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InthisimportantyearforEurope,hereisyourchancetobecomeoneofthefinestreportersandlaunchacareerattwoofthemostgloballyfamousnewsorganizations—TheEconomist&

theFinancialTimes.Belowarethedetails.

Whatdotheprizesinvolveandwhohastherightqualifications?

Twoawardsareonoffer:

one,foraBritishapplicant,willconsistofathree-monthfellowship（职员身份）incontinentalEuropeatTheEconomist;

theother,foranapplicantfromelsewhereintheEuropeanUnion,willbeinLondonattheFinancialtimesalsolastingthreemonths.Bothwinnerswillalsoreceive£

6,000tocoveraccommodationandtravel.ThefellowshipsareopenonlytoEuropeanUnioncitizens.

Whoarethefellowshipssuitedfor?

Thefellowshipsareestablishedspeciallyforthoseambitiousearly-careerjournalistswithboldideasandalivelywritingstyle,eachcapableofadaptingtotheexcitementandpressuresofamodernnewsroom.ThefellowshouldhaveaparticularinterestandcuriosityaboutEuropeanaffairs,astheprizeaimstohelpcontinentalwritersunderstandBritainandBritishwritersunderstandEurope.

Whatisthisyear’ssubject?

WhatisEurope’sgreatestweakness?

Pleasechoosethecountry,institution,orissuethatisofgreatestconcern.

Howtoappiy?

Pleasesendasubmissiononthesubjectabove,togetherwithaCV（简历）andcoveringletter.Thesubmissioncanbe:

•anunpublishedwrittenarticle,blogpostordata-richessayofmax850words

•anunpublished2-minutevideo

Entriesshouldbesent,bytheclosingdateofMay16th2018,bye-mailtoncprize@.SuccessfulapplicantswillbeinformedbytheendofJuly2018.

1．WhyistheBritishwinnertobepostedatTheEconomist?

A．Forhimorhertotourmoreplaces.

B．Tohelphimorherunderstandeconomics.

C．Forhimorhertostartajob.

D．ForhimorhertobecomeaEuropeanUnioncitizen.

2．Whoarethefellowshipsintendedfor?

A．Europeanpoliticians.B．Newjournalists.

C．Amateurwriters.D．Collegestudents.

3．Whichofthefollowingcanbeacceptedasapropersubmission?

A．Apublishedblogpost.B．Anunpublished800-wordessay.

C．Anunpublishedphoto.D．A3-minutevideo.

Attheageof14,JamesHarrisonhadamajorchestoperationandherequired13units（3.4gallons）ofbloodafterwards.Theblooddonationssavedhislife,andhedecidedthatonceheturned18,hewouldbegindonatingbloodasregularlyashecould.

Morethan60yearsandalmost1,200donationslater,Harrison,whosebloodcontainsanantibody（抗体）thathassavedthelivesof2.4millionbabiesfrommiscarriages（流产）,retiredasablooddonoronMay11.Harrison’sbloodisvaluablebecausehenaturallyproducesRh-negativeblood,whichcontainsRh-positiveantibodies.Hisbloodhasbeenusedtocreateanti-DinAustraliasince1967.

“EverybottleofAnti-DevermadeinAustraliahasJamesinit,”RobynBarlow,theRhprogramdirectortoldtheSydneyMorningHerald.“It’sanamazingthing.Hehassavedmillionsofbabies.Icryjustthinkingaboutit.”Sincethen,Harrisonhasdonatedbetween500and800millilitersofbloodalmosteveryweek.He’smade1,162donationsfromhisrightarmand10fromhisleft.

“I’dkeepgoingiftheyletme,”HarrisontoldtheHerald.Hisdoctorssaiditwastimetostopthedonations—andtheycertainlydon’ttakethemlightly.Theyhadalreadyextendedtheagelimitforblooddonationsforhim,andthey’recuttinghimoffnowtoprotecthishealth.Hemadehisfinaldonationsurroundedbysomeofthemothersandbabieswhohisbloodhelpedsave.

Harrison’sretirementisablowtotheRhtreatmentprograminAustralia.Only160donorssupporttheprogram,andfindingnewdonorshasproventobedifficult.ButHarrison’sretirementfromgivingblooddoesn’tmeanhe’scompletelyoutofthegame.ScientistsarecollectingandcataloginghisDNAtocreatealibraryofantibodiesandwhitebloodcellsthatcouldbethefutureoftheanti-DprograminAustralia.

4．WhatdoweknowaboutJamesHarrison?

A．Hesaved2.4millionpoorpeople.

B．Heistoretireasablooddonor.

C．Heisaverygratefulblooddonor.

D．Hedonatesbloodnearlyeveryday.

5．Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingParagraph4?

A．TostateHarrison’sdecisiontocontinuedonatingblood.

B．TodescribehowHarrison’sdonationscometoanend.

C．TointroducesomebabiessavedbyHarrison’sblood.

D．TopraiseHarrisonforhiscooperationwiththedoctors.

6．WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutHarrison?

A．Afterhisretirement,theRhprogramwillfail.

B．Newdonorsareeasytofindinashorttime.

C．HecontinuestocontributetotheRhprogram.

D．HisDNAiskeptinalibraryforfuturestudy.

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AUniqueManwithaRareBloodType

B．TheBloodSavingMillionsofBabies

C．ASpecialBloodTypeDonortoRetire

D．TheManwiththeGoldenArm

Itisbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossthecountryareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.Therapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttoolsishelpingtoboostcashlesspaymentsacrossthecountry,saidDongXimiao,aresearcherattheRenminUniversityofChina.

Transactions（交易）involvingthird-partymobilepaymentsroseby46.8percentinthefirstquarterof2017comparedwiththepreviousquarterto18.8trillionyuan,accordingtoareportreleasedinMay.

Althoughtherewere3.4billionthird-partypaymentaccountsintotalinChinain2016,Chinaisnotthefirstcountrytoseekacashlesssociety.DevelopedstateslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthatincrease.

However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeantherearenochallengesandcriticisms.Alibaba’sHemastore,wherecustomerscanshop,dineandordercommoditiesfordeliveryfromtheirmobilephonesviaAlipay,havecomeintothespotlightrecently.Mediareportssaidthatconsumerscan’tpurchasegoodswithcashthere,whichwouldbeconsideredillegal.

AlipayandWeChatPay,thenation’stwomajorthird-partymobilepaymenttools,alsolaunchedcampaignsthismonthtoencouragemoremerchantsandcustomerstousecashlesspaymentmethods,whichcausedconcernsoverwhethercashwillsoondisappear.

“Someofflinesellersrefusetoacceptcash,whichimpactsthenaturalcirculationofyuan,”saidDong.Heemphasizedthatacashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwouldcompletelydisappear.Astheeconomygrows,thecirculationofcashisstillveryhuge,notedDong.Also,it’simportanttorememberthatnearlyhalfofChina’spopulationliveinruralareas,especiallyinundevelopedwesternregions,unabletoenjoyinnovation（革新）broughtbytheInternet,Dongsaid.AndwhenitcomestoChina’sseniorcitizens,mostofthemprefertousecashintheirdailylives,headded.

“It’sridiculoustoquestiondigitalpaymenttools’contributiontowardfinancialdevelopment.Inthelongterm,variouspaymentmethodswillbeusedbyconsumers,andmerchantsshouldrespectconsumers’paymenthabits,”Dongnoted.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3probablyreferto?

A．Economicactivity.B．Cashlesspayment.

C．Developmentofeconomy.D．Largeamountofpayment.

9．WhyhasAlibaba’sHemastorebecomeafocus?

A．Itfightsagainstillegalactivities.

B．Itprovidescomprehensiveservices.

C．Customersarenotpermittedtousecashthere.

D．Itstartscampaignstoencouragemobilepayment.

10．WhichofthefollowingwillDongfindreasonable?

A．Variouspaymentmethodsoughttoberespected.

B．Peopleshouldbeencouragedtousemobilepayment.

C．Mostelderlypeoplehavenoaccesstomobilepayment.

D．Mobilepaymentisn’tbeneficialtoacost-effectivesociety.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．China’scashlesstrend.B．Theresearchonmobilepayment.

C．Thereasonstousemobilepayment.D．China’scashlessfuture.

A16-yearsurveyonthearcticNorwegianislandofSvalbardfoundthereindeer（驯鹿）therehavedeclinedinweightbyanalarming12percent.Thereductioninaveragebody-massisbeingblamedonglobalwarming.

InresearchpresentedlatelyatameetingoftheBritishEcologicalSocietyinLiverpool,scientistswillexplainhowrisingtemperaturesaremakingfemalereindeerdifficulttoobtainnutrientsduringimportantperiodsofbeingpregnant.

SnowinSvalbardtypicallycoversthegroundforeightmonthsoftheyear,which,combinedwithlowtemperatures,limitsgrassgrowthtoJuneandJuly.Butassummertemperatureshaveincreasedbyaround1.5℃,grasslandshavebecomemoreproductive,allowingfemalereindeertogainmoreweightbytheautumnandthereforetoconceive（孕育）morecalves.

However,warmerwintershavebroughtwiththemgreaterrainfallwhichfreezeswhenissettlesonthesnow,thereforelockingoutthereindeerfromthelife-supportingfoodbelow.Asaresult,femalereindeerarebecomingstarved,causingthemtogivebirthtomuchlighteryoung.Theaveragemassofanadultreindeerin1998,whenthesurveybegan,was55kg,butby2016IThaddroppedto48kg.

ProfessorSteveAlbon,anecologistattheJamesHattonInstituteinAberdeen,saidthat,becausethemammalshavearelativelyhighsurface-area-to-volumeratio（表面积与体积比）,theyarenoparticularlyenergyefficient.

ReindeercanoftenaccesstheinadequatefoodsourcesbeneaththesnowbyclearingITawaywiththeirantlers（鹿角）,buttheycannotbreakthroughthehardice.Withoutaccesstothefoodinwinter,calvesarebeingbornfarlighterthantheyshouldbe.Numbersofreindeerhavealsoincreasedrapidlyinthepast20years,meaningthatthosewhicharebornarefacinggreatercompetitionforfood.“Theimplication（含义）ar