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Children are starting on digital devices at ever younger ages, and opinions on the effects of children's digital-media habits are deeply polarised.(两极分化的).

Jean Twenge, a psychology professor, thinks excessive use of the internet and social media makes children lonely and depressed and poses serious risks to their physical and particularly their mental health, sometimes to the point of driving them to suicide.

However, Daniel Kardefelt-Winther of the Innocenti research office of Unicef examined various evidence and found less cause for alarm than is often suggested.Most of the studies he examined seem to show that the technology helps children stay in touch with their friends and make new ones.

The relationship between the use of digital technology and children's mental health, broadly speaking, appears to be u-shaped.Researchers have found that moderate use is beneficial, whereas either no use at all or extreme use could be harmful.

What worries some experts more is that screens are becoming part of the middle-class armoury( 武器 ) for perpetuating( 巩固 ) social advantage.Children from well-off homes are enrolled in private classes to learn skills like "How to be a YouTuber", which poorer parents cannot afford.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The disadvantages of overusing digital media.

B. The bad effects of using digital media.

C. Several bad impacts of using digital media.

D. The advantages of overusing digital media.

2.What is Daniel Kardefelt-Winther’s attitude to the use of digital media?

A. Objective B. Favorable

C. Indifferent D. Uncertain

3.What can you infer from the last paragraph?

A. Not all Children from rich homes can attend private classes

B. Not all Children from poor homes can learn skills like“how to be a YouTuber”.

C. Digital media is the only way of strengthening the middle-class.

D. Digital media can widen class gap.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Should children interact with digital media ?

B. Should parents allow their children interact with digital media?

C. What children do to interact with digital devices.

D. How children interact with digital devices.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Are you carrying too much on your back at your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but many other students choose rolling（有滚轮的）bags.

But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.

Scout Batch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing.

“Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!

1.From the passage we can know that ________.

A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags

B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags

D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

2.If a child carries a heavy school bag ________.

A. his feet will be hurt　　 B. his head and arms will be hurt

C. his hands will be hurt　　 D. his back and neck will be hurt

3.According to the doctor, Scott Batch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs（重）about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over ________.

A. 5 kilos　　 B. 3 kilos　　 C. 5.5 kilos　　 D. 4.5 kilos

4.Some students think the best answer to this problem is that ________.

A. they should have a little homework to do after they get home

B. they should only take home library books they will read that night

C. their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

D. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.

Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.

For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.

All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.

1.The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

2.If a child plays with his invisible friend, it shows that _______.

3.According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should _______.

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Summer camps for children of all ages are being offered in 2016 by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada. Reno　 (UNR). Registration for camp sessions (时间段) is available online and also by phone.

Kids University

June 16 - August 1, 2016. Kids University is a summer day camp for kids entering 2nd through 8th grades and features week-long camp sessions in the arts, writing, science, math, literature, history, web design, cultural exploration, sports and games, and many more. There are both full-day and half-day sessions. Fees (费用) are from $140-$160 per week. The phone numbers is (800) 233-8926. Sessions are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 pm.

Wolf Pack Sports Camps

June - August, 2016. Summer Wolf Pack Sports Camps are offered　 for 9th　 through　 twelfth grade children. The camps are hosted by Nevada Wolf Pack coaching teachers and players. The sports offered include baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. Full-day, half-day, and overnight Wolf Pack camps are available. Time tables and fees vary with each camp. Visit Nevada Wolf Pack camps for details, session descriptions, and registration information, or call (775) 784-4050.

Lake Tahoe Music Camp

July 6 - 12, 2016. The 59th Lake Tahoe Music Camp invites middle school through high school student musicians to participate in a week of music-making, workshops, performances and fun, The camp is led by award-winning UNR teachers and local educators, professional jazz musicians and more. The fee is $550 per camper. Information is available online or by calling (775) 784-4046.

Learn more about other camp information like Girl Scout Camp, etc by calling (800) 233-8928. Because of limited space, registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

1.If a kid has many interests, he will probably participate in ___________

A. Wolf Pack Sports Camps　　　　 　　 B. Girl Scout Camp

C. Kids University　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Lake Tahoe Music Camp

2.It can be inferred from Wolf Pack Sports Camps that ___________

A it lasts for a month

B. it offers six kinds of sports

C. it is fit for kids who have time at night

D. its fees are very high

3. The music camp will invite middle and high school students __________

A. who only like to listen to music

B. who have never learned music

C. whose dream is to become a musician

D. who are expert in music

4.If you need the information about Girl Scout Camp, you' ll call __.

A. (775) 784-4050　　　　　 　　 　 B. (800) 233-8928

C. (775) 784-4046　　　　　　 　　　 D. (800) 233-8926

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever listened to young children talking on the playground? They are always boasting（自夸）. They say things like, “My dad’s car is bigger __1.__ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”

There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, _2.___were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ___3.___ the others said, he could always go on better. One day ___4.__ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice __5.__ week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “That is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was __6.___ turn. But this time Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on ___7.___ silence. Both Ted __8.__ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they___9.___ (beat) Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is ___10.__ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”

高二英语其他题困难题查看答案及解析

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___1___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___2___ fed up with（饱受…之苦） heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to___3___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___4___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___5___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___6___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___7___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___8___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___9___ up stairs and buses with them is ___10___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

But how much is too ___11___? Experts say students should carry ___12___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___13___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___14___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___15___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___16___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said．

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___17___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___18___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___19___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___20___!

1.A．meeting          B．facing        C．experiencing   D．suffering

2.A．already       B．always           C．yet            D．also

3.A．explain          B．say           C．worry           D．announce

4.A．being            B．be            C．are             D．is

5.A．schools          B．stairs       C．houses          D．homes

6.A．this             B．that          C．a               D．an

7.A．special          B．unusual       C．ordinary        D．regular

8.A．when             B．but           C．then            D．and

9.A. getting          B．climbing      C．going           D．turning

10.A．only            B．still        C．even            D．just

11.A．more            B．very          C．much            D．many

12.A．no              B．not           C．any             D．much

13.A．children        B．student       C．bag             D．back

14.A．carry           B．stay          C．take            D．bring

15.A．about           B．under         C．beyond          D．before

16.A．keeping         B．missing        C．losing        D．making

17.A．home            B．class          C．school         D．city

18.A．valuable        B．thin          C．important      D．interesting

19.A．reports         B．teachers       C．parents        D．kids

20.A．at all          B．after all       C．in all          D．for all

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Freedom and Responsibility

Freedom’s challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.

Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.

In Greece, in Athens (雅典), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.

But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected the whole state. It had been the Athenian爷s pride and joy to give to their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There had to be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to the state, the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.

Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free. Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms. Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.

But, “the excellent becomes the permanent”, Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to: “The capacity (能力) of mankind for self-government.” No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost. The Digital Age cannot destroy it. Somehow in this or that man’s thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action only sure that it will do so sometime.

1.What does the underlined word “tyrannies” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Countries where their people need help.　　 B. Governments ruled with absolute power.

C. Splendid empires where people enjoy freedom.　　 D. Powerful states with higher civilization

2.People believing in freedom are those who __________.

A. behave within the laws and value systems　　 B. seek gains as their primary object

C. regard their life as their own business　　 D. treat others with kindness and pity

3.What change in attitude took place in Athens?

A. The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.

B. The Athenians no longer took pride in the city.

C. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility.

D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.

4.What does the sentence “There could be only one result.” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Athens would continue to be free.

B. Athens would cease to have freedom.

C. Freedom would come from responsibility.

D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.

5.Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?

A. The author is proud of man’s capacity.　　 B. The author is cautious about self-government.

C. The author is skeptical of Greek civilization.　　 D. The author is hopeful about freedom.

6.What is the author’s understanding of freedom?

A. Freedom can be more popular in the digital age.

B. Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility.

C. Freedom should have priority over responsibility.

D. Freedom may come to an end in the digital age.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence - and a not-so-good influence - on this generation of American teenagers．More than 2,000 teachers took an online survey．Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students' research habits and skills．But 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract（使 - - - ---分心） students than to help them academically．" And 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans．"

The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the National Writing Project．Judy Buchanan is the vice director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report．Ms．Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more and faster．"Teachers really favor these tools because they are ways to make some of the learning exciting and engaging．Young people favor these tools．The goal is to really help them become creators of meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers．"

But one problem the survey found is that many students lack digital literacy．They trust too muck of the information they find on the Internet．Judy says these students haven't developed the skills to determine the quality of online information．"It's something that really has to be taught and paid attention to．Because in a world in which things happen quickly, you do need to step back, reflect and analyze the information you have．"

Another problem is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able to quickly find information online．Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers．They say students are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research libraries．

Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities．

1.The text mainly tells us _________.

A. all the students use digital tools

B. the Internet is playing a key role

C. digital tools bring about benefits and problems

D. teachers encourage using digital tools

2.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

3.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means _________.

A. students do not have the right digital tools

B. students can’t judge online information properly

C. students haven’t the ability to adjust themselves

D. students do not always have access to the Internet

4.Some students don’t tend to work hard because _________.

A. they can copy each others’ work without being punished

B. printed books and libraries around aren’t enough

C. the Internet can’t make students concentrate

D. they can get answers on the Internet quickly

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence and a not-so-good influence on this generation of American teenagers. More than 2,000 middle and high school teachers took an online survey. Researchers also spoke with teachers in focus groups.

Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students research habits and skills. But 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans (持续时间) " .And 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically(学业上) " . Many students think "doing research" now means just doing a quick search on Google.

The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the College Board and the. National Writing Project. Most of the teachers came from Advanced Placement classes, which provide college-level work for high school students.

Judy Buchanan is director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really welcome these tools because they are ways to make some of learning exciting and engaging.Young people welcome these tools. And the goal is to really help them become creators of content,and meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers.

But one problem the survey found is that many students are lacking in digital literacy. In other words, they trust too much of the information they find on the Internet. Another problem the survey found is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able toquickly find information online.

Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers. They say students are depending too much on search engines and do not makeenough use of printed books or libraries. Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.

1.The purpose of the online survey is to____

A. convince teachers of the Internet good influence

B. spread knowledge about the Internet search tools

C. influence teachers viewpoints towards the digital age

D. get teachers opinions about the digital age influence on youngsters

2.What negative effect did the teachers think the Internet search has on students?

A. It results in students bad research habits and skills.

B. It brings too much negative information to the students.

C. It distracts students attention instead of helping them academically.

D. It develops their interest in doing research through the technologies.

3.What's Judy Buchanans attitude towards the use of the digital research tools?

A. Supportive.　　 B. Negative.　　 C. Critical.　　 D. Doubtful.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The Internet is changing everybody's life.

B. Teachers welcome the digital age in general.

C. The Internet has more disadvantages than advantages.

D. Solutions to the lack of digital literacy should be found.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Born and raised in a digital age, today’s young people are generally tech savvy (技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, they’re less capable than the older generation.

According to a recent study, 69 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK have no idea how to bleed a radiator(暖气片换水). About 35 percent of them don’t know how to sew on a button, while about 11 percent don’t understand how to change a light bulb or iron clothes.

It appears young people are losing the skills older generations took for granted. In fact, the problem is shared by young people in the United States. According to a report by Forbes in 2014, most millennial (千禧一代) drivers don’t know how to check their tire pressure. Cooking is another basic life skill that has been dropped, as millennials are much more likely to order food deliveries than previous generations.

Technology may be to blame for this generational gap. Skills at using phones and computers are the ones valued these days, and the practical skills are now seen as functions that can be easily outsourced (外包). Indeed, improvements in technology have made young people unfamiliar with many basic life skills. For example, with GPS always at hand, young people have had no need to learn how to read physical maps.

However, this change has raised concerns among many people. “If you have your master’s degree and you can’t live within your means or go home from your job and feed yourself a nutritious (有营养的) meal, you’re not a complete graduate,” Chris Moore, a professor from Brigham Young University, US, told HuffPost.

That’s why there’s an increasing call for the return of “home ec” in the US, short for home economics, which teaches basic life skills like cooking and how to do laundry. It was very popular in the early 20th century, but was later taken out of schools and universities because of budget(预算) cuts. But recently, home ec was reintroduced in a small number of schools and universities.

“The educational system would work better if every academic class had a practical course that applied the theory to do something regular people do in real life,” Robert Frost, instructor and flight controller at NASA, wrote on Quora, according to Huffpost.

1.Compared with previous generations, today’s young people are ________.

A. more capable in practical skills.

B. more capable in technological skills.

C. take changing light bulls and sewing for granted.

D. less likely to order food deliveries.

2.What is the reason for the gap between the present generation and previous ones?

A. Today’s young people are lazy.

B. Today’s young people are spoiled by their parents.

C. The economic situation of the past was worse than the present one.

D. Improvement in technology is to blame for it.

3.What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?

A. The educational system would work better if practical courses are included in academic classes.

B. The change caused by improvements of technology raised many problems among people.

C. Home economics has returned in large scale.

D. Home economics teaches basic home technological skills.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The improvements of technology.

B. Differences between the present and previous generations.

C. Young people’s lack of basic home skills.

D. The meaning and function of home economics.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析