The feeling of happiness and sense of
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in an
The term “third-culture kid”
Yet many
3 . Lily used to be a fitness coach and a social media influencer. The number of her followers reached a million just last month. Every day, she would post photos of herself working out, or just posing in workout clothes. She looked superb in these photos.
Lily was not happy about the photos, though. “I was feeling guilty
A.After she had deleted over 2,000 photos |
B.in order that they can promote their products |
C.While these photos won her many fans |
D.because many other people do the same thing |
E.so that she looked more attractive in the photos |
F.because l was cheating my fans |
G.Although she still posted her photos online |
1. What’s the discussion about?
A.Children’s independence. |
B.Teachers’ medical treatment. |
C.Parents’ accompanying(陪伴)their children at school. |
A.About 30%. | B.About 50%. | C.About 70%. |
A.Set up goals. | B.Do the housework. | C.Finish their homework. |
A.Neither. | B.The first one. | C.The second one. |
5 . A good place
I know it sounds strange, but I want you to take a look at your life as you read this article in the next minute. In your world, you're looking for a place where you feel cared about and where you'll see people coming together to help someone in need, whether it's for a meal, a laugh, or to lend a hand when disaster strikes.
You know such a place because you’ve been there. It’s on a front porch (门廊) in your town after something difficult has happened and help is on the way. It's on the phone, people working together to solve problems at work or in the city. Do you know the phrase “up to no good”? This is a place where you feel the opposite:
Scan your schools, your stores, your online experiences, and your churches—any place you have felt the power of people being together no matter what their backgrounds are.
Hold that thought, because now I will ask you to do one more thing. Take a moment to write me about those people and why you smile when you think about them.
A.These people are up to good. |
B.These people are up to no good. |
C.This is important, especially for American today. |
D.These things should be everywhere in America today. |
E.This is the place where you have said to yourself “I got the help”. |
F.At a time when we have lost faith, your stories can help us regain it. |
G.In a place with a big heart you will immediately feel like you belong. |
6 . Two-way communication is a process by which two people or groups are able to communicate with each other in a reciprocal(相互的)way. This means that one person or group expresses an idea, which is received by the other person or group.
The basic idea behind two-way communication is that there are two parties involved and each one is able to express itself and receive information from the other.
In marketing or public relations, there are two basic processes that are often referred to as two-way communication. Asymmetric(不对称的)communication occurs between two parties.
Symmetric two-way communication, on the other hand, occurs between two parties that are equals within the process. A company uses it to allow customers to provide feedback(反馈).
A.This kind of communication has two forms. |
B.This often allows the customer to feel more powerful. |
C.One of them has more “control” over the process. |
D.There are different ways people join in two-way communication. |
E.The receiver returns with a message that is then received by the speaker. |
F.A teacher uses it to encourage students to put forward their different opinions. |
G.This is in contrast to communication in which only one party is able to express itself. |
7 . Many of us enjoy doing it: you turn on the camera on your mobile phone and hold it at a high angle, making your eyes look bigger and your cheekbones more defined. You turn to your best side and click. There it is-your selfie.
Over the past several years , the “selfie” has become a well-known term across the globe. The Oxford English Dictionary added the word to their online dictionary and defined it as: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.”
Today it’s not difficult to find social web pages full of photos that people have taken of themselves and their friends. And selfie culture has become especially relevant to young people. As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online, according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center.
So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture?
“Ordinary people shows the cult(狂热)of the selfie,” Pamela Rutledge, a professor from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine. “There are more photographs available now of ordinary people than models.”
Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online. “I like having the power to choose how I look, even if I’m making a funny face,” Samantha Barks, 19, a high school student in the US, told Vogue.
In addition to self-expression and documentation, selfies “allow of a close friendship for long-distance friends, because you can see each other’s faces every day”, wrote Casey Miller at The Huffington Post.
But Jill Weber, a US psychologist, is concerned that selfies might lead to social problems. “There’s a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and ‘likes’ you get when you post a selfie, and those comments and likes aren’t based on who you are-but based on what you look like,” Weber told Vogue. “When you get nothing or a negative response, your confidence can plummet.”
1. In the first paragraph, the author intends to ________.A.tell us the fun of taking a selfie | B.describe what a selfie is |
C.introduce where the selfie comes from | D.inform readers that the selfie is popular among teenagers |
a. It enables people to choose how they look.
b. It helps people improve their self-esteem.
c. It’s a chance for ordinary people to show off themselves.
d. It is believed to be a helpful way to develop a new friendship.
e. It is considered a good way to keep in touch with friends that are far away.
A.a, c, e | B.b, c, d | C.a, b, c | D.b, d, e |
A.She thinks they are a good form of self-expression and documentation. |
B.She believes the disadvantages of selfies outweigh the advantages. |
C.She worries that people’s self-esteem might be affected by how others react to their selfies. |
D.She thinks that selfies can help people learn about their friends based on who they really are. |
A.rapidly develop | B.greatly exaggerate | C.become dangerous | D.quickly fall |
Is artificial intelligence the biggest threat to our existence? Millennium butterfly has got his own super-smart personal assistant
In the eyes of Popkid, the truth is
A.overall B.flooding C.secure D.invested E.concentrated F.consisted G.expense H.prospects I.narrowly J.stood K.factor |
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