Fake news is “killing people’s minds,” Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has said. The technology entrepreneur said companies like Apple need to create tools that will help to stop the spread of lies, without limiting freedom of speech. Cook also said governments should lead information campaigns to stop fake news.
“At the moment, unfortunately, some of the people that are winning are the people that try to get the most clicks, not tell the most truth,” said Cook. “It’s killing people’s minds.
Images from the inauguration showed the crowd was quite small and did not get close to the Washington Monument. Senior aide Kellyanne Conwa later described the Trump administration’s lies as “alternative facts.” Hillary Clinton claimed that there was “no evidence” her emails were hacked but the FBI director, James Comey, said it was likely they were hacked.
A study by economists at Stanford University and New York University published two months after November’s U. S. presidential election found that just before the election, fake anti-Clinton stories were shared 30 million times on Facebook and pro-Clinton stories were shared eight million times. It said: The average American saw and remembered 0.92 pro-Trump fake news stories and 0.23 pro-Clinton fake news stories.
| A．All the technology companies need to create some tools that help to reduce the amount of fake news. |
| B．Just over half of those who remembered seeing fake news stories believed them. |
| C．Cook still demanded action to decrease the influence of fake news. |
| D．Fake news in politics was particularly common during recent election campaigns. |
| E．There were fake news reports on both sides of the recent U. S. election battle. |
| F．But the study showed that fake news reports on social media were not very powerful in changing the result of the election. |
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【推荐1】In most cases wars are initiated by governments，not by populations．And，most of the time，they are the result of disputes over resources and land，or of a government’s desire to increase its influence and power．However, looking back over the history of warfare，what is most striking is how willing most people have been to fight in wars，or at least to support them．
The early American psychologist William James once suggested that war is so popular because of its positive psychological effects．It creates a sense of unity in the face of a collective threat and inspires individual citizens (not just soldiers) to behave honorably and unselfishly, in the service of a greater good．It supplies meaning and purpose beyond the routine of everyday life．War also enables the expression of higher human qualities that often lie hidden in ordinary life，such as courage and self-sacrifice．
James’s argument is that human beings need to find activities that provide the same positive effects of warfare but which don’t involve the same destruction，or as he calls it．“the moral equivalent of war”．
In stable , peaceful and more economically developed countries，life is so rich and varied that there are many ways of satisfying these needs—through sport，our careers，entertainment and hobbies．However, in other parts of the world where life is especially hard—when people live in poverty and are oppressed，and where there is little hope for the future，it's harder to satisfy those impulses，and if there is an obvious enemy or oppressor to direct them towards，then war is almost unavoidable．
This isn’t to say that a waning party may not have a just cause，and this argument doesn’t explore other important social and psychological factors involved in war, such as social identity and moral exclusion．However, it does show that any stable．1asting peace depends on creating societies with a richness of opportunity and variety that can meet human needs．The fact that so many societies throughout the world fail to do this makes our future prospects of peace look very gloomy．
1. The most likely purpose of a war is to __________．
| A．become more influential and powerful |
| B．fairly distribute resources like oil and land |
| C．bring freedom to people leading an ordinary life |
| D．bring out human virtues not usually seen in daily life |
| A．war adds nobleness to their insignificant life |
| B．1ife is hard and people struggle to make a living |
| C．it can cure them of their psychological diseases |
| D．they have trouble doing sports or developing hobbies |
| A．pessimistic | B．optimistic |
| C．objective | D．uncertain |
| A．war is a form of entertainment |
| B．people go to war for wrong reasons |
| C．war can’t be avoided because of human greed |
| D．war is tempting despite the damage it can cause |
【推荐2】Every year, thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags, move to new cities, and sign papers accepting loans, the money borrowed from a bank or lenders etc, which they might not be able to pay back. Without proper education on personal finance, especially as it relates to paying for college, young adults are guided into improper loan plans that result in years of debt after graduation. In order to set students up to succeed financially, it is important to educate students and parents on their financial options before school in the fall. The best way to support families heading for college is to require that every high school student take a personal finance class before graduation. This will help smooth the transition into adulthood.
The average student takes out at least one loan to cover the costs of their education each year. In 2014 the average student graduating from college carried a negative balance of about $20,000 in debt, which often spread over multiple lenders. Upon graduation, students rarely know exactly how much money they owe, and even though they are in the state of being unable to pay their debts, they cannot wipe out student loans. These students spend much of their adult lives paying off the gradual increasing debts.
A personal finance course would teach students how to manage their income and expenditures, while helping to significantly reduce the amount of debt students carry into adulthood. By teaching students how to save money and live within their means, this course will provide the next generation with a foundation to progress financially. Students choosing to get a job straight out of high school would also benefit from finance education for these very reasons. With education on how to manage their finances, all young people will have the knowledge to make healthy decisions, leading them to improve good credit and purchase needed items like cars and homes with skill and confidence.
While not every young person makes financial mistakes, those who do can face years of difficulty trying to get their finances back under control. Rather than help them through these hard times when they happen, we should try to prevent them from happening at all. Making the completion of personal finance coursework a requirement for graduation would ensure that young people are at least aware of the basics of preserving a financial stability.
1. After graduation from college, many young people ______.| A．struggle to support their families |
| B．spend years paying off their debts |
| C．get through the hard times smoothly |
| D．are able to manage their own finances well |
| A．Ways to improve financial credits. |
| B．Advantages of taking a finance course. |
| C．Skills of balancing income and expenditures. |
| D．Introduction to the education on personal finance. |
| A．smooth their way for college |
| B．get out of their financial trap |
| C．free from the cost of their college education |
| D．avoid the risk of the future financial trouble |
| A．inform and explain | B．argue and persuade |
| C．analyze and evaluate | D．discuss and examine |
【推荐3】Suppose that we lined up our roughly 14 million United States businesses in order of size, starting with the smallest, along an imaginary road from San Francisco to New York. There will be 4,500 businesses to the mile, or a little less than one per foot. Suppose further that we planted a flag for each business. The height of the flag pole represents the yearly volume of sales, each $ 10, 000 in sales is shown by one foot of pole.
The line of flagpoles is a very interesting sight. From San Francisco to about Reno, it is almost unnoticeable, a row of poles about a foot high. From Reno eastward the poles increase in height until, near Columbus, Ohio -- about four-fifths of the way across the nation -- flags fly about 10 feet in the air.
But as we approach the eastern terminus (终点) , the poles suddenly begin to rise. There are about 300, 000 firms in the country with sales over $ 500, 000. These firms take up the last 75 miles of the 3,000-mile road. There are 200, 000 firms with sales over $ 1 million. They take up the last 50 miles. Then there are 1, 000 firms with sales of $ 50, 000, 000 or more. They take up the last quarter of a mile before the city limits, flags flying at cloud height, 5,000 feet up.
At the very gate of New York, on the last 100 feet of the last mile, we find the 100 largest industrial firms. They have sales of at least $ 1.5 billion, so that their flags are already miles high. Along the last 10 feet of road, there are 10 largest companies. Their sales are roughly $ 10 billion and up: their flags fly 190 miles in the air , almost in the stratosphere (平流层) .
1. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?| A．To tell the reason why the largest firms are in New York. |
| B．To show the geographical distribution of the US businesses. |
| C．To provide a general idea of the size of businesses in the US. |
| D．To tell us how the United States businesses are arranged. |
| A．San Francisco, Reno, New York, Columbus. |
| B．San Francisco, Reno, Columbus, New York. |
| C．New York, Columbus, Reno, San Francisco. |
| D．New York, Reno, Columbus, San Francisco. |
largest total volume of sales?
| A．The last 75 miles. | B．The last 50 miles. |
| C．The last 100 feet of the last mile. | D．The last quarter of a mile. |
the text? (S =San Francisco R =Reno C =Columbus N =New York H =height F = feet)
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
