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Mar3-15.NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival

TheliteraryeventchampionofNewYorkisback!

Manybest-sellingauthorsaresettoappearatthisyearsfestival,includingtheaward-winningwriterAmyTan（TheJoyLuckClubthefilmversionofthenovelstarringMichelleYeoh）,InternetbusinessexpertwriterDuncanClark（Alibaba:

TheHouseThatJackMaBuilt）theAnthillfounderAlecAsh（WishLanterns）andmanymore.Staytunedforourfullfestivalpreviewandauthorfeatures

Mar3-15,varioustimes,20dollarsor35dollars（forliterarylunches）.Glam.

UntilMar16:

VivienneWestwood-GetaLife

Thewell-knownfashiondesigneristhesubjectofthiscrossoverexhibitionofAmericancontemporaryartandeco-friendlyfashioninspiredbyWestwood'

sstrongattitudetowardsaclimaterevolutionParticipatingartistsalsoincludeAdamLawryandJillSmith

UntilMarch16,freeentry.ChiK/lArtMuseum

Mar17:

DogDaySaturdays

OnthethirdSaturdayofthemonth,TheRooster（13thStreet）throwsabackyardPartywheredogsarewelcome.Therewillbefreehotdogs.5dollarsFlyingDogBeersanddogtreatsforthelittlebuddiesDonationswillalsobecollectedforlocalanimalrescuegroup,BestFriendsAmerica

Mar17,3-5P.m.,15dollars.TheRooster（13thStreet）

Mar28-29:

MomtoMomSale

Sellorstockuponclothes,toys,books,strollersandotherfamilygoodsatthistwice-a-yearmarketorganizedbyNewYorkmotherSellerswillcontribute15percentofalltheirprofittoHearttoHeartComeandpickupsomeusefulstuffforyourfamily.

Mar.28-29,2-6p,m,（Tues.）,10a.m.-2p.m,（Wed.）freeentry.NewYorkRacquerClub-clubhouse

1．WhowillpossiblyturnupatGlamonMarch10th?

A．MichelleYeoh.B．JackMa.

C．AlecAsh.D．AdamLawry.

2．Whicheventmightinterestthosewhocareabouttheenvironment?

A．NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival.B．VivienneWestwoodGetaLife.

C．DogDaySaturdays.D．MomtoMomSale.

3．WhatdotheeventsDogDaySaturdaysandMomtoMomSalehaveincommon?

A．Participantscansupportcharitywork.B．Participantsareadmittedfreeofcharge

C．TheyareorganizedannuallyinNewYorkD．Theytakeplaceatthesametime

MissBiancaMonica,ajuniorhereatMarymountManhattanCollege,iscurrentlysifting（筛选）herwaythroughNewYorkCity.workingtowardsherdreamofmakingrockmusicwithhighqualitythatyouonlyhearoccasionally.

“Itwasajourney.Iwantedtostudycommunicationsandlearnhowthingsworkinthemusicindustry,"

explainedMonica.ThisisayoungladywhoknowswhatshewantsandisputtingintheefforttoachieveitBornaJerseygirl,MonicaknewshewasmadetobeinNewYork.

WiththeoverpoweringsupportMonicareceivesfromherhometown,it'

sobviousthatsuchabackbonehelpsherstepintothestudio.Atayoungageof14,Monicaledarockband.AftertheRobbery.Thebandsawhugesuccess;

theyplayednumerousliveperformancesaroundthecity.MonicahasalsoperformedsoloatthenowclosedAngelsandKings

Whenaskedaboutherchoiceinstyle,hereyeslightupwithagreatpassion.

Whenwritingmynewrecord,wetrieddoingthedanceroute;

thenIrealized:

thisisnotme.Rockisinmyblood.Ijustlovemusicthatmakesyoufeellikeyourwholesoulispouringoutofyourbody,voicedMonica

Fora21-year-old,Monicapossessesthepassionofsomeonewho'

sbeenwritingmusicforever.Hermusicalstyle,withaheavydietinthatgoodoldrocknrollmusic,sharessomesimilarfeatureswith90smusic

WhentheJerseygirlisn’tinherusualstudio,youcanfindMonicahangingaround,goingtoshows,andenjoyingthebeautyofinspirationallaroundNYC．Inlatespring.MonicahopestoscheduleavarietyofshowstopromotehernewEP（细碟）.Untilthen,yousimplycannotmissoutonhearingthiswonderfullytalentedrockstar.

4．WhydoesBiancaMonicagotoNewYorkCity?

A．Topursueherdream.B．Toenjoyajourney.

C．Toopenherownstudio.D．Toworkinthemusicindustry.

5．______encouragesBiancaMonicatogointothestudio.

A．ThedevelopmentofherbandB．Thesupportfromherhometown

C．ThecreditablesuccessofherbandD．HercharacterasaJerseygirl

6．WhatcanwelearnaboutBiancaMonica’smusicalstyle?

A．Itistotallydifferentfrom90smusic.B．Itisfullofthepassionofmusicwriters.

C．Itmakespeoplefeelheavy.D．Ithasthecharacterofgoodoldrocknrollmusic.

7．Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Tointroducethehistoryoftherockmusic.

B．ToencourageyoungpeopletolearnfromMonica

C．TocallonthepublictopayattentiontoMonica'

smusic.

D．TosearchforthebestwayforMonicatosucceed

Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.

Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich（byrich-countrystandards）areageingslowly.

Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.

AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation（e.g.if）populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%）.Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.

Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves

8．Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?

A．Ageingiscloselyrelatedtorobots

B．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.

C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.

D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.

9．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"

posit"

underlinedinParagraph3?

A．Want.B．Remove.

C．Assume.D．Obey.

10．Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?

A．1%.B．2%.

C．3%.D．6%.

11．Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?

A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.

B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.

C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.

D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.

Ifwelookaroundusatthethingswehavepurchasedatsomepointinourlives,wewouldnodoubtnoticethatnoteverythingweownisbeingputtogooduse:

thethickwoolencoatwhichwethoughtlookedtrendydespitethefactthatweliveinatropicalcountry.thesmartphonethatgotputawaywhenweboughtourselvesthenewestmodel,oreventheguestroominourhousethatsomehowgotturnedintoastoreroom.

Thoseunderutilized（未充分使用的）itemsmayseemuselesstosome,butcouldbeofvaluetoothers.WiththeoccurrenceoftheInternet,onlinecommunitieshavefiguredoutawaytogenerateprofitfromthesharingofthoseunderusedproperty,Usingwebsitesandsocialmediagroupsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoodsitisnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peersharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisisknownasthesharingeconomy.

Thesepopularonlineplatformsareprovidingachanceforpeopletomakeaquickfortune.Togiveanexample,busyparentspreviouslymightnothavebotheredwithsettingupastallatthelocalmarkettoselltheirchildren’soldequipment,butwithonlinemarketplaces,parentsarenowabletosellonthosehardlywornbabyclothesthattheirchildrenhaveoutgrownsoastoputsomecashbackintotheirpockets.

Businesseshavealsocaughtontotheprofitabilityofthesharingeconomyandareseekingtogainfrommakinguseofthoseunderutilizedresources.CompanieslikeAirbnbactasamiddlemanforpeopletocashinontheirunusedroomsandhousesandletthemoutasprofitableaccommodation.AnotherexampleisUber,whichencouragespeopletousetheirownpersonalcarsastaxistomakesomeextracashintheirfreetime.

Thismovetowardsasharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Unlikebusinesses,unregulatedindividualsdonothavetofollowcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigherriskoffraud.Nevertheless,intheconsumeristsocietyweliveintoday,theincreasedopportunitiestosellonourunwantedandunderusedgoods