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Ifyougo:
7:
30pm,Sept.3.ConcertHall,NationalCenterforthePerformingArts.010-6655-0000.
Ticket:
300—1,380yuan($45—200)
Dutchmastersexhibitionisclosing
Anexhibitionshowcasingmasterpiecesofthe17thcenturyDutchGoldenAgewillcometoanendduring
theweekend.The17thcenturyDutchGoldenAgehadseveralsignificantartistsandarangeofgreatpiecesproducedduringtheperiod,includingJanVermeer’sAYoungWomanSeatedataVirginal,JanLievens’BoyinaCape,andTurbanandRembrandt’sSelf-PortraitwithShadedEyes.ItisthefirsttimesomeofthemostrefinedexamplesofthetimehavebeenshowninChina.
9am—5pm,throughSept.3(closedonMondays).NationalMuseumofChina.010-6400-1476.
50yuan
Whenartisaparty
Beijing-bornartistZhaoBandisaysheusesapartyasametaphor(隐喻)forsociety.The51-year-oldadds
thatatapartyheisabletoobservewhatishappeningandkeepsomedistancefromit.Hisexhibition,ZhaoBandi:
ChinaParty,isnowbeingheldatthe798areainBeijing.
10am—7pm,closedonMondays,throughOct.22.UCCA,798ArtZone,Jiuxianqiao,Chaoyang
District,Beijing.010-5780-0200.
30—50yuan
Gintama
Adaptedfromthepopularmanga(漫画)series,Gintama,theJapaneseaction-comedyfilmofthesamename
hitsscreensintheChinesemainlandtoday.
Clickheretolearnmore.
21.WhenmightTakingthebatonbeoninShenzhen?
A.OnAug.29.B.OnSept.1.C.OnSept.3.D.OnOct.1.
22.Ifyouarefondofthe17thcenturyartworks,wherecanyougotoenjoyone?
A.Onawebsite.
B.IntheNationalMuseumofChina.
C.IntheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts.
D.InUCCA,798ArtZone,Jiuxianqiao,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.
23.IfyouarefreeonaMondayafterSept.3,you’dbetterconsultmore_____.
A.bydialing010-6655-0000B.bydialing010-6400-1476
C.bydialing010-5780-0200D.byclickingthelinkonitswebsite
B
WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlivedinasmalltown.Ifoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazine.IthoughttomyselfIcoulddothis.Ibeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit(成套工具).
Twoweekslaterthekitarrived.Thenextthreehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithnocardandapocketfullof
moneyshouting,“Mama,allthepeoplecouldn’twaittobuymycards!
”Asalespersonwasborn.
WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfathertookmetoseeZigZiegler.IremembersittinginthedarkhalllisteningtoMr.Zieglerraiseeveryone’sspiritsuptoceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.Whenwegottothecar,Iturnedtomyfatherandsaid,“Dad,Iwanttomakepeoplefeellikethat.”MyfatheraskedmewhatImeant.“IwanttobeamotivationalspeakerjustlikeMr.Ziegler,”Ireplied.Adreamwasborn.
Recently,Ibeganpursuingmydreamofmotivatingothers.IrealizedthateverythingIhadaccomplished—
thegraduatedegree,thesuccessfulsalescareer,speakingappointments,trainingandmanagingforamajorfortune
100companyasaseniormanager—hadpreparedmeforthismoment.ItoldmybosswhowasagreatleaderIwouldleavethecompanythoughImightnotreachsuchaheightincareer.HetoldmetoproceedandhebelievedIwouldsucceed.
Havingmadethatdecision,Iwasimmediatelytested.OneweekafterIgavenotice,myhusbandwaslaidoff
fromhisjob.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhomeandneededbothincomestomakethemonthlymortgage(抵押)paymentandnowweweredonetonoincome.Ievenplannedtoturnbacktomyformercompany,knowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwascertainthatifIwentback,Iwouldneverleave.IdecidedIstillwantedtomoveforwardratherthanendupwithamouthfullof“ifonlys”lateron.Amotivationalspeakerwasborn.
WhenIheldfasttomydream,evenduringthetoughtimes,themiracles(奇迹)reallybegantohappen.Ina
shorttimeperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjob.Wedidn’tmissamortgagepayment.AndIwasabletobookseveralspeakingappointmentswithnewclients(客户).Idiscoveredtheincrediblepowerofdreams.Ilovedmyoldjob,myworkmatesandthecompanyIleft,butitwastimetogetonwithmydream.TocelebratemysuccessIhadalocalartistpaintmynewofficeasagarden.Atthetopofonewallshemarked,“Theworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamer.”
24.Whywasthekitsentfor?
A.Sellinggreetingcards.B.Collectinggreetingcards.
C.Buyinggreetingcards.D.Sendinggreetingcards.
25.Whendidtheauthordecidetobecomeamotivationalspeaker?
A.Afterbuyinganewhomebymortgage.
B.Aftergivingnoticetoleavehersecurepositioninthecompany.
C.Afterfindingajobinamajorfortune100company.
D.AfterlisteningtoMr.Ziegler’sinspiringspeech.
26.ThefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorarecorrectEXCEPT________.
A.Shewasonceanexcellentmanager.
B.Sheleftherpostattheheightofhercareer.
C.Shewasnotsurewhethertheformercompanycouldaccepther.
D.Shedidn’tmisspayingthemonthlymortgagepayment.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Carryonwithyourdreamsandyouwillbesuccessful.
B.Riskeverythingyouhaveforadreamandyouwillsucceed.
C.Theworldbelongstoalldreamers.
D.Everyonewillfindtheirdreams.
C
Longbeforeiphones,thecigarettewasthecompanionofchoiceforrestlessness.AndlongbeforeFacebookandWeChat,itwastobaccothatpromisedtobetteryoursociallife.Now,quittingsmartphoneshasbecomethenewquittingsmoking.
Ofcourse,technologydoesnotyellowyourteeth,causediseaseorleadtocancer.Butsomeindividualsareso
concernedthatdeviceaddictionisdamagingtheirmentalhealth.Inordertoreducetheirdependence,eveninSiliconValley,peopleareturningoffthemessagesthatconstantlybuzzfortheirattention,banningsmartphonesfromthebedroomand,curiously,changingthecolorsontheirscreenstoalesstemptingscaleofgray.
Thebigtechcompanieswillhavetoworkouthowtorespondtothisnewgenerationofquitters.Facebookis
thefirsttogopublicwithitsattempt,hopingitsrecentmovecanmakethesocialnetworkmorehomely.
Lastyearthetechindustrygotabadname—BigTech—withunfortunateechoes(共鸣)ofotherindustriesthathavefacedfierceopposition,includingBigTobacco.Likethem,thetechindustryhastoreduceconcernfromanewgenerationofactivistshareholders(股东)thatarequestioningitsroleintheworld.ThesecampaignsareneverasfierceasthosefacedbyBigTobacco.Inthe1990s,sociallyresponsibleinvestorsrefusedtoputmoneyintobaccostocks.
ItisfardifficultforinvestorstochallengeBigTechandhardtoseparatethegoodthesecompaniesdointhe
world—connectingoldfriendsandgivingspaceforpeopletosharetheirideas—fromthebad.Inthemeantime,stoppingusingtechnologyremainsproblematic.InTheWorldWithoutMind:
TheExistentialThreatofBigTech,FranklinFoerarguesthattechshouldbeseeninasimilarwaytojunkfood:
aconveniencethatsomerejectformorecontinuingnutrition.
Soweneedtodomoretoturnthetide.Inthesamewaythatpublicserviceannouncementsmadesmoking
aroundyourchildrentaboo(禁忌),wecanwarnparentsagainstlosingthemselvesintheirsmartphoneswhiletakingcareofkids.Wecanalsocreateno-smartphonezonesatdinner.Eventuallysmartphonescouldbebannedfromallpublicplacesandhelpusgiveourattentiontothepeoplearoundusinstead.
28.Howdidpeoplekeepcloserelationshipswithothersinthepast?
A.Bysmoking.B.Bydrinking.C.ByphoningD.Bydiningout.
29.WhyisthetechindustrycalledBigTech?
A.Itplaysabadroleintheworld.B.ItisasbigasBigTobacco.
C.Ithasanunfortunatename.D.ItisagiantinSiliconValley.
30.WhatcanweinferfromFranklinFoer’sargumentaboutthetech?
A.Itpromotessocialdevelopment.B.Itisstillfavoredbysomepeople.
C.ItisworsethanBigTobacco.D.Itofferscontinuingnutrition.
31.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.CreatingaNoSmartphoneLife
B.SmartphonesEnrichOurSocialLife
C.SmokingDoesGreaterHarmThanSmartphonesDo
D.QuittingSmartphonesIstheNewQuittingSmoking
D
ComedyandPsychology
EarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.I
hadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.
“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”
I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebook
InsideJokes:
UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainidea