1、Section Reading and Thinking (1) 阅读理解 A Im a reporter. Last month I was in Stockholm, Sweden.Now Im in Frankfurt, Germany. Next month, who knows? You certainly wont believe that I can call you from my laptop, which is what Im often doing these days using something called Skype. Skype lets me call an
2、y phone number anywhere in the world for about 2 cents a minute, a little more to some places, such as the Middle East and Asia. My computer does the dialing, and the processing of incoming and outgoing voices. All you need is a broadband connection(宽带连接). With the basic version of Skype, all anyone
3、 needs to make or receive a call is to install the programme on his or her computer (and that includes personal digital assistants). All calls from PC to PC are free. You dont even need a pair of headphones, though headphones can be a good idea if you wish to be discreet. I use my laptops built-in m
4、icrophone. The paid service for calling regular telephones is called SkypeOut. The quality is completely clear, provided that theres not too much traffic on the Internet. If theres an echo, hang up and try again, and it usually gets better. There is one warning: on some computers, especially those r
5、unning older versions of Windows, it doesnt always work, or can sound like a confusing conversation. You cant hear a thing. Skype was invented chiefly by a Swede named Niklas Zennstrom along with a group of programmers in Estonia. 1. From the first two paragraphs we can learn the following things ab
6、out the author EXCEPT that . A. he has never communicated with others before using Skype B. he often makes calls using Skype C. he often has to go from place to place D. he doesnt know where he will be next month 解析：解析：细节理解题。前两段叙述作者使用细节理解题。前两段叙述作者使用 SkypeSkype 打电话打电话, ,经常出差经常出差, , 所以所以 A A 项与作者的信息不符
7、项与作者的信息不符, ,故选故选 A A。 答案：答案：A 2. What should you do if you want to make a Skype call? A. Install the Skype programme. B. Install the Skype programme and have a broadband connection. C. Have a laptop. D. Be a foreign reporter. 解析：解析：细节理解题。从细节理解题。从“All you need is a broadband connection. All you need
8、is a broadband connection. With the basWith the basic version of Skype, all anyone needs to make or ic version of Skype, all anyone needs to make or receive a call is to install the programme on his or her receive a call is to install the programme on his or her computer (and that includes personal
9、digital assistants).computer (and that includes personal digital assistants).” 可知可知, ,需安装需安装 SkypeSkype 和宽带连接和宽带连接, ,故选故选 B B。 答案：答案：B 3. What does the underlined word “discreet” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Official. B. Careful. C. Public. D. Informal. 解析：解析：词义猜测题。上文提示词义猜测题。上文提示: :你不需要耳机你不需要耳机,
10、 ,尽管需要谨慎尽管需要谨慎( (不泄露不泄露 秘密秘密) )时有耳机不错。所以此处是指时有耳机不错。所以此处是指“小心谨慎的小心谨慎的( (不泄露秘密不泄露秘密) )”, , 故选故选 B B。 答案：答案：B B A new study by Chinese researchers has found differences in the brain activities of men and women addicted to Internet gaming. The study says addicted men have lower impulse control compared
11、with women, indicating that men are more likely to become addicted to Internet gaming. Researchers from Renji Hospital, which is connected with Shanghai Jiaotong University, recruited 105 Chinese participants for the study, which had two groupsone with 32 men and 23 women addicted to gaming, and the
12、 other with 30 men and 20 women who were not addicted. They completed a questionnaire on gaming addiction, and reported their gaming history and number of hours playing per week. Researchers also talked with their families to collect the information. Through FMRI scanning(功能性磁共振扫描), researchers foun
13、d that men addicted to gaming had lower brain activities in the brain regions associated with impulse control, than nonaddicted men. The lower the activity levels, the poorer the impulse control. Addicted women, however, showed no differences compared with the healthy female group. Researchers also
14、studied the functional connectivity between brain regions, which were lower in men with addiction than in nonaddicted men, but showed no differences in the female groups. Although there are some limitations, the findings suggest that activity levels displayed in the brain regions could be biomarkers
15、 to evaluate the behavioural inhibitions of gaming-addicted men, they said. Gaming disorder was listed as a mental disorder by the World Health Organization earlier this year. People with the disorder have impaired control over gaming and give it increased priority in their livesto the extent that g
16、aming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities. 4. What did researchers find by FMRI scanning? A. Addicted men have higher brain activities. B. Addicted women have lower impulse control. C. Addicted men are the same as nonaddicted ones. D. Addicted women have no differences wi
17、th nonaddicted ones. 解析：解析：细节理解题。答案定位在倒数第四段细节理解题。答案定位在倒数第四段“Addicted women, Addicted women, however, showed no differences compared with the healthy however, showed no differences compared with the healthy female group.female group.”。通过功能性磁共振扫描。通过功能性磁共振扫描, ,研究人员发现研究人员发现, ,上瘾的女上瘾的女 性和没有上瘾的女性没有区别性和没有上
18、瘾的女性没有区别, ,故选故选 D D。 答案：答案：D 5. What can we learn from the passage? A. Researchers from Renji Hospital did the research independently. B. 53 men took part in the research. C. Gaming disorder does harm to our lives. D. The research has solved the problem completely. 解析：解析：推理判断题推理判断题。由最后一段。由最后一段“Gamin
19、g disorder was listed as Gaming disorder was listed as a mental disorder by the World Health Organisation earlier this a mental disorder by the World Health Organisation earlier this year.(year.(今年早些时候今年早些时候, ,世界卫生组织将游戏成瘾列为精神病。世界卫生组织将游戏成瘾列为精神病。 ) )”由此由此 推断出游戏成瘾对我们的生活有害推断出游戏成瘾对我们的生活有害, ,故选故选 C C。 答案：
20、答案：C 6. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To explain the best way of getting rid of the Internet gaming addiction. B. To show the latest brain research on differences between addicted men and women. C. To describe Internet gamings harmful effects on men and women. D. To advise on the speci
21、al use of Internet gaming to men and women. 解析：解析：主旨大意题。第一主旨大意题。第一段段“A new study by Chinese researchers A new study by Chinese researchers has found differences in the brain activities of men and women has found differences in the brain activities of men and women addicted to Internet gaming.addicte
22、d to Internet gaming.” 是全文的主题句是全文的主题句, ,结合全文内容结合全文内容 可知可知, ,这篇文章主要讲了最新的大脑研究表明对游戏上瘾的男性和女这篇文章主要讲了最新的大脑研究表明对游戏上瘾的男性和女 性之间存在的差异性之间存在的差异, ,故选故选 B B。 答案：答案：B C To stop more teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet, the Ministry of Education(MOE, 教育部) sent a letter in 2018 to all parents in China.
23、It calls on them to pay more attention to their childrens online activities. Nowadays more and more teenagers become addicted to the Internet. A 17-year-old boy from Guangdong Province nearly died after playing online games for 40 hours. It shows how bad things can get when one becomes addicted to t
24、he Internet. The MOE also sent a notice to primary and middle schools, asking them to manage students Internet use. From now on, schools will pay more attention to their students Internet use, as well as their use of mobile phones. Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent online
25、 content. As long as students show signs of being addicted to the Internet, they can get help from their teachers to give up their addiction. To make better use of the Internet, experts suggest that students should limit their screen time to less than 1.5 hours a day. They can develop healthy hobbie
26、s, like reading or playing sports in their free time. Many other countries are also taking action. The Australian government has called for schools to confiscate(没收) mobile phones during school hours. And in Korea, there is a law that children under the age of 16 are not allowed to play online betwe
27、en midnight and 6 am. 7. Whom did the MOE send the letter to? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Schools. D. The government. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知, ,教育部给家长写了一封教育部给家长写了一封 信。故选信。故选 A A。 答案：答案：A 8. How long should a teenager use the Internet a day according to the experts? A. About three hour
28、s. B. Less than two hours. C. Less than one and a half hours. D. More than 1.5 hours. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“To make better use of the To make better use of the Internet, experts suggest that students should limit their Internet, experts suggest that students should limit their screen ti
29、me to less than 1.5 hours a day.screen time to less than 1.5 hours a day.”可知可知专家建议青少专家建议青少 年每天上网要少于年每天上网要少于 1.51.5 小时。故选小时。故选 C C。 答案：答案：C 9. Which action is Korea taking against teenagers Internet addiction? A. Confiscating students smart phones. B. Not allowing teenagers to play online. C. Making
30、a law to prevent children under 16 from playing online games during certain time. D. Calling on parents to manage their childrens online activities. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“And in Korea, there is And in Korea, there is a law that children under the age of 16 are not allowed to play a la
31、w that children under the age of 16 are not allowed to play online between midnight and 6 amonline between midnight and 6 am”可知选可知选 C C。 答案：答案：C 10. Where can you read this article? A. In a novel. B. In a newspaper. C. In a fashion magazine. D. In a storybook. 解析：解析：推理判断题。本篇文章主要介绍了为阻止青少年沉迷网络推理判断题。本篇
32、文章主要介绍了为阻止青少年沉迷网络, ,中中 国及世界各国所采取的措施国及世界各国所采取的措施, ,这应该是新闻报道。故选这应该是新闻报道。故选 B B。 答案：答案：B D Kids love to go online. There is so much to explore and learn. 11 The answer to the question is as difficult as determining at what age a child can be left at home by themselves, since all children are different.
33、 Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine what is right for your child. 12 Of course when you are trying to determine if you can let him or her go online, your child has probably already said, “Im ready; I can handle it.” But are they? 13 How would they handle the material if they ran ac
34、ross it by accident? 14 Does your child question other peoples actions? Do they easily believe anything that is presented to them? It is an important question to ask to determine if your child is ready to go online alone. Have you taught them what the dangers are? 15 Have you explained to them that
35、there are people out there that might want to do them harm? It is a dangerous world out there. If you are going to let them wander around in the online world, they need to be prepared for what they might see or run into. A. Is your child easy to cheat? B. There are a lot of dangers online. C. Are th
36、ey ready to go online by themselves? D. Is your child skilled in using a computer? E. Unfortunately there is a lot of unpleasant material online. F. At what age should you allow your child to go online alone? G. You may be thinking this is a strange question to ask yourself. 11. 解析：解析：前面提到前面提到“Kids
37、love to go online. There is so much Kids love to go online. There is so much to explore and learn.to explore and learn.”, ,下文又有下文又有“The answer to the question The answer to the question is as difficult as determining at what age a child can be left is as difficult as determining at what age a child
38、can be left at home by themselves, since all children aat home by themselves, since all children are different.(re different.(这这 个问题的答案难度不亚于决定多大的孩子可以一个人留在家个问题的答案难度不亚于决定多大的孩子可以一个人留在家, ,因为每因为每 个孩子都是不同的个孩子都是不同的) )”。因此。因此 F F 符合语境。符合语境。 答案：答案：F 12. 解析：解析：从上文从上文“Here are some questions to ask yourself to
39、 Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine what is right for your child,determine what is right for your child,”, ,又从下文又从下文“Of course Of course when you are trying to determine if you can let him or her go when you are trying to determine if you can let him or her go online, your conline,
40、 your child has probably already said, hild has probably already said, I Im ready; m ready; I can handle it.I can handle it.”( (当然当你正试图确定是否可以让他或她上网当然当你正试图确定是否可以让他或她上网, , 你的孩子可能已经说你的孩子可能已经说: :“我准备好了我准备好了, ,我可以处理它。我可以处理它。”) )可知可知 C C 符合符合 语境。语境。 答案：答案：C 13. 解析：解析：从上句从上句“But are they?(But are they?(但是真
41、的是这样吗但是真的是这样吗?)?)”可知可知 E E 符符 合语境。合语境。 答案：答案：E 14. 解析：解析：从下文从下文“Do they easily believe anything that is Do they easily believe anything that is presented to them?(presented to them?(他们容易相信呈现在他们面前他们容易相信呈现在他们面前的事情吗的事情吗?)?)”可可 知知 A A 符合语境。符合语境。 答案：答案：A 15. 解析：解析：从上句从上句“Have you taught them what the dan
42、gers are?(Have you taught them what the dangers are?(你你 教他们危险是什么了吗教他们危险是什么了吗?)?)”可知可知,B,B 符合语境。符合语境。 答案：答案：B Reading and Thinking (2) 基础测评 . 用括号内单词的适当形式填空 1. Any help from you will be greatly appreciated. Please give me a reply at your earliest (convenient). 2. The new medical care policy will be (b
43、enefit) to us all. 3. The speaker kindness in the listeners by delivering an speech, as we could judge from their looks. (inspire) 4. You can get (stick) in a traffic jam anywhere in the world. 5. Medicine should not be kept where it is (access) to children. 6. After graduation, he wanted to know so
44、me newest (update) on his classmates. 7. The Indians used to put their ears to the ground to hear a _ (distance) noise. 8. (surf) the Net can help us to get the information that we want. 9. Only the (resident) in this town have the right to use the hall freely. 10. We can get what we need from large
45、 (database). 答案：答案：1. convenience 2. beneficial 3. inspired; inspiring; inspired 4. stuck 5. accessible 6. updates 7. distant 8. Surfing 9. residents 10. databases . 用适当的介词填空 1. We no longer have to wait line or carry cash around when we go shopping. 2. age 50, she found herself out of work and stuc
46、k at home only her computer to keep her company. 3. They collected money to pay private teachers. 4. Make sure that everyone has access the Internet. 5. I always start the day by going my email. 6. His words inspired us confidence. 7. It is said that yoga is benefit to human health. 8. Standing on t
47、he top of the hill, youll find a tower the distance. 答案：答案：1. in 2. At; with 3. for 4. to 5. through 6. with 7. of 8. in . 语法填空 Much has been written about the 1. (wonder) of the Internet. It has made our lives 2. (convenient). We can get the most 3. (update) information from large databases. Many p
48、eoples lives have been changed by online communities, because the Internet has done much more for people 4. simply make life more convenient. Take Jan 5. example. After 6. (surf) the Net for some time, she felt less lonely and bored. Also, she started an IT club and taught older people how 7. (use)
49、the Internet. Her life 8. (change) since she used the Internet. Now she is living 9. (happy). She says, “10. you go through tough times, you meet others who are facing similar challenges. Thinking about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.” 答案：答案：1. wonders 2. more convenient 3. updated 4. than 5. for 6. surfing 7. to use 8. has been changed 9. happily 10. When 提升测评 . 阅读理解 When a 14-year-old boy from Atlanta, Georgia disappeared earlier this year, his mother turned to her smartphone for clues using an app called Family Tracker that helped track his location. It is one o
