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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thebloomingofsocialmediaandinteractivesmartphone-basedappshasprovedthate-marketingisanunchangeabletrend.InthecaseofChina,thelatestbattlefieldisbeautycameraapps,whichhavebecomeanovernighthitintheWest.

1.MeituPic

DevelopedbytheXiamen-basedMeituInc,MeituPicisthecompany’sflagshipbeautycameraappandwasthefirsttobecomeabighitamongWesternusers.Theapphasdrawnsome456millionusers,whouseittopostmorethan6billionphotoseverymonth.

InadditiontoMeituPic,MeituInchasdevelopedaseriesofbeautycameraappssuchasBeautyPlus,PosterLabsandMeipai,eachspecializinginfacialfeatureimprovement,videoeditingandmanyotherfeatures.

2.Pitu

TianTianPiTu,isabeautyappdevelopedbyChina’sInternetgiantTencent.Similartootherphoto-editingapps,Pituoffersanumberofbeautifyingfilters,blemish（瑕疵）removingtoolsandvirtualmakeupchoicesforuserstochoosefrom.

Launchedin2014,Pituhasaccumulated106millionmonthlyactiveusers（MAUs）.WhilethenumberisnotasimpressiveasthatofMeitu’sapps,somearguethattheuserbaseofTencent’sgamingproductsandchatapplications,suchasQQandWeChat,givesPitugreatpotentialforfurthergrowth.AccordingtoChineseappwatchers,Pitu’stargetaudienceisyoungerandmoreindividualizedthanthatofMeituPic.80percentofPitu’susersareyoungerthan25,givingtheappmoreroomtotryoutmorenewfeatures.

3.FaceU

Incontrastwithmostotherbeautyapps,FaceU,focusesmoreonthesocialfeature,encouraginguserstovideochatwithfriendsandevenstrangerswhileplayingwithitsfunstickers（贴纸）—andthestrategyisundoubtedlyworking.Launchedin2016,theapp,whichmainlytargetsfemaleusersbetween15and35,hastwicemadeitontotheApplestore’sChartfortopapps.

21.MeituInchasdevelopedaseriesofbeautycameraappsexcept______.

A.Meipai.B.MeituPic.C.TianTianPiTu.D.BeautyPlus.

22.WhatgivesTianTianPiTumoreroomtogrowpotentially?

A.TheamountofMeituApps’spotentialusers.

B.UsersofTencent’sgamingproductsandchatapps.

C.Thevariouskindsofphoto-editingfunctions.

D.Theroomtotryoutmorenewfeatures.

23.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothethreeAppshaveincommon?

A.Theymainlytargetyoungusers.B.Theyalllaunchedin2016.

C.Theyspecializeinphotoediting.D.Theyarepopularandhot.

B

TencentannouncedyesterdaythatitwilllimitthedailytimeforyoungsterstoplayitspopularKingofGlorygameafterparentsandschoolsinShanghaiandotherareascomplainedtheirchildrenhadbecomeaddictedtoplayingit.

Fromtomorrow,childrenyoungerthan12willonlybeallowedtoplaythegameforamaximum（最大值）ofonehouraday,andafter9pm,theywillbebannedfromloggingintoit,saidTencent.Thoseolderthan12willbeabletoplayamaximumtwohoursaday.

Thegamesystemwillremindplayersthetimetheyhavebeenplayingandyoungplayerswillbeforcedtologoutwhenthetimeisup.

TencentclaimedthesewerethestrictestmeasuresinChina’sgameindustrytopreventaddictionandthecompanyexpectedtheywouldeaseparents’anxiety.

Thecompanyalsosaidithadupdateditssystemforparentstokeeptabsontheirchildrenusingitsgames.

SinceFebruary,parentscanreceivemessageswhenchildrenloginandspendmoneyonthegameaftertheyconnectchildren’sgameaccountswiththeirmobilephonenumbers.

Now,parentscanconnectphones,tabletsorcomputersthattheirchildrenusetoplaygames,sothattheycankeepaneyeonthechildreneveniftheyhaveseveralgameaccounts,Tencentsaid.

SongZhe,afatherofaShanghaihighschoolstudent,welcomedthemeasuresbutwasnotsureiftheywouldbesufficientlyeffective.“Ilikethesystemthatcouldlockupthedevicesaschildrencanregistermanyaccounts,”hesaid,“butchildrenaresocleverthattheycanalwaysthinkoutcountermeasures.”

24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Kidsunder11couldplaythegameforatmost7hoursinaweek.

B.Girlsunder8areabletologinthegameat10pm.

C.Thoseolderthan16areabletoplaythegameallthetime.

D.Childrenover13canloginthegameafterplaying3hoursinaday.

25.Theunderlinedphrase“keeptabson”isclosestinmeaningto“_________”.

A.becarefulwithB.beincontrolof

C.haveaneyeonD.keepcontactwith

26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegamesystemaccordingtothepassage?

A.Parentscanmonitortheirchildreneveniftheytrytoregisterdifferentgameaccounts.

B.Parentsneedtoconnecttheirtabletsorcomputerstothegameaccountsoftheirchildren.

C.Parentscanberemindedofthetimetheirchildrenhavebeenplayingthegames.

D.Parentsshouldpayattentiontotheirphonesallthetimeincasetheymissanymessage.

27.WhatdidSongZhe’sfatherthinkofthegamesystem?

A.Thegamesystemwasabsolutelywelcomedbyhim.

B.Childrenweretoodulltobreakoutofthesystem.

C.Hewasuncertainabouttheeffectivenessofthesystem.

D.Childrencouldregisterlotsofaccountstounlockthedevices.

C

Onanygivenweekend,theWashington,D.C.,publiclibrarysystemoffersnearlyadozenclasses.YoucantryMattMcentee’sclass,wherehe’llteachyouhowtofixanythingfromaclocktoabrokenheartinperson.

Idecidedtocheckoutasmallclassearlyonemorning.It’scalledHomebuying101.Today,thereareabout10adultsranginginagefromtheirmid-20stoearly50s—findingtheirseats.

Inthesecondrow,WhennaAndrews,28,alreadyhashernotebookout.

IaskAndrewswhyshecametoaclassatthelibrary,insteadoflearninghowtobuyahomeonline.“ThisisgoingtobemyfirsttimebuyingahomeandIhavealotofquestions,”Andrewsanswers.“IfeellikeifI’mreadingbymyselfonlineIcangetlostintheinformation.”

Andrews’decisiontolearninatraditionalclassroomisstillthepreferredchoiceforadults,accordingtoanewstudybythePewResearchCenter.

Pewlookedatnearly3,000people,aged18andolder.Pewwantedtoknowhow,andwhere,adultslearn,aftertheyleavetheirformalschooling.

“Learningisstillverymuchaplace-basedthing,”saysPewresearcherJohnHorrigan.“TheInternetplaysarole,butit’ssecondaryinmostrespects.”

Forthe74percentofadultswhoconsideredthemselvestobepersonallearners,onlyathirdturnedtotheInternetformostoralloftheirlearning.

Thestudyalsofounddifferenceswhenitcomestoeducationandincomelevel.Forthosewithabachelor’sdegree,technologyishelping.Butforthosewithjustahighschooldiploma,it’snotplayingasbigarole.Thestudyevenfoundthatmanyweren’tawareofonlineresourceslikelotsofopenonlinecoursesorlearningtoolslikeKhanAcademy.

WhennaAndrewsknowsaboutthosethings—sheevenfoundthehomebuyersclassonFacebook.Butshepreferslearninginperson.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutMattMcentee?

A.Heonlyteachesonlineclasses.

B.Heisascienceteacher.

C.Heknowshowtobreakpeople’sheart.

D.Youcanlearnalotinhisclass.

29.ForAndrews,theonlineinformationabouthomebuyingseems.

A.valuableB.incorrectC.confusingD.out-of-date

30.WhatdoesAndrewsthinkoftheclassesthelibraryoffers?

A.Shelooksforwardtothem.

B.Sheshowsnointerestinthem.

C.Shethinkstheyshouldbeimproved.

D.Shethinksthereisnomarketforthem.

31.Thetextmainlydiscusses.

A.thedevelopmentofonlinecourses

B.theimportantroletechnologyplays

C.theleadingwayoflifelonglearningistraditionallybased

D.therolesofthepubliclibrarysystem

D

WilliamCurryisaseriousclimatescientist,notanartcritic.ButhehasspentalotoftimeonEmanuelLeutze’sfamouspainting“GeorgeWashingtonCrossingtheDelaware,”whichdescribesaboatloadofcolonialAmericansoldiersmakingtheirwaytoattackEnglishthedayafterChristmasin1776.“Mostpeoplethinktheseotherguysintheboatarerowing,buttheyareactuallypushingtheiceaway,”saysCurry,tappinghisfingeronthepainting.Sureenough,theleadsailorisbreakingthefrozenriverwithhisboot.“IgrewupinthePhiladelphia.Theplaceinthispaintingis30minutesawaybycar.Icantellyou,thiskindofthingjustdoesn’thappenanymore.”

Butitmayagainsoon.Andice-chokedscenesmayalsoreturntoEurope.The16th-centurypainterPieter’sworks,includingthe1565masterpiece“HuntersintheSnow,”makethenow-temperateEuropeanlandscapeslookmorelikeLapland.Suchfrigidsettingswerecommonplaceduringaperioddatingroughlyfrom1300to1850becausemuchofNorthAmericaandEuropewasinthepainofalittleiceage.Andnowthereisincreasingevidencethatthecoldcouldreturn.Agrowingnumberofscientistsbelieveconditionsarerightforanotherlastedcooldown,orsmalliceage.WhilenooneispredictinganicesheetliketheonethatcoveredtheNorthernHemispherewithglaciersabout12,000yearsago,thenextcoolingtrendcoulddropaveragetemperatures5degreesovermuchoftheUnitedStatesand10degreesintheNortheast,northernEurope,andnorthernAsia.

Politicalchangessincethelasticeagecouldmakesurvivalfarmoredifficultfortheworld’spoor.Duringpreviouscoolingperiods,thesepeoplesimplypickedupandmovedsouth,butthatdoesn’tworkinthemodemworld,ofclosedborders.“Totheextenttheclimatechangemaycauserapidandextensivechangesoffortuneforthosewholiveofftheland,theinabilitytomigratemayremoveoneofthemajorsafetyhomelands