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30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedtoplaycards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnowandthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow."
I'
mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebutthisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein."
saidMr.Rojas."
You'
reright,"
saidMrs.Rojas,"
butI'
mbored.Let'
splaysomemusicanddance."
Mr.Rojaswassurprised."
Dance?
ButIreallydon'
t..."
Ohcomeon!
Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancingforabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed."
We'
rejustnotveryluckytonight,arewe?
shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,"
Ofcoursewe'
relucky!
Wearetogether!
Hekissedherandcontinuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.
1.WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?
________
A.Theywantedtostaytogether.
B.Theweatherwassoterrible.
C.Theyhadadinnerathome.
D.Theyplannedtowatchamovie.
2.Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere________.
A.makingpopcornB.watchingamovie
C.playingcardsD.dancingtothemusic
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.Itwasarainydayinsummer
B.Mrs.Rojascookedverywell
C.Mr.Rojaslovedtodanceatfirst
D.Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife
Passage2
Stayingwithfamilymembersorreceivingprofessionalcare?
SeniorsinHarbinhaveanewchoicetoenrichtheirlifeinretirement（退休）,asharbin.dbw.cnreported.
Theseniorscantakeabustoaday-carenursinghomeeverydaybetween8amand5pm,justlikeothersgotowork,andgobackhometobewiththeirfamiliesintheevening.
Inthenursinghome,theywillreceiveprofessionalcare,havelunch,takepartinactivitiessuchascalligraphy（书法）andsinging,andtakeuniversitycoursesdesignedforthem.
Accordingtoaresearch,therewere1.75millionseniorsbytheendof2015.Lessthan10percentchoosetostayinthenursinghomewhilemostliveathome.Lonelinessandshortageofcarearethemajorproblemsfacingthestay-at-homeseniors.
Aftermymotherpassedaway,Istruggledtotakegoodcareofmyfather,"
saidZhou,anofficeworker.
Thosewhohaveretiredparentsagreethattheirparentsspendaboringandlonelydayathome,watchingTValldayandfillingtheirstomachswithfood.Thesituationbecomesworseinwinterwheneldersareunabletogooutduetothecold.
However,thecostofsuchnursinghomesisdifferentfrompersontopersonbutstandsataround2,000yuan（290）.Anotherproblemistheshortageoffacilities（设施）.Eveniftwoseniorssharearoominthenursinghome,thecitystilllacks（缺少）atleast100,000suchrooms.
1.Intheday-carenursinghome,theseniorscan________.
A.gotowork
B.staywiththeirfamilies
C.attenduniversity
D.getprofessionalcare
2.Whatisthemainproblemforseniorsstayingathome?
A.Alotofseniorschoosetoliveathome.
B.Theyarelonelyandshortofcareathome.
C.Theirchildrenwon'
ttakecareofthem.
D.Theyareunabletogooutespeciallyinwinter.
3.Whatinformationcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Peoplehavenotroubleattendingtheirretiredparents.
B.Theday-carenursinghomeisgettingpopularamongseniors.
C.Thepriceofstayinginthenursinghomeremainsthesame.
D.Twoseniorsmustshareoneroomintheday-carenursinghome.
Passage3
HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourMomentsorFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother"
like"
or"
thumbsup"
?
Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don'
tworry.Psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefrom（取自）gettinga"
isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.
AccordingtothefindingsoftheUCLABrainMappingCenter,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuit（反馈电路）intheteens'
brainsareparticularlysensitive,andthe"
social"
and"
visual"
partsoftheirbrainswereactivatedwhentheyreceived“likes”onasocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromitworkedequally.
Sodoesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?
Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In"
Whydopeoplecrave（渴望）attention"
byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytoreproducetheseconditions.Feeling"
overlookedandunappreciated"
mightalsoleadyoutobeeagerforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealousorwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.
Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?
Theanswerisquitesimple."
Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteem（自尊）butonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,"
wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrockerintheJournalofSocialIssues.
1.Youmayfindthistextinamagazineabout________.
A.technologyB.education
C.entertainmentD.sociallife
2.WhowillNOTnaturallyexpectattentionaccordingtoRadwan?
A.Peoplewhoarelivingwiththeirparents.
B.Thosewholacksocialrecognition.
C.Peoplewhoarethefocusofattention.
D.Thosewhowanttoblanketwhatthey’vedone.
3.What’sCrocker’ssuggestionaboutthenegativeeffectsofgettingself-esteem?
A.NotcheckingyourFacebookpageinaday.
B.Havingabiggergoalthantheirself.
C.Workingharderthaneverbefore.
D.Doinganinstructivematter.
4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’saddictionto“thumbsup”?
A.worried.B.objective.
C.critical.D.supportive.
Passage4
TheInternetofThing（IoT）aimstogeteverythingandeveryonetalking.Attachingsensorsto“things”,suchascows,carsandrefrigerator,andthenassigningthemuniqueIPaddressesallowthento“talk”totheInternet.Ofcourse,theIoTwillinvolvemuchmorethanahandfulofsensors.NetworkingcompanyCiscoestimatesthat50billionInternet-connecteddevicesandobjectswillbesendingoverdateby2020.
SpecificBenefits
TheIoTwillallowpeopletotrackthingsandprocesseslikeneverbefore.Airplanemanufacturerswillbeabletocontinuouslytracktheconditionofairplaneparts,allowingthemtodopreventivemaintenanceandavoidcostlydowntime.Consumerscouldinstallsmartmetersintheirhomestomonitorenergyusageandobserveenergypricechangesinrealtime.Thatwouldallowpeopletoadjusttheirhabitsanduseelectricalappliancesduringlower-pricedhours.
SomeFears
SomecriticsfearthattheIoTcouldendupbeingafashionthatpeopleloseinterestinovertime.HavingTwitterfeedsonrefrigeratordoorsmaysoundcoolatfirst,buttheattractioncouldfadeasquicklyastheexcitementoverlastyear’ssmart-phone!
OthercriticsaredoubtfulthatcompaniesmakingInternet-connectedapplianceswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdates.Ifthathappens,arefrigeratororwashingmachinethatshouldlast10yearsormorecouldlasttwoorthreeduetosoftwarethat’soutdated.
APositiveExample
Earlythisyear,ownersoftheTeslaModelSelectriccarreceivedarecallnoticealertingthemtoachargerplug,needingtobefixed.Amazingly,ownersoftheModelSsatbackwhilethecompanyperformedan“overtheair”wirelessupdate.Customersconfirmedtheupdatebytappingonthecar’stouchscreenconsoletoseethattheModelSwasrunningthelatestsoftwareversion.Notriptothedealerwasrequired!
PerhapsTesla’sremotefixisasignofthingstocome.Somedaysoon,people’slivesmightbecomealotmoreefficientandconvenientthankstotheIoT.
1.Howdoresearchersgeteverythingandeveryonetalking?
A.ByestablishingtheIoTandlaunchingahandfulofsensors.
B.ByconnectingsensorswiththemandappointingthemuniqueIPaddresses.
C.BycommunicatingwiththemallthetimethroughtheIoT.
D.Bysendingpeopletotrackthemdayandnightandcollectusefuldata.
2.WhatelsedocriticsworryabouttheIoTbesidesitsprobablyendingupbeingafashion?
A.Peoplewillloseinterestinitasquicklyasthethrilloverlastyear’ssmart-phone.
B.Refrigeratorsandwashingmachineswillbereplacedbyotherdevicesinafewyears.
C.Whetherrelatedcompanieswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdatesornot.
D.Thesoftwareprovidedbycompanieswillbeoutdatedeasilyandquickly.
3.Accordingtothepassage,whenownersoftheTeslaModelSelectricreceivedarecallnotice,they_______.
A.justwaitedinthecarwhilethemaintenanceisbeingdonethroughwirelessupdate
B.wererequiredtogotothenearest4sstoretomakesomeadjustmentsorrepairs.
C.coul
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