Alida Monaco doesn’t spend her summers doing the usual teenage work, like working at the shop. Instead, she’s studying.
It used to be that a summer job was considered a teenage thing. Today, Monaco, who has never had a summer job, is part of growing trend (趋势) teenagers focusing on their studies, even during the summer. That’s down from 72% of Americans aged 16 to 19 who worked in July of 1978, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fierce competition, older workers returning to the workforce (劳动力) and weak economic growth are all adding to the decrease of teenagers in the workforce. But as schoolwork grows increasingly heavy and homework eats up more time, data (数据) suggest the biggest reason why some teens won’t be working this summer is that they simply don’t have time.
For college-bound (准大学生)tem, some teachers even advise students not to waste time on a summer job. “Some of my students only have about six weeks off in the summer,” said Shannon Reed, a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and a former high school English teacher. “I could never advise that they get jobs during that short break. They should rest.”
Young people who don’t work may miss out on valuable skills that they’ll need later in life. Early work experiences teach honesty, financial intelligence, self-control and help people learn to deal with adult (成年人的) situations. But Monaco, who plans to attend Harvard, doesn’t worry about her lack of work experience. “Maybe I have missed out on a couple of life skills,” she said. “But I don’t think it will harm me in any way.”
1. What is the trend of American teenagers?| A．They are becoming lazy. |
| B．They are becoming interested in doing holiday jobs. |
| C．They are focusing more on studies than on jobs. |
| D．They are becoming particular about holiday jobs. |
| A．The reasons for teenagers giving up work. |
| B．The fierce competition teenagers face. |
| C．The structure of America’s work force |
| D．The effects of America’s weak economy. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Worried. |
| C．Agreeable. | D．Doubtful. |
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【推荐1】A video circulated on social media earlier this year, showing a tourist opening the door of a vehicle, reaching out an arm and attempting to stroke a passing lioness. The lioness shrugged him off, but it could have easily gone horribly wrong.
Reckless behaviour around wildlife risks the safety of both people and animals. People risk being attacked, mauled (撕咬) and possibly killed, while animals can be harmed, removed or put down, irrespective of whether they were only defending themselves. Animal attacks can also cast a destination in a negative light, causing temporary closures or scaring off visitors. All just so someone could boast that they had stroked a lion or captured a moment on a camera phone.
“Tourists are getting more and more reckless around wildlife and the source of the problem is social media.” says wildlife photographer Anette Mosshachers. “People risking their lives or doing stupid things with wildlife are after ‘likes’ and followers, something to show off on social media,” says Mossbacher. “The greater the risk, the more ‘likes’ they get. With some clients, it seems like a sickness or addiction.”
Yet social media is not entirely to blame. People have always taken risks for an experience. Foolish behavior and a tendency to get cocky around dangerous animals must have been around since the dawn of humanity. A hunger for attention online might drive some of the current madness, but some individuals might be trying to recreate a piece of the action they have seen on television. Perhaps the adrenaline (肾上腺激素) rush when close to wild animals causes an evaporation of common sense.
“There’s a worrying lack of awareness that animals several times our size, weight, speed and strength can easily hurt us,”says wildlife photographer David Lloyd. “I don’t think parks are doing enough to raise awareness. Tourists need to know how their presence can affect wildlife. A good example is cheetahs (猎豹) on vehicle rooftops. It may be a thrill for the bystanders, but the consequences if a mother cheetah falls off would be severe. She would no longer be able to hunt, so her cubs could easily starve.”
“People aren’t getting the education about why they need to stay away from wildlife, including avoiding diseases, keeping people secure and letting wildlife be wild,” says Philip Muruthi, vice president of species conservation and science for the African Wildlife Foundation. “We need to educate tourists through signs, pamphlets and frontline drivers. We should stick to guidelines, and there needs to be enforcement through the law.”
1. What can we learn about reckless behaviour around wildlife?| A．It harms tourists more than animals. |
| B．It enables tourists to get intimate with animals. |
| C．It may bring more profits to a tourist destination. |
| D．It may get animals killed for defending themselves. |
| A．sympathetic | B．disapproving |
| C．doubtful | D．indifferent |
| A．Selfish. | B．Frightened. |
| C．Arrogant. | D．Shocked. |
| A．Parks are expected to take more responsibilities for educating tourists. |
| B．Raising tourists’ awareness means stressing the danger of animals to them. |
| C．More regulation of the tourist industry is the key to raising tourists’ awareness. |
| D．Penalties rather than education can stop people taking silly risks around wildlife. |
【推荐2】We’ll finally grow up someday, leaving our parents and facing the challenges in life. Parents may not be able to solve every problem for us. Instead, we should have enough life skills to deal with the problems that come our way.
This is what our country tries to do now: Helping more students gain working spirit.To stress the importance of hardworking spirit education among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released a guideline recently.The guideline calls for students to respect work.Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education. But this has been overlooked in recent years.Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are uninterested in doing so. According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22 percent of primary and middle school students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real- world work experiences.For example , schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.
As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year.
These skills can include cooking,washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
1. The guideline was released in order to ______ .
| A．teach students how to do chores at home | B．call for students to respect work |
| C．help students solve life problems | D．ask students to be more independent |
| A．Challenges in life. | B．Basic life skills. |
| C．The recently released guideline. | D．Hardworking spirit education. |
| A．Only 3,000 students help with housework. |
| B．Students pay no attention to work spirit. |
| C．About one- fifth of students help with housework. |
| D．Students are very dependent on their parents. |
| A．provide both guidance and chances for real work | B．hand out the guideline to every student |
| C．teach students how to plant trees | D．give parents homework |
【推荐3】Laurie Penny, a television writer and journalist from England, shares her house in the Silver Lake community of Los Angeles, California, US, with a songwriter named Natti Vogel. Along with a freelance journalist named Sam Braslow and a therapist named Pam Shaffer, who both live nearby, the four have formed a group to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quarantine buddy arrangements are sometimes met with firm disapproval from those who hold traditional definition of family. As under stay-at-home orders from Los Angeles city, people should go out as little as possible, and big events are forbidden.
Nevertheless, the four have decided to be a family of sorts in a situation no one could have imagined a few months ago. They share meals, gather together on the couch playing guitars, exercise together and even hug.
They are not blood-related or romantic partners, but friends brought together by the restrictions on face-to-face contact that have changed life across the US to slow the spread of the COVID-19.
“If I were by myself out here in Los Angeles, so far from my family, I think I would have gone a bit crazy,” said Penny. As the crisis wears on, if people are completely isolated, they could act out in ways more damaging than associating with the same few individuals, said Jeffrey Martin, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco, US.
There is plenty of pleasure in the apartment for the quarantine foursome, which can take on the air of a “young strangers thrown together” reality show. They have read through plays, recorded songs together and performed for one another. They are working round the clock to keep one another entertained, inspired, fed and virus-free.
While they may miss parts of their old routines, the group’s priority remains the same. “We need to care for each other. That’s why we feel freak out as a group when someone talks about breaking quarantine,” Vogel said.
1. What is the relationship of the four people?| A．They are family members. | B．They are roommates. |
| C．They are former colleagues. | D．They are two couples. |
| A．They reach out to help those in need. | B．They follow a traditional family lifestyle. |
| C．They break the official quarantine orders. | D．They live together and care for each other. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Surprised. | C．Worried. | D．Confused. |
| A．Their old routines. | B．Efforts to stop COVID-19. |
| C．Their mutual support. | D．Hope for breaking quarantine. |
【推荐1】Microsoft says it has used the natural language Al ChatGPT to control robots with simple text commands. The approach means people with no engineering experience will be able to instruct robots to carry out tasks.
Microsoft said the research was intended “to see if ChatGPT can think beyond text, and reason about the physical world to help with robotics tasks”. Robots are typically controlled by software that has been written by humans and sets out precise instructions, or else by some form of network Al that can learn to carry out tasks based on large numbers of examples.
Neither Microsoft nor Open Al responded to a request for comment on this, but Microsoft said ChatGPT allows a user to monitor the process. ChatGPT isn’t in direct, real-time control of the robot, but simply creates the code that controls it. Microsoft said ChatGPT output shouldn’t be used directly to control a robot without “careful analysis”, but experts warn that it is risky to even begin thinking about placing Al in control of physical machines.
Mark Coeckelbergh at the University of Vienna, Austria, says that regulations may be needed in order to set out where Al can be used and who is responsible should things go wrong. “It’s a very dangerous thing to just say ‘let’s give control of these computers to AI’,” says Coeckelbergh. “The problem with contemporary artificial intelligence is that it’s not transparent(透明的) to the user. That’s a huge problem.”
Others were doubtful about the ability of language models to program robots for complex tasks. Kathleen Richardson at De Montfort University Leicester, UK, says that Al language models are convincing mimics (模仿者), but that their real ability — including their adaptability to control robots — is often overblown. “I think Microsoft, and most people who design robots,overstate what they can and can’t do,” she says.
1. What’s the purpose of the research conducted by Microsoft?| A．To prove ChatGPT’s capacity to carry out tasks. |
| B．To test ChatGPT’s ability to control robots. |
| C．To teach ChatGPT to give accurate instructions. |
| D．To identify the hidden problems of ChatGPT. |
| A．Curious. | B．Optimistic. | C．Supportive. | D．Opposed. |
| A．It’s safe to use Al to control physical machines. |
| B．AI’s adaptability to control robots is reliable. |
| C．Regulations of Al use should be in place. |
| D．The problem with Al is still under debate. |
| A．ChatGPT tells robots what to do |
| B．Power of ChatGPT is changing us |
| C．Problems of ChatGPT need solving |
| D．Al takes control of robots wisely |
【推荐2】Although many countries love their tea,UK citizens are particularly proud of being"tea people". The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.
Tea only made its way to England in large quantities in the first years of the 17th century.Tea from China and a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.
There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in the UK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize(氧化)before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers(茶托)for visitors.
Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today,but it seems to be on the decrease.The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10%in the five years leading up to 2002,and has been dropping ever since.Tea sales fell by 6%in 2014 alone,and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than £ 1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013,more than twice what was spent on tea bags.
Still, what goes around comes around; it's sure to become fashionable again.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．UK citizens take pride in being “tea people”. |
| B．The UK seldom serves black tea with lemon. |
| C．Tea made its way to England in the early 16th century. |
| D．Tea from China is being sold more widely in England now. |
| A．Tea sales have fallen by 6%since 2014. |
| B．Most restaurant like selling tea than coffee. |
| C．In 2013, the money spent on tea was f 3 billion. |
| D．Since 2002, the sales of tea have been on the decrease. |
| A．It can never succeed again. | B．The tea will become popular again. |
| C．Coffee is more popular than tea. | D．The tea is becoming less popular. |
【推荐3】United States health officials say an estimated 80,000 people died of influenza (流感) and problems resulting from the flu last winter, making it the worst season since 1977. The director for the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the number to The Associated Press. Health experts were expecting the winter of 2017-2018 to be a bad year for flu deaths, but not that.
Doctor William Schaffner is an expert on vaccines, at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Schaffner noted that 80,000 deaths are nearly twice as much as what health officials once considered a “bad year”.
CDC officials say that between 12,000 and 56,000 Americans die every year from flu-related causes, but they do not have an exact count of how many people die from the flu each year. Influenza is a relatively common disease and not always listed on death records as the official cause of death. While last winter was a bad flu season in the U.S., it was not the worst. The 1918 flu lasted nearly two years. Historians estimate that the disease was to blame for between 500,000 to 700,000 deaths during that period. The exact number is still not known.
One thing that made the 2017-2018 flu season so bad was that the flu virus was strong. Usually the disease kills the very young, the very old or those who are already sick. However, last winter, the flu killed many healthy Americans. Another thing that made the flu season so deadly was that the flu vaccine was not as effective as experts had predicted. Drug makers have made changes to the vaccine. Even though the vaccine did not work well last year, health experts still strongly suggest getting vaccinated.
1. What can we learn about influenza in the first paragraph?| A．The winter of 2017-2018 saw the deadliest flu in history. |
| B．Effective cures should be found to deal with influenza. |
| C．Health experts had assumed flu would be severer. |
| D．More people died of influenza than expected in the winter of 2017-2018. |
| A．80,000. | B．40,000. |
| C．60,000. | D．20,000. |
| A．Because flu is always considered as a common disease. |
| B．Because people usually don't take flu seriously. |
| C．Because CDC officials are unwilling to count the deaths. |
| D．Because flu is not always listed on death records. |
| A．Change the vaccine. | B．Avoid using vaccine. |
| C．Get vaccinated. | D．Do research on vaccine. |
【推荐1】Just over a year ago I gave myself a challenge: give up spending on all but the essentials for a whole year. It hasn’t always been easy, but a year on I am wealthier and wiser. Embarrassingly, I have also realized just how much money I’ve wasted through mindless shopping and in the pubs and restaurants.
Free of any financial worries, I was spending without thinking. Stuck in a cycle of consumerism, I was struggling in vain to spend my way to happiness. Giving up spending for a year was an extreme approach, but I wanted to taste extreme frugality, shake up my spending patterns and overpay my mortgage instead of shopping. I could continue to pay my bills, including mortgages, broadband, phone bill, charity donations, life insurances, money to help my family and basic groceries.
It was not easy, especially in the first few months. There were lows, such as when I missed my favourite jazz concerts and hit films. There have also been some awkward moments when I’ve turned up to a friend’s house for dinner empty-handed. I did a lot of washing up at my friends’ houses in return this year.
I did find new ways to live, however. Using sites such as Eventbrite I have been to film screenings, wine tasting evenings and theatre productions for free. Living in London I have a wealth of free cultural activities on my doorstep and I’ve been to more art exhibitions this year than ever before. I even managed a free holiday, cycling the Suffolk and Norfolk coast and camping on beaches. It’s something I’d never done before and probably wouldn’t have, were it not for the challenge.
The last 12 months have taught me what things I really need. I can frankly say I’m happier now. I’ve gained confidence and skills, done things and met lovely people I wouldn’t have otherwise done or met.
1. In the past the author wasted much money on the following EXCEPT .| A．purposeless shopping | B．basic groceries |
| C．restaurants | D．pubs |
| A．To change her former spending habits. | B．To relieve financial worries. |
| C．To pay off her mortgage as soon as possible. | D．To donate more to local charities. |
| A．She did a lot of washing and cooking in pubs. |
| B．She tried cycling and camping for the first time. |
| C．She attended concerts and watched movies for free. |
| D．She explored more cultural activities in London. |
| A．It’s discouraging. | B．It’s challenging. |
| C．It’s rewarding. | D．It’s embarrassing |
【推荐2】While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had one of those life-changing experiences. One man stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First the man walked up to his oldest son. He cupped his face in his hands and said, “You’re already quite a young man. I love you very much, Zach!”
Then he went to his youngest son. They gave each other a long, loving hug. Then I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” With his eyes turning away and his face becoming redder, his son replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”
While this was happening, a baby girl was moving excitedly in her mother’s arms. The man said, “Hi, baby girl!” And then he gently took the child from her mother. He quickly kissed her face all over.
After several moments, he handed his daughter to his oldest son and said, “I’ve saved the best for the last!” He walked forward to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing.
It seemed that they just got married, but I knew by the age of their kids that they had been married for long. I pondered it for a moment and couldn’t help asking. “Wow! How long have you two been married?”
“Been together fourteen years in total, and been married twelve of those.” he replied. “Well then, how long have you been separated?” I asked. The man smiled, “Two whole days!”
Two days? I was shocked. Judging from the greeting. I had thought they’d been separated for at least several months. I said almost immediately, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling. He said something that left me a different person. He told me, “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he gave me his wonderful smile again. They left together happily.
1. How did the youngest son respond when his father said he missed him so much?| A．He seemed deeply touched. | B．He looked extremely proud. |
| C．He was very excited. | D．He got slightly shy. |
| A．Considered | B．Recorded | C．Praised | D．Admired |
| A．That the father greeted each family member differently. |
| B．That the wife hadn’t seen her husband for just two days. |
| C．That the couple had been together for long. |
| D．That the father answered his question. |
| A．A Father’s Deep Love for His Children | B．My First Impression of an Old Couple |
| C．A Life-changing Experience at the Airport | D．My Experience of Picking up a Friend |
【推荐3】The Brown Bear
My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back the sign ( 迹 象 ) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another attack the first time I felt panic.
Obviously satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
1. The brown bear approached the family in order to ______.| A．start an attack | B．catch shore birds |
| C．protect the children | D．set up a barrier for itself |
| A．got injured | B．felt safe |
| C．found some food | D．took away the camera |
| A．pride | B．patience |
| C．anxiety | D．calmness |
【推荐1】Just how much does the Constitution(宪法) protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant (授权令) if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.
California has asked the justices to restore the practice that the police may search through the contents of suspects’ smartphones at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state says, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies .
The justices would be careless if they followed California's advice. They should start by rejecting California’s weak argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone is similar to say, going through a suspect's wallet. The court has ruled that police don't offend against the Fourth Amendment(修正案) when they go through the wallet of an arrestee without a warrant. In fact, exploring one's smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestee's reading history, financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recent correspondence.
Americans should take steps to protect their own digital privacy and should avoid putting important information in smartphones. But keeping sensitive information on these devices is increasingly a requirement of normal life. Citizens still have a right to expect private documents to remain private and protected by the Constitution's prohibition on unreasonable searches.
In many cases, it would not be very difficult for authorities to obtain a warrant to search through phone contents. They could still trump(打出王牌) the Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe and dangerous circumstances, such as the threat of immediate harm, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are not deleted or altered while a warrant is on the way. The justices, though, may want to allow room for police to cite situations where they are entitled to more flexibility.
But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole. New technology sometimes demands fresh applications of the Constitution's protections. Orin Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digital necessity of life in the 20th. At that time, the justices had to explain new rules for the new personal domain(领域) of cars. Similarly, the justices must sort out how the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution applies to digital information now.
1. The author’s attitude toward California’s argument is _____________.| A．skeptical | B．tolerant |
| C．indifferent | D．disapproving |
| A．getting into one's residence | B．handing one's historical records |
| C．scanning one's correspondences | D．going through one's wallet |
| A．principles are hard to be clearly expressed |
| B．citizens' privacy is not effectively protected |
| C．phones are used to store sensitive information |
| D．the court is giving police less room for action |
| A．the Constitution should be implemented flexibly |
| B．Principles of the Constitution should never be changed |
| C．New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution |
| D．California's argument violates principles of the Constitution |
【推荐2】The fast spread of the virus has led most Chinese citizens to wear face masks in public to help reduce infections. The Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd. says it has created a new facial recognition system that is the first to effectively identify people even if they are wearing masks.
China is recognized as a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence and facial recognition system. The new system is based on the existing technologies developed over the past 10 years.
“When wearing a mask, the recognition rate can reach about 95 percent, which can ensure that most people can be identified,” Hanwang’s vice president, Huang Lei, said. He added that the system’s success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99.5 percent. However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough,” Huang said.
Hanwang is now selling two main kinds of products that use the technology. One performs “single channel” recognition and the other is a “multi-channel” recognition, which can identify individuals in a crowd of up to 30 people “within a second”.
Huang said officials can use Hanwang’s technology to compare images with ministry (部门) records on individuals in order to identify and track people as they move about. The system can identify crime suspects (嫌疑人), terrorists or make reports or warnings, he added.
While some citizens have expressed opposition to such tools, more people seem to have accepted the methods as a way to deal with the current health emergency.
So far, Huang says most interest in the new system has come from within China. But he sees the interest likely expanding if the virus continues to spread and the use of face masks increases.
1. What do we know about the new facial recognition system?| A．It has no relation to the existing tech. | B．It is being used both at home and abroad. |
| C．It can record people’s temperature. | D．It can be used for many purposes. |
| A．international companies | B．colleges and universities |
| C．the Ministry of Public Safety | D．the Ministry of Manpower |
| A．Supportive. | B．Disapproving. | C．Uncaring. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．To show China’s technological advances. | B．To introduce a newly developed system. |
| C．To demonstrate the innovation of China. | D．To advertise a new tech-based product. |
【推荐3】Toilet Paper Obsession
Everyone gets anxious when the world takes an uncertain turn. And often, we treat that anxiety with a little panic buying.
A study published last year in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people buy things in troubled times as a means of enerting control over their lives. The researchers noted that utility items—specifically, cleaning products—tend to move most quickly from store shelves.
The hoarding of toilet paper, as perhaps the most fundamental cleaning product, may represent our most fundamental fears. An invisible enemy stalks us. We need to hold on to something in uncertain times. Maybe a stockpile of toilet paper brings assurances.
The thing is, it's not actually going anywhere. For all the sharp words and even sharper elbows thrown around by toilet paper marauders, they seem to be missing one important fact: There is no toilet paper shortage.
As The New York Times points out, retailers that see their shelves emptied often restock them in a day, often in just a few hours.
You are not using more of it. You are just filling up your closet with it," Jeff Anderson, president of paper product manufacturer Precision Paper Converters, tells the Times.
The thing is, the toilet paper-obsessed shoppers have been infected with something many times more contagious than any coronavirus: fear.
“People are social creatures. We look to each other for signals for what is safe and what is dangerous,” Steven Taylor, a clinical psychologist at the University of British Columbia, tells Fox News. “And when you see someone in the store panic-buying, that can cause a fear-contagion effect. People become anxious ahead of the actual infection. They haven't thought about the bigger picture, like what are the consequences of stockpiling toilet paper.”
1. What is the study mainly about?| A．Troubled times. | B．Rush purchase. |
| C．Consumer demand. | D．Cleaning products. |
| A．A sense of safety. | B．A kind of virus. |
| C．A feeling of anxiety. | D．A stock of toilet paper. |
| A．Because of great need. | B．Because of coronavirus. |
| C．Because there is no toilet paper in stock. | D．Because people are easily infectious. |
| A．Negative. | B．Positive. | C．Optimistic. | D．Indifferent. |
