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Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.

At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many people in society are using smartphones while driving and as a result, they get into car crashes. 34 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.

Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face?to?face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.

As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their messages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is preventing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face?to?face, but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.

1.The purpose of this text is to ________.

A.call for an end to use the smartphone while driving

B.appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills

C.express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone

D.advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone

2.The second paragraph is developed by ________.

A.giving examples B.listing figures

C.comparing facts D.analyzing the effects

3.The author advocates us to make new friends ________.

A.by using smartphones

B.in a face?to?face way

C.in different ways

D.under a free circumstance

4.Over?dependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ________.

A.parties and gatherings limit their social circle

B.people are more and more narrow?minded

C.people's communication skills are weakened

D.face?to?face communication becomes less important

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One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers.That morning, my 11?year?old son had stomach pains, retching (干嘔) into a bowl.Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficulty sleeping the night before.

What caused so much pain? Sports day.Sports day might be necessary at a highly?competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school.For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem.For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare (噩夢(mèng)).Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disaster.

Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it's taking part, not winning, that's important；or that it is a tradition of school life.I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.

Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch.More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone's eyes.Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.

I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less?competitive event.Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.

1.What can we learn about the author's son from Paragraph 1?

A.He talked with some mothers.

B.He comforted his classmates.

C.He had difficulty in sleeping.

D.He suffered from stomachache.

2.Sports day is still an annual event in this school probably because________.

A.this is an independent school

B.it is a tradition of the school

C.it helps children lose weight

D.children enjoy watching sports

3.What does the author think about team games?

A.They should include more stressful races.

B.They are acceptable to different children.

C.They should be abandoned at primary schools.

D.They are less fun for those who love running.

4.What is the author's attitude towards sports day?

A.Critical. B.Neutral.

C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.

Chinese police are joining Italian officers on the streets of Rome and Milan in an experiment aimed at helping tourists from China feel safe, Italy’s interior ministry has announced.

The experiment is the first of its kind in Europe, China’s ambassador to Italy, Li Ruiyu, said at a meeting to announce the project, according to a statement from the Italian ministry.

The four Chinese officers, who were trained by Italians in Beijing, will wear the same uniforms they wear at home so their compatriots can recognize them easily.

More than 3 million Chinese tourists come to Italy every year, according to Liao Jinrong, the director general of the Chinese international co-operation bureau.

“This service was planned with Chinese tourists in mind and, if it works well, we may consider other forms of collaboration, given the presence of the Chinese community in our country,” said the interior minister, Angelino Alfano.

The officers will share information with Italian police and help Chinese tourists if they need to contact local authorities and diplomats from Monday until 13 May, the ministry said.

Liao, the head of the Chinese international co-operation bureau, said the officers’ assignment was a “historic moment” recalling that the route between China and Italy was mapped 700 years ago by Venetian merchant traveler Marco Polo.

1.Why do the Chinese police come to work in Italy?

A. They plan to help the Italian police.

B. They plan to help Chinese in need in Italy.

C. They plan to show Chinese tourists around Italy.

D. They plan to comfort Chinese tourists.

2.What does the word “compatriot” mean?

A. company B. countryman C. family D. friend

3.According to Angelino Alfano, the experiment _____________.

A. will be the first of its kind in Europe

B. will improve the presence of the Chinese community in Europe

C. will give a good example to other forms of cooperation if it succeeds

D. will help Chinese tourists contact local authorities

4.What dose Liao think of this service?

A. meaningful. B. perfect. C. useless. D. interesting.

單詞拼寫(xiě)

1.Your friend comes to school very __________ (不安的，心煩意亂的).

2.He was __________ (關(guān)心；掛念) about his parents when he went abroad.

3.Her report is written in the __________ (官方的) style and is only for officers.

4.She saw him coming, but she __________ (不理睬) him.

5.We decided to make a __________ (航行) down the Yellow River to the sea.

6.Please show me your __________ (身份) card before you stay in the hotel.

7.His __________ (公寓) covers 200 square metres, which I like very much.

8.He can’t express himself well in English because his __________ (詞匯量) is small.

9.What’s your __________ (現(xiàn)在的) address? I want to write to you.

10.Parents noticed the __________ (逐漸的) change in their children.

11.If you take a lift, you take an e__________.

12.John and Tom are brothers. The former is a teacher; the l__________ is an engineer.

13.Though she is not a n__________ English speaker, she can speak English very fluently.

14.In time of danger, we should c__________ ourselves down.

15.If we c__________ someone to do something, that is to say, we order him to do it.

Many students believe the choice of their majors and universities should ________ their own interest.

A．be based on B．base on

C．be basing on D．base at

Chinese ________ in many schools around world. Many people love to learn it.

A. is teaching B. has taught C. is taught

________ is going to do the job will be decided by the Party committee.

A．That B．Why C．How D．Who

Sir Edmund Hillary is best known for being the first, along with climbing partner Tenzing Norgay, to reach the top of Mount Everest(珠穆朗瑪峰). However, he also made many visits to Antarctica(南極洲). In 1957, he led the first trip over ice to the South Pole. Hillary also helped his home country, New Zealand, build a research center on Antarctica, called Scott Base. He visited it in January 2007, when he was 87 years old.

In the 1900s, many people like Hillary saw Antarctica as an exciting place. Scientists are interested in how glaciers(冰川) flow and melt. They also worry that global(全球的) warming is making glaciers melt faster. It has caused a 75 percent increase in ice loss in the last 10 years, according to a new study. Scientists say ice loss could cause water levels around the world to rise faster than expected. Ice is melting faster than expected because of global warming.

Researchers in Antarctica are studying many other subjects too. Some use the cold weather and clear air as a way to study things that affect other parts of the globe. Antarctica has the cleanest air in the world. That allows scientists to compare the air there to the air in polluted places. Antarctica is the darkest place on earth, so it is a great place to study the stars. Some scientists are even studying penguin droppings(企鵝糞). They have developed a new test to learn more about penguins’ diets.

1.What is Sir Edmund Hillary best known for?

A. He was the first to reach the top of Mount Everest.

B. He went to Antarctica many times.

C. He led the first trip to the South Pole.

D. He helped build a research center on Antarctica.

2.The final result of global warming is that ________.

A. there would be no ice

B. water levels could rise faster

C. the climate would become warm

D. the ocean would be polluted

3.Who of the following would NOT be interested in Antarctica?

A. People who are interested in what penguins eat.

B. Researchers who like watching stars.

C. Adventurers who decide to climb Mount Everest.

D. Scientists who are studying the world’s air.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Edmund Hillary

B. Antarctica—Best Place for Scientific Research

C. Global Warming

D. Studies on Antarctica