【正文】 ． 24． Which one could be the best title of the passage? A． The Charm of a Book B． Mum?s Strict Order C． Reunion with My Beagle D． My Passion for Reading B The loneliest chimp(黑猩猩 )in the world just got the best surprise—a hug from a new friend． Ponso has been by himself for nearly three years， finding himself alone after his wife and children died on the island where they were abandoned by a medical testing pany many years ago． For years a nearby villager named Germain has been Ponso?s only pany， visiting him so often to bring bananas and bread—the chimp?s only source of food on the tiny island． It was clear how much Ponso missed panionship when he was recently visited by Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Director Estelle Raballand． The chimp immediately embraced Estelle Raballand in a huge hug and laughed as she reached out for him， with his smile from ear to ear． For those who know Ponso?s backstory， his immediate ease and trust in humans might be surprising． Ponso was one of 20 chimps， all between the ages of 7 to 11 years old， relocated to an island off the Ivory Coast after being used for testing by the New York Blood Centre． After the tests were pleted in 2020， the lab reportedly transferred the chimps to a string of islands，occasionally dropping off food and water because there was none in the chimps? new homes． Disease and hunger soon left only Ponso， his mate and their two children standing． But at the end of 2020 they died within days of each other and Ponso was now pletely alone． A group called SOS PONSO is trying to raise money for the poor lonely chimp， already achieving its goal of $20， 000all of which will be used for Ponso?s care． 25． What do we know about the chimp Ponso? A． He was deserted by his family． B． He found many sources of food． C． He came to the island for a test． D． He suffers from loneliness greatly． 26． How did Ponso feel about the visit of Estelle Raballand? A． Excited． B． Frightened． C． Embarrassed． D． Confused. 27． What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A． The chimps?new settlement． B． How Ponso came to the island． C． Why Ponso was used for a test． D． The medical test about chimps． 28． What can be inferred from the text? A． Germain won?t visit Ponso any more． B． A new lab will be built on the island． C． Many people show concern for Ponso． D． More chimps will be brought to the island． C Are you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smartphone to see how many?likes?you?ve received for your latest post? Maybe you feel forted by the notification sound that someone has sent you a message? Don39。t worry， you?re not alone． We check our phones all average of 150 times a day， and around 30％ of the total time spent online is dedicated to social media． Some experts now fear this habit could be damaging our mental health． This is something particularly affecting young adults， according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh． It found the more they used social media， the more likely they are to be depressed． The study found that exposure to“highly idealised life of peers on social media causes feelings of envy”． Some of us certainly feel sad when we?re ignored on social media sites， or when we see someone else having a better time than us． But depression is a more serious condition， which has been getting significantly worse over the last 56 years． You can get so hooked that it takes you away from your real relationships． Other research by Glasgow University found that those with higher levels of emotional investment in social media， and who use it at night， were more likely to feel depressed and anxious． Despite these warning signs， why do some of us continue to keep clicking? Well， I suppose we all want to be liked and we don?t want to miss out on a conversation that?s taking place online． But we need to know when to switch off our virtual online world and connect with the real world instead． 29． According to the passage， what might be damaging our mental health? A． Using smartphones too frequently B． Getting too many?likes?． C． Longing for more messages． D． Being addicted to social media． 30． According to the research， people may feel depressed because______． A． they thought others are living a better life B． they believe they have no reallife friends C． they are ignorant about social media. D． they desire to be part of the real world 31． The underlined word“hooked”is closest in meaning to______． A． depressed B． relaxed C． addicted D． embarrassed D Boys? schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music． Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity(男子氣概 )， the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype(傳統(tǒng)觀念 )， a US study says． Boys at singlesex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions， rather than feeling they had to obey the“boy code”of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”． The findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls． Tony Little， headmaster of Eton， warned that boys were being ignored by the British education system because it had bee too focused on girls． He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls． The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they bee discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills． But in singlesex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys? learning style， letting them move around the classroom and