To many students, joining social media “circles” (朋友圈) is now more important than making new friends in real life. And it’s easy. If you have a mobile phone, you can download many things such as Sina Weibo, QQ and WeChat.
“I love to check my friends’ updates (更新). I also enjoy news and humor shared on social media,” said Wang Wei, 14, from a middle school in Shenzhen. While enjoying these, Wang distances himself from real life. “I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing chess with my classmates,” said Wang.
Deng Yunyun, 14, from Xuhui Middle School in Shanghai, said that social media has influenced their normal life. Last month, his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy with updating WeChat blogs about the accident. “I think they need to learn to balance their real and online lives, and what worries parents and teachers a lot is safety.” said Deng.
“Many students are happy to tell their interests and personal information to their social media ‘friends’. And this could bring them danger,” said Miss Wang, a teacher from a Shenzhen middle school. “For example, the use of WeChat’s shake-shake allows users to connect to other users nearby. Also police warn about the risks of making friends in this way.”
“Be careful. Do not use the locating function (定位功能) at any moment, do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your community,” said Wang.
1.According to the passage, the following separate the students from the real life EXCEPT ________.
A. reading news shared on social media
B. playing some kinds of games on WeChat
C. being busy with updating WeChat blogs
D. staying at home to watch TV programs
2.Why did nobody offer help when a student hurt his leg?
A. Because his classmates were busy sharing their updates.
B. Because his classmates didn’t regard him as their friend.
C. Because he didn’t belong to their social media “circles”.
D. Because there were few students there at that moment.
3.The underlined word “this” in the fourth paragraph refers to ________.
A. the use of WeChat’s shake-shake
B. having no interest in playing chess with friends
C. paying too much attention to their social media “circles”
D. sharing personal information with their social media ‘friends’
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The use of WeChat’s shake-shake adds risks of making friends online.
B. Warn students not to use WeChat’s locating function in case of danger.
C. WeChat separates students from real life and also may bring them danger.
D. Joining social media “circles” is more important than making friends in real life.
Many people believe the human race is divided into two groups. There are cat people, and there are dog people. Friends often ask me if I am a cat person or a dog person. I don’t know. Let’s have a discussion first.
Cat people adore cats because they are beautiful and independent. Cats don’t need much care. They go out for a walk by themselves, and don’t need baths. Cat lovers say that dogs are dirty and very dependent on people.
Dog people love dogs, because dogs love people. Dog owners believe that dogs make people happy, and people make dogs happy. Dog lovers say cats are too proud. But what influence do cats and dogs have on people? Personally, I believe cat people are arty and independent. They say that cat people pay more attention to personal expressions, and they respect individual differences. Typical dog people love family life: they are warm and friendly people, and they are very loyal to their friends.
In my house I have two cats and a dog. I think I am a cat and dog person. What about you? Do you like dogs or cats?
1.According to the passage, we can know the writer is the person _____.
A. who likes neither dogs nor cats
B. who likes both dogs and cats
C. who only likes dogs
D. who only likes cats
2.What does the third paragraph about?
A. It’s about how to take care of pets.
B. It’s about what dog owners think of dogs.
C. It’s about why people don’t like cats.
D. It’s about what cat owners think of cats.
3.Typically, the people who love dogs are _____.
A. arty B. independent
C. lazy D. loyal
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Cat People and Dog People
B. Advantages of Keeping Dogs and Cats
C. Stay Away from Dogs and Cats
D. Get to Know People’s Personality
Beijing rock band Escape Plan will perform at the Shenzhen Concert Hall next Saturday. Escape Plan was formed in 2007 and then signed to Beauty Life Co. In the beginning, their style was based on British pop, but later it turned towards pop with electro, new wave and punk elements (朋克元素).
In 2008, their song “We Get Married in 2008” was chosen to be the theme song of that year’s Midi Festival. Their first album was released on August 8, 2008 and achieved surprising sales.
In 2012, Escape Plan released their another album called “The World” and won the best rock band, best rock album, best rock music and best male rock musician during the 4th Midi Awards Ceremony. In a recent interview, the band said, “The meaning behind the album name is that in the present world, we do not have enough time to see through difficulties. We need to believe in love, sunshine and life in such a busy world.”
In recent years, Escape Plan has been an important guest band at the Midi Festival, Zhangbei Grasslands Music Festival and they were also invited to Summer Sonic in 2011, the largest music festival in Japan.
Time: 8 p.m., June 28
Tickets: 80～380 yuan (half price for students)
Place: Shenzhen Concert Hall
Metro: Longgang or Longhua Line, Children’s Palace Station, Exit C or D
1.The rock band Escape Plan comes from ________.
A. Shenzhen B. Beijing C. Britain D. Japan
2.The song “We Get Married in 2008” was ________.
A. about seeing through life difficulties
B. popular in Summer Sonic in 2011
C. chosen to be the theme song of the Midi Festival in 2008
D. chosen to be the best rock music during the 4th Midi Awards Ceremony
3.Which one is the correct time order about Escape Plan?
a.They became a member of Beauty Life Co..
b.Their another album “The World” was released.
c.They were invited to the largest music festival — Summer Sonic.
d.“We Get Married in 2008” was chosen to be the theme song of the Midi Festival.
e.They won the best rock band, best rock album, best rock music and best male rock musician.
A. a d c b e B. a d c e b C. d c a e b D. d c b a e
4.From the passage we know that Escape Plan ________.
A. seldom change their wonderful music style
B. are invited to all the world famous music festivals
C. are formed by some handsome young men and beautiful girls
D. believe in love, sunshine and life in such a busy world.
Tsunami(海啸)is a natural disaster，which is a Japanese word that means “sea wave”．A tsunami is a huge sea wave that forms mainly in the Pacific Ocean area. People die and property is destroyed when a tsunami hits land. What causes these dangerous sea waves？Sometimes，tsunamis are caused when earthquakes take place underwater. Then，water begins to move up and down from the top of the ocean right down to the bottom. Waves begin to form，and each wave is called a tsunami.
A tsunami is less than one meter high and can move at a speed of almost 800 kilometers per hour while it is far out in the ocean. But the tsunami rises higher and higher and moves more slowly as it comes closer to land.
The weather bureau(气象局)warns people over the radio and television when a tsunami is heading for land. These warnings have helped save many lives.
1.The Japanese word “tsunami” means ______.
A. earthquake B. sea wave C. ocean water D. tornado
2.According to the passage，a tsunami can be caused by ______.
A. an underwater earthquake
B. heavy rains
C. waves hitting land
D. tornado
3.As the tsunami moves toward land，it______.
A. picks up more speed
B. becomes far less dangerous
C. rises higher and higher
D. rises lower and lower
4.According to this passage，______.
A. a tsunami can’t cause lots of trouble
B. people can save their lives when a tsunami is coming
C. the warning from the weather bureau can help people save their lives
D. no one can escape when a tsunami is coming
Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
1.Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.
A. strange B. nice C. different D. beautiful
2.Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.
A. a monkey B. an earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world
3.The earth monster doesn’t have ________.
A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head
C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body
4.The earth monsters don’t put ________ on their holes.
A. nice things B. balls C. fire D. water
One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a __, a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green — a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah __ her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was __ that it was not in the direction of her home.“Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.
When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man __ on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and __ Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep __. The man then started the taxi. “Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped (绑架),” Sarah said to herself.
She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an __ came to her. She took out a lipstick (口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her __. A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the __. When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.
The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also __ because their daughter had finally come back safely.
1.A. school B. taxi C. shop
2.A. knew B. believed C. thanked
3.A. pleased B. excited C. surprised
4.A. drove B. climbed C. appeared
5.A. frightened B. played C. helped
6.A. healthy B. alive C. quiet
7.A. idea B. answer C. interest
8.A. fingers B. back C. dress
9.A. picture B. map C. sign
10.A. worried B. happy C. afraid
