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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

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A

Does watching good TV make you a better person?

If you ever feel guilty about the vast amounts of television you watch, might I suggestyou refer to the findings of this study, published last week in Psychology of Creativity and theArts. In it, the authors claim that watching high-quality television dramas - like Mad Men or

The West Wing - can increase your emotional intelligence. That is, watching good TVmakes you more empathetic(同感的).

In the paper, the authors describe two experiments that led them to their pro-TVconclusion. In one, they asked about 100 people to first watch either a television drama (Mad

Men or The West Wing) or a nonfiction program (How the Universe Works or Shark Week:

Jaws Strikes Back). Afterward, all of the participants took a test psychologists often use to measure emotional intelligence: The results showed that the people who'd watched the fictionalized shows did better on this test than those who watched the nonfiction ones.

They tried this again, only switching up the programs (The Good Wife and Lost versus Nova and Through the Wormhole) and adding a control group, too: people who took the eye-reading test without watching any television first. Again, their results showed that the fiction viewers' empathy scores were superior to those who hadn't watched anything in advance.

It's a similar finding to a widely reported 2013 study that claimed that reading literary fiction is linked to better scores on this empathy-measuring test. The authors of that study and this new one argue that a complex fictional narrative forces the reader or viewer to consider a problem from multiple ways; further, since not every character's emotion is clearly spelled out, the audience must do some mental work to fill in those gaps, making a guess at the inner lives of the character.

21. What do Mad Men or The West Wing refer to in paragraph l?

A. Novels B. TV Dramas C. Magazines D. Websites

22. What were the participants required to do first in the experiment?

A. To get trained. B. To watch TV.

C. To imitate each other. D. To compare different dramas.

23. The test is especially beneficial for those who are interested in

A. their creativity B. their eye-reading test

C. their emotional intelligence D. their test scores

24. We can know from this empathy-measuring test that _ .

A. the fiction viewers were inferior to those who hadn't watched anything

B. the researchers must do some mental work to fill in those gaps

C. 100 participants must watch both a television drama and a nonfiction program

D. reading literary fiction has something to do with better scores

B

Self-promotion plays a big part in the success of any business. Press releases are free, and often the coverage is far more extensive than anything you could have hoped to say in an ad.

Keep in mind that your goal is to attract favorable media attention when you intend to write a suitable press release, please follow these steps:

* Things You'll Need

. Decide why you are writing a press release and determine your focus.

. Keep it short and to the point. Usually, press releases are no more than one page.

. Print the words "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" in the top left-hand margin in all caps. Follow this line with related contact information: name, title, address, phone number,email address.

* Create a headline and center it in bold type just above the first line of the body of the press release. Headlines typically highlight the most important, significant or shocking fact in the release.

Tips & Warnings

. Press releases are written in block style.

. Have an objective person read your press release and tell you whether he or she would be interested enough to read a newspaper story about it. If not, consider going back to rewrite.

. Hire a professional photographer to cover your event so you can include relevant photos with your release.

. Send your press release to the reporter that covers the area you are targeting instead of a managing or senior editor. Often, this will turn into a story much faster.

25. The text is especially helpful for those who care about .

A. being objective persons B. writing press releases

C. taking attractive photos D. writing news reports

26. If you want to report your event, you need to

A. write in block style B. keep it short and to the point

C. to devote yourself to it D. employ an expert photographer

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. How to Write a Proper Press Release.

B. How to set our goals.

C. How to focus our attention on reading.

D. How to read a newspaper.