andwill you have a dinner party ?
— Oh, I'm sorry.
It's late evening. Sun Run, a 14-year-old from Zhejiang is using her smartphone to do her homework. ⑴She uses an app to read English articles according to her teacher's instructions.
These days, it's not unusual for teachers to give home work on apps. ⑵例如,学生们被要求练习英语或做数学题目。 Some teachers also use WeChat chat groups to give homework.
But now, Zhejiang province is moving to ban(禁止) teachers from assigning homework on mobile apps due to concerns about students' eyesight. In 2018, more than 70 percent of middle school students in China were found to be nearsighted, according to the World Health Organization. ⑶长时间使用手机对眼睛有害。
Do students like to do their homework on their phones? Zhang Keqi, a 14-year-old from Fujian, said he doesn't. "Sometimes the apps can't recognize what I'm reading in English. I have to work on them for a long time to get high score," he said. ⑷He said his eyesight has gotten worse since he started using apps to do his homework.
However, Whag Yidi from Anhui enjoys doing homework on apps. "The apps have big databases(数据库) of math exercises! And I can revise(修改) my answers easily," said the 15-year-old. ⑸"But the bad part is that I can't help playing with other apps while doing my homework."
Zhou Tianyi, 12, from Sichuan, also thinks it's fun to do homework with apps. Her teachers ask their students to dub(配音) English videos and make their own short videos. "But if I have too much other homework to do, I feel like it's too much for me to finish," she said.
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—Yes. So I am certain that he'll get first prize in the swimming competition.
Playtime is important to children, and playing outdoors is really good for them. But today more and more children spend their free time indoors. They watch TV, play computer games, play with their smart phones, etc.
American father Mike doesn't think it's good for children to spend too much time indoors. So he turned his yard into a playground. Now on the open playground, there is a zip line (飞索) and a large playhouse with a trampoline (蹦床) and a slide (滑梯). His three sons and other children from the neighborhood like to have fun there.
Mike and his wife Kathy live with their three boys. They began building their playground in 2008. "To let our kids go outside and play on their own, we think it's a good idea to turn our yard into a playground," said Mike.
Mike encourages(鼓励) his three boys to take risks(冒险) when they play on the playground. They also welcome three to four children from the neighborhood every day to play there. "Usually within about half an hour, every kid becomes excited and they play, run and laugh. It's just so wonderful for me to see," said Mike.
— Of course. He won't ________ your request. He loves animals a lot.
you think get the job?
Linda, your classroom in England ?
When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white “Umbrella for Shoes”. They keep the rain off wet.
Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four “Dusters (抹布)for Cats ”.
You talk too long on the phone, don’t you? Most teenagers do! Save time – buy
the “Telephone Dumb–bell (哑铃)”! It weighs five kilos. Then your calls will be less than five minutes.
Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well, you can solve that problem with these modern “Forward – backward Glasses.” Look forward with the right eye and back with the left.
53.Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?
A. d; a; b; c B. b; a; c; d C. d; a; c; b D. b; d; a; c
54.From the text, we know that cats can help mother to _________.
A. do some housework B. keep the rain off
C. speak on the phone D. look for something
55.The text tells us that we can solve some problems with the four _______.
A. drawings B. inventions C. animals D. shoes
I have two tickets. ___you ____he can go with me.
A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Not only; but also