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AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.M
ostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.
Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;
it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.
4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.
B.Changestakingplacewithincities.
C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.
D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.
5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?
A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.
B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.
C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.
D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.
6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?
A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.
B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.
C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.
D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.
7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbeth
eresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?
A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.
B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.
C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.
D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.
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ItwasDecember25,1914,only5monthsintoWorldWarI.German,British,andFrenchsoldiers,alreadysickandtiredofthesenselesskilling,disobeyedtheirsuperiorsandstartedsocialisingwith“theenemy”alongtwo-thirdsoftheWesternFront.
GermantroopsheldupChristmastreeswithsigns,“MerryChristmas”.Thousandsoftroopsranacrossthebattlefieldscoveredwithdeadbodies.TheysangChristmassongs,exchangedphotographsoflovedonesbackhome,sharedfoodandevenplayedfootball.Soldiershuggedmentheyhadbeentryingtokillafewshorthoursbefore.Theyagreedtowarneachotheriftheirofficersforcedthemtofiretheirweapons,andtoaimhigh.
Fearranthroughthemilitaryleadersonbothsides.Theyfeltthattheirpowe
rwasbeingchallenged:
soldiersdeclaringtheirbrotherhoodwitheachotherandrefusingtofight.Generalsdeclaredthisunexpectedpeacemakingillegalandsaidthatparticipatingsoldierswouldfaceamilitarycourt.Thosefoundguiltywouldbeimprisonedorevenshot.ByMarch1915thesocialisingmovementhadbeendestroyedandthekillingmachinewasbackinfulloperation.Overthenextthreeyearsmorethanfifteenmillionpeoplediedinthewar.
NotmanypeoplehaveheardthestoryoftheChristmasTruce(休战).OnChristmasDay,1988,alocalradiohostinBostonplayed“ChristmasintheTrenches”,asongabouttheChristmasTruce,severaltimesandwasstunnedbyhislisteners’response.Thousandsofpeoplecalledin,praisingthesong,withmanymovedtotearsbytheamazingeventsitdescribed.
Youcanprobablyguesswhythecallerswereintears.TheChristmasTrucestorygoesagainstmostofwhatwehavebeentaughtaboutpeople.Itletsusseetheworldasit
canbeandsays,“Thisreallyhappenedonce.”Itshowsusthepotentialwehaveashumans,andcontradictsallofthoseTVandnewspaperstoriesthattellushowmeanandheartlesspeopleare.Itislikehearingthatourdeepestwishesreallyaretrue:
theworldreallycanbedifferent.
8.Thesoldiersbegansocialisingwiththeenemybecause________.
A.theycouldn’tbearthemeaninglesskilling
B.itwasthebestwaytoavoidbeingkilled
C.theyfearedthattheywouldbecaught
D.theirenemieswerefromsimilarbackgrounds
9.Howdidthegeneralsfinallyputanendtothesoldiers’socialising?
A.Theysentthesoldiers’lovedonestoprison.
B.Theymovedthetwogroupsofsoldiersfurtherapart.
C.Theyincreasedthenumberofofficerstocontrolthesoldiers.
D.Theywarnedthesoldiersthattheywouldfaceseverepunishment.
10.Theunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans________.
A.satisfied&
nb
sp;
B.shockedC.amusedD.confused
11.Theauthorusesthestoryofthesoldierstoimplythathumanbeings________.
A.arenottrustworthyunderstress
B.arenaturallyaggressiveandwar-like
C.arebasicallycaringandkindhearted
D.willalwaysdowhatisintheirownself-interest
ADBC
thisyear,thesocialmediawebsiteFacebookannouncedthatitwouldworkwithseveralnewsorganisations—includingTheNewYorkTimes,TheGuardian,andtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpage.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisher,whowillkeepalltheadvertising
incomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocial,mediahasbecometonewsorganisations,andisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhile.
WhenGoogleNewsbeganin2002,manysawitasthedeathofthenewspaper.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleused,andstilluses,asecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterests.Morerecently,AssociatedPressandYahoo!
havebeenpunishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedata.
Shouldwebeworriedaboutsuchdevelopments?
Ithinkweshould.Oneconcernisthatfacebook,Googleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasideline,awayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprima
ryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoney,they’relikelytostopdoingit.
There’salsoaconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatall,becausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.Awell-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontext,offersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledge.
Thougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon’tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.
12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?
A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook..
B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.
C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.
D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.
13.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinanceb
ecause________.
A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereaders
B.therearefewerjournalistsspecialisingintheseareas
C.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailable
D.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareas
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?
A.Journalism.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Business.
15.InParagraph4,whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?
A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-date.B.Theauthor’sopinionisclear.
C.Differentviewsonthetopicarepresented.D.Thelanguageusedisvivid.
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