Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No ne...

Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.

Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”

1.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?

A. Research papers.　　 B. Private e-mails.

C. News reports.　　 D. Daily conversations．

2.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?

A. They’re socially inactive.　　 B. They’re good at telling stories.

C. They’re careful with their words.　　 D. They’re inconsiderate of others.

3.Which tended to Dr. B be the most e-mailed according to erger’s research?

A. Personal accounts.　　 B. Sports news.

C. Science articles.　　 D. Financial reviews.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks

B. Reading Habits Change with the Times

C. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide

D. Online News Attracts More People

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Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的), but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.

Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”

1.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?

A. Research papers.　　　　 B. News reports

C. Private e-mails.　　　　 D. Daily conversations．

2. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?

A. They’re socially inactive.

B. They’re good at telling stories.

C. They’re careful with their words.

D. They’re inconsiderate of others.

3.Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research?

A. Sports news.　　　　 　 B. Personal accounts.

C. Science articles.　　　 D. Financial reviews.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks

B .Online News Attracts More People

C. Reading Habits Change with the Times

D. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide

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Bad news sells.If it bleeds,it leads.No news is good news,and good news is no news.Those are "the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread amt monitored（监控）in different ways,researchers are discovering new rules.By tracking people's e-mails and online posts,scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

"The ‘if it bleeds ’rule works for mass media,"says Jonah Berger,a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. "They want your eyeballs and don't care how you're feeling.But when you share a story with your friends,you care a lot more how they react.You don't want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer."

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails,Web posts and reviews,face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative,but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things?To test for that possibility,Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times' website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the "most e-mailed" list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.He found that science amazed Times' readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.

Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny,or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety,but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused（激发）one way or the other,and they preferred good news to bad.The more positive an article,the more likely it was to be shared as Dr.Berger explains in his new book,"Contagious: Why Things Catch On."

1.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?

A. News reports.　　 B. Research papers.

C. Private e-mails.　　 D. Daily conversations.

2.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?

A. They’re socially inactive.　　 B. They’re good at telling stories.

C. They’re inconsiderate of others.　　 D. They're careful with their words.

3.Which tended to be the mast e-mailed according to Dr.Berger's research?

A. Sports news.　　 B. Science articles.

C. Personal accounts.　　 D. Financial reviews.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide

B. Online News Attracts More People

C. Reading Habits Change with the Times

D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks

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Bring smart is not only a nice bonus but al.no a necessity. The good news is that it’s possible to become smarter if you stay consistent and follow the steps below every day.

● 1. Hundreds new things are discovered or invented every day. There always something new to learn and explore. Therefore, don’t think you already know enough and there is nothing you should ask a question about. Keep absorbing new information by asking smart questions and obtaining great answers

● Surround yourself with the best. 2. Chances are that you won’t be able to improve yourself if you get around people who hold you back. Hang out with people smarter, stronger, and better than you. Build connections with the successful, ambitious, and inspiring people.

● Run a blog. One of the best ways la get better at certain things and learn something is to teach someone else. Teaching helps you process, digest, and reflect on the information you’ve learned. Start a blog. 3. Share your knowledge with others interested in the same things. Try to teach them the things you know best. This will help you become an expert in your field..

● Reduce TV-watching. TV won’t help you improve 4. Learn new languages, take online courses, master a musical instrument or follow the great blogs that cover interesting topics you’re interested in. And finally, read books, Challenge yourself to read for at least 30 minutes a day.

If you take these steps every day for a few weeks or months, you’ll be able to expand your mind and improve your intelligence. Though it may seem difficult to do every day, it’s possible. 5.

A. Create ideas.

B. Stay curious.

C. Spend your lime more wisely.

D. All you to do is get now.

E. Stop following the news you can’t benefit from.

F. Publish interesting articles and discuss exciting topics.

G. Environment plays a great role in your self-improvement.

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---- ____________ he has known the good news.

---- ______ is no wonder he is so excited.

A. It is likely that; It              B. It is probably that; There

C. He is likely that; There         D. He is possible that ; It

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Most of the news in the newspapers is bad but sometimes there is a story with good news. This is one of those stories. Millions of people around the world suffer from AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases. There are medicines to treat these diseases but for people in poor countries, these medicines are too expensive to buy. When a pharmaceutical（制药的）company produces a new medicine, they receive a special license called a patent. This license means that the new medicine or drug is protected for a period of 20 years. The company that produced the drug can fix the price of the drug and no other company is allowed to produce the same drug or a copy of the drug for 20 years. At the moment, these patents operate all over the world, both in rich countries and in poor countries. The drugs companies say that they need patents so that they can get the money to pay for research to find new drugs and medicines. In rich countries people usually have enough money to pay for these drugs but in poor countries people can’t afford to buy them and cannot treat diseases like AIDS and malaria.

Last month, however, a group of experts published a report which says that patents are very bad for poor countries. The report says that drug companies do not want to find new medicines for diseases of poor people in poor countries. It says that poor countries should be allowed to buy cheap drugs without patents from other countries.

The authors of the report were lawyers, scientists and a senior director from the drug company Pfizer. Of course, the pharmaceuticals industry doesn’t agree with the report, “We need patents so that we can develop new medicines to fight disease both in the developed and developing world,” said a spokesman. But the report is the first sign that there might be a change in the patent system. This change could save millions of lives in the world’s poorest countries. This really is good news.

1. Why are medicines expensive for people in poor countries?

2. What does the underlined word “patent” in Para1 mean in Chinese?

3.Why do drugs companies need patents?

4. What does the report say?

5.What might happen if the patent system is changed?

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It would be a big surprise to Charles if he ____________ the good news that he has won the scholarship.

A. know　　　　　 B. knows　　　　　　　　 C. knew　　　　　　　　 D. had known

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The lead story in tonight’s news concerns the fire which destroyed the major part of Columbia College at 4 a.m. this morning. In only five minutes, more than six hundred girls came out of their dorms to watch their college burn to the ground in the freezing December weather. Fortunately, there were no injuries resulting from the fire. According to the college president, plans are already made to raise more than three million dollars to rebuild the college.

Here is the news from Washington. President Clinton says he is troubled by a scientist’s desire to clone a human and is urging Congress to pass a ban (禁令) on such experiments for at least five years. In his weekly radio address, Clinton noted Chicago-area physicist Richard Seed’s announcement that he is ready to set up a clinic to clone human babies. President Clinton said that the need for passing laws that would ban human cloning for at least five years is more urgent than ever.

A brief look at the weather for the weekend tells us to expect light showers on Saturday and Sunday. The high Saturday will be in the lower 40’s. On Sunday, we can expect the high to be about 65. That’s this evening’s news. Good night from Channel 9 news. Your better news station, and from Alan King, your reporter.

1. When did the fire at Columbia College take place?

A. In December.                        B. In March.

C. In November.                        D. In April.

2. What does President Clinton hope Congress do?

A. To pass a ban on doing experiment in labs.

B. To ban cloning humans forever.

C. To pass laws to support cloning babies.

D. To pass a ban on human cloning quickly.

3. What will the weather be like on weekend?

A. There will be a strong wind.           B. The weather will be fine.

C. It will be freezing cold.               D. It will be rainy.

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People will do anything to see a free show, even 1. it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would _2. (give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．3. _(lucky), the show was one of 4. (boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _5. _(disappoint), as many of the artists who should 6. (appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon 7. he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _8. (laugh)．We all know 9. the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and 10. _(gentleman)!"

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Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety, it is ______ good news for Faye Wilson, ______ 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby.

A. /; /　　　　　　　　 B. /; a

C. a; a　　　　　　　　 D. a; the

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