Smartphone stress: Are you a victim of ‘alway...

Smartphone stress: Are you a victim of ‘always on’ culture?

You are on holiday but secretly check your work emails the moment you wake up. You get anxious if there’s no Wi-Fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. 1. And you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you're not there. There are the typical signs of “always on” stress induced by smart phone addiction.

Work-life balance

Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was so worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends and he developed an app-Moment-to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if self-controlled usage limits are offended. 2.“Some time on your phone, some time off it, enjoying your loving family and friends around you.” And some employers are acknowledging that getting the work-life balance right isn't so easy. We need help.

“Always stressed”

3.You are not giving your body time to recover, so you're always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. 4. The fact that we can stay connected to the workplace wherever we are in the world is feeding deep-rooted insecurities.

Slowdown in decision

We know consume media for more hours than we sleep. 5. It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many are becoming less productive because they're overwhelmed by it all and feel they can never escape the office.

A. Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life.

B. You get excited if you receive a text message or an e-mail from a friend.

C. This is leading to a sort of slowdown in decision and it is creating more stress in the workplace.

D. The negative impacts of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting.

E. Physical and mental health can suffer.

F. Mobile phone companies argue that mobile connectivity is beneficial.

G. You are nervous if your phone is getting low on power.

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If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing(翻来覆去) and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up, you don’t feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep, indicates that ________. Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night’s sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what’s worrying us.”

So, what is a good night’s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out,” Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you’ll be asleep before you know it.”

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 5 words)

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

People shouldn’t go to sleep immediately but should take a break after working late in the night.

3.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)

4.Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel. Try to find an argument from the passage against the idea. (Please answer within 15 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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Are you more of a Botticelli or a Van Gogh?

A new feature in the Google Arts & Culture app reveals how a picture of your face may resemble a historical painting.

The app went viral this weekend after users discovered the entertaining feature that analyzes selfies and matches them to historical artwork. It pulls from Google's digital collection of artworks from museums around the world.

The feature rolled out to the app on iOS and Android last month. But users—even some big names such as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, musician Pete Wentz, and actors Felicia Day and Kumail Nanjiani—shared their results on news feeds.

The app became the top downloaded iPhone app over the weekend, and landed in the top 10 on Android, according to analytics firm App Annie.

To find your fine art doppelganger(与某人外貌相同的人), open the Google Arts & Culture app and scroll until you see the "Is your portrait in a museum?" feature. Tap "get started"，and you'll be guided through the process.

It's currently only available in the U.S.

Google said the experimental feature uses computer vision technology to scan facial features and extract data to match with paintings. The company said it won't use data from photos for any other purpose but to match it with images in its catalog. It only stores selfies for the time it takes to find matches, Google said.

The selfie feature is similar to other apps that use matching technology to find lookalikes. Microsoft's What Dog app can identify and classify dogs based on photos uploaded to the app.

The Google Arts & Culture app is part of the Google Cultural Institute, which provides information about artists, scientists and historical figures from 1,000 institutions worldwide.

1.Why did the Google Arts & Culture app get so popular?

A.Because some famous people used it.

B.Because it can match selfies to some paintings.

C.Because it's more practical than entertaining.

D.Because it was the top download.

2.How can you find your fine art doppelganger?

A.By visiting Google's digital collection of artworks.

B.By analyzing your selfies.

C.By opening the app and following its guide.

D.By scrolling the screen of your smartphone.

3.What can you infer from the 8th paragraph?

A.The feature of the app has nothing to do with data.

B.Google stores selfies as commercial resources.

C.Selfies will be stored for a long time.

D.The users' selfies will not be abused.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.The Google Cultural Institute

B.Google app matches your face to a famous painting

C.What Dog app vs Google Arts & Culture app

D.How to find valuable historical paintings

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There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 36you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only37friends leave footprints.

　I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the38  . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves39on the cool40 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,41to the sound of them.

　Autumn is a42season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 43  . But one day, the sound of a violin44into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was45in playing her violin.

　I had46seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been47there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building48I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became49.50we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly

51. To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　“You must like violin.” she said.

　“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　Suddenly, a52expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that53me.” she said.

　“In fact, it was your playing54gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a55 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

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—You are always full of _______.Can you tell me the secret?

—Taking plenty of exercise every day.

A.power             B.strength          C.force             D.energy

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E

Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.

A team from the School of Dentistry' s Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in

children aged | 1-16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also

that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they weren' t violent themselves.

The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury

risk. Current policy focuses on reducing aggression but this research shows that there should be

equal effort to reduce victimization(受害).

More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London, and the South. The study found that 25% of 1 l-year-olds were drinking

monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 times a year. By the age

of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed

22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.

The study, which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence, found a strong

link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.

However, children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be

hit. Adolescents(青少年) who drank but didn't get into fights were more likely to be hit than

those who did fight.

Professor Jonathan Shepherd, who led the research, said a lot of previous alcohol-related

violence work had focused on the offenders rather than the victims. His team is calling for more pre-vention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advantage of the "teachable moment", that is, immediately after a student has missed school because of drunkenness.

Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of vio-lence because of reduced physical co-ordinatlon ( 配合), poor decision-making in threatening situa-tions and isolation while out late at night.

He said,"This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuses and victimization. There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury. "

58. The underlined word "aggression" in the third paragraph probably means_____

A. violence         B. sad feelings     C. bad manners          D. drunkenness

59. Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT __

A. reduced the physical co-ordination

B. isolation while out late at night

C. a higher frequency of hitting other people

D. poor decision-making in threatening situations

60. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Professor Shepherd' s research?

A. The frequency of children getting drunk increases with age.

B. His previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offendersl

C. Some children missed school because of drunkenness.

D. This new study shows a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization.

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Nowadays, girls are so mean to each other. Many girls are becoming the victims of the harmful behaviors of the female bully.

Emma Tracey was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Emma from becoming the target of online girl on girl bullying (欺凌). Emma began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called www.formspring.com.

In March 2011, Emma committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Emma’ death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.

Unfortunately, Emma’ story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center states: “Cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying. Girls are 57% more likely to be victims of aggressive cyberbullying and 92% more likely to be the criminals.”

Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-confidence and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and unsafe. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?

A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl on girl bullying. It starts with a clique (派系) usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader’s directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously.

The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名) and lack of punishment. Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Finally the cause will be summarized as the unsafety and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate unsafety.

1.The example of Emma Tracey is given to show　　　　　　 .

A.popular youth are not easy to become the target of bullying

B.today’s youth don’t like to study any more

C.suicide is a serious problem among youth

D.cyberbullying is quite common among teenagers

2.The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because 　　　　　 .

A.it’s free to post comments online

B.the bullies don’t have to give their names online

C.it will not attract much attention

D.it will not affect their real life

3.Which of the following is NOT the cause of bullying?

A.Lack of safety.

B.The twisted loyalty of members within a clique.

C.Jealousy of others.

D.Trying to be friendly.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that a female bully_______ .

A.has strong self-confidence

B.has strong leadership skills

C.is actually weak inside

D.is usually good at study

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Running is undoubtedly one of the best ways to keep fit. And it always helps if you are a member of a group to keep you motivated. Whether you want to train for a marathon or simply draw yourself off from the couch to get some fresh air and gentle exercise there's a running group for you. We have regular runs across the city with leaders to motivate you to achieve your goals.

To check out if there is run near you，visit this site. If you can't find event near you，then here is our guide to Run England running clubs across Birmingham that you can join for free now.

1.What's the purpose of the author in writing the text

A. To introduce Run England running clubs.

B. To tell people how to join running clubs.

C. To guide people how to do jogging and running.

D. To advise women to do more jogging and running.

2.What will Mike do as a running beginner

A. He will join Handsworth Parkrun.

B. He will contact his group leader Sajida Somani.

C. He will go to Cannon Hill Park，Parkrun on Saturdays.

D. He will take up jogging every Wednesday 7:15 -8:15 pm.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People in Birmingham are good at jogging and running.

B. Both men and women in Birmingham can join a marathon each year.

C. Only female people in Birmingham can join the running clubs for free.

D. It's convenient to be a member of a running group across Birmingham.

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　　　　　　　　 Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world．　 Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:

Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents（调查对象） using it, compared with 39% for iOS．Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand （41%）, the US（40%）, and China （38%）．

iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android．Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia （49% vs 25% Android）, Canada （45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry）,　 and France （43% vs 25% Android）．

In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS．13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian （19%） and Android （14%）． iOS is very far down at 4%．

Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily．But mobile-social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to41% in Brazil．

Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily．Number two is Egypt, with 41%．

Chinese users shop from their phones．59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second-place Egypt．Chinese users also love to write reviews．41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone．Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this．

1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?

A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android

B．Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian

C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞Windows Mobile

D．Symbian＞Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS

2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?

A．Brazil．　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B． Japan．　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．Mexico．　　　　　 D．Argentina．

3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

A． Health．　　 　　　　　　　　　 B． Environment．　　 C． Technology．　　 D． Entertainment．

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Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world.　 Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts：

Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%)．

iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry),　 and France (43% vs 25% Android)．

In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.

Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobile­social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.

Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.

Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second­place Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.

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1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?

A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android

B．Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian

C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞Windows Mobile

D．Symbian＞Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS

2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?

A．Brazil.　　　 　　    B．Japan.

C．Mexico.　     D．Argentina.

3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

A. Health.　     B. Environment.

C. Technology.　     D. Entertainment.

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