Unit 3 a taste of English humour reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·福建龙海二中第二次月考)

　　The classic rule of news used to be "If it bleeds,it leads",suggesting that people only wanted to hear stories about tragedy(悲剧).But now that news is in the hands of every person with a smartphone or a computer,and researchers have found that there are different rules about what people actually want to read,watch and share.

　　In the past,news outlets(经销店) simply wanted to get people to watch their shows or buy their newspapers.Shocking stories made people tune in.But now,people get news from various sources.Actually,people want to share their social media networks.And fortunately,happiness spreads more quickly than tragedy.

　　In a new study researchers tracked the online reach of about 7,000 articles from The New York Times over a three-month period.They found that the stories which focused on good news had more clicks than negative stories.

　　Even better,researchers at the University of Tubingen in Germany find that when our social media connections read these happy stories,they in turn become happier.Happiness,as it turns out,is contagious(富有感染力的).The other side of the research is that negative stories are also contagious.When people read negative posts or stories shared by their friends,they are more likely to share negative posts.

　　But fortunately,according to the study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania,people prefer good news to bad.The happier and more positive an article is,the more likely it is to be shared.So if you want to make the world a better place,go ahead and watch the pet rescue or fun baby videos.And then brighten up the world by sharing them with your friends.

1.According to the classic rule of news,people prefer to read stories about　　　.

A.war,death and disaster

B.society,history and science

C.politics,economy and culture

D.success,failure and determination

2.What's the purpose of shocking stories in the past newspapers?

A.To frighten the readers.

B.To make the readers relaxed.

C.To make a large amount of money.

D.To encourage the readers to be brave.

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A.There are two kinds of stories.

B.People prefer happy stories to negative stories.

C.Both happy and negative stories are contagious.

D.Negative posts or stories can't be shared by people.

4.How can we create a better world according to the text?

A.By listening to sad stories often.

B.By sharing positive posts online.