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The Internet is full of headlines that grab your attention with buzzwords (流行术语). But often when we click through, we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time. We close the page, feeling we've been cheated. These types of headlines are called “click bait”.

A headline on Business Insider reads:“This phrase will make you seem more polite”. First, when you click through, you find another headline:“Four words to seem more polite”. Then, on reading the article, you find it's actually an essay about sympathy. And what are the four words? They're “Wow, that sounds hard”. On some video websites, you might encounter headlines such as “Here's what happens when six puppies visited a campus”. It turns out that it's just some uneventful dog footage (连续镜头).

Nowadays, with the popularity of social media, many news outlets tweet (推送) click bait links to their stories. These tweets take advantage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a question in the headline. These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save people's time by exposing news outlet click bait through social media. The Twitter account @ SavedYouAClick, run by Jake Beckman, is one such example.

Beckman's method is to grab tweets linking to a story and retweet them with a click?saving comment. For example, CNET tweeted “So iOS 8 appears to be jailbreakable but ...”, with a link to its coverage of Apple's product announcements. Beckman retweeted it with this comment attached: “...it hasn't been jailbroken yet.”

Since founding the account, Beckman's Twitter experiment has brought him more than 131,000 followers. Beckman said,“@ SavedYouAClick is just my way of trying to help the Internet be less terrible.” Asked about his goal, he said,“I'd love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first. I think there's an enormous opportunity for publishers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more.”

1.The article on Business Insider turns out to be________.

A.useful suggestions on politeness

B.an essay about another topic

C.an article hard to understand

D.a link to a video website

2.Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines?

A.Social media has become more popular.

B.Readers have questions to be solved.

C.Such headlines are fairly attractive.

D.There're always stories behind them.

3.Beckman attached his comment to CNET's tweet to ______.

A.criticize CNET

B.save readers' time

C.advertise Apple's new product

D.tell readers something about iOS 8

4.In the last paragraph, Beckman appeals that ________.

A.publishers should be more responsible for the link

B.readers think about their needs before reading

C.publishers provide more information for readers

D.people work together to make the Internet less terrible

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Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is a hotspot travel destination, and it's easy to see its beautiful beaches and busy city life.

Why it's a great choice: Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel, and because of that, many solo travelers go there. As an English?speaking country, you won't be faced with any language barriers. Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!

Thailand

Thailand is great for solo travelers — perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mindsets, which promote equality among the sexes.

Why it's a great choice:Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere, and as a travel hotspot, there are plenty of chances to meet other like?minded travelers. Well known for being very cheap, especially in the north. A good choice if you want to get away on a budget. Thailand has a lot to offer, from the party?central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical (热带的) jungle.

Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of “Zen Moments”, such as beautiful gardens and Tai Chi classes.

Why it's a great choice:Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world. If you're not well?traveled, or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers, Hong Kong is a great place to start, as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time.

Bali, Indonesia

Bali is a spiritual place with yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches. The combination of friendly people and splendid visual culture has made Bali number one tourist attraction.

Why it's so great: you won't be the only solo traveler in Bali. Everyone is known for being extremely friendly and you're sure to meet some amazing characters along the way. As a Hindu island, Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat (静修). The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantastic — if you like monkeys, anyway.

1.What do the four places have in common according to the text?

A.They're cheap to travel around.

B.They're great for solo travelers.

C.They offer good spas and yoga.

D.There're no language barriers.

2.Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches?

A.Melbourne, Australia. B.Thailand.

C.Hong Kong, China. D.Bali, Indonesia.

3.What has made Bali No. 1 tourist attraction?

A.Yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches.

B.Friendly people and splendid visual culture.

C.Meeting some amazing characters along the way.

D.Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest.

4.What type of writing is this text?

A.A travel journal. B.A business report.

C.A travel guide. D.A press advertisement.

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It was a beautiful morning in the summer. My oldest grandson, Seth, now twelve, stood on the small dock (码头) and _______ for me to bait his hook (在鱼钩上放诱饵) with a lively worm. I _______ the worm securely to the hook.“Here you go, Seth,” I told him. “You're all set.” He cast his _______into the water. I baited my own hook and cast my line

into the water. We sat on the dock, enjoyed the brief relief from the heat and ________ watched any signs of a bite.

Seth reeled (往卷轴上绕起) his line in. “What are you _______?” I asked.

“There's no fish.”

“Sure there are!” I said.“They aren't hungry right now,________ they're there.”

He_______ me, pulled his bobber (浮子) and bait in and cast his line in another________. I sat and watched Seth cast. He'd wait a few minutes, reel it in and _______ again.

“Seth!”

He looked at me. “Seth! Patience! Fishing is a game of ________: You cast your bait into the water and wait.”

“Poppa, there is no _________ here.”

“Seth, fishing is a game, a very _______ one. Sometimes you win, but mostly you ________. The fish are clever. It's a waiting _______. The fish usually win. They're smart. You need to be_______.”

We went home that day empty?handed, but I hoped he _______ a lesson from this experience.

________ is easy in life. We go through pains, struggles and dreams, but _______ we are patient, our goals will bite the hook and we can reel them in.

I'm still waiting for mine. I _______ it's out there, under the waters, searching for the hook.One day it will happen.

In the meantime, I________fishing.

1.A.looked B.worked C.cared D.waited

2.A.applied B.transformed C.fastened D.linked

3.A.line B.bucket C.stone D.bag

4.A.suddenly B.carefully C.proudly D.helplessly

5.A.discovering B.doing C.suggesting D.asking

6.A.but B.so C.or D.and

7.A.left B.followed C.ignored D.accepted

8.A.order B.time C.direction D.form

9.A.cast B.gain C.appear D.win

10.A.humour B.courage C.preparation D.patience

11.A.boat B.fish C.worm D.chance

12.A.easy B.slow C.different D.useful

13.A.succeed B.rise C.dream D.lose

14.A.game B.list C.period D.room

15.A.happier B.stronger C.smarter D.taller

16.A.offered B.taught C.learned D.began

17.A.Anything B.Nothing C.Everything D.Something

18.A.unless B.before C.although D.if

19.A.predict B.guess C.know D.doubt

20.A.keep B.imagine C.stop D.avoid

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A Brick in Life

A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was _______ kids rushing out from _______ parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

_______ his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jaguar's side door. He slammed on the _______and turned the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and _________ him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what _______ are you doing?” Then he went on, “Didn't you know that brick you threw is going to _______ a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

“Please, sir. Please, I'm sorry. I didn't know _______ else to do!” begged the youngster.

“________ my brother,” he said. “He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his ________ and I can't lift him up.”

Sobbing, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him ________into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too _______ for me.”

Moved ________ words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and ________ his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see _______ everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you, sir. And God bless you,” the _______ child said to him. The man then _______ the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward ________ home.

It was a long __19_________ back to his Jaguar — a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent (凹痕) _______ him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一个小故事告诉我们:生活的道路上不要走得太匆忙,我们需要其他人的敲打来引起我们的注意。

1.A.watching for B.looking for C.heading for D.leaving for

2.A.among B.between C.in D.through

3.A.While B.Before C.As D.After

4.A.window B.door C.wheel D.brake

5.A.pushed B.guided C.held D.caught

6.A.in earth B.on earth C.after all D.above all

7.A.spend B.charge C.cost D.pay

8.A.which B.who C.that D.what

9.A.It's B.Which's C.That's D.Who's

【小题1010.A.Jaguar B.wheelchair C.sidewalk D.bike

10.A.up B.down C.back D.forward

11.A.light B.funny C.terrible D.heavy

12.A.beyond B.inside C.outside D.around

13.A.broke out B.took out C.run out D.gave out

14.A.what B.where C.that D.which

15.A.angry B.willing C.satisfactory D.grateful

16.A.watched B.glared C.noticed D.witnessed

17.A.his B.their C.her D.its

18.A.journey B.trip C.walk D.running

19.A.reminding B.reminded C.reminds D.to remind

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What do photography and foster (收养的) care have in common? Apparently a lot. Jennifer Loomis, an experienced local photographer, and her husband were a childless couple, so they were considering ____________ a kid. As part of their _____________, they went online and visited sites containing _____________ of children up for adoption. ____________, the photos didn't really express the children.

To Loomis' artful eye, they ____________ to let people know who the children truly were. Loomis then contacted Northwest Adoption Exchange and ____________ a free photo shoot (专业摄影) to help ____________ children show better pictures of them to adoptive parents. The _____________ readily agreed.

One child who _____________ the photo shoot was Deon, a lonely child who had bounced around the foster system. With Loomis' great ______________, a new and more handsome Deon was photographed. And this had a(n) ______________ effect! Soon prospective parents Joanna Church and Sean Vaillancourt saw Deon's new photo on the website and were attracted by the boy with bright, happy eyes (They had previously seen his old photo, but got no ____________ impression of him). Contact was made, and he was _____________ their home.

Now Church and Vaillancourt have become Deon's parents. The ____________ was a godsend (天赐之物) to Deon. He had been in and out of various foster homes since the age of 5, and was losing ____________. At age 18, children no longer qualify for foster care and must begin to ____________ themselves. This is a bitter reality for a child at age 16, ____________ one who has never really found _____________ from a home.

Deon is now paired with a loving family simply ____________ Jennifer Loomis took a better photo of him. She has completely changed Deon's ____________ and that of his adoptive parents.

“When you give someone a chance,” Deon said, “you are basically saving a life.”

1.A.photographing B.interviewing C.adopting D.sponsoring

2.A.study B.treatment C.search D.design

3.A.images B.plans C.stories D.ideas

4.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Otherwise

5.A.managed B.failed C.decided D.tried

6.A.required B.accepted C.offered D.allowed

7.A.curious B.lonely C.happy D.willing

8.A.team B.couple C.government D.organization

9.A.attended B.helped C.refused D.learned

10.A.concerns B.skills C.abilities D.courage

11.A.permanent B.immediate C.positive D.adverse

12.A.unique B.first C.clear D.new

13.A.taken for B.called at C.brought into D.carried away

14.A.match B.performance C.practice D.struggle

15.A.hope B.opportunity C.energy D.interest

16.A.teach B.support C.control D.trust

17.A.usually B.particularly C.specially D.definitely

18.A.freedom B.happiness C.answers D.chances

19.A.though B.unless C.but D.because

20.A.attitude B.manner C.behavior D.life

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Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry, proofreading and problem solving. In an office?based experiment, 88 per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.

The study also found that 81 per cent completed their work fastest when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance, if you're doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.

Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During proofreading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell?checking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when no music was played at all.

The research, undertaken by Brighton?based Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity. Overall, it showed that when listening to music, nine out of ten people performed better, said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.

1.Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study?

A.The music of Justin Bieber.

B.The music of Mozart.

C.The music of David Guetta.

D.The music of David Lewis.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A.Music makes you relaxed.

B.Music helps you to enter data faster.

C.Music improves maths skills.

D.Music has a positive effect on spell?checking.

3.The result of the experiment showed that when music was played, ________.

A.88% of people worked faster

B.81% of people did their most accurate work

C.90% of people worked better

D.75% of people completed data entry task faster

4.What can we conclude from the passage?

A.Music may be helpless to people in office.

B.Silent offices can make people work better.

C.Different kinds of music have the same effect.

D.Silent offices may make people work least profitably.

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Big messaging apps abroad

While WeChat is China's biggest mobile messaging app (应用软件), there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.

WhatsApp (US)

Users: more than 300 million

Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry

Features: text chats, push?to?talk, file sharing, location sharing

With more than 300 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeChat's biggest competitors. Developed by two ex?Yahoo employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chats, but on Aug. 6 it also started push?to?talk service. It's noted for its accessibility, ease of use and the absence (没有) of adverts. The service is free for the first year, after which D|S0.99 (6.06 yuan) is charged for a one?year subscription.

Kakao Talk (South Korea)

Users: more than 100 million

Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Bada (an operating system developed by Samsung)

Features: text chats, group chats, push?to?talk, group calls, file sharing

With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries, Kakao Talk is a multi?platform (多平台) texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for free. With Kakao Talk, users can message each other one?on?one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends. You can also choose from more than 250 animated emoticons and share them with friends.

Line (Japan)

Users: more than 200 million

Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and PC

Features: text chats, group chats, push?to?talk, file sharing, location sharing, gaming, stickers

Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries. Apart from text and voice messaging, Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, it made D|S17 million just from stickers. The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the Line games.

1.The first paragraph of the passage is used to ________.

A.introduce the most popular mobile messaging apps in China

B.talk about new features in the latest mobile messaging apps

C.draw readers' attention to various popular mobile messaging apps

D.explain how mobile messaging apps have become so popular

2.Compared with the other two apps, which of the following features makes Line stand out?

A.Group mobile games.

B.Free stickers and emoticons.

C.Free download of the app.

D.Text and group chats.

3.One of the popular features of WhatsApp is that users ________.

A.can send and receive messages for free

B.can enjoy live video chats within groups

C.don't need to worry about unwanted ads

D.regularly get free stickers and emoticons

In 1985, a lionfish was caught off the coast of Florida. Now they can be found not only in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. And they are continuing to move south. Lionfish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. So how did they end up in the Atlantic? Scientists believe some pet owners abandoned their unwanted lionfish and poured them into the sea. Little did they know the trouble their actions would cause.

The Atlantic Ocean turned out to be a comfortable home for lionfish. Their venomous spines (毒刺) protect them from sharks and other fish. Female lionfish can spawn (产卵) every few days, producing as many as 2 million eggs per year. Other big fish would have competed with lionfish for food. But overfishing has removed many of these large fish. As a result, the fish have eaten so much that they have grown to be more than three times the size of their cousins in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. “They eat mostly fish,” says Stephanie Green, a scientist at Oregon State University.

All that eating has caused great changes. Scientists have found that when lionfish are present somewhere, many other fish, which are small enough for them to eat, disappear. Some of the fish they eat are greatly missed in their habitats. For example, parrotfish eat certain plants off corals (珊瑚), which allows corals to grow better. But they are now disappearing due to lionfish.

Scientists say lionfish are here to stay. But there are ways to deal with the problem. The key, says Green, is to keep lionfish numbers in check. In Florida, divers can now go through a special training program and get certified (授予合格证书) to catch lionfish in areas where fishing is not usually allowed. And a number of restaurants have added the fish to the menu. “It’s going to be a long-term battle, but the missing sea species will come back someday,” says Green.

1.What can we learn about lionfish?

A. Its population is growing very quickly.

B. All of them are almost the same size.

C. They eat other big fish and even sharks.

D. Most of them have gathered in the Atlantic.

2.Parrotfish were mentioned to show lionfish’s _____.

A. loneliness B. carelessness

C. weakness D. harmfulness

3.What is Stephanie Green’s attitude towards the battle against lionfish?

A. She doubts it.

B. She is hopeful of it.

C. She is worried about it.

D. She thinks it is against the law.

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