焦点09 阅读表达 备战2024年中考英语复习之优秀生拔高特训 A 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题。 This Monday there was a surprise winner of Dr Safak’s Design-an-app Competition. Anna, who only came to this school last month, won first prize for her brilliant (出色的) Timetabler app. Her app helps students organize their time. Dr Safak announced the competition at the beginning of May. She said, “The app must be easy to install (安装) and use on a mobile phone, and it must help students with their schoolwork. It shouldn’t use lots of battery.” Throughout the month students talked about possible winners and everyone said the same thing: “If Bruce enters it, he’ll win it.” “Bruce knows everything about computers,” said Harry. “He’ll be the Steve Jobs of Italy one day.” said Lisa. Everyone was surprised when Dr Safak announced the winner of the competition. Anna is new to the school and very quiet. Nobody knew that she designed her first app when she was only seven years old. Now, she is the star of the software (软件) class and everyone wants to talk about her app. “It makes it easy to plan your time! You tell the app what exams you need to study for. You also tell it when the exams are. Then you click on the special ‘plan’ button and the app makes a timetable for you.” said Diana. “I love it!” said Jim. “With Anna’s app, I have more time for studying because the app does the planning for me.” 1．What app did Anna design 2．Why were students surprised when they knew the winner 3．Would you like to use this app Why or why not B 阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 What do you do when you come across a problem while doing your homework Andy would take out his smartphone, open an app and search for the problem. Answers would soon appear on the screen. Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet like Andy. They search for information online, use apps or discuss through social networks like WeChat. “It’s convenient（方便的）. You don’t have to wait or get a tutor（家庭教师）beside you.” Andy said, “You also learn by seeing how others work out problems.” “It also improves our abilities.” said John, another student. He said it especially works for new types of homework. John’s Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John’s turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations（演示）. “I’ve become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office.” John said. However, many students think this trend（趋势）also brings problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy. A head teacher in Andy and John’s school, Mr. Li said that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control. No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently first, or you won’t make progress. If you don’t have c ... ...
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