Social media promotion (促销) has become so imp...

Social media promotion (促销) has become so important nowadays that businesses are offering freebies to anyone with a certain following on popular social networks. Case in point, this Milan-based restaurant that offers free sushi to people with a bit of influence on Instagram.

Matteo and Tomaso Pittarello, the owners of the “This Is Not a Sushibar” restaurant in Milan, are well aware of the potential (潜力) of social networks like Instagram, and they’re more than willing to give away some sushi, if it means getting some exposure (曝光). At their restaurant, people have the classic payment choices-cash or card-plus a novel one, paying in Instagram followers. ①　　　　 The idea is pretty simple: the more followers you have, the more you can eat without having to spend a cent.

It makes sense that Instagram stars with hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers get the most free food, but even a few 1,000 followers on the photo-sharing platform will get you a free bit to it Customers who have between 1,000 and 5,000 followers will get a free sushi plate. 5,000 to 10,000 followers get you two free plates, 10,000 to 50,000, four free dishes, 50,000 to 100,000 followers, eight dishes, and people with 100,000 Instagram followers get a free full lunch or dinner.

②　　　　　 Just having a lot of followers isn’t enough, customers also have to publish a post on their Instagram account and tag @thisisnotasishibar and include the hashtag #thisisnotasushibar. will only receive their free sushi after showing the publish post at the counter.

③　　　　 “Today, advertising (广告) on social networks and, in particular, Instagram, is what works best,” the Pittarello brothers said, adding that the aim of their Instagram payment method is twofold--by involving Instagrammers both big and small, the business will get bigger exposure, and it will also make customers feel engaged in the project.

“This Is Not a Sushibar” introduced the payment alternative (选择), but we’ll have to wait and see how long it will exist for. ④　　　　 . Without a set limit of daily Instagram payments, I think the restaurant may start recording losses pretty soon. After all, 1,000 followers on Instagram are not that hard to get, and people will rarely say no to a free lunch.

1.The underlined word “novel” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.free B.new

C.fun D.easy

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Customers prefer to pay by Instagram rather than in cash or by bank card.

B.Thousands of Instagram users have enjoyed the restaurant’s free sushi.

C.The Pittarello brothers don’t want to advertise through traditional media.

D.Asking customers to publish a post benefits both businesses and customers.

3.The sentence “There is one catch though” can be put in ________.

A.① B.②

C.③ D.④

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the Instagram payment choice?

A.Concerned. B.Optimistic.

C.Supportive. D.Objective.

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Nowadays we feel that we have become dependent on our computers, mobile phones and other media, and that we need these things to think and act creatively. But a recent study seems to indicate that the best thing we might be able to do for our creativity is leave all of these high-tech (高科技) toys at home and just take a walk in the woods.

In the study, David L. Strayer and his fellow researchers worked with 30 men and 26 women who were about to go on a four-day hike, during which they would be taken away from all of the creative toys mentioned above. Before the hike began, Strayer gave the participants (参与者) a standardized Remote Associates Test, which is often used to test creativity and creative problem-solving abilities. After the hike, they were given the test again. The result showed that there was a 50% improvement in the participants’ creative problem-solving abilities. As Strayer says, “This is a great effect.”

This study is the first to document systematic changes in higher-level cognitive (认知的) function connected with entering nature. The researchers suggest that the effect nature seems to have on improving creative thinking is due to the lack of distractions (分心的事) in the natural environment — there are no ringing phones, noisy computers, etc. Other studies have shown that the colour green — the colour of much of nature — is felt by the brain as relaxing, and that increased relaxation may be one of the factors that improve creativity.

None of this is exactly news. The benefits of nature for the mind have been known for centuries. The philosopher and author Henry David Thoreau spoke eloquently (富于表现力地) about the two years he spent in the countryside. The experience certainly seemed to develop his creativity — he went on to write almost 50 books. Given this recent study, it looks as if his advice in Walden to “simplify, simplify, simplify” is good — if you want to relax your mind and make it become more creative, take a walk in the woods, and leave your cellphone behind.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A. High-tech toys are useless for creativity.

B. There is much news about nature’s effect on human mind.

C. Participants were asked not to take their cellphones during the hike.

D. Strayer’s study is the first to deal with nature’s effect on creativity.

2.Which of the following can encourage creativity according to the study led by Strayer?

A. The colour green.

B. Feeling relaxed in nature.

C. The silence in the natural environment.

D. Learning more knowledge about nature.

3.Henry David Thoreau suggested that people ________.

A. live a simple life

B. throw away their high-tech toys

C. take a walk in the woods every day

D. live in the countryside rather than the city

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It’s often said that the rise of social media has revolutionized (彻底改变) communication. With smartphones and social networking apps, we can write to our family and friends whenever we like. But while social media has brought us convenience, it also has its problems, such as misunderstandings in communication.

Quite often, people misunderstand what’s written on social media. According to a story published on The Conversation on March 8, sarcasm (讽刺), in particular, can be very difficult to notice in a written message.

Sarcasm is a kind of irony (反语): It’s when we say something, but really mean the opposite. For example, a message from a friend the day before a math exam that says “I’m so looking forward to tomorrow!” is obviously sarcasm.

Sarcasm before the rise of social media and mobile phones was mostly used in speech and face to face. That made sarcasm easier, because you could accompany your words with a facial gesture and a tone (语气) of voice that would help others get your message. You had a good chance of being understood and receiving a laugh or an understanding glance.

And yet when we text or write something online, a lot of that information goes missing. “There are no facial hints, no tones or maybe even a delayed response if a person can’t text you back immediately,” wrote The Conversation. “And if you don’t know the person all that well, there goes your last possible hint: history.”

To help avoid misunderstandings, people who use platforms such as Twitter often include the hashtag ﹟sarcasm – although this is like having to explain a joke when people don’t laugh at it, which destroys the point of sarcasm in the first place.

And it isn’t only sarcasm that can get lost in electronic communications. It’s also hard to notice things such as indifference (冷漠).

“One of the problems with digital communication, when it relies purely on text, is that this sucks (抽离) the empathy (情感共鸣) out of the communication. So it can lead to miscommunication,” linguist Vyv Evans, author of The Emoji Code, told USA Today. “This is where emojis come into their own. They put the body language back, so people can better read emotional intent (目的).”

However, even though there are hundreds of different emojis(表情符号) to choose from, there’s still no replacement for good old-fashioned face-to-face communication.

1.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean according to the context?

A.They can’t wait to take the exam.

B.They are well-prepared for the exam.

C.They’re not looking forward to taking the exam at all.

D.The exam might be too difficult for them.

2.What might lead to the words we write online being misunderstood, according to the Conversation?

A.The use of new internet words and phrases.

B.The complicated relationship between people.

C.The absence of facial expressions and tones.

D.Responding to other people too quickly.

3.What does Vyv Evans think is a possible way to avoid miscommunication online?

A.Using emojis, as they can display body language.

B.Expressing fewer personal feelings.

C.Sending voice messages instead of text messages.

D.Using a hashtag before making jokes.

4.What is the article mainly about?

A.The convenience of online communication.

B.Some misunderstandings that come with digital communication.

C.A good replacement for face-to-face communication.

D.Some reasons for the popularity of emojis.

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A short trailer (预告片) has attracted huge attention on China’s social media platform, with many netizens 1.(regard) the short video as the “best commercial video of 2019”. It tells a 2.(touch) story that highlights Chinese families.

In the beginning, 3. senior man named Li Yubao living in a remote rural area asked his grandson on the phone what gifts he wanted for the Spring Festival, only 4. (hear) the word “Peppa” due to the poor mobile signal. Therefore, the man began his journey to discover who Peppa is. 5. the help of neighbors, he found the answer, created a Peppa Pig model using metals, and 6.(surprise) his grandson.

The 5-minute trailer is advertising the upcoming animated film Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year, 7. is set to hit big screens on Feb 5, the first day of the Chinese New Year of the Pig. The short video encourages people working outside to return home often and accompany their family 8.(member) to spend a happy and warm Spring Festival holiday.

“After watching it, I want to go back to my hometown 9.(immediate). I 10.(be) away from my home for almost one year, and I miss my family very much,” said a Sina Weibo user.

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The World Expo Shanghai 2010 has now become the ______ of the world’s media attention.

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What Is Social Media?

Not many people ask the question “what is social media?” anymore. Social media has been around for years now, and most of us would probably describe it as any Internet medium that can be used to share information with others, including blogs, forums, applications, games, websites and other stuff.

But let me ask you this: what exactly is so “social” about sitting before a computer setting up a blog and blogging for days without anybody reading it, or scrolling through your Facebook feed of information from 500 friends you barely know? If you ask me, it can be way more anti-social than anything.

Social media is not a “thing”. It’s not just Facebook, WeChat and Weibo It’s more of a frame of mind and a state of being. It’s about how you use it to improve your relationships with other people in real life. However, we tend to rely on technology and social media so much that it can actually tear apart those relationships.

Social media isn’t about numbers. When someone says “social media,” web giants like Facebook, Twitter, WeChat and Weibo instantly pop into our minds, often because they have more updates, more friends, more followers, more links, more photos, more everything. We tend to get distracted by the number game, thinking “volume, volume, volume”. It’s led to a lot of meaningless noise and information overload. As the old saying goes, quality over quantity is usually the way to go. So, social media is not just about lots of people aimlessly pushing around lots of information.

Social media needs to have an “IRL” factor-an Internet slang standing for “In Real Life”. It should affect how a person thinks or acts offline. After all, social media shouldn’t be an end in itself. It was built to enhance your actual social life, in real life. Take for example an event that a person attends because they are invited by the host on Facebook through a Facebook event page. Something like that definitely has the IRL factor. Likewise, a WeChat photo that touches someone so much that they feel the need to bring it up and describe it to someone else during a dinner date also has the IRL factor.

So, is it really considered to be social to spend an hour scrolling through photos on Weibo, with no thoughtful or emotional effect and no interaction with others? In fact, there is no wall between real life and Internet life where true social media exists. Social media is not a specific place on the Internet or just a thing you use to see what other people are doing. It’s all about creating meaningful experiences and relationships wherever you may be.

1.What does the underlined phrase “tear apart” in Paragraph 3 mean in the text?

A. Destroy.　　 B. Change.

C. Continue.　　 D. Strengthen.

2.The writer thinks that social media should be ________.

A. a number of websites where people communicate

B. a set of social tools like Facebook. WeChat and Weibo

C. a collection of online applications where ideas are exchanged

D. a group name for online platforms used to strengthen meaningful relationships

3.According to the author, which of the following cases has an IRL factor?

A. Updating Facebook on a regular basis.

B. Following new friends in real life on Facebook.

C. Visiting a museum with friends after reading a story on Weibo.

D. Reading Twitter to see what other people are doing and thinking about.

4.What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?

A. To explain the importance of social media.

B. To inform the negative effects of social media.

C. To call on readers to use social media to promote real social life.

D. To encourage readers to interact with others in real life more often.

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Is there a link between social media and depression? Do social media have a negative impact on your mental health? It’s complicated.

In a recent study, the investigators compared social media use and depression between teens.

1.Specifically, for every hour per day that one teen spent on social media more than her peers, she likely had a 0.64 point higher depression score.

A different study published in 2018 identified five distinct types of social media users. The finding was that "problematic social media use" was one of the main themes for people whose mental health was affected by social media. You can have alcohol in your life without it being a problem, or your alcohol use may become problematic. 2.

There's one important thing to remember about survey research just because two things happen together, it's not necessarily true that one causes the other. 3.For all we know, it could be that people who are already more depressed choose to spend more time on social media.

4.If you think that we shouldn't paint social media with one broad brush, you're on the right track. On the one hand, participants often described social media as a valuable way to cope with stress. On the other hand, cyberbullying via social media was also a common experience for participants. Some also said that constantly checking their own social media profile was stressful.

It’s certainly possible that experiences like cyberbullying, comparing yourself to idealized images, and constantly monitoring your profile, are bad for your mood. It's also true for many that social media offer community support and positive messages. Given the inconclusive research, it's safe to say that at least we shouldn't write off social media altogether. 5.Anyway, you cannot use it as a crutch for coping with other stressors and mental health problems.

A.It's the same with social media.

B.Social media can be a double-edged sword.

C.People get more opinionated about the potential problems of social media.

D.They found that those who used social media more had higher depression scores.

E.They reviewed all existing research and found that there were both benefits and drawbacks.

F.The key to benefiting from social media may lie in using it in moderation and staying socially connected.

G.For example, just because higher social media use co-occurs with higher levels of depression doesn't mean social media use causes depression.

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Are you a fan of social media(媒体)? Well, you must know this news: There are some hot social media dogs who probably have way more followers than you. Here are some of them.

Boo

Boo has been called the “World’s Cutest Dog” and has over 17 million fans on the social networking website Facebook alone. The Pomeranian has appeared on the TV program “Good Morning America "lots of times. There are Boo toys, Boo notebooks and other things for sale in stores. You can also find Boo on social networking websites Twitter and Instagram.

Monty

Monty is a dog with a lot to say, usually through several messages on Twitter per day. Monty, a shepherd dog, discusses how his owner treats him badly with things like baths, and notes interesting things he sees on walks in the country (like dead sheep). At just under 4,000 Twitter followers, he isn't the dog with the largest following, but Monty is one very active social media dog.

Sutter and Colusa "Lucy" Brown

These dogs aren’t just social media dogs---they are actually" government officials". The dogs belong to California governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and his wife. Sutter, a Pembroke Welsh corgi, is the “first dog ”and Lucy, a “ borgie” is the “deputy(代理) first dog” of California. Lucy and Sutter Brown have over 16,000 Facebook fans.

Tuna

Tuna is a “chiweenie”---a mix between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund---who was rescued (解救)after he was left on the side of the road. His new mom not only fell in love with him and decided to keep him forever, she also turned the little dog into a popular dog on Instagram. Tuna has 1.6 million Instagram followers.

1.Which dog can you see on a notebook?

A.Monty B.Sutter

C.Boo D.Tuna

2.In what way are Sutter and Lucy special?

A.They are lovely. B.They are active.

C.They are treated very badly. D.They are connected to the government.

3.What do we know about Tuna’s early life?

A.It was happy. B.It was sad

C.It was boring. D.It was interesting.

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The private automobile has long played an important role in the US. In fact, it has become 1.___necessary and important part of the American life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned 2.__least one car, and thirty-eight percent had 3.___than one. With the convenience of rapid transportation, workers don’t have to live near their workplace. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, 4.___it has also led to traffic problems.

For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made 5.___ possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure.

Family life has been affected in 6.___ways. The car helps to keep families together. However, when teenage children use the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger 7.____the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs or breaking 8._____ traffic laws.

Cars mean very much to Americans.

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