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ArcadioBuendí
a,andendswiththeruinofhisfamilylineandthecityhetriedtomakegreat.It'
saninterestingbookinwhichsomuchhappens.Itwillinspireyoutoconnectwithyourfamily,lovemoredeeply,dreambigger,andfinddeepertruthswithinyourself.Marquezwasawardedthe1982NobelPrizeforLiterature.
hasbeentranslatedintomorethanthreedozenlanguages.
—SusanFarris,Washington,D.C.
TuesdayswithMorrie
ByMitchAlbom
Afterdiscoveringhiscollegeprofessor,Morrie,wasdying,authorMitchAlbomspentfourteenTuesdayafternoonswithhimlearninglife'
slessons.Manypeoplehavefoundinspirationinthedyingman'
slastwordsonaging,family,marriage,andculture,tonameafew.Yet,thosewhohavedonealotofsoul-searchingoftheirownmightnotfindself-helpbooksverynecessary.Nevertheless,withourbusylife,itisalwaysgoodtoberemindedofthethingsthataremostimportantinlife.Overall,
isaquickreadwithalong-lastingimpact.
—MichaelLangdon,SanFrancisco
TheTippingPoint
ByMalcolmGladwell
Mysisterisamarketingmajor,andshelentmethisbook.Atfirstitseemedprettytechnical
—
Iknownothingaboutmarketing
butIfinallygotthemessage.Gladwellexplainsthatideasspreadthroughsocietymuchlikevirusesdo.Healsosaysthatcertainpeoplearenaturallyeffectivecommunicatorswhohelpspreadtheseideas.And,ifthesituationisrightforanideatospread,sometimesasmallchangecanthencauseittospreadlikewildfire.Heillustrates（阐述）hispointwithconvincingexamplesofsuccessfulideasthathavechangedtheworld.—KateHowson,Manchester
1.Whatcanwelearnabout
OneHundredYearsofSolitude?
A.
Itwaswrittenin1982.
B.
saninspirationalstory.
C.
Itshero'
sdreamfinallycametrue.
D.
sbasedontheauthor'
struelife.
2.InMichaelLangdon'
smind,
_____.
isworthreading
ishardtounderstand
shouldexpanditsimpact
shoulddiscussmorelife'
slessons
3.WhichofthefollowingdoesMalcolmGladwellprobablyagreewith?
Humansareborntochangetheworld.
Littlethingscanmakeabigdifference.
Commonpeoplecan'
tchangetheworld.
Successfulmenalsoneedothers'
help.
B
BillHaleywouldseemanunlikelycandidate（侯选人）forthefirstbigrock‘n’rollstar,butintheearly1950sthisleaderoflittle-knownwesternswinggroupswaslookingforastylethatwouldattracttheenthusiasmofthegrowingaudienceofyounglistenersanddancers.Hedroppedhiscowboyimage,changedthenameofhisaccompanyinggrouptotheComets,andin1953wroteandrecordedasong,
CrazyMan,Crazy,whichofferedareasonableinterpretationofdance-orientedblackrhythm&
bluesmusic.TherecordroseashighasNumber12onthepopcharts.
BillHaleyandtheCometsrecordedcoverversionsofrhythm&
blueshitsinthemid-1950s,notably
Shake,RattleandRoll
and
SeeYouLater,Alligator.Buttheyachievedtheiruniquepositioninpopmusichistorywhen
RockAroundtheClock
became,in1955,thefirstrock‘n'
rollrecordtobeaNumberOnepophit.Itstayedinthetopspotforeightcontinuousweeksduringthesummerof1955andeventuallysoldover22millioncopiesworldwide.
TheideathatBillHaley
“invented”
rock
‘n’rolldeservesaboutasmuchconsiderationasPaulWhiteman'
sclaimagenerationearliertobethe
“KingofJazz”.ButHaleyprovedtobeanimportantpopularizerofpreviouslymarginalized（被边缘化的）musicalsoundsandideas,andhepreparedthewayforthewidespreadacceptanceofmorecreativeartists.
showedthegreatsuccessthatawhitegroupwithacountrybackgroundcouldachieveplayinga12-barbluessongdrivenbythesoundsofelectricguitar,bass,anddrums.ItprovedasignofthegreatchangesthatwereabouttoovertakeAmericanpopularmusicandopenedthefloodgates（闸门）forartistslikeElvisPresley,CarlPerkins,andBuddyHolly.
alsohelpedprepareareceptivemassaudienceforthesoundsofrhythm&
blues,andforblackartistsbuildingontherhythm&
bluestradition.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutBillHaley?
A.Hewasapioneerofdance-orientedmusic.
B.Hecontributedtopopularizingrock‘n’roll.
C.Hehadthesameenthusiasmasyoungpeople.
D.Hemainlycreatedandperformedcowboysongs.
5.Whichwasthefirstrock‘n’rollrecordtoberankednumberone?
CrazyMan,Crazy.
Shake,RattleandRoll.
SeeYouLater,Alligator.
RockAroundtheClock.
6.InParagraph3,theauthormainlytalksabout
.
Haley'
sachievement
whoinventedrock‘n’roll
whoisthetrue“KingofJazz”
PaulWhiteman'
scontributiontojazz
7.Whatcanweinferabout
fromthelastparagraph?
A.ItreflectedAmericans'
cowboyspirit.
B.Itstartedanewpopularmusictradition.
C.Ithadqualitativeandhistoricalsignificance.
D.ItexpressedBillHaley'
senthusiasmforlife.
C
snosecretthat
Auckland
（thelargestcityin
NewZealand）isadiversecityfullofdifferentculturesandnewresearchhasshownexactlyhowitandtherestofthecountryarechanging.
Morethan200ethnicgroupsarerecordedaslivinghereand
isconsideredtohaveawidervarietyofculturalgroupsthan
London
or
Sydney,with40percentofitspopulationmadeupofdifferentethnicities.
Thechangingmakeupofthecountry'
spopulationisfeaturedinthelatest
NZGeographic
magazine,whichfocusesonethnicdiversity,age,wealthandattitudes,drawnfromthelatestcensus（人口普查）figures.
Massey
University
humanitiesandsocialsciencesresearchdirectorProfessorPaulSpoonleysaid
Auckland'
smulti-culturalismtodayiswaybeyondwhatexpertsbelievedlikelyafewyearsago.
Asiancommunities,inparticular,in
NewZealand
havealmostdoubledsince2001,when6.6percentoftheKiwipeople（NewZealanders）wereAsian.Theproportion（比例）inAucklandwas14.6percent.By2006,18.9percentofthecitizensinthecitywereAsianandtoday23percentidentifythemselvesasAsian.
Nationally,thecensusshowed11.8percentofthepopulationwasAsian—andthatfigurewasincreasing.
“ThefiguresarehigherthanIwouldhavethoughtafewyearsback,”MrSpoonleysaid.“AndthehealthcaresystemisattractingAsianworkers.”
ThearticlealsoshowedthatKiwishadoverallbecomemoreacceptingofmigrantcommunitiesandparticularlyofAsianpeoples.Thathadbeenahugelynoticeablechange,MrSpoonleysaid.
AnAsiancommunityleaderKaiLueyinAucklandsaidtherewereanumberofthingsthatattractedAsianstoNewZealandandparticularlytoAuckland.
“Theenvironmentisclean,there'
sfreshairandthere'
ssafetyoffood...There'
sagoodeducationsystemhereinNewZealand...”
wasalsoconsideredtobeamuchsaferplacethanmanyothercountries,suchas
America,
Canada
Australia.
8.Whatchangehastakenplacein
Auckland?
Ithasbeendevelopingatahigherspeed.
Ithasstartedtocontrolitspopulation.
Ithasbeguntovalueethniccultures.
Ithasbecomeamorediversecity.
9.WhatistheproportionofAsiansin
now?
Aboutone-tenth.
Belowone-fifth.
Nearlyone-fourth.
Morethantwo-fifths.
10.WhydomanyAsiansmigrateto
accordingtoSpoonley?
Theyneedabettereducation.
Theywanttoliveinasafeplace.
Theylovethecleanenvironment.
Theyhopetogetbetterhealthcare.
11.WhatdomostNewZealandersthinkofAsianmigrants?
Theyarepartofthesociety.
Theyareasmallethnicgroup.
Theyareverylikelytochange.
Theyareathreattothecountry.
D
Controllingandinteractingwithcontentonasmartphoneortablet（平板电脑）isarelativelyeasytaskgiventheirlargescreens.However,thesameisnottrueforsmartwatcheswhichareprovingtobemoreofa
fashionstatementthanapieceofusefultechnology.Nowagroupofresearchersaretryingtochangethatwithaninventionthattransformsthearmintoatouchpad.
Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists
havetriedtocreatesuchtechnology.Howeverprevious“skintoscreen”approacheshavebeenawkward,requiringtheuseofthingslikeinteractivematerialsandprojector/cameracombinations.SkinTrack,however,needsuserstowearjustaringandtheirfavorite
smartwatch.
Thefinger-wearingringuseshigh-frequencyelectricalsignalstocommunicatewiththewatchandtransferthecontrolsfromthetinyscreenontothesurfaceofthearm.ThoughthetechnologybehindSkinTrackmaybecomplex,itsuseissimple.
WithSkinTrack,apersoncanusetheirsmartwatchtodoeverythingtheywouldonatabletorcomputer.Thatmeanstheycanreadinformation,lookfordirections,andevenmakeacall.EvencoolerapplicationsincludedseeingtheimageappearonthesmartwatchorcontrollingappslikeFacebookandSnapchatfromthearm“touchpad”.SkinTrackcanalsobeusedtoplaygames,allowingfanstocontinuewiththeirfavoritehobby,withoutmissingabeat.
Thetechnologyalsorecognizeshotkeycommands.Userscansimplydrawan“N”ontheirhandtoopen
anewsapp
oran“S”tosilenceaphonecall.
ResearcherYangZhangsaysthatwhilet
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