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Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time. Whole industries — media, entertainment, education — rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence. A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to be psychologically unhealthy.
In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated (没人管的) without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances: limited availability of food meant few got fat, for example. Similarly, in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller; today, watching an entire TV series, while speaking to nobody, is common. In traditional societies, with smaller population, everyone would get a fair deal of attention. On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa; now we have Google and Wikipedia.
―She just wants attention.‖ people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention. But the truth is that human beings need attention, and giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is based upon. This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. While we use such sites for ―micro Hogging‖, ―idea voicing‖ and ―status updates‖ — the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange.
I friend you, you friend me, I retweet you, you retweet me. The charming ease with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smartphones. It is also a vicious (恶性的) circle. As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online, there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world, which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online, or else risk attention-starvation.
The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed, and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea, so it is with too much attention exchange. The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible; heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, but they will be equally damaging.
Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer, and therefore more valuable. In a sense it is priceless. And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round.
68. In the first two paragraphs the author __________.
A. offers advice to attention givers B. analyses the present problems C. states the necessity of presents D. puts forward his point of view 69. What can we infer from Paragraphs 6-7?
A. More people will risk attention-starvation in future. B. The nature of attention exchange is rarely changed. C. Technological advancement contributes to all diseases.
D. Transformed attention exchanges do harm to society. 70. The writer‘s purpose for writing the passage is to __________.
A. advocate more focus on real life attention B. analyze the necessity of attention giving
C. give practical tips on attention exchange D. recommend some social networking sites
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Socrates-an ancient Greek philosopher
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher, who helped to shape Greek beliefs. The ideas he created are present in our culture today.
Socrates was a person full of curiosity. From the time he was a young man, Socrates searched for wisdom and truth. He
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gained wisdom by asking questions. Many people in Athens thought that they had answers. Socrates asked them questions and argued with them about different topics. He did not think they had the knowledge they claimed to have.
Socrates challenged false ideas people had about things like justice, love, or courage. He would break down the ideas people held．Then he built new and more accurate ideas. Socrates felt that this was what philosophy was all about. Since then, many great philosophers have used this method to find truth．
Throughout his life, Socrates showed no interest in money. He was also not interested in material items. Socrates would allow groups of men to listen to him speak. And he would never take money from them. He always wore the same clothes whatever the season. Socrates argued that his life was better because he had no material wealth. He felt he enjoyed his food more. he said he was stronger and healthier because he was not affected by the weather. He believed happiness came not from having more but from wanting less. By the end of the fifth century B.C Athens was not a great city anymore. Politicians betrayed Athens. Socrates had made many people angry over the years. He had always expressed his opinions when he thought laws and policies were wrong. Athens had a new group of political leaders in power, who didn't want to hear Socrates?comments‖ about them. They thought Socrates had a bad influence on the young people of Athens. Socrates was also accused of not worshipping the right gods. Charges were brought against Socrates．The politicians wanted to condemn Socrates to death. Socrates’ friends told him to leave Athens. They thought this was the only way for him to save his life. Socrates refused. He did not behave as most people in his situation would． Socrates said that he had always lived by the rules of Athens and he would continue to do this.He insisted on standing trial for his \different from others. Although people respected him, he also had made many people angry, so the jury（陪审团）said Socrates was guilty. When faced with the death penalty, a person could leave Athens forever. Most people chose leave rather than die. Socrates was not like most people. Instead of telling the jury that he would go, he told them he deserved a reward. Socrates believed he had done a great service by making people think. Socrates said that he tried to \think of what he had but rather of what he was, and how he might grow wise and good.\Socrates was executed. He died when he drank hemlock, which is poisonous. Socrates was the first great Greek philosopher. He also helped to shape other philosophers that came after him. Plato, who got his start by studying with Socrates, and Aristotle, who studied with Plato, also changed Western civilization. Asking questions to discover the truth is still practiced today. And schools even today still teach this method to students.
Socrates-an ancient Greek philosopher Brief introduction Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas still 71._______ in our culture today. Unique personalities ? ? ? ? a 72.______ person who gained wisdom by asking question. a simple person who 73. _______ spiritual health to material wealth. a courage person who presented a 74. ______ to false ideas. a thoughtful person whose new and accurate ideas 75. _______ other philosophers to seek truth. Unfair accusations Glorious death ? He always 76.______ on laws and policies. ? He didn‘t show 77._______ for the right gods. ? 78.______ form others, he chose to die rather than leave. ? Faced with death, he was committed to 79. _______ people into thinking deeply. ? Socrates was pioneer of Greek Philosophy. ? Asking questions to discover the truth is still practiced today. Great 80. ____ 闰土教育祝您成功 第 10 页 共 12 页
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请你根据对下图的理解，用英语写一篇短文。你的短文应包括以下内容： 1. 简单描述图片内容； 2. 谈谈你的理解和想法； 3. 举例说明理由。
注意: 1.词数：150词左右;
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数; 3. 参考词汇：fertilizer n. 肥料
Haste Makes Waste
As we all know, there goes an old saying, ―Haste Makes Waste‖. ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
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71. exist 72. curious 73. preferred 74. challenge 75. helped 76. commented
77. respect 78. Different/ Distinguished 79. persuading/ talking 80. influenece(s)/ impact(s) Possible version:
Haste Makes Waste
As we all know, there is an old saying, ―Haste Makes Waste‖. As is vividly shown in the picture, the couple get astonished when seeing their crops withering/ dead. The husband can‘t help losing his temper, scolding his wife for her improper way of farming, while the wife argues that she simply wants the crops to grow faster by fertilizing more. She never thought too many fertilizers would cause the crops to die.
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The picture clearly conveys a message that if people are eager to finish a task in a hurry, the outcome may be less satisfactory and even goes to the opposite. As is often the case, we can‘t take every detail into consideration before a quick decision is made. Under such circumstances we attach too much importance to quick speed at the expense of high quality, which eventually contributes to greater losses. Additionally, more unexpected accidents may take place when we are in a hurry.
Remembering English words is a good case in point. If you set a goal of reciting 50 words within a short time, the result may let you down, for you forget them easily. However, if you slow down a little bit, for example, divide the words into several parts, one part at a time and go over them frequently, they can be kept longer and more easily in mind. Comparing the two methods, we find the latter is more efficient.
In conclusion, haste makes waste. If we can apply it to our daily life, we are bound to make progress.
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