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WHEN was the last time you used an emoji ? For many of you, the answer is “just now”! Indeed, the cute little pictures have become an important part of our digital lives. But think twice the next time you send out an emoji – the wrong one may get you in hot water

A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US learned this lesson the hard way. She faced charges for using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website, in December. She had to appear in a court for threatening the school and computer harassment (骚扰) last month, reported The Washington Post.

The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid and that the post was a response to bullying (欺凌). It’s not clear whether the case has already been solved, since the hearings (听证) were not open to the public.

There will be more and more of these cases as emojis continue to spread around the world. Last year, 6 billion emojis and other similar pictures were sent every day, according to the UK-based mobile technology company SwiftKey.

While the courts get ready to struggle with upcoming cases with emojis, do you agree that we should start using the icons more carefully?

1.What is an emoji?

2.Why did she have to appear in a court?

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In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.

There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.

The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.

Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.

根据以上新闻内容,回答下列问题。

1.In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.

A. test all their beef products

B. stop making beef products

C. test all their products

D. remove all their products from sale

2.What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

A. Beef. B. Horsemeat. C. Fish. D. Chicken.

3.What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?

A. 追踪 B. 描绘 C. 探索 D. 少量

4.What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

A. Send them back to the food companies.

B. Throw them away.

C. Never eat them.

D. Go on eating them.

5.More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.

A. horsemeat out of products

B. the food safety

C. the test food

D. the food sale

THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers.

“Mark Twain”, the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).

Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins.

But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people forget about him.

The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.

Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father, he isn’t really looking for freedom, but survival.

It’s even more of a problem for a slave. Jim, the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产).

Huck and Jim’s friendship, as shown by Mark Twain, is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character, Huck, who gets an idea of the African American experience.

Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway, the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.

With the race issue(种族问题) far from dead in the US today, perhaps Twain still has something to teach today’s readers.

1. How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

2.Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twain’s greatest works?

A. It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.

B. It describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.

C. It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.

D. It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.

3. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

A. Huck gets away from his father for survival.

B. Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.

C. Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.

D. Without the special coins, he’ll probably be forgotten.

4. The underlined phrase “far from dead” probably means _______.

A. still being there. B. Becoming more serious.

C. Being in danger. D. Gone for a long time.

5.What’s the main purpose of the article?

A. To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

B. To tell readers about the special coins created to honor Mark Twain.

C. To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.

D. To draw readers’ attention to the many race issues in the US today.

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, ____ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see ____ do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful ____ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked ____ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite ____ .Keep your mind active,take an interest in the world ____ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as ____ you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to ____. I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at ___ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to ____ the lady’s example. I hope all the people will stay young and healthy.

1.A.look B.read C.see D.watch

2.A.her B.him C.other D.others

3.A.than B.since C.though D.because

4.A.what B.why C.who D.how

5.A.early B.dear C.easy D.late

6.A.under B.around C.above D.between

7.A.soon B.busily C.hardly D.often

8.A.place B.song C.school D.dance

9.A.buying B.losing C.sending D.playing

10.A.follow B.give C.make D.bring

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