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E­reading and e­books are slowly conquering the world.Compared to traditional paper books，e­books in some schools and universities attract more interest because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity.

Japan is known for the reform­minded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置) world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.

The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.

The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.

The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.

In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.

1.Why are e­books so popular in the world?

A．It's cheap to buy.

B．It's effective to use.

C．It's convenient to bring.

D．It's the latest fashion.

2.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reform­minded” in the second paragraph?

A．Old­fashioned. B．Aggressive.

C．Rejecting. D．Progressive.

3.In America，the students are encouraged to________．

A．apply the procedure of downloading the courses

B．communicate with their teachers using computer

C．research some interactive software for their studies

D．do their homework in computer instead of in paper

4.What's the author's attitude to the digital textbooks?

A．Being against. B．Being for.

C．Not mentioned. D．Being neutral.

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Those who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick．Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness．

The study of 79 adults（average age 72）with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help．Traditional behavioral therapy（疗法）requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist — a costly commitment many patients either can't make or don't have access to．Other options include sleep-aiding medications or supplements．In the current study，the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to 60-minute instructing session，plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two 20-minute phone calls．

Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in bed; get up at the same time every day，regardless of sleep duration; don't go to bed unless sleepy; and don't stay in bed unless asleep．

The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia，which included the same instructions given to the intervention group，but without the individualized sessions with a therapist．Two weeks later，the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call．

At the end of four weeks，the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group．By that time，55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia，compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochures．

The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U．K．'s Mental Health Foundation．The report，Sleep Matters，suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships，low energy levels and an inability to concentrate．Poor sleep has already been linked to depression，immune deficiency and heart disease．

1.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ insomnia”?

A．sleeplessness B．depression

C．heart disease D．immune deficiency

2.What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy?

A．It can’t help．

B．It costs a lot of money．

C．It requires sessions with a therapist．

D．It includes sleep-aiding medications．

3.How to improve sleep according to the doctor?

A．Lying in bed awake．

B．Get up early every day．

C．Don’t go to bed late at night．

D．Don’t stay in bed if you are not asleep．

4.We can learn from the text that insomnia may cause the following results except________．

A．depression B．concentration

C．immune deficiency D．heart disease

A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. In my enthusiasm and_ __ I talked slightly louder than usual voice and in Spanish, my mother tongue.

A few minutes into the_ ___, the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly__ ___, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from the man who wouldn’t __ ___his phone.

I sank in my seat out of __ ___. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and _ ___. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and she was, _ ___, at the table furthest away from me.

I noticed that the lady was__ ____ and staring out of the window. I __ ___ a tinge(气息) of sadness——perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace. But I had__ ___ destroyed it minutes earlier.

Right then I __ ___ my plans for a conventional apologetic gesture. Seeing the Smile Cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant bill I asked my server to __ ____charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and hand her the Smile Card instead of her bill.

Did she take it the wrong way, I __ ___? Did she get confused? Did she refuse the anonymous__ ___? And so on. I just waited and felt nervous to learn the __ ____.To my pleasant surprise, things__ ____ to be the best possible way.

The waiter approached me in a stream of _ ___, telling me, “In many times she had __ ___there before, but we had never seen the old lady smile as she did upon __ ___the Smile Card and the $0check. She thanked me even though I __ ___ that someone else did the job.”

1.A. anger B. sorrow C. nervousness D. excitement

2.A. call B. restaurant C. discussion D. interview

3.A. informed B. cheered C. offended D. separated

4.A. get off B. get on C. get through D. get over

5.A. enthusiasm B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. satisfaction

6.A. donate B. cooperate C. apologize D. exchange

7.A. instead B. indeed C. again D. also

8.A. moved B. thankful C. proud D. alone

9.A. arranged B. ignored C. broke D. detected

10.A. obviously B. naturally C. pleasantly D. purposefully

11.A. prepared B. abandoned C. suggested D. enjoyed

12.A. partly B. eventually C. secretly D. formally

13.A. wondered B. discouraged C. expected D. continued

14.A. service B. point C. advice D. offer

15.A. approach B. outcome C. difference D. reason

16.A. turned out B. put out C. took out D. made out

17.A. pity B. doubt C. joy D. sorrow

18.A. quarreled B. worked C. smiled D. dined

19.A. selling B. receiving C. making D. wrapping

20.A. explained B. suspected C. argued D. complained

Keeping a diary in English is one of the most ___1.___(eff ect) ways to improve our English writing ability. ____2.____ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ___3.____(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ___4.___ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. I n keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many ___5.______. （difficult）In the first place, ___6.____ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. As far as I ___7._____ (concern), my ___8.____ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach . Whenever something g beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ___9.___great use to keep a diary in English for ___10.____ development of our writing skills.

假如你是李明，最近，你的朋友张华因考试不利，情绪低落，学习消极应付。请你用英语给他写一封e­mail，指出其消极行为可能带来的不良后果，并结合自身实际，提出应采取的积极态度和应对方法，鼓励他努力学习。

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Dear Zhang Hua，

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Yours truly，

Li Ming

Escape from FoMO

Here’s a test you might enjoy: rate these situations on a number scale, ranging from 1 for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.

Situation 1: you’re visiting New York City and realize there’s no way you’ll be able to get to all the exhibits, see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the“musts”. How do you feel now? Something like 5?

Situation 2: you’re at dinner with friends, and you’ve all agreed to make it a strictly phone-free evening. But your smart phone won’t stop beeping Twitter and text alerts. Something is obviously up in your social network, but you can’t check. Even 7 wouldn’t match the stress you’re feeling now.

Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out), the latest mental disorder caused by social media connections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out on something more exciting, important, or interesting going on somewhere else. It is an outcome of technological advancement and booming social information. According to a recent study, 56 percent of those who use social networks suffer this.

It is not uncommon that at night when you’ve sworn again to put the phone aside or turn off the computer, you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers’ requesting your “friendship”.

We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn’t do, rather than on what we did. If so, constantly watching others doing things that we are not is rich ground for a future of looking back in sorrow. Attractive online images—so charming from afar—make FoMO more destructive. Technology has become the major construct through which we define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they’re with. Being connected to everyone, all the time, is a new human experience; we’re just not equipped to cope with it yet.

Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves, even for short periods of time, from our gadgets. However, the problem can only be settled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity—not our technologies—enable this addiction. We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out. Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields such as love, respect and security. FoMO levels are highest in young people, in particular young men.

What, then, can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life? The best way to cope with FoMO is to recognize that, at our fast-paced life, we are sometimes bound to miss out. Instead of trying to maximize our benefits, we seek a merely “good enough” result. If you still doubt that“good enough” is the best cure for FoMO, the words of the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

Escape from FoMO

Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.

A. had died B. died

C. was dying D. had been dying

Since my childhood, I always dreamed of becoming a full - time writer. Two years after my graduation, I my job and made up my mind to realize my .

No one could tell me I would succeed or not. I rented a cold storage room in a building, set up a used desk and to write. I had too many things to write and I had to write because the was full of my heart.

After a year or so, however, I began to doubt myself. I found it to earn my living by selling what I wrote. I can’t remember how many times my novels were during that year. But I to put my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of . I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the .

During the most difficult period of my life, one of my classmates came to see me and tried to __ me, “Yun, come to our company, and we will you 2,000 yuan a month.” 2,000 yuan was really a big at that time. It would enable me to live . As the money were dancing in my , something cleared my senses. Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer? A full - time writer.

“Thanks, but no,” I said , “I’m going to stick to writing.”

Again and again, I said to myself, “I will be . People will love my novels.”

Finally my first novel was in 1991. I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever .

Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has lasted. Now I often the time working in that cold storage room. I will say, “Anyone with a dream, courage and persistence will be successful.”

1.A. Attained B. quit C. paused D. seized

2.A. Project B. glory C. dream D. liberty

3.A. Whether B. What C. that D. when

4.A. gave away B. settled down C. put down D. took over

5.A. principle B. justice C. career D. enthusiasm

6.A. difficult B. changeable C. permanent D. Skeptical

7.A. adjusted B. attacked C. registered D. rejected

8.A. pretended B. determined C. waited D. agreed

9.A. anxiety B. prejudice C. failure D. opportunity

10.A. Intelligence B. fantasy C. reputation D. goal

11.A. persuade B. donate C. inform D. require

12.A. Sponsor B. Assist C. pay D. earn

13.A. account B. money C. scale D. fortune

14.A. steadier B. handier C. better D. happier

15.A. hand B. head C. table D. wallet

16.A. doubtfully B. eagerly C. firmly D. consciously

17.A. successful B. lucky C. creative D. confident

18.A. sold B. advocated C. published D. allocated

19.A. experienced B. adopted C. associated D. deposited

20.A. understood B. recalled C. reminded D. Assumed

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in the summer of 1922.

Nick Carraway rents a small house in West Egg on Long Island, next door to the expensive house of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who often holds extravagant（奢侈的）parties. Nick’s cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom, a college classmate of Nick’s, live in East Egg across the bay.

Nick later learns that Gatsby knew and fell in love with Daisy in 1917 and is still deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at her house across the bay from his house, hoping to recover their lost relationship one day. Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are an attempt to impress Daisy in the hope that she will one day appear again at Gatsby’s doorstep. With the help of Nick, Gatsby and Daisy get in touch again. But after a short time, Tom forces the group to drive into New York City, saying that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand. In addition, he announces that Gatsby is a criminal whose fortune comes from illegal activities. Daisy realizes that her allegiance（忠心）is to Tom, and Tom sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him.

When Nick and Tom drive home, they discover that Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle. Nick later learns from Gatsby that Daisy, not Gatsby himself, was driving the car at the time of the accident but Gatsby intends to take the blame anyway. Myrtle’s husband, George, arrives at Gatsby’s house and fatally（致命地）shoots both Gatsby and then himself.

Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby with few coming to mourn the passing of his romantic dream. After that, Nick moves back to the Midwest, disillusioned（幻灭）with the Eastern lifestyle.

At first glance, the novel appears to be a simple love story, but further examination shows Fitzgerald’s masterful observation of American society during the 1920s and the corruption（堕落）of the American dream.

1. Gatsby often holds extravagant parties in order to ____________.

A. show off his wealth

B. enjoy life with his neighbors

C. attract Daisy’s attention

D. memorize his love with Daisy

2.The friend circle of Gatsby before and after his death tells ____________.

A. how powerful George is

B. what an honest cousin Nick is

C. what people care most in a world of money

D. how ugly the couple of George and Myrtle are

3.What do we know about Gatsby from the passage?

A. He loves Daisy so deeply that he chooses to sacrifice for her.

B. He falls in love with Daisy when she attends his wild parties.

C. He is a criminal who attempts to hurt Tom from time to time.

D. He is a mysterious millionaire who likes to stare at others’ houses.

4. The last paragraph of the passage is to show ____________.

A. the influence of The Great Gatsby on later novels

B. the wonderful writing skills of F. Scott Fitzgerald

C. the outstanding and unique theme of The Great Gatsby

D. the status of The Great Gatsby in American literature

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