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Lonelinessaddsbeautytolife.Itputsaspecialburnonsunsetsandmakesnightairsmellbetter.Indeed,intheeyesofartists,lonelinessneverseemstogooutofstyle.Therearepaintingsthatportrayloneliness,songsthat(21)_______(inspire)byloneliness,andmanyworksofliteraturethatcenteraroundthistheme.
IntheeyesofUKeconomistRachelReeves,however,lonelinessisfarfromromantic.Instead,it'
sa"
giantevil"
that'
sbecomeaseriousprobleminthecountry.
OnJan17,UKPrimeMinisterTheresaMayappointedpoliticianTraceyCrouchasthecountry’sveryfirst"
MinisterforLoneliness"
.Herjobis(22)______(deal)withthelonelinessthatthecountry'
sbeenfeeling—aproblemwhich,accordingtoUKgovernmentresearch,isaffectingmorethan9millionpeopleinthecountry,and(23)______
bemoreharmfultoone'
sphysicalandmentalhealththansmoking15cigarettesaday.
Backin2014,theUKwasgiventhetitleofthe"
lonelinesscapitalofEurope"
byTheTelegraph.AsurveycarriedoutbythenewspaperfoundthatBritishpeoplewere(24)______(likely)togettoknowtheirneighboursorbuildstrongrelationshipswithpeoplethanthosefromotherEuropeancountries.
Butthisdoesn'
tmeanitistheproblem(25)_____(affect)Britonsonly.Infact,wereallsufferingfromlonelinessnowmorethanever,inspiteofmostoftheworldnowbeinglinkedtotheinternet,(26)______hasenabledustobemoreconnectedthanever.
(27)________weneed,accordingtoKimLeadbetter,sisterofthelateUKpoliticianJoCox,istohave"
properhumanconnections"
.
"
Ourlivesnowadaysaresobusy.Wespendthevastmajorityofourtimeonourphones,onourlaptops.(28)_____________________busyweare,weneedtopresspauseonthatandactuallysitdownandspeaktohumanbeings,"
Leadbettersaidataneventlastyear.
Butthefirststepstoward(29)_______(fight)thisproblemaretoacceptitsexistenceandnotbeashamedorfrightenedbyit.Afterall,(30)______loneliness,manybeautifulpaintings,songs,andliteraryworkswouldn'
tevenexist.Whetheritis"
evil"
ornot,beinglonelyissimplypartoftheexperienceofbeinghumman.
SectionB
Direction:
Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.analyzingB.maintainC.designedD.coveredE.capable
F.figuresG.recentlyH.weighingI.undoubtedlyJ.releaseK.posts
RobotsWritingNewspapers
Whetherit'
srobotsworkingashotelreceptionistsorartificialintelligencecreatingpoetry,it'
sbecomingmoreandmorecommontoreadabouttechnologydoingthejobsofhumans.Andnow,itseemsthatsoftwareiseven31ofwritingnewsstories—suchastheveryoneyou'
rereading.
BBCNews32reportedthatthePressAssociation(PA),aUKnewsservice,hascreatedacomputerprogramthat'
scompetenttocreatearticlesthatarealmostimpossibletotellapartfromthosewrittenbyhumanjournalists.Called"
robo-journalism"
byBBCNews,suchsoftware"
teaches"
itselfby33thousandsofnewsstorieswrittenbyhumans.ThePA'
ssoftwareisalreadysoadvancedthatmanyUKnewspapersandwebsitespublisharticlescreatedbyit.
AccordingtotheReutersInstituteofJournalism,manypublishersareusingrobo-journalismto34interestinginformationquickly,fromelectionresultstoofficial35onsocialissues.Forexample,USnewsorganizationTheWashingtonPosthasitsownrobo-journalismsoftware,Heliograf.
AccordingtotechwebsiteDigiday,Heliograf"
wrote"
over850articlesin2017,aswellashundredsofsocialmedia36.Sowhatdoesthismeanforregularjournalists?
We'
renaturallycautiousaboutanytechnologythatcouldreplacehumanbeings."
FredrickKunkle,aWashingtonPostreporter,toldWired."
Butthistechnologyseemstohavetakenoveronlysomeoftheworkthatnobodyelsewantstodo."
Indeed,itappearsthatrobo-journalismsoftwareis37tohelphumans,ratherthantakeawaytheirjobs.
Inthefuture,Heliografcoulddothingslikesearchingthewebtoseewhatpeoplearetalkingabout,checkingTheWashingtonPosttoseeifthatstoryisbeing38,and,ifnot,alertingeditorsorjustwritingthepieceitself,WiredreporterJoeKeohawrote.
However,JoshuaBentonatHarvarduniversity'
sNiemanJournalismLabbelievesthatwhilerobo-journalismis39goingtobecomemorepresentinnewsrooms,nothingcanreplacetraditionalhumancreativity.
Goodjournalismisnotjustamatterofinputsandoutputs,itisacraftthathasdevelopedoverdecades,"
hetoldBBCnews.
Thereallydifficultpartofwhatprofessionaljournalistsdo—carefully40informationandpresentingbalanced,contextualized(全景式的)stones—willbeveryhardformachinestomaster."
.ReadingComprehension
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?
Youknowthestandard41:
keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity?
Dosomekindsofpersonalities42longerlives?
AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionby43thepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.
Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoingmore44andlessneurotic(神经质的)thanotherpeople,long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwitha(n)45lifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:
Thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenough46tomakeitthroughtoughtimes.
Interestingly,47,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,48,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,being49tonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.
Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyour50asanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshould51tobeasoutgoingaspossible.
Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmotherspersonalitymayalsohelp52yourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkids53diets,Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe'
readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.
Personalityisn'
tdestin(命运),andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'
tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.Therefore,itmightbe54toformthosepersonalitytraitscontributingtolongevitythroughhealth-relatedbehaviours,stressreductionand55tothechallengingproblems.
41.A.statementsB.definitionsC.applicationsD.explanations
42.A.resultfromB.leadtoC.relyonD.consistof
43.A.assessingB.interviewingC.examiningD.diagnosing
44.A.activeB.extensiveC.persuasiveD.sensitive
45.A.agreeableB.normalC.changeableD.formal
46.A.resourcesB.associationsC.proceduresD.interactions
47.A.thereforeB.howeverC.furthermoreD.otherwise
48.A.inotherwordsB.asusualC.inadditionD.forinstance
49.A.resistantB.openC.blindD.alert
50.A.perspectiveB.ambitionC.personalityD.philosophy
51.A.rejectB.striveC.claimD.oppose
52.A.extendB.restrictC.shortenD.determine
53.A.unhealthyB.nutritiousC.adequateD.moderate
54.A.predictableB.advisableC.sustainableD.enjoyable
55.A.temptationB.introductionC.adaptationD.objection
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
A
OneFridaymorning,beforeMichaelwasleavingforworkhetoldhiswifethathehadfinallydeterminedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise.AlldayMichaelfeltnervousandanxiousashethoughtabouttheupcomingshowdown.WhatifMr.Duncanrefusedtogranthisrequest?
Michaelhadworkedsohardinthelast18monthsandbroughtsomegreatbenefitstoBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency.Ofcourse,hedeservedawageincrease.
ThethoughtofwalkingintoMr.Duncan'
sofficeleftMichaelweakintheknees.Lateintheafternoonhewasfinallycourageousenoughtoapproachhissuperior.Tohisdelightandsurprise,theever-frugal(一惯节省的)RowlandDuncanagreedtogiveMichaelaraise!
Michaelarrivedhomethatevening-despitebreakingallcityandstatelimits-toabeautifultablesetwiththeirbestchina,andcandleslit.Hiswife,Cassie,hadpreparedadelicatemealincludinghisfavouritedishes.Immediatelyhethoughtsomeonefromtheofficehadtipped