It is one of the funniest things ____on the I...

It is one of the funniest things ____on the Internet so far this year.

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It is a popular Internet thing to focus on the upside of being in your 30s, and it is nice to know how to do basic modern-human-being things like paying your taxes and cooking a simple meal. But it can be a less-encouraging story at work: People in their late 20s to early 40s tend to report lower levels of job satisfaction and higher levels of emotional exhaustion than other age groups, according to new research.

There’s an obvious reason: These tend to be the ages when people have young children at home, and the researchers did find that this group reported feeling increasingly crunched for time. But adding to that pressure, coworker support also tends to decline at this age. Some researchers interpret the findings:

Support from co-workers probably decreases in midlife as peers compete for limited resources（promotion bottlenecks are often encountered during this career stage. Also, whereas younger co-workers are often hungry to make up new social networks, and older workers seek identity-affirming work experiences in their remaining tenure（任期）, mid lifers find it demanding enough just to maintain existing social networks. Meanwhile, time pressure likely increases as colleagues are all trying to enrich their own knowledge and experience.

But the good news is that after about a decade of struggle, things start to pick back up again. Occupational psychologists say that happiness at work recovers when people reach their 40s, and that people in their 50s are more satisfied with their jobs than any other age group. Hang in there, 30-somethings-soon you will be older, but at least work will meet less frustration（挫折）!

1.What can we learn about people in their 30s according to the text?

A. They tend to feel less emotionally exhausted

B. They are more satisfied with their work.

C. They may feel more pressured at work.

D. They don’t know how to do basic modern-human-being things.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “crunched” in Paragraph 2?

A. pressed　　 B. encouraged

C. relaxed　　 D. satisfied

3.Why do people in their late 20s to early 40s have less support from co-workers?

A. Because they have a family to support.

B. Because they are eager to form new social networks.

C. Because they try to seek identity-affirming work experiences.

D. Because they are faced with strong competition in promotion.

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It is reported that large amounts of money________ spent on the bridge so far.

A．was              B．has been          C．were             D．have been

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One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, ________ appearance, age or popularity.

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One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interest ________ appearance, age or popularity.

A. in case of               B. in the form of         C. in spite of            D. instead of

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One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interest ________ appearance, age or popularity.

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It is amazing to note that the Internet is still such a new device，and yet it is one of the fastest and most powerful media tools. But think about it for a moment. On the Internet, a big online company can be run by only two guys in their garage. So it is only reasonable then, that people shopping online would be a little leery of the security levels.

Internet giants such as Microsoft knew consumer confidence was the key to getting virtual shopping off the ground, and they work hard to make people feel safe to shop online.

Credit card companies, too, quickly saw the potential for online shopping, and have installed things like online shopping insurance for people. If you ever have a problem with your online credit purchases, many credit card companies will happily refund your money and then set their claws on the company that wronged you. Now that’s buying power!

There are other bonuses for online shoppers, of course. No line－ups, for one. No annoying mall shopping carts with broken wheels and kids crying because their parents won’t get them what they want.

When shopping online, consumers can sit down, have a coffee, and wear their slippers, not having to worry about their hair or parking, and just clicking through sale after sale. Comparison shopping couldn’t be any easier. And thanks to courier companies（快递公司）getting in on the act, you never need to wait longer than a day or two to get those all important purchases delivered right to your door.

No wonder so many companies are shaking their heads at traditional advertising and instead looking to the “virtual” world to attract online shoppers.

1.The underlined word leery means _________.

A. distrustful　　　　　　 B. confident

C. hopeful 　　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

2.Consumer confidence in online shopping mainly relies on _________.

A. shopping freedom　　　　　　　　　　 B. shopping convenience

C. Internet access 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Shopping security

3.Which groups of words would the writer use to describe current online shopping?

A. Adventurous, enjoyable, fast, unreal

B. Unsafe, cheap, slow, convenient

C. Safe, convenient, fast, comfortable

D. Reliable, popular, convenient, slow

4.The following companies are thought to have made contributions to the popularity of online shopping EXCEPT ________.

A. Internet companies

B. advertising companies

C. courier companies

D. credit card companies

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One of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the “bestseller” lists with a sale of up to 100,000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or anyone well-known overnight.

This is the principle behind “quiz” or “game” shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was cheating. It turned out that the show’s producers, who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular competitors in advance. Why? Because if the audience didn’t like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. The result of this cheating was a huge scandal(丑闻). Based on the show off, a movie titled “Quiz Show” is on 40 years later.

Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though they aren’t taken seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fight on TV, or that punish losers by humiliating(羞辱) them. The entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.

1.What is the most important thing as to television?

A. How many viewers they can attract     B. Becoming the bestseller on the list

C. How much money can be given away   D. The number of people attending shows

2. What does the underlined part “pulling the strings” probably mean?

A. Planning the shows with effort            B. Drawing the curtain on the stage

C. Controlling the result secretly           D. Playing “quiz” or “game” openly

3. Charles Van Doren stopped his career as a television personality because ________.

A. he had earned enough wealth and fame.  B. one of the competitors had told the truth

C. the film “Quiz Show” was being shown

D. his frequent appearance had bored the audience

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. TV Game Shows are more popular than before.

B. the scandal was not made known until 40 years later

C. getting money is the only purpose of people taking part in shows

D. people can make themselves famous by taking part in shows

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So far, the moon is the only one of the heavenly bodies in space ______ reached by manned spaceships.

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______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it is a good idea to spend too much time on it.

A. Unless　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. While

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