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Playing with apps on smart phones is very common among young people. Let’s try some special apps and enjoy them.
| Butter Camera 
In this app, there are many filters(滤镜) that can make your photos more beautiful. But the coolest thing is that it can help you add pretty and artistic characters. The characters can be anything you like. They can be your own words, famous sayings or even a poem. You can make a photo diary that shows your feelings. |
| TaoMix 2(自然之声) 
Once in a while, you may feel tired after a busy school day. Why not try this app? This is a music app. But the sounds in it all come from nature. There are over 100 sounds of nature, such as birdcalls, wind and rain. You can hear all these sounds. The best thing is that you can create your own music by recording other sounds you like, for example, the sound of your own laughter. |
| Beaker(烧杯) 
Is chemistry your favorite subject? With this app, your smart phone turns into a beaker. You “pour” chemical materials by touching the upper right-hand corner of your smart phone. You “light” a match by swiping(刷) the screen quickly. You can shake the “beaker” to make chemical reactions(反应) go faster. There are 300 chemical reactions in all. |
1.Jim is a photo-taking fan. He might be interested in _______.
A. Butter Camera B. TaoMix 2 C. Beaker D. WeChat
2.According to the passage, we can _______.
A. add sounds of nature to the Butter Camera.
B. record the voice of our friends into TaoMix2.
C. “pour” chemical materials by swiping the screen.
D. “light” a match to make chemical reactions faster.
3.The passage is most probably taken from a _______.
A. novel B. poem C. story book D. science magazine
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Chinese young people love their smart phones．They play with phone apps every day．But now, a book has let them forget about their phones．The book is called Secret Garden．
It is a colouring book for adults’．You don’t have to read it, because it has almost no words．All the pages are pictures but no colours．You just need to use colour pens to paint it．An artist in Britain made the book．
The book is now the biggest selling book on amazon．Cn．last month, it sold 25,000 copies in China．Many young people bought this book．They like it so much that they stop playing games or surfing the Internet on their phones．These people are mainly young mothers and workers．It is very difficult to take care of babies or do a good job at first, so they feel a lot of pressure．Drawing the book can help them become less nervous．
In the past, people thought colouring books are only for children．With Secret Garden getting more and more popular, many young adults also begin to paint as a hobby．
1.What made Chinese young people forget about their phones?
A．Games． B．A book．
C．Housework． D．Colours．
2.What’s in Secret Garden?
A．Many words．
B．Colour pens
C．Pictures without colours．
D．Pictures with colours．
3.What kind of people like the colouring book?
A．Children． B．Young adults．
C．Old people． D．All the people．
4.Who made the book?
A．An artist in China． B．An artist in British．
C．English young people． D．Chinese people．
5.How can people use the book?
A．People can read it easily．
B．People can touch it to read it．
C．People can use colour pens to paint it．
D．People can listen to its sound to read it．
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The result of the __________shows most young people like playing with smart phones.
A. sound B. attention C. survey D. action
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---Douyin APP is very popular among young people these days.
---Yes, I know that. It creates many grassroots heroes, _ Zhang Xinyao.
A.instead of B.such as C.because of D.except for
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Nowadays, more and more students are learning English online with smart phones. They think those apps for English language learners can help improve oral English. But they cost a large of amount of money.
A. them; their B. their; them C. they; them D. them; they
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Frank is a student. He likes playing with his phone very much. And he keeps the phone with him at all times. His dad thinks he is addicted (上瘾的) to his phone. But Frank doesn’t think so. They write to each other.
| Dear Frank, You’ve heard the warnings. It’s reported that fifty percent of the teenagers depend on their phones too much. I think you have this problem too. That’s why I think you should give up your phone. Not forever, just for a week. I’m worried that you are developing some bad habits. You keep your phone with you all the time – you even check the basketball scores at the dinner table. It’s not a good idea to use your phone while you are doing homework. You can’t put your heart into your homework at all. And you may make more mistakes when you can’t fully put your heart into it. There are many good reasons to take a break from your phone. Have a try! So what do you say? Are you ready to give up using your phone? Love Dad |
| Dear Dad, I know you think I depend on my phone too much. But I’m just using technology to help my life to be better. My phone helps me in many ways. Do you remember that time when the car broke down? I sent a message to tell you that I was going to be late. If I didn’t, you would be worried about me. My phone helps me with my homework too. I can look up anything in a second. It’s really hard to be successful today if you don’t have a phone. Social media, games, and apps might seem silly to you, but they help me to keep in touch with my friends. I promise to cut back my phone use, and I won’t use it at the dinner table anymore. But giving it up for a week would be a mistake and it wouldn’t change anything in the long term. Love Frank |
1.How long does Frank’s dad advise him to give up his phone?
A.For a week. B.For a month.
C.For a year. D.Forever.
2.How many teenagers are addicted to the phones according to the passage?
A.Thirty percent B.Forty percent
C.Fifty percent D.Sixty percent
3.What does Frank think of social media, games and apps?
A.They make him smart.
B.They make him relaxed.
C.They help him make lots of money.
D.They help him keep in touch with his friends.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Frank thinks it is a waste of time to use phones.
B.Frank sometimes uses his phone to look up something.
C.All teenagers depend on their phones too much.
D.Frank’s dad thinks it’s OK to check basketball scores at dinner time.
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—At present, WeChat is very popular among young people.
—I agree with you. We like to share our _______on it.
A. spirit B. ideas C. fund D. cases
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Smart phones are becoming more and more popular among teenagers. You can do manythings with your smart phone, like texting, callig, learning English, chatting with friends,playing games and so on. Here are some fun and useful apps for you.
Lychee FM
Are you dreaming of making your own radio program? Lychee FM makes it possible for you. With this app, you can record and edit your shows, and then upload your program for all the listeners on Lychee FM.
Candy Crush Soda Saga
Do you have a crush( 迷 恋 ) on candies? Try Candy Crush Soda Saga. You will have a good time playing with several kinds of cute candies. The rules are simple, You have to move a piece of candy until there are thre matching ones to make them disappear. But don't think the game is that easy. Soda bottles will stand in your way.
Baicizhan
Memorizing English words is always a big heađache for students. Why not let the amazing app Baicizhan help you? You can choose how many words you want to leamn every day. And the learning process is like playing a guessing game. Instead of just showing the meaning of a word,the app asks you to first choose the correct picture based on its meaning. This helps you memorize the words clearly.
1.You can't________with your smart phone.
A.learn a language B.make a radio
C.buy food online D.talk with friends
2.Which app is listed above as a game app?
A.Baicizhan. B.Lychee FM.
C.Angry Birds. D.Candy Crush Soda Saga.
3.If you want to learn more vocabulary, which app can you download?
A.Baicizhan. B.Candy Crush Soda Saga.
C.Angry Birds. D.Lychee FM.
4.What do we know from the story?
A.On Baicizhan, you see the meaning of a word first.
B.You need soda bottles to make candy disappear,
C.Candy Crush Soda Saga is an easy game to play.
D.Lychee FM can be used to record your own radio shows.
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Ready to go to soccer practice? Tap an app on your smart phone abs get into the car that drives up—all by itself. It knows when to stop, where to run and how to avoid accidents, Unlike human drivers, It never falls asleep, texts its friends, or eats a hamburger while driving.
Many car companies are adding features to make cars smarter---some cars can already avoid accidents or park themselves. But a human driver is still in control.
Google has started building 100 self-driving cars without any human controls. Instead, computer programs drive the cars, using sensors that “see” 600 feet in all directions to detect(探测) the road and any obstacles placed on the road which make it difficult to drive. One woman who took a ride in one of Google’s cars said,”It was really kind of of a space-age experience.”
Self-driving cars could make the world a better place by reducing the number of cars people need and the amount of fuel those cars use. It could communicate with other self-driving cars to avoid traffic- cars waste a lot of fuel in traffic jams.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the thing that people could do when they drive?
A. falling asleep B. putting on makeups.
C. Eating hamburgers D. Texting friends
2.What does the underlined word mean in the third paragraph?
A. 建筑 B. 事故 C. 障碍 D. 废弃
3.Who will drive the self-driving cars?
A. Human B. Robots C. Computer programs D. The Google Company
4.How does a self- driving cars cut down the fuel?
A. It uses the low- carbon energy
B. It could communicate with human drivers
C. It could reduce the number of cars people needed
D. It could choose the road which has no traffic jams.
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A mobile phone is very useful. And many students have great playing with it. But it does to our health a lot.
If you have a mobile phone, it is necessary to know about the of using it and learn how to enjoy your phone safely. Sending messages can be a wonderful way to keep in touch with your friends. But you receive some cheating messages. , you may get a message saying that you have won a big prize (奖品). Don’t believe it.
Some students like listening to the music on the phone walking. It’s very because there are so many cars and buses on the road. Remember not to talk on the mobile phone too often or too long. Your parents will be angry if you too much money. Last, your mobile phone when you sleep. The of rubbish messages may wake you up. What’s more, the radiation of the cellphone is harmful to your brain.
1.A. trouble B. fun C. difficulty D. sadness
2.A. harm B. harmful C. good D. well
3.A. happiness B. unhappiness C. advantages D. disadvantages
4.A. always B. never C. already D. probably
5.A. Such as B. For instance C. Instead of D. In fact
6.A. while B. until C. before D. after
7.A. safe B. dangerous C. careful D. exciting
8.A. cost B. take C. spend D. have
9.A. turn up B. turn down C. turn off D. turn on
10.A. sounds B. noise C. voice D. pronunciation