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The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it ________ our kids.

Al Gore famously ________ how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely flood Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, even though the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, ________ that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that.

When ________ with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on handling climate change.

This ________ is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying excessively about global warming means that we worry less about other things, where we could do so much more good. We focus, ________, on global warming's impact on malaria (疟疾)----which will put slightly more people at ________in 100 years - instead of dealing with the half a billion people ________ from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more effective than carbon reduction would be.

Exaggeration also wears out the public's ________ to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed owing to global warming, people wonder, why do anything? A record 54% of American voters now believe the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. A ________ of people now believe – incorrectly – that global warming is not even caused by humans.

But the ________ cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes – particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal ________ from global warming.

The newspaper also reported that parents are ________ effective outlets for their eight-year-olds' concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that, ________ to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half- century, to about 22,000. ________ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will not become extinct.

1.
A.exhaustsB.depressesC.terrifiesD.exploits
2.
A.dismissedB.demonstratedC.depositedD.described
3.
A.measuringB.justifyingC.estimatingD.advocating
4.
A.facedB.identifiedC.equippedD.entitled
5.
A.announcementB.argumentC.interactionD.dialogue
6.
A.for exampleB.in additionC.by contrastD.in short
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A.peaceB.leisureC.easeD.risk
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A.sufferingB.evolvingC.developingD.prohibiting
9.
A.abilityB.enduranceC.willingnessD.preference
10.
A.mixtureB.majorityC.quantityD.crowd
11.
A.smallestB.worstC.fewestD.least
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A.separationB.reservationC.isolationD.extinction
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A.turning outB.taking overC.searching forD.pulling through
14.
A.sensitiveB.contraryC.relatedD.accustomed
15.
A.DespiteB.BesidesC.WithoutD.Except

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文章大意:本文是说明文。文章主要讲述随着社交媒体深入人们的生活,也产生了一些严重的比如FOMO这样的消极后果。

【推荐1】It’s common to post on social media to keep a record of the fun things you do. Although social media has its positive aspects, it can also have some serious _________ results. For example, have you ever been bored and decided to check social _________, only to find out that your best friend is at the Great Wall, one of your classmates is eating delicious noodles at your _________ restaurant, and one of your basketball teammates is visiting the giant pandas in Sichuan? Oh! You’re really _________ ! At least that’s what you might think.

Have you ever had that feeling that others are experiencing things and enjoying life _________ than you are? Researchers call that feeling the fear of missing out or FOMO.

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A.criticalB.negativeC.contradictoryD.skeptical
2.
A.contactB.relationsC.mediaD.issues
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A.favouriteB.accessibleC.extraordinaryD.optional
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A.missing outB.figuring outC.picking outD.running out
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A.lessB.furtherC.worseD.more
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A.problemB.feelingC.frameworkD.term
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A.glanceB.lookC.getD.pull
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A.OccasionallyB.InitiallyC.UnfortunatelyD.Oppositely
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A.resistingB.realizingC.distinguishingD.analyzing
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A.criterionB.understandingC.assessmentD.comparison
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A.abundantB.exactC.similarD.perfect
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A.adjustB.breakC.expectD.tell
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A.surpriseB.difficultyC.depressionD.anger
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A.benefitB.dignityC.happinessD.substitute
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A.take away fromB.take inC.take overD.take control of
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【推荐2】Children with learning disabilities (LD) often have problems. For many, strong ____ of anger, shame, sadness, or disappointment can ____ psychological difficulties such as anxiety, depression or low self-esteem.

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A.feelingsB.opinionsC.ideasD.attitudes
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A.getB.causeC.solveD.overcome
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A.physicalB.mentalC.potentialD.academic
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A.previewB.protectC.removeD.separate
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A.childrenB.expertsC.teachersD.parents
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A.rulesB.waysC.reasonsD.directions
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A.whyB.whereC.whichD.when
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A.experienceB.practiseC.possessD.find
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A.timelyB.hopefulC.subjectiveD.positive
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A.forB.asC.withD.to
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A.In favor ofB.Instead ofC.Because ofD.In terms of
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A.work outB.turn awayC.break offD.end up
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A.furtherB.hardlyC.evenD.slightly
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A.socialB.generalC.personalD.cultural
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A.mistakesB.valuesC.chancesD.difficulties
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A.controlledB.requestedC.submittedD.accepted
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A.tendB.meanC.preferD.pretend
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A.needB.prideC.lossD.awareness
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A.in generalB.in particularC.in totalD.in turn
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【推荐3】“Mom, we have discussed this. You may not post anything without my consent.” These words, posted on Instagram by a 14-year-old child Apple Martin in ______ to an image of her shared by her mom, Gwyneth Paltrow, have sparked again the______over whether it is ever OK to put pictures of your children online.

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