Will printed newspapers disappear one day? It’s quite possible. Here are some reasons.
First of all, printed newspapers aren’t the only way to get information. You can find the information on the Internet. Besides, you can read a lot of information online for free,which make the Internet even more attractive.
Lots of people are becoming Internet users, and most of Internet users read news online. For example, I usually get new information about events that happen in the world by reading short messages on Twitter. As far as I know, students in our university hardly read newspapers. One can argue that older generations may have been used to reading printed newspapers and do not want to change anything, but research proves the opposite. According to a study, the number of Inter-net users between the ages of 70 and 75 has increased from 26% to 45% within four years.This fact sounds strange but 4% of Internet users are over 73 years old.
Where do newspapers get their money? The answer is “advertisers”.But will ad continue to put ads in printed newspapers if they are not that successful? It is rather expensive to print ads in a newspaper, especially when you have a lot of other opportunities. Online advertisements are becoming more and more popular. It is beneficial to both sides because it is easier to track (跟踪) how many clicks have been made on this link than to find out how many people have actually read a newspaper and paid attention to advertisements. Also,printed newspapers are not environmentally friendly. They need tons of wood, lots of electricity and many delivery (运输) ways to produce and transport the papers.
1. The first reason for the possibility of printed newspapers disappearance in the near future is that_________.A.newspapers are expensive |
B.the Internet is available to everybody |
C.newspapers provide nothing interesting |
D.the Internet provides a lot of free information |
A.old people also love new things |
B.Newspapers are losing their readers. |
C.Old people are used to reading newspapers . |
D.Newspapers aren’t suitable for Internet users. |
A.harm the environment |
B.need high production costs |
C.lack convenient delivery ways |
D.need many workers to deliver them |
A.How people read news today. |
B.Why the Internet is important. |
C.How people get information today. |
D.Why printed newspapers may disappear. |
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【推荐1】Do boys and girls really deal with people in different ways? With Leaper’s help, we carried out some tests that showed us yes.
We offered the kids brightly wrapped (包装) gifts which may be disappointing: socks and a pencil. The girls responded very politely. Courtney said happily, “Just what I need. Socks and a pencil!” Her words made me feel good, while the boys weren’t about to make me feel good. “What?” Raja said, “Socks and a pencil? Rip-off!” Jacob had a similar reaction.
Are boys and girls simply born different?
Susan Witt, at the University of Akron, says boys and girls respond differently in situations like these because we parent them differently.
Witt means parents and society treat kids differently. A famous study called “Baby X” designed by Phyllis Katz tested adults on how they treated babies based on what they thought the gender (性别) was. When adults thought they were holding a girl, they held her gently and gave her dolls. When they thought the baby was a boy, they offered him a football. In the 1970s, some people took this to argue boys and girls were born entirely the same, and they behaved differently only because parents and society taught them to. Now, however, it’s accepted that society and biology both create the difference.
Witt also offered a few tips for the parents of girls: Don’t help them so much. Research shows parents tend to help girls more than boys. This can make girls feel helpless and less confident.
In the case of the boys who were honest in our test, we saw that their parents gave them a lot of freedom to act out. “Maybe too much,” says Witt. Witt said Moms should discourage kids who scream out demands.
Finally, a caution (警告) about generalizing about gender. The differences between individuals are frequently bigger than differences between sexes. In our experiments, some girls did speak their mind, and some boys were very polite.
1. What was the boys’ reaction to the gifts in the test?A.They liked the gifts. |
B.They were very polite. |
C.They responded honestly. |
D.They tried to make others feel good. |
A.tested adults on how they treated babies based on their gender |
B.was designed to prove boys and girls are born different |
C.was designed by Phyllis Katz from the University of Akron |
D.proved that boys and girls are born entirely the same |
A.give them more freedom |
B.offer them more help |
C.control them a little more |
D.make them more confident |
A.The results of the experiments are confusing. |
B.There’s no need to notice the differences between the sexes. |
C.Differences between boys and girls aren’t true for all individuals. |
D.Differences between sexes are more important than those between individuals. |
【推荐2】From ordering food to buying a new book to making a charitable donation. More and more decisions that used to be made on paper are now being made on digital devices like tables, phones, and computers. And this trend toward digitalization has many advantages, in particular when it comes to efficiency and sustainability but could it also be negatively influencing how we make decisions?
We conducted a series of studies with more than 2,500 participants across the U.S. and China to explore the impact of the medium they use to make a decision, with a particular focus on decisions with some sort of moral component. We asked the participants to make a variety of choices using either a paper form or a digital tablet, and found that people who used paper made more virtuous decisions than those than used a digital device.
Why might this be? Our research suggests that the key factor driving this effect is how “real” the decision feels. We asked participants to describe how real a decision felt, as well as the extent to which they perceived the decision as representing who they wore, and they consistently indicated that making a choice on paper felt more real and representative than making the same decision on a digital device. Follow-up analyses confirmed that when a decision felt more real participants were more likely to go with the moral or responsible option.
It may seem like a minor detail, but our research shows that the medium with which your customers, employees, or community members make a decision can have a major impact on the choices they make. This has implications for marketers, policymakers, and anyone seeking to encourage any sort of virtuous behavior.
Of course, using paper is far from a guarantee of virtuous behavior and a certainly doesn’t make sense in every context. There were businesses for which papers just isn’t practical, such as e-commerce platforms. In these contests, managers may want to explore other strategies that could potentially make decisions seem more real in digital contexts.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.To contradict a belief. |
B.To present a report. |
C.To suggest a possibility. |
D.To analyze a phenomenon. |
A.Digitalization makes our life more different and sustainable. |
B.People who use paper to make a decision more virtuous |
C.We are affected by the medium involved in decision-making |
D.Participants prefer paper to a digital device when making decisions |
A.A role model |
B.A sense of reality |
C.A convenient device. |
D.A serious occasion. |
A.Favorable |
B.Objective |
C.Doubtful |
D.Opposed. |
【推荐3】At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the BingoBox store—shelves stacked with snacks line the walls, tempting passers-by through the glass windows. But on closer inspection, BingoBox is no ordinary store. The door opens only after customers scan a QR code to enter, and there is no cashier to tally up purchases—just a lone checkout counter in a corner. The Shanghai-based company is one of many unmanned store operators opening outlets all over China, hoping to improve slim profit margins in the retail business by reducing staff costs.
“If capital costs rise quickly, that puts greater pressure on low-margin businesses like convenience stores and supermarkets,” said Andrew Song, an analyst at Guotai Junan Securities. “In China, manpower costs have been rising relatively quickly.”
However, the futuristic vision of shopping without a checkout person is still in progress. A reporter who visited a BingoBox store in Shanghai was briefly locked in when he was trying to exit without making a purchase. Although a sign near the exit stated that empty-handed customers can leave by scanning a QR code, no QR code was to be found. Repeated calls to the customer service hotline went unanswered.
Another unmanned operation in China, Take Go, only allows one customer in the shop at a time because of technology limitations in using multiple cameras for scanning customers’ faces.
The idea of unmanned stores first caught the world’s attention when the largest US online retailer announced its cashier-less store, which is only available to employees for now. Since then, some technology companies in China, including the e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, have launched their own versions of unmanned stores.
Embedded with technology such as RFID tags, mobile payment systems and facial recognition systems, such stores collect valuable data that give operators a better idea of consumers’ preference and buying habits, which can then be used to optimize the operation and make more efficient inventory decisions. For BingoBox, lower operating costs also mean it can afford to expand its reach to areas with less foot traffic, according to Chen Zilin, the founder and CEO of BingoBox.
1. What makes the BingoBox store look like an ordinary convenience store?A.Shelves stacked with goods. | B.A lone checkout counter. |
C.No cashier to check out. | D.Entering by scanning a QR code. |
A.The customers prefer mobile payment systems. |
B.The unmanned stores help improve profit with lower labor costs. |
C.The employees focus on consumers’ preference and buying habits. |
D.The operators care more about operations and inventory decisions. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.Nowadays all stores should be equipped with advanced technology. |
B.The operators collect data about consumers’ preference and buying habits. |
C.BingoBox made wiser decisions based on the data collected in unmanned stores. |
D.The operators can open unmanned supermarkets in more remote places with low costs. |
【推荐1】Beginning 2020, the fifth generation of wireless technology is expected to be widely used throughout the world. The new network, called 5G, promises to give faster speeds and a higher capacity for the use of more devices. However, while some companies are competing to be the first to deliver 5G to the consumer, the environmental influences of the new network are being overlooked.
There is some evidence that the new devices and technologies associated with 5G will be harmful to ecosystems. The main component of the 5G network that will affect the earth's ecosystems is the millimeter waves. The millimeter waves that are being used in developing the 5G network have never been used at such scale(规模)before. Studies have found that there are some harms caused by these new technologies.
The millimeter waves, specifically, had a detrimental effect on birds. In a study, researchers observed that after exposure to radiation from a cell tower for just 5~30 minutes, the eggs of sparrows were disfigured. The disfiguration of birds exposed for such a short amount of time to these frequencies(频率)is significant considering that the new 5G network will have a much higher density(浓度)of base stations(small cells) throughout areas needing connection. The potential dangers of having so many small cells all over areas where birds live could threaten their population's survival.
Additionally, it was found that cellular devices were linked to many disturbances in the ecosystems of bees. In this study, beehives exposed for just ten minutes to 900MHz waves fell victim to colony collapse disorder(蜂群崩坏症候群). Bees are an incredibly important part of the earth's ecosystem. Around one-third of the food produced today is dependent on bees for pollination(授粉), making bees are a vital part of the agricultural system.
The impact that the cell towers have on birds and bees is important to understand, because all ecosystems of the earth are interconnected. If one component of an ecosystem is disrupted the whole system will be affected.
1. What will probably cause the environmental problems with the wide use of 5G network?A.The lack of the density of base stations. |
B.The less mature devices and technologies. |
C.The lower capacity for the use of devices. |
D.The large amount of use of millimeter waves. |
A.Important. | B.Unknown. | C.Harmful. | D.Potential. |
A.They play a key role in food production. |
B.They can guide some pollinators to work. |
C.They are likely to reduce unpleasant noises. |
D.They rid disturbances in the agricultural system. |
A.Should 5G Be Used in the Future? | B.The Influence of 5G on Ecosystem |
C.The Research on 5G Technologies | D.How Can Ecosystem Survive 5G? |
【推荐2】During the winter in the Southern Hemisphere, a blue point of light shines overhead. The brilliant point on the sky, which looks like a bright star, is actually two stars in close orbit — accompanied by the closest known black hole to Earth.
The newly discovered black hole is about 1,011 light-years from our solar system in the star system HR 6819. Published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the object is locked in an orbit with two visible stars. It is estimated about four times the mass of the sun and about 2,500 light-years closer than the next black hole. “It seems like it’s been hiding in plain sight,” says astronomer Kareem El-Badry, a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes in binary star (双子星) systems but wasn’t involved with the study. “HR 6819 is such a bright star (system) that people have been studying it since the 80s, but it seems like it’s had some surprises.”
“If you find one that is very close to you, and you assume you’re not special, then they must be out there everywhere,” says lead study author Thomas Rivinius, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. Researchers have long estimated that the Milky Way is home to hundreds of millions of black holes, objects whose gravitational fields (引力场) are so strong, not even light can escape. But finding these dark objects has proven extremely difficult. Dozens of black holes in the galaxy have been spotted “feeding” on nearby clouds of gas — a process that sends out x-rays as the material moves around the edges of the black hole. But the majority of black holes in our galaxy cannot be seen, so the only way to find them is by observing their gravitational effects on surrounding objects.
In follow-up work, researchers led by study co-author Petr Hadrava aim to study the light given off by HR 6819 and understand the precise identity of the two close stars.
1. What do we know about the newly discovered black hole?A.It moves with two other stars. |
B.It came into being in the 1980s. |
C.It weighs much more than earth. |
D.It can be seen easily during the winter. |
A.Most black holes are common. |
B.More black holes can be found. |
C.Black holes are difficult to learn. |
D.Black holes exist in star systems. |
A.Learn more about the two close stars. |
B.Analyze the light around the black hole. |
C.Observe the influence of black holes on stars. |
D.Study the black holes in the system of HR 6819. |
A.A New Star System in Universe |
B.Two Special Stars in the Same Orbit |
C.The Closest Black Hole to the Earth |
D.The Biggest Black Hole in the Milky Way |
【推荐3】Nowadays, handwriting seems to become less necessary, for young children learn to tap and touch screens before they have even learned to pick up a pencil or tie their shoelaces. Most of our written communication is done through texting on mobile phones or typing on a keyboard. And voice recognition softwares are becoming more and more advanced —making even keyboards unnecessary!
So, are handwriting skills important to your child? Actually, handwriting is an exercise in eye-hand coordination (协调), an important part of visual-motor (视觉运动) skills, which are connected with achievements in study. Scientists found that developing fine visual-motor skills in early childhood can lead to not only writing success, but better performance in reading and math in elementary school. It was also found that kids who fail to write neatly and efficiently are often accused of being lazy, and this may affect their behavior and self-worth. Moreover, a study showed that when a group of children were asked to come up with ideas for an article, the ones with better handwriting were more active and had quicker minds. In some ways, handwriting helps their brains’ development.
The first attempts at writing can be challenging for pre-school children —whose fine motor skills are not yet fully developed. But some skills to prepare for handwriting are simple to build at home and in preschool. Parents should provide lots of opportunities for kids to copy and draw shapes and simple pictures in early childhood before letters are introduced. Let your child copy your shapes in sand, or with chalks on a board before trying to draw the shapes on their own. Encourage your child to spend less time on electronic devices and more time on activities to improve eye-hand coordination.
Let’s face it —technology is certain to continue developing and more research is needed to find the best ways to teach handwriting to young children. But, there’s plenty of evidence that the handwriting practice can provide young children with a good start in developing skills needed for a healthy and successful journey in school.
1. According to Paragraph 1, handwriting is ________.A.easy to learn on a touch screen | B.used less frequently now |
C.more difficult than typewriting | D.totally replaced by softwares |
A.By presenting some research findings. |
B.By mentioning examples of the kids around him. |
C.By giving some news reports on hand-writing. |
D.By providing data about pupils with good grades. |
A.Keep young children away from electronic devices. |
B.Teach pre-school children to write letters with chalks. |
C.Help children get ready for handwriting before school. |
D.Encourage children to face writing challenges bravely. |
A.Does poor handwriting really mean being lazy? |
B.Should handwriting be taken seriously in children’s growth? |
C.How can handwriting affect children’s self-confidence? |
D.Should homework be done through handwriting or typewriting? |