Rich and Famous

Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher, followed by working in banking and finance, and then medicine. But today’s situation is quite different. 1. Instead they most commonly say they want to be a sports star, a pop star, or an actor—in other words, they hope to become a celebrity .

According to experts, young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame. 2. Let’s take athletes and singers as an example. Their careers are short-lived. Many athletes’ best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career. The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in. As a result, they’ll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control. 3.The truth is quite simple: they have been so far removed from it for so long.

In spite of these disadvantages, there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status. They are not satisfied just making a living—they want to be rich and famous. Globally, more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months.4.They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.

While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions, others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals. 5. That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success. As a result, many people won’t realize their childhood dreams, which could have a negative effect on their happiness.

A. In many ways this has been brought about by the celebrity culture.

B. People no longer have a sense of satisfaction once their goals have been achieved.

C. Besides, it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.

. The younger generation don’t favor these professions any more.

E. Unfortunately, they do not always have a positive effect on people’s life.

F. The reason is that they don’t realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.

G. This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people.

    In the future those who are taking care of old people may get help from the house itself.

Over the last few years, new technology, such as the Internet, Wi-Fi and flat TV screens, has changed our homes and the way that we live. Now, another technology revolution is happening. A new project at the University of Hertfordshire wants to create a home that monitors people living in it who are elderly.

The researchers have developed a wristband device（装置）which helps us to watch the elderly person who is wearing it. The device collects information to see if the person has fallen or has wandered away from where he or she should be.

The assisted-living project is part of the university’s wider Interhome project, which is the development of a smart house. The house remembers the habits of the person who lives there and it uses very low amounts of energy. The Interhome team hope that offering this service will help take care of the elderly. They say, “It’s very important that these technologies are there to help and support and not replace any of the existing services.”

The Interhome is not just a research method. It’s also a way for students from different scientific backgrounds to learn and develop technology. The university uses the latest technology to help students get experience by developing new hardware and software themselves. The team includes design, engineering and computer science students working together.

“We are working on a smart-home project in Watford with some companies at the moment,” says the project leader. “We are looking at how a smart home can provide even more services.” This could help millions of old people around the world have a better and safer life in the future.

1.The wristband device benefits its users by       .

A.changing the living habits of the elderly

B.monitoring people who live in a smart home

C.offering information to the person wearing it

D.watching over the elderly who may fall or get lost

2.Whom does the University of Hertfordshire have in its research team?

A.Students who want to find a job eagerly.

B.Students who prefer to work on their own.

C.Students from different scientific backgrounds.

D.Students with a lot of rich working experience.

3.What is the project leader’s attitude towards the future of the smart home project?

A.Uncertain. B.Uninterested.

C.Optimistic. D.Disappointed.

4.What might be the main idea of the passage?

A.A wristband device has changed the way that we live.

B.A smart home helps students develop hardware and software.

C.An Interhome project has been put into use to help the elderly.

D.An Interhome project will help the old live a better and safer life.

    As the proverb goes，man struggles upwards；water flows downwards．Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams, to rivers and to oceans．But downhill isn't the only way that water moves．A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption．This flow isn't the type we usually think about．These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports．They call this a flow of “virtual water”．

We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap．However，92% of the water used by people goes into growing crops, according to a water researcher Arjen Hoekstra．He recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats．These products are shipped around the world．

For example, consider a sugary soft drink．Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half-liter of the drink requires between 170 and 310 liters of water-about 95% is used to grow and process the ingredients. Another 4% goes into the packaging and labeling．In Hoekstra's calculation, when one country produces a half-liter of soda and sells it abroad，it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator．

According to Hoekstra's new report, dry countries like Israel and Kuwait, both in the Middle East, get the majority of their virtual water from other countries，through imported products. More surprisingly, some wetter countries, like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom，also get the majority of their virtual water from other places．That means that most of the water used to grow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries．

1.The underlined proverb in Paragraph 1 is used to        ．

A.inspire readers to struggle upward B.tell a law of nature

C.introduce the topic of the passage D.summarize the main idea of the passage

2.In which countries does most part of virtual water come from outside？

A.The United Kingdom and China B.America and Israel

C.The Netherlands and Kuwait D.The Netherlands and America

3.What can be a suitable title for the passage？

A.Benefits of Virtual Water B.Hidden Uses of Water

C.Crops and Virtual Water D.Virtual Water’s Worldwide Travels

4.Where does the passage probably come from？

A.A science news report B.A newspaper advertisement

C.A book review D.A science fiction story

    “Hungary?” I looked at my school headmaster in confusion. “I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.” And with that, my adventure started.

My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing exchange year in Hungary.

Going on an exchange had always been my dream. When my high school offered an all-year program，I jumped at the opportunity. It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was get a plane ticket. I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses. So when I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked. But I decided to make the best of it, since it was，after all, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Before I knew it, I was on the airplane, leaving for Budapest International Airport, Hungary.

I had times when I almost gave up. Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet. Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peer teens and me. I had to give up eating carrots, my beautiful favorite, for they think carrots are rubbish in their country. The change in the landscape was amazing, looking nothing like skyscrapers, bullet trains, cars，and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to. Gradually, I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle, the warm-hearted people, and getting home at 2：30 p. m. at the latest from school. And I was sad to leave on my very last day.

Having the host family who took me as one of their own members was the best thing I have ever experienced. From my little sisters, I learned how to embrace life to its fullest. From my brothers I learned that it’s OK for a boy to run around the house. From my host parents I learned to stay positive, to smile, and that when you pick the right persons and take their hands, suddenly, you become friends.

1.How did Jonathan feel when he was told to go to Hungary?

A.Excited and satisfied. B.Confused and shocked.

C.Amazed and embarrassed. D.Delighted and interested.

2.Why did Jonathan still decide to go to Hungary instead of Spain?

A.He didn’t like Spain. B.He wanted to learn Hungarian.

C.It was a rare chance. D.Going to Hungary was much cheaper.

3.What can we learn about Jonathan during his stay in Hungary?

A.He fell in love with eating carrots. B.He couldn’t wait to leave.

C.He was surprised by the landscape. D.He quickly got used to the life there.

4.According to Jonathan, the host family________.

A.changed him completely B.taught him how to dance well

C.treated him as equally as a student D.showed him the good things of life

    Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A.Tour A B.Tour B

C.Tour C D.Tour D

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B.Oxford & Stratford

C.Bath & Stonehenge D.Cambridge

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A.It used to be the home of royal families B.It used to be a well-known maze

C.It is the oldest palace in Britain D.It is a world-famous castle

–The pine tree in front of the lecture hall is so tall.

–Yes. It ______ nearly 20 metres.【选项】

A.measures B.is measured C.will measure D.is measuring

Only when he reached the tea-house _________ it was the same place he’d been in last year.

A.he realized B.he did realize

C.realized he D.did he realize

Every possible means ________ to prevent the air pollution, but sky is still not clear.

A.is used B.are used C.have used D.has been used

Let’s look at the bag. Can you see ______“s”on the corner of______ bag?

A.a, a B.a, the C.an, a D.an, the

It is bad _______ to talk with your finger ______ at the other person.

A.manners, points B.manner, to point C.manners, pointing D.manner, pointed

They realized that the problem Ted put forward was difficult _______.

A.to solve B.solved C.to be solved D.solving

Let your child learn to be independent, for ______ he will leave home to lead his own life as a fully independent adult.

A.thankfully B.alternatively C.definitely D.eventually

With all the exercises needed ______, he went straight home, __________.

A.to finish; happy and relaxed

B.finished; happy and relaxed

C.finishing; happily and relaxed

D.to be finished; happily and relaxed

There’s no chance that we can change the history. _______, it is important that we learn lessons to face the future.

A.Meanwhile B.Nevertheless C.Otherwise D.Therefore

He’s given me so much help that I really wanted to do something for him _______ .

A.in turn B.in advance C.in return D.in case

The boy pretended _____ a magazine when the teacher came in.

A.to read B.to have read C.to be reading D.reading

It is not always easy for the public to see ________ use a new invention can be of to human life.

A.whose B.what C.which D.that

How amazing it is that Zuckberg can speak Chinese! After all, it is a big _____ for any westerner to learn such a totally different language.

A.favor B.guarantee C.relief D.challenge

As time went by, I gradually ________myself to the college school life.

A.adapted B.adopted C.affected D.abandoned

“Put on your coat, ______ you will catch a cold!” This is what my mum often says .

A.and B.but C.or D.so

假定你是李华，作为校英文报的记者，你打算与外教Terry预约一次采访。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1. 采访时间：周五下午三点整；

2. 采访地点：外教办公室；

3. 采访内容：如何提高英语阅读能力。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Terry,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Keeping a good habit are very important, but I’m a little lazy and find that hard to keep a good habit. Last Sunday, I went to play football with some friends as the usual. It was already ten o’clock when I get home. I was so tired that I went straight to bed instead taking a bath first. The next morning, we went to take a bath and then went to school. However, it was very cold that morning and I didn’t dry my hairs, I got a bad cold and felt terribly the whole day and I started to regret how I had done. If I had taken a bath the moment I arrived home, I wouldn’t have got a cold. See, a good habit is true important.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

One place that has left a lasting 1. (impress) on me is the island of Lesvos in Greece, I went there for 2. holiday with some of my friends. We felt that we deserved a bit of sun and a chance 3. (relax) after having studied so hard.

Strangely enough, even though I went there for a well-earned rest. I 4. (actual) worked harder than I had ever done before. Instead of spending my days on the beach sunbathing and swimming in the sea, I ended up 5. (help) the locals deal with the endless arrival of refugees (难民), many of 6. were struggling to get to the beach after their boats had turned over.

Anyway, this holiday turned out to be one of the most 7. (forget) of my life, but for all the wrong reasons. Often, when I’m alone these days, I 8. (disturb) by the memories of the faces of parents who couldn’t find their children, and the sound of people screaming 9. help. 10. the people of Lesvos did to help these people, opening their homes to them and sharing the few possessions they themselves owned, was absolutely amazing. I was completely touched by the generosity of the people of Lesvos.

    On a Monday morning, back in 2015, I remember parking my car outside my doctor’s clinic in Broadwater, Western Australia. I felt _________ and I carefully practiced what I wanted to tell my doctor. Heartbreak, sorrow and the loss of the idea of a complete family left me not coping well.

I was _________. I had tried to pick myself up, tried to throw myself into my work as an educator in before-and-after school care, and also tried to focus on my art. _________ these efforts, my depression hadn’t gone away. It kept _________ like a cancer in my inner world. I wanted a(n) _________. I wanted to be as healthy as my son, Kai, who was _________ me. I took a few deep breaths and went to my _________.

After I returned to my car, I shut the door and started _________ uncontrollably. My doctor said I had severe depression. I needed to take antidepressant. I had to make some big _________ to get better.

Still sobbing, I was __________ to hear a knock on my car door. A slim lady with short fair hair __________ opened it and began to speak calmingly and kindly to me. “I don’t know what you’re __________ right now. But know this, I will pray for you, you are being __________ and what you are going through will pass,” she Said. “Can I give you a hug?”

There I was, a weeping mess, __________ accepting this kind stranger’s comforting hug. All I __________ to reply in a choked-up (哽咽的) voice was “thank you”.

This was the most significant act of __________ that I’ve ever experienced from a stranger. It gave me hope. My __________ started right there.

About a year later, I bumped into the same kind __________ at the opening of an art exhibition. She __________ me and smiled. She said she could tell I was doing well. We __________ again, and once more I could express my appreciation for her gesture.

1.A.confident B.proud C.nervous D.patient

2.A.ashamed B.astonished C.depressed D.confused

3.A.Without B.Despite C.Beyond D.Through

4.A.growing B.surviving C.moving D.wandering

5.A.excuse B.life C.job D.reward

6.A.looking for B.waiting for C.walking around D.depending on

7.A.school B.neighborhood C.house D.appointment

8.A.coughing B.weeping C.laughing D.shaking

9.A.preparations B.comments C.changes D.contributions

10.A.surprised B.delighted C.disappointed D.excited

11.A.quickly B.madly C.gently D.casually

12.A.describing B.observing C.determining D.experiencing

13.A.left behind B.looked after C.called on D.turned off

14.A.calmly B.eagerly C.unwillingly D.gratefully

15.A.managed B.decided C.failed D.attempted

16.A.courage B.kindness C.wisdom D.devotion

17.A.treatment B.experiment C.recovery D.adventure

18.A.lady B.doctor C.educator D.girl

19.A.recognized B.forgave C.understood D.comforted

20.A.met B.nodded C.acted D.hugged

    The Millennial Trains Project is a non-profit organization that enables young people to get involved in creative projects. The organization leads crowdfunded train journeys. 1. The organization has already completed two journeys, through the northern and central United States. Twenty-four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third.

To earn a place on the train, each person has to raise $5,000. 2. At each stop, they get off the train to explore a different town or city. The idea is to visit small businesses, community centers, schools -or wherever their projects take them.

3. He knows that universities are becoming more and more expensive each year, and many people think higher education is no longer affordable. Over the next 10 days he is visiting seven universities. He wants to see what they are doing to meet these challenges.

Catherine Tsavalas is planning to explore how bookstores and libraries improve local communities. 4. She also wants to know if they are using social media to connect with people.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods—research suggests these are going to happen more and more. Jenny Gottstein thinks she can address these challenges. At each stop, she is planning to interview local leaders, emergency workers, and computer game designers. 5. She believes people are more likely to remember something important when the information is fun and game-like.

These 24 people are strangers now, but not for long. The next week is going to be a life-changing learning experience for many.

A. She then plans to create a game to help people prepare for disasters.

B. Trevor Eagle wants to make s difference to the education system.

C. Besides money, they also need to have an idea for a project.

D. Community leaders will travel by train across American South.

E. These journeys provide the young with the chance to help different communities.

F. Tyson Foods had supported the project for a 10-day journey across the US.

G. She wants to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read.

    Don’t like seeds in your tomatoes? You might be pleased to know that seedless ones have been created by gene editing.

This could create a wide range of seedless fruits, but few may ever be seen in the supermarket if regulators decide to treat gene-edited crops in the same way as genetically engineered ones.

Several seedless fruits, from bananas to grapes, are already available, but have mostly come about by luck rather than design. And although there are a few seedless varieties of tomatoes, they’ve taken researchers many years to create.

Now it can be done very quickly, as Keishi Osakabe at Tokushima University in Japan has shown. His team used the CRISPR gene editing technology to make fruits develop even though no seeds had begun to form. “We haven’t tasted them yet, but in theory they should taste the same,” says Osakabe.

There have been a few efforts to create seedless tomatoes using earlier genetic-engineering techniques. These methods take longer time compared with CRISPR.

Some “seedless” fruits just have very small seeds, and still require pollination (授粉). But completely seedless fruits like the edited tomato do not require pollination at all. Such plants could improve food security by reducing our reliance on smaller bee populations, says Saul Cunningham at the Australian National University. Many fruit growers buy bees to pollinate their crops.

There is a deficiency for farmers, however. Seedless plants usually have to be grown from cuttings, which involves more labor than planting seeds.

CRISPR could be used to develop other types of fruit that don’t require pollinator, as well as introduce beneficial mutations (突变), says Osakabe.

But to make it on to the supermarket, gene-edited plants may have to meet the same standards as genetically engineered plants, which would greatly increase costs. Some argue chat since gene editing is used to introduce mutations already found in some of the plants we eat, it should not require such strict regulations.

1.What has been the problem with tomatoes created in the past?

A.Their taste was not very good. B.They still had a few big seeds.

C.Their genes could not be recognized. D.They took quite a long time to create.

2.What did Keishi Osakabe’s team do?

A.They edited tomatoes’ genes.

B.They changed the taste of tomatoes.

C.They made seedless bananas and grapes.

D.They created genetically engineered tomatoes.

3.Why is CRISPR better than previous methods?

A.It will still require pollination.

B.It will remain unaffected without bees.

C.It will reduce people’s reliance on food security.

D.It will make many growers buy bees for pollination.

4.What does the underlined word “deficiency” in Paragraph probably mean?

A.Danger. B.Disadvantage.

C.Benefit. D.Solution.

    Andrew Grey doesn’t fit most people’s idea of an astronomer. He works in a car repair shop, not in a lab or university, yet the Australian repairman discovered a star system hiding in data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope.

Mr. Grey is one of millions of citizen scientists helping researchers to expand collective understanding. For centuries, only a few ordinary people had been contributing to science, but advances in technology have brought a higher level of democratization (民主化) to science.

“This is a collaborative (合作的) effort that anyone could get involved in,” says Chris Lincoln, an Oxford University astrophysicist (天体物理学家) and cofounder of Zooniverse, a platform that hosts dozens of citizen science projects. Citizen scientists can contribute to breakthroughs in almost any field, from ecology to astrophysics.

“As long as pattern recognition is involved, there are no limits to what can become a citizen science project,” Dr. Linton says. “Anyone can identify patterns in images, graphs, or even seemingly boring data after a short tutorial. Machine learning allows computers to do some pattern recognition. But humans, particularly amateur scientists, don’t stay focused on what they’re supposed to. And that’s good, because people who do that notice the unusual things in s data set.

“And citizen science doesn’t have to be directed by a scientist,” says Sheila Jasanoff, director of the Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University. “Citizens producing knowledge in places where official organs have failed then can also be citizen scientists,” she says. That’s what happened in Flint, Michigan, when a local mother started drinking water tests that caused a broader investigation of lead levels.

Citizen-powered research is as old as scientific inquiry. For centuries before science became professionalized, regular people looked for patterns in the world around them. Despite a lot of advanced equipment and computer models, scientists still welcome help from everyday people.

As a professional scientist himself, Lintott says, “People think that were intelligent, but science is easy and we need your help.”

1.What made citizen scientists appear?

A.The high level of science projects B.The development of technology.

C.The support of the government. D.The foundation of Zooniverse.

2.What is a human advantage in pattern recognition compared with machines?

A.Humans can identify patterns mare swiftly.

B.Humans focus their attention on data.

C.Humans can observe uncommon things.

D.Humans have stronger emotions.

3.What is Lincon’s attitude towards citizen science?

A.Favorable. B.Cautious.

C.Indifferent. D.Doubtful.

4.What would be the best title of the text?

A.Citizen scientists can be intelligent. B.Science is important to everyone.

C.Anyone can be a scientist. D.Science is everywhere.

    I’m Amanda Gorman, I’ve been crazy about writing poetry since third grade. After polishing my skills for about a decade and having judges review my poetry and videos of my performances, I was named the country’s Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, I’ve read my work at the Library of Congress. It’s been an excellent journey especially since I used to have trouble saying half the alphabet.

My twin sister Sarah and I were born very prematurely, which led to lots of ear infections. I didn’t have as much luck as Sarah and the ear infections left me with a severe hearing problem, making it difficult to understand speech, which caused me to develop a speech impediment. My sister would have to translate when I spoke because people had no idea what I was saying. Writing wasn’t just fun: it was a way to have my voice heard and to stop me from feeling pity for my disability. And I was determined to read my poetry in front of audiences.

Our single mom couldn’t always afford medical help. Sometimes she had to choose: Shall I put food on the table or make sure Amanda can say this word? When we couldn’t pay, I’d spend about an hour a day recording my talking and correcting the mistakes gain and again. But poetry was a constant. I didn’t need expensive materials to train myself to be better at that.

At age 20, I still suffer from self-doubt, but i have got a necklace which my grandmother gave me. When I’m nervous before performing, I hold it and say, “I am the daughter of black writers who fought for their freedom, broke their chains and changed the world” And 100 percent of the time after saying that, I’m ready to go.

1.Why was the visit to the Library of Congress special for Amanda?

A.She received a big award after the visit.

B.She was inspired to write poetry there.

C.She did some reading for an audience.

D.She succeeded in saying the alphabet there.

2.How is Sarah different from Amanda?

A.Sarah is physically healthier.

B.Sarah finds writing much more fun.

C.Sarah likes public speaking a lot more.

D.Sarah didn’t have ear infections as a baby.

3.What did Amanda think of her mom?

A.Her mom didn’t like setting the table.

B.Her mom struggled to support the family.

C.Her mom showed little concern for her.

D.Her mom was good at correcting her mistakes.

4.What can be inferred about Amanda from the last paragraph?

A.She’s a black writer. B.She’s always confident.

C.She has many necklaces. D.She aims to change the world.

    Students today have an important and wonderful advantage: social media. However, we should know that not all social media platforms are created equal.

Twitter

Advantage: Twitter is best for conducting quick surveys and advertising. Twitter is also great for keeping up with current events. By following active politicians, we are becoming more familiar with their policies and their faces. Twitter is also better for online debates because of the character limit.

Disadvantage: Twitter’s disadvantage is that you can see so many things you’re not interested in because the people you follow retweet these posts.

Facebook

Advantage: Its best uses are keeping up with family and high school friends. Also Facebook makes it extremely easy to inform students about concerts and fairs. It’s the only big social media platform—where you can create specific albums for different things.

Disadvantage: Facebook’s biggest downfall is that if you comment on anything, you get notifications for every other comment. Additionally, debates about everything under the sun.

Snapchat

Advantage: The best social media platform for socializing is actually Snapchat. Snapchat works quickly and gives you the freedom to be spontaneous (常心血来潮的) with your posts. It gives you the most insight into the people you follow or are friends with. In high school, my friends would always tell me, You’d probably know more about our lives if you were on Snapchat.

Disadvantage: On Snapchat, stories disappear alter 24 hours and you can miss some great moment if you don’t check it regularly.

Instagram

Advantage: It’s like an online diary of our best moments. For many of us, posting on Instagram is like the college version of show-and-tell.

Disadvantage: It has too many advertisements. Many times when you just want to see what your friends have recently posted, the app throws in an advertisement that looks like any other post.

1.Why is Twitter considered annoying?

A.It always has various repetitive contents.

B.It almost focuses too much on politicians.

C.It seldom keeps up with current events.

D.It often asks users to do quick surveys.

2.What is Facebook suitable for?

A.Making contents. B.Doing quick surveys.

C.Running advertisements. D.Producing different albums.

3.In which platform will you probably miss some posts after a day?

A.Twitter. B.Facebook.

C.Snapchat. D.Instagram.

句子翻译

1.回想起那段在英国读书的时光，我感到非常的幸运和满足。

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2.好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。

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3.赢得尊重的最佳途径就是专心学业并取得好成绩。

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4.他坚决要求每天有充足的睡眠时间。

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