We use our smart phones to carry out many tasks every day. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and health to use too much phone.

A study shows that smart phone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check persona1 emails and Wechat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send a message or two to friends. After getting up, they often take photos of food, themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones. They share their photos with their friends. The research finds that users pick up their phones more than l,500 times to do different tasks in an average(通常的) week. And the smart phone users are on their phone for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week.

Using phones will take much time and it's also bad for our health. Many people stay up late to play phones, And mobile phones will influence our sleep. Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many owners also find they use their phones without realizing they're doing so.

How do you think people use their phones too much?

1.The underlined(划线的)word "reliant" means "________” in Chinese.

A.依赖的 B.讨厌的 C.喜欢的 D.感兴趣的

2.Before getting up, many people use their phones to do tasks, not including _______.

A. checking weather B. sending messages

C. reading news D. taking photos

3.How long do people use their phones a week?

A. Almost three hours and sixteen minutes.

B. Almost six hours and thirty-two minutes.

C. Almost twenty-four hours.

D. Almost thirty-six hours.

4. Many people____ without using their phones.

A. will stay up B. will feel sad

C. can't do work D. can't live

5.Where can we probably read this text?

A. In a newspaper B. In a travel magazine.

C. In a story book. D. In a history book.

What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.

What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."

Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned(警告)not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries, too.

1.The word "selfie" has a history of about .

A.2 years B.13 years

C.15 years D.20 years

2.Which could be the best picture to match(搭配)"selfie" ?

3.In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .

A. talk about their school lives

B. introduce the development of selfie

C. help people take a clear and beautiful selfie

D. explain the different reasons why people love selfies

4.The underlined word "banned" means .

A. not visited B. not stopped

C. not allowed D. not watched

5.We probably see the passage in a (an) .

A. science book B.magazine for teenager

C. instruction book D. English dictionary

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