Thanks to expensive data fees, you might be tempted to log onto that free public Wi-Fi service while you’re out and about. 1.
“Think about the cost of being connected all the time. Nothing is free,” David Lee, a product manager for Norton, told CNBC. “2.” The Harvard Business Review agrees: “You’re taking a risk every time you log on to a free network in a coffee shop, hotel lobby, or airport lounge.”
3. According to a survey by the company Symantic, 87 percent of U.S. consumers have used a public internet connection. And it was found that over 70 percent of them checked their personal email through public Wi-Fi, while 11 percent logged onto their online banking account.
No matter how safe the Wi-Fi connection seems to be, using it leaves your computer or smart phone easy to be attacked by hackers and data thieves. You don’t really know who owns and monitors that router, nor who has access to the data that posses through it. Not to mention, hackers have dozens of ways to compromise public Wi-Fi accounts, from creating a network that appears legal to creating pop-ups that trick the user into downloading malware (恶意软件) onto their computers.4.
To protect yourself against hackers, experts say your best defense is a virtual private network (VPN), which encrypts (加密) your online activity. You can download your very own VPN through an app for Apple or Android devices, or by using the free encryption service CyberGhost.5. But before you even start browsing, use this website to make a password that keeps you safe from hackers.
A. These are all of the tricks hackers use to hack your Internet security.
B. That can save you a lot of trouble.
C. The biggest threat is that your data and identity could be completely exposed.
D. Don’t let convenience outweigh the consequences, though.
E. Setting up firewalls and antivirus software will also defend your computer against hackers.
F. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the dangers.
G Hackers usually steal data in this way.
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.
Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.
It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.
1.Before children start speaking .
A. they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions
2.Children who start speaking late .
A. may have problems with their listening
B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen property
3.A baby’s first noises are .
A. an expression of his moods and feelings
B. an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something
D. an imitation of the speech of adults
4.The writer implies .
A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
D. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating
Fear is a fact of life everyone faces from time to time. In most cases fear is a healthy reaction to a dangerous situation. But sometimes fear can be so extreme that it interferes with normal living. That is what happened to me driving cross-country last summer.
I’d agreed to help my brother, Mac, move from the East Coast to California. He would drive a rental truck loaded with his belongings and I would follow him in his car, then fly back. We figured it would be a simple trip, with four or five motel (motorists’ hotel) stops along the way.
Living and working in coastal Georgia for most of my life, I did not have a great deal of long-distance driving experience. Looking back on it today, I can see that I’d always felt a sudden, sharp pain of fear when driving over small bridges and along hilly highways. And as I was getting ready for the trip I had an unclear concern about the steep mountain roads that lay ahead. But I thought I would get used to them.
As we crossed some high bridges near the Blue Ridge Mountains on the first leg of our trip, a kind of breathlessness gripped me, a sinking, rolling feeling in the pit of my stomach. I tended to move slightly away from the edge of the roadway and the drop-off beyond. My knuckles (指关节) whitened from my tense grip on the steering wheel. At the end of each bridge, a great rush of relief would come over me, only to be replaced in short order by fear of the next obstacle.
When we stopped in Nashville the first night, I mentioned my feelings lo Mac, who is the practical sort. “Oh, that’s nothing.” he said cheerfully. “Lots of people hale driving on mountain roads and high bridges. Just turn up the music on your radio and focus on that. Keep your mind occupied.”
1.Which is NOT the author’s attitude towards fear?
A. Fear can sometimes disturb your life.
B. It is natural to feel fear in everyday life.
C. In dangerous situations, fear may do good to your body.
D. Whenever you feel fear, you are likely to make a wrong decision.
2.How did the author and his brother go to California?
A. They rented a truck and drove it in turn.
B. The author and his brother drove different vehicles.
C. The author drove while his brother flew to California.
D. The author drove a rented car while his brother drove the truck.
3.To the author the trip is .
A. frightening B. pleasant
C. exciting D. exhausting
4.Mac asked his brother to turn on the radio and focus on that in order to let him .
A. keep using his brains
B. kill time during the long trip
C. think of other things instead of fear
D. enjoy the beautiful music along the way
I Was the Doughnut Lady
In university I bad a part-time job at a shop that sold doughnuts and coffee. Situated on a block where several buses stopped, it served the people who had a few minutes to wait for their bus.
Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of schoolchildren would burst into the shop, and business would come to a stop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and pass on. But I didn’t mind if the children waited for their bus inside. Sometimes I would hand out a bus fare when a ticket went missing-always repaid the next day. On snowy days I would give away some doughnuts. I would lock the door at closing time, and we waited in the warm shop until their bus finally arrived.
I enjoyed ray young friends, but it never occurred to me that I played an important role in their lives—until one afternoon when a man came and asked if I was the girl working on weekdays around four o’clock. He identified himself as the father of two of my favorites.
“I want you to know I appreciate what you do for my children. I worry about them taking two buses to get borne. It means a lot that they can wait here and you keep an eye on them. When they are with the doughnut lady, I know they are safe.” I told him it wasn’t a big deal, and that I enjoyed the kids.
So I was the Doughnut Lady. I not only received a title, but became a landmark.
Now I think about all the people who keep an eye on my own children. They become, well, Doughnut Ladies. Like the men at the skating rink (滑冰场) who let my boys ring home; Or the bus driver who drove my daughter to her stop at the end of the route at night but wouldn’t leave until I arrived to pick her up; Or that nice police officer who took pity on my boys walking home in the rain when I was at work—even though the phone rang all the next day with calls from curious neighbors. “Was that a police car I saw at your house last night?”
That wasn’t a police car. That was a Doughnut Lady.
1.According to the passage, the author sometimes .
A. sold bus tickets to the children
B. gave the children free doughnuts
C. did business with the children’s help
D. called the children’s parents to pick them up
2.By saying “...it wasn’t a big deal (Para. 4),” the author meant that .
A. she hadn’t done anything significant
B. she hadn’t spent much time with the children
C. she hadn’t made a lot of money from the children
D. she hadn’t found it hard to get along with the children
3.What can we learn about the police officer?
A. He took the boys to the police station.
B. He helped the boys look for their mother.
C. He drove the boys back home in a police car.
D. He managed to make sure of the boys’ identity.
4.The passage suggests that .
A. running a business requires skill
B. taking responsibility is a moral virtue
C. devotion should be everything in life
D. there are always no small acts of kindness
TEEN ZONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
At the Newton Public Library
REGISTER FOR A SUMMER OF STORIES
Sign up and receive your reading log at the Circulation Desk. Record books you read over the summer and have a parent sign next to each title. The top five readers will receive prizes such as gift cards, magazine subscriptions, and movie tickets.
TEEN ZONE RESOURCES
Look to the Teen Zone’s “Ready Reference” comer for all the help you need to locate information on the Internet. Ms. Frye, the librarian, will share tips on keyword searches to find interesting information about certain books. You must have a signed parent permission slip before using the computers. Access is limited to 30 minutes and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
EVENTS
Poetry Session Monday, June 16 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Teen poets can be literary celebrities for a night by reading their original work at this special event. Friends and family members are encouraged to attend and show their support. A few original poems may be selected for publication in the next library newsletter. Food and drinks will be provided
Learn Origami Wednesday, June 4 3:00-4:00 P.M.
This class provides books and instruction in the ancient Japanese art of folding colourful squares of paper into shapes, such as birds, insects, or flowers.
Eco Crafts with Jasleen Wednesday, June 11 3:00-4:00 P.M.
Make earth-friendly crafts from recyclable materials. With guidance from a talented teacher and books, you will make new creations from everyday items. Start recycling today, and bring items to share with the group.
Magazine and Book Art Wednesday, June 18 3:00-4:00 P.M.
The library needs to beautify the walls of the Teen Zone. We will be transforming artwork from old books and magazines into unique masterpieces to frame and hang on the walls. Put your creative spin on some photographs, and help ensure that the Teen Zone remains the highlight of the library.
Note: Registration is required for all the events. Register at the Circulation Desk or by calling 1-800-290-5992. Space is limited, so reserve your spot soon!
1.To search for information online from TEEN ZONE RESOURCES, you have to .
A. ask Ms. Frye for the password B. register at the Circulation Desk
C. get permission from your parent D. bring your books and reading log
2.If you are interested in making different shapes with paper, you can come to .
A. Poetry Session B. Learn Origami
C. Eco Crafts with Jasleen D. Magazine and Book Art
3.Teen Zone is a place where you can .
A. watch movies B. meet many world-famous poets
C. exchange artworks D. have new experience with books
假如你是李华，你在美国的笔友Henry在互联网上偶然读到了有关2017年成都菊花花会的帖子，对此很感兴趣。他来信询问有关菊花花会的相关情况。请你根据下表提示的内容给Henry回一封信。
始创于 | 1983年 |
会期 | 每年10月18日至11月18日 |
展区 | 龙亭公园为主会场，其它各个公园均有展区 |
活动内容 | 赏菊，观看精彩节目（历史短剧，服装秀等），品尝成都小吃 |
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
4.参考词汇：菊花花会Chrysanthemum Festival。
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I am looking forward to your visit next year.
Yours,
Li Hua
