A new study has found that social media could be having effects on the sleep of young adults.
They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those who use social media less.
The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults. Levenson, who led the study, noticed that these young adults are possibly the first "generation to grow up with social media."
The researchers wanted to find out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Histogram, etc. For the study, they gave questionnaires to nearly 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 the study's participants（参与者） reported having serious problems with sleeping. Those people who used social media a lot were three times more likely to have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on social media were two times as likely to suffer from sleep disorders.
Levenson said the number of times a person visits social media is a better predictor（预测） of sleep problems than overall time spent on social media. If this is true, she adds, then practices that stop such behaviors may be most effective.
21. What do you think “social media” in this passage refers to?
A. Newspapers. B. Radio and TV. C. Mobile phones. D. The Internet.
22. How many young adults are likely to suffer from sleep problems according to the study?
A. Sixty of them. B. Thirty of them. C. Ninety of them. D. Fifty of them.
23. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How should young adults use social media correctly?
B. Social media is keeping young adults awake.
C. Social media have great effects on young adults.
D. How should young adults have a good sleep?
知识点：其他类型阅读
21-23.DAB
21. D 推理判断题。根据文中第三段所提供的信息可知，social media是指网络社交平台。
22. A 细节理解题。根据文中第四段所提供的数据，尤其是最后一句可知答案。参与问卷调查的人中，30%有睡眠问题，而睡眠问题吃苦的人中有可能是两倍。
23. B 主题理解题。本文自始至终主要讲述的是随着新媒体成长的一代人，由于长时间或多次游荡于社交网站而导致睡眠问题（即无法入睡 “awake”）。
Good evening parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends. I would like to thank you all for coming on this very special day for every student on this stage. I know how proud you must be. As we have grown over the years, there are many steps and stages we all have gone through. From learning our shapes and color1s, to getting our first kiss in middle school, or how about explaining to our parents why we skipped school because the headmaster called home. As we remember these days, things that we’ve done will be with us forever. But this is only the start of our journey. To graduate is one more step we’ve taken in our lives.
Now I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has helped me get this far. First of all, thank you to all the teachers. None of us would be here without you always pushing our studying abilities to the fullest. My brother Jeramie who always said, “If anyone is meant to you, I’ll take care of it.” My mom, thank you for always believing in me and putting up with me. And last but not least, my dad, for proving to me that I always need to take responsibility for my actions and deal with the results. Thank you all! I love you. Now, advice to the students! Many of you think, “This is as good as it gets!” but the future holds a bigger plan for all of us. So good luck and congratulations to the class of 2015. We did it!
24. This passage is most probably ______________.
A. a suggestion letter B. a greeting card
C. a graduation speech D. a letter of congratulations
25. What the writer learns from her dad is that ________________.
A. knowledge is power B. one should answer for what he does
C. where there is a will, there is a way D. a good beginning is half done
26. According to the writer, many students ________________.
A. hardly study at school
B. hate to follow others’ advice
C. should pay more attention to the future
D. are afraid of dealing with difficulties
27. We can infer from the passage that the writer of the passage is ____________.
A. a parent B. a headmaster C. a teacher D. a student
知识点：其他类型阅读
24-27.CBCD
24. C 主旨大意理解。结合第一段的称呼语以及最好一句中的内容可知本文是一篇毕业演讲词。
25. B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“…. I always need to take responsibility for my actions and deal with the results.”可知作者从爸爸那里学到的是“一人做事一人当”。
26. C 推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句“but the future holds a bigger plan for all of us.”可知作者认为他们应该更多地关注未来。
27. D 推理判断题。第二段的前半部分提到作者首先感谢的是老师的培养，由此可推断作者是一名学生。
If you walk along the streets, you will find children as young as seven years old walking to school or taking the public bus on their own. If you ride on the public bus with a baby or young child, you will find at least three people standing up to give up their seats for you. And as a booming town with a young population, Xiamen has a lot to offer young families with kids.
There are lots of places of interest for you to enjoy. The following are some of them.
※ A walking adventure at Gulangyu Islet: There you can have a round–the-island trip by fast boat and the Xiamen Underwater World has a dolphin and sea lion performance and an enjoyment of around 400 types of underwater life from around the world.
Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 See the map!
Price: 70RMB(adults) 50RMB (children above 1.4m)
※ Wild rides at Guanyinshan Water Park: The park has a wave pool, which creates seven types of wave effects. It also has a hair-raising water ride that speeds down …
Opening hours: 11:00-20:00 See the map!
Price: 120RMB per person 60RMB visitors aged above 60 and below 1.4m
….
※ Xiamen Firefly Park: Last of all, young nature lovers will enjoy the wonder of watching more than 100,000 fireflies light the dark night at the firefly park. Children will also learn the roles fireflies play in protecting the ecology by controlling the populations of pests.
Opening hours: 19:30-21:30 See the map!
Price: Free for children up to 16 years old
28. If a 1.3-metre-tall child go to visit Gulangyu Islet together with his parents, how much should they pay?
A. 140RMB. B. 120RMB. C. 190RMB. D. 210RMB.
29. If a family go to Xiamen for a day’s holiday and they have to return home before 6 p.m., then they can visit _______________.
A. Gulangyu Islet
B. Guanyinshan Water Park
C. Gulangyu Islet and Guanyinshan Water Park
D. Guanyinshan Water Park and Xiamen Firefly Park
30. The passage is written mainly to ____________.
A. introduce Xiamen B. give visitors some suggestions
C. tell people how to travel D. persuade people to visit Xiamen
31. Where can you find this short paragraph?
A. In the newspaper. B. On the Internet.
C. In a magazine. D. In a guide book.
知识点：广告布告类
28-31.ACDB
28. A 根据第一个景点Gulangyu Islet所提供的价格可知，成人票价70RMB；一米四以上的儿童50RMB；该题题干里的儿童不到一米四不在收费范围，所以A正确。
29. C 根据广告里提供的景点游览信息，Gulangyu Islet是8:00到18:00；Guanyinshan Water Park是11:00到20:00均可以在白天上下午游览；而Xiamen Firefly Park是夜间游览项目。故C项最佳。
30. D 本文是一则旅游广告，介绍了厦门的一些旅游景点。所以D项最佳。
31. B 根据文中三处超链接“See the Map！”可知该文应该是来自互联网。
Do you usually go Dutch(AA制) when you take someone out to dinner? Do you expect your date to pay for the whole meal?
Many people say that as long as there's love, money doesn't matter much. But this might change when the relationship gets serious and it is related to the money borrowed from the bank, the family present accounts and debt.
A survey among 8 million couples in the UK suggested that 44% of married couples don't know exactly what their partner earns. An astonishing 23% actively try to keep their finances(资金) secret from their partners. About 38% of them are open to each other. Another 12% refuses to tell the truth.
British relationship expert Russell says: "It’s very difficult to talk about money. Often there’s guilt, there’s shame. To start those conversations is difficult. Money can be about how we value ourselves, how we feel valued. It’s not just a simple case of talking about hard cash."
So if you are in a couple, it might be a good idea to check if you both are on the same page about money before bills pile up on the kitchen table and love flies out of the window. When moving in together, couples should not only talk about their personal habits but also about their financial ones.
Russell has a word of advice: "Accept the fact that in your relationship you might do money differently – there might be a spender or a saver. It’s very attractive if your partner does things differently to say they’re wrong. Do it differently but plan it well."
And now, back to that date. Would you be bored with someone who was attractive but expected you to pay the bill by yourself? There's food for thought.
32. How many people are very careful not to let their partner know their income?
A. About 3.5 million. B. About 3 million.
C. About 1.9 million. D. About 0.96 million.
33. When they have to tell their partner they don't earn much money, some people might feel__________.
A. ashamed B. frightened C. pleased D. tired
34. According to relationship expert Russell, what should people do no matter whether they are savers or spenders?
A. They should value themselves about spending money.
B. They should have a plan about money.
C. They should talk more about their personal spending habits.
D. They should spend money differently.
35. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Problems from Money B. How to Be Good Couples
C. True Love Means Money D. Love and Money
知识点：人生百味类阅读
32-35.CABD
32. C 推理判断题。根据文中第三段的相关数据，尤其是“An astonishing 23% actively try to keep their finances secret from their partners.”可知C项最佳。
33. A 推理判断题。根据第四段里“Often there’s guilt, there’s shame.”可知有时收入少不好意思告诉自己的另一半。故ashamed(惭愧的)最合适。Frightened（恐慌的）、 pleased（高兴的）、 tired（疲倦的）均不合适。
34. B 根据第五段中的第一句话可知“在出现一堆账单甚至爱情出现危机之前，看看两人意见相同。on the same page “在同一页上”即“意见一致”。尤其是倒数第二段最后一句话“Do it differently but plan it well.”可知B正确。
35. D 本文所描述的是关于夫妻（couple）间爱情（love ）与金钱（money）关系的探讨。文中多处出现“love, money, couple, partner, date”等词语。所以D最适合作为本篇短文的标题。
The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the Europeans.
Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One idea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world．” 36.____________ Another idea was that at the equator(赤道) the ocean would be boiling hot.
There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much. 37.____________ For so large an ocean it has few islands. Also, it is the world’s saltiest ocean.
One of the longest mountains of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic. This mountain runs north and south down the middle of the ocean. 38.______________
Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea．Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind．
39.______________ It is, however, not always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the far North across the paths of ships.
We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. 40.________________ Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours!
A. Some sailors thought they could land at the other end.
B. Today the Atlantic is a great highway.
C. A fast modern ship can make the trip in less than 4 days.
D. Sailors were afraid that they might sail off the earth.
E. The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands.
F. Now we can get across the Atlantic much faster than ever
G. Two things make the Atlantic rather unusual.
知识点：七选五
36-40.DGEBC
36. D 根据该空的前一句话“One idea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world．”所以此处是“怕从世界的边缘驶离地球”。
37. G 根据下文“For so large an ocean it has few islands. Also, it is the world’s saltiest ocean.”可知the Atlantic Ocean有两大特点：岛屿少，含盐量最大。
38. E 根据该空前面所描述的海洋山脉可知，其中有几个山脉突出海面成了岛屿。
39. B 根据该空后面的转折语气所提供的信息以及后文的描述，the Atlantic Ocean当今成了一条大通道。
40. C 该空的前一句是讲述哥伦布跨越该大洋要花两个多月，该空的后一句是讲述飞机飞越该海域只需几个小时。所以该空理所当然是讲述现代轮船所需要的时间。
I know little about my grandmother. We are 41 by 5,000 miles, and there is a 42 barrier; I wish I could speak the dialect(方言).
At the age of 75, she 43 picked nuts in Hawaii. It is 44 work. The nuts are gathered from the 45 after they fall. To collect them, workers have to squat(蹲) to walk; it would be hard enough even without the Hawaiian sun. I asked my mom 46 my grandmother works even though she does not need the 47 . She explained that my grandmother enjoys the work and the feeling of 48 something.
With the money she saves from working, my grandmother will store supplies to bring to her 49 in the Philippines that has no electricity or running water. The people there are 50 to receive even the most 51 American goods. The children love the toys, and the favorite gifts for adults are towels. My grandmother usually 52 her own clothes, leaving Hawaii with many bags and boxes and 53 with only the clothes on her back.
Most of what I know about my grandmother is from 54 my mom has told me. Even so, I think we’re very alike. I have spent 55 days on a ladder building a roof for a family. When I finished this task, I felt the same 56 of achievement my grandmother has after she gathers her nuts.
This work helped me 57 the importance of her generosity(慷慨). I learned from her that one person could have a great 58 on the world. Even though she’s small in 59 , she’s big in heart, bringing happiness and 60 to an entire village.
41. A. divided B. separated C. related D. connected
42. A. distance B. language C. culture D. geography
43. A. still B. even C. also D. since
44. A. easy B. good C. simple D. hard
45. A. basket B. tree C. ground D. shade
46. A. how B. when C. where D. why
47. A. money B. nuts C. food D. clothes
48. A. collecting B. buying C. achieving D. selling
49. A. village B. city C. country D. school
50. A. surprised B. proud C. shameful D. happy
51. A. expensive B. beautiful C. wonderful D. basic
52. A. gives away B. gives in C. gives up D. gives off
53. A. returning B. wearing C. going D. travelling
54. A. truth B. account C. stories D. news
55. A. cold B. rainy C. hot D. comfortable
56. A. reason B. sense C. content D. condition
57. A. recognize B. realize C. imagine D. expect
58. A. effort B. choice C. effect D. help
59. A. foot B. size C. hand D. family
60. A. value B. goods C. clothes D. hope
知识点：完型填空
41-45.BBADC 46-50.DACAD 51-55.DAACC 56-60.BBCBD
本文是记叙文。祖母年事已高，不缺钱花，但她坚持捡坚果卖钱来买一些玩具，毛巾等美国商品，送给她老家菲律宾的一个村庄的父老乡亲。祖母喜爱劳动并享受给予别人帮助的快乐。
41. B 根据首句“I know little about my grandmother.”和“by 5,000 miles”说明祖母和我们相距遥远。separate 指放置为相隔的和保持相隔的；divide 暗示通过切开、劈开或分割形成几部分、几份额。
42. B 由第一段最后一句可知作者并不会讲祖母的方言，因此作者与祖母有“语言”障碍。
43. A 从“At the age of 75,…”以及下文可知祖母那么大年纪“仍然”在夏威夷捡坚果。
44. D 根据后文信息“To collect them, workers have to squat(蹲) to walk; it would be hard enough even without the Hawaiian sun.”可见这是一件比较艰辛的“工作”。
45. C 根据“after they fall”暗示的信息可知坚果应该是掉落到“地面上”。
46. D 根据该句的后半部分可知这里是作者问她妈妈祖母“为什么”（这么大的年纪）还要干活。
47. A 根据第三段第一句所提供的信息可知是不需要“钱”。
48. C 根据后文中提到的“I felt the same achievement of achievement my grandmother has after she gathers her nuts.”可知此处应该是“获得”。
49. A 根据后文中“The children love the toys, and the favorite gifts for adults are towels.”可知祖母带去老家的都是“日用品（supplies）”。
50. D 根据“The children love the toys, and the favorite gifts for adults are towels.”和文章最后一句信息“…. bringing happiness and hope to an entire village”可知D项最为切当。
51. D 根据“The children love the toys, and the favorite gifts for adults are towels.”可知“toys, towels”等都是些“基本的”商品。
52. A “give away”意为“赠送，分发”；“give in”意为“屈服，让步”；“give up”意为“放弃”；“give off”意为“发出（蒸汽、光等）”。根据前文信息，这个菲律宾村落相当落后，祖母每次回去都给他们“分发”从美国带去的商品。
53. A 与前文中“leaving Hawaii with many bags and boxes”信息相对应，故这里是（空手而）“归”（return）。
54. C 该空所在的句子意思是“我所知道的祖母的大多数情况是从妈妈给我讲的故事看知道的。”
55. C 根据“I think we’re very alike.”和第二段中“even without the Hawaiian sum”可知此处C项最为恰当。
56. B 根据第二段最后一句可知此处应该是“成就感（sense of achievement）”。
57. B 该空所在的句子意思是“这项工作帮助我‘认识到（realize）’慷慨的重要性。recognize意为“认出”；imagine意为“想象”；expect意为“期盼”。
58. C 固定短语have a great effect on… 意思是“对……产生巨大影响”。
59. B 根据“she’s small”的暗示可知in size“在外形上”最恰当。这句话是说祖母虽然矮小，但有一颗伟大而无私的心。
60. D 结合第三段信息，同时根据该空前一信息“happiness”，可知这个村庄很落后，是祖母给整个村庄带来幸福和“希望（hope）”。
A new international study 61.____________(show) that six people die every minute from smoking. If the present situation continues, 62._____________ number of deaths each year from smoking could rise to 10 million by the year 2020.
The study describes smoking 63._____________ the biggest cause to deadly diseases among grown-ups in industrial countries. So far most of the smoking victims have happened on men, especially in the 64.____________(develop) countries. For example, 70% of Chinese men smoke more than 15 cigarettes each day. In Latin America about 50% of the men are smokers. There are also a very large number of smokers in the east Europe. And 25% of all smoking 65.__________ (die) world-wide are in those areas of the world. Scientists say smoking will kill 50% of the smokers.
Smoking is 66._____________(know) to cause lung cancer. It can 67._____________ lead to cancer of the mouth and other parts of bodies. Smokers are more 68.______________(like) than nonsmokers to suffer from heart disease.
Experts say that people will reduce 69.__________(they) chance of dying from smoking if they stop smoking completely. They say smokers 70.______________ give up smoking can improve their health.
知识点：语法填空
61. shows
62. the
63. as
64. developing
65. deaths
66. known
67. also
68. likely
69. their
70. who/that
61. shows考查谓语动词。 本文是一篇说明文，整篇都是一般现在时。
62. the考查冠词的运用。这里是指死亡的人数 “the number of deaths”。
63. as考查介词。Describe…as….“把……描写成……”。
64. developing考查非谓语—分词。根据后文的信息，这里应该指的是“发展中的”国家。
65. deaths 考查构词法及名词复数。
66. known考查被动语态。本句的意思是“人们知道抽烟可以致肺癌”。
67. also考查上下文语气词（副词）的运用。上文说：抽烟可以致肺癌，下文：抽烟“还”可以导致口腔及身体其他部位的癌症。
68. likely考查词形变化。根据该空后面的than可知这里要用likely，“吸烟的人比不吸烟的人更有可能……”。
69. their 考查构词及代词的运用。
70. who/that考查定语从句。该句的意思是“戒烟的人会改善身体健康。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My parents once lived in a small village, it was always very quiet. The people lived there were busy working in their fields during the day, and went to bed early at night, tiring after a long day’s hard work. All of them had lived in a village for all their life and have never left for more than one day at a time. On these days they left, they got up early in the morning . They filled their carts by fruit and vegetables and sheeps, and went to the market in the town. They came back in the evening and with some money and perhaps a present for their children. That was their life— hard yet simple, but not happy.
知识点：短文改错
My parents once lived in a small village, it was always very quiet. The people lived
which living
there were busy working in their fields during the day, and went to bed early at night, tiring after
tired
a long day’s hard work. All of them had lived in a village for all their life and have never left for
the had
more than one day at a time. On these days ∧ they left, they got up early in the morning . They
when
filled their carts by fruit and vegetables and sheeps, and went to the market in the town.
with sheep
They came back in the evening and with some money and perhaps a present for their children.
去掉
That was their life— hard yet simple, but not happy.
unhappy
假如你是Li Hua， 请你根据以下要求给你的网友Jack发一封电子邮件告诉他你在老师的帮助下学习英语的一些变化和取得的进步。
1．过去：认为学英语就是背语法规则和英语单词：不喜欢读英语，更不愿意和同学们练习对话。
2．现在：……
3．以后：……
注意：词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入词数。
Dear Jack,
Hello! I’ m glad to send you an e-mail to tell you that I ‘m getting more and more interested in English.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
知识点：书面表达
Dear Jack,
Hello! I’ m glad to send you an e-mail to tell you that I ‘m getting more and more interested in English.
However, in the past I thought learning English just meant learning grammar rules and words by heart. I didn’t like to read or speak English , nor was I willing to practice dialogues with my classmates.
Now with my English teacher’s help, I’ve realized we should learn to speak English. I enjoy communicating with my classmates in English. I often read some English news or articles and look up some information on the Internet. As a result, I have made great progress in English.
In future, I will still read and speak more English. I hope I can sometimes talk with you in English online.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua