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小练(十二)　阅读完形提分练3 阅读理解　A　体裁:议论文　主题语境:社会生活　难度:★★★☆☆ 　　In today􀆳s short attention span information⁃overloaded age, there are new challenges for creative workers. For creators, the news and information cycle is so fast that to earn attention for your work suggests you have to keep up with it all. But the other side of that technological coin is that it􀆳s easier than ever to make things and distribute them online. Of course the entire planet does not care when yet more media is added to the world. But even 50 years ago, before the Internet, there were more films made each year than anyone could possibly see and more books published annually than anyone could read. Before the web there was often no way to get your work distributed unless you had permission. Given the choice of a) depending on the approval of others to finish projects and share them with the world, but having fewer competitors vs.b) being able to put anything into the world, but I have to compete with everyone else for attention, I definitely choose b. At least I have a chance. At least I can compete, and use my skills at creation as an advantage. Attention from fans matters more than the rest of the world. The most famous people in any media get most of the attention. But the fallacy is that you need to be in that top 1% or 5% to make a living. As a matter of fact, you simply need enough fans and attention to earn you enough money to make a living. A creative life is not the safe and secure path. The more creative the life you choose, the more risk that will come with it. It can be wonderfully rewarding, but you are choosing to compete to earn a living, and even if you do everything right, the chances are that you can still fail. I recommend doing it anyway, since you will learn more about life and yourself by taking the challenging path, but you should do it with your eyes open. 　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇议论文。如今是注意力经济时代,那些从事创造性工作的自由职业者面临着更加激烈的竞争和挑战。 1.In what way was the situation 50 years ago similar to the menti