1、Sportswear companies often push the truth of their products by having famous athletes wearing them. If Usain Bolt is seen in a commercial (28)_ (dash) with Nike, it might be implied that the shoes (29)_ enable you to run faster. However, there are limits to (30)_ can be said to promote a product. Wi
2、th lying comes distrust, and with distrust comes collapse. Thats why Nike, and any other company, needs to be more careful with advertising in the future.Section BA. changing B. available C. exposure D. worsenE. sensitiveF. densityG. rest H. shaded I. reflections J. interruptedK. fightingAre your ey
3、es dry, watery, seeing double or _31_ to light, and do your back and neck ache? If so, you are likely one of many people today who suffer from digital eyestrain (视疲劳), also called computer-vision syndrome.Eyestrain is often related to the amount of _32_ to screens, the distance from eyes to screens
4、and the use of multiple screens at the same time. However, studies have also shown that the blue light produced by digital devices reaches further into the eyes than other kinds of light. This light actually assists attention during the day but can result in _33_ sleep patterns at night.Scientists h
5、ave stated that eyestrain is not a necessary evil, even in a modern world that circles around technology. Sometimes _34_ some simple details about your relative position to screens, such as staying1about 60 centimeters away, will help. Also, avoid overhead and other direct sources of light, and use
6、_35_ lamps and window blinds while looking at digital devices instead.Beyond the ways that you relate to digital screens, there are also ways to change how you view screens that are helpful in _36_ eyestrain. To begin with, your computer screen should be high-resolution (高分辨率), and may require a scr
7、een filter to decrease _37_. Also, be aware that computer glasses, which cut down glare(刺眼的光)and blue light, are _38_ on the market.Finally, many of us fall into bad habits while using digital screens that only _39_ the effects of eyestrain. When viewing digital screens, many people blink(眨眼)one thi
8、rd less often than they usually do. Place a reminder on your computer to blink! so that your eyes dont dry out. Also, _40_ your eyes focusing muscles by using the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, focus on something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.There are many other methods used to help relieve eyestra
9、in, so find what works for you rather than giving in to tired vision.III. Reading Comprehension Section AUniversity educators largely think highly of the wonders of teaching through technology. However, critics _41_ whether something is lost when professors and lectures rely too heavily on electroni
10、c media or when _42_ with students takes place remotely in cyberspace(网络空间)_43_ the real space of the classroom. Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, the Professor of Literature at Stanford University, is one such critic. I think this enthusiastic and sometimes childish and _44_ pushing toward the more technology
11、 the better, the more websites the better teacher, is very dangerous is indeed _45_, he indicates.However, Gumbrecht warns that there are few studies either supporting or rejecting the hypothesis (假设) that traditional ways of teaching are _46_ to teaching via the Internet. He says that he could poin
12、t only to his feeling that real classroom presence should be _47_, and emphasizes the need for educator to examine critically where technology _48_ a useful teaching function and where it does not.Yet, Gumbrecht allows that, for courses in which knowledge transmission is the only purpose, electronic
13、 media probably can do the job well enough. Indeed, as a resultof 20th centurys knowledge _49_ and the increasing costs of higher education, using technology for the transmission of information is probably _50_, he admits. However, knowledge transmission should not be the most important function of
14、the university, he maintains, _51_ that universities should be places where people face open questions, places for intellectual complexity and riskful thinking.We are not about finding or transmitting solutions; we are not about recipes; we are not about making intellectual life easy. Challenging co
15、mplexity is what _52_ your mind. It is something like intellectual gymnastics. And this is what makes you a suitable member of the society. Moreover, discussions in the physical presence of others can lead to the intellectual _53_. Theres a(an) _54_ change, and you dont know how it happens. Discussi
16、ons in the physical presence have the capacity of being the catalyst (催化剂) for such intellectual breakthroughs. The possibility of in-classroom teaching of letting something happen which cannot happen if you teach by the transmission of information is its _55_.41.A. denyB. questionC. objectD. commen
17、t42.A. combinationB. cooperationC. presentationD. interaction43.A. more thanB. less thanC. rather thanD. other than44.A. blindB. toughC. passiveD. rough45.A. impersonalB. disastrousC. illogicalD. immoral46.A. superiorB. relatedC. opposedD. equal247.A. approvedB. reformedC. maintainedD. removed48.A.
18、servesB. conveysC. deliversD. identifies49.A. evaluationB. evolutionC. emissionD. explosion50.A. affordableB. flexibleC. inevitableD. predictable51.A. confirmingB. urgingC. complainingD. noting52.A. expandsB. limitsC. comfortsD. awakes53.A. declineB. innovationC. consequenceD. formation54.A. qualita
19、tiveB. irregularC. protectiveD. minor55.A. criticismB. strengthC. demonstrationD. involvement(A)Talking to human-like devices can be great funjust ask Siri to tell you a joke. But it may also lead to problems.A recent study by scientists from the University of Kansas in the US found that human-like
20、devices keep people from seeking out normal human interaction when they feel lonely.During a series of experiments, participants were asked to write about a time when they felt lonely. They also took part in an online game of catch against a computer program that was designed to throw the ball to ot
21、her players more often, but participants believed they were playing with real people online.Participants were then introduced to human-like products, including a vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器) designed to appear as if it were smiling. They were also asked to think about their phone in human-like terms, consi
22、dering questions like how much does it help you?The results showed that the participants were happy with the comfort they got from the machines and didnt need to seek out normal human interaction.Generally, when people feel socially excluded, they seek out other ways to reduce the feeling of lonelin
23、ess. Normal ways include increasing their number of social media friends or engaging in behaviors to seek out interaction with other people, according to Jenny Olson, assistant professor of marketing at KU.But it wasnt all bad news, as the team found that there were limits to how far this effect wou
24、ld extend.As soon as we tell people we know that it looks like the vacuum cleaner is smiling, they seemed to realize it was a machine and not a person, Olson told Daily Mail. The effect goes away. This seems to be happening on a very subconscious level.Researchers believe the results are important f
25、or consumers to realize how these types of products could affect their social interaction with real people, especially because so many new products feature interactivity.If someone notices they are talking more to Siri lately, maybe that has something to do with feeling lonely, Olson said. From that
26、 standpoint, its important to be aware of it.The study could also help companies design products that can increase the well-being of people who feel lonely, without sacrificing normal social interaction.Maybe it is more about improving our current relationships, Olson said, such as taking a break from screen time and focusing on developing your real personal connections.56. Researchers from the University of Kansas found that _.A. hu
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