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JavitsConventionCenter2017Conventions&
TradeShows
JacobK.JavitsConventionCenterisalargeconventioncenteronthewestsideofManhattaninNewYorkCity.Therevolutionaryspaceframestructurewasbuiltin1986andnamedforNewYorkSenatorJacobK.Javits,whodiedthatyear.TheCenterisoperatedandmaintainedbytheNewYorkCityConventionCenterOperatingCorporation.
December2-3,2017
TheWomanlyArtExperience
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December13,2017
NewYorkProduceShowandConference
Thethree-dayeventincludesnetworkingopportunities,atradeshowofover400companies,retail“thought-leader”breakfastpanelhostedbyPerishablePunditJimPrevor,educationalmicro-sessionsandtoursoftheregion'
svibrantindustry,includingthelocalretailers,wholesalers,foodservicedistributorsandurbanfarmsanduniqueeateries.
December14,2017
SalesforceWorldTour
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December16-17,2017
America’sGotTalent
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America’sGotTalentisholdingopencallauditionsforseason13attheJavitsCenteronDecember17,2017.SignupnowatAGT!
1.WhatdoweknowaboutJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter?
A.ItwasbuiltandnamedforNewYorkSenatorJacobK.Javits.
B.ItisthelargestconventioncenterinNewYorkCity.
C.ItisownedbytheNewYorkCityConventionCenterOperatingCorporation.
D.Itisamarketplacetohostconventions,tradeshowsandspecialevents.
2.IfyougotoJavitsConventionCenteronDecember15,you’reprobablyinterestedin________.
A.womanlyart B.agriculturalproducetrade
C.salesforce D.talentshows
3.Toknowmoreabouttheeventsyoucan________.
A.phonetheCenter B.loginandstartautomatically
C.signupatthewebsites D.searchtherelevantwebsites
B
Ifyourin-boxiscurrentlyreportingunreadmessagesinthehundredsorthousands,youmighthaveahardtimebelievingthenews:
e-mailisonthedecline.
Atfirstthought,thatmightseemtobethecase.Theincominggeneration,afterall,doesn’tdoe-mail.Oh,theymighthaveanaccount.Theyuseitonlyaswewoulduseafaxmachine:
asameanstocommunicatewithold-schoolfolksliketheirparentsortofulfillthesign-uprequirementsofWebsites.Theyrarelycheckit,though.
Today’sinstantelectronicmemos—suchastextingandFacebookandTwittermessages—aremoredirect,moreconcentrated,moreefficient.Theygowithoutthesalutation(称呼语)andthesignoff(签收);
wealreadyknowthe“to”and“from.”Manycorporationsaremovingtomessagingnetworksforexactlythatreason:
moresignal,lessnoiseandlesstime.Thistrendisfurtherevidencethatstore-and-forwardsystemssuchase-mailandvoicemailareoutdated.Insteadofmyleavingyoualengthymessagethatyoupickuplater,Icannowsendyouaneasily-readmessagethatyoucanread—andrespondto—onthego.
Thecomingofthemobileeraisresponsibleforthedeclineofe-mail.Instantwrittenmessagesbringgreatconvincetopeople.Theycandealwiththemataboutanytime:
beforeamovie,inataxi,waitingforlunch.Andbecausethesemessagesareverybrief,they’resuitableforsmartphonetyping.
Doesthismeane-mailisonitswaytothedustbinofdigitalhistory?
Notnecessarily.E-mailstillhascertainadvantages.Ontheotherhand,tweetsandtextsfeelephemeral—youreadthem,thenthey’regone,intoanendlessstring,e-mailstillfeelslikesomethingyouhaveandthatyoucanfile,searchandreturntolater.It’seasytoimaginethatitwillcontinuetofeelmoreappropriateforformalcommunications:
agreements,importantnewsandlongerexplanations.
So,e-mailwon’tgoawaycompletely.Remember,we’vebeenthroughatransition(过度)likethisnotsolongago:
whene-mailwasontherise,peoplesaidthatpostalmailwasdead.That’snothowitworks.Postalmailfounditssmallermarket,andsowille-mail.Newtechnologyrarelyreplacesoldonecompletely;
itjustaddsnewalternatives.
4.Whatwouldtheincominggenerationliketodowiththeire-mailaccounts?
A.Contactclosefriends. B.Sendlongmessages.
C.Fillinsomeforms. D.Communicatewiththeircolleagues.
5.Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinparagraphs3and4?
A.Thepossiblereasonsbehindthedeclineofe-mail.
B.Thelikesanddislikesoftheyounggeneration.
C.Therapiddevelopmentofe-communicationchannels.
D.Evidenceabouttheuncertainfutureofeasily-consumedmessages.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ephemeral”inparagraph5mean?
A.Automatically-sending. B.Randomly-written.
C.Hardly-recognized. D.Shortly-appearing.
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.It’stooearlytodeterminethedeclineofe-mail.
B.E-mailhasreasonstoexistonitsownadvantages.
C.E-mail,justlikepostalmailhascometoitsend.
D.Weshouldfeelsorryforthedeclineofe-mail.
C
Timetalks.Itspeaksmoreplainlythanwords.Timecommunicatesinmanyways.
Considerthedifferentpartsoftheday,forexample.Thedaywhensomethingisdonecangiveaspecialmeaningtotheevent.FactorymanagersintheUnitedStatesfullyrealizetheimportanceofanannouncementmadeduringthemiddleofthemorningorafternoonthattakeseveryoneawayfromhiswork.
IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryurgentandrequiresimmediateattention.Itisthesamewithtelephonecallsmadeafter11:
00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heprobablythinksitisamatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.
Themeaningsoftimedifferindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingarisesbetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.IntheUnitedStates,peopletendtothinkoftimeassomethingfixedinnature,somethingfromwhichonecannotescape.Asarule,Americansthinkoftimeasaroadintothefuture,alongwhichoneprogresses.Theroadhasmanysections,whicharetobekeptseparate“onethingatatime”.Thus,anAmericanmayfeelangrywhenhehasmadeanappointmentwithsomeoneandthenfindsalotofotherthingshappeningatthesametime.
Americanslookaheadandareconcernedalmostentirelywiththefuture.TheAmericanideaofthefutureislimited,however.Itistheforeseeablefutureandnotthefutureofinvolvingmanycenturies.
Sincetimehasmuchdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures,communicationisoftendifficult.Wewillunderstandeachotheralittlebetterifwecankeepthisfactinmind.
8.Accordingtothepassage,anannouncementmadeduringthedayinafactorymustbeveryimportantbecause______.
A.itinterruptstheworkofallemployees B.itismadebythemanager
C.itmakeseveryonelosehisjob D.itcommunicatesinmanyways
9.IntheUnitedStates,aphonecallmadeafter11:
00p.m.isconsidered______,intheviewofthewriter.
A.asimportantasonemadeintheearlymorning
B.impolitesinceitdisturbsthereceiver’ssleep
C.tobeathreattothereceiver’slife
D.evenmoreurgentthanonemadeearlyinthemorning.
10.Theexpression“theforeseeablefuture”means_______.
A.thefuturewhichinvolvescenturies
B.B.thefuturethatonelooksforwardto
C.thefuturethatwillnotbefaraway
D.thefuturetowardwhichonemakesprogress
11.Thewriterconcludesthatpeopleofdifferentcountrieswillunderstandeachotherbetterif________.
A.theykeepinmindthatdifferentculturestreattimedifferently
B.theyareconcernedwiththefuture
C.theylearnthewaytimecommunicates
D.theyknowhowtocommunicatewitheachother
D
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SinceitfirstairedinJanuary,2013,WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?
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PartoftheappealisthechancetopeekintothelivesofpopularChinesecelebritiesandtheirchildren.Audiencesaredelightedtowatchthefailedattemptsofcelebritydadsmakingdinner,combinghair,anddiscipliningchildren.Atthesametime,thecutekidsthemselvesandtheirauthenticandentertainingbehaviorsareveryimpressiveandattractive.
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