1. 你的发现;
2. 你的倡议。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
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The Student Union
August 8, 2022
1.分析手机支付的利与弊;
2.提出你的观点或建议。
注意:
1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加情节,以使行文连贯。(参考词汇:扫二维码 scan QR codes)
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3 . Both misinformation, which includes honest mistakes, and disinformation, which involves an intention to mislead, have had a growing impact on teenage students over the past 20 years. One tool that schools can use to deal with this problem is called media literacy education. The idea is to teach teenage students how to evaluate and think critically about the messages they receive. Yet there is profound disagreement about what to teach.
Some approaches teach students to distinguish the quality of the information in part by learning how responsible journalism works. Yet some scholars argue that these methods overstate journalism and do little to cultivate critical thinking skills. Other approaches teach students methods for evaluating the credibility of news and information sources, in part by determining the incentive of those sources. They teach students to ask: What encouraged them to create it and why? But even if these approaches teach students specific skills well, some experts argue that determining credibility of the news is just the first step. Once students figure out if it’s true or false, what is the other assessment and the other analysis they need to do?
Worse still, some approaches to media literacy education not only don’t work but might actually backfire by increasing students’ skepticism about the way the media work. Students may begin to read all kinds of immoral motives into everything. It is good to educate students to challenge their assumptions, but it’s very easy for students to go from healthy critical thinking to unhealthy skepticism and the idea that everyone is lying all the time.
To avoid these potential problems, broad approaches that help students develop mindsets in which they become comfortable with uncertainty are in need. According to educational psychologist William Perry of Harvard University, students go through various stages of learning. First, children are black-and-white thinkers—they think there are right answers and wrong answers. Then they develop into relativists, realizing that knowledge can be contextual. This stage is the one where people can come to believe there is no truth. With media literacy education, the aim is to get students to the next level—that place where they can start to see and appreciate the fact that the world is messy, and that’s okay. They have these fundamental approaches to gathering knowledge that they can accept, but they still value uncertainty.
Schools still have a long way to go before they get there, though. Many more studies will be needed for researchers to reach a comprehensive understanding of what works and what doesn’t over the long term. “Education scholars need to take an ambitious step forward,” says Howard Schneider, director of the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University.
1. As for media literacy education, what is the author’s major concern?A.How to achieve its goal. | B.How to measure its progress. |
C.How to avoid its side effects. | D.How to promote its importance. |
A.Importance. | B.Variety. | C.Motivation. | D.Benefit. |
A.compare different types of thinking |
B.evaluate students’ mind development |
C.explain a theory of educational psychology |
D.stress the need to raise students’ thinking levels |
A.Media Literacy Education: Much Still Remains |
B.Media Literacy Education: Schools Are to Blame |
C.Media Literacy Education: A Way to Identify False Information |
D.Media Literacy Education: A Tool for Testing Critical Thinking |
4 . Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the
“What?”
There is no reliable
A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the
About half the respondents(受调查者) inherited(继承) their
As for
“Women tend not to spend as much as
Many women also worried about wealth having
At the same time, 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when
Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision
But what about other
A.directions | B.reasons | C.times | D.consequences |
A.cried | B.sighed | C.shouted | D.laughed |
A.data | B.measure | C.division | D.news |
A.better | B.bigger | C.smaller | D.worse |
A.affairs | B.message | C.point | D.report |
A.spirit | B.money | C.habit | D.cost |
A.bought | B.robbed | C.got | D.earned |
A.itself | B.herself | C.ourselves | D.themselves |
A.wealthy | B.poor | C.ordinary | D.honest |
A.making | B.earning | C.taking | D.spending |
A.buying | B.wasting | C.spending | D.saving |
A.when | B.if | C.whether | D.because |
A.women | B.youth | C.adults | D.men |
A.serious | B.good | C.bad | D.various |
A.send | B.set | C.do | D.give |
A.necessary | B.possible | C.pleased | D.anxious |
A.plans | B.decisions | C.appointments | D.suggestions |
A.notices | B.stresses | C.implies | D.intends |
A.away | B.together | C.as well | D.out |
A.purchases | B.effects | C.differences | D.examples |
5 . Last week the British university system offered a record number of places. That sounds like good news—but do we really need more people to go to university? For that matter, does the world need more universities?
The answer feels like it should be yes.
Education is good, is it not? But everything has a cost.
Education takes time. We could insist that everyone study full-time until the age of 45 but that would surely be too much. And perhaps half the population studying until they’re 21 is also too much. As for universities, they consume financial and intellectual resources—perhaps those resources might be better spent elsewhere.
My own personal opinion is strongly in favor both of going to university, and of simply having universities around.
The main skill I learnt at university was to write about economics, and I use that skill every day of my professional life, even an abstract education seems practical to me. And I now live in Oxford, one of the world’s most celebrated (著名的) university cities. Oxford’s experience certainly suggests that universities have much to offer.
The city’s architecture and green spaces have been shaped—greatly for the better, on balance —by the 900-year-old institution at its heart. The beauty attracts tourists and locals too.
But these are samples of one. Many people do not find themselves using the skills and knowledge they accumulated at university. And Oxford’s dreaming spires (尖顶) aren’t terribly representative of global universities as a whole.
1. Which of the following is the most proper title?A.Does the world need more universities? |
B.Is education really necessary? |
C.Is British university system the best? |
D.Do you prefer universities abroad? |
A.He is an economist now. |
B.He likes Oxford’s architecture and green spaces most. |
C.The skill he learnt at university is practical in his career. |
D.He holds the view that going to univeristy is a waste of resources. |
A.comparing his experience with others’ |
B.persuading us with his own experience and opinion |
C.describing and sharing his own university experience |
D.informing us of the advantages of universities |
A.use | B.provide |
C.delight | D.raise |
A.list more supporting details about his opinion |
B.show more disadvantages about going to universities |
C.present some opposite opinions about universities |
D.draw a conclusion about the topic |
6 . Researchers define self-control or self-discipline as“ability to control or change one’s inner responses”.
In their study,205 adults were given smart phones and required to report their emotions at random moments throughout the week.
The researchers found that the more self-control people had,the more satisfied they were with their lives in the long run.
These researchers also figured out that people high in self-control are simply less likely to find themselves in situations where that’s even an issue.They don’t waste time fighting inner battles over whether or not to eat a second piece of cake.
A.In a word,they are not bothered about such little desires. |
B.Researchers checked these general ideas through a survey and study. |
C.It is generally believed that in the long run self-control can make people happier. |
D.Meanwhile,they were also asked to report whether they were experiencing any desires. |
E.However,people with more self-control were also more likely to be happy in the short run. |
F.But they are still uncertain why some people are more able to control their inner responses. |
G.Most adults reported they failed to control their desire to play video games before an exam. |
7 . We’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.
What’s the problem? It’s possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.
Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t
even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. "Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk," he explains. "The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them."
In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. "It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband," says Dunn. "But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also."
Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. "Small talk is the basis of good manners," he says.
1. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A.Addiction to smartphones. |
B.Inappropriate behaviours in public places. |
C.Absence of communication between strangers. |
D.Impatience with slow service. |
A.Showing good manners. | B.Relating to other people. |
C.Focusing on a topic. | D.Making business deals. |
A.It improves family relationships. | B.It raises people’s confidence. |
C.It matters as much as a formal talk. | D.It makes people feel good. |
A.Conversation Counts | B.Ways of Making Small Talk |
C.Benefits of Small Talk | D.Uncomfortable Silence |