The kids in Room 22 used to be afraid of Nick Nelly. Sometimes he was really rude. He pushed kids in line and said, "Get out of the way and let me in front."

One day, a new kid called Jake came to Room 22. He was short and skinny. He had red hair and freckles. When the teacher wasn't looking, Nick made faces at Jake and some kids laughed. Jake was in front of Nick in the line. Again Nick pushed Jake in line and said "Let me in front." But Jake just smiled at Nick and said no. Nick went red and was furious. Kids never said no to him. But he couldn't do anything because the teacher was looking.

When Jake went to the classroom, Nick snatched(抢夺)his pencil. But Jake just smiled and said "You can have it. This is my sister's. She likes pink but I don't." The kids laughed. But Nick didn't. He went red again!

At lunchtime, Jake went to play soccer. Jake could play soccer well. He could stop every ball. Jake kicked the ball to Nick and asked him to stop the ball, but Nick failed and slid over in the mud. The kids laughed but Jake didn't. Instead, he told Nick how to stop the ball very patiently. From then on, Jake showed Nick all he knew about soccer. He showed him how to hit the ball with his head and how to stop a fast ball.

After that, Nick and Jake were friends. Now, no one is afraid of Nick. Because Jake showed Nick how to be a friend.

1.Why were the kids in Room 22 afraid of Nick?

A.Because he used to be rude to others. B.Because he behaved so foolish.

C.Because he often played jokes on them. D.Because he pushed kids to the ground.

2.What does the underlined word furious probably mean?

A.Silent. B.Angry. C.Shy. D.Afraid.

3.How did Jake show Nick to be a friend?

A.By laughing at him in class. B.By staying out of the line

C.By presenting him' with a pink pencil. D.By helping him play soccer well.

4.Which one could be the best title for the story?

A.How to Play Soccer B.How to Make Friends

C.Nick and Jake D.Two Friendly Kids

Since 2018, the English listening and speaking test in Beijing has to be separated(分开) from the written one.And the listening and speaking test is becoming more and more important for the students who are taking senior high school entrance exams in Beijing.The test counts for 40 points on their full English exam.During the 30—minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to different materials.

The test is taken on a computer.They can take the test twice (once in December and again in March) to try to get the highest score possible.

Final exams are coming.Liu Haoxuan, 14, who studies at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy.However, he still has to find time to practice his spoken English.That's because he will take a new English listening and speaking test. It pushes me to speak.Though it was hard at the beginning, it's a good thing,”Liu said.He got a low score when he first took it last term.But he kept working hard in order to improve his pronunciation and other skills.He practiced speaking in front of a mirror every day.Later, he got a score of 39 on the test.

Liu Tianyou, 14, from another middle school of Beijing, has his own way to prepare for the listening and speaking test.He used apps to take practice tests every day." The apps will score your performance so that you can improve accordingly(相应地),” he said.Also, the practice tests help me learn to take notes properly.They help me understand topic sentence and key words.”

根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1.What do students have to do in the test?

① Fill in blanks. ② Answer questions. ③ Retell stories. ④ Write stories

A.②③④ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.①②③

2.What do we know about the English listening and speaking test from the passage?

A.It counts for 40 points on the full English exam. B.The test was introduced many years ago.

C.Students have to take it three times a year. D.Students can get high scores on the test easily.

3.What do you learn from Liu Haoxuan's story?

A.Practice makes perfect. B.Think twice before acting

C.Two heads are better than one. D.Knowledge is everything.

4.What do we know about Liu Tianyou?

A.He got a score of 39 on the test. B.He prepared the test on the apps.

C.He failed the listening and speaking test. D.He found it hard to get a good score.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.The difficulties students face in learning English.

B.The improvement of English education in Beijing.

C.An English class that students in Beljing have to take.

D.The new English listening and speaking test for Beijing students.

Nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used a smartphone in 2017. By the end of 2018, more than a third of the global population will be using smartphones. Those numbers --- from Mobile Marketing Magazine --- sound great, don’t they? More people will have more information at their fingertips. (A)__________, smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword (双刃剑).

On one hand, it sends us endless information. We don’t have the latest news from family, friends and around the world.

On the other hard, this immediate way to information may become an addiction (瘾). And ①它可能会让一些人感到孤独、忧虑和压力。

These findings are from a 2018 study from San Francisco State University and have been published in Neuro Regulation.

Erik Peper and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at the university. They led the study.

The two professors asked 135 university students about their smartphone use and their feelings. They found that “students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling—lonely, stressed and worried.”

But Erik Peper suggests to turn off push notifications (推送提醒) and other such alerts on our phones.

The researchers also tell people to take control of when and where you answer a text, a message or an email. You do not need to answer them all. And ③answer, don’t, as, to, them, soon, you, get, as, them, you, need, .

They also think people should set limits on the time you spend (B)__________ smartphones. If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook or WeChat, set aside a small amount of time to it. Schedule periods of the day to focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to take up your time.

1.请在文中(A)(B)两处各填入一个恰当的单词,使文章完整。

(A) ____________________ (B) ____________________

2.Why does the writer think smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword?

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3.请将文中①处画线句子译成英语。

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4.找出②处画线句子的一处错误,并改正。

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5.将文中③处画线部分连词成句。

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