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Unit4MakingthenewsⅠ.阅读理解(2018·福建龙海二中第二次月考)Theclassicruleofnewsusedtobe“Ifitbleeds,itleads”,suggestingthatpeopleonlywantedtohearstoriesabouttragedy(悲剧).Butnowthatnewsisinthehandsofeverypersonwithasmartphoneoracomputer,andresearchershavefoundthattherearedifferentrulesaboutwhatpeopleactuallywanttoread,watchandshare.Inthepast,newsoutlets(经销店)simplywantedtogetpeopletowatchtheirshowsorbuytheirnewspapers.Shockingstoriesmadepeopletunein.Butnow,peoplegetnewsfromvarioussources.Actually,peoplewanttosharetheirsocialmedianetworks.Andfortunately,happinessspreadsmorequicklythantragedy.Inanewstudyresearcherstrackedtheonlinereachofabout7,000articlesfromTheNewYorkTimesoverathree-monthperiod.Theyfoundthatthestorieswhichfocusedongoodnewshadmoreclicksthannegativestories.Evenbetter,researchersattheUniversityofTubingeninGermanyfindthatwhenoursocialmediaconnectionsreadthesehappystories,theyinturnbecomehappier.Happiness,asitturnsout,iscontagious(富有感染力的).Theothersideoftheresearchisthatnegativestoriesarealsocontagious.Whenpeoplereadnegativepostsorstoriessharedbytheirfriends,theyaremorelikelytosharenegativeposts.Butfortunately,accordingtothestudyconductedbytheUniversityofPennsylvania,peopleprefergoodnewstobad.Thehappierandmorepositiveanarticleis,themorelikelyitistobeshared.Soifyouwanttomaketheworldabetterplace,goaheadandwatchthepetrescueorfunbabyvideos.Andthenbrightenuptheworldbysharingthemwithyourfriends.1.Accordingtotheclassicruleofnews,peopleprefertoreadstoriesabout.A.war,deathanddisasterB.society,historyandscienceC.politics,economyandcultureD.success,failureanddetermination2.What’sthepurposeofshockingstoriesinthepastnewspapers?A.Tofrightenthereaders.B.Tomakethereadersrelaxed.C.Tomakealargeamountofmoney.D.Toencouragethereaderstobebrave.3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Therearetwokindsofstories.B.Peoplepreferhappystoriestonegativestories.C.Bothhappyandnegativestoriesarecontagious.D.Negativepostsorstoriescan’tbesharedbypeople.4.Howcanwecreateabetterworldaccordingtothetext?A.Bylisteningtosadstoriesoften.B.Bysharingpositivepostsonline.C.Bywatchingfunvideosandpets.D.Byreadingasmanystoriesaspossible导学号〚23280098〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·河北石家庄一中第一次质量检测)IwanttosharetheincrediblestoryaboutAmyJoneswithallofyou.Herlifejourneyhadnotbeena(n)1one.Shethoughtshehadmetthemanofher2andmarriedhim.Butthemanchosetowalkawayfromherlife,3everything,includingher.A(n)4leftherwithdebt,aswellasemotionalsetbacks.Inthisvery5time,AmystartedtoreadZigZiglar’sbooksto6herself.SheknewshewantedtoworkwithZigbutwasunsure7.Soshe8atimetomeetatZigZiglar’sofficeforajob.ThatverysamedayZigwasactuallyintheoffice.Afterhearingherpersonalstory,Zigimmediatelyknewtherewassomething9abouther.Therestwashistory—AmyworkedwithZigforyears.Amytoldmeshefeltsoblessedatthistimeinherlife.Shehada10thatsheloved,was11tohavepublishedabookandhadawonderfullovingboyfriend.Shefeltlikeeverythingwasgoingherway—almostthatitwastoogoodtobe12.Then,afteraccidentallybeingknockeddownonstageataspeakingengagement,Amyexperiencedaterrible13inherstomach.Shewasdiagnosedwithcancer.Shefoughtherbattlewithit,andwasstillfocusedonothers,evenduringherlasthours.AmydiedonJune2,2009.Iwas14whenIheardthenews.Icouldn’t15Ihadjustspokentothiswomanwhowassofullofenergyandlife,andatthesametimeso16.Throughouther17,Amymeteach18withcourage,positivelyimp...