Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.
Zhang’s experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.
Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.
The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it’s possible that children know more than their parents do.
According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.
In Zhang Ming’s eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.
1. According to the passage, Zhang’s parents can’t_______with the “WeChat guide”.
A. make video calls B. send messages
C. grab the red envelopes D. take pictures
2.Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays?
A. Because parents teach the children about almost everything.
B. Because children can ask more older generations for help.
C. Because parents are getting old.
D. Because children can get more information by using new technoloies.
3.What does the underlined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean?
A.teacher B.connection
C.treasure D.conversation
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Zhang Ming’s “We Chat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.
B.40% of parents lean about new technologies from their children all over the world on 2014.
C.56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINIC.
D.Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more new technolohies.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Ways of using new technology
B. Kids can also teach parents
C. How parents connect to the world
D. Ways to get information
Surprising Camara.
WATCH out! A slingshot(弹弓) is aimed at you. But don’t be afraid. It’sJust a camara. It’s called Slingshot Camara. The camara will catch your Surprised look. Pull the rubberhand(橡皮筋)back and shoot. It takes a Picture. Two designers from South Korea made’s.
Making Use of Smog
SMOG(雾霾)is annoying. But what if it could be made into a diamond(钻石)? A “Smog Free Tower” will try to do that, although the diamonds will not be as real ones. Black particles(颗粒)in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon. A designer from the Netherlands made the tower.
New Flower Home
WHEN plants get too big, you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one. Now, the special Growth Flowerpot can save you time and energy. It’s made of a special materal in origami style. It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows. It is from Belgium.
Easy Bike Parking
PARKING a bike is not easy in big cities. Here comes the bicycle-parking tower. You only need to use a card and push a button. Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it. You don’t even need to lock the bike.
Solar Charged Light
YOU can put it in your pocket. But if it’s inflated(充气), it turns into a light! This is LumnAID, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging(充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. Two US students designed it.
1.From the passage above, we know that____________.
A.a slingshot camara can catch one’s surprised look by shooting.
B.the diamonds made from “Amog Free Tower” can be very expensive as real ones.
C.the designer of the bicycle-parking tower is from Belgium.
D.a LumnAID must be recharged with 16 hours before using it.
2.___________might be the best gift for Mary, who loves plants but have little time on it.
A.A slingshot camara. B.A growth flowerpot.
C.A bicycle-parking card. D.A LumnAID.
3.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Make the diamonds seem dear.
B.Make the smog become more annoying.
C.Make the diamonds from the tower.
D.Make the carbon particles in smog into diamonds.
4.Which of the following makes use of the power of nature?
A.Baicycle-prking Tower & LumnAID
B.Smog Free Tower & Slingshot Camara
C. Baicycle-prking Tower & Slingshot Camara
D.Smog Free Tower & LumnAID
5.What’s the news above mainly about?
A.Safety. B.Entertainment.
C.Invention. D.Environment.
完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He 1. how he could find the right person. Finally, the king had an 2. . He decided to hold a contest(比赛) to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor. The king ordered that anyone 3. wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a(an) 4. thing very quickly.
The first brave man anived at the palace. He brought bags full of feathers. With great 5. , he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.
The next day, 6. young man tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace 7. .
The contest went on day afterday, 8. contestants hoped to pass the test but no one 9. . The king began to lose heart. Wasn’t anyone in the kingdom qualified(有资格的)to many the beatiful princess?
One day, a young man arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest. Entering the room, the young man 10. the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small 11. and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.
The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.
To get through a problem, sometimes we must 12. the way we’re thinking about it. We need to re-educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way.
13.A.surprised B.wondered C.hoped D.recognized
14.A.opinion B.impression C.idea D.opportunity
15.A.whom B.who C.which D.why
16.A.expensive B.cheap C.heavy D.light
17.A.confidence B.doubt C.shame D.sadness
18.A.the other B.another C.any other D.other
19.A.disappointed B.happily C.excited D.freely
20.A.hundred B.Hundred of C.Hundreds D.Hundreds of
21.A.success B.succeeded C.successful D.successfully
22.A.put off B.put up C.put out D.put down
23.A.candle B.ice C.stone D.gold
24.A.follow B.change C.turn D.make
——It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
——That’s right. _________________________.
A.Many hands make light work.
B.Something is better than nothing.
C.The sooner begun, the sooner done.
D.Practice makes perfect.
——Today’s young people can’t live without smart phones.
——They keep their hands on the phones wherever they go, even while they meals.
A. have B. are having
C. were having D. will have
——Have you watched the latest TV program Running Mat?
——Of course! It’s popular with__________the young________the old.
A. either; or B. neither; nor
C. both; and D. not; but