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Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire houses, garage, and yard inspected at any time -- with no warning. Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living, and a keeper's reputation depended on results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station. The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice.
Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching. After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard, the keeper's family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap. Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.
Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resulted in some funny moments. Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection. At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes. In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan, covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven. If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking. he never did.
One day, Glenn Furst's mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood. This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn's mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. "He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight," Glenn late wrote. After he steadied himself, he shook Glenn's mother's hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.
【小题1】What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?
A.It was carried out once a year.
B.It was often announced in advance.
C.It was important for the keeper's fame.
D.It was focused on the garage and yard.
【小题2】The family began making preparations immediately after ______.
A.one of the members saw the boat
B.a warning call reached the lighthouse
C.the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap
D.the inspector flew special flags in the distance
【小题3】Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would ______.
A.result in some fun
B.speed up washing them
C.make her home look tidy
D.be a demand from the inspector
【小题4】If the inspector had opened the oven door, he would have seen _______.
A.an empty pan
B.many clean dishes
C.pieces of baked bread
D.a cloth covering something
【小题5】The inspector waved his arms ______.
A.to try his best to keep steady
B.to show his satisfaction with the floor
C.to extend a warm greeting to Glenn's mother
D.to express his intention to continue the inspection
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According to a survey by Tesco Mobile, a UK company, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger (写博客的人), or “vlogger (视频博主)”.The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as many as 40 percent of them put vloggers as their number one choice on a list of ideal careers.

This change is undoubtedly as a result of the Internet and social media.They have made it so much easier to reach the audience of the world, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

In the past, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera can become a star. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people interacting (交流) with their fans about everyday life.

However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they fail to notice the fact that only those who are successful earn fame (名声) and fortune. For every success there are hundreds of others who never get off the starting line. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that remain dreams forever.

Although being vloggers is popular, some young people choose to follow careers that don’t necessarily earn them fame, but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies.Young Israeli David Leshaw, for example, runs a business called the Finishers Club.It’s an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races.His job allows him to express his enthusiasm, and is always a learning experience.And that’s enough for him.

【小题1】Why do more and more young Britons choose to be vloggers?
A.Vloggers can earn little fame and money on the Internet.
B.There is too much competition in the traditional show business.
C.The Internet makes it convenient to become vloggers.
D.Anyone with a computer will surely become a star.
【小题2】What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?
A.Only a few vloggers can be successful.B.A vlogger can not earn fame or fortune.
C.Being a vlogger is not a good career.D.Dreams will come true one day.
【小题3】What do some young people like David do on the Internet?
A.Learn from others.B.Become an online hit.
C.Hold running races.D.Mix jobs with hobbies.
【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.Most young Britons choose to be vloggers as their jobs.
B.The Internet is influencing young Britons’ career choice.
C.The Internet is taking the place of traditional studios.
D.Young Britons can not find jobs without the Internet.

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Journalists must not give much importance to news that doesn't have much significance in the lives of the readers and the audience. This sort of practice primarily comes from the desire to attract attention of the latter, which overshadows the primary responsibility of presenting important facts that concern the readers and the audience in one way or the other.

It's only the readers and the viewers who are the judges; journalists should let them pass their judgment on various issues. Sometimes journalists try hard to influence public opinion in favor of a particular side of an issue; this is a wrong practice, especially if the side the media takes is the wrong one, and the public opinion will be in favor of that particular side in consequence of such role on the part of the media.

A proper understanding of which type of news is more important and the ability for grading news are the main character of true journalism. The social significance of a news item that does not profit us in the least (although, it might make us amused or sad in an indifferent way) is far less than that of a news item that makes us feel worried about our personal safety.

Most of us are afraid of the truth, because we consider it as too terrifying to know—something that is better hidden than revealed. However, the fundamental responsibility of a journalist is to reveal the facts in all their aspects exposing the "hard and harsh" reality.

【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that a meaningful report should ________.
A.bring about society changesB.contain the stories hidden behind
C.lead to a good judgment or an ideaD.contain the scientific research
【小题2】What is the primary responsibility of a journalist?
A.Presenting significant facts as it is.B.Attracting the public’s attention.
C.Influencing the readers' life.D.Choosing proper news to report.
【小题3】Which of the following is an incorrect practice for journalists?
A.Basing their reports unclearly.B.Convincing the public of the facts.
C.Reporting news on a particular side.D.Inviting readers to judge the facts.
【小题4】What does the underlined phrase "hard and harsh" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Fanciful.B.Serious.C.Fantastic.D.Objective.

Run! Lunch­Delivery Men!

It’s lunch time, and Guo Ziyang is on a mission: deliver seven hot meal orders in an hour.

He dashes into a downtown high­rise, carrying a plastic container of hot beef noodles. There is no time to wait for the right elevator. He hops into the first one that opens, jumps out at the last stop and begins running up the stairs. After a quick handoff to the customer, he races down 20 flights. 【小题1】 Across China’s biggest cities, the scene has become as familiar as crowded subways. 【小题2】 Meals appear with just a few taps on a smartphone. With the major delivery services offering similar pricing strategies and food choices, the burden of competition has fallen largely on the speed of the delivery people, popularly known as Waimai Xiaoge, or “Brother Takeaway”.

Guo said he wolfs down four or five steamed buns before starting work every morning. “You’ll need the energy for various delivery missions, ” he said. “Sometimes, the buildings you deliver to don’t have elevators. 【小题3】 Then, you have to climb ten flights of stairs.”

Guo works around Shanghai’s central business district. He joined Eleme only last year. 【小题4】 With a food­warmer box tied to his scooter, Guo tears through traffic, rushes past pedestrians and avoid bumps that might spill soup dishes. In less than two hours, he has made stops at a hospital, a hair salon, a hotel room and several high­rises. Six orders an hour is the norm for the lunchtime rush, but Guo said he is sometimes called upon to deliver ten meals. “【小题5】 You just have to apologize, ” he said.

Nevertheless, Guo said he thrives on deadline pressure. “I’m the kind of person who likes challenging work, ” he added.

A.One order down, six to go.
B.Sometimes, the elevators are crowded and take a long time.
C.But he has memorized the layouts of all the buildings in his area.
D.That’s really difficult, and if you arrive late, customers get angry.
E.The arrival of food­delivery apps has transformed the country’s lunchtime culture.
F.The tradition of going out for a meal has been under pressure from the fast pace of urban life.
G.Sometimes, people ask them to pick up cigarettes, alcohol and other items, which they aren’t supposed to do.

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