1、Week 6ThursdayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2016全国，D)Bad news sells.If it bleeds，it leads.No news is good news，and good news is no news.Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different w
2、ays，researchers are discovering new rules.By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts，scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media，” says Jonah Berger，a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.“They w
3、ant your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling.But when you share a story with your friends，you care a lot more how they react.You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails，Web posts and reviews，face-to-face conversationsfound that
4、 it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的)，but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility，Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a particular set
5、 of news stories：thousands of articles on The New York Times website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.He found that science amaz
6、ed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny，or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety，but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other，and
7、they preferred good news to bad.The more positive an article，the more likely it was to be shared，as Dr.Berger explains in his new book，“Contagious：Why Things Catch On.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，研究表明好消息要比坏消息在网络上传播的更快、更广。1What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?ANews reports. BResearch papers.CP
8、rivate e-mails. DDaily conversations.答案A细节理解题。根据首段中的Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.可知，这些规则适用于新闻报道。故选A。2What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?ATheyre socially inactive.BTheyre good at telling stories.CTheyre inconsiderate of others.DTheyre ca
9、reful with their words.答案C细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知，像Debbie Downer那样的人是不替别人着想的。故选C。3Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr.Bergers research?ASports news. BScience articles.CPersonal accounts. DFinancial reviews.答案B细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，人们更愿意发送一些科学类的文章。故选B。4What can be a suitable title for the text
10、?ASad Stories Travel Far and WideBOnline News Attracts More PeopleCReading Habits Change with the TimesDGood News Beats Bad on Social Networks答案D文章标题题。文章主要表明了通过研究证明了好消息要比坏消息在网络上传播的更快、更广。故选D。Task 2：词汇积累1track n轨道；踪迹 v追踪；跟踪2positive adj.积极的；肯定的3negative adj.否定的；消极的；负面的4review n复习；回顾；检讨；评审5monitor v监视；
11、监督；监听n.班长；监视器；计算机显示器6online post网上的帖子7mass media 大众媒体Task 3：语法填空One of his first finds was _1_ articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.He found that science amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling _2_ others.Read
12、ers also tended _3_ (share)articles that were exciting or funny，or that inspired negative feelings like anger or _4_ (anxious)，but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other，and they preferred good news _5_ bad.The more positive an article，the more like
13、ly it was to be shared，_6_ Dr.Berger explains in his new book，“Contagious：Why Things Catch On.”答案1.that2.with3.to share4.anxiety5.to 6asTask 4：单句改错1They want your eyeballs and dont care what youre feeling.2You dont want them to think you as a Debbie Downer.3Were positive news shared more often simpl
14、y because people experienced more good things than bad things?答案1.whathow2.think后加as3.WereWasTask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails，Web posts and reviews，face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的)，but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news.分析：本句为连词but连接的两个并列分句，第一个分句为含有一个宾语从句的复合句，主句的主语是Researchers，其后的现在分词短语analyzing word-of-mouth communication作定语，谓语是 found，后面是that引导的宾语从句；第二个分句也是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。译文：分析口述交际如电子邮件、网帖、评论和面谈的研究者发现，它倾向于更积极而不是消极(的内容)，但这并不一定意味着人们更偏爱积极的消息。