外研版 (2019)选择性必修 第二册Unit 2 Improving yourself同步达标检测题

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.The only way to success is to repeat it.

— Edison

我们最大的弱点在于放弃。成功的必然之路就是不断地重来一次。

——爱迪生

Once the road of life is chosen，we must bravely go to the end and never turn back.

—Zola

生活的道路一旦选定，就要勇敢地走到底，决不回头。

——左拉

I can accept failure，but I can't accept giving up!

— Michael Jordan

我可以接受失败，但我不能接受放弃！

——迈克尔·乔丹

Many things are not impossible to succeed，but we are always.If you try it，it will be equal to no attempt.Many dreams are not impossible to achieve，but to see how much we are determined to do.We must have the determination to break the boat and be determined to win，and persevere to pursue，and we have hope for success.

Children are hooked on computers.Some spend up to six hours a day on their gadgets(小装置)．They can be playing games live with others elsewhere in the world，updating(更新) their status(身份) on social media，texting friends or looking for the latest app to download to their tablets or smartphones.

This worried Martin Strott.He's the headmaster of the Old Hall School in Wellington，in the west of England.He was so concerned that he challenged his students to take part in a week of ‘digital detox’．

Strott told the local newspaper，the Shropshire Star，that he encourages the pupils to be computer­savvy(电脑实际知识) from a young age，but is concerned that too much screen time will affect the development of their social skills.

According to the headmaster，the parents are happy with the initiative(倡议)．But what about the children? Nine­year­old Fred usually spends around two hours on his gadgets at home after school and around 12 hours on weekends.For him，the digital detox experience was “really hard”．Fred spent it playing outside，especially cricket(板球)．He said that he'll probably engage(参加) in different activities from now on but he did miss his phone and online games.

[探索发现]

1．Find out what is Martin Strott?

He is a headmaster.

2．Find out how the parents feel with the initiative?

Happy.

3．Find out how did Fred feel about his digital detox experience?

Hard.