Nowadays, we use digital devices in many ways, such as waking us up in the morning, listening to music, communicating with friends and so on. But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.
To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.
Without any doubt, many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “Without my phone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant of last year’s unplugging experiment wrote. Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day”the longest time of my life”.
But others see the experiment as a way to experience what life was like before the rise of electronics. “My friend and I has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt—how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.
Although living without electronics seems impossible in today’s world, unplugging from time to time allows people to slow down and reflect on life. “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media nor having a digital connection,” one participant noted. “I note. “I was happy for the opportunity to challenge my unhealthy daily habits, because this gave me the chance to discover a slower, clearer way of life.”
1.Using digital devices too often might .
A. help us study better
B. keep us away from music
C. have an effect on our sleep, our study and work
2.The National Day of Unplugging was set to .
A. encourage people to get rid of electronics
B. help people take a break from busy work
C. to make people away from their electronics for a day
3.The underlined word “grief” means _______.
A. rudeness B. sadness C. happiness
4.Some participants of the experiment .
A. thought that it was impossible for them to slow down
B. didn’t know what to eat for breakfast without phones
C. enjoyed hearing each other by discussing face to face
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Get Back to Real Life.
B. Unhealthy Daily Habits
C. The Digital Connection
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了为了让人们从电子产品中休息一下,美国建立了一个“国家拔除日”来鼓励人们远离电子产品一天。呼吁人们享受真实的生活,从电子产品中休息一下。 1.题干意为:过多使用电子产品可能会怎么样?根据第一段最后一句“But studies have found that overuse of electro...科目:初中英语 来源:广东省东莞市2018届九年级下学期第二次模拟考试(含听力)英语试卷 题型:单选题
Bill, a(n)________ to interview the football players, always tries to give the firsthand information to the public as soon as possible.
A. guest B. reporter C. tourist D. athlete
B 【解析】句意:比尔是一位采访足球运动员的记者,他总是试图尽快向公众提供第一手资料。A. guest 客人;B. reporter 记者;C. tourist 游客;D. athlete作者。由句子interview the football players采访足球运动员,和句子tries to give the firsthand information to the public as...查看答案和解析>>
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---We will be away for two weeks because we’ll have a _______ holiday. Could you look after the dog for us?
---Why not?
A. two-weeks B. two weeks C. two-week D. two-weeks’
C 【解析】句意“-因为我将有一个两周的假期,我将离开两周,你能帮我照顾一下我的狗吗?-为什么不呢?”。two-week两周的,作定语,修饰holiday。two weeks两周,作表语或状语,若中间有连词符号,名词要用单数。故选C。查看答案和解析>>
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The most important thing that leads to success is what you do every day. Your habits will decide whether you are successful or not. If you have strong positive (积极的) habits, you will succeed in the long term. On the other hand, if you have strong negative (消极的)habits, you will fail in the long term. It does not matter whether you succeed today or not.
Why are habits so important?
A positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a great effect on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won’t see some differences. However, if your go there 1,000 time over a five-year period, you will see a big difference in your body. The same is true of health, relationships, work, and school.
How to develop positive habits?
There’s nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do it every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition (重复). The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in the long run.
How to get rid of negative habits?
You can destroy (破坏) negative habits only by stopping them. If you are a smoker, stop smoking. Yes, it will be very difficult at the beginning. The first week will be very hard. After three weeks, you will feel a lot better. It’s hard to get rid of negative habits because you got a lot of pleasure from these habits in the past.
You can do it!
Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and determination(决心). Take action right now! Don’t be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget that success is waiting for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse to give up, success will be yours.
Title:Habits and 1.
Brief introduction | Whether you are successful or not is 2. by your habits. Positive habits 3. to success in the long term while negative habits means the opposite. | |
Supporting details | Why are habits so important? | A positive action can’t change your life, but doing the same actions many times will 4. your life greatly. Besides 5., it can also be used in relationships, work, and school. |
How to develop positive habits? | It’s very 6. to develop positive habits. Just do it! To form habits, you need to 7. them more. | |
How to get rid of negative habits? | The only way to get rid of negative habits is to 8. them. It’s always hard because of the pleasure you got in the past. | |
You can do it! | It takes 9. and determination to change. 10. right now, for success is waiting for you! |
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任务型阅读请阅读下面短文,在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词(注意:每空1个单词)。
If we agree that education is used to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we should teach children something really useful. Here is what our school should teach.
Politeness is a mark of civilization(文明). The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be achieved by a smile and good manners. Like it or not, our adults work hard for money, but we don't make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
We're likely to accept something we are told, but that's not what educated people do. Educated people are reasonable and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical(批判性的) thinking.
Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they drink or smoke.
All of us are part of society. We have rights and duties. We should understand what they are. We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to communicate with the people around us.
In a word, our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it."
Title | Very Useful Education |
Introduction | Education should help children 1. ready for life. |
Advice | Important things should be taught in schools. |
What to teach | How to behave 2. The basic skill of 3.money How to think in a critical way How to keep 4. The rights and duties one has in society |
5. | Children should be taught what life is and how to deal with it. |
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Daniel has tried to lose ___________ by eating less recently, but two kilos has been put on instead.
A. weight B. weights C. height D. heights
A 【解析】句意:丹尼尔最近试着少吃点减肥,但却长了两公斤。考查名词辨析。A. weight重量;B. weights重量,复数形式;C. height高度;D. heights高度,复数形式。lose weight减轻重量。根据句意,C、D不合句意,可排除。但weight在表示重量时不可数,表示重量单位时才是可数的。故选A。查看答案和解析>>
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Don’t stand too close to North Americans. You’d better give them more personal .
A. time . B. system . C. space . D. pity
C 【解析】句意:不要站得离北美人太近,你最好给他们更多的私人空间。考查名词的辨析。A. time时间;B. system系统;C. space空间;D. pity遗憾。表示“空间”应用space或room。结合句意和语境可知选C。查看答案和解析>>
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Fruit is good for health, so I often have breakfast with one .
A. candy B. cake
C. banana D. hamburger
【解析】 试题句意:水果对健康有好处。所以我经常吃早饭时吃一个香蕉。Acandy糖果; B. cake蛋糕;C. banana香蕉;D. hamburger汉堡包。根据Fruit is good for health,,结合选项,香蕉是水果,故选C。查看答案和解析>>
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(2017·湖北孝感·31)To keep children away from danger,we warn parents ________ children at home alone.
A. leave B. to leave
C. not leave D. not to leave
D 【解析】解析:句意:为了让孩子们远离危险,我们警告家长不要把孩子单独留在家里。本题主要考查动词短语搭配。warnsb. (not)todosth. 意为“警告某人(不)要做某事”。根据题意是警告家长不要把小孩子单独留在家中,其中否定词要放在不定式前面,即nottoleave而不是tonotleave。故正确答案为D。查看答案和解析>>
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