Music | |
Little Red Katy B Katy B has clearly made it to the world stage since the release of her 2011 debut (首次) album On a Mission. Three years later, she’s fully established herself as a dance floor singer. On her new album Little Red, the 24-year-old British singer sounds more confident and assured, and finds meaningful connections in club-friendly songs with real heart. | |
Here’s to the Good Times Florida Georgia Line The debut album of the US country duo (两人搭档) was released in late 2012, but it didn’t gain popularity until almost a year later when the single (单曲) Cruise became a chart-topping hit. The song is certainly excellent for its catchy chorus and overall country/rock sound, but the rest of the album is also full of energy and emotion. | |
Games | |
Toca Cars The new gaming app made by children’s app developer Toca Boca is just as fun for adults. It’s simple to pick up and play. Players choose a racer and then start steering (操舵) it around a virtual environment simply by touching the screen. The game also allows players to create the racing ground from scratch (白手起家) by placing buildings and objects. | |
Jet Car Stunts 2 The free gaming app by True Axis is the long-awaited sequel to the physics-based racing and stunt (绝技) car game that was a hit way back in 2009 in the App Store. This new installment expands on the original game with new tracks, cars, and game modes that are both fun and addictive. | |
1.The newspaper’s special column is to inform the readers of ________.
A. some brief accounts of new computer games
B. some up-to-date information about entertainment
C. the introduction of some celebrities and their works
D. the introduction of catchy chorus and overall rock sound
2.We can infer from the Music that ________.
A. the last three years has witnessed Katy B going up to the world stage
B. the single Cruise that became a chart-topping hit was released in early 2013
C. the US country duo gained their popularity on the release of their debut album
D. in her debut album On a Mission Katy B sings club-friendly songs with real heart
3.Which of the following is true of the Games?
A. Toca Cars is enjoyed by children and adults alike.
B. Jet Car Stunts 2 was a hit in 2009 in the App Store.
C. Both of the games provide confidence for car racers.
D. Both games offer players chances to create new racing grounds.
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Talking to friends on WeChat, Wang Chenchen’s mood changes according to her friends’ replies. Long sentences are always heartwarming and happy emoticons indicate the other person’s good spirits. But one word replies like “OK”, “Oh” or “hehe” quickly kill the mood.
Over-reliance on online communication is causing division between people and social anxiety in this digital era. With social media bringing people closer together than ever before, a new set of online language norms also appears.
Connected or separated
Wang Chenchen, 20, an English major at the University of International Business and Economics says, “I tend to judge my friends by the quality and speed with which they comment on my updates on Weibo or WeChat.”
But to Chen Jie, 21, a biological engineering major at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wang’s evaluation system is problematic. “Everyone has their lifestyle and a certain way of using social media,” says Chen, who is always busy working in the laboratory and hardly has time for social media.
Ge Yan, a professor of communication at Shanghai Jiaotong University, says social media is causing fragmentation (碎片化) of communication. “People tend to judge their surroundings by the information available,” says Ge. “They also evaluate their friendships and others’ lifestyles based on fragmented pieces of information with which they construct a so-called reality.”
Need for emotion
According to Ge, such superficial communication helps encourage more interaction between people, but in terms of building solid interpersonal relationships it causes more harm than good. An online survey on Sina Weibo last month shows, “hehe” was the top conversation killer in 2013. “The words people hate all have one thing in common — a lack of emotion,” says Ge.
Zhang Wei, a professor of linguistics at Renmin University of China, thinks that such short expressions carry so little emotion that they separate people. Chatting online cannot convey the same emotions as communication in real life. This makes it difficult to understand the other person’s true intentions. “That’s why I always suggest talking face to face to resolve problems,” says Zhang. “Unfortunately the reality is that most people spend less time talking to each other in this way.”
Anxiety and insecurity
Zhang further explains that the reason why people’s mood is strongly affected by such unemotional words when communicating online is rooted in social anxiety. People feel insecure because of all kinds of pressures. It’s like a vicious circle — “Less time for face-to-face communication leads to more online communication, but online expressions of emotion are too changeable to provide the comfort needed,” says Zhang. “As a result, people become more anxious.”
Title | Conversation killers | |
Problems | People’s mood is easily affected by unemotional words while communicating online. In this digital era, people are feeling more separated, (1) ________ and insecure than ever before. | |
Reasons | People (2) ________ on online communication too much. Online talkers start to (3) ________ a new set of online language norms. | |
Name | (4)________ | What they say and think |
Wang Chenchen | An English major | I tend to judge a friend by how well and how (5) ________ they reply to my updates on Weibo or WeChat. |
Chen Jie | A biological engineering major | Wang’s evaluation system doesn’t hold water because different people have different (6) ________ and different ways of using social media. |
Ge Yan | Professor of communication | Incomplete (7) ________ can’t be used to evaluate people’s friendships, and superficial communication does harm to interpersonal relationships. People’s (8) ________ for short and careless replies like “hehe” arises from their lack of emotion. |
Zhang Wei | Professor of linguistics | Those unemotional expressions (9) ________ the gap between people. My (10) ________ is that people should talk face to face though busy. |
下图表为近几年中美两国电子商务发展比较及其将来几年的发展趋势。请根据图表信息,以 “E-commerce, an ever-increasing trend in China”为题,为某英语报写一篇稿子,内容须包括:
1、图表主要信息(用30个左右英语单词描述);
2、中国电子商务增长的原因(经济稳步增长,人民收入提高,人口大于美国,网上购物方便);
3、你的观点(可从保护和规范电子商务市场谈起)。
注意:
1、词数150左右,开头已经给出,但不计入词数;
2、作文中不得提及你所在的学校及本人姓名。
3、参考词汇:cybercrime网络犯罪;phishing网络钓鱼
E-Commerce Sales and Growth 2008-2016 (China vs US) |
E-commerce, an ever-increasing trend in China
The chart shows China’s e-commerce sales started with only 20 billion USD in 2008, and
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