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Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can't even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City's families together.

"I worry about it." said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. "It's necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have cell phones."

Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.

"I have her call me when she gets out of school," said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl's mother. "No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone."

What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra hand or foot for them.

"I feel so empty," said May Chom, 14. There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip."

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Many American parents don't think cell phones are necessary for the students.

B. Cell phones only bring troubles to the school life.

C. Cell phones connect children with their families when they are outside.

D. People cannot live without cell phones.

2.What does the underlined word "essential" mean in Chinese?

A. 时髦的 B. 必要的

C. 昂贵的 D. 受欢迎的

3.This article is about the ______ in carrying out the rule not to use a cell phone in school.

A. happiness B. interest

C. problem D. advantage

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Imagine that you’re looking at your company-issued smartphone and you notice an e-mail from Linkedln: “These companies are looking for candidates like you!” You aren’t necessarily searching for a job, but you’re always open to opportunities, so out of curiosity, you click on the link. A few minutes later your boss appears at your desk. “We’ve noticed that you’re spending more time on Linkedln lately, so I wanted to talk with you about your career and whether you’re happy here,” she says. Uh-oh.

It’s an awkward scene. Attrition (损耗) has always been expensive for companies, but in many industries the cost of losing good workers is rising, owing to tight labor markets. Thus companies are making greater efforts to predict which workers are at high risk of leaving so that managers can try to stop them. Methods range from electronic monitor to well-designed analyses of employees’ social media lives.

Some of this work may be a reason to let employees to quit. In general, people leave their jobs because they don’t like their boss, don’t see opportunities for promotion or growth, or are offered a higher pay; these reasons have held steady for years.

New research conducted by CEB, a Washington-based technology company, looks not just at why workers quit but also at when. “We’ve learned that what really affects people is their sense of how they’re doing compared with other people in their peer group, or with where they thought they would be at a certain point in life, says Brian Kropp, who heads CEB’s HR practice. “We’ve learned to focus on moments that allow people to make these comparisons.”

Technology also provides clues about which star employees might be eyeing the exit. Companies can tell whether employees using work computers or phones are spending time on (or even just opening e-mails from) career websites, and research shows that more firms are paying attention to these things. Large companies have also begun searching for badge swipes (浏览痕迹)---- employees’ use of an ID to enter and exit the building or the parking garage---to identify patterns that suggest a worker may be interviewing for a job.

1.What can we infer about Linkedln in the text?

A. an e-mail B. a job from the Internet

C. a world-famous company D. a professional social network

2.According to the passage, how can companies prevent workers from quitting?

A. Companies can analyze workers’ social media lives.

B. Companies need to find out workers likely to quit.

C. Companies must try to reduce the cost of losing good workers.

D. Companies should be stricter with workers.

3.According to the research by CEB, which of the following might be the most probable reason for workers to quit their jobs?

A. Workers are always doing comparisons.

B. Not seeing opportunities for promotion.

C. To find a higher-paid job.

D. They don’t like their bosses.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To show a new trend in the job market.

B. To stress the role of new technologies.

C. To make a review on a phenomenon.

D. To tell us the leader’s concerns.

The days of glancing at a map or the screen of your smart phone when you’re lost will soon be over, thanks to new shoes that tell you which way to turn to. The shoes use a Bluetooth link to communicate with your mobile’s mapping system. The mobile works out which route you should be following and the shoes then produce a slight shaking in either foot telling you when and where to change direction.

The shoes will also count the number of steps you’ve taken and the calories you’ve burned, and they’ll even buzz to warn you you’ve left your phone behind, or to tell you when you’re travelling past an interesting landmark.

“They are as easy to use as a tap on the shoulder,” said Krispian Lawrence, 30, who developed the shoes with partner Anirudh Sharma, 28, in Hyderabad, India. “You can even communicate with them using hand gestures and finger snaps because the shoes have sensors that can pick up movement and sound.”

The Lechal shoes go on sale worldwide in June but Lawrence and Sharma’s company, Ducere Technologies, has already taken more than 3,000 pre-orders. Lawrence believes the shoes will also improve road safety. “If I’m on my bike or motorbike, I don’t want to stare at my phone ---it’s dangerous,” he says. “I’d rather be guided by my footwear.” He believes his invention will prove invaluable for the visually impaired and has promised that every mainstream pair sold by Ducere will subsidize(资助) a cheaper pair for a visually damaged person.

Footnav technology does not impress explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, however. “What’s wrong with a good old-fashioned map?” said the 70-year-old when told of the shoes. “If you rely too heavily on technology, you’re heading for trouble. Too many people have forgotten the basics: how to read a map and a compass.”

1.According to the passage, which of the following can smart shoes NOT do?

A. Guiding your road.

B. Warning of the loss of your wallet.

C. Counting your steps and calories.

D. Reminding you of landmarks.

2.Smart shoes can be used as a map mainly because .

A. they can talk to people

B. they can produce a slight shaking

C. they are guided by a remote control

D. they are linked to mobiles’ mapping system

3.What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word “impaired”?

A. Discouraged. B. Disabled.

C. Disappointed. D. Disliked.

4.What is Sir Ranulph’s attitude towards this invention?

A. Positive B. Negative.

C. Disturbing. D. Confused.

I was 17 when I walked into Carley's bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at_______on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I'd like_______. I needed to start________for college, so I said yes. I worked after school, and the job helped________my yearly tuition. I would work many other jobs: making coffee in the Students Union; a hotel maid and______ making maps for a company. But selling books was one of the most_______.

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything_______ and found other books we could order. She left the store less______. I've always remembered the________I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a _______in Los Angles, I heard about an immigrant child born ______his fingers connected. His family couldn't afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ______, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I_______ my boss to let me do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the_______ for free.

I visited the boy soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his _______hand and said, "Thank you." I felt a sense of_______

In the past, while I was_______, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the________ Fox pays my salary,________I feel as if I work for the_______, helping them make sense of the world.

1.A. maps B. articles C. reports D. titles

2.A. a book B. some tea C. a job D. any help

3.A. planning B. saving C. preparing D. studying

4.A. pay for B. fit for C. run for D. enter for

5.A. so B. yet C. even D. still

6.A. boring B. satisfying C. surprising D. disappointing

7.A. in need B. in all C. in order D. in store

8.A. worried B. satisfied C. interested D. puzzled

9.A. surprise B. failure C. regret D. pride

10.A. doctor B. TV reporter C. bookseller D. store owner

11.A. with B. in C. by D. for

12.A. horror B. honor C. shame D. danger

13.A. advised B. persuaded C. forced D. permitted

14.A. action B. program C. treatment D. operation

15.A. repaired B. connected C. injured D. improved

16.A. humor B. interest C. pleasure D. excitement

17.A. at the TV station B. in the Students Union C. at the US Forest Service D. at Carley's bookstore

18.A. opposite B. same C. different D. right

19.A. so B. and C. but D. because

20.A. viewers B. readers C. customers D. passengers

La Tomatina, Spain

Tomato juice flows through the streets of Bunol on the last Wednesday of August as the world’s largest tomato fight happens. Festivities begin in the town square where there is a huge pole covered in soap and with a leg of ham at the top. Participants try to climb up the pole to get the ham as watchers throw buckets of water to them. After a gun is fired to signal the beginning of the fight, people catch the tomatoes and throw each other in the streets until the gun sounds again, marking the end of the event.

Holi, India

This spring festival is celebrated throughout the country in late February or early March. The two-day event celebrates the legend of Prahlad, who escaped unharmed from the fire of the evil Holika Dahan. People mark the event by lighting fires and throwing colored powder on one another. Children load colored water into toy pistols called pichkari and take aim at passers-by. Holi is known as a happy celebration of the triumph of good over evil.

Burning Man, Nevada

This infamous festival began in 1986 with the burning of a large figure to mark the summer solstice(夏至). It’s since grown into a week-long annual event that draws more than 48,000 people to the Black Rock Dessert. It is held during the week before Labor Day. Participants set up camp in the desert to celebrate art.

Songkran, Thailand

This festival marks the Thai New Year, which is celebrated in the second week of April. This is the hottest time of the year in Thailand, so it makes sense that the biggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people. Thais of all ages join in water fights, using buckets, hoses and water guns to celebrate the event.

1.The following celebrations are related to water EXCEPT_________.

A. La Tomatina B. Burning Man

C. Holi D. Songkran

2.The underlined word “pichkari” is probably_______.

A. a kind of gun B. a bad man

C. fire D. powder

3.If you want to experience the hottest season in a country, you can choose to visit______.

A. Spain B. Nevada

C. India D. Thailand

4.The text is written mainly to ______.

A. encourage people to travel

B. introduce some interesting festivals

C. advertise the world’s biggest parties

D. show the most famous performances

There is no sound worse than an alarm clock first thing in the morning.Some of us are the type to jolt out of bed with a smile.1. While I have a love-hate relationship with mornings,I have found that there are indeed ways to make mornings a little more bearable.

Mentally plan out your day.

One way to combat the morning blues is to mentally plan out your day right when you wake up to prepare yourself for the day.Give yourself at least one little thing to look forward to each day.2.

Meditate.

Meditation (冥想) will clear your mind and relax your body.Even just ten minutes of focused mental thought can completely clear your mind.3. Of all of them,I like Headspace best,which provides 10-minute sessions that leave you feeling relaxed,and ready to have a great day!4.

People say “look good,feel good.” If you have your outfit ready in advance,you are more likely to feel confident and mentally prepared for the day.Whether it’s a pair of jeans or a sweater,pick out clothes that you feel great in.

Go with a friend or classmate to breakfast,school,etc.

5. Sharing the first moments of the day with others will fuel your mind and let you ease into your day. Also,having a regimented (受管制的) morning routine with others will help ensure that you are on-time for school and that you have a reason to get up in the morning.

A.Put on your clothes for the night.

B.Lay out your clothes the night before.

C.Others love to exercise in the morning.

D.Mornings are best when you have good company.

E.However,for others,mornings are the worst enemy.

F.It can even be a cookie of your favorite taste on the lunch break.

G..It’s easy with the availability of apps and YouTube guided exercises out there.

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