You know the feeling that you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (无手机恐惧症) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia is infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store, share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to describe how they felt about their phones, words such as “hurt” (neck pain was often reported) and “alone” predicted higher levels of nomophobia.

“The findings of our study suggest that users regard smartphones as their extended selves and get attached to the devices,” said Dr. Kim Ki Joon. “People experience feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from their phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that smartphone separation can lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.

So can being without your phone really give you separation anxiety? Professor Mark Griffiths, psychologist and director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says it is what is on the phone that counts-the social networking that creates Fomo (fear of missing out).

“We are talking about an internet-connected device that allows people to deal with lots of aspects of their lives,” says Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from a teenager because their whole life is rooted in this device.”

Griffiths thinks attachment theory, where we develop emotional dependency on the phone because it holds details of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For “screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation anxiety. If they can’t see what’s happening on Snapchat or Instagram, they become panic-stricken about not knowing what’s going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you take them on holiday and there’s no internet,” says Griffiths.

1.Which of the following may Dr. Kim Ki Joon agree with?

A. We waste too much time on phones.

B. Phones have become part of some users.

C. Addiction to phones makes memories suffer.

D. Phones and blood pressure are closely linked.

2.According to Giffiths, we get nomophobia because       .

A. we are accustomed to having a phone on us

B. we need our phones to help us store information

C. we worry we may miss out what our friends are doing

D. we fear without phones we will run into a lot of trouble

3.Where can you probably find the above passage?

A. In a research report. B. In a fashion brochure.

C. In a science textbook. D. In a popular science magazine.

A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

“All right then,’’ I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of hands. Every student would shout. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”

A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I asked the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.

1.The author took the job to teach writing because       .

A. he wanted to be respected    B. he had written some stories

C. he wanted to please his father    D. he had dreamed of being a teacher

2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?

A. He would be aggressive in his first class.

B. He was well-prepared for his first class.

C. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.

D. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.

3.Before he started his class, the author asked the students to       .

A. cut some cards out of the construction paper

B. write down their names on the paper cards

C. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper

D. write down their suggestions on the paper cards

4.What did the students do when the author started his class?

A. They began to talk.    B. They raised their hands.

C. They kept silent.    D. They shouted to be heard.

You probably know who Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is, but you may not have heard of Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell if you are not interested in foreign literature. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who is your favorite?

Jane Austen (16 December, 1775-18 July, 1817)

Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices (偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名).

She wrote many books of romantic fiction about the gentry (贵族). Her works made her one of the great masters of the English novel. Only four of her novels were printed while she was alive. They were Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and (1816).

Charlotte Bronte (21 April, 1816-31 March, 1855)

She first published her works, including Jane Eyre, under the false name of Currer Bell. Her first novel, The Professor, was rejected by many publishers. It was not printed until 1857. She is famous for her novel Jane Eyre (1847), which was very popular when it was printed. Jane Eyre was a strong story of a plain, brave, clever woman struggling with her passions, reasons, and social condition.

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (8 November, 1900-16 August, 1949)

She was an American author and journalist, a lifelong resident and native of Atlanta, Georgia. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American Civil-War-Era novel, Gone with the wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. In more recent years, a collection of Mitchell’s girlhood writings and a novel she wrote as a teenager, Lost Laysen, have been published. A collection of articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form.

1.Why did Jane Austen publish her books with a false name?

A. She lacked confidence.    B. She was not well educated.

C. Women were discriminated.    D. Women were well protected.

2.Which novel was set in the background of war?

A. Sense and Sensibility.    B. Gone with the Wind.

C. Lost Laysen.    D. The Professor.

3.Who won the most prizes for her works?

A. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell.    B. Charlotte Bronte.

C. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton.    D. Jane Austen.

4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They were all fond of poetry.    B. They all died in their forties.

C. Their works were once rejected.    D. They are famous for their great works.

成语是中国文化的重要组成部分，它能用简单的词语表达出丰富且深刻的寓意。假定你是李华，你的外国笔友 Peter对中国成语很感兴趣，向你咨询有关中国成语的信息。请你写封邮件，介绍成语相关内容：

1、成语的特点；

2、学习成语的益处；

3、自己学习成语感受和体会。

Dear Peter,

I am glad that you are interested in Chinese idioms. ______________________________________________

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Yours sincerely

Lihua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

In my childhood, my parent sent me to learn Chinese calligraphy, believed that it could benefit me a lot. Therefore, things were quite contrary to their expectations. Not only do I get bored with hours of practice but also I doubted the value of it. Nevertheless, when I entered into high school, it became a fantasy way for me to relax.

Judging from my own experience, I want to say a little words to those who have the same trouble like I did. Do not refuse learn a skill when they are young, as in the long run you will find it helpful.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题纸相应位置上。

While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.

The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area 1. (destroy) by the hurricane.

“I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn’t imagine   2.it is like to lose your home and everything that you had and the3.   (power) effect the hurricane had on those people. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.”

The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook district, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people from other parts of the country,4. had also volunteered to help. Together, those volunteers and the NECC students5. (work) to clear rubbish out of a three-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves6.  they entered the building.

Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building 7. (lie) all over the place.

The students returned to school with 8. sense of achievement, a feeling that 9. helped people in need. It was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression 10.the students.

Bob Weiser had been driving for Uber for more than six months ________ a conversation with an old friend sparked the idea. Everyone that rode in his car had a story to tell, a ________ life experience or some wisdom they’d picked up along the way. What if he could collect “a slice of life” from each of the hundreds of people ________ in his car , whose only known ________was that they ordered an Uber in Chicago and had Bob Weiser ________them up in his car?

Bob Weiser, aged 66, is a ________ pilot who started driving for Uber last year as a way to keep________. “ You never really retire, and you always have to do something,” he said. He________a black notebook. On the inside cover, he wrote “ It belongs to all that read it with a(n) ________heart and mind.”

Now, when passengers get in his car, he’ll pass them the ________ and ask if they’d take a moment to write something in it. He has________ more than 800 entries(条目) from passengers from all over the world.

Weiser ________ one woman who wrote Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s “ Be the change you want to see in the world.” Then she flipped back and ________ someone else had used the same quote. She told him she was ________ and he said to her, “ No, that’s okay. That’s the type of energy that has been in this ________, nothing but good energy.” After his passengers write something ,they’ll flip through the pages, ________all the advice and opinions shared by the passengers who came before them.

He flips through it himself sometimes; it always________him that people have so much warmth and positivity to ________. No one has written anything ________, and only a handful have turned him down, ________because they have carsickness.

1.A. after    B. unless    C. when    D. although

2.A. unique    B. stressful    C. heroic    D. meaningless

3.A. performing    B. riding    C. sleeping    D. quarreling

4.A. devotion    B. requirement    C. assessment    D. connection

5.A. cover    B. tie    C. lift    D. pick

6.A. former    B. young    C. dying    D. proud

7.A. alive    B. enthusiastic    C. occupied    D. awake

8.A. invented    B. purchased    C. stole    D. donated

9.A. broken    B. normal    C. open    D. loyal

10.A. album    B. notebook    C. magazine    D. novel

11.A. borrowed    B. collected    C. accepted    D. discovered

12.A. recalled    B. appreciated    C. married    D. struck

13.A. saw    B. witnessed    C. heard    D. insisted

14.A. confused    B. amused    C. disappointed    D. embarrassed

15.A. station    B. country    C. vehicle    D. house

16.A. wiping off    B. picking out    C. taking in    D. putting down

17.A. frustrates    B. astonishes    C. depresses    D. terrifies

18.A. store    B. save    C. seek    D. share

19.A. valuable    B. sensitive    C. appropriate    D. negative

20.A. mostly    B. frequently    C. deliberately    D. constantly

The worst time to look for a job is when you must have a new one immediately.  1. If you are not in need of an immediate career change，here are ways you can improve your long-term career prospects (前景) today：

2. You do not have to be qualified for these positions today, nor do they have to exist in your company. However, these roles should be related to your current skill set．They are career options that look interesting．Once you have a couple of targets，think about why and what interests you．Pay close attention to what appeals to you，and write it down．

Subscribe to a career specific magazine. All businesses must stay relevant to their customers in order to win the competitions and increase revenue (收益).  3. This information allows you to see which companies and professionals are leading the pack(领先).

Be professionally curious. Talk to people about their careers．Learn more about how success is measured in other roles，departments and companies.  4. You never know what connections may be relevant when you start your next job search, so develop a habit of making good connections no matter where you go．

As in all things in life, getting ready in face of a difficult task early is always less stressful than reacting to a career surprise. 5. No matter how secure you feel today, the time will come when either you or your employer decide it is time to change.

A. Changing jobs is to be expected．

B. Identify at least two different roles．

C. Follow examples in your own workplace．

D. Choose jobs according to your strong points．

E. Challenge yourself to expand your business knowledge through interactions with people at regular time．

F. Reading about industry trends, advancements and success stories keeps you in touch with market conditions．

G. Job Searching under pressure often results in nervous interviewing and decision-making from a few options．

How many times do you check your Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs up”?

Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don’t worry —-- psychological findings have shown it’s completely normal. In fact, the pleasure we derive from receiving a “like” is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can’t help wanting more. According to the findings, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit in the teens’ brains is particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were active when they received “likes” on the social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from them worked all the same.

So, does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible? Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention. In “why do people long for attention” by M. Farouk Radwan, he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention. Radwan said people who were an only child, who were used to being the center of attention in their house, may try to copy these conditions. Feeling “overlooked and unappreciated” might also lead you to long for attention. Other times, the state of being jealous or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings.

In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it. So what can we do about it? The answer is quite simple. “If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem but on something larger than their self, such as what they can create or contribute to others, they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem,” wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker.

So perhaps the answer to our addiction to “likes” is simply to focus on something larger than ourselves —-- a hard, but a worthy one.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “derive” in Paragraph 2?

A. deliver    B. give

C. prevent    D. get

2.What’s the reaction of receiving “likes” on the social network to the brain?

A. The brain becomes more nervous.

B. Some parts of the brain are active.

C. The brain becomes less sensitive.

D. The brain becomes cleverer.

3.Who wants to get more attention according to the passage?

A. the only child.

B. The old who lives happily with children.

C. The young who feels anxious.

D. Teens who want to discover their mistakes.

4.What’s Crocker’s suggestion about the negative effects of getting self-esteem?

A. Doing an interesting matter.

B. Working harder than ever before.

C. Having a bigger goal than their self.

D. Not checking your Facebook page in a day.

Researchers continue to show the power behind our sense of smell. Recent studies have found, among other things, that the smell of foods like pizza can cause uncontrollable anger in drivers on roads.

The review explains that smell is unique in its effects on the brain. According to Conrad King, the researcher who carried out the review, “more than any other senses, the sense of smell goes through the logical part of the brain and acts on the systems concerned with feelings. This is why the smell of baking bread can destroy the best intentions of a dieter.”

Smell, which dictates(决定) the unbelievable complexity of food tastes, has always been the least understood of our senses. Our noses are able to detect up to 10,000 distinct smells. Our ability to smell and taste this extremely large range of smells is controlled by something like 1,000 genes (基因), which make up an amazing 3% of the human genome. Researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck were together awarded a Nobel Prize in 2004 for their ground-breaking research on the nature of this extraordinary sense. These two scientists were the first to describe the family of 1,000 olfactory (嗅觉) genes and to explain how our olfactory system works.

According to one study in the research review, smelling fresh pizza or even the packaging of fast foods can be enough to make drivers feel impatient with other road users. They are then more likely to speed and experience uncontrollable anger on roads. The most reasonable explanation is that these can all make drivers feel hungry, and therefore desperate to satisfy their appetites.

In contrast, the smells of peppermint and cinnamon were shown to improve concentration levels as well as reduce drivers’ impatience. Similarly, the smells of lemon and coffee appeared to promote clear thinking and mental focus.

However, the way genes regulate smell differs from person to person. A study by researchers in Israel has identified at least 50 olfactory genes which are switched on in some people and not in others. They believe this may explain why some of us love some smells and tastes while others hate them. The Israel researchers say their study shows that nearly every human being shows a different pattern of active and inactive smell-detecting receptors.

1.What did Richard Axel and Linda Buck find out?

A. The type of food smells.

B. The logical part of human brain.

C. The nature of human olfactory system.

D. The relationship between food and feelings.

2.Which of the following can help people concentrate?

A. Bread.    B. Pizza.

C. Coffee.    D. Fast food.

3.What do we know from the last paragraph?

A. Some people can recognize up to 50 smells.

B. Every person has a different pattern of genes.

C. Different people are sensitive to different smells.

D. There are still some olfactory genes to be found out.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Logic and behavior.    B. Smell and its influence.

C. Sense ability and food tastes.    D. Olfactory genes and its system.