If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?
To remember 11 numbers is not difficult.1. , because of the smart phone (智能手机), many of us2.(lose) this ability , Chinese daily reported. What’s more, smart phone make our skills at giving directions weak, as well as3.(kill) face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, 4. is common for most to check their phones.
According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people 5. on average 170 minutes on their smart phones daily. For students, an addiction(上瘾) to smart phones does no good for6.(study). Research in Japan showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones do much 7. (bad) in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.
It’s true that the smart phone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study8.work. People are trying to change that.
A new app(应用程序) named Forest9.(introduce) this month. It lets users plant a seed (种子) that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 % discount (折扣)if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and really talk with friends and family10.person.
1.My mother likes staying at home, so she s________ goes out.
2.If you want to look after the naughty (淘气的) boys well, you should be p_______.
3.Tom decides to have a party tomorrow evening. Have you received his i_______.
4.Mother’s Day is on the s_______ Sunday of May. We should show our love to mum on that day.
5.Pass me that pair of glasses, please. 1 can't see the words c______.
6.While watching the ball match, we couldn’t stop clapping with _______ (激动).
7.Jim feels lonely in a new school because he hardly _____________(交流)with other students.
8.We hope you can _________ (提供) us with some information about shopping online.
9.Although he was______(反对)my opinion, the old professor didn’t come up with his own.
10.Fred has lived in China for ten years so he’s got used to_________ (表达) himself in Chinese.
Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved again and again that repeated advertising increases product sales. Since it increases production, the price can be reduced. Therefore advertising, instead of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.
Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, “ I know that half of what I spend on advertising is wasted, but I don't know which half.” Now, all parts of an advertising programs are properly measured and researched.
What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising in the past sixty years. People read advertisements partly for information and partly for pleasure. Today's advertisements often start with a question, or a puzzle, with the purpose of attracting the reader's attention. Of course, most advertisements contain information. But this is usually contained in a text that is interesting and often funny. Humor is very important. Sometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is possible that the reader or viewer will remember the advertisement but not the name of the product.
1.Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined phrase “hand in hand” ?
A. Here and there. B. Again and again.
C. As usual. D. At the same time.
2.The purpose of advertising is ____.
A. to increase product sales B. to make a product much better
C. to spend more money D. to reduce the production
3.What is meant by what managers said in the second paragraph?
A. Managers spent no money on advertising.
B. Not all the advertisements were well designed.
C. A11 the managers knew about advertising then.
D. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.
4.An outstanding advertisement_______
A. is always an interesting story.
B. can not only catch the reader's eyes but is full of products’ information.
C. must starts with a question, or a puzzle.
D. can make the price of the product low
5.What does the writer think of advertising?
A. Useless B. Unnecessary C. Wasteful D. Important
Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles. Learn as much as you can and do all you can. Travel can teach people more than a textbook. I value the memories I have travelled all over the world. There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.
I remember when I was traveling that I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over the world, you will realize that people are similar in their dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy exploring the different cultures, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it need not be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other cultures in books. Only when we visit their areas, do we find that those stories are something wrong.
One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We can't just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out. The world should get involved(干预) and help wherever there are problems. People everywhere should be given a chance. It is so easy to ignore this if one does not travel and explore. One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all.
On your journey you will meet lots of new friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time. You will certainly be more confident after having to solve problems and make many decisions along the way.
Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.
We all want to travel but our greatest limitations are from within. Seeing the world is not leisure but provides interesting elements that will help us grow and discover ourselves. More than that, it boosts our creativity and recharges our spirit to face life challenges. Thus, it is important to quit making these excuses and hit the road.
1.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that_______.
A. people should enjoy their lives.
B. you will meet different people from all over the world
C. travelling can help us better understand the world.
D. people in different places have strange living habits.
2.The expression “ignore” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “ ”.
A. 逃避 B. 避免 C. 忽视 D. 忘记
3.According to Paragraph 4, we can along the way to travel.
A. know many friends B. be more confident to do things
C. make many decisions D. solve problems
4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Helps One Make More Friends.
B. People in the World Are Family Traveling
C. People in the World Share One Dream.
D. Traveling Makes One a Better Person.
5.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To share his travel experiences with your friends.
B. To show how traveling can change your future .
C. To encourage more people to travel around.
D. To tell people how to travel around the world.
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A. the full—time secretary B. he shop assistant
C. the computer trained secretary D. the part—time work at the weekend
3.If Ann gets the job as a computer trained secretary, she’ll probably work____
A. in a company B. in a factory C. in a hospital D. in a school
4.If Alice applies for the position at United Business Lid, she needs_____.
A. to work at the weekend B. computer skills
C. 3 years’ experience D. to work in the evening
5.The four texts above are most probably________.
A. notice B. letters C. advertisements D. invitations
Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman, is putting movies into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite ______ in movies.
The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by ______ cakes. About months ago, she thought about it ______ for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge after ______ one of her favorite movies.
“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “______I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I think making it ______ a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put ______ into my life!”
However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes making a movie cake can ______ her many days.
“Baking (烘焙) a cake is easy,” said Carole. “But it is ______ to make the cake into a special shape.”
After long hard work, Carole ______ lots of great cakes. Among them, the Predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most popular ______ so far. Everyone is ______ about it and its picture has been viewed over 10,000 times online.
“People often ask if I've ever got bored or wanted to do _____ else but I'm an artist and I wouldn't change my job”. Carole says.
“Now I'm looking forward to my next ______, and continuing my hobby. I’m thinking about ______ to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be happy.
1.A. toys B. roles C. colors D. clothes
2.A. eating B. buying C. selling D. showing
3.A. seriously B. quickly C. easily D. sadly
4.A. making B. watching C. joining D. producing
5.A. Until B. Unless C. Because D. Although
6.A. become B. waste C. look D. lose
7.A. sports B. movies C. games D. vacations
8.A. pay B. cost C. save D. spend
9.A. delicious B. useful C. colorful D. hard
10.A. threw B. bought C. made D. found
11.A. one B. some C. it D. ones
12.A. sure B. crazy C. sorry D. worried
13.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
14.A. job B. hobby C. challenge D. chance
15.A. when B. what C. how D. where
