that many people would take scooters instead of driving, alleviating traffic, pollution, and parking problems.
Companies put lots of scooters in popular locations around busy cities. Customers use smartphones to find and rent the scooters. It usually costs about $1 to unlock a scooter and then about 15 to 25 cents for every 15 minutes after that. When customers finish, they simply park the scooters in any place that’s convenient. Scooter companies can lock, unlock, and follow scooters over the Internet. But some people worry because this lets scooter companies collect information on where riders go.
As scooters became popular, competition quickly grew between companies trying to get riders to use their scooters. The companies often didn’t even check with cities before they began leaving thousands of scooters on city streets. Soon scooters were being left almost everywhere.
Scooters weren’t just in the way, they were also dangerous. Scooters can go as fast as 16 miles per hour. They’re too fast for sidewalks and can put walkers in danger.
People began to get injured. US government scientists studied nearly 200 people who got injured in a three-month period in Austin, Texas. Around half of them had head injuries. About 15% had serious brain injuries.
Sadly, scooters aren’t as good for the environment as many people thought. That’s partly because of the materials and effort needed to make them. Collecting, recharging (充电)，and returning the scooters also cause pollution.
Scooters have become a very popular way to get around many big cities, but it will take time and effort to make scooters fit in safely with big city traffic.
1. What does the underlined word “alleviating” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Changing. | B．Increasing. |
| C．Looking into. | D．Cutting down on. |
| A．Scooter companies are making lots of money. |
| B．Many people think scooters are not cheap to use. |
| C．Customers now can find scooters almost everywhere. |
| D．Some people think scooter riders’ privacy is not protected. |
| A．Scooters were dangerous for people. |
| B．Scooters were usually put in wrong places： |
| C．Scooters were easy to ride but too fast for sidewalks. |
| D．Scooters were not as good for the environment as people had thought. |
| A．Scooters bring changes |
| B．Time to jump on a scooter! |
| C．Are scooters good for cities? |
| D．The future of electric scooters |
As of June, China had about 285 million Internet users living in rural areas,
The report said the Internet is playing a
Meanwhile, the report shows that e-commerce livestreaming(直播) grew
The report said the Internet can contribute significantly
8 . When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline (座机)?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter (29%) rely only on their smartphones according to a survey (调查). Of those Australians who still have a landline, a third concede that it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor (因素)— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who is calling before we pick up the phone (using Caller ID would take the fun out of it).
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?
1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?| A．Their target users. | B．Their wide popularity. |
| C．Their major functions. | D．Their complex design. |
| A．Admit. | B．Argue. |
| C．Remember. | D．Remark. |
| A．They like smartphone games. | B．They enjoy guessing callers’ identity. |
| C．They keep using landline phones. | D．They are attached to their family. |
| A．It remains a family necessity. |
| B．It will fall out of use some day. |
| C．It may increase daily expenses. |
| D．It is as important as the gas light. |
9 . Facebook is a habit forming activity， but users who spend a lot of time on the site say they feel less happy with their lives.
Researchers from University of Gothenburg say that many users log in as soon as they turn their PCs on and that the behavior can develop into an“addiction”. People in low income groups and the poorly educated are particularly at risk. Up to 85% of users say that they use Facebook daily and half say they start up Facebook as soon as they open their web users. Half fear that they are not“on top of things”if they are not logged into the site, and 25% say they feel”ill at ease”if they can't log in regularly.
The Swedish survey showed the network had its dark side.“Face-booking may become an unconscious habit. A majority of the respondents(受访者) log in every time they start their web browser(浏览器). This may even develop into an addiction,” says Leif Denti, doctoral student of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg.
People with low income and low-educated individuals spend more time on Facebook. Women are generally more active than men on Facebook. Users with low income and low education use Facebook more than other groups. Within these groups，users who spend more time on Facebook also report feeling less happy and less content with their lives.
The other surprise about the network is that although a huge amount of personal “ news”is traded through the site,it tends to focus on the positive.“ Most of the content they share has something to do with major events, positive events and when feeling good,”says Leif Denti.
1. What is the main idea of the text?| A．Using Facebook may become an addiction. |
| B．Positive events are more welcome on Facebook. |
| C．Women spend more time on Facebook than men. |
| D．Spending more time on Facebook leads to less happiness. |
| A．Pleased. | B．Tired. | C．Annoyed. | D．Interested. |
| A．Half of the users use Facebook daily. |
| B．People tend to share good things on Facebook. |
| C．Men are more active than women on Facebook. |
| D．Well-educated people spend more time on Facebook. |
| A．A diary. | B．A novel. | C．A magazine. | D．A travel guide. |
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Nowadays, many students are like to pursue famous brands. This phenomenon has aroused widely attention. The following reasons can account on students’ preference for famous brands.
Above all, in many students' eyes, an famous brand is a symbol of taste. They expect others to admire his high-class and good taste. What's more, in modern society, famous brands to some extents are equal to fashion, and it always appealed to teenagers a lot. I think it is unreasonable for students pursue famous brands. Beside, it is not famous brands but a person’s noble character that really make him high-class.
