【英语】上海市宝山区2018届高三上学期期末教学质量监测英语试题

宝山区2017-2018学年一模II.GrammarandVocabularyWhyMyBestFriendIsaBookWritingaboutbeliefsishard.Itmakesyoureachdeepintoyoursoulandtrulylookatwhatisthere.Itrequirestimeandeffort,andthenhitsyouinthefaceandsomeoneinthebackgroundsays“Oh,whydidn’tyouthinkofthatbefore?”Beliefschange,theymatureandgrowjust(21)__________achild.Thebestbeliefsaretheonesthat(22)________(cherish)throughoutalifetime.OnebeliefIcherishaboveallothersisthepowerandenjoymentofreading.Readingcanbeforfunandthatlearningis(23)_________(easy)whenyou’rehavingfun.Beingabletorelatetothecharacters,imaginetheconflictsinyourhead,andfeelthecharacters’sadness,aswellastheirjoy,isthemostamazingthingaboutreading.Achancetoliveanotherlifeforashorttime,tobeanotherperson,Readinglendsthesoulandmindaplace(24)_________(escape).Iwouldmuchratherpickupagoodluckthanwatchatelevisionshow.Readingcanteachus.Whetherit’safantasynovelorahistoricalaccount,youlearnwhenyouread.Itprovidesgrammarand(25)_______(write)languageskills.Readingteachesusaboutemotion.Readinggivesyounewwordsandexpandsyourvocabularybyforcingyoutochallengeyourself.Initsownwayitmakesusfeeltheemotionsofthecharacters.(26)_________________________youread,Ibelieveyouwilllearn,mindandsoul.Readingcanbringpeopletogether.Icannotcountthenumberofnewfriendsandpeoplethathaveenteredmylifebecauseofbooks.Mystepmother,grandmother,andIallradthesamebooks.(27)________isbetterthanbeingabletosharethetensemoments,nearmisses,andhappyendingswhile(28)________(drink)asteamingcupofcoffeetogetherwithsomeone.Readingallowsyoutoloweryourwallsandletpeopleintoformgenuinechains.Pluspeople(29)________readimpressivebooksareusuallyprettycoolthemselves!Overtheyearsreadinghasbeenmycompanion.Alwayswithabookinmypurse,Ihaveneverfacedtheworldwithoutabestfriendbymyside.Books(30)________(help)methroughdifficultperiodsandapplaudedmeintimesofcelebration.Booksalwaysmakemesmile.That’sthebiggestreasonIbelieveinreading,becauseitwillmakeyouhappy.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.extentB.substanceC.normalD.potentialE.refreshingF.instructionsG.functionH.causedI.physicalJ.restoreK.mentallyThediscoverybuildsonearlierfindingsshowedthataclassofgenescalledsplicing(胶接)factorsisprogressivelyswitchedoffasweage.Theresearchteamfoundthatsplicingfactorscanbeswitchedbackonwithchemicals,makingagingcellsnotonlylook____31____younger,butstarttodividelikeyoungcells.Theresearchersappliedcompoundschemicalsbasedona____32____naturallyfoundinredwine,darkchocolate,redgrapesandblueberries,tocellsinculture.Thechemicals____33____splicingfactors,whichareprogressivelyswitchedoffasweagetobeswitchedbackon.Withinhours,thecellslookedyoungerandstartedtorejuvenate,behavinglikeyoungcells.Thediscoveryhasthe___34_____toleadtotherapiesthatcouldhelppeopleagebetter,withoutexperiencingsomeofthedegenerativeeffectsofgettingold.Mostpeoplebytheageof85haveexperiencedsomekindofchronicillness,andaspeoplegetoldertheyaremorepronetostroke,heartdiseaseandcancer.ProfessorHarriesassaying,“Thisisafirststepintryingtomakepeoplelive___35_____lifetime,butwithhealthfortheirentirelife.Ourdatasuggeststhatusingchemicalstoswitchbackonthemajorclassofgenesthatareswitchedoffasweagemightprovideameansto____36____tooldcells.”DrEvaLatorre,ResearchAssociateattheUniversityofExeter,whocarriedouttheexperiments,wassurprisedbythe____37____andrapidityofthechangesinthecells.“WhenIsawsomeofthecellsintheculturedish___38_____Icouldn’tbelieveit.Theseoldcellswerelookinglikeyoungcells.Itwaslikemagic,”shesaid.“Irepeatedtheexperimentsseveraltimesandineachcasethecellsrejuvenated.Iamveryexcitedbytheimplicationsandpotentialforthisresearch.”Asweage,ourtissuesaccumulatesenescentcellswhicharealivebutdonotgrowor____39____astheyshould.Theseoldcellslosetheabilitytocorrectlyregulatetheoutputoftheirgenes.Thisisonereasonwhytissuesandorgansbecomesusceptibletodiseaseasweage.Whenactivated,genesmakeamessagethatgivesthe____40____forthecelltobehaveinacertainway.Mostgenescanmakemorethanonemessage,whichdetermineshowthecellacts.Splicingfactorsarecrucialinensuringthatgenescanperformtheirfullrangeoffunctions.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.CameronBuckner,assistantprofessorofphilosophyattheUniversityofHouston,arguesinanarticlepublishedinPhilosophyandPhenomenologicalResearchthatawiderangeofanimalspeciesexhibitso-called“executivecontrol”whenitcomestomakingdecisions,_____41___consideringtheirgoalsandwaystosatisfythosegoalsbeforeacting.Heacknowledgesthatlanguageis____42___forsomeexperiencedformsofhigher-orderthinking,orthinkingaboutthinking.Butsupportedbyareviewofpreviouslypublishedresearch,Buckner_____43____thatawidevarietyofanimals---elephants,chimpanzees(黑猩猩),ravens(大乌鸦)andlions,amongothers______44____reasonabledecision-making.“Thesedatasuggestthatnotonlydosomeanimalshaveasubjectivetakeonthesuitabilityofthe___45_____theyareevaluatingfortheirgoal,theypossessasubjective,internalsignalregardingtheirconfidenceinthistakecanbeusedtoselectamongdifferentoptions,”hewrote.Thequestionhasbeen____46____sincethedaysoftheancientphilosophers,aspeopleconsideredwhatmeanstobehumanis.Onewaytoaddressthat,Bucknersaid,isto____47____exactlywhatsetshumansapartfromotheranimals.Languageremainsakeydifferencebetweenanimalsandhumans,andBucknernotesthatserious____48____inthe1970sand80stoteachanimal’shumanlanguage—teachingchimpanzeestousesignlanguage,___49___foundthatalthoughtheywereabletoexpresssimpleideas,theydidnotengagein____50___thoughtandlanguagestructures.Ancientphilosophersrelieduponunreliable___51___tostudytheissue,buttoday’sresearcherconductcomplicatedcontrolledexperiments.Buckner,workingwithThomasBugnyarandStephanA.Reber,mentalbiologistattheUniversityofVienna,lastyear____52____theresultsofaresultthatdeterminedravensshareatleastsomeofthehumanabilitytothinkabstractlyaboutotherminds,___53____theirbehaviorbyattachingtheirownobservationstoothers.Inhislatestpaper,Buckneroffersseveralexamplestosupporthis____54____.Hisgoal,Bucknersaid,wastoorganizeexperimentalresearch,“toseethatwe’regatheredenoughevidencetosaythatanimalsreallyare___55_____inauniqueway.”41.A.secretlyB.unintentionallyC.scarcelyD.consciously42.A.requiredB.qualifiedC.acquiredD.prepared43.A.concernsB.complainsC.concludeD.convinces44.A.turndownB.engageinC.refertoD.argueabout45.A.optionB.schemeC.regulationD.random46.A.dismissedB.ignoredC.debatedD.answered47.A.evaluateB.determineC.overlookD.initiate48.A.resultsB.successesC.achievementsD.attempts49.A.forexampleB.thisistosayC.onthecontraryD.asaresult50.A.obviousB.feasibleC.privateD.complex51.A.mysteryB.traditionC.evidenceD.fiction52.A.substitutedB.publishedC.reflectedD.maintained53.A.adaptingB.symbolizingC.investigatingD.revenging54.A.agreementB.implementC.requirementD.argument55.A.passionateB.reasonableC.confusedD.ridiculousSectionA(A)Weseethemeverywhere.“Therearesomethingsthatmoneycan’tbuy…foreverythingelse,there’sMasterCard.”Wehearthemeverywhere.“Makeliferewarding…AmericanExpress.”Whetherwatchingtelevision,drivingdownthehighway,orevenappearingonourFacebookpage,theappealofmoneyisinescapable.Growingup,myparentsalwaysemphasizedtheimportanceoffamilyandfaithovermaterialpossessions.Yet,moneyandallthenew,interestingthingsitcouldbuydidnotescapeme.AsIenteredmyfreshmanyear,mydebitcardandIengagedinquitethedates.Betweengame-daydresses,steakdinnersandwonderfuldowntownAthens,Iquicklydrained17yearsworthofsavings.Bythetimesummerrolledaround,Ididn’tconsiderhowmuchcashIhadspent,orhowmuchstuffIhadacquired…IwasfocusedonhowmuchmoremoneyIwouldneedfornextfall.WhenIwasn’tworking,Iwascheckingmybankaccount,trytofigureoutifmynextpaycheckwouldcoverthosepillowsthatwouldlooksocuteinmynewapartment.Mybankaccountbalancewasbecomingamajorsourceofstressinmylife,creatingtensionwithmyfinanciallysmartparentsandcausingmeconstantconcern.Finally,afteraveryheatedargumentwithmyDad,Iacceptedthetruth:Isimplycouldnotaffordmoneyanymore.IrealizedthatIwasmuchhappier(andIsensedmybloodpressurewasmuchlower)whenmoneywasjustsomethinginthebank.Whiletheclothesareprettyandthosepillowsarecomfy,theylosttheirappealrightaroundthesecondanewitemcaughtmyeye.Towardstheendofthesummer,Iletgoofmyfinancialissues–afterall,Ican’tbuymoretimewithmyfriendsandfamilybeforegoingbacktoAthens.Istillcheckmybankaccount.Istillgoshoppingoccasionally.Butnow,thosearen’tpriorities.MymoneysufferingstaughtmethatIshouldn’tseekoutwealthasameansofsatisfactionandhappiness.Instead,myhappinessshouldcomefromthemomentsandpeoplethatcannotbebought,exchanged,orreturned.Inowre-wordthosecreditcardsloganstoreflectthevalueIplaceonfindingwealthinthelovesharedbetweenmyfamilyandfriends:“Therearesomethingsthatmoneycan’tbuy…Seekthem.”Unlikecash,thisformofwealthgrowsthemoreIgive.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorfeelshappynowmainlybecause______.theappealofmoneyisinescapablehevaluesthelovebetweenhisfamilyandfriendshiswealthgrowsbyworkinghardeverydayhehaspaidoffhisdebtincashTheauthormentionstheheatedargumentwithDadinparagraph3inorderto______.showhowtosettleproblemswithothersprovehowselfishhisDadisexplainmaterialpossessionsgethimintotroubledisplaygenerationgapbetweenDadandSonTheword“comfy”(paragraph4)probablymeans______.A.realistic B.individual C.gracious D.comfortableWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?SeekingadifferentkindofwealthLettinggoofdifferentsufferingsWealthasameansofsatisfactionD.Happinessgrowsoutofhardships(B)Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdsaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太阳穴）whenaheadachestarts.Ortryoneofthesehomeremediesforheadaches.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮质醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepression,saysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal(oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime),butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoC.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.60.Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat______.A.youkeepgettingheadaches B.youalwayshaveacoldC.yourhairisfallingout D.yourbrainfeelsconfusedWhichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfolliclesOurhairstartsgrowingagain.Aseriousheadachestarts.(C)Formanyinthegeneralpublicandtheengineeringcommunityalike,thepotentialimplicationsofadditivemanufacturing(AM)haveexcitedtheimagination.Popularlyknownas3-Dprinting,theemergingclassoftechnologieshasbeenregardedasbotharevolutioninproductionandanopportunityfordramaticenvironmentaladvance.Yetwhilethetechnologicalcapabilitiesofadditivemanufacturingprocessesarestudiedextensively,adeepunderstandingoftheirenvironmentalimplicationsisstilllacking.AnewspecialissueofYale’sJournalofIndustrialEcologypresentsthecutting-edgeresearchonthisemergingfield,providingimportantinsightsintoitsenvironmental,energy,andhealthimpacts.Thoughsometimesdescribedinthepublicfieldassimilartoaninkjetprinterformakingobjects,additivemanufacturingisprimarilyusedasaproductionprocessinindustryandcontainsadiversesetoftechnologies.Whattheyshareistheabilitytoproduceproductsandpartsbasedondigitalinformationbyaddinglayersofmaterialsoneaftertheotherratherthan,asintraditionalmanufacturing,removingmaterials–thusthelabel“additive.”“Theresearchinthisissueshowsthatitistooearlytolabel3-Dprintingasthepathtosustainablemanufacturing,”saidReidLifset,editor-in-chiefoftheJournalofIndustrialEcologyandco-authoroftheleadeditorial.“Weneedtoknowmuchmoreaboutthematerialfootprints,energyconsumptioninproduction,processemissions,andespeciallythelinkingdevicesandadjustmentsbetweenthevariousstagesintheproductionprocess.”Additivemanufacturingissometimesseenasinherentlyenvironmentallypreferabletotraditionalmanufacturingbecauseofitspotentialforlocalproduction–byconsumers,merchantsandhobbyists–andbecauseitisthoughttoallowzero-wastemanufacturing.Researchinthisissue,however,indicatesthattheenvironmentalperformanceisverysensitivetothepatternofusageandcompositionofthemachineryandthematerialsused.“Thisspecialissuedemonstratesthecapabilityofindustrialecologytorevealimportantandoftenoverlookedaspectsofnewtechnologies,”saidIndyBurke,DeanoftheYaleSchoolofForestry&EnvironmentalStudies.“Ifwearetorealizetheenvironmentalpotentialof3-Dprinting,weneedtoknowwherethechallengesandtheadvantageslie.”Thespecialissuecontains:lifecycleassessments(LCA)ofAMprocessesandproductsinvestigationsoftheprocessenergyconsumptionofAMtechnologiesstudiesofoperatorexposuretoprinteremissionsanddangerousmaterialsexaminationofthesustainabilitybenefitsderivedfromthecomplexfigureofpartsenabledbythetechnologyanalysisofsupply-chainissuesarisingfromtheuseofthetechnologyTheword“additive”inthepassagerefersto______.A.thesubstanceaddedinsmallamountsforaspecialpurposeB.theadditionaltechnologicalcapabilitiesofmanufacturingprocessesC.thedigitalwaytoproduceproductsbyaddingseriallayersofmaterialsthetraditionalwaytoproduceproductsbyremovingmaterialsThecontentslistedinthespecialissuementionedattheendofthispassagefocuson______.thestudiesofadditivemanufacturingandsustainabilityadiversesetoftechnologiesofadditivemanufacturingthecomparisonbetweenadditiveandtraditionalmanufacturingtheexperimentsconductedbyJournalofIndustrialEcologyWhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredabouttheresearchers’viewpointfromthepassage?3-Dprintingisviewedasarevolutioninproduction.3-Dprintingisregardedasakindofsustainablemanufacturing.AMmakesaharmfulimpactonenvironment,energy,andhealth.ThechallengesandadvantagesofAMneedfurtherstudies.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.investigationsofthe3-DprintingprocessB.theenvironmentalimplicationsof3-DprintingC.studiesof3-DprintingemissionsandmaterialsD.assessmentsofadditivemanufacturingprocessesSectionCThefindingsshowthattheyalsoapplycriticismtonontraditionalwomen’shusbands.Thefindingsshowthattheyalsoapplycriticismtonontraditionalwomen’shusbands.Heisalsoregardedashavinglesspowerintherelationship.Theseincludehavingahigherstatus,yieldingmorepower,beingmoreself-focused,ambitiousandself-confident.Themarriedsurnametraditionismorethanjustatradition.Uptonow,researchershavenotyetexaminedhowawoman’smarriedsurnamechoiceinfluenceshowotherslookatherhusband.Women’srightistscholarsunderstandwhythesurnametraditionremainswidelysupported.Whatdoesitmeanforthehusbandwhenhiswifekeepsherownsurname?Thetraditionofwomenadoptingtheirhusbands’surnameaftermarriageisarguablyoneofthemostwidespreadgender-rolestandardsinWesternculturesdespitemarkedchangesintherolethatwomenplayinsocietyandinthelaborforce.Accordingtopreviousstudies,womenwhoviolatethemarriedsurnametraditionarevieweddifferentlyfromothers.Theyaredescribedintermsofinstrumentalcharacteristicsthatinagenderedsocietyaretypicallyassignedtomen.__67__Thesecharacteristicscontrastwiththeexpressivecharacteristicsthataretypicallyassignedtowomen,suchasbeingmorecaring,kindandhavinglessinfluenceandpower.__68__Forthispurpose,RobnettandhercolleaguescarriedoutthreestudiesintheUSandUK.Thefirsttwostudiesshowedthathusbandswhosewiveskeeptheirownsurnamesareoftendescribedthroughtermsthatareopposedtothegender-typicalpersonalitycharacteristicsandpowerframeworkusedformen.Theyaredescribedinmoreexpressivethaninstrumentalterms,andareseentoholdlesspowerinamarriage.Theirfindingsindicatethatpeopleconcludefrommarriedsurnamechoicestomakemoregeneralinferencesaboutacouple’sgender-typedpersonalitycharacteristics.ResultsfromthethirdstudyconductedbyRobnett’steamsuggestthatpeopleholddifferentopinionsinhowtheythinkaboutsuchcases.Peoplewhofirmlyholdontotraditionalgenderrolesreactparticularlystronglytoamanwhosewifekeepshersurnamebecausetheyseehimasanincapableperson.“Weknowfrompreviousresearchthatpeoplehighinunfriendlysexism（蔑视女性）respondnegativelytowomenwhoviolatetraditionalgenderroles,”saysRobnett.“__69__”“Thisstudyjoinsseveralothersinimplyingalinkbetweentraditionsinmenandwomen’sromanticrelationshipsandpowerstructuresfavoringmen,”saysRobnett.“__70__Itreflectsslightgender-rolestandardsandideasthatoftenremainunquestioneddespiteprivilegingmen.”

IV.SummaryWritingSecurepaymentwithoutleavingatraceComputerscientistAndyRupp,memberofthe“SignalingCodeandSecurity”workinggroup,isalwayssurprisedaboutlackingproblemawareness:onlyfewusersareawareofthefactthatbyusingpaymentsystemstheydiscloseindetailhowandwhattheyconsumeorwhichroutestheyhavetaken.Topreventcontroloftheaccountsbydishonestusers,customerdataandaccountbalancesofpaymentareusuallycarriedoutwiththehelpofacentraldatabase.Ineverypaymentdeal,thecustomerisidentifiedandthedetailsofher/hisdealaretransmittedtothecentraldatabase.Thisrepeatedidentificationprocessproducesadatatracethatmightbemisusedbytheproviderorthirdparties.Theexperthasnowpresentedthebasicsofan“electronicpurse”thatworksbyunknownnames,butpreventsmisuseatthesametime.The“black-boxadditionplus”(BBA+)codesystemdevelopedbythemtransfersallnecessaryaccountdatatothecardusedorthesmartphoneandguaranteestheirsecretswiththehelpofsignalingcodemethods.Atthesametime,BBA+offerssecurityguaranteesfortheoperatorofthepaymentsystem:Thecodesystemguaranteesacorrectaccountbalanceandismathematicallyconstructedsuchthattheidentityoftheuserisdisclosedassoonastheattemptismadetopaywithacontrolledaccount.“Ournewcodesystemguaranteesprivacyandsecurityforcustomersduringofflineoperationaswell,”AndyRuppsays.“Thisisneededforensuringthepaymentsystem’ssuitabilityfordailyuse.Thinkofasubwaydoorwayorapaymentbridge.Thereyoumayhavenointernetconnectionatalloritisveryslow.”Alsoitshighefficiencymakesthecodesystemsuitedforeverydayuse:Duringfirsttestruns,researcherscompletedpaymentswithinaboutonesecond.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________V.Translation他仍难以用英语表达自己的想法。(express)有些人天生就具有体育或音乐天赋。(born)可以预见的是人工智能的发展必将跨入新纪元，彻底改变人类的生活方式。(It)就减肥而言，一种饮食确实不适合所有人，对一些人有效的也许对另一些人并非灵丹妙药。(what)VI.GuidedWriting某英文报正举办题为“ApersonalhabitI’dliketochange”的征文比赛。请你根据征文题目写一篇短文，参加该征文活动，具体要求如下：①简述你想改变的这一行为习惯；②说明你改变这一习惯的理由及措施。

2018高考仿真卷·英语(一)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ABigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina’sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan600millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan600millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat’sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It’snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandbada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommanyanimatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan600millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGAME.21.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A.Groupmobilegames. B.Freeemoticons.C.Freedownloadsoftheapp. D.Textandgroupchat.22.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B.Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C.KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisements.D.Lineisthemostpopularoneofthethreeapps.23.Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A.Advertisement. B.EconomyandFinance.C.Entertainment. D.ScienceandTechnology.BIlovetoreadbeforeIgotosleep.Itusuallymakesmefeelcalm.ButabigpartofthisdependsonwhatIread.IlovetoreadOorWullieandTheBroons.VeryoftenI’msmilingbeforeIgotosleep.IdecidetowriteaboutthisinablogbecauseIfindthatsomanyofusgotosleepwithstress.Beforewegotosleep,wemayrunoverthedayinourminds,andworryabouttomorrow.WealsomaywatchthenewsonTV,readthenewsonoursmartphonesortablets,orevenanswerworkemails.Butthenewsisrarelyproclaiming(宣告)allthethingsthatarehappeningintheworldandworkemailsmakeusfeelthatwe’restillatwork.Allthesethingsmayleaveusastressfulsleep.OorWullieandTheBroonsarenottheonlythingsIeverreadatnight.Isometimesreadnovelsbut,withtheoddexception,Imostlyavoidanythingthatistoomentallytaxingorstimulatinglateatnightunlessit’ssomethingthatinspiresmeorisclearlyhelpfulinmylife.AndevenifIdoreadsomethingmentallystimulating,whenIfeelmyselfgettingtiredIlaythatbookdownandpickuptrustyoldOorWullieorTheBroonsforthelast10or15minutes.DoingthismakesmymindquietandhelpsensurethatIgetapeacefulsleep.ReadingaboutWullieorMawandPawBroonislikeacomfortblanketforme.I’dsuggestyoufindlight-heartedreadingasacomfortblanketatbedtime,especiallyifyoufindyourselfstressedordepressedalotofthetime,orifyoufinddifficultywindingattheendofaday.Itisthethingthatcangentlyturnyourattentiontowardslightnes