A new study has found that social media  could be affecting the sleep of young adults. The study is a project of researchers at the University of PiiLshurgh's School of Medicine, They found that young  people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep   than

those  who  use social  media  less.

    The researchere say doctors should ask young adults  about their use of social media when treating  sleep issues. “This is one 0f the pieces of evidence that social media use really can affect your sleep,” saidJessica  C, Levenson. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the university's  Difpartment  of  Psychiatry. She was the lead author of a report on the study. The researchers set out to exmine the connection belween social   media use and sleep among  young adults.

    The researchers  wanted  to find  out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and etc.，Far the study, they gave questionnaires to nearrly 1, 800  adults, aged 19 to  32, On average，members of the study group used social media sites one hour a day. They also visited various social media  accounts 30 times per week. Thirty percent of ihe study's   participants reported havingserious problems with  sleepping. Those people who used social madia  a  lot were three times more likely Id have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on  serial media were two times  as likely to suffer from sleep disturbances.

     Frequent checking is big part of the problem. Levenson said the number of a person visits media is a better  predictor of sleep problems than overall time spent  on serial metdia. If this is true, she adda,then practices that stop such  behaviors may be most effective.

   Researchers say social media  can influence sleep patterns in a number of ways, People can lose sleep by staging up too late looking   at social media. Sensitive    issues  about on social  media pan cause” emotional ,cognitive or  physiological” excitement . Using  an electrenic device   can disturb  a    body's  natural sleep  rhythms  because of the light coming from cell phones or  computer screens. The researchere note  that  in some cases,, young adults who have a hard time sleeping may use social media to help them fall asleep.

    “It also may be that both of these  hypotheses (假定）are true,” says Brian A. Primack. He is director of the Center for Research on Media, Tehnology and Health. He is also the study's senior aurhor. Primack says，“ Difficult  sleeping may lead to increased   use  of social media, which may in turn lead to more problems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly problematic   with social media. Many forms of social media involve interractive  screen time thal is stimulating(刺激） and rewarding and, for thoae reasons, can keep you awake. ”

34.From   the results  of the questionnaire , who are  more  likely to have a sleep problem?

A. The  participants aged from 19 to 32.

B. The participants visiting social media frequently.

C. The participants using sucial media sites one hour a day.

D. The participants  spending the most time on social  media.

35. The  main  purpose of tbf passage is to       .

A.compare and evaluate      B.  examine and reason

C.inform  and explain       D.  argue and conclude

36. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake

B. Difficult  Sleeping is  Affecting  Sleeping Pattems

C. Electric Devices Art Influencing Steep Rhythms

D. Young Adults Are Suffering from Sleep Disorders

近年来，微信（Wechat）成为了人们日常生活中必不可少的通讯工具，尤其在春节期间，“微信抢红包热”（Red envelop fever）风靡全国。请对这一现象写一篇100词左右的短文，内容包括以下几点：

1.使用微信的利与弊；

2.自己的看法和建议。

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It's true that many dads in the wild aren't interested in parenting, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad!

The male giant water bug doesn’t seem to mind a heavy load on his back for his kids. The female puts about 100 to 150 eggs on the back of the male, and then she leaves. Once the female is gone, the male has to look after the eggs. It usually takes one to two weeks for the eggs to hatch. The father giant water bug jumps around to make sure the growing eggs get enough air and water. All this time he can't fly because of the weight of the eggs growing rapidly on his back.

Now let's turn to the male stickleback fish. When the mother leaves after laying her eggs, the father tends his young. If the young fish go too far away, their father helps with their safe return by carrying them back in his mouth. The male stickleback looks after all his young — as many as 100 — until they can live on their own.

A similar example can be found in emperor penguins living in cold areas. The male emperor penguin goes without food while looking after his egg until it hatches. For about 62 to 67 days, the egg stays on top of the father's feet, in very cold temperatures that drop down to -39℃. As a result, the father may lose nearly 50 percent of his body weight while waiting for his baby penguin to be born!

30．What do we know about the giantwater bug?

A. It is unable to fly.

B. The eggs grow on the father's back.

C. The male must keep still to hatch the eggs.

D. The female looks after her eggs together with the male.

31．During the hatching period, the male emperor penguin ________.

A. is unable to eat

B. is fed by the female

C. tries to lose some weight

D. can't stand the cold weather

32．What is the best title for the text?

A. Mr. Moms in the Wild

B. Animals Do Have Feelings

C. Nature Loves Us like Our Dad

D. Childbirth in the Animal Kingdom

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

 Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

 Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier．Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away．When a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water．Without plants，the land can become desert more easily．

16．Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．never have any plants or animals in them B．can all be turned into good land before long

C．are becoming smaller and smaller         D．get very little rain

17．Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿．

A．they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier

B．they don’t let the wind blow the soil away

C．they hold water

D．All of the above．

18．Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plants can’t grow there

B．there is not enough rain

C．people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do

D．scientists know little about the deserts

19．After reading this passage， we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．plants can keep dry land from becoming desert

B．it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts

C．all places without much rain will become deserts

D．it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them

20．Why is more and more land becoming desert according to this passage？

    A．Earthquakes make deserts.                B. Wind makes deserts.

C. Lack of water makes deserts.             D. People make deserts．

— Mum, I find English challenging!

— Hold on, honey! You will be in a state of enjoyment if you make ______ efforts.

A. frequent    B. temporary

C. occasional    D. constant

Don’t know what to watch together with your family? Here are some best TV shows that you can enjoy together with your whole family.      

21. What is The Brady Bunch mainly about?

A. A big American family’s life.           B. A housekeeper’s struggle. 

C. A new American family’s life.           D. how two families unites .

22. The Wonder Years would most probably attract those who are interested in __________.

A. some big events in the world’s history             

B. the life of an old man in the late 1960s

C. people’s lives in the late 1960s and early 1970s       

D. a boy’s transition into adulthood in modern America

23.  In which TV show can you see different lifestyles (生活方式) of Americans?

A. The Brady Bunch.                  B. The Wonder Years.      

C. Gilmore Girls.                    D. Modern Family.

--- Maggie, I lost your bike at school. I suppose I should pay for it.

--- Oh,              . It was an old bike anyway.

K.  all right                        B. forget it                    C. no problem               D. take it easy

 When she woke up, she found that her house ____ by the thunderstorm.

A. was destroyed          B. destroyed    

C. had been destroyed      D. had destroyed

I was 22 years old, sitting on my mom’s sofa, waiting for the pain in my back to ease up. A lack of work and money had   41  me, my wife, and our baby boy to move back with my parents. We were all crowded together in my old bedroom and I was feeling   42  . Thankfully, I had found one new job: helping my son learn how to   43  . He had already gone from creeping to crawling (爬) , and had started to pull himself up too. Anytime he took a few steps,   44  , he would stumble (绊脚), fall on his butts (屁股), and   45  . I bent over and held his hand while he walked along and my   46   wasn’t handling it too well.

As I sat there with my eyes   47   rubbing my sore muscles, I suddenly heard my mom   48  : “Joe look!” I opened my eyes and watched my son hold the edge of the coffee table, pull himself up, and   49  . Next with a giggle (咯咯笑) he started walking around it, keeping his hands on it for  50  . Finally, when he reached the end of it, he took two big   51   and made it to the wall. He smiled at us again and then started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I laughed,   52  , and cheered. Suddenly, I realized being   53  wasn’t so bad, because my boy had learned to walk. It wasn’t long before I was losing   54   running after him in the front yard while his little legs ran as   55  as they could.

Learning to  56   in this world is a lot like first learning to walk . We far too often fall on our butts and cry. Yet, our Heavenly Father is always ready to take our   57   and walk with us while we try again. His love, guidance, and  58  are always with us even after we find our own   59  , even when we start to walk on our own, and even if we run away from Him. Don’t be afraid to step out bravely and love. Don’t be afraid to  60  . God loves you and will always be there to help you to love and to walk with you.

   假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Linda来信说她家搬到了一个新城市，她几乎没有朋友，每天除了上课就是在家上网，感觉很孤独。请你给她写一封信，劝她多结交朋友，参加社会活动。

注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Linda,

                                     Yours,

                                                Li Hua

 With three children ______ school, the couple have to work throughout the year.

A. attending           B. to attend            C. attended           D. being attended

86. He made a big mistake, and ______ ________ _________, he lost his job.

他犯了一个很大的错误，结果丢了工作。

87. It won’t _______ ________ _________ such things happen again.

过不了多久，这样的事情还会发生。

88. Will you be _______ ________ ________ the company when I am away?

我不在期间，你会管理公司吗？

89. She couldn’t work out the problem, ________ ________ ________.

她解不出这个问题，我也不能。

90. In this secret code, each number _________ ________ a letter of the alphabet.

You might think that Western students are less shy when it comes to getting on with the opposite sex, but the truth is that pupils in the UK can feel just as awkward. British are actually quite reserved (保守的) and being at university can make them feel out of their comfort zone. Everyone finds it difficult to talk to the opposite sex on campus.

However, there is a way of dealing with this shyness in Britain, and it is called "Freshers Week". "Freshers Week" is designed to help people socialize and lose their reservation. It is a one-week long party for first year students to welcome them before lectures and lessons begin.

I remember my first week at university － it was terrifying. I looked at the schedule for "Freshers Week" and was amazed at how much was planned. Every hall where students live organizes its own events to help students become friends with the people they live with. My hall was called "Goldney Hall" and the week ahead included a talent show, a comedy night, and themed parties, including one for which we had to dress up as golfers.

The first event I went to was a school kid's party at which everyone dressed up as if they were in school. This party encouraged me to talk to all the people on my floor. One boy, who lived opposite my room, was very handsome and I felt nervous speaking to him at first. But when we met at the party dressed in silly school clothes, I felt a lot more relaxed speaking to him.

It sounds strange, but dressing up seems to be how British overcome their shyness at university. My "Freshers Week" was terrifying, but I managed to forget how scared I was.

40. What does the underlined word "awkward" in the first paragraph mean?

A. confident     B. unfortunate         C. amazed      D. uncomfortable

41. Why is there a Freshers Week before the university begins?

A. To enjoy the university life.

B. To show the talent of students.

C. To help students become friends.

D. To know the lectures and lessons better.

42. What happened in the author's first week in university?

A. She made many friends in the parties.

B. A lot of school kids came to the party.

C. There were many activities including parties.

D. She felt lucky when she met the handsome boy at the party.

43. In the author's opinion, Freshers Week is ______________.

A. strange              B. good               C. funny        D. boring

 The young mother tells everyone that she has a clever boy    she is    proud.

A. of him   B.  who     C.  of whom    D.that

Surprising Benefits of Having a Dog

Dogs offer more than just companionship. If you’re considering getting a pooch（杂种狗）, check out these surprising benefits of having a dog:

·        You’ll exercise more.

Owing a dog can motivate you to exercise every day. On those days when it might be easy to skip a workout, looking at your dog standing by the door waiting to go for a walk can give you the push you need to get out there.   36 

·        Your social life may improve.

Not only does walking your dog help you to get exercise, it might also help you get a date.  __37   Going to the dog park or taking your dogs to run errands can also lead to strangers striking up conversations with you about your dog.

·        Your heart will be healthier.

   Studies show that petting a dog lowers a person’s heart rate,   38   In fact, some research show that dog owners are much more likely to survive a heart attack compared to non-dog owners. Male pet owners in particular tend to experience a reduced rate of heart disease.

·        You’re less likely to feel depressed.

  39   Dog owners are less likely to be depressed. Dog owners who have been diagnosed with clinical depression aren’t likely to be as depressed as other people. Caring for a dog helps relieve symptoms of depression and encourages people to be more positive.

·          40 

Dogs can be an effective home security system. Just knowing that you’ve got a dog who can use its keen sense of hearing to detect anyone walking around can help increase your sense of security, which is good for both your mental and physical health.

A.     You’ll feel safer.

B.     Dogs can replace security system.

C.     You can never imagine your dog can be of so much benefit.

D.     Therefore, dog owners are more likely to have a healthy heart.

E.      The benefits of dog ownership extend to your mental health as well.

F.      People are more likely to stop and talk with you when you’re walking a dog.

G.     Taking your dog for a 30 minute walk every day can greatly improve your health.

Amsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, famous for its beautiful canals, top art museum and cycling culture. It is the capital and most populous (人口稠密) city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the “Venice of the North” due to its convenient system of bridges and canals. Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam.

Must-See Attractions

Most visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre, which is full of traditional architecture, shopping centers and coffee shops. Don’t miss the Dam Square and the areas around Spui and Nieuwmarkt. You’ll also want to check out Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter in the South District, which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark.

Transportation

Travelers should be aware that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the busiest a airports in the world. You can catch a train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Station, which has many connecting routes. Cycling is very popular here, and it’s easy to find cheap bike rentals around town.

Recommended Restaurants

Amsterdam is a top destination for foodies, so it is difficult to narrow down your dining choices. Here are a couple of our favorites.

Money Saving Tips

• Unless you really want to see the tulips (郁金香) blooming, avoid booking between mid-March and mid-May. This is when hotel and flight prices rise sharply.

• Look for accommodations in Amsterdam’s South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center.

• Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money.

• Check out our homepage to view price comparisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book.

21. Amsterdam earns the name “Venice of the North” because of its       .

A. modem traffic systems                                             B. popular places of interest

C. large numbers of bridges and canals                             D. big population and warm climate

22. Where can you enjoy dishes of French cooking?

A. The Albert Cuyp Market.       B. Ciel Bleu.                       C. Foodism.                       D. Vondelpark.

23. To save money on accommodation in Amsterdam, you’d better       .

A. book a hotel in April                                                        B. make advance booking at the machine

C. check into a hotel at the city center                                D. compare the prices on the website

24. Where can we probably read the passage?

A. A travel webpage.                                                    B. A business report.

C. A research paper.                                                    D. A geography textbook.

 ---- Can I sit in the front row?

----Yes, you can take ________ seat you like.

A. whatever            B. what

C. whichever           D. which

— It surprised us that he should have made such ________ rapid progress in his study in such a short time!

— No surprising. He has been making _______ most of his spare time to study.

A. a; the                       B. a; /                           C. /; the                        D. /; /

      in the book, he didn’t hear the sound.

       A. Burying             B.  To be buried    C. Having been buried         D. Buried 

Li Ping runs _______ than Ji Fang. 

  A. more slowlier                B. very much slowly   

  C. much more slowly            D. very slowly