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【题目】This year, Face book, the social media website announced that it would cooperate with several news organizations — including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC — to place news stories directly into users’ personal Face book webpage. Stories published using Face book Instant will load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher, who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn — at least for now. The deal shows how important social media has become to news organizations, and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing — and has been for a while.

Many thought of it as the death of the newspaper, when Google News began in 2002. It had no human editor. Instead Google used, and still uses, a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the reader’s personal interests, More recently, Associated Press and Yahoo have been publishing computer-written articles. Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports — areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data.

I think we should be concerned about such developments. One concern is that Facebook, Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline （副业）, a way of putting people in front of advertisements. It isn’t their primary function — so if it stops making them lots of money, they’re likely to stop doing it.

There’s another concern that computer-written articles are not actually journalism at all, because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex. A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge.

Although economics and speed of delivery mean readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article — at least for daily news — I don’t think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet.

【1】What is the main purpose of the article?

A. To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook.

B. To advise readers against reading computer-written news.

C. To express concern about recent trends in online news.

D. To describe the process of online news reporting.

【2】Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance because ________.

A. these are the most popular topics for online readers

B. writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas

C. information on these topics is more easily available

D. there are fewer journalists specializing in these areas

【3】What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Business. B. Advertising.

C. Facebook. D. Journalism.

【4】In Paragraph 4, which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article?

A. The information presented is up-to-date.

B. The author’s opinion is clear.

C. The language used is vivid.

D. Different views on the topic are presented.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了社交媒体在现代迅速发展但作者也对此表示担心如：以盈利为目的、网络上的写作并不是真正的新闻业等。

【1】C考察主旨大意。文章讲述了社交媒体在现代迅速发展，作者对此表示担心如：以盈利为目的、网络上的写作并不是真正的新闻业等，所以答案是C。

【2】B考察细节理解题。根据文意Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports — areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data可知网络新闻关注运动和财政是因为这类新闻对数据要求的精确性不高，所以答案是B。

【3】D考察词意猜测题。根据文意可知这些社交媒体仅仅把新闻作为副业，并不是他们的主要职能，主要职能是盈利，送一答案是D。

【4】D考察细节理解题。根据文意A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge可知一篇好的新闻文章将会展示不同的主题观点，所以答案是D。

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I will undertake full responsibility and spare no effort to do my share of work. I am fully convinced that through communication with the staffs, I can get some valuable work experience as well as develop my social skills.

I’m looking forward to receiving your reply soon. Thank you for your consider.

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I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 【2】 (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 【3】 (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary【4】(bargain) on this small amount.”

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When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile 【9】 requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for 【10】 long time.

【题目】Our flat was on the fifth floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was delicious and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.

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【1】Where did the writer spend her vacation?

A. Near a river.B. In a city.

C. In a mountain.D. At the seaside.

【2】What does the underlined word “overwhelm” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. move.B. impress.C. control. D. excite.

【3】What helped them get rid of the trouble?

A. Their quick action.

B. Other people’s kind help.

C. The noise from the vending machine.

D. The young man’s warning.

【题目】Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

"You bring your uncle to my talk this evening," said Mark Twain. "I'm sure I can make him laugh."

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened." Oh," said his friend, "I know that man. He's been deaf for years."

【1】The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A. tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes

B. tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain

C. tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer

D. tell readers how to tell a funny story

【2】One day Mark Twain met ________ at lunch.

A. a friendB. his brotherC. his teacher D. a young girl

【3】Mark Twain stopped finally because he was ________.

A. disappointedB. sorryC. ill D. sleepy

【4】Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because ________.

A. his jokes were not funny

B. the old man wasn't interested in the jokes

C. the old man could tell more funny jokes

D. the old man was deaf

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【1】When a man is thirsty, he will be a________ for water but not money.

【2】Please o________ the whole process of the experiment and tell me your conclusion.

【3】“Hero”, the new a________ of Jay Zhou, was very popular with youth.

【4】The game will begin, and all the p________ should wait outside patiently.

【5】Yesterday, different teams a________ different approaches to the problems.

【6】I’m sorry. But I didn’t r________ you at the first sight.

【7】The new material can s________ very high and very low temperatures.

【8】Smoking is b________ in all public places.

【9】They were out of b________ after running only five minutes.

【10】Zhang Yimou is a famous film d________ in China, even in the world.

【题目】假如你是李明，你的笔友王军写信告诉你，因为考试他出现了一些焦虑症状，请你写信给他一些建议：

建议内容：1．考前制定好合适的复习计划；

2．考试期间有规律的作息；

3．睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠；

4．体育锻炼缓解压力；

5．听音乐放松。

注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2.要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；

3.词数：100个左右。开头结尾已给出，不计词数。

【题目】B

Empathy(同情) is a quality that is essential to most people’s lives and yet the modern world makes it easy to lose sight of the feelings of others. But almost everyone can learn to develop this crucial personality trait(品质), says Roman Krznaric. Roman Krznaric used to regularly walk past a homeless man around the corner from where he lived in Oxford and took almost no notice of him. One day he stopped to speak to him.

It turned out his name was Alan Human and he had a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics (伦理学).

This unexpected meeting taught Roman that having conversations with strangers opens up our empathic minds. We can not only meet amazing people but also challenge the prejudices that we have about others based on their appearance, accents or backgrounds.

Furthermore, it’s about recovering the curiosity everyone had as children. Respect the advice of oral historian Studs Terkel, who always spoke to people on the bus, “Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer(探究者).”

The world’s first Empathy Museum, which is starting in the UK in late 2015 and will then be travelling to Australia and other countries. Amongst the unusual exhibitions will be a human library, where instead of borrowing a book you borrow a person for conversation–maybe an unhappy investment banker or a gay father. In other words, the kind of people you may not get to meet in everyday life.

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【1】Why did Roman and Alan become good friends?

A. They helped each other.

B. They felt pity for each other.

C. They shared the same interest.

D. They had to depend on each other.

【2】What should adults learn from children?

A. Never judge by appearances.

B. Be curious about others.

C. Never talk to strangers.

D. Always be polite.

【3】According to Paragraph 5, a human library you can .

A. act as a librarian

B. borrow your favorite books

C. meet ordinary people in life

D. expect a talk with someone special

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to Daniel Goleman?

A. Emotional intelligence cannot be improved.

B. Most people don’t have empathy for others.

C. It is important to develop empathy for others.

D. Deaf people have little emotional intelligence.

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【1】Going round to the bank was part of the r__________ of his work, so he always cares for his duty.

【2】He is hard-working. He practices English every day to p__________ his spoken English.

【3】They didn’t attend because of r__________ reasons. They don’t believe in God.

【4】Over three hundred people have died of s__________ for the lack of food.

【5】You are not p__________ to drive if you do not have a driving license.

【6】I’m looking for some __________(临时的) work to buy my sister a new bike.

【7】Having read the book, she will be able to pass on the __________(获得) knowledge to her students.

【8】Without consulting his __________(同事), he flew from Los Angeles to Chicago.

【9】Tom had determined to live up to the __________(期望) of his parents.

【10】__________ (可替代的) energy sources are renewable, which means they can be used without running out.

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