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   Smartphones have been blamed for everything from taking drivers’attention from driving to keeping people on the sofa scrolling (滚屏) videos. But the smartphone that seems to be everywhere could just easily increase physical activity if it pushes its owner’s buttons in the right way.

New research shows that making social connections (人际关系) through activity-tracking apps gets people to move more. And another study on the “Pokemon Go” phenomenon shows that the smartphone game got players to take thousands more steps than usual. Together, the studies show the potential (潜在性) of smartphones to push a range of people to be more active.

People who linked with friends on the activity-tracking app increase their steps by 400 a day on average, compared with people who made no social connections, according to Tim Althoff and two other computer scientists at Stanford University. Such opinions show the possibilities of smartphones and games to help with one of the most stubborn public health problems — that even people who want to be active have trouble staying active.

An NBA video game, for example, will give players extra powers in the game if they reach a step goal in real life. The app “Zomies, Run!” uses audio stories to push people to run more or run faster.

Still, there is room for growth: Only about 4% of all health apps use “gamification”, such as point- scoring or competition, according to a study published in October in BMJ Open. “Gamification is actually quite closely linked with behavior change techniques,” says Dr. Elizabeth Ann Edwards, the study’s lead author.

【小题1】According to the “Pokemon Go” phenomenon, smartphone users become more active because __________ .
A.they have more social connectionsB.they get extra powers in life
C.the games increase physical activityD.a life goal has been set step by step
【小题2】Who are most likely to exercise more?
A.Video watchers on the sofa.B.Smartphone game lovers.
C.People with no social connections.D.People with trouble staying active.
【小题3】How does the author try to argue the benefits of smartphones?
A.By showing the results of some research.
B.By explaining the functions of smartphones.
C.By giving clear description of some games.
D.By analyzing the causes of public health problems.
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   With the development of modern science and technology,the functions of cellphones have changed greatly.【小题1】 The only difference may be that they fit in your pocket and you pay by the minute to use them.Some of the things a cellphone can do for you will be available this year:

Surf at speed

Cellphones that let you use the Web have been around for years.So,what’s new? Well,faster thirdgeneration (3G) networks that let you surf at anywhere.【小题2】 Possible choices are from IJG Electronics VX 8000 and Motorola V1150.Listen as you go.

【小题3】 There is no doubt that it is about to change.Sony Ericsson’s new W8001 can hold around 150 songs in its 500 MB memory.And Samsung’s SPHV5400 even comes with a 1.5GB hard drive.Mobile phones may eventually replace mini MP3 players,especially for teens.

Camera cellphones are not new either but most of them have limitations: around 1­megapixel (百万像素).However new technology has made 2­megapixel units more common,and 3­megapixel units are showing up soon.Some 2­megapixel models,like Sony Ericsson’s K7501,offer limited zoom and focus controls.【小题4】 Portable TV.

You say you like “watching TV”? That’s what Samsung MMA700 wants to give you.The new model lets users watch popular TV programmes for a fee.Other choices are Nokia’s 6620, Sanyo’s MM740 and NEC’s N940.【小题5】

The above are just a handful of what you’ll see in the coming months.Further down the road,your mobile phone may play a host of other roles,such as mobile credit card,position locator and so on.So what is there that a cellphone can’t do?

A.The NEC model lets you watch public TV—no fee.
B.Without a cellphone,you can do nothing in your daily life.
C.Nowadays,new cellphones are much cheaper than old ones.
D.Today’s doitall mobiles have a lot in common with the computer.
E.This then allows a carrier to send video,music,and games to your phone.
F.Others,like LG’s recent A7110,can even capture 30 minutes of fullmotion video.
G.The problem with most cellphone MP3 players is that they hold only a handful of songs.

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   A lot of people say math is not their strong suit. One New Jersey parent wants to help change that. Laura Overdeck grew up with numbers. She always helped measure ingredients(食材)when her mother baked,and she learned about angles from her father. She went on to major in astrophysics(天体物理学)in college. Overdeck wanted her own children to be good at math,too.“And when our first child was about two,we just started giving her a math problem every night,”Overdeck said. The problem was usually a story,involving animals,cars or candies that let the kid count.“Our third child started,at age two,yelling that he wanted his own math problem because he saw his brother and sister doing it. And we thought,‘Wow,we have a household where math is the popular thing at bedtime,’”Overdeck said.

In February,Overdeck set up Bedtime Math,an Internet website where she posts daily puzzles for children. Overdeck is particularly keen to hook(吸引)children on numbers before they go to school. So why introduce little ones to math so early?

Sian Beilock,an expert on performance anxiety,says the more fun and familiar math is early on,the less likely children will feel nervous when they start to learn math in school.“My lab has shown recently that kids as early as first grade report feeling anxious about doing math,”Beilock said.

“You can hear totally educated adults say,‘You know I’m just not that good at math.’or‘I’m kind of afraid of math.’And that’s a totally acceptable thing for a well-educated person to say,but you never hear them say,‘Well,you know,I’m just not that good at reading.’,”Overdeck said. She wants children and their parents to become as fluent in numbers as they are in Harry Potter.

【小题1】Overdeck majored in astrophysics because she.
A.was really fond of mathematics
B.hoped to change math education in the US
C.had an interest in physics
D.would like her children to be good at math
【小题2】What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A.Stories can be used to encourage kids in solving math problems.
B.Math will become more popular in every household.
C.Math is enjoyable in Overdeck’s family.
D.The third child is cleverer than his brother and sister.
【小题3】Beilock’s attitude towards Overdeck’s idea is.
A.agreeableB.puzzled
C.anxiousD.critical
【小题4】The unfavorable situation of the US in math ability is shown by.
A.the popularity of Bedtime Math
B.children’s performance anxiety in school
C.people’s reaction to math
D.adults’ great fondness for Harry Potter

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   Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’re connected (连接) to the Internet, there are a lot of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can communicate with your friends through social software such as QQ, WeChat, and Facebook. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW) .

There are many different types of computers now. They all can be linked to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people or companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to surf the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can explore the Internet to search for useful information or knowledge in your classroom. However, in order to prevent yourself from playing with computer games, you should use it in limited time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, receiving and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want through the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
A.The Internet.B.Information.
C.Computers.D.English.
【小题2】According to the passage, you can do all the following things through the Internet except for_______.
A.sending and receiving e-mailsB.chatting with your friends
C.buying and producing thingsD.dealing with information
【小题3】Who is the owner of the Internet?
A.The headmaster.B.The government officer.
C.The user.D.No one.
【小题4】What does the writer try to tell us in the last two sentences of the last paragraph?
A.The Internet is more and more popular.
B.English is important in using the Internet.
C.The information on the Internet is all in English.
D.Every computer must be joined to the Internet in English.

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   Robyn Lee, a 15-year-old teenage girl who studies at York Community High School, US says she has four friends. But she also has 15 to 20 other friends she considers part of her regular social circle.

“It's like a bad thing to have only one, friend ,”explained Robyn. “If you have one friend, it means only one person likes you. That’s not cool,” she said.

For many years, experts studying teen friendships have known that teenagers prefer to travel in groups. In studies conducted in 1963 and in 1995, researchers found teen friendship groups averaged six people. In 2005, when teens were asked about how many friends they kept in touch with regularly, the average answer was 20.

The change to bigger -group friendships has advantages, such as increasing more connections and improving teens' self-pride by giving them a place to belong.

However, the change also has some disadvantages,say psychologists. “The meaning of friendship is becoming much more complicated,” said Bernardo Carducci, a professor of psychology at Indiana University Southeast.

MaryRose Moss, a 17-year-old in Chicago, knows how she could get more friends. She created a Facebook page when she was 14 and within months , she had her group of 500 friends.

Text messaging has opened the door to many new connections, she says. “I'm friends with some people that I wouldn't be as close to if it weren't for technology,” said Moss. “It's so easy to send a text to somebody even if you don't know him very well. ”

Some psychologists wonder whether social-networking technology is affecting some skills children once got from making friends in the old-fashioned way.

“In the past, you argued, discussed and reached an agreement, but if somebody disagrees with you now, you can ‘defriend’ him with the click of keys,” said Carducci.

Marianne Boe, a social studies teacher in Chicago , sees signs of changing friendships in the hallways. Ten years ago, she could easily know groups of girls who stayed friends through all four years of high school. “Today, it's harder,” Boe said.

【小题1】Robyn is introduced at the beginning _____________ .
A.to show how today's teenagers make friends
B.to give an example of modern teen friendship patterns
C.to show that today's teenagers are afraid of loneliness
D.to give an example of teen addiction to social networks
【小题2】What is behind the change to bigger-group friendships,according to the passage?
A.Text messaging.
B.Changes in teen taste.
C.Modern technology.
D.Social-networking culture.
【小题3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Teenagers don't know how to develop really close friendships.
B.Teenagers change their friends more often than before.
C.True friends no longer appear in the school hallways.
D.Teenagers respect others' privacy more than before.