1 . Feeding America: by the Numbers

41.2 million Americans are food insecure, which means they don’t know when or how they’ll get their next meal.

13 million American children face hunger—That’s l in 6 kids. 1.5 million old soldiers receive food stamps (食品救济券).

27% of families with incomes above the poverty level are short of food. 18.7% of Mississippians are short of food (Highest rate of all states). 5. 4 million old people now face food insecurity in America. 8. 7% of Hawaiians are food insecure (Lowest rate of all states).

$1 donated (捐赠)to Feeding America will buy 10 meals for people facing hunger in America.

Want to Do Something?

One way to stop the hunger is through neighborhood food banks. They need three things: money, your time and food. If you plan to donate food, here are what food banks need most:

●Apple sauce

●Boxed meals

●Canned beans

●Canned chicken

● Canned chili

●Canned fish

●Cooking oil

●Dried herbs and spices

●Nuts

●Peanut butter

● Whole-grain cereal

Note:Avoid food with glass packaging (包装)because they can be broken in transport. Trusted Media Brands—Readers’ Digest’s parent company—has become an official media partner of Feeding America. See how you can help our efforts at feedingamerica. com.

1. How many kids are facing hunger in America?

A．5.4 million.	B．13 million.
C．41.2 million.	D．78 million.

2. What food will neighborhood food banks refuse?

A．Boxed meals.	B．Canned chicken.
C．Glass bottles of milk.	D．Oil used for cooking.

3. Why does the author write this text?

A．To show readers the problems of food safety.

B．To ask readers to help the poor out of poverty.

C．To inform readers of serious food shortages in America.

D．To encourage readers to donate food or money to food banks.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

You walk into a museum, stop in front of a masterpiece and wish to observe it up close. Instead of having       1     good view of it, however, you see nothing but raised arms and smart phones. Isn`t it     2    (surprise)?

Nowadays, the use of smart phones in museums     3    (continue) to rise and art experts are concerned about how to get people to truly appreciate artworks rather than simply take photos or record videos to post     4     social media. Some museums do not allow photography,    5     is less about camera flashes and more about encouraging people to enjoy the experience. Amsterdam`s Rijksumuseum, for example, already     6    (wage) the Big Draw campaign,    7    visitors are encouraged to keep their smart phones in their pockets or bags and pick up paper and pencils instead. The national museums is hoping to help visitors discover and appreciate the beauty of art, architecture and history through drawing. Some museums are also asking people to get prepared before their visit by learning about the artworks first.     8    (hope), with these     9    (measure), the experience of visiting museums will be more satisfying than simply recording everything with a smart phones. There have already been some signs of improvement, which is very encouraging, but there is still a long way     10    (go).

3 . Boycotting (抵制) has long been used as a political tool. In the late 18th century, it was used to discourage the use of products made by slave labor. Now it is being used to influence the largest social media platform in the world, Facebook

The Stop Hate for Profit campaign claims the platform doesn’t do enough to remove racist and hateful comments from its site. Already, this has resulted in a series of major companies, including Adidas and Starbucks, removing their advertising from the platform.

Can that boycott hurt Facebook? The short answer is yes — the vast majority of Facebook's income comes from ads. David Cumming from Aviva Investors told the BBC that the loss of trust could “destroy the business.” On Friday, Facebook's share price dropped by 8 percent, making CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on paper, $6 billion poorer. But despite the huge share price reduction, some believe this boycott will only scratch the surface. Apart from companies only committing to the boycott for one month, the biggest factor is much of Facebook’s advertising income comes from thousands of small- to medium-sized businesses, many of which have not signed up for the boycott.

According to CNN, the site's 100 highest-spending brands only account for 6 percent of advertising income. In contrast. smaller brands view social media ads as the only affordable vehicle for mass exposure.

Though unable to force a change, Zuckerberg has shown some signs of flexibility (灵活性) following an announcement that the site would begin to make hateful content. But this pales compared to measures form other sites.

This year is going to be a rocky year for all social media companies. If the boycott goes on into the autumn and if more and more companies sigh up, this could be a defining year for the social network.

1. Why has Facebook been boycotted?

A．It has been used as a political tool.

B．It has posted many inappropriate advertisements.

C．It has launched the Stop Hate for Profit campaign.

D．It has failed to manage discriminatory posts on its platform.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．Facebook will take measures to stop the boycott.

B．Facebook has confidence it will restore its users’ trust.

C．Facebook won’t be greatly influenced by the boycott.

D．Facebook hasn’t been affected by many smaller businesses.

3. What does the author think of the measures Zuckerberg has taken?

A．They are not effective enough.

B．They are not flexible enough.

C．They are better than those taken by other sites.

D．They will help Facebook survive the boycott.

4. How does the author feel about the future of social networks?

A．Critical.

B．Optimistic.

C．Pessimistic.

D．Uncertain.