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AftertheelectiondayintheUnitedStates,thereisaperiodofuncertainty.Both

candidates（｛lM選人）couldclaimvictory,andmisinformationabouttheresultwouldgoviral.

Anger,fakenewsandhatespeechonsocialmediacouldcausetensions.SowhatisBigTech

planningtodoaboutit?

Twitter

Twittersaysafterelectiondaycandidateswillnotbepermittedtoclaimtheyhavewon

theelectionbeforeadeclaredresult.Andcandidatescan'ttweetorretweetcontentthat

affectswiththeelectionprocess.

Whatwillitdoifthathappens?

Twitterwi11directpeopletoresourceswithaccura:e,up-to-dateinformationaboutthe

electionstatus.Itwon'ttakedowntweets.Butthesetweets（推文）wi11belabelled.

Reddit

RedditappearstogomuchfurtherthanTwitter.Itsaysinformationthatseekstomislead

ormisrepresenttheelectionresultsisnotallowedandwou1dberemovedfromthesite.

Redditalsohasanentirepagecommittedtowhathappensaftertheelection.Thesite

willhostaseriesof“AskMeAnythingweventsfronithedayaftertheelection.Voting

exportswi11boonhandtoanswerquestionsaboutthovote,andwhatpeoplecanexpectin

thecomingdays.

YouTube

YouTubesaysitwillnotallow''misleadingclaimsaboutvotingorcontentthatencourages

interference（干擾）intheprocessM.

Italsosaysitwillremovefalsecontentthataimstochangetheresultsofanelection.

ThatgoesfurtherthanTwitterandReddit.Userswillfacethebiggestpunishment.YouTube

willshutdowntheaccountpermanent1ythatpostsmisleadinginformationifnecessary.

TikTok

TikToksaysitisworkingwithindependentfactcheckersduringtheelectionperiod.

Itsaysitwi11removemisinformationrelatedtothe2024electionincludingthevote

itself.Itisalsoaddinganelectionmisinformationoptiontoin-appreportingsothat

userscanflagcontent.

Inshort,allthesesocialmediacompaniesaretreatingtheelection,anditsaftermath

（后果）veryseriously.Wemayknowinafewdayswhetherthesemeasuresareenough.

21.WhatdoesTwitterdowiththetweets?

A.Ittakesdowntweets.

B.Itpermitsanytweets.

C.Itremovesmisinformation.

D.Itguidespeopletoreliableresources.

22.WhatmakesRedditdifferentfromotherApps?

A.Toencourageuserstoflagthecontent.

B.Toconnectuserswithvotingexperts.

C.Toremovemis1eadinginformation.

D.Tobeworkingwithindependentfactcheckers.

23.WhichofthefollowingAppswillgivethemostseriouspunishment?

A.TwitterB.RedditC.YouTubeD.TikTok

Ineedhelp!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI,mnotsurewheretobegin.

IknowIlackthenecessaryDIYskills,butluckilytherearenumerousbooksandonline

videosthatwillhopefullygivemetheinformationIneed.Publicationsthathelpusto

helpourselvesarenothingnew,buttherangeofthemisincreasingwithadvicebeinggiven

farbeyondpracticaltasksaroundthehouse.

Bookshopsthesedaysarefulloftitleswhichclaimtoboostyourself-confidence,your

wealth,yourlovelifeoryourcareer.Someclaimtoimproveyour1ifewithinsevendays!

It'sbigbusinessandit'sthoughtthattheself-helpindustryisworth510bnintheUS

alone.

Thefirstself-helpbookcalled'HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople'waspublished

in1936,andhassincesold30millioncopiesandisstillpopukirnow.Itincludesguidance

onhowtomakepeoplelikeyouandhowtomakeyourlifehappier.Itmightseemstrange

tothinkthatwcneedabooktotellushowtoliveourlivesbutself-helpbooksremain

agotoremedyforthoseofuslookingforenlightenment.

Thereare,ofcourse,trendsinwhatweneedhelpwith.EmmaMarshall,whoworksatBritish

bookshopWaterstones,says“atthemomentwc,reinthetidyingup,gettingridofthings

trend...Ithinkthetrendrightnowisaboutslowingdowninyourlife."11seemsthere

isalwayssomethingweneedhelpwith,andreadingaboutitcanbeverytherapeutic-it

makesusfeelgood,evenifwedon'tdoanythingabojtit.

Ofcourse,theinternethasbecometheplacetogotoforsalvation.We'vegotusedto

searchingforsolutionsonline,andnowthesesolutionsevenincludehowtofixorimprove

ourlives.Interestingly,psychologistCarolineBeaton,sayspeoplecalled?millennials,

areself-critical-theyareawareoftheirownfaults-whichalsomeansthey,remorelikely

tospendtimeandmoneyonself-help.There'salsoatheorythattheself-helpindustry

doeswellduringarecession-peopleareperhapsevenmorelikelytoreachforself-help

toimprovetheirsituation.

Whateverthereasonforthecontinuedinterestinself-help,it'sgoodtoknowhelpis

athandwhenweneedit.Thealternativetofindingahappierlifeisjusttocometoterms

withyourselfasyouare-Iknow,Ireadaboutitinabook!Doyoubelieveinself-help

books?

24.Whereelsecanyougetseif'-helpadviceapartfrombooks?

A.FromteachersB.FromfriendsC.FromtheInternetD.Fromparents

25.Whatdoyouknowaboutself-books?

A.Theymayofferycusomekeystosuccess.

B.Theyhasn，tgainedgreatpopularity.

C.Allofusenjoythemverymuch.

I）.Theycancertainlyimproveyourlifewithinsevendays.

26.Whydomillennialsspendmoremoneyonself-helpbooksaccordingtoCarolineBeaton?

A.Theyarestuckinarecession.

B.Theyrealizetheyarenotperfect.

C.Theyaremorelikelytohaveaccesstobooks.

D.Theyhaven'tgotusedtosearchingforsolutionsonline.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Peopledon'thaveinterestinself-helpbooks.

B.Acceptingyourselfasyouaremakesyouhappier.

C.Theself-helpindustrymakeslittledifferenceduringarecession.

I）.Thecurrenttrendinself-helpbooksisaboutrushingaroundandtakingthingseasier.

C

WhatmakesapersonbecomeanOlympicchampion?Inreality,acombinationofbiological

environmental,andpsychologicalfactorsaswel1astrainingandpractice,al1gointo

makingasuperathlete.

Perhapsthemostimportantfactorinvolvedinbecomingasuperathleteisgenetics.Most

01ympiccompetitorsareequippedwithcertainuniquephysicalcharacteristics.Takeasuper

athlete'smuscles,forexample.Inmosthumanskeletalmuscles（骨骼JUl）,thereare

fast-twitchfibersandslow—twitchfibers.Fast-twitchfibers（快肌纖維）helpusmove

damagedpartoftheman,sbody.Eventually,thegroupmanagestocompletetheirtaskand

themanawakens,fullycured.

Suchanideasoundsextraordinarytomany.Butwhatifitwerepossibletocureadisease

1ikeacancer,usingtinyparticlesinjectedintoapersontofindthecanceranddestroy

itwithoutharminganythingelseinthebody?Althoughitmayseemlikesciencefiction,

toolslikethisarcnowbeingdevelopedandmaybecomecommoninthenearfuture-thanks

toresearchcurrentlybeingdoneinthefieldofnanotechnology.

Nanotechnology（納米技術(shù)）isreallysmall.Theprefix"nano”referstoananometer,

whichisone-billionthofameter.Acommaonapageofabookormagazinemaybeirorcthan

halfamillionnanometer.Usingthistechnology,itwi11bepossibletodetectcancerat

astagewhenthereareperhapsonlyathousandbadcells.Comparethistowhathappenstoday:

doctorscandiagnosecanceronlyafterthedangerouscellshavemultipliedintomillions

anddevelopedatumor.Oneoftheadvantagesofdetectingandtreatingcanceristhatthe

cellsislesslikelytoberesistanttodrugtreatment.Rightnow,mostcancertreatments

killnotonlythedangerouscellsbutthehealthyonesaswell.Nanoparticleswillallow

doctorstoattackcanceroustumorswithoutdisturbinghealthycolls.Thus,itcandeliver

cancer-killingdrugstothecancercellsandallowdoctorstodelivercancertreatment

earlier,faster,andmorethoroughly.

Unfortunately,thereareseriousconcernsthatthesesamematerialscouldhavenegative

environmentandhealtheffects.Inrecentstudies,fishexposedtowatercontaininglarge

cimountsofnanoparticlessufferedbraindamage.Andpeopleareatriskaswell.Butmany

scientistsdon'tthinkresearchintoitsmanyusesshouldbestopped.

Meanwhile,researchintotheusesofnanotechnologyinhealthandotherfieldscontinues.

“What'samazingishowquicklythisisevolving”,sayschemistVickiColin,“eventenyears

ago,alotoftheseapplicationswouldhaveseemedprettyunrealistic.*Perhaps,theold

movie.TheFantasticVoyage,isn,tsohardtobelieveafterall.

32.Whatisthereadingmainlyabout?

A.AfilmcalledTheFantasticVoyage.

B.Howtodetectdifferentcancers.

C.Thedangersandsideeffectsofnanotechnology.

D.Theapplicationanddevelopmentofnanotechnology.

33.Whatwi11happenifhumanbeingsareexposedtolargeamountsofnanoparticles?

A.Itwillnothaveanyinfluences.

B.Itmaypreventmanysideeffects.

C.Theywillbeindanger.

D.Varietiesofcancerswillbecured.

34.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsnanotechnology?

A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.CriticalD.Indifferent.

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillVickiColinsupport?

A.Nanotechnologyhasprogressedalotinthelastdecade.

B.Tenyearsago,nanotechnologywereveryrealistic.

C.Someoftheseapplicationsaretenyearsold.

D.Intenyears,therehavebeenfewrealisticapplicationsfornanotechnology.

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涂黑。

A

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A.Ittrainspeopletoloseweight.

B.Itimprovespeople*smentalhealth.

C.Ithelpspeoplewithheartproblems.

D.Itdevelopspeople*sbalanceandstability.

22.WhichprogramwillsuitLilyifshewantstoprotectherselffromanattack?

A.Boxfit.B.SelfDefense.

C.ReformerPilates.D.Women,sFitness.

23.WhatisspecialaboutWomen,sFitness?

A.Thetrainingprincipleituses.B.Theworkoutitcreates.

C.Thehealthandfitnessgoalsitsets.I).Thewaytheclassisgiven.

B

Iliketobelievethatsomethingsinlifeneverchange.Aconstant,eversinceIcould

holdapen,hasbeentheroutineatlunchwithmygrandfather.Mygrandmotherwillaskme

howthewalkwasfrommyparents*housebeforeItakeaseatattheirkitchentable.

Sittinginhisusualspotinthecomerismygrandfather.Helooksupforaquick“hello”

beforeheadingbackdowntothecrosswordpuzzleinfrontofhim.

“So,howisthisonecomingalong?nI'llask.Withafailedlaugh,he'llslidethe

crosswordtowardme.Carefullycutandneatlyfoldedfromhisnewspaper,three-quarters

ofitwillalreadyhavebeenfinished.Manyoftheclues(線索)arefartooadvancedfor

metofigureout.However,I'mhappytohelpwiththestrangecluerelatedtosports-my

expertknowledgethatstillremain.

EvenifI'mcertainofananswer,Ifillinthesquareswithapencil,ascluesare

alwayscheckedthoroughlybymygrandfather.Intherareeventthatwe'reunabletofinish

thecrosswordbytheendo:lunch,he'11callmelaterthateveningtogoovertheclues

helatersolved.

Today,lunchunfoldsinitsusualmanner.However,largepartsofthepuzzleareblanks

""Grandfather,Ithinkthisis49-down...andthis,52-across,Isay.

“Oh,right.Yes,putthatdownthere,“hereplies.

Ireachacrossthetabletohandhimthecrossword.Lookingathimashesearchesfor

answers,suddenlyIfeelsomethingdifferent.InotehishairiswhiterthanIremembered.

ForthefirsttimeIthinkaboutmygrandfatheras,we11,agrandfather.

Butlifeisaboutchange-changewearen'talwayspreparedfor.Justasweareon

differentendsoflife,wefindourselvesondifferentendsofthecitynowtoo.Butat

lunch,whenwetakeupourpensandopenthecrossword,theworldstandspleasantlystill.

Now,insteadofanexerciseofquickwit（機(jī)靈）,ourcrosswordsareaboutpatienceand

understanding.Ascluesareslowlyunderstood,soarethetruthsinlife.

24.Whatisthegrandfatherusuallydoingwhentheauthorvisitshim?

A.Heispreparinglunchhappilyasaroutine.

B.Heissittinginthecomerworkingatriddles.

C.Heisconcentratingallhiseffortsonthecrossword.

D.Heiscuttingcrosswordpuzzlesfromnewspaperscarefully.

2b.Thephrase“goover“inParagraph4probciblymeans””.

A.repeatB.switchC.discoverD.provide

26.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetiegrandfather?

A.Quietandoptimistic.B.Humorousandhelpful.

C.Enthusiasticandcareful.D.Independentandfunny.

27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthecrosswordsnow?

A.Theybringhisgrandparentsclosertohim.

B.Theyimprovehisintelligenceandpatience.

C.Theyencouragehimtosolveproblemsinlife.

D.Theyhelphimtounderstandthetruthsof1ife.

C

LouiseGluckhasbeennostrangertoawardsoverherlongpoetrycareersinceherfirst

publicationin1968.In1993,shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems,The

WildIris（《野鶯尾》）.AndonOctober8,2024,shebecamethe16thwomantowintheNobel

prizeinlitereiturewiththeNobelprizesfirstawardedin190h

Gluckwashonoredfor“herunmistakablepoeticvoicethat,withsimpleandplainbeauty,

makesindividualexistenceuniversaln.Oftensaidtobeanautobiographicalpoet,drawing

fromtheinnerpartsofherlife,“sheisnottoberegardedasaconfessional（自白

的）poet.Gluckseekstheuniversal,“NobelCommitteeChairAndersOlssonsaidina

statement.

Gluck,77,theauthorof12poetrycollections,hasbeenabletoturnher1ifeexperiences

intouniversalthemescoveringlife,loss,andloneliness.Becauseofthis,readershave

oftenfoundherpoetrytobe“dark”.However,thereismuchmorethandarknessinher

voice,asnotedbyOlsson."Itisfrankandalsoavoiceful1ofhumorandbitingwit,“

hesaid.

Forexample,inherpoemSnowdrops,sheusesthecomingofspringafterwinterto

showrebirthoflifeafterdeath.Sheleadsreadersdownadepressingpathonlytoreconnect

withthe1ightatthenearend.Attheconclusionofthepoem,readersarelefttofeel

“therawwindofthenewworld“astheywatchanewspring.Thisisoftenthecasein

Gluck'spoetry,beingabletofeeljoyevenafternothavingdonesoforalongtime.

Althoughshe'sreadyawel1-knownwriter,Gluckdidfeelhonoredtobegiventhe

fcimousNobelaward.However,whenciskedwhattheprizemeanttoher,thelyricpoetreplied,

"It'stoonew.Idon*tknowreallywhatitmeans."Heronlyhopeisthatshecarpreserve

herdailylife.

28.WhatcanweknowaboutLouiseGluck?

A.Herfirstbookwaspublishedin1993.

B.Herwritingisbasedonherlifeexperiences.

C.Sheisseenasasuccessfulconfessionalpoet.

D.TheWildIriswonhertheNobelprizeinliterature.

29.WhatdoesOlssonthinkofGluck*spoems?

A.Theyaretoodarkforreaders.

B.Theyfocusonindividualexistence.

C.Theyarehonestandhumorousinstyle.

D.Theyaremainlyabouthumanpsychology.

30.WhydoestheauthormentionSnowdropsinParagraph4?

A.ToshowthecharacteristicsofGluck*spoetry.

B.Tointroducethemaincharactersofthispoem.

C.ToexplainGluck'spurposeinwritingthispoem.

D.TodescribeGluck*screativityinchoosingthemes.

31.HowdoesGluckfeelaboutwinningtheNobelprizeinliterature?

A.Shefeelsitmakesmuchsensetoher.

B.Shefeelshappybutremainspeaceful.

C.hefeelstooexcitedtocatchitsrealmeaning.

D.hefeelsithelpstopreserveherdailyroutine.

D

Whenmakingchoices,peopleassumethattheypickwhattheylike.However,research

suggeststhatwelikesomethingstrictlybecausewchavechosenit.Inotherwords,

wedislikethingswedon'tchoose.Andthisphenomenonhasexistedsincewewerebabies.

Inanexperiment,USresearchersbroughtseveral10-to20-month-oldbabiesintoa

labandgavethemtwosamebrightandcolorfulsof:blockstoplaywith.Theyseteach

blockfarapart,sothebabieshadtocrawl（爬）tooneortheotherarandomchoice.

Afterthebabychoseoneofthetoys,theresearcherstookitawayandcameoackwith

anewoption.Thebabiescouldthenpickeitherthetoytheydidn'tplaywillbefore,

orabrandnewtoy.

Itturnedoutthatthebabiesreliablychosetoplaywiththenowtoyratherthan

theonetheyhadnotchosen.

Infollow-upexperiments,whenresearchersinsteadhelpedchoosewhichtoythebaby

wouldplaywith,thephenomenondisappeared."Asiftheyweresaying,'Hmm,Ididntt

choosethatobjectlasttime,becauseIguessIdidn'tlikeitverymuch'*saidLisa

Feigenson,co-authorofthestudy.

Thisisaveryimportantphenomenoninlife,Feigensonnoted.Adultswilllesslike

thethingtheydidn'tchoose,eveniftheyhadnorealpreferenceinthefirstplace.

Itlookslikebabiesdojustthesame.

Itshowsthattheactofmakingchoiceschangeshowwefeelaboutouroptions.The

randomchoicesmightbecomeourpreferences."Theyarcreallynotchoosingbasedon

whethertheyarenovelorwhattheyprefer,“saidAlexSiIver,co-authorofthestudy.

Thisnewfindingexplainswhyadultsbuildunconsciouspreferencewhentheymake

choicesbetweenthesamethings.Justifying（證明有道理）choiceissomehowfundamental

tothehumanexperience."Ichosethis,soImustlikeit.Ididn'tchoosetnisother

thing,soitcannotbesogood.Adultsmaketheseinferencesunconsciously,MFeigenson

said.

Suchtendencymakessensetousasweliveinaconsumercultureandmustmakeso

manychoiceseveryday,betweeneverythingfromtcothpastebrandstostylesofjeans.

Next,researcherswilllookatwhethertoomanychoicescouldbeaproblemforbabies

astheycertainlyareforadults.

32.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperiments?

A.Totestwhetherpeoplechoosewhattheylike.

B.Toseewhybabiesprefernewtoystooldones.

C.Toexplainhowbabiesandadultsmakechoicesdifferently.

D.Tostudyiftoomanychoicescouldcreateproblemsforpeople.

33.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheexperiments?

A.Babiespreferbrightandcolorfultoys.

B.Babies'preferencelargelyaffectstheirchoices.

C.Babiespreferadultstohelpthemmakechoices.

D.Babies'previousrandomchoicesaffecttheirpreference.

34.Whyisthenewfindingimportantinlife?

A.Itentirelychangesourattitudetoourchoices.

B.Ithelpsusmakewisedecisionsinaconsumerculture.

C.Itpromotestherelationshipbetweenadultsancbabies.

D.Ithelpsusunderstandourunconsciouspreferenceforchoices.

35.Whatcanbethebesttideforthetext?

A.BabieslikewhattheychooseB.Randomchoicesmatter

C.ToomanychoicespuzzletheadultsD.Preferenceaffectsthechoice

21.D22.B23.D24.C25.A26.C27.D28B29.C30.A31.B32.A33.D34.D35.B

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A

4Must-ReadBooksforDogLovers

ABigLittleLife,byDeanR.Koontz

Trixie,anamazingdog?enteredauthorDeanKoontz'slifeandchangedhisworld

forever,eveninspiringhimtowritethis,hisveryfirstnonfiction!Trixiewasthree

yearsoldwhenshecameintoDeanKoontzandhiswife,Cerda'slife.Itwasn'tlongbefore

herhappiness,herjoyforlife,andherincredibleintelligencechangedtheir1ives

forever.

UnlockingtheGeniusofaDog,byJohnW.PiHoy,Jr.&HilaryIlinzmann

Thisisnotavirtualstory.Notonlywi11thisbooksurpriseyouwiththedetai1s

ciboutChciser,adogthathasasupereibilityofliteracy（識字），hutitdisplayshow

totachyourowndogthesameway!WhenJohnPilley,aretiredpsychologyprofessor,

gotaBorderColliepuppynamedChaser,hequicklylearnedthatcommunicationbetween

dogsandhumanswasn'taslimitedastypicallybelieved.

TheArtofRacingintheRain,byGarthStein

You*11laugh,you'11cry,you'11besurprisedatthetruebeautifulrelationship

betweenSteinandhisdog,Enzo.TheArtofRacingintheRainistoldfromtheunique

viewofEnzo,withbothhuman-likethoughtsandadog'snaturaldriveandinstinct（本

能）.

TheDogOnlyaFamilyCouldLove,byLarryLevinIn2002,LarryLevinandhissons

tooktheirbadlyilcattothevet（獸醫(yī)）tobeputtosleep.Whatbeganastheworst

dayeverquicklytookaturnwhenadog,missinganear,hisfacecoveredinscarsfrom

anearlylife,walkedrightupandstoletheirhearts.ThisisthetruestoryofOogy,

thedesperatefighttosavehislife,andthefamilythatgavehimthelovedforeverhomo

he'dalwaysdeserved.

21.Whichdogisabletoknowwords?

A.Chaser.B.Trixie.C.Enzo.D.Oogy.

22.Whichbooktellsastoryfromthedog'sview?

A.ABiglittleLife.B.UnlockingtheGeniusofaDog.

C.TheArtofRacingintheRain.D.TheDogOnlyaFamilyCouldLove.

23.Whatdothese4bookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallaboutanadopteddog.B.Theyalltelltruestories.

C.Dogloversmusthavereadthem.D.Dogsinthebooksareallintelligent.

B

Sacagaweawasnotafraid.Althoughshewasonly16yearsoldandtheonlyfemale

inanexplorationgroupofmorethan45people,shewasreadytocourageouslymakeher

markinAmericanhistory.

In1803,PresidentThomasJeffersonboughtmorethan825,（）00squaremilesofland

fromFrance.Toexplorethisnewpartofthecountry,JeffersonsentLewisandWilliam

Clarkonatwo-yearjourneytoreportonwhattheyfound.Theyneededlocalguidesto

helpthemthroughthisunknownterritory.

BorntoaShoshonechiefaround1788,Sacagaweahadbeenkidnapped（綁架）byanenemy

tribewhenshewasabout12,thensoldtoaFrench-Canadiantrapper.Whenthetrapper

washiredasaguideforLewisandClark'sexpeditionin1804,Sacagaweaalsojoinedas

aninterpreterotalktoNative-Americanpeop1eontheir8,000-milejourney.

Sacagaweasoonbecamearespectedmemberofthegroup.Shewasskilledatfinding

plantsorfoodandmedicinetohelpkeeptheexplorersalive.Whenaboatcapsized（翻）

ontheMissouriRiverastheywerecrossingintowhatisnowMontana,Sacagaweasaved

importantbooksandmuch-neededsupplies.Whentheyneededhorsestocrossrougharea?

sheconvincedaShoshonetribe-ledbyherlong-losrbrother-togivethemsome.Shewas

soesteemedbyLewisandClarkhatwhentheyreachedthePacificOceaninNovember1805,

Sacagaweawasaskedtocasthervoteforwheretheyshouldbuildafort（營地）Sacagawea

provedherselfagainafterthegrouptookadifferentroutehomethroughwhatisnowIdaho.

Astheypassedthroughherhomeland,SacagaweareinombcrcdShoshonetrailsfromher

c