Question

阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

One evening, Zhang Luyang was working on her math homework. The 12-year-old girl from Sichuan opened the Tik Tok, known as Douyin, to watch some short videos. She just wanted to take a short break, but half an hour later, she was still watching short videos.

Zhang is one of many teenagers who enjoy watching short videos on apps like Douyin. The videos typically last from 15 seconds to 5 minutes. According to a survey by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, 20 percent of teenagers watch short videos during whatever free time they have. About 10 percent check short video apps several times a day.

Sun Zhenyao, a 14-year-old boy from Anhui, says he likes short videos because they are interesting. “It’s the perfect thing to do when I want to kill small amounts of time,” he said.

Zhang says she learns a lot by watching short videos. She follows a Chinese vlogger living in the US on Douyin. The vlogger does funny things, like selling pancakes on the street and inviting foreigners to watch The Wandering Earth, she said, “His videos teach me about cultural differences.”

However, Zhang and Sun also say they sometimes waste too much time watching short videos. Apps like Douyin and Kuaishou have features that prevent users from watching videos for too long. Users can use “teen mode”, which sets 40 minutes a day for watching short videos. Sun says this has helped him cut down the amount of time he spends watching videos.

Lost in short videos
1.	►Short videos typically last 15 seconds to 5 2. ►20 percent of teenagers watch short videos 3. they are free. ►About 10 percent 4. short videos several times a day.
Two teenagers’ ideas on short videos	Zhang Luyang	►She is a 12-year-old girl from Sichuan. ►She learns about different 5. by watching short videos. ►She sometimes 6. too much time watching short videos.
Sun Zhenyao	►He is a 14-year-old boy from Anhui. ►He finds short videos 7. . ►He thinks watching short videos is a good way to  8.time. ►He sometimes watches short videos for too long. ►Now he spends 9. time on short videos because of the “teen mode”.
Conclusion	People can learn a lot from short videos, but they need to 10. the time they spend on short videos.

Answer

1.Introduction

2.minutes

3.whenever

4.check

5.cultures

6.wastes

7.interesting/funny

8.kill

9.less

10.control

【解析】

文章介绍了青少年花费太多时间在观看短视频上，举例四川女孩张露阳和安徽男孩孙振耀的例子，他们通过短视频也有学到一些知识，但是看时间太久，也会浪费他们的时间。文章最后建议人们要控制看短视频的时间。

1.

根据文中The videos typically last from 15 seconds to 5 minutes. According to a survey by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, 20 percent of teenagers watch short videos during whatever free time they have. About 10 percent check short video apps several times a day.以及表格对应右栏的介绍可知，这里是对短视频的介绍，故答案为Introduction。

2.

根据文中The videos typically last from 15 seconds to 5 minutes.可知，短视频一般会持续15秒到5分钟，故答案为minutes。

3.

根据文中20 percent of teenagers watch short videos during whatever free time they have.可知，这里说的是20%的青少年在任何空闲时间都看短视频，故答案为whenever。

4.

根据文中About 10 percent check short video apps several times a day.可知，大约10%的人一天会检查几次短视频应用程序。故答案为check。

5.

根据文中Zhang says she learns a lot by watching short videos. She follows a Chinese vlogger living in the US on Douyin. The vlogger does funny things, like selling pancakes on the street and inviting foreigners to watch The Wandering Earth, she said, “His videos teach me about cultural differences.”可知，她通过看短视频可以学习不同的文化，故答案为cultures。

6.

根据文中However, Zhang and Sun also say they sometimes waste too much time watching short videos.可知，他们有时会浪费太多时间看短视频。故答案为wastes。

7.

根据文中Sun Zhenyao, a 14-year-old boy from Anhui, says he likes short videos because they are interesting.可知，他喜欢短视频，因为它们很有趣。故答案为interesting/funny。

8.

根据文中“It’s the perfect thing to do when I want to kill small amounts of time,” he said.可知，他认为看短视频可以消磨时间，故答案为kill。

9.

根据文中Sun says this has helped him cut down the amount of time he spends watching videos.可知，他现在花更少的时间看短视频，故答案为less。

10.

根据文中Apps like Douyin and Kuaishou have features that prevent users from watching videos for too long. Users can use “teen mode”, which sets 40 minutes a day for watching short videos.可知，人们可以从短视频中学到很多东西，但他们需要控制花在短视频上的时间。故答案为control。