话题拓展06.短视频的影响(原卷版)

06.短视频的影响一、阅读理解14YouTubeChannelsThatYouNeedtoWatchYesTheory6.57MSubscribersDrivenbythemotto“SeekDisfort,”YesTheoryaimstospreadamessageofpositivityandfearlessnessthroughpursuingprojectsandmissionsthathelpbringpeopleoutsidetheirfortzones.Thereisnodoubtthatmanyofusmayfeeltooscaredtopursueambitiousgoals,whichiswhyYesTheorytakesonsomeofthemostdaunting(令人望而却步的)adventurestoshowpeoplethatdisforthelpsachieveagreatlife.NasDaily2.45MSubscribersBeingagraduateofHarvard,NuseirYassin,alsoknownasNasDaily,makesanefforttoprovideaYouTubechannelthathighlightsthe“mostincrediblehumansonplanetEarth.”Hisvideosoftenfeatureindividualswhoarecreatingchangeintheworld,andhealsocoverssomeofthemostimportanttopicsofdiscussionlikeclimatechange.TEDEd13.7MSubscribersTEDEdisoneofthemostfamousYouTubechannelswhenitestolearningandinspiration.Thechannelhasnospecificvideoproducerasitfeaturespresentationsfrompeopleallaroundtheworld.Thesevideosfeatureawidevarietyoftopics,andthereisnospecificsubjectthatthechannelfocuseson.Instead,itprovidesinsightintoanythingthatcanbenefittheviewers,andittrulyisagreatresourcetouseifyouwouldliketolearnsomethingnew.BeInspired7.4MSubscribersBeInspiredisaYouTubechannelthatprovidesvideostohelppeopleimprovetheiroverallwellbeing.Thesevideosincludeawidevarietyoftopicssuchassleep,stress,economics,jobs,settingandachievinggoals,andcreatingplans.Thechannelalsoincludesshortandinspirationalvideosthathelppeoplerealizethemistakestheyaremakingandwaystosolvethem.1.Whichchannelencouragesviewerstochallengethemselves?A.BeInspired. B.YesTheory. C.NasDaily. D.TEDEd.2.WhatbenefitwillviewersmostprobablygetfromBeInspired?A.Learningthelatestnews. B.Meetingincrediblehumans.C.Havingaccesstojobopportunities. D.Improvingtheiroverallwellbeing.3.Whatdothefourchannelshaveinmon?A.Theyareinspirational.B.Theyarefavoredbystudents.C.Theyallhaveover6Msubscribers.D.Theyallhaveonespecificvideoproducer.2TheU.S.isinthemidstofa“lonelinessepidemic”.Foralotofpeople,thefeelingisevenmorenoticeableduringtheholidays.Inadditiontotheemotionalimpactofchronicloneliness,ithassomedramatichealthconsequences:increasedriskofheartdiseaseandstroke,infections,cancer,evendeath.Peoplemayfeellonelywhentheirsocialneedsarenotmetbythepeoplearoundthem.LaetitiaMwilambweTshilobo,asocialcognitiveneuroscientistatPrincetonUniversity,sayslonelinessepidemiccapturestwodistinctgroups:first,peoplewithalownumberofsocialconnections;second,peoplewhofeeltheyhavepoorqualityexistingrelationships.ElisaBaek,asocialneuroscientistattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,coauthoredastudythatlookedatwhetherlonelypeopleviewtheworlddifferentlythannonlonelypeople,specificallyamongcollegefreshmen.Baekfoundthatwhilenonlonelypeoplewereallsimilarintheirneuralresponses,lonelypeoplehadresponsesthatwerereallydifferent—notjustfromthenonlonelygroup,butalsofromeachother.Baeksaysthattheseidiosyncrasies(特性)inhowlonelyparticipantsprocesstheworld,“mayposechallengesinhowthesepeopleareabletoachievesocialconnectionandfeelconnectedwithothers.”Tostudythesechangestothebrain,Baek’steamcollectedfMRIdata—ameasureofbloodflowchangesinthebrain—whilefirstyearcollegestudentswatchedshortvideostomeasurehowsimilarlyparticipants’brainsrespondedtothevideos.Thevideosrangedfromdramaticandedicclipstoinstructionaldemonstrationsinordertoreproduceexperiencesparticipantsmighthaveindailylife.Shesaysit’stheclosesttheycouldgettostudypeople’sbrainactivity—andhowtheyprocesstheworld—whiletheyweregoingabouttheirlives.MwilambweTshilobo,whoisnotinvolvedinthestudy,saystheresearchaccuratelyhighlightshowindividualdifferencesaffectpeopleinexperiencingloneliness.“Tryingtoconnectmoredeeplywithoneortwoorthreeotherpeoplemaybemoreimportantthantotrytogettoknoweverybodyandbeingongoodtermswitheverybody.Itdoesn’thavetobesomeonewhoislikeminded.It’smorelike:Howcanwegetonthesamepagewithpeoplewhowemightnotstartoffonthesamepagewith,butthatmightformdeeperconnectionsafterwards?”sheadds.4.Whichdescriptionbestcharacterizesthe“lonelinessepidemic”?A.Harmfulmentallyandphysically. B.Exclusivetopeoplewithfewfriends.C.Strikingthroughouttheyear. D.Spreadingbetweenpeople.5.WhatcanbeinferredfromthestudyconductedbyElisaBaek?A.Itsfindingsfocusonthedifferencesbetweenlonelyandnonlonelypeople.B.IttargetsfreshmanstudentsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.C.Itcastslightonhowlonelypeopleperceivetheworld.D.Itchallengeslonelypeopletobemoresocial.6.Whatisrequiredofthevideosforthestudy?A.Tomonitortheresponsespeed. B.Tomodeleverydaysituations.C.Tostudytherecreationalactivities. D.Tolookintothebrainstructures.7.WhatadvicemightMwilambweTshilobogivetolonelypeople?A.Expandthesocialnetwork. B.Befriendwiththoseinhighplaces.C.Seekoutfriendswhothinkalike. D.Deepenconnectionswithpatience.3The24solarterms(节气)originatedandwasfirstlyusedinChina.Itwascreatedthousandsofyearsagoonthebasisofpracticalneedsofagriculture.AncientChinesepeopleusedittoguideagricultureproduction,specialclimatesignsandevenhealthylivingtips.The24solartermswasaddedtoUNESCO’sworldculturalheritagelistin2016.Now,ithasbeenbroughttolifethankstoacreativedesignerfromSouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince.OntheeveoftheQingmingFestival,ShiChanghongreleased(发布)hisversionofreproducedandpackagedcharactersforeachsolartermintheformof

“movingart”ofGifs.SincetheirfirstreleaseonZcoolonMarch29,theGifshavewongreatpraiseamongthegeneralpublicandquicklyfloodedsocialmediawithmillionsofhitsduringthefestivalperiod.Tomaximizepublicity,Shireleasedhisworkinthreeforms:video,animationandpicture.Thebackgroundsoundsaddtothebrilliance.“WhenIwatchtheshortvideo,IcanstronglyfeeltheChinese­styleelementshiddeninthem.AnditisreallycooltolivenupChinesetraditionalcultureinsuchauniqueway,”WeChatuserXiaoFeifeisaid.“Itisreallyaforttometoseesomanypeoplelikemylatestwork.Tobehonest,itwouldreallysurprisemeiftheworkdoesnotarousegreatinterestamongChinesepeople.The24solartermsisadeeplyrootedconceptthatcoverstheessenceofChinesewisdom.However,onlyasmallportionofpeopleknowallthenamesorthecorrectorderofthoseterms.MyintentionistoincreaseChinesepeople’sself­awarenesstolearnmoreaboutourtraditionalfineculture.Actually,the24solartermsworkisonlyapartofmywholedesignprogram‘CharmChina’,whichIstartedoverayearago，”ShitoldChinaDaily.8.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedword“Zcool”inParagraph2refersto?A.Anewspaper. B.Amagazine.C.AradioBroadcast. D.Awebsite.9.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothetext?A.Thebackgroundsoundsmaketheworkmoreattractive.B.ItreallysurprisedShiChanghongtoseesomanypeoplelikehislatestwork.C.Mostpeopleknowallthenamesorthecorrectorderofthe24solarterms.D.The24solartermsworkdesignedbyShiChanghongwasaddedtoUNESCOWorldCulturalHeritagelist.10.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceacreativedesigner.B.Tointroducethe24solartermswork.C.Tointroducetheoriginofthe24solarterms.D.Tointroduceadesignprogram“CharmChina”.11.Whichpartofthenewspaperdoesthetextprobablybelongto?A.Travel. B.Culture. C.Agriculture. D.Education.4MuSa,alivestream(直播的)host,isamodelofhowtheInternethastransformedmanyyoungunemployedpeopleintousefultalentscontributingtosociety.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,MuworkedasanofficeclerkinShanghai,amarketingassistantinBeijingandadataanalystinHangzhou.Eachtimehestruggledtorealizehisdreaminbigcities.However,Muatlastfoundthatwhattouchedhimmostwashomesickness.Thus,Mureturnedhomeat25inNovember2021.Mu,whohasalittlehearingproblemcausedbyafeverattheageof10,thoughtofhimselfafailureatfirst.Leavingtheirvillagehadbeenagoalforallruralchildrenofhisgeneration.However,hewasnotdeterredbyhisdifficultiesandquicklyliftedhimselfup.Mudecidedtopickuphiscellphoneandbegincreatingshortvideosaboutlocalpeople’sdailylivesathomeanduploadingthemonline.Avideoshowinghismothercookinglocalfoodturnedouttobeasurprisehit.Evenhismotherwasshockedthatsomanyviewers,whomentedthatthevideoevoked(勾起)memoriesoftheirownmomsandhometowns,couldbeinterestedinadailyroutine.Musaiditwasthesuccessofthisvideothatinspiredhimtocarryon.Hegraduallyfoundthatvillagerelatedcontentwaspopularamonghisfollowers.ManyfansknowabouthishometownDazhanchangandthelivesoflocalresidentsinNorthwestChinathroughMu’swork.Ashisworkattractsmoreandmorefollowers,Muhasstartedpublishingshortvideosonanalmostdailybasis.Hefaithfullyrecordsthedailylivesofthosearoundhim,andreleasesthevideosat6pmmostdays.Somepeoplesayhisvideosgivepeopleaquiet,poeticandidyllic(田园诗般的)feeling.12.WhydidMuSareturnhomeinNovember2021?A.Hemissedhishome. B.Hesufferedadisability.C.Herequiredmotivation. D.Helackedasenseofsafety.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deterred”inParagraph3mean?A.Beaten. B.Discovered. C.Grasped. D.Attacked.14.Whyisthevideoabouthismotherpopular?A.Thefoodthereisunique. B.Herdailyroutineisstriking.C.Itbroughtbackgoodmemories. D.Shedisplayedsuperbcookingskills.15.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMuSaaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Reliable. B.Grateful. C.Curious. D.Diligent.5Afterreturingfromhisjobasaculturalrelicsprotectionworker10yearsago,WangYongxiankepthisloveforancientChinesearchitecture(建筑)throughteaching.Nowaged73,hestillteachesacoursenamed“ConservationandRestorationofAncientChineseBuildings”ataUniversityinShanxiprovince.HismaininterestisDougong,aconstructionmethodthatusesinterlocking(紧密连接的)woodenpiecestoformstructures.ThemethodisoneofthemostimportantfeaturesofancientChinesearchitecture.WangalsostartedonlineclassestobetterexplainDougongtothosewhoshowedastronginterestinhiscourse.Followingasuggestionfromhisstudents,hebecameavloggerusingtheaccountname“Dougongclass”.TheaccountisregularlyupdatedwithshortvideoclipsWangproduceshimself.Heissurprisedthathisclassesaresopopularonsocialmedia.ThefirstsixlecturesonancientChinesebuildingsthatheuploadedoverasixmonthperiodhavereceived1.6millionviews.Tomakeiteasierfornewerstothesubjecttounderstand,WangmadeawoodenDougongmodel.Eachpartismarkedwithanumberorname,andthemodelcanbetakenapartandputtogether,aprocessthatWangfilmedandputonline.SomeviewerssaidthattheyhadlongbeenpuzzledbyDougongstructures,butfinallyunderstoodhowtheyworkafterwatchingthevideoof“Dougonggrandpa”.Wangsaidwhenhewasyoung,thebeautifulancienttemplesinhishometownhadignitedhisinterestinancientwoodenbuildingsandfinallyledhimtoturnhisinterestintoalifelongcareer.Whatmakeshimhappytodayisnotonlythatthegovernmentsetasidemoremoneyfortheresearchandprotectionofculturalrelics,butalsothatsocietyismoreawareoftheimportanceofsuchwork.Tohissurprise,about90percentofhismorethan100,000viewersonlinearebelowage30.ThatfactmakeshimmoreconfidentthataslongasthestoryofChineseancientarchitectureistoldintherightway,itcanattractmorepeople.16.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.DougongisawellprotectedChinesebuildingstructure.B.DougongisatraditionalChinesewoodenbuildingmethod.C.DougongisacoursewhichWangteachesafterretirement.D.Dougongisthemostimportantfeatureofancientarchitecture.17.WhatmadeWangavlogger?A.Theadvicefromhisstudents.B.Theonlinecourseheattended.C.Thepopularityofsocialmedia.D.Theawarenesstoattractviewers.18.WhatcanwelearnaboutWang’svlogfromparagraphs3and4?A.Itisupdatedbyhisstudents.B.Itprovestobeagreatsuccess.C.Itisintendedfornewers.D.Ithaspuzzledsomeviewers.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ignited”inParagraph5mean?A.Ignored. B.Widened. C.Started. D.Changed.6Therearesomepeople,whoremindusthatageisjustanumber.JohannaQuaasisa97yearoldGermanwomanwhowasrecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecordsastheworld’soldestactivepetitivegymnastin2012.Overtheyears,Quaashasmadewavesonlineaftervideosofherroutinesarepostedfromtimetotime.ThelatestofthoseisashortvideosharedbyOscarwinningactressViolaDaviswiththemessage“Youaremyspiritwarrior(战士)!!Wow!!GOALS!!!”ThevideowasshotattheGermanGymnasticsFestivalin2017,whenthegymnastwas91.AlthoughthevideosharedbyDavishasearnedover400,000likes,thisisfarfrombeinghermostwidelyspreadingperformance.QuaasfirstwontheheartsoftheworldafteruserLieveDaffysharedtwovideosofthegymnast’sfloorandparallelbars(双杠)routinesatTournamentofMastersin2012,withinsixdaysofposting,theyhadgainedover1.1millionviewseach.Now,bothshortvideoshaveover3.5millionviews.Herabilitieshavealsoimpressedthegreatestathletesinherfield,suchasSimoneBiles,whosaidherparallelbarsroutineleftherspeechless.Bornin1925,Quaasbeganhergymnasticstrainingatanearlyageandenteredherfirstpetitionwhenshewas10.Whileshespentmostofherlifeasagymnasticscoachandhandballplayer,shereturnedtoactivegymnasticsattheageof56.In2015,shereceivedtheNadiaaneciSportsmanshipAwardfromtheInternationalGymnasticsHallofFame,beforeretiringfrompetitionduetoaninjuryinherarmin2018.However,thathasn’tstoppedQuaasfromsharingheramazingmovesonInstagram,especiallyhowshestillhastheabilitytostandonherhead.Ifthatisn’tenough,shealsostretchesandplayssoccer.However,themostheartwarmingpartofitallisthewarmmessagesshegetsfrompeoplearoundtheworld.“You’resuchanexample,Ms.Johanna!”writesoneuser,whileanothersays,“WishingtheBestofHealthtoanAMAZINGwoman,whoismybiggestinspiration!Muchlove.”20.WhatcanwelearnaboutJohannaQuaas?A.Sheis91yearsold.B.ShewontheOscarPrizeforplayingtheroleofwarrior.C.Shesharedvideosofsurfingonline.D.Shewonpopularityonline.21.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbyofferingnumbersinparagraph3?A.Thefactthatthosevideospostedin2012gotthemostlikes.B.Theprocessshegotherpopularityonline.C.Herpopularityamongthepublic.D.Herachievementsinherfield.22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.It’snevertoooldtolearnsomethingnew.B.Agewon’tstoponefrommovingforward.C.Enthusiasmcanbringonesuccess.D.Onecangainfameonlineeasily.7Intoday’sworldoffastpacedgamesandshortvideos,peoplearespendinglessandlesstimeonthings.Forexample,researchhasshownthattheaveragevisitorspendsjust15secondsonawebsitebeforemovingontootherthings.ButtheInternetisahugeandbusyplace,withmillionsofsitestochoosefrom.Youmightexpectpeopletoslowdownabitmorewhenthey’reinmuseumsfullofgreatworksofart.Butyou’dbewrong.Severalstudieshaveshownthattheamountoftimeforpeopletospendlookingatapieceofartistenseconds.Manypeoplemayspendmoretime,butnotmuchmore—theaverageisabout28seconds.AttheTateModernMuseuminLondon,it’sevenworse.Peopletherespendanaverageofjusteightsecondsoneachartwork.Andinthatshortperiodoftime,thevisitorsarealsomanagingtodoanotherimportantthing—takeselfies!Inrecentyearsmuseumshavebeenworkingtochangethisbehavior.Today,over170museumsaroundtheworldarecelebrating“SlowArtDay”.Theyareaskingtheirvisitorstospendatleast510minuteslookingatjustoneworkofart.SlowArtsupportersbelievethatwhenvisitorsspendmoretimelookingatandstudyingtheworkofart,theyadmireitmore.Studyingaworkofartformoretimecanalsohelppeoplegetabetterunderstandingoftheartist’sideasandwhattheartistwentthroughtocreatethework.MostofthemuseumstakingpartinSlowArtDayarechoosingjustafewworksfortheirvisitorstosee.Someofthemuseumsareofferingchancesforvisitorstotalkabouttheartworksandsharetheirideas.23.Generallyspeaking,peoplespend________oneachpieceofartinamuseum.A.8seconds B.10seconds C.15seconds D.28seconds24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisbehavior”referto?A.Takingselfiesinmuseumsbusily. B.Lookingateachartworkhurriedly.C.Admiringeachartworkthoroughly. D.Celebrating“SlowArtDay”widely.25.Whyis“SlowArtDay”created?A.Tostopvisitorsfromtakingselfiesinside.B.Toattractmorepeopletovisitthemuseums.C.Tomakepeoplespendmoretimeoneachartwork.D.Togivevisitorsanopportunitytorelaxthemselves.26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.SlowArtDay:aFruitofMuseums!B.MuseumsontheRocks:PleaseAdvise!C.Museums:SlowdowntoAdmiremore!D.Museums:anEscapefromtheFastpacedLife!8Beingfamousisthedreamofmany,andTianisgettingclosertothatdream.Tian,30,isawhitecollarworkerinBeijing.OnshortvideoapplicationDouyin,Tianhasmorethan2,000fans.Sofar,shehasreceivedmorethan50,000likesontheDubsmashlikeapp.OnherpageonDouyin,Tianshareseverything,fromherson’sdailyactivities,toherpetdogs,tolittleskits(段子)madeupbyherandherhusband.“Makingfunnyvideos,andbiningthemwithmusicisreallyinteresting,”Tiansaid.“Ofcourse,Imakethevideosforfunbecauseitisquiterelaxing.”China’sshortvideomarkethasseengreatgrowth,accordingtoareport.ThereportsaidthatChina’sshortvideomarketwasvaluedat5.73billionyuan($900million)in2017,anincreaseof184percent.Theindustryvalueisexpectedtogouptothe30billionmarkin2020.panieslikeTencent,SohuandIqiyihaveallstartedprovidingshortvideocontent.“Shortvideosarepopularbecausetheyareanadditiontotraditionalaudioandvideocontentontheinternet,”saidSunJiashanwiththeChineseNationalAcademyofArts.Fanssaythattheshortvideoshelpthem“chillout”fromastressedoutlifestyle.“Myfavoritevideosareallaboutpets,”saidZhouNa,anurseinHefei,capitalofEastChina’sAnhuiprovince.“Afterawholeday’swork,watchingthe15secondvideosmakesmelaugh,whichreducesmypressure.”27.WhydoesTianmakeshortvideosinDouyin?A.Togetfun. B.Tobeeawellknownperson.C.Toattractfans. D.Torecordherfamily’sroutine.28.What’sSunJiashan’sopinionaboutshortvideos?A.Theyhavehugevalue.B.Theygreatlyreducepeople’spressure.C.Theymakepeople’sstardreamsetrue.D.Theyenrichinternetaudioandvideocontent.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“chillout”probablymean?A.Catchacold. B.Feelcold.C.Calmdown. D.Beeconcerned.30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.EveryChineseisusingDouyin.B.China’sshortvideomarketisopen.C.DouyinbringstheChinesegreathappiness.D.China’sshortvideomarkethasdevelopedrapidly.9Inrecentyears,traditionalChinesecultureandarthasgainedafootholdonshortvideoplatformsandattractedalargenumberofyoungfollowersthankstotheexplosivegrowthoftheshortvideoindustry.Relaxing,emotionalandfragmented,thesevideocontentsperfectlymatchthedemandsoftheusers.Withtheapplicationofnewtechnologiessuchassocialmunicationandimmersiveexperiencing,shortvideoplatformsareseeingmoreusers,beingashiningspotofnewInternetmedia.Recently,HuangmeiOperaFemaleConsortPrincebecameahitonshortvideoplatformsasalotofyounguserscoveredthearia(咏叹调)intheirownwayandshowedgreatartistictalents.Theinteractiveplatformsareexpandingthecharmofthetraditionaloperaamongyoungpeople.PekingOperawasalsowellreceivedonshortvideoplatformsthankstoaseriesofAReffects.Userslovetofilmclipswithasetofvirtualfacialmakeup,headwearandcostumes.Statisticsindicatethattheseeffectswereappliedbymorethan18millionusers,mostofwhomwereyoungpeople.InadditiontoChineseoperas,intangibleculturalheritageitems,suchasembroidery,papercutting,printinganddyeing,shadowplayworks,oiledpaperumbrellamaking,andbambooweavingarealsoactivelypromotedonshortvideoplatforms.Inaword,shortvideoplatformsarebeinganimportantchanneltodisplayChina’sintangibleculturalheritage.Shortvideoplatforms,offeringafun,popularandeasywaytoexplorethetraditionalartforms,arereceivingalotofpositivefeedbacksfromChina’syounggenerations.Theseconds,orminuteslongvideoshaveproducedremarkableachievementsinpromotingtraditionalChineseculture.31.Whatmainlymadetheinheritanceoftraditionaldramadifficult?A.Theslowgrowthofindustry. B.Theinsufficientcoverageofdrama.C.Thepoorlymetdemandsoftheusers. D.Thesevereshortageofthedramaactors.32.WhatledtothepromotionofPekingOperaonshortvideoplatforms?A.Thesocialmunication. B.Thesetofvirtualfacialmakeup.C.Thepositivefeedbacksfromusers. D.Theapplicationofnewtechnologies.33.Whyarepapercuttingandbambooweavingmentioned?A.ToexpandthecharmofChineseculture.B.TooffernewchannelstodisplayChina’sarts.C.Toshowthecurrentsituationofculturalheritage.D.Toprovetraditionalartformsareactivelypromoted.34.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheBrightFutureofHuangmeiOperaB.TheExplosiveGrowthoftheShortVideoIndustryC.TheSimpleWaytoExploretheTraditionalArtFormD.TheCreativebinationofCultureandTechnologies10Moreandmorepeopleareusingcrowdfundingtopayfortheirprojectsandcreatenewproducts.Crowdfundingiswhenapersonorbusinessgetsmanysmallpaymentsfromalargenumberofpeople.Usually,thewaytodothisistousetheInternet.Insteadoftryingtogetafewpeopletogivethousandsofdollars,yougethundredsofpeople,maybethousands,togiveafewdollars.Butthisisstillnoteasy.Youwantpeopletoseethevalueofyouridea.Howwillyougetthemtogivethedollarstheyearntoyou?*Successfulprojectsarethosethatgotthemoneytheywanted.Therearewebsitesthatmakethisopportunitypossible.KickstarterandGoGetFundingarepopular.Youcreateashortvideotoexplainyourproject.Themostimportantpartisgettingyourmessageacross.Justbecauseyou’vemadeyourideaknowndoesn’tmeanyouwillgetthemoneyyouneed.Youstillneedtosellyouridea.Manypeoplebeginbyexplainingwhattheproductisandthentellingwhypeopleneedit.Forexample,oneofthemostpopularcrowdfundedproductsisawatch.ThePebblewatchconnectswithinformationonasmartphonethatwillsendinformationtothewatch.Morethan65,000peoplegavemoneyforthisproduct.Crowdfundingraised$10.3millionforit.However,it’snotjustproductsthatpeopleusecrowdfundingfor.Peopleuseitfortheirmusic,film,art,orwritingprojects.Projectsusuallygetfrom25to40percentoftheirmoneyfromcrowdfundingsites.Whoisgivingallthemoney?Whenpeopleneedmoney,theyoftenasktheirfriendsandfamily.Crowdfundingoftenworksthesameway,butonceyoucreateyourvideoandmessage,yourfriendsshareitwiththeirfriends.Ifyou’vecreatedamessagethatpeoplecanconnectto,yougetmanymorepeopletogive.Whydothesepeoplegive?First,thereisthe“feelgood”factor.Givingmoneymakespeoplefeelgood.Second,manysmallbusinessesofferrewardstopeople.Third,sometimestherewardissimplygettingtousetheproduct.Andthisispartofthesuccessofcrowdfunding.Youcouldmakeadifference.35.Wheredopeopleusuallygetcrowdfunding?A.Innewspapers. B.OntheInternet.C.Onthestreets. D.Inshoppingcenters.36.WhichprojecttypeistheleastsuccessfulaccordingtotheBarGraph?A.Art. B.Music. C.Publishing. D.Filmandvideo.37.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Peopleusecrowdfundingonlyforproducts.B.ThePebblewatchsendsinformationtothesmartphone.C.YoucanpostashortvideoforcrowdfundingonKickstarter.D.Youwillgetthemoneyyouneedonceyougetyourmessageacross.38.PeoplegivemoneytocrowdfundingprojectsbecauseofthereasonsEXCEPT.A.Theyfeelgreat B.TheywillreceivepraiseC.Theycanusetheproduct D.Theywillgetsomerewards39.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Togiveadviceoncrowdfunding. B.Topersuadepeopletogivemoney.C.Tohelppeopletogetmoremoney. D.Togiveanintroductiontocrowdfunding.二、完形填空InthelivestreamingchannelofYangWeiyun,nosingingordancingisperformednorareproductssold.Instead,Yangteachespinyin,readingandwriting,somethingthathasbeenmost40toherforthepast50years.Thedifferenceisthatherstudentsaremostlyadults.The73yearold,a(an)41educator,hadbeenaChineseteacherinanelementaryschoolfor30yearsandakindergartenheadforanother20years.Whenshe42,Yangalsowantedtodosomethingmeaningful.Theriseofshortvideoplatformsgavehertheideaof43hereducationendeavorsthroughlivestreamingonlinesosheopenedherlivestreamingaccountinMay,2021andofferedfreepinyincourses44forkindergartenpupilsabouttoattendprimaryschools.However,she45learnedherviewersincludealotofilliterateadults.Astheycan’treadorwrite,mostofthemdevelopasenseof46,beingafraidtogotonewplaces,47thattheycouldn’tteachtheirchildrenorreadtheirboss’sinstructions.“Manyilliterateadultsdidn’thavethechancetogotoschoolwhentheywere48.Theyaretheonesin