Unit11TheMedia（B）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解TheInternetisfullofheadlinesthatgrabyourattentionwithbuzzwords(流行词).Butoftenwhenweclickthrough,wefindthecontenthardlydeliversanditwastesourtime.Weclosethepage,feelingwe’vebeencheated.Thesetypesofheadlinesarecalled“clickbait”.AheadlineontheInternetreads:“Thisphrasewillmakeyouseemmorepolite”.First,whenyouclickthrough,youfindanotherheadline:“Fourwordstoseemmorepolite.”Then,onreadingthearticle,youfindit’sactuallyanessayaboutsympathy.Andwhatarethefourwords?They’re“Wow,thatsoundshard.”Onsomevideowebsites,youmightencounterheadlinessuchas“Here’swhathappenswhensixpuppiesvisitedacampus”.Itturnsoutit’sjustsomeuneventfuldogfootage(镜头).Nowadays,withthepopularityofsocialmedia,manynewsoutletstweet(推送)clickbaitlinkstotheirstories.Thesetweetstakeadvantageofthecuriositygaporattempttodrawthereaderintoastoryusingaquestionintheheadline.Theseclickbaitheadlinesaresoannoyingthatsomeoneisattemptingtosavepeopletimebyexposingnewsoutletclickbaitthroughsocialmedia.ATwitteraccountrunbyJakeBeckman,isonesuchexample.Beckman’smethodistograbtweetslinkingtoastoryandretweetthemwithaclick-savingcomment.Forexample,CNETtweeted“SoiOS8appearstobejailbreakablebut...”,withalinktoitscoverageofApple’sproductannouncements.Beckmanretweeteditwiththiscommentattached:“...ithasn’tbeenjailbrokenyet.”Sincefoundingtheaccount,Beckman’sTwitterexperimenthasbroughthimmorethan131,000followers.Beckmansaidthat...“justmywayoftryingtohelptheInternetbelessterrible.”Askedabouthisgoal,hesaid,“I’dlovetoseepublishersthinkabouttheexperienceoftheirreadersfirst.Ithinkthere’sanenormousopportunityforpublisherstoprovidereaderswithinformativeupdatesthatincludelinkssoyoucanclickthroughandreadmore.”1.Whyarereadersoftencheatedbytrickyheadlines?A.Socialmediahasbecomemorepopular.B.Readershavequestionstobesolved.C.Suchheadlinesarefairlyattractive.D.There’realwaysstoriesbehindthem.2.BeckmanattachedhiscommenttoCNET’stweetto.A.criticizeCNETB.savereaders’timeC.advertiseapple’snewproductD.tellreaderssomethingaboutiOS83.Inthelastparagraph,Beckmanappealsthat.A.publishersbemoreresponsibleforthelinkB.readersthinkabouttheirneedsbeforereadingC.publishersprovidemoreinformationforreadersD.peopleworktogethertomaketheInternetlessterrible导学号〚07020037〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·宁夏银川一中一模)WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichmeantImadethefirststeptowardadulthood.Butitwasdifficulttogetaworkpermit.OnedayIwenttoa1,whereapplicantstooktheirphysicaltestsforworkpermits.AlthoughIhadnightblindness,myvisionwasclearerduringtheday,whichhelpedmewalk2bymyself.Thenthedoctorbeganthe3.“Isuggestyouseeaneyespecialist,”hesaid,“I4youhavearetinal(视网膜)disease.Ifyoudo,you’llnever5adayinyourlife.”Aftermuchtimeandmoneyspentseekingan6result,itwasdeterminedthatIhadaneyediseasethatslowly7apersonofsight.Butstill,duringdaylight,Icouldwalkwithout8.Icouldread,butnotforhours.Myeyesbeganto9whenIreadmorethanafewpages.However,nomatterhowtiredmyeyesbecame,Inevergaveupreading.Iknewthe10ofgreatwriters.Theirwordswerepowerful,which11metotrywriting.Soonwritingbroughtmelotsof12eachtimeIcompletedapaper.Thenanimportantphonecallfromaneditorchangedmylife.AnarticleI13appearedinalocalnewspaper.Thenewspaper,tomy14,continuedtoprintmywork.Igotinterestedinwritingand15upwitheachacceptance.Onthepages,readersneverknewofmy...
