Newspapers are losing the battle against smartphones as the preferred place to learn the news, but one woman has found a way to bridge the divide and bring the print to the people.
Kelsey Russell makes TikToks in which she goes through a single article and explains the context along the way. “I got a subscription to the Sunday New York Times physical copy,” she said in one video. At first, she didn’t like reading from a small cellphone screen, and it was her doctor who brought her to print newspapers after suggesting she address her anxiety by going back to activities she enjoyed as a kid. “When I was little, I would read the newspaper with my parents,” she said. “So I said, ‘Let me just go back to what made me happy as a child.’”
“When I read the news on print, I actually had time to process what was going on.” Russell approaches her videos as a learning experience. She tries to read at least one newspaper a day. However, a part of Russell feared the bad news, and she said what she read often felt like depressing and disheartening. That experience isn’t unique; a recent report found many people actively choosing to avoid news because they consider news boring and despairing.
Despite the struggles, Russell’s unique approach has appealed to a wide audience, lifting her fame and influencing. She has almost 90,000 followers on TikTok and more than 5.3 million likes on her videos.
Still, Russell said she wasn’t seeking to revive (复兴) the print newspaper industry(a survey found that only 5% of adults preferred print publications) and she instead encouraged people to get their news from wherever they can. Her priority is simply that the news sources are credible. “Media literacy (素养) is bigger than just reading on print,” she said. “It’s also a great way for humans to think critically about the whole entire world.”
1. Why did Russell start reading newspaper in TikToks?| A．To manage her stress. | B．To recall her childhood. |
| C．To digest current events. | D．To promote physical reading. |
| A．Managing audience engagement. |
| B．Addressing negative view of Tiktok. |
| C．Overcoming personal anxieties about news. |
| D．Approaching audience’s learning difficulties. |
| A．Attracting media’s attention. |
| B．Encouraging creative thinking. |
| C．Reviving the print newspaper industry. |
| D．Ensuring the reliability of news sources. |
| A．Print News Meets TikTok | B．News Revolution in TikTok |
| C．The Rise of Media Engagement | D．Improving Digital Media Literacy |
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【推荐1】Nowhere is the interconnection of the natural world more evident than in the delicate balance of its ecosystems. These books examine the secret to that balance, making complex concepts accessible to readers just beginning their scientific journeys.
The ElephantBy Jenni Desmond.Illustration: by the author. 2018.
The caring nature,intelligence,and incredible size of African and Asian elephants shine through in Desmond’s magnificent presentation of these mammals. Her illustrations are showstoppers, and the text includes general characteristics and habits. Desmond’s writing,precise and inviting, calls attention to the elephant’s role as a keystone species in the ecosystem and humans’ roles in elephants’ declining numbers.
BeaversBy Rachel Poliquin. Illustration: by Nicholas John Frith. 2018.
This first in the Superpower Field Guide series, about the natural world’s resident superheroes, offers effervescent examinations of a beaver’s super characteristics. Poliquin explains in simple but exact language how these “wet land warriors” chew down trees,build dams and lodges,and most awesome of all, function as a keystone species to create entire new ecosystems.
The Wolves Are BackBy Jean Craighead George. Illustration: by Wendell Minor. 2008.
As George follows one wolf s growth from pup to adult, the emphasis is not as much on the wolves and their habits but on how their presence has changed the ecosystem of Yellowstone and returned its natural balance. Minor’s finely detailed illustrations feature spectacularly rendered animals in the foreground of the bold, western landscapes. Together the words and pictures make for a highly effective and enjoyable explanation of how the presence of one animal can profoundly affect an ecosystem.
1. Who illustrates the book The Elephant?| A．Jenni Desmond |
| B．Nicholas John Frith. |
| C．Rachel Poliquin. |
| D．Wendell Minor. |
| A．Poliquin describes beavers using complex language. |
| B．George does the research mainly on the wolves and their habits. |
| C．Desmond’s writing focuses on humans’ active roles in elephant conservation. |
| D．The species mentioned above are likely to influence the ecosystem. |
| A．A zoo guidebook. |
| B．An academic article: |
| C．A nature magazine. |
| D．A research report. |
【推荐2】Lately a popular eight-floor bookstore in Hefei, Anhui province, has risen to fame because it becomes the world’s first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.
It comes to people’s attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, Thepaper.cn reported.
Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee(押金)。
All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded one yuan for every book read.
“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books,” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper.cn.
Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu.”Books are more effectively circulated when they’re shared.”
1. The bookstore becomes a shared one .| A．to make more money | B．to inspire more people to read |
| C．to make more room for new books | D．to recommend new books |
| A．Become well-known | B．Settled down |
| C．Broken up | D．Taken over |
| A．The bookstore was once the best in Anhui province. |
| B．The books that are sold here can’t be borrowed. |
| C．The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books. |
| D．More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013. |
| A．The bookstore encourages parents o buy more books for their children. |
| B．The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally. |
| C．The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read. |
| D．The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading. |
【推荐3】How to Use a Modern Public Library
Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. It’s been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge, meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.
Check out a book. While libraries still loan out(出借) books, you’ll find it easier to get a copy of whatever you’re looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book you’ve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.
Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats(载体形式). You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and games. If a popular magazine you want isn’t offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in when enough interest is shown.
Join targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions targeted to various age groups. Perhaps you’d like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could join. If you have difficulties reading, ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.
Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local library can become a launch space for it. In library books and computers, you can find information on starting a business. Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of commerce(商会) and government agencies, and they will offer printing, faxing and database services you need.
1. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by _______.| A．sharing their books on the Internet |
| B．giving access to online reading at a library branch |
| C．sending a needed book to a library branch nearby |
| D．making the checkout procedures diverse |
| A．A magazine and an e-book. |
| B．A game and an oil painting. |
| C．A music CD and a kid’s toy. |
| D．A DVD and a video player. |
| A．the kid to learn a new language |
| B．the parent to enjoy quiet reading |
| C．the kid to overcome reading difficulties |
| D．the parent to meet their program sponsor |
| A．providing relevant information and supporting services |
| B．offering professional advice on business management |
| C．supplying useful information of your potential buyers |
| D．arranging meetings with government officials |
【推荐1】On New Year’s Day 2023, I had a panic attack at work. Unfortunately for me, that meant in front of millions of people, as I was delivering the news, live, on ABC’s Good Morning America. In the wake of my nationally televised panic, I learned that I had undiagnosed depression. For months, I’d been having trouble getting out of bed in the morning and felt as if I had an everlasting low-grade fever.
Two things changed my mind. The first was the science. In recent years, there has been an explosion of research into meditation (冥想), which has been shown to reduce blood pressure, improve recovery after your body releases the stress hormone cortisol (荷尔蒙皮质醇), strengthen the immune system, and relieve the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
The second thing that changed my mind about meditation is that it does not necessarily take a lot of the magic stuff I feared it might. Contrary to popular belief, meditation does not have to involve folding yourself into a roll, joining a group, or wearing special dress. The word meditation is a little bit like the world sports; there are hundreds of varieties. The type of meditation discussed here is called mindfulness meditation, which is acquired from Buddhism but does not require adopting a belief system or declaring oneself to be a Buddhist.
I began my practice slowly, with just five to ten minutes a day, which is what I recommend everyone aim for at the start. I have learned that the less delighted you are by the voice in your head, the more you can make room for entirely new thoughts and feelings to appear. In sum, meditation enables you to tap into what lies beneath or beyond the ego (自我). Call it creativity. Call it your original wisdom. Some people call it your heart.
1. What can the author’s profession possibly be?| A．Reporter. | B．Editor. | C．TV broadcaster. | D．Radio host. |
| A．It can lower blood pressure. |
| B．It can reduce depression and anxiety. |
| C．It can improve students’ behavior and performance. |
| D．It is scientific and without much fantastic frightening things. |
| A．Mediation is free from various chains and forms. |
| B．Meditation doesn’t need to fold someone into a roll. |
| C．Meditation is more like the world sports than popular belief. |
| D．Meditation requires someone to join a group or wear special dress. |
| A．Keep a quiet environment. | B．Keep your mind clean. |
| C．Practice mediation slowly. | D．Keep a less delighted mind. |
【推荐2】English author, Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty(贫穷). In order to earn a little money, he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth. As a result of his lack(缺乏) of food, he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. After a week or two, the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor Savage hadn’t any money and couldn’t pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage’s house and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude(=thanks) from you.”
“I agree,” said Savage, “that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work, I will give my life to you.” With these words he handed to him two copies entitled(=named), ‘The Life of Richard Saves’.
1. The best title for this text should be ________.| A．A Life for a Life | B．A Skilled Doctor |
| C．A Poor English Writer | D．The Life of Richard Savage |
| A．Savage was very poor and ill |
| B．Savage lived a very poor life |
| C．Savage had clothes to wear and food to eat |
| D．Savage had no money to buy clothes and food |
| A．a funny story | B．an unhappy story |
| C．a poor story | D．an ungrateful story |
| A．Savage paid the bill with his life. |
| B．Savage didn’t owe the doctor his life. |
| C．The doctor was grateful for the books. |
| D．The doctor had to accept the two books. |
【推荐3】When my father then died in June 2019, despite not wanting to leave my mother living up there all by herself, I couldn’t imagine moving in.
And even when Ma was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2019, and I started splitting my weeks between my overpriced studio apartment in Brooklyn and the house upstate to help manage her care, I never considered giving up my city life to move to the suburbs. Absolutely not!
What spells failure more than a single woman in her 40s moving in with her mother near the small town she grew up in?
Then the pandemic hit. Suddenly, all the myths I had bought into about what success looks like and how we were supposed to live as adults began to break down. My mother was going through her final round of chemo, the last she needed to save her life, and yet I couldn’t be there.
And my mom needed me: She couldn’t go to the grocery store, physically deal with people coming to the door to make deliveries. She needed help getting to her appointments. That, after all, was why I’d been splitting my time between my place and hers to begin with.
So after a three-week quarantine, I went home to stay with Ma. The plan was to stay for a month at first-until things “got back to normal”. But, I’d already lost one parent; I wasn’t ready to face the potential loss of another
In months that I was living with Ma, something else had happened, too. Long riddled with anxiety issues, l was calmer, more in touch with nature and eating better. We were able to heal from the loss of my father.
1. Why did the author wish not to stay with her mom at first?| A．She was attached to her city life. |
| B．She was sad about her father’s death. |
| C．She realized that her mother could manage her life on her own. |
| D．She was terrified by the pandemic. |
| A．Departing. | B．Dividing. | C．Settling. | D．Packing. |
| A．The author wanted her mother to live alone. |
| B．The author had to keep her husband company in the city. |
| C．The author was desperately needed by her mom. |
| D．The author suffered greatly living in the countryside |
【推荐1】Andie Ang's personal interest in monkeys was awakened when she was a child. In 1995. Ang's father saw some sailors mistreating a small young African monkey and brought it home.
Just ten at the time, Ang clearly remembers her excitement on first seeing the golden-furred little monkey. She named him Ah Boy and they soon became close companions. “I would cycle through the neighbourhood and Ah Boy would always follow me,” recalls Ang. “Neighbors would stop to look and comment, ‘Oh, so cute!’”Ah Boy quickly developed a daily routine of climbing onto Ang's shoulders to pull her hair apart in search of anything that shouldn't have been there.
But as the years passed, the family became unable to care for the monkey, so Ang turned to the internet for help. After a complicated and costly process, the day arrived for Ang and Ah Boy to say goodbye. It was a tearful parting for her. Later that day, Ang made up her mind to study monkeys. "The time we spent together made me want to know more about monkeys, the threats to them, and how we can help," she says.
After getting a Life Sciences degree, Ang went on to complete a PhD in Biological Anthropology with a specialty in Raffles' banded langurs (黑脊叶猴), a critically endangered species which hadn't been studied for 15 years.
Today, she spends hours in Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve, where the entire local population of Raffles' banded langurs can be found, doing field research in the forest. Her group has done lots of things to preserve this species, identifying and naming every monkey living in residential areas. They enjoyed discovering their individual personalities. As a result of Ang's work and growing support among locals, the community has come to better understand the value of native wildlife. The future of this small population of Raffles' banded langurs has become a lot more certain.
1. The author writes Paragraph 2 mainly to show________.| A．the excitement of Ang | B．the connection between the neighbors |
| C．the cleverness of Ah Boy | D．the closeness between Ang and Ah Boy |
| A．Her father's encouragement. | B．Her experience of caring for Ah Boy |
| C．Her neighbors' comments. | D．Her interest in getting a science degree |
| A．They are under local protection now. | B．They have been sent back to Africa. |
| C．They are human beings' life companions. | D．They have already had a large population |
| A．A monkey researcher. | B．Central Catchment Nature Reserve. |
| C．Man's threats to monkeys. | D．Raffles' banded langurs' protection. |
【推荐2】A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the worst was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of work. Nothing could be done but to wait in cold wilderness. 8 hours later, day broke, and then the rescue arrived.
It is almost unimaginable that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his explanation: “First of all I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no way to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from bleeding. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men tried to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of direction. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. The place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the opening of the cave! If they tried to calm themselves, they would probably sense a faint light shining not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with life itself? When you meet with obstacles (障碍) in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Mind you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle immediately. But a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage.
1. What was the greatest trouble for the writer’s friend?| A．It was very dark. | B．He was hurt and couldn’t move. |
| C．He couldn’t get help with his mobile phone. | D．It was very cold. |
| A．He checked his physical conditions. | B．He tried to keep his wound from bleeding. |
| C．He slept for a while. | D．All the above. |
| A．Horrible. | B．Worried. | C．Angry. | D．Calm. |
| A．No matter what happens, all want to cool and calm. |
| B．Hard work paid off. |
| C．Kill two birds with one stone. |
| D．No pains, no gains |
【推荐3】On a cold November morning in Y osemite National Park, on the south-west face of EL Capitan, Alex Honnold holds on to the side of the wall with nothing but the tips of his fingers and two thin edges of shoes, attempting to do something that professionals have long wanted to do--a“free solo” climb of the world's most terrifying cliff (悬崖). That means he is alone and climbing without a rope as he makes his way up more than half a mile of rock.
Paul Preuss, the father of the free soloing, stated the key of the climbing was to master a mountain with superior physical and mental skill, not “artificial aid". Having made some 150 ropeless climbs by the age of 27, he fell to his death in 1913 while free soloing in the Austrian Alps. But Preuss's ideas survived and inspired the “free climbing”movement of the 1960s, which supported using ropes and other safety equipment. The next free soloist appeared in 1973, when Henry Barber climbed up the 1,00--feet north face of Yosemite's Sentinel Rock without a rope. In 1976, John Bachar free soloed New Dimensions, a 300-foot cliff in Yosemite and Peter Croft free soloed two of Yosemite's most celebrated routes--- Astroman and Rostrum--in the same day.
Croft's achievement stood until 2007, when Honnold, then 22, astonished the world by repeating Croft's Astroman--Rostrum masterpiece and free soloed two famously tough routes in Zion National Park and Y osemite. Now, Honnold is attempting much higher goals and he is well on his way to completing the greatest rock climb in history.
1. What can you learn about Alex Honnold from Paragraph 1?| A．He climbed with many other people. |
| B．He attempted to climb with artificial aid. |
| C．He free soloed the south-west face of EL Capitan with enough safety equipment. |
| D．He was the first person to attempt to free solo the south -west face of EL Captain. |
| A．Lived longer. | B．Continued to exist. |
| C．Escaped. | D．Succeeded. |
| A．Climbers mustn't use aid of any kind in climbing. |
| B．One' s strength and will matter a lot while free soloing. |
| C．Climbers should use any safety devices while free soloing. |
| D．Ropes could only be used as an“artificial aid”while free soloing. |
| A．Ambitious. | B．Encouraged. |
| C．Stubborn. | D．Disappointed. |
