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ple of minutes have turned into a couple of hours and you haven’t written a thing. While they focused on Face book, the findings are also thought to hold true for other social working sites. A research by the National Literacy Trust recently showed that one in five youngsters aged seven to 15 never read books outside school because websites and blogs are being their reading matter of choice. Pupils ranked social working sites, blogs, general websites and magazines above books in a survey of their reading habits. Research has also shown that youngsters are spending up to six hours a day in front of a screen. However, students appeared to ignore the effect of going online on their study performance. The majority did not feel it had an impact on their work. A spokesman for Face book said: There is also research that shows the benefits of services like Face book. It’s in the hands of students, with the help of their parents, to decide how they spend their time. 63. What’s the main id ea of this passage? A. study shows pupils who spend time on Face book do worse in exams. B. People who spend more time on Face book spend less time reading. C. Websites and blogs are being student’s reading matter of choice. D. The usage of Face book among younger children is high and growing. 64. The third paragraph is developed by ________ in structure. A. example B. argument C. description D. analysis 65. What’s most students’ attitude towards the result of the study? A. Contrary. B. Supportive. C. Understandable. D. Uninterested. 66. According to Facebook’s spokesman, which of the following is TRUE? A. Face book doesn’t accept the result of the study. B. The result of the study is good for students. C. Students are to blame for their poor performance in study. D. It’s parents who decide whether students should be allowed to use Face book. D Guinness World Records, known until 2020 as The Guinness Book of Records(and in previous . editions as The Guinness Book of World Records), is a reference book published annually, and contains an internationally recognized collection of world records — both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling copyrighted series of all time. However, several world records that were once included in the book have been removed for ethical (倫理的 ) reasons. By publishing world records in categories(種類 ), the book encourages people to try to beat that record, and pays no attention to health and safety. For example, following the publication of a heaviest cat record, many cat owners fed their pets beyond the bounds of what was healthy。s help, the tough passage seemed easier ________. A. to understand B. to be understood C. understanding D. being understood 35. (2020蘇北四市聯(lián)考 )The aim of this essay was to ______ people39。t wasted so much time playing online games. A. As if B. Even if C. If only D. Only if 23. (2020 break down 出故障; (計劃等 )失敗,不成功; (健康,精神 )垮下來;分解,拆散 break out (戰(zhàn)爭,火災(zāi)等的 ) 爆發(fā) break away from vt./vi. 與 …… 斷絕關(guān)系 ,脫離,掙脫 break in vi. 強行闖入;打岔 break into vt. 闖入,進入 break off vt. 折斷,拆掉; vi. 停止說話,稍事休息 break out vi. 突然發(fā)生, 爆發(fā) break through vt./vi. 突破(障礙) break up vt./vi. 擊碎,拆散; 結(jié)束;終止; (與)人分 ( with sb) 14. means [C] 方法 (單復(fù)同形 ) ▲ by all means 當(dāng)然可以 May I borrow this book? By all means. ▲ by no means ( not by any means) 決不 ,一點也不 It is by no means certain that we’ll finish the project by June. ▲ by means of sth. 借助 … 手段;依靠 … 方法 ▲ 用這種方法: by this means; in this way; with this method 15. It is also being a person who can listen to and fort others. fort vt / [U]n. 安慰 [C] n. 令人感到安慰的人(或事物) My sister always forts me when I’m unhappy. 當(dāng)我不開心的時,我姐姐總是安慰我。 A be in/e into conflict with B ▲ A and B conflict。 ▲ refer A to B 把 A 送交 B (以謀求幫助指點等 ) My doctor referred me to a hospital specialist. 我的醫(yī)生把我交給醫(yī)院??漆t(yī)生治療。 What I have to say refers to all of you. 我要說的事和你們大家都有關(guān)。 ▲ be worthy of sth. 值得 … be worthy of consideration/attention/efforts/mention/praise 值得考慮 /注意 /努力 /一提 /贊揚 ▲ be worthy of being done/to be done … 值得做 The museum is worthy to be visited/of being visited/of a visit a second time. 5. The anization is involved in peacekeeping operations to help end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts. conflict n. 沖突;不和;分歧 vt. 不一致;沖突 ▲ a conflict between A and B。 A career as an actor requires one hundred percent mitment. 12. Many of the people have fled to the mountains to escape the floors. flee vi/ vt 逃跑;逃避 (fleeingfledfled) ▲ flee 常指“逃跑”,但未必能“逃脫”; escape 常強調(diào)成功逃脫 The enemy soldiers were fleeing in all directions, but few of them could escape. 13. We are very concerned about the outbreak of waterborne diseases such as malaria … outbreak [C] n (戰(zhàn)爭,疾病等的)爆發(fā) The outbreak of insects worried the farmers. 蟲害的突然出現(xiàn)使農(nóng)民們很著急。揚州高三模擬 )—Sorry, am not getting on well with my studies. — you hadn39。ve already offered, which is the only way to broaden the appeal of the website. A. in exchange for B. regardless of C. according to D. in addition to 28. It is through learning that the individual ________ many habitual ways of reacting to situations. A. acquires B. accumulates C. achieves D. instructs 29. (2020昆明質(zhì)檢 )With the teacher39。 I’ve got a lot of great friends. That’s the message of the song. Kenny insists that the song selection for Greatest Hits II is not formulaic(刻板的 ). In addition to the hits that climbed the country charts, the singer also wanted to include some songs unknown to his fans that reflected his life and career path. I didn’t want it to be all h