热点话题13 直播与短视频的影响（话题阅读精练）英语高二通用版

热点话题13 直播与短视频的影响 教材相关主题 教材 单元 主题 译林版选择性必修二 Unit 1 The mass media 话题阅读精练 语篇 题型 内容简介 Passage 1 阅读理解 讨论了短视频对人们注意力持续时间的影响，以及如何减少短视频对注意力的负面影响。 Passage 2 阅读理解 介绍了多伦多大学斯卡伯勒分校的研究人员关于浏览视频与无聊感之间关系的研究发现。 Passage 3 阅读理解 说明了大学生连英成因为一段记录高中生活的视频走红，介绍了他录制视频背后的原因以及视频的特点。 Passage 4 阅读理解 介绍了四种不同类型的播客系列，包括它们的内容和特点。 Passage 5 阅读理解 介绍了Gao作为“站姐”的经历，她的故事告诉我们在走错路后要及时改正。 Passage 6 阅读理解 介绍了流媒体音乐平台给音乐人和粉丝造成的两难困境。 主题简析素材积累 本专题的主题语境为 “直播与短视频的影响”，该主题在英语课程标准中是关于 “人与社会” 主题语境下 “新媒体的发展与影响” 的子话题。随着互联网技术的飞速发展，直播与短视频已成为现代社会中极为流行的信息传播和娱乐方式，深刻地影响着人们的生活、学习和工作。这一主题与学生的日常生活紧密相连，学生通过对该主题的学习，可以更好地理解新媒体在社会中的作用，培养批判性思维和跨文化交流能力，同时提升英语语言运用能力，学会用英语准确地表达自己对于直播与短视频影响的看法。 句子积累 表达积极影响 Short videos and live streaming have provided us with a wide range of educational resources, which enables us to acquire knowledge in an interesting and convenient way. （短视频和直播为我们提供了丰富的教育资源，使我们能够以有趣且便捷的方式获取知识。） Live streaming has become an effective marketing strategy for businesses, helping them promote their products and reach a larger customer base. （直播已成为企业有效的营销策略，帮助他们推广产品并触达更广泛的客户群体。） Short videos play a significant role in enriching our daily lives, bringing us a lot of entertainment and relaxation. （短视频在丰富我们的日常生活方面发挥着重要作用，给我们带来了许多娱乐和放松。） 表达消极影响 Spending too much time on short videos and live streaming may lead to digital addiction, affecting our study and work efficiency. （在短视频和直播上花费过多时间可能会导致数字成瘾，影响我们的学习和工作效率。） The information dissemination on some short video platforms lacks accuracy and authenticity, which may mislead the public. （一些短视频平台上的信息传播缺乏准确性和真实性，这可能会误导公众。） Privacy concerns have emerged with the development of live streaming and short videos, as personal information may be leaked during the process. （随着直播和短视频的发展，隐私问题随之出现，因为在这个过程中个人信息可能会被泄露。） 表达观点看法 In my opinion, we should make rational use of short videos and live streaming, taking advantage of their positive aspects while avoiding the negative impacts. （在我看来，我们应该合理利用短视频和直播，发挥其积极方面的优势，同时避免负面影响。） It is generally believed that the influence of live streaming and short videos on our society is a double - edged sword. （人们普遍认为，直播和短视频对我们社会的影响是一把双刃剑。） Some people argue that short videos and live streaming have brought more benefits than harm, while others hold the opposite view. （一些人认为短视频和直播带来的好处多于坏处，而另一些人则持相反观点。） 必备词块 short video platform 短视频平台 live streaming 直播 online influencer 网络主播 user engagement 用户参与度 content creation 内容创作 viral video 热门视频 social media 社交媒体 information dissemination 信息传播 entertainment value 娱乐价值 educational resources 教育资源 marketing strategy 营销策略 e - commerce promotion 电商推广 time - killing 消磨时间 privacy concern 隐私担忧 digital addiction 数字成瘾 实战演练 Passage 1 Short-form video content, ranging from seconds to minutes, has grown increasingly popular, driven by influential platforms. While fascinating millions globally, its rising consumption stresses the need to understand its impact on attention spans (持续时长). Short-form video content is designed to catch attention quickly and provide information or entertainment in a short and easy manner. While this can do good in some cases, it can also lead to a phenomenon known as “continuous partial attention”, which is the state of repeatedly dividing one's attention among several tasks. When watching short-form videos,people are often taking part in other forms of media or distractions (分心的事物) on their device at the same time. This too-often switching of attention can lead to a decrease in focus and concentration, finally impacting our ability to retain information and engage in deep thinking. A study found that people who watched short videos were less likely to remember the information compared to those who watched longer videos. This suggests that while short-form videos can be a useful tool for getting to know new concepts at the beginning, it may not be as effective for deep learning and remembering. To decrease the negative effects of short-form videos on attention span, platforms that consider quality more important than quantity should be developed. By providing content that is meaningful and interesting and that makes people think seriously, these platforms can encourage users to engage in more focused and intentional use of short-form video content.Additionally, individuals can take active steps to manage their own short-form video consumption, such as setting time limits or engaging in activities that promote deep thinking and concentration. 1．What mainly causes the phenomenon “continuous partial attention”? A．Enjoying short-form videos of too many topics. B．Watching only part of each video without finishing it. C．Changing attention frequently to other tasks on the devices. D．Viewing and listening at the same time while watching short-form videos. 2．What does the underlined word “retain” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Keep. B．Update. C．Recover. D．Share. 3．What can be done to reduce the harm of short-form videos on attention span? A．Turning to long-form videos intentionally. B．Preventing the application of short-form videos. C．Setting limits on the length of short-form videos. D．Promoting short-form videos encouraging deep thinking. 4．What is the author's attitude towards short-form videos? A．Unclear. B．Careful. C．Supportive. D．Doubtful. Passage 2 Browsing videos on TikTok or YouTube can be a hit-and-miss (时好时坏的) affair, with jewels hiding in inferior efforts. But researchers have found that switching to another video, or skipping forwards and backwards in the same one, actually makes people more bored. Dr Katy Tam at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the lead author of the research, said boredom was closely linked to attention. “We feel bored when there’s a gap between how engaged we are and hew engaged we want to be,” she said. “When people keep switching through videos, they become less engaged with the videos and they are looking for something more interesting. This can lead to increased feelings of boredom.” The results appear to chime with other studies. As the team notes, previous research has suggested that while boredom relief is a driver for people to use social media or smartphones, the use of such technology appears to make the feeling worse. Writing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Tam and colleagues report how they carried out seven experiments involving a total of more than 1, 200 participants. The first, involving 140 participants, revealed that people tended to switch between videos more when they rated the content more boring, while the second — an online survey involving 231 participants — suggested people thought having the option to skip through a video or switch to another would make viewing a video less boring. However, the team’s subsequent experiments suggest this is not the case. Data from a group of 166 undergraduates suggests participants felt more bored when allowed to skip about within a video than when they were not able to, while results from 159 undergraduates revealed they reported higher levels of boredom when given a collection of fire-minute videos they could switch between, compared with a single 10-minute video. “Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip videos to avoid boredom, this behaviour can actually make them feel more bored,” she said. “Just as we pay for an immersive experience in a movie theatre, enjoyment often comes from immersing ourselves in videos rather than swiping through them.” 1．We feel bored when browsing on the Internet because of _______. A．the randomness of the videos B．less attention focused on the videos C．many advertisements in the videos D．the uselessness of the videos 2．What does the underlined phrase “chime with” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Begin with. B．Contrast with. C．End with. D．Correspond with. 3．What can we know from Tam’s experiments? A．In this article seven experiment results are shown. B．The option to skip a video may add to the boredom. C．People decline to switch videos despite the boredom. D．A single longer video leads to more boredom. 4．What does Tam imply in the last paragraph? A．The more we engage in a certain video, the more we may feel enjoyable. B．We should develop other hobbies to enjoy our free time on the Internet. C．We’d better go to a theatre to experience an immersive movie. D．The enjoyment often comes from swiping through videos. Passage 3 “I want my video to record my most senior high school memory and that of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao,” said Lian Yingcheng, 20, a teenager from Shenzhen University. The 18-minute vlog of his three-year high school life got over 1 million views on Bilibili. However, Lian said that he didn’t expect this video to be so popular when he was making it. “I have loved using videos to record my life for a long time and post vlogs from time to time on my Bilibili channel ‘Mark_Lian’，” Lian said. “The idea of this long vlog has been in my mind since I started high school.” Throughout the three years of high school life, Lian’s camera went everywhere. No matter if it was a tug-of-war activity, before a big exam, or simply just a Tuesday noon when everyone was running toward the canteen, Lian was always there to capture (捕捉) the reactions of him and bis classmates. “I didn’t want to deliberately design any scene,” he said. That’s why his video is more like a documentary. With Lian’s narration in the background, the video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who struggles to fight gaokao, constantly questioning himself and rebuilding his confidence. The friendship between him and his classmates, the willpower through difficulties and his broad outlook after failure are all reflected in the video. “The firstly idea in my mind was to tell an inspirational, encouraging story of gaokao, but then my gaokao result didn’t turn out that well. After dealing with the pain, I realized that accepting failure and regrets is a more important lesson to learn than ‘getting my wish’，” Lian said. People in the comment section expressed how much they could share the same feelings in tho video. Some said that Lian did something they couldn’t do. “I realized that this means more than just recording my life and thoughts,” Lian said. “I want to keep on running this channel, to touch and warm more people in the future.” 1．How did Lian feel about his video’s popularity? A．unconfident. B．unexpected. C．anxious. D．curious. 2．What do we know about Lian’s video? A．He only recorded his own campus life B．His video was captured by bus classmates. C．He designed some campus scenes on purpose D．He presented school life’s reality on his video. 3．What can we learn from the paragraph 4? A．The story’s background is based on himself. B．He finally got a high grade in his gaokao. C．He felt getting his wish is more important after experiencing pain. D．He didn’t have confidence to get over difficulties. 4．Where does this passage probably come from? A．A diary. B．A blog. C．A report. D．A documentary. Passage 4 A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on your phone or Pad. If you want to get entertained or learn something new, here are some most exciting podcast series. Sixth Sense Pam Sica’s friends said she should put her dog to sleep. After all, the 15-year-old golden retriever was aging and — to make matters worse — was now acting strangely. A long story about a family’s love for their dog and how he paid them back in the most shocking way. Think Fast, Talk Smart We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations. A Song of Ice and Fire For those who like long listens, George R. R. Martins series claims the (Iron) Throne (王冠). The first story, the 33-hour-long Game of Thrones, won a Guinness World Record for the “most character voices in an audio-book” with 224 characters alone. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Since it exploded in the early 2000s with shows like Big Brother and Survivor, reality TV has both fascinated and amazed viewers. The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful. 1．Which podcast helps improve communicative skills? A．Sixth Sense. B．Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV. C．Think Fast, Talk Smart. D．A Song of Ice and Fire. 2．How many podcasts are suitable for listeners who are fond of long stories? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 3．What is the podcast Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV about? A．Discovering the truth behind the scenes. B．Teaching how to be trained as a celebrity. C．Providing survival skills in the wild. D．Criticizing the shows given by BBC． Passage 5 Late in 2020, at a two-hour televised musical competition in Beijing, when Gao's favorite idol(偶像) walked out, she could not afford to get too excited. She had to have her camera ready at all times to capture her idol's moment on stage: any distraction could ruin that one perfect shot. Then Gao began editing photos on the spot to perfect his images and quickly uploaded them to the platform Weibo. There are lots of accounts like Gao's on social media, which aim to boost a certain star's influence and popularity through shares and comments. Such accounts are referred to as “image stations”, and the people who run them, like Gao, are called “station sisters”. Gao was born into a wealthy family and attended university in Shanghai. Gao said to reporters that she was just a “regular” fan at first. “When I witnessed his charming stage presence in 2020 and his determination to make his dreams come true, I was instantly swept away,” Gao recalled. Soon after, she joined a dozen or so online fan groups and began brainstorming strategies to boost her idol's social media relevance. She searched forums and found posts by several station sisters in which they recounted their experiences. She decided to join their ranks. Gao started by purchasing a Canon 5D4 SLR camera and a 100-400mm long-focus lens, spending over 30,000 yuan. After quickly mastering its basic functions and learning basic photography skills, she set off on her “job”. She spent a large amount of time tracking her idol's flight, photographing him, waiting outside hotels, purchasing products her idol endorsed(宣传), and even following him to another city. At the time, she had little time to attend her courses. “I had taken many credits at school and was hoping to receive a postgraduate recommendation,” said Gao. Early in 2021, her academic setbacks as well as negative news about the fan industry brought Gao's return to reality. “I couldn’t believe what I had done. I decided it was time to live for myself,” she said. Seeing her idol no longer aroused the admiration it once did. Now, she has turned her past as a celebrity chaser into a new life explorer. She said to a friend, “Isn’t cheering our idols supposed to make us better people? All we need to do then is just rush ahead.” 1．What was Gao's purpose in going to that musical competition in Beijing? A．To show off on social platforms. B．To promote her idol’s public influence. C．To experience the charm of a live show. D．To get an autographed photo of her idol. 2．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A．Gao's experience of becoming a station sister. B．A brief introduction to Gao's after-school life. C．A story about Gao's meeting with her idol. D．Gao's memory of chasing her idol. 3．Which can best describe the life of Gao as a super fan? A．Cost-effective and worthy. B．Bittersweet and beneficial. C．Money-consuming and laborious. D．Challenging and enviable. 4．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．Gao’s idol fooled all his fans. B．Gao's university studies ran smoothly. C．Gao has persuaded many friends to quit their idols. D．Gao has got herself back on track after going wrong. 5．What does the author intend to tell us in the text? A．Don't let words of apology make up the most of your vocabulary. B．Mend your way properly after being off the right path. C．Striving for perfection makes you a boring person. D．There is no such thing as a self-made person. Passage 6 To stream or not to stream? That is a question facing both music listeners and musicians. Taylor Swift made news recently by pulling her music off Spotify, the world’s biggest streaming music service and turned to iTunes downloading and stores for sales. Back in July, Swift swept the pop music industry by selling almost 1.3 million copies of her album, 1989 in its first week. In an article Swift wrote, “The music industry is not dying... it’s just coming alive.” Her cheerful attitude surely comes from her own unique position. So far this year, Swift has made $64 million, according to Forbes. She’ll make plenty more by bringing in about 70 cents for each dollar paid to download her music. It is much more than the royalty (版税) rate paid out by Spotify of between $0.006 and $0.0084 per song stream. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), money from streaming on YouTube, Pandora and Spotify has helped bring in more money. But the small amount Spotify pays to musicians still caused many of them to withhold some or all of their music from the service, like artists from Beyoncé to The Beatles. Yet for bands struggling to get by, struggling even to be heard, keeping their music off streaming services is not so easy. Such bands need to get their music out any way they can, and if they’re going to make money, they need to make their music easily accessible to listeners. To stream or not to stream is a difficult choice for fans, too. The streaming model puts ownership (所有权) of the music in the hands of the music industry. Rather than letting you own your collection, the music business is moving toward a model similar to on-demand cable TV. Every song written is available online whenever and wherever you’d like to hear, but the problem is that you, the user, need to pay over and over again each time you stream it. 1．Why did Taylor Swift say “music industry is coming alive”? A．Because she got a unique position in music industry. B．Because her new album made a great offline success. C．Because the birth of streaming brings great chances to music. D．Because Spotify becomes the world’s biggest streaming music service. 2．What does the underlined word “withhold” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A．Keep back. B．Pick out. C．Hold onto. D．Put away. 3．What can we learn from the text? A．Taylor Swift promotes free music streaming. B．Streaming puts ownership of music in the hands of fans. C．Some bands still depend on streaming for chances to be heard. D．Fans can own music with a once-for-all pay on streaming platforms. 4．What can be a suitable title for this text? A．The Music Industry Is Coming Alive B．Streaming Leaves Musicians and Fans in a Dilemma C．To Pay or Not to Pay: a Tough Choice for Music Fans D．The Rise of Streaming: a Threat or Opportunity for the Music Industry 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 / 8 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 热点话题13 直播与短视频的影响 教材相关主题 教材 单元 主题 译林版选择性必修二 Unit 1 The mass media 话题阅读精练 语篇 题型 内容简介 Passage 1 阅读理解 讨论了短视频对人们注意力持续时间的影响，以及如何减少短视频对注意力的负面影响。 Passage 2 阅读理解 介绍了多伦多大学斯卡伯勒分校的研究人员关于浏览视频与无聊感之间关系的研究发现。 Passage 3 阅读理解 说明了大学生连英成因为一段记录高中生活的视频走红，介绍了他录制视频背后的原因以及视频的特点。 Passage 4 阅读理解 介绍了四种不同类型的播客系列，包括它们的内容和特点。 Passage 5 阅读理解 介绍了Gao作为“站姐”的经历，她的故事告诉我们在走错路后要及时改正。 Passage 6 阅读理解 介绍了流媒体音乐平台给音乐人和粉丝造成的两难困境。 主题简析素材积累 本专题的主题语境为 “直播与短视频的影响”，该主题在英语课程标准中是关于 “人与社会” 主题语境下 “新媒体的发展与影响” 的子话题。随着互联网技术的飞速发展，直播与短视频已成为现代社会中极为流行的信息传播和娱乐方式，深刻地影响着人们的生活、学习和工作。这一主题与学生的日常生活紧密相连，学生通过对该主题的学习，可以更好地理解新媒体在社会中的作用，培养批判性思维和跨文化交流能力，同时提升英语语言运用能力，学会用英语准确地表达自己对于直播与短视频影响的看法。 句子积累 表达积极影响 Short videos and live streaming have provided us with a wide range of educational resources, which enables us to acquire knowledge in an interesting and convenient way. （短视频和直播为我们提供了丰富的教育资源，使我们能够以有趣且便捷的方式获取知识。） Live streaming has become an effective marketing strategy for businesses, helping them promote their products and reach a larger customer base. （直播已成为企业有效的营销策略，帮助他们推广产品并触达更广泛的客户群体。） Short videos play a significant role in enriching our daily lives, bringing us a lot of entertainment and relaxation. （短视频在丰富我们的日常生活方面发挥着重要作用，给我们带来了许多娱乐和放松。） 表达消极影响 Spending too much time on short videos and live streaming may lead to digital addiction, affecting our study and work efficiency. （在短视频和直播上花费过多时间可能会导致数字成瘾，影响我们的学习和工作效率。） The information dissemination on some short video platforms lacks accuracy and authenticity, which may mislead the public. （一些短视频平台上的信息传播缺乏准确性和真实性，这可能会误导公众。） Privacy concerns have emerged with the development of live streaming and short videos, as personal information may be leaked during the process. （随着直播和短视频的发展，隐私问题随之出现，因为在这个过程中个人信息可能会被泄露。） 表达观点看法 In my opinion, we should make rational use of short videos and live streaming, taking advantage of their positive aspects while avoiding the negative impacts. （在我看来，我们应该合理利用短视频和直播，发挥其积极方面的优势，同时避免负面影响。） It is generally believed that the influence of live streaming and short videos on our society is a double - edged sword. （人们普遍认为，直播和短视频对我们社会的影响是一把双刃剑。） Some people argue that short videos and live streaming have brought more benefits than harm, while others hold the opposite view. （一些人认为短视频和直播带来的好处多于坏处，而另一些人则持相反观点。） 必备词块 short video platform 短视频平台 live streaming 直播 online influencer 网络主播 user engagement 用户参与度 content creation 内容创作 viral video 热门视频 social media 社交媒体 information dissemination 信息传播 entertainment value 娱乐价值 educational resources 教育资源 marketing strategy 营销策略 e - commerce promotion 电商推广 time - killing 消磨时间 privacy concern 隐私担忧 digital addiction 数字成瘾 实战演练 Passage 1 Short-form video content, ranging from seconds to minutes, has grown increasingly popular, driven by influential platforms. While fascinating millions globally, its rising consumption stresses the need to understand its impact on attention spans (持续时长). Short-form video content is designed to catch attention quickly and provide information or entertainment in a short and easy manner. While this can do good in some cases, it can also lead to a phenomenon known as “continuous partial attention”, which is the state of repeatedly dividing one's attention among several tasks. When watching short-form videos,people are often taking part in other forms of media or distractions (分心的事物) on their device at the same time. This too-often switching of attention can lead to a decrease in focus and concentration, finally impacting our ability to retain information and engage in deep thinking. A study found that people who watched short videos were less likely to remember the information compared to those who watched longer videos. This suggests that while short-form videos can be a useful tool for getting to know new concepts at the beginning, it may not be as effective for deep learning and remembering. To decrease the negative effects of short-form videos on attention span, platforms that consider quality more important than quantity should be developed. By providing content that is meaningful and interesting and that makes people think seriously, these platforms can encourage users to engage in more focused and intentional use of short-form video content.Additionally, individuals can take active steps to manage their own short-form video consumption, such as setting time limits or engaging in activities that promote deep thinking and concentration. 1．What mainly causes the phenomenon “continuous partial attention”? A．Enjoying short-form videos of too many topics. B．Watching only part of each video without finishing it. C．Changing attention frequently to other tasks on the devices. D．Viewing and listening at the same time while watching short-form videos. 2．What does the underlined word “retain” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Keep. B．Update. C．Recover. D．Share. 3．What can be done to reduce the harm of short-form videos on attention span? A．Turning to long-form videos intentionally. B．Preventing the application of short-form videos. C．Setting limits on the length of short-form videos. D．Promoting short-form videos encouraging deep thinking. 4．What is the author's attitude towards short-form videos? A．Unclear. B．Careful. C．Supportive. D．Doubtful. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 【解析】本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了短视频对人们注意力持续时间的影响，以及如何减少短视频对注意力的负面影响。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“While this can do good in some cases, it can also lead to a phenomenon known as “continuous partial attention”, which is the state of repeatedly dividing one's attention among several tasks. When watching short-form videos,people are often taking part in other forms of media or distractions (分心的事物) on their device at the same time. This too-often switching of attention can lead to a decrease in focus and concentration, finally impacting our ability to retain information and engage in deep thinking..(“虽然这在某些情况下是有好处的，但它也会导致一种被称为“持续部分注意力”的现象，这是一种反复将注意力分散到几个任务上的状态。在观看短视频时，人们经常同时在他们的设备上参与其他形式的媒体或分散注意力。这种过于频繁的注意力转移会导致注意力和注意力的下降，最终影响我们保留信息和进行深入思考的能力。)”可知，人们在观看短视频的同时，常常会分心做其他事情，这种频繁切换注意力的行为导致了“持续的部分注意力”现象。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“This too-often switching of attention can lead to a decrease in focus and concentration (这种过于频繁的注意力切换会导致专注力和集中力的下降)”可知，这种过于频繁的注意力切换会导致专注力和集中力的下降，最终影响我们保留信息和进行深度思考的能力，因此，这里的“retain”应该是“保留”的意思。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“By providing content that is meaningful and interesting and that makes people think seriously, these platforms can encourage users to engage in more focused and intentional use of short-form video content.Additionally, individuals can take active steps to manage their own short-form video consumption, such as setting time limits or engaging in activities that promote deep thinking and concentration.(通过提供有意义、有趣、让人认真思考的内容，这些平台可以鼓励用户更专注、更有意识地使用短视频内容。此外，个人可以采取积极措施来管理自己的短视频消费，例如设置时间限制或参与促进深度思考和集中注意力的活动)”可知，推广鼓励深度思考的短视频减少短视频对注意力持续时间的危害。故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据第一段“While fascinating millions globally, its rising consumption stresses the need to understand its impact on attention spans (持续时长).(在吸引着全球数百万人的同时，它不断增长的消费强调了有必要了解它对注意力持续时间的影响。)”以及最后一段“To decrease the negative effects of short-form videos on attention span, platforms that consider quality more important than quantity should be developed.(为了减少短视频对注意力持续时间的负面影响，应该开发质量比数量更重要的平台)”可知，作者对短视频的态度是谨慎的。故选B。 Passage 2 Browsing videos on TikTok or YouTube can be a hit-and-miss (时好时坏的) affair, with jewels hiding in inferior efforts. But researchers have found that switching to another video, or skipping forwards and backwards in the same one, actually makes people more bored. Dr Katy Tam at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the lead author of the research, said boredom was closely linked to attention. “We feel bored when there’s a gap between how engaged we are and hew engaged we want to be,” she said. “When people keep switching through videos, they become less engaged with the videos and they are looking for something more interesting. This can lead to increased feelings of boredom.” The results appear to chime with other studies. As the team notes, previous research has suggested that while boredom relief is a driver for people to use social media or smartphones, the use of such technology appears to make the feeling worse. Writing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Tam and colleagues report how they carried out seven experiments involving a total of more than 1, 200 participants. The first, involving 140 participants, revealed that people tended to switch between videos more when they rated the content more boring, while the second — an online survey involving 231 participants — suggested people thought having the option to skip through a video or switch to another would make viewing a video less boring. However, the team’s subsequent experiments suggest this is not the case. Data from a group of 166 undergraduates suggests participants felt more bored when allowed to skip about within a video than when they were not able to, while results from 159 undergraduates revealed they reported higher levels of boredom when given a collection of fire-minute videos they could switch between, compared with a single 10-minute video. “Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip videos to avoid boredom, this behaviour can actually make them feel more bored,” she said. “Just as we pay for an immersive experience in a movie theatre, enjoyment often comes from immersing ourselves in videos rather than swiping through them.” 1．We feel bored when browsing on the Internet because of _______. A．the randomness of the videos B．less attention focused on the videos C．many advertisements in the videos D．the uselessness of the videos 2．What does the underlined phrase “chime with” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Begin with. B．Contrast with. C．End with. D．Correspond with. 3．What can we know from Tam’s experiments? A．In this article seven experiment results are shown. B．The option to skip a video may add to the boredom. C．People decline to switch videos despite the boredom. D．A single longer video leads to more boredom. 4．What does Tam imply in the last paragraph? A．The more we engage in a certain video, the more we may feel enjoyable. B．We should develop other hobbies to enjoy our free time on the Internet. C．We’d better go to a theatre to experience an immersive movie. D．The enjoyment often comes from swiping through videos. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．B 4．A 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了多伦多大学斯卡伯勒分校的研究人员关于浏览视频与无聊感之间关系的研究发现。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Dr Katy Tam at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the lead author of the research, said boredom was closely linked to attention. ‘We feel bored when there’s a gap between how engaged we are and how engaged we want to be,’ she said.(多伦多大学斯卡伯勒分校的该研究第一作者Katy Tam博士说，无聊与注意力密切相关。“当我们的实际参与度和我们想要的参与度之间存在差距时，我们就会感到无聊，”她说)”可知，我们在网上浏览时会感到无聊是因为对视频的关注度不够。故选B项。 2．词句猜测题。根据第一段中“But researchers have found that switching to another video, or skipping forwards and backwards in the same one, actually makes people more bored.(但研究人员发现，切换到另一个视频，或者在同一个视频中来回跳，实际上会让人更无聊)”和划线短语所在句“The results appear to chime with other studies. As the team notes, previous research has suggested that while boredom relief is a driver for people to use social media or smartphones, the use of such technology appears to make the feeling worse.( 这一结果似乎chime with其他研究。研究小组指出，先前的研究表明，虽然缓解无聊是人们使用社交媒体或智能手机的一个驱动因素，但使用这种技术似乎会让这种感觉更加严重)”可知，研究结果表明的内容与之前的研究是相一致的，即都指出了使用社交媒体或智能手机可能会加剧无聊感。故划线短语chime with意思是“与……一致”，与correspond with同义。故选D项。 3．细节理解题。根据第五段中“However, the team’s subsequent experiments suggest this is not the case. Data from a group of 166 undergraduates suggests participants felt more bored when allowed to skip about within a video than when they were not able to (然而，研究小组的后续实验表明情况并非如此。166名本科生的数据表明，当被允许在视频中跳转时，参与者感到的无聊程度比不能跳转时更高)”可知，从Tam的实验中我们可以知道，跳转视频的选择可能会增加无聊感。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“‘Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip videos to avoid boredom, this behaviour can actually make them feel more bored,’ she said. ‘Just as we pay for an immersive experience in a movie theatre, enjoyment often comes from immersing ourselves in videos rather than swiping through them.’(“我们的研究表明，虽然人们快进或跳过视频是为了避免无聊，但这种行为实际上会让他们感到更无聊，”她说。“就像我们在电影院为沉浸式体验付费一样，享受往往来自于沉浸于视频中，而不是快速浏览视频。”)”可推知，Tam在最后一段暗示我们，越专注于某个视频，我们可能会越觉得享受。故选A项。 Passage 3 “I want my video to record my most senior high school memory and that of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao,” said Lian Yingcheng, 20, a teenager from Shenzhen University. The 18-minute vlog of his three-year high school life got over 1 million views on Bilibili. However, Lian said that he didn’t expect this video to be so popular when he was making it. “I have loved using videos to record my life for a long time and post vlogs from time to time on my Bilibili channel ‘Mark_Lian’，” Lian said. “The idea of this long vlog has been in my mind since I started high school.” Throughout the three years of high school life, Lian’s camera went everywhere. No matter if it was a tug-of-war activity, before a big exam, or simply just a Tuesday noon when everyone was running toward the canteen, Lian was always there to capture (捕捉) the reactions of him and bis classmates. “I didn’t want to deliberately design any scene,” he said. That’s why his video is more like a documentary. With Lian’s narration in the background, the video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who struggles to fight gaokao, constantly questioning himself and rebuilding his confidence. The friendship between him and his classmates, the willpower through difficulties and his broad outlook after failure are all reflected in the video. “The firstly idea in my mind was to tell an inspirational, encouraging story of gaokao, but then my gaokao result didn’t turn out that well. After dealing with the pain, I realized that accepting failure and regrets is a more important lesson to learn than ‘getting my wish’，” Lian said. People in the comment section expressed how much they could share the same feelings in tho video. Some said that Lian did something they couldn’t do. “I realized that this means more than just recording my life and thoughts,” Lian said. “I want to keep on running this channel, to touch and warm more people in the future.” 1．How did Lian feel about his video’s popularity? A．unconfident. B．unexpected. C．anxious. D．curious. 2．What do we know about Lian’s video? A．He only recorded his own campus life B．His video was captured by bus classmates. C．He designed some campus scenes on purpose D．He presented school life’s reality on his video. 3．What can we learn from the paragraph 4? A．The story’s background is based on himself. B．He finally got a high grade in his gaokao. C．He felt getting his wish is more important after experiencing pain. D．He didn’t have confidence to get over difficulties. 4．Where does this passage probably come from? A．A diary. B．A blog. C．A report. D．A documentary. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要说明了大学生连英成因为一段记录高中生活的视频走红，介绍了他录制视频背后的原因以及视频的特点。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“However, Lian said that he didn’t expect this video to be so popular when he was making it.(然而，连说他在制作这段视频的时候并没有想到它会如此受欢迎。)”可知，Lian觉得他的视频受欢迎是出乎意料的。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段““I didn’t want to deliberately design any scene,” he said. That’s why his video is more like a documentary.(我不想刻意设计任何场景。”这就是为什么他的视频更像是一部纪录片)”可知，他想展示真实的学校生活。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段“With Lian’s narration in the background, the video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who struggles to fight gaokao, constantly questioning himself and rebuilding his confidence.(视频以连的旁白为背景，讲述了一个普通高中男孩与高考作斗争、不断质疑自己、重建信心的故事。)”以及“The firstly idea in my mind was to tell an inspirational, encouraging story of gaokao, but then my gaokao result didn’t turn out that well. After dealing with the pain, I realized that accepting failure and regrets is a more important lesson to learn than ‘getting my wish’，” Lian said.(我最初的想法是讲述一个鼓舞人心的高考故事，但后来我的高考成绩并不好。在处理了痛苦之后，我意识到接受失败和后悔是比‘实现愿望’更重要的一课”)”可知，故事的背景是以他自己为原型的。故选A项。 4．推理判断题。根据第一段““I want my video to record my most senior high school memory and that of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao,” said Lian Yingcheng, 20, a teenager from Shenzhen University. The 18-minuto vlog of his three-year high school life got over 1 million views on Bilibili.(“我希望我的视频能记录下我最难忘的高中记忆，以及所有经历过高考的中国人的记忆，”来自深圳大学的20岁青少年连英成说。这段18分钟的视频记录了他三年的高中生活，在哔哩哔哩上获得了超过100万的点击量。)”可知，文章以报道形式介绍了Lian的视频以及他背后的故事，因此最可能来自一篇报告。故选C项。 Passage 4 A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on your phone or Pad. If you want to get entertained or learn something new, here are some most exciting podcast series. Sixth Sense Pam Sica’s friends said she should put her dog to sleep. After all, the 15-year-old golden retriever was aging and — to make matters worse — was now acting strangely. A long story about a family’s love for their dog and how he paid them back in the most shocking way. Think Fast, Talk Smart We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations. A Song of Ice and Fire For those who like long listens, George R. R. Martins series claims the (Iron) Throne (王冠). The first story, the 33-hour-long Game of Thrones, won a Guinness World Record for the “most character voices in an audio-book” with 224 characters alone. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Since it exploded in the early 2000s with shows like Big Brother and Survivor, reality TV has both fascinated and amazed viewers. The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful. 1．Which podcast helps improve communicative skills? A．Sixth Sense. B．Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV. C．Think Fast, Talk Smart. D．A Song of Ice and Fire. 2．How many podcasts are suitable for listeners who are fond of long stories? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 3．What is the podcast Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV about? A．Discovering the truth behind the scenes. B．Teaching how to be trained as a celebrity. C．Providing survival skills in the wild. D．Criticizing the shows given by BBC． 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．A 【解析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四种不同类型的播客系列，包括它们的内容和特点。 1．推理判断题。根据Think Fast, Talk Smart部分中“We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations.”（我们都有能力更清楚地表达自己，尤其是在工作中。斯坦福商学院讲师马特·亚伯拉罕斯讨论了现实世界中的挑战，并提供了如何写更好的电子邮件和为会议和演讲做准备的技巧。）可知，Think Fast, Talk Smart这个播客有助于提高沟通技巧。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据A Song Of Ice And Fire部分中的“For those who like long listens…”（对于那些喜欢长时间收听的人……）可知，只有A Song Of Ice And Fire这个播客提到适合喜欢长时间听故事的人。故选A项。 3．细节理解题。根据Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV部分中的“The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful.”（BBC的西里恩·凯勒和潘多拉·赛克斯探讨了诸如卡戴珊家族如何创造网红，以及为什么《日落家园》和《真实主妇》如此成功等主题。）可知，Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV这个播客是关于真人秀节目背后的真相的探讨。故选A项。 Passage 5 Late in 2020, at a two-hour televised musical competition in Beijing, when Gao's favorite idol(偶像) walked out, she could not afford to get too excited. She had to have her camera ready at all times to capture her idol's moment on stage: any distraction could ruin that one perfect shot. Then Gao began editing photos on the spot to perfect his images and quickly uploaded them to the platform Weibo. There are lots of accounts like Gao's on social media, which aim to boost a certain star's influence and popularity through shares and comments. Such accounts are referred to as “image stations”, and the people who run them, like Gao, are called “station sisters”. Gao was born into a wealthy family and attended university in Shanghai. Gao said to reporters that she was just a “regular” fan at first. “When I witnessed his charming stage presence in 2020 and his determination to make his dreams come true, I was instantly swept away,” Gao recalled. Soon after, she joined a dozen or so online fan groups and began brainstorming strategies to boost her idol's social media relevance. She searched forums and found posts by several station sisters in which they recounted their experiences. She decided to join their ranks. Gao started by purchasing a Canon 5D4 SLR camera and a 100-400mm long-focus lens, spending over 30,000 yuan. After quickly mastering its basic functions and learning basic photography skills, she set off on her “job”. She spent a large amount of time tracking her idol's flight, photographing him, waiting outside hotels, purchasing products her idol endorsed(宣传), and even following him to another city. At the time, she had little time to attend her courses. “I had taken many credits at school and was hoping to receive a postgraduate recommendation,” said Gao. Early in 2021, her academic setbacks as well as negative news about the fan industry brought Gao's return to reality. “I couldn’t believe what I had done. I decided it was time to live for myself,” she said. Seeing her idol no longer aroused the admiration it once did. Now, she has turned her past as a celebrity chaser into a new life explorer. She said to a friend, “Isn’t cheering our idols supposed to make us better people? All we need to do then is just rush ahead.” 1．What was Gao's purpose in going to that musical competition in Beijing? A．To show off on social platforms. B．To promote her idol’s public influence. C．To experience the charm of a live show. D．To get an autographed photo of her idol. 2．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A．Gao's experience of becoming a station sister. B．A brief introduction to Gao's after-school life. C．A story about Gao's meeting with her idol. D．Gao's memory of chasing her idol. 3．Which can best describe the life of Gao as a super fan? A．Cost-effective and worthy. B．Bittersweet and beneficial. C．Money-consuming and laborious. D．Challenging and enviable. 4．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．Gao’s idol fooled all his fans. B．Gao's university studies ran smoothly. C．Gao has persuaded many friends to quit their idols. D．Gao has got herself back on track after going wrong. 5．What does the author intend to tell us in the text? A．Don't let words of apology make up the most of your vocabulary. B．Mend your way properly after being off the right path. C．Striving for perfection makes you a boring person. D．There is no such thing as a self-made person. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．B 【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。短文介绍了Gao作为“站姐”的经历，她的故事告诉我们在走错路后要及时改正。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“There are lots of accounts like Gao's on social media, which aim to boost a certain star's influence and popularity through shares and comments.(社交媒体上有很多像Gao这样的账号，目的是通过分享和评论来提高某个明星的影响力和知名度)”可知，Gao去音乐比赛的目的是为了提升她偶像的公众影响力。故选B项。 2．主旨大意题。根据第三段“When I witnessed his charming stage presence in 2020 and his determination to make his dreams come true, I was instantly swept away,” Gao recalled. Soon after, she joined a dozen or so online fan groups and began brainstorming strategies to boost her idol's social media relevance. She searched forums and found posts by several station sisters in which they recounted their experiences. She decided to join their ranks.(当我看到他2020年的迷人舞台表现，以及他实现梦想的决心时，我立刻被迷住了，” Gao说随后她加入了十多个网络粉丝群，开始想方设法提升自己偶像的社交媒体影响力。她在论坛上搜索，找到了几位站姐发布的帖子她们在帖子中讲述了自己站岗的经历。她决定加入她们的行列)”可知，第三段主要关于Gao成为站姐的经历。故选A项。 3．推理判断题。根据第四段“Gao started by purchasing a Canon 5D4 SLR camera and a 100-400mm long-focus lens, spending over 30,000 yuan. After quickly mastering its basic functions and learning basic photography skills, she set off on her “job”. She spent a large amount of time tracking her idol's flight, photographing him, waiting outside hotels, purchasing products her idol endorsed(宣传), and even following him to another city.( Gao开始买了一台佳能5D4单反相机和一个100-400mm长焦镜头，花了3万多元。在迅速掌握了它的基本功能，学习了基本的摄影技巧后，她就开始了自己的“工作”。她花了大量的时间追踪偶像的航班，给他拍照，在酒店外等候，购买偶像代言的产品，甚至跟着他去了另一个城市”可知，“耗资巨大且费力” 能描述Gao作为超级粉丝的生活。故选C项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Early in 2021, her academic setbacks as well as negative news about the fan industry brought Gao's return to reality. “I couldn’t believe what I had done. I decided it was time to live for myself,” she said.( 2021年初，她在学业上的挫折以及关于粉丝行业的负面新闻让她回到了现实。“我简直不敢相信我做了什么。我决定是时候为自己而活了，”她说)”可知，Gao意识到自己的错误并决定为自己而活，说明她在走错路后重新找回了生活的正轨。故选D项。 5．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Early in 521, her academic setbacks as well as negative news about the fan industry brought Gao's return to reality. “I couldn’t believe what I had done. I decided it was time to live for myself,” she said.( 521年初，她在学业上的挫折以及关于粉丝行业的负面新闻让她回到了现实。“我简直不敢相信我做了什么。我决定是时候为自己而活了，”她说)”以及“All we need to do then is just rush ahead.(我们只需要勇往直前)可知，Gao意识到自己的错误并决定为自己而活，说明她在走错路后重新找回了生活的正轨。所以作者通过Gao的故事意在告诉我们在走错路后要及时改正。故选B项。 Passage 6 To stream or not to stream? That is a question facing both music listeners and musicians. Taylor Swift made news recently by pulling her music off Spotify, the world’s biggest streaming music service and turned to iTunes downloading and stores for sales. Back in July, Swift swept the pop music industry by selling almost 1.3 million copies of her album, 1989 in its first week. In an article Swift wrote, “The music industry is not dying... it’s just coming alive.” Her cheerful attitude surely comes from her own unique position. So far this year, Swift has made $64 million, according to Forbes. She’ll make plenty more by bringing in about 70 cents for each dollar paid to download her music. It is much more than the royalty (版税) rate paid out by Spotify of between $0.006 and $0.0084 per song stream. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), money from streaming on YouTube, Pandora and Spotify has helped bring in more money. But the small amount Spotify pays to musicians still caused many of them to withhold some or all of their music from the service, like artists from Beyoncé to The Beatles. Yet for bands struggling to get by, struggling even to be heard, keeping their music off streaming services is not so easy. Such bands need to get their music out any way they can, and if they’re going to make money, they need to make their music easily accessible to listeners. To stream or not to stream is a difficult choice for fans, too. The streaming model puts ownership (所有权) of the music in the hands of the music industry. Rather than letting you own your collection, the music business is moving toward a model similar to on-demand cable TV. Every song written is available online whenever and wherever you’d like to hear, but the problem is that you, the user, need to pay over and over again each time you stream it. 1．Why did Taylor Swift say “music industry is coming alive”? A．Because she got a unique position in music industry. B．Because her new album made a great offline success. C．Because the birth of streaming brings great chances to music. D．Because Spotify becomes the world’s biggest streaming music service. 2．What does the underlined word “withhold” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A．Keep back. B．Pick out. C．Hold onto. D．Put away. 3．What can we learn from the text? A．Taylor Swift promotes free music streaming. B．Streaming puts ownership of music in the hands of fans. C．Some bands still depend on streaming for chances to be heard. D．Fans can own music with a once-for-all pay on streaming platforms. 4．What can be a suitable title for this text? A．The Music Industry Is Coming Alive B．Streaming Leaves Musicians and Fans in a Dilemma C．To Pay or Not to Pay: a Tough Choice for Music Fans D．The Rise of Streaming: a Threat or Opportunity for the Music Industry 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了流媒体音乐平台给音乐人和粉丝造成的两难困境。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Back in July, Swift swept the pop music industry by selling almost 1.3 million copies of her album, 1989 in its first week. In an article Swift wrote, “The music industry is not dying... it’s just coming alive.”(今年7月，斯威夫特的专辑《1989》在发行的第一周就卖出了近130万张，席卷了流行音乐界。斯威夫特在一篇文章中写道：“音乐产业并没有消亡……它正在复苏。”)”和第三段中的“So far this year, Swift has made $64 million, according to Forbes.(据《福布斯》报道，今年到目前为止，斯威夫特已经赚了6400万美元)”可推知，泰勒·斯威夫特说“音乐产业正在复苏”，因为她的新专辑在线下取得了巨大的成功。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), money from streaming on YouTube, Pandora and Spotify has helped bring in more money. But the small amount Spotify pays to musicians still caused many of them(据美国唱片业协会(RIAA)称，YouTube、Pandora和Spotify等流媒体平台带来的收入帮助唱片公司赚到了更多的钱。但Spotify支付给音乐人的金额很小，仍导致许多人)”及常识可知，由于Spotify付给音乐人的钱太少，导致很多音乐人拒绝把他们全部或部分作品提供给流媒体平台。由此可知，划线词withhold与keep back(留下，不给)意思接近。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据第五段“Yet for bands struggling to get by, struggling even to be heard, keeping their music off streaming services is not so easy. Such bands need to get their music out any way they can, and if they’re going to make money, they need to make their music easily accessible to listeners.(然而，对于那些勉强度日、甚至勉强被人听到的乐队来说，让他们的音乐远离流媒体服务并非易事。这样的乐队需要尽可能地把他们的音乐传播出去，如果他们想赚钱，他们需要让他们的音乐容易被听众所接受)”可推知，一些乐队仍然依靠流媒体来获得自己的歌曲被人们听到的机会。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“To stream or not to stream? That is a question facing both music listeners and musicians.(要不要流式传输？这是音乐听众和音乐家都面临的一个问题)”及下文内容可知，文章主要介绍了音乐流媒体平台给音乐人和粉丝造成的两难境地。由此可知，B. Streaming Leaves Musicians and Fans in a Dilemma(流媒体让音乐人和粉丝陷入两难境地)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B。 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 / 8 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$