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2025-2026学年第二学期必修二unit3课后训练
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Smartphones and other digital devices control and consume our attention. This is true for young people. On public transport, they are checking social media or playing an addictive game rather than sleeping. Very few people are reading a book or having a conversation with fellow travelers.
Children today are digital natives. This means they have never known life without Internet access. They have been raised on clicks. They jump from content to content without a second thought. In the words of the philosopher Han in his 2021 book Nonobjects, this kind of nonstop excitement means that we quickly come to need a new exciter. We get used to seeing reality as a source of exciters and surprises. We struggle to focus our attention on any one thing. This will disturb our cognitive (认知) system.
Books can train the brain to deeply focus its attention on one task while mobile devices encourage us to hang over the surface of things, but we do not fully grasp them. When we receive information in large amounts, it stops being meaningful. When faced with a large amount of information, our brains react by blocking it. But the discarded content does not simply disappear from our minds. It remains. This prevents us from figuring out what we are interested in. It limits our attention length.
Mobile phone addiction and the way young people learn are both directly connected to the concept of mind wandering. Too much information input makes us switch off and lose attention. And this can be damaging in the long term.
In order to recover attention, the brain needs to take a break. It needs to find time and space where it can be free from constant noise. Adults can make the effort to find these much-needed spaces to focus attention. Children, on the other hand, have not yet gained this. They run the risk of never recovering their attention spans. If we give children and teenagers access to digital devices before they have developed these skills, their attention will be free to wander. It will then become harder and harder for them to focus on a task for the necessary amount of time.
1. What is a common scene among the young on public transport
A. They are usually sleeping.
B. They are lost in their phones.
C. They are talking with each other.
D. Most of them are absorbed in reading.
2. What does Han think of too much clicking smartphones
A. It reduces our ability to focus on something.
B. It weakens our need for fun immediately.
C. It increases our interest in traditional media.
D. It enables us to see reality as a source of surprises.
3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Mobile devices help us to fully understand books.
B. Smartphone addiction stops us forming a lasting attention.
C. Being exposed to smartphone information blocks our brain.
D. The information we get will disappear soon from our minds.
4.Where is the passage probably taken from
A. A science magazine.
B. A book review
C. A biology textbook
D. A smartphone ad.
B
A new trend called "praise groups" or "in-need-of-praise" chat groups has become popular on Chinese social media. In Chinese culture, where modesty(谦逊) is valued, openly seeking and giving praise is uncommon. These chat groups provide a platform for people to receive compliments(赞扬) and encouragement, which are often lacking in their daily lives.
To join a praise group, users can pay a fee on e-commerce sites, starting at 50 yuan for five minutes of compliments. The group members will then show the person with praise and kind words. The compliments can be designed for a friend or loved one as well. Participants have found that being praised by strangers can help lift their spirits and improve their self-confidence.
For example, Meng Zha, a university student, tried the service and found it amusing and helpful. She received compliments on her appearance and even some content from popular songs. Ms Meng couldn't help but laugh at the compliments and expressed her desire to post such high-quality praise in the future.
Praise groups have appeared as a way for people in China to look for and receive compliments and encouragement that may be lacking in their daily lives. It provides a positive and uplifting experience for participants, improving a sense of happiness and self-worth.
Those who support the groups see them as a method of dealing with extremely bad moods(情绪) which are often related to things happening on the Internet. "At first, the purpose of this group is to make us learn to praise others and accept others' praise confidently. Here we can drop everything, and use our heart to praise and support others," one member said. "But the life journey is long and there are some unexpected situations that we can only depend on ourselves to face when there is no one out there to offer help."
5. What is the purpose of praise groups
A. To make ordinary people popular.
B. To solve people's problems.
C. To share common interests.
D. To make others happy and confident.
7. What does the underlined word "uplifting" in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Surprising and rare.
B. Exciting and cheerful.
C. Sad and unforgettable.
D. Worrying and uncomfortable.
8. How does the group praise others in the last paragraph according to the member
A. Sincerely.
B. Easily.
C. Slightly.
D. Informally.
Just five months earlier, I would never have thought that I would act in a play in front of so many people. Without the encouragement of my 1_____________, Mrs Sather, I might never have found that courage.
I was an extremely 2 ______________girl. It just wasn't in my personality to make a sound in public. I used to 3_______________ myself in my writing. Mrs Sather also encouraged me to write more. I think she was the first person to see my real 4 ___________________and know how to help me.
One day she told us that we were going to 5__________ a play—The Wizard of Oz. "I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy," she said. A lot of hands shot up, 6____________, of course, was not one of them.
After school, Mrs Sather said to me, "Dallas, I was 7——————you didn't raise your hand. You are great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality. I'm sure you are 8 ——————for Dorothy! I have you in mind for Dorothy and want you to write the play, too! If you 9_______ don't want to, though, I won't make you. It's your 10————————."
Encouraged by her 11______, I suddenly wanted to see what I really could do. I 12_______ the role. After five months of practicing, line memorizing, and costume(表演服) designing, we were 13_________.
At the end of the play, when my teacher and my classmates stood up and 14________, I knew they were not just congratulating me on my performance(演出) that night, but the success that they knew would come in later years because of my newly found 15_____________."
1.A. friend B. teacher C. mother D. classmate
2.A. shy B. weak C. clever D. pretty
3.A. put B. take C. hide D. turn
4.A. problem B. goal C. challenge D. advantage
5.A. put on B. make up C. put up D. focus on
6.A. Ours B. Hers C. Mine D. Theirs
7.A. excited B. happy C. afraid D. surprised
8.A. anxious B. sweet C. perfect D. awkward
9.A. officially B. really C. finally D. obviously
10.A. turn B. choice C. luck D. responsibility
11.A. words B. stories C. adventures D. lectures
12.A. created B. refused C. accepted D. remembered
13.A. ready B. successful C. famous D. careful
14.A. left B. struggled C. cried D. cheered
15.A. skill B. confidence C. interest D. hobby
阅读七选五（每小题5分，共25分）
How to Avoid an Internet Addiction
It may seem like everyone surfs the web these days, but if you can't have interest in other aspects of your life because of the Internet, you may be on your way to an Internet addiction. You might fear you're the only one who has experienced that feeling.1.____________Luckily, there are some ways to avoiding life in front of the computer.
2.____________
More and more people in the world are becoming addicted to the Internet, and you are not the only one with this problem. So do not be embarrassed. Just be brave to admit what you are on your way to an Internet addiction. And then find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.
Set aside limited time for computer use.
Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. If you have a laptop, make sure to put it somewhere that you can remember but not somewhere that you see every day. Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it. 3.______________________- If you have a desktop PC, try not to go near it or put something over it like a sheet.
Call people instead of sending instant messages or texts.
If you are free on weekends, call friends and ask them to go outside to do something you enjoy, like playing a sport. This will take your mind off the computer. 4.____________
Use an alarm clock or timer (计时器).
Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock or timer and make sure that you get away from the computer when the time is up. Alternatively, create a shutdown timer on your desktop. 5.________________
A. Being addicted to it is quite normal.
B. Admit you are at risk of an addiction.
C. The truth, though, is that it's quite common to be an Internet addict.
D. When the computer is out of sight, you are less likely to use it.
E. This can be programmed to shut down your computer after the set time.
F. This will stop you from using the Internet again or going on to another page.
G. If you have a problem on weekdays, phone your friends or ask for help in person.

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