We walk, talk and sleep with our phones. But are we more — or less-connected? Just as remarkable as the power of mobility, over everything from love to global development, is how fast it all happened. It is hard to think of any tool, any instrument, any object in history with which so many developed so close a relationship so quickly as we have with our phones. Not the knife or match, the pen or page. Only money comes close—always at hand, don't leave home without it. But most of us don't take a wallet to bed with us. don't reach for it and check it every few minutes, and however useful money is in pursuit of fame, romance, revolution, it is inert compared with a smart phone — which can replace your wallet now anyway.
So how do we feel about this? To better understand attitudes about mass mobility, Time, in cooperation with Qualcomm, started the Time Mobility Poll, a survey of close to 5,000 people of all age groups and income levels in eight countries. Even the best survey can be only a snapshot in time, but this is revealing a lot about both where we are now and where the mobile wave is taking us next.
Not for a day — in most cases not even for an hour. In Time's Poll, 1 in 4 people check it every 30 minutes, 1 in 5 every 10 minutes. A third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile for even short periods leaves them feeling anxious. It is a form of sustenance, that constant feed of news and notes and nonsense, to be the point that twice as many people would pick their phones over their lunch if forced to choose. Three-quarters of 25-to 29-year-olds sleep with their phones.
Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends. But in some ways Americans are still ambivalent （矛盾的）; more than 9 in 10 Brazilians and Indians agreed that being constantly connected is mostly a good thing. America's 76% was actually the lowest score.
1.What can have a comparison with phones?
A.A pen. B.A knife.
C.A match. D.Money.
2.It can be inferred that a smart phone can also have the function of ______
A.paying bills. B.helping sleep.
C.pursuit money. D.cutting things.
3.Why did Time start the Time Mobility Poll?
A.Because it wanted to cooperate with Qualcomm.
B.Because it wanted to know where the mobile wave was taking us.
C.Because it wanted to learn people's attitudes to mass mobility
D.Because it wanted to know how well the mobile wave went.
4.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A.Mobile phones have become a tool to sleep with.
B.Mobile phones have become a way to get news.
C.Mobile phones have become a tool to order food.
D.Mobile phones have become a must in daily life.
5.According to the passage. Americans are less ______.
A.likely to show appreciation to their phones.
B.constantly connected than Indians.
C.likely to search for a lower price.
D.likely to find ways in a strange city.
The United States Department of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services. Its job is to help protect agricultural and other resources. Often that means helping farmers deal with unwelcome visitors. This organization has experts from different fields and it has set up thousands of inquiry centers all over the country where farmer can explain their difficulty and get practical help.
One example from Wildlife Services of its work involved a farmer in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest. Several years ago, thousands of Canada geese landed on his fields. The geese began to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away. These efforts succeeded, which made the farmer quite happy. Wildlife Services also has a livestock protection program. The program just offers suggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them. The Wildlife Services program is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS. APHIS offers some suggestions of ways to keep away predators. For example, try to keep food and water safe from wildlife. Fences may help keep out wolves, especially if the fences are at least two meters high.
Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chickens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked. They also suggest using lights above places where these animals are kept. And they advise people who see wolves to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys, which are very effective.
For home gardeners, a two-meter fence might help keep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence has to be only about a half-meter high. It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits from digging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places. Due to its effective work, ever since the Wildlife Services was started, it has been well received by farmers all over the States and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico.
1.What does wildlife Services aim to help farmer handle?
A.Animals that attack farmers.
B.People who pollute the farmland.
C.People who don't care about wildlife.
D.Animals that do harm to crops or livestock.
2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ______.
A.the cabbage crop was eaten up by Canada geese
B.the farmer didn't have a gun to kill those Canada geese
C.Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group
D.the farmers like to eat Canada geese very much
3.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?
A.Ways to protect livestock.
B.Ways to deal with wolves.
C.How to protect crops.
D.How to hunt wildlife.
4.Why should the bottom of the fence extend about 15 centimeters into the ground?
A.Wolves can climb over it easily.
B.The strong wind might blow it away.
C.Snakes can cross it from under the ground.
D.Rabbits may enter by digging holes under it.
5.Where does the passage probably come from?
A.A tourist brochure.
B.A science magazine.
C.An entertainment program.
D.A business report.
Silvano Lattanzi, the master of made — in — Italy shoemaking, was totally conquered by a painting hung in the entrance hall of the very modem Rich Gate, the luxury district in Shanghai.
The painting, before which he knelt down to show his admiration, is the Rich Gale Rose painted by Liu Linghua. who's known as the “Chinese Van Gogh".
It was in May 2016 that Lattanzi first met Liu Linghua who was working on his 15-square-meter great piece. Lattanzi, from the country where Renaissance began, saw the painting accidentally and was immediately impressed by its beauty. He told others that he never imagined that western oil-painting techniques could be developed so well by a Chinese and that this was the best painting he had ever seen.
In the eyes of westerners, Lattanzi is a great master of shoemaking, fashion and arts. His admiration for the Rich Gate Rose well shows the high level of Liu’s painting. Ever since this, the two art masters of different nationalities, different ages and different cultural backgrounds have forged a profound friendship.
When Lattanzi came back to China six months later with the pair of shoes he made for Liu, he insisted on delivering the shoes to Liu himself. The two friends met again al the Rich Gale and Liu Linghua presented an embroidery （刺绣）of his master work The Drunken Beauty in return.
Liu expressed repeatedly that his works should be explained by painting and not the words of compliments. He does not care about the titles, though he is on par with the greatest painters. A leading light or a grand master of art, Liu pays little attention to it. Liu thinks actions are more important than words.
1.We can know from the passage that ______.
A.Lattanzi specially came to see the painting
B.Lattanzi is best at oil painting in Europe
C.Liu presented an oil painting to Lattanzi in return
D.the Rich Gate Rose is an excellent oil painting
2.What does Liu think of the compliments on his paintings?
A.He thinks his works are worthy of the compliments.
B.He cares much about the compliments.
C.He thinks the words can encourage him all the time.
D.He thinks the words can't well explain his works.
3.The underlined phrase “on par with” in the last paragraph roughly means .
A.no better than B.different from
C.as good/important as D.ahead of
4.What's the right order of the following things according to the passage?
a. Silvano Lattanzi and Liu Linghua became true friends.
b. Silvano Lattanzi knelt down in front of the Rich Gate Rose.
c. Liu Linghua presented Silvano Lattanzi an embroidery.
d. Liu Linghua met Silvano Lattanzi for the first time.
e. Silvano Lattanzi came back to China and met Liu Linghua again at the Rich Gate with the shoes he made for Liu.
A.e-d-a-c-b B.a-c-b-d-e
C.b-e-d-a-c D.b-d-a-e-c
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A.Chinese Van Gogh. B.Friendship between Masters.
C.Western Oil Painting. D.A Shoemaking Master.
Be a Good One
"Whatever you are,” said Abraham Lincoln, "be a good one." He _______ it with his own life. And in the present age.，his words _______ an improvement.
Composer Frederick Loewe was not always _______. He learned the piano from the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a（n） _______ and composer in his early years. But when he immigrated to the United States, he _______ as a piano genius. For a while he tried other types of _______ including looking for gold and boxing. _______ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the _______ and write music.
During those _______ years, he could not always ______________ to make payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard he heard nothing but the music that he ______________ with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked upon, he was ______________ to find that he had the audience of three men who were seated on the ______________.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. ______________, they stood from the floor and dug into their pockets, collected together enough ______________ for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty handed. Moved by the ______________ of his music, these men recognized excellence and ______________ to it.
Whatever you are, be a ______________ one. If what you do is worth doing, if you believe that who you are is of value, then you can't afford to be ______________ with mediocrity （平庸之才）.When you choose the path of excellence through this life, you will bring it to your best and ______________ the best it can offer in return. And you will know what it is to be satisfied.
1.A.linked B.ensured C.proved D.invented
2.A.need B.take C.make D.bring
3.A.greedy B.famous C.polite D.generous
4.A.actor B.conductor C.singer D.musician
5.A.failed B.worked C.acted D.lived
6.A.choices B.jobs C.chances D.fortunes
7.A.Or B.So C.But D.And
8.A.card B.violin C.basketball D.piano
9.A.hard B.memorable C.unforgettable D.wonderful
10.A.bother B.seek C.struggle D.afford
11.A.recorded B.played C.wrote D.liked
12.A.surprised B.satisfied C.ashamed D.terrified
13.A.edge B.chair C.blanket D.floor
14.A.Thus B.Therefore C.Instead D.However
15.A.money B.cost C.charge D.fee
16.A.form B.meaning C.title D.beauty
17.A.adapted B.turned C.responded D.led
18.A.honest B.good C.wise D.positive
19.A.content B.patient C.popular D.busy
20.A.experience B.present C.addict D.receive
You ______ have carried all these parcels yourself. The shop would have delivered them if you had asked them.
A.may not B.needn't C.can't D.mustn't
Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films over the past years.
A.had been made B.was made
C.has been made D.would be made
