Since smart phones were invented, more and mo...

Since smart phones were invented, more and more people are obsessed (痴迷) by them. The obsession with phones has spread to running. They’re perfectly used during a running outside. Smart phones can provide music for you and track your route. But experts warn that it’s not a good idea to hold your phone in your hand while you go out for a run because it could cause hip (臀部) and shoulder injuries.

The habit could make the body lose balance. The same goes for water bottles, or anything else you might carry in one hand while on a run.

Professional UK Athletics running coach, Alexa, asks runners to carry phones in a waist belt instead. “When you hold something in our hands, there are slightly indirect influences on your pace. It influences the balance of muscle (肌肉), affects the weight of some body parts, and makes you run less fast,” she tells Cosmopolitan UK. “This could be happening every time you train, week after week, month after month.”

And as mobile phones get bigger and heavier, the more injuries are likely to occur. People like to always hold their phones in the same hand. It’s a force of habit. With one arm heavier, your body will try to compensate for the imbalance by working certain muscles harder than others.

The other risk of running phone-in-hand, of course, is damaging the screen of your phones if you fall. It’s very expensive to change a screen. Some of the latest phones can cost close to £ 300.

1.Why do experts think it unsuitable to run with a smart phone?

A.It affects people’s hearing.

B.It makes people lose eyesight.

C.It does harm to parts of people’s bodies.

D.It has a bad effect on people’s mental health.

2.What does Alexa suggest people do?

A.Carry smart phones in a bag.

B.Avoid touching smart phones with your hands.

C.Watch smart phones when running.

D.Carry smart phones in a waist belt.

3.What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Meet up with. B.Make up for.

C.Face up to. D.Come up with.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Running phone-in-hand is good for people.

B.It’s time to warn people not to use cell phones.

C.Changing a phone screen may cost much.

D.There are mobile phones falling into pieces every day.

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Since the popularity of smart phones, people spend lots of time on their phones, either messaging other people,

______news, or playing games.___________I think cell phones have made life more_________, I don’t think spending a lot of time on cell phones is a good idea.

Firstly, spending too much time on cell phones may__________cancer. Scientific studies have__________that low levels of radiation(辐射) are given off from the batteries(电池) of cell phones. Not only that, but phones are constantly using microwaves to send and _________information. Since many people use their cell phones near their heads, long time exposure（暴露） could eventually lead to some very___________and unhealthy effects.

Secondly, when people spend too much time on their cell phones, they__________on the things going on around them. This has been proven over and over again by___________who use their phones while in their cars. This has been such a major cause of car___________, because drivers are too distracted（分心） by their phones to__________the road, that most states in the U.S. have banned（禁止） the __________of cell phones while driving. There are also other cases showing how using cell phones can_________people to miss out on the things around them. For example, I went hiking with a friend a few weeks ago. She was so__________to her cell phones the whole time that she missed out on all the__________things we saw on the mountains, and didn’t get a___________to experience the same awe(敬畏) of nature as I was able to experience.

Lastly, spending too much time on cell phones makes people forget how to have normal conversations._______, when people use text messaging, they use a form of shorthand known as “Netspeak” to________on the size of messages and make typing them on small keyboards fast and easy.________this, many people forget how to spell and use grammar__________.

1.A. reading　　 B. learning　　 C. spreading　　 D. reporting

2.A. Since　　 B. Because　　 C. Unless　　 D. While

3.A. interesting　　 B. meaningful　　 C. convenient　　 D. enjoyable

4.A. add to　　 B. result from　　 C. turn to　　 D. lead to

5.A. raised　　 B. proven　　 C. reviewed　　 D. examined

6.A. seek　　 B. store　　 C. receive　　 D. collect

7.A. powerful　　 B. harmful　　 C. important　　 D. beneficial

8.A. break in　　 B. fall back　　 C. miss out　　 D. catch up

9.A. drivers　　 B. visitors　　 C. passengers　　 D. players

10.A. accidents　　 B. trades　　 C. crimes　　 D. losses

11.A. pull out into　　 B. pay attention to　　 C. get across　　 D. go along

12.A. use　　 B. call　　 C. answer　　 D. message

13.A. command　　 B. force　　 C. allow　　 D. cause

14.A. accounted　　 B. attracted　　 C. attached　　 D. affected

15.A. terrible　　 B. strange　　 C. beautiful　　 D. funny

16.A. moment　　 B. mind　　 C. way　　 D. chance

17.A. Therefore　　 B. Besides　　 C. However　　 D. Instead

18.A. count　　 B. work　　 C. save　　 D. mark

19.A. In case of　　 B. According to　　 C. For fear of　　 D. As a result of

20.A. correctly　　 B. carefully　　 C. regularly　　 D. normally

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Fireworks have been enjoyed by countless people ever since they were invented in China during the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago. From small family gatherings (团聚) to huge global celebrations, there isn’t a party that couldn’t be made more fun with a few fireworks. But it seems that there’s a big price to pay for some brief beauty and fun.

It’s been discovered that fireworks contain metals such as copper (铜) and lead, in addition to other pollutants like perchlorates (高氯酸盐). According to the Environmental Protection Agency, perchlorates can form naturally or be made. They are an industrial chemical used in rocket fuel and explosives (炸药), and are soluble (可溶解的) in water.

This is a reason for concern because perchlorates negatively affect the thyroid gland (甲状腺), which influences important bodily functions like blood pressure and heart rate.

Furthermore, a study conducted by Terry Gordon, a professor at New York University, examined the emissions(排放物) whose sizes were big enough to enter the lungs. They concluded that these emissions may lead to various dangerous conditions like cancer, heart attacks, and strokes (中风).

It is worth noticing, however, that no studies have proven the connctions between these conditions and the dangerous chemicals in fireworks.

However, the negative effects of firework emissions can be observed in birds. Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns against setting off fireworks close to wildlife areas as they may cause confusion among birds.

In 2010, an incident involving 5,000 red-winged blackbirds falling out of the sky on New Year’s Eve in Arkansas, US supported this idea. A fireworks display held at a nesting ground for blackbirds led to the birds’ night sight being affected, causing them to fall to their deaths.

Arguably (可以说), the use of fireworks during celebrations may be because people don’t realize how they pollute our environment. Companies and researchers could take this cue (线索) and find other new, eco-friendly ways.

After all, for all the beauty fireworks bring, there’s no better beauty than that of our planet’s.

1.According to the article, perchlorates contained in fireworks ______.

A.do harm to the thyroid gland

B.raise the risk of cancer

C.are dangerous when put in water

D.are made from copper and lead

2.Terry Gordon concluded from his research that ______.

A.fireworks are directly connected with lung cancer

B.the waste from fireworks could threaten our body

C.chemicals in fireworks could increase our blood pressure

D.our body is strong enough to fight against the pollutants in fireworks

3.What is the author’s attitude toward the use of fireworks?

A.Positive. B.Negative.

C.Indifferent. D.Neutral.

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Servants, as employment that attracts more and more people, are not_________ as they were in the past.

A.looked down upon                        B. carried on

C.paid attention to                       D. referred to

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When I was a boy I didn’t have a smart phone. Home computers were unheard of, and our 13-inch television could only get one channel in clearly. Yet, I was never ___. When spring arrived I would ____ my trusty bike and ride. I would pedal for hours, feel the wind on my face and laugh with ___ as I rode down the hills. When summer came I would find myself _____ every day at the local pool or the river down the hill from my home. I never got sunburned___ I was never out of the water long enough. When it was ____ my friends and I would play football for hours and when the leaves fell we　 would gather them into huge golden and red　 ____ to jump in. The first

____ of winter didn’t stop the fun either: my brothers and I would have snowball fights and ____　 into the woods to cut down our Christmas tree.　 ____ I would sit in my favorite chair by the warm, wood stove and read books that carried my_____away to different lands and endless adventures.

Those simple ____ always brought me so much fun, so much laughter, and so much happiness. There was ____ to be bored about because there was always something to do, something to enjoy, and something to_____　 I fell a bit sorry for the children of today because they are spending so much time watching and so little time ______

One thing I am______, though, is that even in this technological world the simple pleasures of life can still comfort your soul. A hug still warms your heart. A walk in the woods still ____ your spirit. Petting a dog, playing a game, ____ a hand, and saying “I love you” still make you feel joy. God loves us so much and God gives us the simple pleasures of life to enjoy and to ____. Embrace them all. Welcome them into your day, take them into your heart, and share them with everyone. Live and love as a joyous Child of God today and ____ .

1.A. annoyed　　 B. bored　　 C. frustrated　　 D. confused

2.A. put out　　 B. give out　　 C. pull out　　 D. work out

3.A. optimism　　 B. pressure　　 C. satisfaction　　 D. joy

4.A. swimming　　 B. playing　　 C. fishing　　 D. diving

5.A. though　　 B. once　　 C. while　　 D. because

6.A. vacation　　 B. fall　　 C. evening　　 D. weekend

7.A. sheets　　 B. squares　　 C. piles　　 D. rolls

8.A. frost　　 B. ice　　 C. snow　　 D. cold

9.A. walk　　 B. advance　　 C. steal　　 D. slide

10.A. Soon　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Later

11.A. enthusiasm　　 B. imagination　　 C. emotion　　 D. devotion

12.A. seasons　　 B. memories　　 C. pleasures　　 D. accounts

13.A. nothing　　 B. such　　 C. much　　 D. none

14.A. love　　 B. intend　　 C. attempt　　 D. feel

15.A. sleeping　　 B. living　　 C. traveling　　 D. riding

16.A. sure about　　 B. proud of　　 C. considerate of　　 D. curious about

17.A. loses　　 B. breaks　　 C. calms　　 D. shows

18.A. shaking　　 B. waving　　 C. getting　　 D. holding

19.A. share　　 B. appreciate　　 C. reserve　　 D. possess

20.A. yesterday　　 B. always　　 C. never　　 D. nowadays

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Nowadays, people are __________ to smart phones so much that they even use them while driving.

A. applied　　 B. related

C. addicted　　 D. responded

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In today's world of smart phones and laptops, most people have at least one time-telling thing with them. Since these digital products are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, the answer is yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function. ” Many young adults think so and use their smart phones to tell time. It is said that fewer young people wear watches today than ten years ago. As a result, some people say that the watch industry is at a crossroads.

However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches redeem（挽回）popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality watch that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers took pride in their products’ accuracy（精确性）. But in recent years, the watch industry has changed itself into an accessory(配饰) business. And today, the image a watch conveys has become more important than the time it tells.

“Complications” — features that go beyond simple timekeeping — are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer lots of features that meet almost any personality. These features include compasses, USB drivers, and even other functions that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!

Creativity also plays a key role in designing today’s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell time. It looks more like a fashionable bracelet than a watch.

Whether a watch conveys fashion sense, creative talent or a love of sports, consumers want their watches to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget（小玩意） in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell!

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A. As most people see, watches are out of fashion.

B. Some people feel that watches have been of no use.

C. The watch industry will close down sooner or later.

D. There are so many choices of watches for teenagers today.

2.According to the passage, what image does a watch convey nowadays?

A. It simply tells time.

B. It attracts many teenagers.

C. It has many functions.

D. It has an impact on creativity and imagination.

3.Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash is mentioned in Paragraph 4 to _________.

A. tell that today’s watches need more creativity

B. advertise Shinshoku watches made by Tokyoflash

C. show why Shinshoku watches are popular

D. make a comparison between watches and bracelets

4.What may be the best title for the passage?

A. Watch Industry Is in a Bad Situation B. Japanese Watches Stand Out

C. Watches Tell More Than Time D. Watches Are Becoming Less Popular

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Since I won the big prize, my telephone _______ ringing. People are phoning to ask how I am going to spend the money.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. didn’t stop    B. won’t stop    C. hasn’t stopped    D. doesn’t stop　　　　　

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These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me to get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.

◆ Clear your purpose for reading

Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

◆ Read only what you are interested in

No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.

◆ Give up books that you don’t enjoy

You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn’t be a chore (苦差事).

◆ Set a reading goal

It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.

1.According to the passage, the writer might be a ________.

A. teacher　　 B. student　　 C. doctor　　 D. scientist

2.What should you do when you find the book which you are reading is boring?

A. Keep on reading.　　 B. Set a reading goal.

C. Read the books your friends love.　　 D. Give up the book.

3.The underlined words “due date” mean in Chinese _________.

A. 星期　　 B. 借期　　 C. 还期　　 D. 日期

4.This passage mainly tells us _________.

A. how to read more and learn more　　 B. how to choose a good book

C. how to read faster　　 D. why we should read more books

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These inventions are making the world a better, smarter, and in some cases, a little more fun.

Easy-On Shoes

This year, Nike came out with their solution: the Flyease. The basketball shoe can be tied with only one hand. The idea for it came from ＂opening and closing a door,＂ says Tobie Hatfield, the shoe’s inventor. A pair of Nike Flyease shoes sells for $130.

Bionic Ears (仿生耳)

If you’re tired of loud noise, you have two choices: cover your ears or leave. But what if you could turn off or lower the sound, just as you would on a TV? That’s the promise of the Here Active Listening system. The Bionic Ears are connected with a smartphone app. Users can pick which sounds they don’t want. They are priced at $249.

A Virtual Pencil and Paper

In the 450 years or so since its invention, the pencil has become so common; it’s easy to forget how great a technology it is. It writes darker when you press harder. Its marks can be erased. It’s difficult to copy the way it works. That’s what makes Apple’s latest effort so different. The Apple Pencil allows users to draw, paint, or write on a screen, just as they would on a sheet of paper. The Apple Pencil goes for $99.

The Artiphon

Having a hard time choosing an instrument (乐器)? You might want to try the Artiphon. It can imitate (模仿) dozens of instruments—not just how they sound but also how they’re played. It can be like a guitar. It can be like a piano. The Artiphon is priced at $399.

1.Matthew, a student with a disability of one arm, most probably chooses 　　 　　 　　 .

A. Easy-On Shoes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Bionic Ears

C. A Virtual Pencil and Paper　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Be Creative

2.How much will you most probably pay if you are a music fan who is tired of loud noise?

A. $ 229.　　　 B. $ 339.　　　 C. $ 498.　　　　 D. $ 648.

3.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To introduce some problem-solving apps.

B. To call on more students to love inventing.

C. To share ways of making inventions.

D. To introduce some coolest inventions.

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