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These days, teenagers are heavily influenced by the media. Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV. That's more time than they spend with teachers at school. And we haven't yet considered the hours they spend using the Internet and reading newspapers.
However, several studies have shown a serious problem: today's teenagers lack media literacy (媒体素养). In other words, they have difficultly critically thinking about the information they see. One study that was done on middle school students showed that more than 80 percent of them couldn't tell the difference between real stories and ads that looked like news.
Standford professor Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects. He tries to help his students learn media literacy. The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy is important. In the example, two news stations report a snowstorm. One focuses on (关注) the terrible road conditions. The other focuses on kids playing in the snow. "With a news story. news stations tell you what they feel are the important details (细节). These details mostly depend on the opinions of the news director." said John. "A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is about one side at this time. There is more going on."
Some experts think shoe is the best place to teach media literacy. Other believe everyone—form parents to reporters—should help teenagers learn the skills.
As for the best time to start learning media literacy, many experts suggest the age of 12. But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier. "It's never too early to start learning media literacy," John said.
1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that teenagers today spend more time ______.
A.using the Internet than watching TV
B.watching TV than studying at school
C.studying at school than reading newspapers
2.The underlined word "lack" in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A.缺乏 B.质疑 C.误解
3.The example shows that a person who has media literacy _______about a news story.
A.should have the same opinions as others
B.could think about is good and bad sides
C.must know about all the important details
4.Professor Kevin John would agree that _______.
A.everyone is supposed to help children learn different skills
B.children should be taught media literacy as early as possible
C.news directors should report the news children are interested in
5.The main idea of the passage is _______.
A.how to develop teenagers' media literacy
B.where teenagers should be taught media literacy
C.why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy
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Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days. They have jobs to do to help out around the home. Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor’s kids with their homework. Like many families, both of Josh and Amy’s parents work outside the home.
Everyone in Josh and Amy’s family is busy. Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings. Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work. Josh and Amy go to school. Both belong to clubs and sports teams. They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time.
Josh and Amy’s mom leaves for work at 7:00 in the morning and does not get home most days until 6:30 pm. The same is true for their dad, but he leaves home in the morning even earlier.
Josh and Amy’s parents work to be able to provide for their family. They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills. Next year they want to buy a new car. The family also wants to go on a vacation to California. Josh and Amy need clothes, books, and other things for school. Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school.
1.How many people are there in the family?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2.What does the father do?
A. Work in an office.
B. Run his own business.
C. Plan vacations to California.
D. Drive kids to school.
3.What do the kids do to help their parents?
A. Take part-time jobs.
B. Join clubs and sports teams.
C. Spend time with their friends.
D. Go to school early.
4.Where do the parents spend most of their daytime?
A. At home.
B. At workplace.
C. In their kids’ school.
D. On business trips.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Lovely kids B. Hard-working parents
C. Family wishes D. A busy family
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Who says only adults can influence the world? Teenagers can too. A good ______ is 20-year-old Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes.
Mendes is on Time magazine's list of the most influential teens of 2017. He is ______ as a role model (榜样) who always shares ______ ideas on social media (媒体).
Indeed, unlike others, Mendes uses social media in a good way. In 2012, he was still a high school student. One day, he put a clip (片段) of ______ singing Justin Bieber's song As Long as You Love Me on Vine, a video-sharing app. In only six seconds, he ______ to show his sweet voice and cute smile. By the next morning, he had 10,000 likes.
From there, he became a singer. His first album Handwritten topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2015. At 20 years old, he's the youngest artist on the Forbes Famous People 100 list thanks ______ to a strong showing on the road. He played over twenty festivals across Canada and 27 European shows.
Mendes ______tries to be himself. "There are lots of people who say 'act this way' and 'talk this way' on social media, but ______ worked for me was just being myself," he told Seventeen, a US teenager magazine. He keeps putting his music videos, good or bad, online.
He does so in life as well. During his first concert in Toronto, he asked for the house lights to be ______ and he sang without a microphone. A guitar accompanied (陪伴) him. "So I can see their faces, and see there are real people, that it's not just a ______," he told The Telegraph. "I'm not the best singer in the world. I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like," he added.
1.A.news B.choice C.example
2.A.seen B.prepared C.caught
3.A.bad B.hopeful C.useless
4.A.himself B.myself C.themselves
5.A.regretted B.managed C.used
6.A.widely B.mostly C.seriously
7.A.never B.seldom C.always
8.A.who B.which C.what
9.A.turned on B.turned off C.turned down
10.A.room B.crowd C.field
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These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
★ SPRING is coming, together with butterflies(蝴蝶)! On March 31, the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beautiful creatures. They also got to know how butterflies grow up. Colorful butterflies flew freely at the show. They sometimes landed on visitors. Look! A large blue butterfly sits on the nose of the girl.
★ Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.
“We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time.” The general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.
Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.
★ This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.
Starting in 2014, students aged 7-11 in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek(希腊语) and Chinese.
The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese-language teachers. They will teach Chinese to more than 3,000 primary school students.
China and the UK work together in many fields. So it’s important that the future generation(一代人) can speak Chinese.
1.What could children get from visiting the butterfly show?
A. Beautiful creatures. B. Pleasure and knowledge.
C. Colorful butterflies. D. Care by the visitors.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the second news?
A. You can read in the bookstore only during the daytime.
B. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore opens 24 hours a day.
C. Reading online is more enjoyable than reading in bookstores.
D. Many people read in bookstores in order to save money.
3.The best title for the third news should be __________.
A. Primary schools in the UK B. Chinese teachers in the UK
C. Chinese comes to the UK D. Foreign languages in the UK
4.Which of the following correctly matches the picture with the news?
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
A. Picture a → Third news B. Picture b → First news
C. Picture c → Second news D. Picture d →Second news
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People in Western countries are eating less meat these days, whether for their health or because they want to protect animals. But now they have another reason.
Eating less meat can help to prevent climate change, according to a recent study published in Nature.
Raising livestock (家畜) is bad for the environment. When animals like cows digest (消化) food, their stomachs make greenhouse gases, which are a major cause of global warming. Seventeen percent of greenhouse gas emissions (排放) come from livestock farming, The New York Times reported.
In addition, to raise these livestock, people have to cut down forests and turn them into farms. Forests play a key role in fighting global warming because they absorb greenhouse gases.
Eating less meat according to certain guidelines could cut global food-related emissions by nearly a third by 2050, the study found. Keeping a vegetarian diet in the long term could bring down emissions by 63 percent.
But eating less meat won’t be easy. According to the study, people in Western countries will need to eat 90 percent less meat than they do now in order to have an impact (影响) on our climate. Scientists are now trying to find new foods to replace meat.
Some say that insects could help. A 2013 UN report said that eating insects is healthier and better for the environment. They produce 75 percent less greenhouse gases than livestock.
Some experts are creating lab-grown meat. They make meat in a lab using livestock cells (细胞). In March, US company JUST said people in the US might be able to buy its lab-grown meat by the end of this year
1.How much less meat should people eat to influence the climate?
A.63 percent. B.70 percent. C.75 percent. D.90 percent.
2.Eating less meat can help protect the environment because _____.
A.there will be more animal-related waste
B.less livestock means less greenhouse gas emissions
C.animals are an important part of the environment
D.people will plant more trees around their houses
3.According to the story, eating less meat can help us _____.
a. stay healthy b. reduce waste c. protect animals d. slow down climate change
A.a;b;c B.b;c;d C.a;b;d D.a;c;d
4.What is the main idea of the story?
A.Why Westerners eat less meat these days.
B.What people will eat in the future.
C.How eating less meat influences the environment.
D.What the major cause of global warming is.
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—What are you reading these days, Tom?
—The book Harry Potter ______ by JK Rowling.
A. was written B. written C. wrote D. was writing
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Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to make money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their money!
Pocket money
Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do some housework to get pocket money, including cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and so on.
Part-time work
A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to get extra money. About 15% teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering（递送）newspapers, restaurant work and shop work. Children in Britain can work two hours a day at the most on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.
Bank accounts（账户）
Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or a young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child’s bank account. Most banks have a prepaid bank card designed for young people.
Mobile apps
Many companies have made mobile apps for children, including GoHenry, Osper and Gimi. Parents can add money to their children’s accounts and check to see how the money is spent. Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a card. The apps suggest that kids from 8 to 13 can use the cards.
So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent （经济独立的） person and making and looking after your own money.
1.How can British teenagers get their pocket money?
A.By doing homework. B.By doing housework.
C.By opening accounts. D.By using mobile apps.
2.To get extra money, British teenagers over 13 can___________.
A.work in shops two hours a day during weekends
B.help to take care of babies during school hours
C.deliver newspapers for three hours on school days
D.work in restaurants every day as long as they wish
3.What does the author think of the bank accounts and mobile apps for children?
A.They may help parents save their children’s money.
B.They may help kids learn to look after their money.
C.They might prevent children getting extra money.
D.They might get kids used to spending extra money.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to get along well with the bank managers.
B.How to deal with bank accounts and mobile apps.
C.How British teenagers work part-time to make money.
D.How British teenagers make and manage their money.
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B. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 （本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
1.These days the _________________ (work) by Lu Xun are still popular.
2.I am sorry ________________(tell) you that I can't finish the work by myself.
3.He ________________(drop) his new pen on the way to school this morning.
4.The traffic lights are controlled by a _________________ (centre) computer.
5.I like the photo which _________________(take) by Jim last summer.
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Social media(媒体)is a big part of most people’s lives. There are social apps and sites like WeChat and Sina Weibo, as well as video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. How do you behave when you use these apps?
Recently researchers at the University of Sussex, UK, studied social media users ranging from 10 to 15 years old. They found that they can be divided into four personality types.
Geeks(极客)
Geeks are active social media users，but they find it mush more difficult to deal with the life in the real world. Most of them are boys who like playing computer games and making music and videos. They often post creative works online, using fake(假的) names. In fact, they should avoid spending too much time on the Internet.
Internet celebrities
Internet celebrities like sharing as well , but they are much more visible (看得见的) than geeks. They might become well-known for their singing or dancing. But many of them, especially teenagers ,share almost every side of their lives in order to own more fans. Being a teenage Internet celebrity can sometimes cause problems in the real world.
Lurkers(潜伏者)
The first two groups are lucky to find a place to show their talent. But most teenagers fall into the third type---- “lurkers”, or people who are neither too active nor visible. This group prefers WeChat over Sina Weibo, as WeChat has private groups. They can’t express themselves well but at least they make sure to protect their personal information.
Victims(受害者)
Victims don't have enough knowledge to keep themselves safe online Their personal information can be made public and cause problems for them. To avoid being a victim, you should check your personal settings on social media.“Friends only” is a good choice for your posts. Don’t share your personal information.
1.What does the underlined word“they" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Researchers at the University of Sussex, UK.
B.Social media users ranging from 10 to 15 years old.
C.Researchers and social media users ranging from 10 to 15 years old.
2.What do geeks often do on the Internet according to the passage?
A.They share almost every side of their lives.
B.They share their personal information.
C.They post creative works.
3.The underlined phrase“Internet celebrity" in Paragraph 4 means________ in Chinese.
A.网络用户 B.网络名人 C.网络博主
4.Which of the following is TRUE about lurkers?
A.They would rather use WeChat than Sina Weibo.
B.This group is both active and visible.
C.Lurkers don’t have enough knowledge to keep their personal information safe online.
5.The passage is written to_________
A.offer tips for social media users.
B.teach social media users to use different apps.
C.describe four personality types of social media users.
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The rockets take astronauts and man-made satellites(卫星)into space. The satellites are used for communication, weather checking and research. But how do satellites stay up without falling down?
There are two opposite forces influencing the satellite. One of them is the force of gravitation(地心引力), which tries to pull the satellite towards the earth and is like a rope which keeps the satellite from flying away. The other force is created by the turning of the satellite around the earth. This force tries to take the satellite away from the earth. With these two forces, the satellite goes round and round.
Everything that goes up has to come down. It is only a matter of time before a satellite comes back to the earth. As time goes by, the satellite loses its speed, which makes the force pulling it towards the earth stronger than the force pulling it away. This makes the satellite fall down to the earth.
1.Two same forces have an influence on the satellite.
2.The force created by the turning keeps the satellite from flying away.
3.Two opposite forces make the satellite turn round and round.
4.The satellite will stay in space forever.