Do you feel upset when you hear that your school might not allow cell phones? Do you break into a cold sweat when your cell phone battery(电池) dies? If you live without your cell phone, you might have a .
A recent study found that some people could be to their cell phones. The study was conducted at Staffordshire University in England. About 40 percent of students said they couldn’t do without their cell phones. About 90% said they took their with them everywhere. One third of students surveyed said they used cell phones to themselves up.
The study also asked students 18 to 25 questions designed to addictive behavior. The results found that one in six cell phone users have a lot in with gambling addicts (赌瘾). Some people said they sometimes lied about their cell phone use. admitted stealing to pay for their cell phone habit.
Dr David Sheffield, conducted the study, said he wasn’t surprised by the . “Students use their phones , and this has both positive such as staying in touch with friends and family, and negative ones too, such as costs and social costs,” he told Weekly Reader. “The most finding was that a number of people reported they had a relationship or job because they spent too much time on mobile phones .”
part of the study, some students agreed to take a from their cell phones. After three phone-free days, students reported feeling less about their daily lives. That might be a reason to hang up the phone!
A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．can’t
A．problem B．disease C．question D．trouble
A．pleased B．crazy C．devoted D．interested
A．surveyed B．examined C．checked D．tested
A．books B．phones C．notes D．pens
A．show B．cheer C．pick D．take
A．change B．form C．develop D．check
A．correction B．relation C．touch D．common
A．Other B．Others C．The others D．The other
A．who B．which C．that D．what
A．discoveries B．explorations C．results D．experiments
A．carefully B．briefly C．hardly D．frequently
A．effects B．points C．decisions D．ideas
A．financial B．physical C．national D．natural
A．interesting B．surprising C．exciting D．pleasing
A．founded B．earned C．built D．lost
A．For B．By C．As D．Of
A．break B．chance C．risk D．fortune
A．encouraged B．stressed C．satisfied D．inspired
A．funny B．strange C．good D．wrong
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 37 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 38 it. You could hear the faint 39 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 40 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 41 and I was able to 42 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 43 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step44 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 45 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to 46 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 47 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 48 . It really made the 49 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was50 . I had 51 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 52 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 55 he saved my sister’s.
A．picking B．warming C．catching D．setting
A．bitterly B．hardly C．gently D．perfectly
A．challenged B．witnessed C．enjoyed D．hated
A．ceremony B．tradition C．victory D．laughter
A．windy B．bright C．dark D．cloudy
A．quiet B．quality C．impression D．significance
B．focus on C．insist on D．put on
A．let out B．held on C．participated in D．took place
A．close to B．out of C．into D．towards
A．able B．frightened C．content D．proud
A．evaluate B．worry C．scream D．escape
A．Accidentally B．Normally C．Generally D．Somehow
A．sped up B．rose up C．broke down D．wore out
A．moment B．contest C．comment D．technique
A．advancing B．breathing C．concluding D．dreaming
A．that B．none C．neither D．it
A．hit B．recognized C．missed D．acknowledged
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．actions B．emotions C．attitudes D．thoughts
A．if B．because C．as if D．so that
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day. This is so 1 that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one 2 understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process is not as 3 as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant 4 . We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they 5 do. As a matter of fact, they 6 to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious(神秘的) way of k
nowing the 7 . Their sense of time does not 8 information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This 9 may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also 10 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 11 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 12 . Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
In the past, this did not really 13 because people lived in natural condition. In
the 14 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very 15 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.
A．familiar B．strange C．similar D．special
A．partly B．personally C．really D．willingly
A．complex B．simple C．mature D．meaningful
A．quietness B．darkness C．loneliness D．sadness
A．finally B．completely D．normally
A．refused B．decided C．continued D．failed
A．time B．secret C．process D．study
A．deal with B．add to C．give away D．depend on
A．discovery B．activity C．invention D．method
A．beasts B．animals C．strangers D．humans
A．controls B．studies C．measures D．destroys
A．world B．flower C．power D．experiment
A．happen B．exist C．matter D．work
A．ancient B．modern C．wonderful D．peaceful
A．hard B．expensive C．convenient D．important
Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 36 life. Mother was very careful about spending money. 37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 38 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go 40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 41in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 42 there was an accident, they might be easily 43 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 45 when suddenly the snowfield began to 46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and 47 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was 49 because she had hurt her head s
eriously and 50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist 51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane 52 , but Mother died.
Every time I 53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
A．happy B．healthy C．busy D．meaningful
A．Moreover B．However C．Anyway D．Though
A．writing B．housework C．work D．research
A．unfriendly B．loyal C．kind D．cruel
A．skating B．dancing C．hiking D．skiing
A．all B．both C．either D．every
A．now that B．in case C．as though D．even if
A．searched B．examined C．found D．caught
A．pay B．manage C．afford D．stand
A．mountain B．farmland C．playground D．snowfield
A．change B．melt C．shake D．jump
A．escaped B．passed C．experienced D．overcame
A．but B．so C．since D．while
A．in despair B．in danger C．in peace D．in ruins
A．hair B．blood C．tears D．jewels
A．carefully B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．cried B．died C．woke D．survived
A．find out B．think of C．suffer from D．come across
A．satisfied B．curious C．anxious D．painful
A．admire B．envy C．reward D．thank
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son 36 a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time la
ter, 37 him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39 to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 40 he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing 41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally 42__ life!”As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _ 43 judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 44 most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the f
ree 45 of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come 46 somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to 47 an alcoholic. One day I get up my 48 to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to 49 you. 50 on earth did he do that you became such a special person?Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my _52 memories as 
a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53 and said, “I love you, son.”Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 54 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind, 55 he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
A．obtained B．developed C．cured D．recovered
A．taking B．locking C．finding D．leaving
A．more than B．less than C．other than D．rather than
A．got B．turned C．loved D．changed
A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Eventually D．Jokingly
A．material B．expensive C．real D．special
A．happy B．thoughtful C．deserted D．wasted
A．angry B．sharp C．actual D．proper
A．handsome B．rich D．ordinary
A．flow B．rise C．fly D．move
A．out B．from C．up D．down
A．defend B．become C．discuss D．argue
A．confidence B．courage C．belief D．strength
A．feed B．love C．care D．raise
A．How B．What C．Why D．Which
A．angrily B．comfortably C．quietly D．excitedly
A．earliest B．nearest C．best D．hardest
A．pat B．lesson C．kiss D．present
A．judge B．say C．remember D．respect
A．so B．and D．or
One summer several years ago, my family was enjoying a barbecue on the beach. After the barbecue, my father-in-law invited me to go fishing. Fishing was his hobby, but I 36 went fishing. We walked a little way along the beach and reached a rock by the shore, and I 37 the hook into the sea from there. Frankly speaking, I am a (n) 38 person, and although I had not felt a tug (猛拽) on the line, I reeled up the hook after five minutes or so. I had caught 39 . It was a starfish. It trembled uneasily when I 40 the hook from its ugly mouth. I threw the starfish back into the sea. After another five minutes I caught another starfish and I threw it back again.
After a while, I caught yet another starfish. That was 41 time, and this time I really got angry. I hit the starfish on the rock 42 throwing it into the sea. I was not in the 43 to continue fishing any more.
When I was 44 the fishing tools, I noticed a little girl looking at the starfish on the rock. We 45 looks with each other. The little girl spoke to me in a 46 voice. “Sir, would you mind if I 47 the starfish back into the sea?”“Not at all,” I replied. “"But you know, there are too many starfish in the sea, and they eat many shellfish. 48 , they look so ugly. I don't like them.”
“I understand,” said the little girl. “But if the starfish cannot get back to the sea, it will be 49 by the sun and die. My dead grandfather once told me that there are no living creatures that have no right to exist in the world. God 50 every creature because it was needed by nature. Poisonous snakes, spiders, and starfish were born into this world with a certain 51 for their existence.”
“All right, dear, please throw the starfish back into the sea,” I said to the little girl, feeling 52 . The girl picked up the starfish and gently put it into the sea, and she53 at me and said, “Thank you, sir.”
Many people like "cute" creatures such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, while they tend to dislike “ugly” creatures such as snakes, spiders, and starfish. However, the “cuteness” and “ugliness” of things are decided 54 only on one’s personal opinions. There are no living creatures that have no 55in the world-- this is what I learned from the little girl.
A．even B．still C．seldom D．ever
A．dragged B．pulled C．cast D．pushed
A．imaginable B．careless C．impatient D．confident
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．received B．released C．replaced D．relaxed
A．a second B．the second C．the third D．a third
A．other than B．instead of C．more than D．except for
A．sense B．hope C．mood D．peace
A．putting off B．putting out C．putting in D．putting away
A．changed B．exchanged C．experienced D．arranged
A．frightened B．hopeless C．puzzled D．hesitating
A．put B．threw C．cast D．dropped
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Still
A．died out B．worn out C．turned out D．dried out
A．protected B．blessed C．created D．admitted
A．idea B．excuse C．purpose D．ability
A．very satisfied B．a little ashamed C．quite angry D．a bit tired
A．smiled B．shouted C．looked D．laughed
A．carrying B．based C．depended D．following
A．value B．right C．price D．life