| A．impressive | B．oppressive | C．expressive | D．permissive |
学校规定，学生在校期间不得使用手机，有的同学认为这是一项非常好的制度，但也有同学不以为然。请谈谈你对这一规定的看法，并给出理由。
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6 . Chronobiologists (时间生物学家) are interested in what is known as the circadian (生理节奏的) rhythm. This is the complete cycle our bodies are naturally made to undergo within the passage of a twenty-four-hour day. Aside from sleeping at night and waking during the day, each cycle involves many factors. Not everyone has an identical circadian rhythm.
Knowledge of chronobiological patterns can have many realistic implications for our day-to-day lives. While contemporary living can sometimes appear to overcome biology—
After-dinner coffees are becoming more of a tradition, but to prepare for a good night’s sleep we are better off putting the brakes on caffeine consumption as early as 3 p.m. With a seven hour half-life, a cup of coffee containing 90 mg of caffeine taken at this hour could still leave 45 mg of caffeine in your nervous system at ten o’clock that evening.
Evenings are important for winding down before sleep; however, dietitian Geraldine Georgeou warns that an after-five-fast is more cultural myth than chronobiological demand.
| A．This will deprive your body of vital energy needs. |
| B．This disorients your circadian rhythm and puts your body in full mode. |
| C．It is essential that, by the time you are ready to sleep, your body is rid of all traces. |
| D．Scientists have limited abilities to create durable modifications of chronobiological demands. |
| E．Night people, for example, find it hard to operate during the morning, but become alert by evening. |
| F．After all, who needs circadian rhythms when we have caffeine pills and cities that never sleep? |
7 . In the fog of uncertainty about how new technology will change the way we work, policymakers around the world say confidently that we will need to upskill the workforce in order to cope. The view sounds reassuringly sensible: if computers are growing smarter, humans will need to learn to use them or be replaced by them. But the truth is, the people who are being “upskilled” in today’s economy are the ones who need it the least.
Research shows that workers with degrees are over three times more likely to participate in training as adults than workers with no qualifications. That creates a virtuous circle for those who did well at school, and a vicious circle for those who did not. If the robots are coming for both the accountants and the taxi drivers, you can bet it is those working with money that will be more able to retrain themselves out of danger, because the better educated tend to have more confidence and money to pay for their own training.
Employers also invest in these workers more. In the UK, a surprising number of employers send their senior managers to business schools. It is no good blaming employers for directing investments at their highly-skilled workers. They are simply aiming for the highest return they can get. And, for some types of lower-paid work, it is not always true that technological progress requires more skills. Sometimes, technology can de-skill a job. Just look at Uber drivers who follow the driving routes set by their app, rather than expanding their own knowledge of the streets. The UK’s latest Employment and Skills Survey suggests the use of literacy and numeracy skills at work has fallen since 2012, even as the use of computers has increased. However, the trouble is, when the computer makes your job easier one day, it might make it redundant the next. Many of those affected by automation will need to switch occupations, or even industries. But a retailer or warehouse company is not going to retrain its staff to help them move to a different sector.
It is time to revisit older ideas. The UK once had a vibrant culture of night schools, for adults to attend after their day jobs. A revival of it could be exactly what the 21st century needs. Rather than just “upskilling” in a narrow way, people could choose to learn an entirely new skill or trade, or explore interests they never had a chance to nurture before.
It is still not clear whether the impact of new technology on the labour market will come in a trickle or a flood. But in an already unequal world, continuing to reserve all the lifeboats for the better-off would be a dangerous mistake.
1. According to the writer, policymakers’ belief in upskilling the workforce __________.| A．is contrary to popular belief | B．is helpful in coping with new technology |
| C．is too difficult to put it into practice | D．is not beneficial to those who need it most |
| A．have confidence in outperforming those with degrees at school |
| B．persuade their employers to make an investment in them |
| C．minimize the risk of job loss caused by new technology |
| D．assess how new technology will change the way they work |
| A．unnecessary | B．undesirable | C．unskilled | D．unrewarding |
| A．Workers’ literacy and numeracy skills should be enhanced without delay. |
| B．Night schools can help to eliminate skill gaps among workers. |
| C．Companies should attach much importance to retraining of workers. |
| D．Those lower-skilled workers deserve giving more chances of retraining. |
8 .
Life—it gets busy. Digital overload is real: photos, apps, emails... our devices can be a blessing—and a curse. So when it comes to the humble food shop you might be reticent about adding another rewards app to your bulging virtual wallet. Are they worth it? Not only that, some seem so complicated that they require Enigma code-level mastery to crack. Well, hold that thought, because the Asda Rewards App is a little different. Customers using Asda Rewards earn pounds not points, building up a Cashpot to spend at Asda in store or online. It’s easy and engaging to use and there are other benefits too, such as helping you to save for Christmas. When you buy something from Asda, you can scan every time to earn pounds not points. You’ll see your total in your Cashpot on the app. You can redeem the Cashpot as vouchers (代金券) to use against more of the items you love. There are a number of ways you can build up your Cashpot—and this is on top of the already great prices on household favourites. | Complete your first shop and you will get a First Scan Bonus worth ￡5, to get you started.
In-app Superstar Missions—sounds very James Bond—could be anything from buying certain products to picking up something tasty for the family dinner. Keep an eye out for specially selected Star Products. Buying these will earn you 10 per cent of their price. Complete various milestone missions by reaching set spending targets to build your Cashpot faster. There’s no better time to download the app than this September to take advantage of Asda’s Spin the Wheel. Everyone who spins, wins. When you spend ￡5 or more you get the chance to spin the wheel to reveal a Cashpot prize. You could win anything from 50p up to ￡100... just like that. |
1. How does Asda differ from other rewards apps?
| A．It is complicated to navigate but engaging. |
| B．Subscribers can redeem points for free gifts. |
| C．Everyone can easily crack the code to get money. |
| D．Cash rewards are available for further purchases. |
| A．earn a First Scan Bonus when completing the initial purchase. |
| B．enjoy a 10 percent discount on specially selected Star Products. |
| C．win the chance to see James Bond in a publicity campaign. |
| D．draw on the in-app lottery mechanism to obtain extra bonus. |
| A．Saving more than 40 Asda Pounds to claim the added bonus. |
| B．Starting as early as possible to stay ahead of other users. |
| C．Putting off all holiday purchases until Christmas Eve. |
| D．Spending excessive money on ‘Spin the Wheel’ to win big. |
9 . Worth nearly $1trn, Facebook is the world’s sixth-most-valuable company. Its revenues have grown by 56% in the past year, and its share price by more than a quarter. Nearly 3bn people use its products every month. Why would such a glittering success change its name, as the Verge, a news site, reports it plans to within days?
The likely official reason for the rebranding is that the firm has outgrown the social network that Mark Zuckerberg started 17 years ago in a Harvard dorm. Today it includes other social apps (Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) and video hardware (Oculus, Portal). It has launched a digital wallet (Novi) and may yet offer a currency (Diem). Mr. Zuckerberg expects people eventually to associate his firm more with the “metaverse”, a virtual space for work, play and more, than with social media.
If the Facebook network is to take a back seat, there may be a case for regrouping under a new name. Facebook wouldn’t be the first tech giant to do so. In 2015 Google set up Alphabet, a holding company for the search engine and its many side projects. Under this model, Facebook would become just another app within a wider family, though by far its biggest earner. There is another possible motive for a makeover. For all its financial success, the Facebook brand has become tarnished. The social network is blamed for fueling everything from teenage anorexia (厌食症) to uprising at the US Capitol.
This month Frances Haugen, a former employee, told Congress that Facebook was failing to moderate content on its platform and covering up a drop in young American users (it denies this). Public trust in it is lower than in most tech giants, and falling. Although two years ago the firm started branding its apps as being “from Facebook”, its new “smart glasses”, which can record video and take phone calls, feature only the logo of its partner, Ray-Ban.
Mr. Zuckerberg himself has been a reason for much of the criticism of Facebook, and of bossy tech firms more generally. As the all-powerful founder, he has a higher profile than his opposite numbers at TikTok, YouTube and other social networks. Normally, a brand facing a reputational crisis might dump its unpopular CEO. But Mr. Zuckerberg’s position is unassailable (难以撼动的), which may explain why he would want to dump the brand instead.
1. Facebook plans to change its name mainly because ________.| A．it wants people to associate its name with social media |
| B．it is trying to follow the fashion led by Google |
| C．it looks to expand its business to a wider range |
| D．its former name has brought bad reputation to the company |
| A．It was founded by Zuckerberg in his college dormitory. |
| B．It has a favorable influence on teenagers’ mind and behavior. |
| C．It is as popular among youngsters in the US as it used to be. |
| D．It produced smart glasses with its logo on it. |
| A．abandoned | B．discriminated | C．globalized | D．compromised |
| A．a science review | B．a business magazine |
| C．a technical report | D．the website of Facebook |
| A. ceaselessly B. consists C. flavored D. markets E. modest F. perfect G. presence H. spread I. registered J. sights K. specifically |
Opposite a university campus on the outskirts of Jakarta, motorbikes line the front of Ricky Salim’s ice-cream and tea store, one of thousands of Mixue franchise owners across Asia. This Chinese firm, which built its brand selling teas and soft-serve ice-cream in smaller Chinese cities with relatively
Part of the reason for Mixue’s success
As growth has slowed in China, bubble-tea brands have set their
Yet no ready-made bubble-tea chain has
Unlike fancier bubble-tea brands, Mixue
Mixue’s biggest ambitions for growth are in countries with emerging economies and many young people. Yet over the past year Mixue stores have also opened in Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea, and the firm has
