1 . Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However, for young people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact (互动) online every day. Fans of social media point out that the world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends, learn about the world and celebrate life.

However, many people have concerns about the effects of this new way of living, particularly around the amount and type of information that is shared so openly. Recently researchers have found that too much time on social media may have some negative (消极的) effects. They measured people’s attitudes and feelings before and after watching social media sites. They found that the more time people spent on social media, the more unhappy they became.

There are a number of reasons for this. When watching social media, people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People seldom post negative stories or bad pictures, so it can be misleading (误导). For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up feelings ad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. Even for those people who post positive stories and pictures, they too can feel stressed and worried. The number of “likes” and comments on their posts can make them anxious about their popularity. Of course, there is also the problem of “cyber bullying” where people become victims (受害者) of bullying online when others make negative or cruel comments about them.

The reality is that social media is a part of modern life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us that it is important to find a balance between our online and offline lives. We don’t have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives.

1. What effect does social media have according to the recent research?

A．It enables people to make more friends on the Internet.

B．It helps people to have a better knowledge of the world.

C．It makes people have much more wonderful lives.

D．It increases unhappiness for people using it too much.

2. Why are people worried when they post positive stories?

A．They fear others mislead their posts.

B．They think others have happier lives.

C．They fear others have no interest in the stories.

D．They guess they may be bullied by bad people.

3. How does the author develop paragraph 3?

A．By listing figures.	B．By analyzing causes.
C．By making comparison.	D．By describing process.

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

A．Telling us to balance online and offline lives.

B．Introducing the convenience social media creates.

C．Describing the threats caused by social media.

D．Persuading people to disconnect from the Internet.

2 . Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they would have.

Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.

“Surgery (外科手术)”, one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller! ”

At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony (痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall! It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm (基准). Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.

1. We can know from the passage that the author works as ________ .

A．a doctor

B．a model

C．a teacher

D．a reporter

2. Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to ________ .

A．marry a better man/woman	B．become a model
C．get an advantage over others in job-hunting	D．attract more admirers

3. According to the passage, the author believes that ________ .

A．everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost

B．it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

D．it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

4. What does the author think of his height?

A．He hates to be called a short man.

B．He tries to increase his height through surgery.

C．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.

D．He just accepts it as it is.

5. What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To talk about how to find jobs.

B．To discuss the standard of beauty.

C．To warn students it’s difficult to find jobs.

D．To criticize the media for its misleading in pursuing beauty.

4 . Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a law that would ban children in the seventh grade or younger from playing tackle football (冲撞式橄榄球). The Act for No Organized Head Impacts to Schoolchildren, or the NO HITS Act, was introduced last month in an effort to protect children’s heads from blows (重击) while at a particularly fragile age.

The bill would cause fines of up to $ 2,000 for each time the law is broken. People who frequently break the law, or those whose actions cause physical harm, would face bigger fines.

“It’s all about kids’ health and we have a number of studies that say that repeated contacts to the head are very bad for you and the younger that starts, the worse it is,” said Paul, who introduced the bill with House Minority Leader Bradley Jones .

According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examining 111 brains belonging to former NFL (National Football League) players found the brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in 110 of them. The disease is associated with repeated head injuries, not just concussions (脑震荡), and is generally found in athletes, retired soldiers and others with a history of repetitive brain injuries, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to study, treat and prevent future cases of brain injuries among athletes and other at-risk groups.

Similar laws have been considered elsewhere in the country, including California and Illinois last year, though they didn’t secure enough votes to become law. Those against previously proposed (提议的) bans have argued that adequate progress has been achieved to make the sport safer and that the sport offers too many benefits for children to totally avoid it.

Several former NFL players, who have been directly or indirectly affected by CTE, have argued differently, however. “I made the mistake of starting tackle football at 9 years old. Now, CTE has taken my life away.Youth tackle football is all risk with no reward,” Nick Buoniconti, a former NFL player, told CNN last year.

1. Why was the law introduced by lawmakers in Massachusetts?

A．To ban children from doing sports too young.

B．To make tackle football safer for players.

C．To keep young children from suffering brain injuries.

D．To encourage the popularity of some safe sports.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The fines of playing tackle football incorrectly.

B．The causes of the new law in Massachusetts.

C．The consequences of breaking the new law.

D．The reason why the sport is forbidden.

3. What does the author want to show by mentioning the 2017 study?

A．Brain injuries can really be prevented with action.

B．Repeated head blows can result in brain diseases.

C．NFL players used to pay much attention to CTE.

D．Future cases of brain injuries can be reduced.

5 . Although many online personality tests are fun, only a few will really give you insight into who you are and what you are supposed to be doing with your life.

At CareerPlanner.com we believe that each individual (个人)，regardless of (不管)race or religion, has a purpose in life, and until you discover what your purpose is, you will not find true happiness, nor true job satisfaction.

This doesn't mean you won't be successful.It just means you won't be happy until you are moving towards your true purpose.

Unfortunately, our school system does very little to help students discover their true career.This is where online personality tests and career tests can help.

Online personality tests and career tests can help you better understand what type of work you should be doing to achieve job satisfaction, happiness, and success.

Personality tests are most useful in giving you insight into “how” your personality compares to others and “how” you like to work.

In particular, if you frequently experience difficulty working with others, or getting their support and cooperation, a really good personality test would show you how to get along better.

While personality tests are very useful at showing you how you like to work and how you like your work environment, they are not really designed to show you “what” type of work is right for you.

That is where Career Interest Tests come in.Online Career Tests, such as the CareerPlanner.com offers will help you discover what your true interests are, and what type of work you will be passionate about.

But back to personality tests.The most well­established personality tests are the Myers­Briggs Type Indicator R, and the Enneagram.

1. What will the writer most probably talk about next?

A．The differences between personality tests and career tests.

B．The similarities between personality tests and career tests.

C．The reasons why personality and career tests are popular.

D．The details of the two most well­established personality tests.

2. The underlined word “insight” in the first paragraph means________ .

A．theory	B．demand
C．understanding	D．term

3. You can't achieve true job satisfaction unless you________ .

A．find your true purpose in life

B．choose the best work

C．get along well with others

D．adapt to the work environment

4. The writer's purpose in writing this passage is________ .

A．to present some popular online personality tests

B．to tell readers about online personality and career tests

C．to tell the differences between some popular online tests

D．to persuade people to take online personality or career tests

7 . Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe (低头族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear on the street. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.

1. A mobile phone good or bad? It depends on_____ .

A．how people use them

B．how people look at them

C．how people watch them

D．how people make them

2. Where did the American bump into the bear?

A．In the desert.

B．At a zoo

C．On the street

D．At a park

3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A．Heads-down Tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

B．Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money.

C．Mobile phones are helpless tools for modern life.

D．We can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones

4. What do we know about the Heads-down Tribe?

A．They are cool children.

B．They are dangerous drivers.

C．They are good at using the Internet.

D．They are always looking at their mobile phones.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Drive your car carefully

B．Use mobile phones properly

C．Be a heads-down tribe member

D．Throw away your mobile phones

8 . In the past decade, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed. It has turned some teenagers into celebrities (名人) and turned the famous into the infamous, overnight.

A key feature of social media, however, is its volatility. Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. So, what were the key social media trends of 2019?

Short video apps such as TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin, took the world by storm. The Telegraph reported that TikTok was ranked 8th on Apple’s App Store in April. And Douyin had more than 300 million domestic monthly active users in June, CNBC said.

Why are these short videos — which are rarely longer than a few minutes — so popular? Jiang Yige, Singapore-based analyst at FengHe Fund Management, has a theory. Short videos are “just right to fill in the little gaps in our busy schedules”, he told CNBC.

These videos — apart from being very convenient — are important to teenagers because they allow them to express themselves, according to Teen Vogue.

The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another appealing feature. Liza Koshy, a user of the US app Musically who has over 2 million followers, said that she was thrilled when anyone said that her video had “inspired” him. “It’s really cool...because I think that as short video creators that’s what we all expect,” she added.

Live streaming is another feature of our social media life that now seems as natural as sunrise. It’s a pretty neat idea: You can watch anyone, anywhere, live.

However, China has taken live streaming to a whole new level. In China, more than 100 million viewers monthly watch a live streaming video. Forbes thought that a number of factors had led to the popularity of live streams. Among them is viewers’ ability to interact while remaining anonymous.

However, the boom in social media may be having side effects too. Fake news is one serious problem it arguably causes. Material shared on these platforms is often not checked for accuracy. The most basic content can be false and can sway users one way or another. We use social media all the time; that doesn’t mean that we understand the influence it is having on us. We should be mindful of both the time we spend on it and its impact on our minds.

1. The underlined word “volatility” in Paragraph 2 possibly means “being 　　　”.

A．changeable	B．steady
C．promising	D．violent

2. According to Liza Koshy, short videos are very popular because 　　　.

A．they are very convenient

B．they help people kill time

C．they provide a sense of community

D．they allow people to express themselves

3. What can we learn about social media from the text?

A．The information from social media is highly reliable.

B．When it comes to social media, people know short videos the best.

C．People can’t communicate with each other without social media.

D．There is still much room for social media to make improvement.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Rapid Development of Social Media

B．Key Social Media Trends of 2019

C．Short Videos Taking the World by Storm

D．Live Streaming — A New Feature of Social Media

9 . Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify with (“把……和……联系起来”) a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are_______of that parent. The things parents do and say — and the_______they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's_______.However, parents must consistently behave like the type of_________ they want their child to become.

A parent's actions _______ affect the self-image that a child forms through identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their _______will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly_______qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may_________their self-image; however, as they become increasingly _______by peers’ group standards before they reach 13.

Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent __________on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, ________, accept the divorce of their parent's or a parents early ________.But if children feel unloved; they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or punishment.

In the same way, all children are not influenced ________by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. ________in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the ________of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

1.

A．informed

B．characteristic

C．conceived

D．indicative

2.

A．gesture

B．expression

C．way

D．extent

3.

A．behavior

B．words

C．mood

D．reactions

4.

A．person

B．humans

C．creatures

D．adult

5.

A．in turn

B．nevertheless

C．also

D．as a result

6.

A．eyes

B．parents

C．peers

D．behaviors

7.

A．negative

B．cheerful

C．various

D．complex

8.

A．modify

B．copy

C．give up

D．continue

9.

A．mature

B．influenced

C．unique

D．independent

10.

A．idea

B．wonder

C．stamp

D．effect

11.

A．luckily

B．for example

C．at most

D．theoretically

12.

A．death

B．rewards

C．advice

D．teaching

13.

A．even

B．at all

C．alike

D．as a whole

14.

A．Oh

B．Alas

C．Right

D．As

15.

A．result

B．effect

C．scale

D．cause

10 . From a very early age, some children exhibit better self­control than others. Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.

Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “Persistence in reaching goals.” The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten, later on had the most health problems in their 30s,” Moffitt said, “and they had the worst financial situation. They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.” Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.

Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she said other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence. But good self-control can be set to run in families because children with good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents. But the good news, Moffitt said, is that self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.

1. Children with low self-control are more likely to ________．

A．become wealthy in later life

B．get good school performance

C．have better financial planning

D．adopt negative behaviors

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Self-control cannot be taught in schools.

B．The study is restricted within few participants.

C．It’s never too late to deal with self-control problems.

D．Good parenting can improve self-control and life success.

3. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Child’s Self­control Predicts Future Health, success

B．Kids are Encouraged to Take Risks at an Early Age

C．Children’s Development Cannot be Changed by Teachers

D．How to Teach the Kids a Bit of Self-control in schools

4. From the first two paragraphs we learn that________．

A．the research has been carried out for five years

B．self-control in kids tends to determine their future

C．self-control was assessed by children’s intelligence

D．children’s self-control is almost the same at early age