TikTok is the birthplace of the entertainment stars of the new generation Z (born after1996). Ambitious young people have been able to attract huge audiences on the social media platform by dancing, singing, pulling pranks, performing skits and whatever else they can think of in short videos, most of which last between 15 seconds and a minute. Obviously, it’s a place for kids and most social media is youth-oriented. However, it maybe not just kids anymore. Austin, for instance, is 82 years old and is known to his 1.4 million TikTok fans as “Old Man Steve”.
Austin and several other older social media stars have developed big TikTok followings over the last few years, with fan bases well into seven or even eight figures. Most of them uploaded videos just for fun, but were lucky enough to go viral. Some have become full-time TikTok bloggers, making use of their fame on TikTok to appear on other platforms, and TV as well as ads and endorsement (代言). While they are just as energetic as the young people, they bring their own interest to TikTok. “I think that it’s a great thing for seniors to be able to be on the internet and communicate,” Old Man Steve say “I don’t think it’s just for the young people.”
The folk listed below is one of the biggest older TikTok stars—Jenny Krupa. J-Dog @its-j-dog. 2M followers and 83. 6M likes Jenny Krupa, 88, of Alberta, Canada, has become the TikTok star “J-dog” with the help of her grandson, Skylar Krupa. They have been making videos together since August 2019.J-dog is a fashionable old woman. On Valentine’s Day, for instance, she told viewers not to worry about not getting a card.“It’s not because no one likes you,” she said. “It’s probably because you’re a loser.” Skylar Krupa says.“When we started, she really didn’t like it, but once the J-dog personality became a viral hit，there was no turning back.” “She liked the attention from it.” Skylar says, and now “she’s definitely turning into J-dog.” The person hasn’t overwhelmed the person, however, Skylar says his grandmother was very touched by the online love and support she got from her followers following her husband’s death in July.
1. What is the function of the first paragraph?| A．To tell the readers how to use TikTok. |
| B．To summarize the whole passage. |
| C．To give a detailed description of TikTok. |
| D．To introduce the topic to the readers. |
| A．In order to become famous. |
| B．Just for enjoying themselves |
| C．To earn some money. |
| D．To compete with the youth. |
| A．caused by a virus | B．getting worse |
| C．become popular | D．be boring |
| A．Only young people is fond of TikTok. |
| B．Most of the videos on TikTok last more than one minute. |
| C．Some elderly video bloggers take advantage of TikTok to earn some money. |
| D．Old Man Steve thinks it is not good for the old to surf the internet. |
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【推荐1】We’re living in the age of digital overload. This culture of constant connection takes a toll (造成损失) both professionally and personally. We are kept busy but can’t concentrate. We keep constantly checking our laptops, tablets, and phones with stress, for fear of missing out. Are we addicted? How to regain our focus?
The solutions of two experts, Larry Rosen, a psychologist, and Samuel, a technologist, offer useful approaches separately on how we can begin to tackle this huge and growing challenge.
In one of his studies, Rosen’s colleague Nancy Cheever brought 163 students into a lecture hall, asked them to sit without talking, doing work, or using their phones, and then assessed their anxiety over the next hour. Although light smartphone users showed no change, moderate users experienced initial alarm that leveled off, and those accustomed to checking their phones all day long felt their anxiety rise immediately and continue to increase. Some people refer to the overuse of digital devices as an addiction. But since most of us don’t appear to gain much pleasure from the behavior—a defining feature of addiction—Rosen doesn’t classify it as such.
How do we calm the anxiety and thereby avoid the distraction? Rosen recommends using behavioral principles to disconnect yourself from your digital devices. Allow yourself to check all modes of e-communication, but then shut everything down and silence your phone. Set an alarm for 15 minutes, and when it rings, give yourself one minute for a tech check-in. Repeat this process until you are comfortable increasing your off-grid time to an hour or several hours.
Samuel argues that “Turning off” is simply not a well-founded solution in the digital age. Technology was not the problem; our use of it was. We were not using tools designed to make online communications as focused and productive as possible. Now the first step is to abandon the myth (荒诞的说法) of “keeping up”. Instead, your goals should be to sort and limit the information you receive and to streamline the work of reading, responding to, and sharing what matters. Then, as for E-mail, news consumption and posting, automation offers huge benefits. Outlook, Gmail, and most other major e-mail tools will allow you to set rules and filters.
1. What do we know from Rosen’s studies about phone users?| A．Light users experience slight anxiety initially. |
| B．Anxiety of moderate users remains steady later on. |
| C．Overuse of the phone is actually a type of addiction. |
| D．Operating the phone brings users pleasure. |
| A．“Turning off” has been proved applicable. |
| B．Used correctly, technology serves its purpose. |
| C．Not keeping up likely costs you vital information. |
| D．Digital tools help us sort out information but limit us. |
| A．Each solution is founded on the expert’s profession. |
| B．Rosen’s strategy has an obvious edge over Samuel's. |
| C．Both of the solutions are based on behavioral principles. |
| D．Their common target is to conquer digital distraction. |
| A．Break the Top Myth of Tech use | B．The Lost Art of Concentration |
| C．Tune out and Focus in | D．Employ Technology to Focus |
【推荐2】Let's go to the bedandbreakfast inn!
Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America's bedandbreakfast inns have only a few rooms，others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，but others do.
Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet and talk with local families.
1. Americans take a holiday trip ________.| A．all the year round | B．for years |
| C．every other year | D．every year |
| A．Some Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of at hotels. |
| B．The bedandbreakfast inns are private homes open to vacationers. |
| C．The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
| D．The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
| A．It is like visiting someone's home. |
| B．The money they spend there is much less. |
| C．They can meet local families. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．the travelers needn't pay anything |
| B．the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television |
| C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people |
| D．the owners will show the travelers around the areas |
| A．European and American vacationers like staying at bedandbreakfast inns. |
| B．All Americans enjoy traveling. |
| C．These bedandbreakfast inns are all old historic buildings. |
| D．Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is just like at the traveler's home. |
| A．俱乐部 | B．超市 |
| C．小旅馆 | D．歌厅 |
【推荐3】One in four people around the world is at the risk of facing dangerous water shortages. Seventeen countries face “extremely high water stress” because they use 80 percent of their available water each year. The situation is made worse by a rise in dry periods linked to climate change, the World Resources Institute (WRI) said.
New information from WRI's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas showed the countries suffering most are in and around the Middle East and North Africa. The Atlas helps governments, investors, and other users understand where and how water risks arise worldwide. It uses a special method and the best-available data to create customizable global maps of water risks.
Qatar is the most water-stressed country, followed by Israel. India ranks 13th among “extremely high” water-stressed nations. But with a population of more than 1.3 billion, it has more than three times the people in the other 16 countries combined, which means besides plenty of fresh water, much more is demanded for Indian daily life, agricultural development etc., resulting in the higher likelihood of water shortages for the country than the other 16.
India's city, Chennai, was the latest city worldwide to warn it could be without water, as water storage levels fell. “That followed a similar announcement from Cape Town last year. It’s good that there's just one city mentioned,” said Betsy Otto, Director of WRI's Global Water Program. “But more of these kinds of “Day Zeros” are round the comer. And soon, the situation will be different, with more people put in a tight spot.”
Many things threaten the worlds water supplies, from climate change to poor supervision, according to WRI. “High dependence on groundwater supplies, which are decreasing, is an added concern,” Paul Reig said. He leads work on the WRI Atlas. Reig noted groundwater supplies are difficult to manage because they're deep below the Earth’s surface. Nearly a third of fresh water is groundwater. “It's poorly understood. We have got to get down studying it deeply and quickly, working for more available fresh water?”
1. What does the WRI Atlas serve as?| A．A database about water storage and supplies. |
| B．A tool offering information about water risks. |
| C．A company collecting water-related information. |
| D．An institute concerning water-stressed countries. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Optimistic. | C．Doubtful. | D．Cautious. |
| A．Climate change threatens the world's water supply. |
| B．High dependence on groundwater is decreasing. |
| C．Further research is needed on groundwater. |
| D．New ways should be adopted for fresh water. |
| A．The situation of water stress and potential solutions. |
| B．The effects water stress has on each country. |
| C．The reason why water stress should be overcome. |
| D．The cause of global water stress. |
【推荐1】Researchers believe that the black and white stripes(条纹) on a zebra's coat are used to dazzled(使目眩) blood sucking flies as they come in to land. It has the effect of confusing the little flies and sparing the zebra from an uncomfortable situation.
Recently, scientists conducted an unusual experiment involving zebras and horses dressed in black and white striped costumes. They found that flies gathered around horses and zebras at a similar rate, but landed on zebras quarter as often. When uniformly colored horses were dressed in “zebra coats”, the flies made far fewer landings on the striped areas but were not kept away from the uncovered heads.
A video showed that the flies made uncontrolled approaches when faced with a striped landing area. Typically they came in too fast, often crashing into zebras or giving up the landing altogether.
Study leader Professor Tin Caro, from the University of California, said, “Once they get close to the zebras, they tend to fly past or knock against them. This indicates that stripes may interrupt the flies' abilities to have controlled landing.” Dr Martin How, a member of the team from lie University of Bristol, said “Stripes may dazzle the flies in some way once they are close enough to ace them with their low- resolution(低分率的)eyes.”
In a similar way, human pilots can be dazzled when attempting to land into the sun. The study took place a UK horse farm in Somerset that keeps with horses and zebras. The purpose of zebra stripes has long been a mystery. Theories about their functions have included camouflage(伪装) ,a means of confusing other animals, a method of signaling other zebras, and system of controlling heat.
More recent research has suggested that somehow the stripes reduce the chances of a zebra being bitter by flies. As additional protection, zebras swing their tails almost continuously to keep flies off, the study has found. Unless the flies are particularly determined, they will stop feeding or attempt to free from them.
1. How do Zebra stripes spare zebras from flies?| A．Dazzling flies when they the flying. |
| B．interrupting the flies' abilities to have a controlled landing. |
| C．Making flies crash into each other and give up the landing. |
| D．Having flies attack their heads. |
| A．To show the study result is convincing. |
| B．To tell readers human pilots have the same problem. |
| C．To indicate pilot is not an easy job. |
| D．To compare human pilots with zebras. |
| A．camouflage. | B．confusing other animals. |
| C．controlling heat. | D．dazzling flies. |
| A．The function of zebra stripes is still a mystery. |
| B．The black and white stripes on a zebra coat can kill flies. |
| C．Zebra stripes can help zebras reduce the chance of being bitten by flies. |
| D．Zebras signal others by zebra stripes. |
【推荐2】You’ve heard the phrase “home for the holidays”, but I would like to introduce a new phrase: hygge for the holidays. A hygge holiday is all about peaceful, quiet and cozy(温暖舒适的) surroundings. Sounds perfect, doesn’t it? Holiday hygge is easy and comforting. Most people are already doing at least some of these simple hygge holidays without even knowing it.
Hygge is a Danish word originally coming from an old Norwegian word meaning well-being and protection from the outside harm. It’s known that winters in Denmark are severe and last long. The concept of hygge has been used by Danish people to keep themselves mentally positive in the dark winter season and fill their homes with comfort and love.
Hygge is a very important word to Danish people, often used to describe what their culture is all about and it is not necessarily a thing, something you can buy, but rather more of something you feel. Hygge really is a reflection of one aspect of Danish living, and, happily, in the last five years the concept of hygge has made its way to the US and many other countries. I mean what’s not to like about nurturing(培育)peace and quiet and coziness?
Here are some more descriptive words for hygge: comfort, familiarity, friendship, laughter, and even seasonal homemade food and drinks. While it is possible to achieve hygge any time of the year with hygge activities-an outdoor BBQ with friends and a movie under the stars with family are good examples of summertime hygge, it is most commonly associated with the colder months because of its ability to lift one’s spirits during dark winter months.
Hygge is the most suitable for the November and December holiday season because it’s all about peaceful and cozy surroundings that fill you with contentment. There is indeed something you can do to bring holiday hygge into your home this season.
1. Why do Danish people choose a hygge holiday?| A．To deal with cold and long winters. | B．To follow the latest holiday trend. |
| C．To fight against nature physically. | D．To spend more time with their family. |
| A．It reflects Danish living totally. | B．It is mainly about some feeling. |
| C．It is limited to Denmark and the US. | D．It represents ancient Danish culture |
| A．People do hygge in more ways. | B．Hygge is preferred in summertime. |
| C．Hygge is still perfect for winter. | D．People access hygge in certain time. |
| A．Ways of hygge celebrations. | B．Tips on achieving hygge. |
| C．Different opinions about hygge | D．Benefits of bringing hygge into home. |
【推荐3】If there is one city in China that is hugging the future, it’s certainly Shanghai. As the most developed city in China, being ever-changing is the future-facing character of Shanghai and its people.
The city is also considered to be a leading technological pioneer. One key example is that Shanghai is the first city in the world to have 5G coverage. 5G is bringing into a new age, with faster speed than 4G—100 times faster, to be exact. In fact, this wonderful technology has some really fantastic usages in many parts.
Tim Clancy, Hangzhou Culture and Tourism Promotion Ambassador, said 5G surely changes the way we use technology. “When 2G came out, we had voice. When 3G came out, we had internet. When 4G came out, we can use such things like Douyin and WeChat, which has changed our life so much.” Clancy said. “As the newest network, 5G makes greater improvements in speed than 4G. I think Shanghai can be seen as the birthplace of everything modern in China. 5G technology is the perfect program for all people in Shanghai to experiment with.”
5G is expected to greatly change the world—medicine, tourism and also internet. Clancy said 5G increases flows, and we can improve the way we actually live with the collection of data.
Andy Mok, senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, thought 5G is more than just smart phones, but all the things that people don’t see. “5G is the moment for Chinese production, especially Huawei. One reason is that Huawei laid the ground work for this many years ago.” Mok said.
Mok added Apple is slower in changes since the iPhone 10, but China has seen the fastest progress in its smart phone industry that no other countries can match.
In fact, 5G network coverage has developed rapidly in Shanghai, and has made good preparations for formal business use. Moreover, Shanghai mobile is continuing to enlarge the coverage of 5G network, and will open more than 5,000 base stations this year.
1. According to the passage, what may be the main advantage of 5G?| A．It makes phone fare lower. | B．It makes phones much smarter. |
| C．It changes the way of communication. | D．It increases the internet speed greatly. |
| A．Shanghai is a highly populated city. | B．Shanghai is a highly fast-paced city. |
| C．Shanghai is a high-technology leader. | D．Shanghai is an important cultural center. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Questioning. |
| C．Worrying. | D．Unconcerned. |
| A．5G: a new way to change our life | B．5G: everything you need to know |
| C．Shanghai: a city racing ahead in 5G | D．Shanghai: a city to bring dreams to life |
