1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the discussion about?

A．Children’s independence.

B．Teachers’ medical treatment.

C．Parents’ accompanying(陪伴)their children at school.

2. How many students are against the opinion?

A．About 30%.

B．About 50%.

C．About 70%.

3. In some students’ opinion, what can parents help them to do at school?

A．Set up goals.

B．Do the housework.

C．Finish their homework.

4. Which opinion does the girl prefer?

A．Neither.

B．The first one.

C．The second one.

2 . Many of us enjoy doing it: you turn on the camera on your mobile phone and hold it at a high angle, making your eyes look bigger and your cheekbones more defined. You turn to your best side and click. There it is-your selfie.

Over the past several years , the “selfie” has become a well-known term across the globe. The Oxford English Dictionary added the word to their online dictionary and defined it as: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.”

Today it’s not difficult to find social web pages full of photos that people have taken of themselves and their friends. And selfie culture has become especially relevant to young people. As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online, according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center.

So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture?

“Ordinary people shows the cult（狂热）of the selfie,” Pamela Rutledge, a professor from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine. “There are more photographs available now of ordinary people than models.”

Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online. “I like having the power to choose how I look, even if I’m making a funny face,” Samantha Barks, 19, a high school student in the US, told Vogue.

In addition to self-expression and documentation, selfies “allow of a close friendship for long-distance friends, because you can see each other’s faces every day”, wrote Casey Miller at The Huffington Post.

But Jill Weber, a US psychologist, is concerned that selfies might lead to social problems. “There’s a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and ‘likes’ you get when you post a selfie, and those comments and likes aren’t based on who you are-but based on what you look like,” Weber told Vogue. “When you get nothing or a negative response, your confidence can plummet.”

1. In the first paragraph, the author intends to ________.

A．tell us the fun of taking a selfie	B．describe what a selfie is
C．introduce where the selfie comes from	D．inform readers that the selfie is popular among teenagers

2. Why is selfie culture so popular according to the article?
a. It enables people to choose how they look.
b. It helps people improve their self-esteem.
c. It’s a chance for ordinary people to show off themselves.
d. It is believed to be a helpful way to develop a new friendship.
e. It is considered a good way to keep in touch with friends that are far away.

A．a, c, e

B．b, c, d

C．a, b, c

D．b, d, e

3. What is Jill Weber’s attitude towards selfies?

A．She thinks they are a good form of self-expression and documentation.

B．She believes the disadvantages of selfies outweigh the advantages.

C．She worries that people’s self-esteem might be affected by how others react to their selfies.

D．She thinks that selfies can help people learn about their friends based on who they really are.

4. The underlined word “plummet” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．rapidly develop

B．greatly exaggerate

C．become dangerous

D．quickly fall

3 . As long as there have been exams, students have found ways to cheat. Today the correct answers are just a few taps away on a smart phone. So countries have come up with new ways to stop the funny business. Some use metal detectors, surveillance (监控) cameras, and mobile phone jammers (干扰器).    1    

Cheating in high school leaving exams got so bad in Mauritania and Algeria that this year the authorities turned off the Internet for the entire country. Algeria did so for at least an hour during tests (which last about a week).    2    Other countries, such as Iraq, Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, have for years been shutting down the Internet during exam time.

In each country students are under high pressure to do well in the tests, which often determine whether they can continue their education at a good university.    3    But high marks are rare. In Algeria only around half of students passed the exams in recent years. In Mauritania the rate is much lower.

    4    Darrell West of the Brookings Institution, a think-tank, estimates that in 2015-2016 Internet shutdowns ordered by governments cost countries at least $2.4bn.     5    

A．Turning off the Internet is expensive.

B．Teachers try to help — in their own way.

C．Others have taken a more severe measure.

D．A splendid grade may mean a scholarship abroad.

E．Mauritania cut access from morning until evening on exam days.

F．For that kind of money, countries could even improve their schools.

G．With so many students cheating electronically, governments are taking extreme steps.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Few places are developing towards a cashless future as quickly as Sweden, which is now enjoying the     1    (convenient) of electronic payment. This year, only about 20% of all consumer payment in Sweden     2    (make) in cash, compared with an average of 75% in     3     rest of the world. And many of the country’s banks no longer accept or offer cash.

Not everyone is     4    (joy). Some people say Sweden’s electronic payment might result in more Internet crimes. Also, elderly people in Sweden who use cash may be     5    (easy) ignored. And young people using apps to pay for everything or taking out loans via mobile phones risk     6    (fall) into debt.

However, advocates like Mr. Tim refer to personal safety     7    a reason that countries should go cash-free. His son’s apartment was broken into twice several years ago. “ If this was a cashless society, the robbers couldn’t sell     8    they stole,” said Mr. Tim.

Certainly cash isn’t dead. The Swedish central bank predicts it’ll decline fast     9    still be working in 20 years. Anyway, for more and more consumers, cash is no longer     10       (they) habit.