Nowadays it seems that apps are for many things, and they have become a part of our life. Here are some useful and popular apps.
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Food Trainer Junk food! Junk food! Junk food! We all know junk food is bad for our health, but we can’t stop eating it. Now, good news! Food Trainer is created to help eat less junk food and lose weight. |
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1 Second Everyday This isn’t a new app, but it’s good to use it at the start of the year. It’s a way to record one second of video every day, building up your own movie of the year. You can share it if you want to. Pay a little and you can use it. |
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Love Literacy More than 100,000 young people use Love Literacy to read e-books. Now it has added 200 more free e-books, including Chinese Cinderella. Chinese Cinderella shows a girl’s dream is to get a good education and live a life with a person who cares. To learn more, use the app right now. |
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Highbrow Dictionary This app is fantastic for helping you add new words to your vocabulary like experience, competition and many more. It can help you learn more English words, so if you have problems learning new words, use it! And good news! It’s free. |
1. Food Trainer is an app for ________.
| A． |
helping eat less junk food and lose weight |
| B． |
helping eat more junk food and lose weight |
| C． |
helping eat less healthy food to lose weight |
2. Tom wants to learn more new English words, he should choose ________.
| A． |
Food Trainer |
B． |
1 Second Everyday |
C． |
Highbrow Dictionary |
3. How many apps are mentioned in the passage?
| A． |
Three. |
B． |
Four. |
C． |
Five. |
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． |
1 Second Everyday is a new app for recording videos. |
| B． |
Chinese Cinderella is about a girl’s dream. |
| C． |
1 Second Everyday is free for all of us. |
5. What’s the best title for this passage?
| A． |
Some Apps for Making Movies |
| B． |
Some Apps for Learning English |
| C． |
Some Useful And Popular Apps |
What time does your school start？Do you wish you could get up later every morning？You are not alone if your answer is "Yes." In the US，many middle school students have the same wish.
In America，many schools start before 7：30 am.But that may change soon.A new law has been passed in California.According to the law，middle schools should not start before 8：00 am.The government hopes school children will have longer time in bed.
Many scientific studies show that teenagers are more active in the afternoon and in the evening.Simply telling them to go to bed earlier doesn't work well.Most of them don't get enough sleep because of bad sleeping habits and early school starting time.They need more sleep in the morning.Scientists suggest middle schools should start at 8：00 am.or later.Students can get well ready to learn and they won't fall asleep in class.______The change can help improve students' grades.
While scientists are happy with the new law，many parents disagree with it.They won't be able to send their children to school before they go to work.They also fear that later school starting time will lead to later ending time.As a result，their children will have less time to take part in after﹣school activities.
It's good news that Chinese education experts have noticed the problem and made some rules about that.So what's your opinion？Do you expect China to pass a similar law？
（1）The schools shouldn't start according to the new law in California.
| A． |
before 7：30 a.m. |
| B． |
after 7：30 a.m. |
| C． |
after 8：00 a.m. |
| D． |
before 8：00 a.m. |
（2）Why don't most of the teenagers get enough sleep？
| A． |
Because their parents need them to do housework. |
| B． |
Because their sleeping habits are bad and schools start early. |
| C． |
Because they play computer games ill ate. |
| D． |
Because they have too much homework. |
（3）Which sentence do you think can be filled in the blank in paragraph 3？
| A． |
They can put on weight. |
| B． |
They will like their teachers. |
| C． |
They will join more clubs. |
| D． |
They will pay more attention to classes. |
（4）What can we know from the passage？
| A． |
The government of New York has passed a new law. |
| B． |
All the parents disagree with the law. |
| C． |
Later school starting time may lead to fewer after﹣school activities. |
| D． |
Teenagers are more active in the morning. |
（5）From the passage，we can infer（推断）that .
| A． |
students should have enough sleeping time in the writer's opinion |
| B． |
students in California will have less sleeping time |
| C． |
Chinese experts aren't worried about students' sleeping time |
| D． |
China has already passed a similar law |
Several months ago，Chinese COVID﹣19 vaccines（疫苗）were put to use widely.Our government offers free vaccines to Chinese people.Here is some information you need to know.
How is the vaccine given？
It is given by injection（注射）.There are several ways to get injected.For the most common way，you are supposed to get it twice.After the first injection，you have to get the second one.
Is the vaccine bad for human bodies？
Some people are afraid that the vaccines are dangerous and may make them sick.In fact the vaccines have been tested for a long time.They won't cause any diseaseInstead，they can protect our bodies from being hurt.
Who is suitable？
Medical researches have shown that Chinese vaccines are suitable for most people.And people aged 18 to 59 would be the first ones to get injection.Our government expects people over 60 who are in good health to get injected as well.You'd better ask doctors for advice at first.
Should we still wear a face mask？
Yes.It takes a few weeks or the body to build the ability to fight the COVID﹣19 after injection.Sometimes the vaccines might not work well in the body.So it's best to keep wearing face masks in public and wash your hands often.
（1） can get the COVID﹣19 vaccines first in China.
| A． |
People of all ages |
| B． |
People aged 3 to 17 |
| C． |
People aged 18 to 59 |
| D． |
People aged 60 and above |
（2）The underlined word "disease" means in the passage.
| A． |
illness |
| B． |
trouble |
| C． |
headache |
| D． |
pressure |
（3）From the passage，we can know that the vaccines .
| A． |
will make people sick |
| B． |
can protect people from being hurt |
| C． |
can only be given in two ways |
| D． |
are very expensive |
（4）People should still wear masks after injection because .
| A． |
their bodies need time to build the ability |
| B． |
the masks can make them more beautiful |
| C． |
they may catch a cold more easily |
| D． |
the masks help the vaccines to work |
（5）This passage mainly talks about .
| A． |
physical health |
| B． |
face masks |
| C． |
doctors' advice |
| D． |
vaccine injection |
Do you know Liu Xiuxiang？This name might be strange to you，but you must have herd about the story of him.He "carried" his sick mom to his university while studied in Shandong.His mom wasn't able to look after herself after his dad passed away.He had to support the whole family.Life was difficult，but he went on studying hard.Finally he got into the university.
Many years later，Liu was noticed by public again.He won the honor - the "May 4th" Medal of Chinese Youth.After he graduated from university in 2012，Liu refused many highly paid job and went back to his hometown，Guizhou Province.There he has been working as a teacher for 9 years.He said， "I hope to do something for more children whose lives are similar to mine."
In fact，Liu supported three poor children when he was in high school.Till now，he has helped more than 1，700 students and given more than 1，000 speeches.His story has warmed many people.As the song sings "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." There is no doubt that he will give more hope to more children in the future.
（1）Why did Liu Xuxiang "carry" his mom to the university？
| A． |
Because his mom couldn't take care of herself. |
| B． |
Because his mom wanted to work in the university. |
| C． |
Because his mom was too lonely. |
| D． |
Because Liu was not independent. |
（2）Liu Xiuxiang worked as a after he graduated from the university.
| A． |
a policeman |
| B． |
a doctor |
| C． |
a teacher |
| D． |
an officer |
（3）Where is Liu Xiuxiang's hometown？
| A． |
In Shandong. |
| B． |
In Guizhou. |
| C． |
In Sichuan. |
| D． |
In Henan. |
（4）When did Liu start to support poor children？
| A． |
When he graduated from university in 2012. |
| B． |
After he won the May 4 thMedal of Chinese Youth. |
| C． |
When he got into the university. |
| D． |
D When he was a high school student. |
（5）What do you think of Liu Xiuxiang？
| A． |
Kind and helpful |
| B． |
Honest and brave. |
| C． |
Polite and responsible. |
| D． |
Hard﹣working and shy. |
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Would you like to join us this summer vacation？Here are tours of four amazing museums.You can not only enjoy your life，but also learn something interesting.
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The Underwater Museum Time：July 5﹣10 Age：8﹣18 Ticket： ¥50 You can enjoy fishes in different colors. There are also excellent dolphin shows.If you are brave enough，have a try to swim underwater to see the sea life clearly.Buy some gifts for your family if necessary. |
The Museum of Movies Time：July 16﹣21 Age：8﹣15 Ticket： ¥20 This is a museum about movies and cameras.It has very old cameras and you can learn a lot about the history of them.To relax yourself，you may watch famous movies from all over the world. |
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The China（瓷器）Museum of the Song Dynasty Time：August 3﹣8 Age：12﹣18 Ticket：free More than 120 china pieces from ancient China are on show here.You can make your own clay art works in person at a very good price.Come and have fun with your friends!It is open every day except Monday. |
Suining Science and Technology Museum Time：August 23﹣28 Age：over 6 Ticket：free You may learn something about the space and increase your science knowledge.You can experience wonderful activities such as VR games，driving games，recycling games and so on.Children under 12 must be with at least one adult. |
（1）Jenny is a7﹣year﹣old girl.Which museum can she visit？
| A． |
The Underwater Museum. |
| B． |
The Museum of Movies. |
| C． |
The China Museum of the Song Dynasty. |
| D． |
Suining Science and Technology Museum. |
（2）If a boy has an interest in the old cameras，he can go to the museum on .
| A． |
July 6 |
| B． |
August 5 |
| C． |
July 18 |
| D． |
August 24 |
（3）Helen wants to visit the Underwater Museum with her classmate Sally.How much do they have to pay？
| A． |
¥100. |
| B． |
¥50. |
| C． |
¥20. |
| D． |
¥150. |
（4）At Suining Science and Technology Museum，you can .
| A． |
make clay art pieces |
| B． |
swim underwater |
| C． |
experience VR games |
| D． |
watch movies |
（5）The reading may come from .
| A． |
a textbook |
| B． |
a storybook |
| C． |
a science fiction |
| D． |
the Internet |
Many of us have had the same "pleasant surprise".After you mark a song as a favorite on a music app（程序），it suggests songs of the same kind to listen to （1）
Big data（数据）is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program.It can have different kinds of information from many sources（来源），such as information that comes from schools，social media sites，companies，and governments. （2） Another set can have what they like，where they go to school，and how much time they spend on the computer.
（3） The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains.The information is then used to make bus or train systems better.Companies use big data，too.It helps them understand who buys their products.For example，one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice﹣cream.
Big data can be used for good reasons.Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick.The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby so he or she does not get sick. （4） It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others，even if they have not done anything wrong.
（5） It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people.People think a certain way.Because they think a certain way，they build a model of those ideas.These ideas are then used to look at the data.Sometimes，these ideas are helpful for people or businesses.Other times，bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.
| A． |
Big data can be used in many ways. |
| B． |
Why do we use big data for bad things？ |
| C． |
Big data can also be used for bad reasons. |
| D． |
How can big data be used for good and bad things？ |
| E． |
One set of data can have people's names and addresses. |
| F． |
In fact，this magic，mind﹣reading power depends on data. |
