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A study of how older teenagers use social media has found that Facebook is 'not just on the slide, it is basically dead and buried' and is being replaced by simpler social networks such as Twitter and Snapchat. Young people now see the site as 'uncool' and keep their【C1】______live purely to stay in touch with older【C2】______among whom it remains popular. Daniel Miller, who worked on the research, wrote: 'Mostly they feel embarrassed even to be【C3】______with it.' This year marked the start of what looks likely to be a【C4】______decline of what had been the most popular social networking sites. Young people are turning away in crowds and【C5】______other social networks instead,【C6】______the worst people of all, their parents, continue to use the service. 'Where【C7】______parents worried about their children joining Facebook, the children now say it is their family that insists they stay there to【C8】______about their lives. Parents have worked【C9】______how to use the site and see it【C10】______a way for the family to remain connected【C11】______, the young are moving on to cooler things. What appears to be the most important factor in a young persons【C12】______to leave Facebook was【C13】______that your mum sends you a friend request.' A study observed 16- to 18-year-olds in eight countries for 15 months and found that Facebook use was in decline. Instead, young people are turning to simpler services like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp which Professor Miller【C14】______were 'no match' for Facebook【C15】______functionality. 'Most of the school children in our survey【C16】______that in many ways, Facebook is technically better than Twitter or Instagram. It is more【C17】______, better for photo albums, organising parties and more【C18】______for observing peoples relationships,' said Professor Miller, adding that 'efficient isnt always best' in【C19】______young users. WhatsApp has overtaken Facebook as the number one way to send messages, say the researchers, while Snapchat has gained in popularity in recent months by allowing users to send images which 'self-destruct' after a short period on the recipients phone in order to maintain【C20】______.
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本句提到如今年轻人觉得Facebook一点都不酷,他们还继续使用它纯粹是为了和某些人保持联系。只有在Facebook上的账号依然有效才能够实现联系他人的目的,故选A项profiles“个人档案”,在文章的语境下可指“个人账号”。
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未分类题Despite helping to record events, photos could damage our memories. Researchers found people who take pictures have【C1】______remembering what actually happened. This phenomenon has been named 'photo-taking impairment effect'. From childrens birthdays to that long-awaited family holiday, we all want to remember those【C2】______moments with a photograph.【C3】______if youre one of those people who cant stop【C4】______beware then—you could【C5】______forgetting it all in a flash. A study has found that taking too many photos may prevent us from forming detailed memories. Researchers from Harvard University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Columbia University in the U.S. recently found that many people now use the Internet【C6】______a memory. They claimed that when someone wants to know something they now use the Internet【C7】______an 'external memory' just as computers use an external hard【C8】______. The study continued that we are now so【C9】______on smartphones and laptops, we go into 'withdrawal when we cant find out something【C10】______'. Far from helping us to【C11】______the moment, it could mean we miss whats going on right in front of our noses. Researchers led a group of students around a museum and asked them to either photograph or try to remember certain works of art and historical【C12】______. The next day, their memory was tested. It showed they were【C13】______at recognizing objects they had photographed than those they had only looked at. They were also poorer at【C14】______details of the objects they had taken pictures of. Dr Linda Henkel, who conducted the study at Fair field University in Connecticut, said: 'People so often【C15】______out their cameras almost mindlessly. When people rely on technology to remember for them, it can have a【C16】______impact on how well they remember their【C17】______.' Previous studies have suggested that【C18】______old photos can help us remember, but only if we spend long enough doing it. 'In order to remember, we have to【C19】______and interact with the photos, rather than just【C20】______them,' said Dr Henkel.【C1】A.puzzleB.troubleC.difficultyD.fuss

未分类题Peek through the inspection windows of the nearly 100 three-dimensional (3D) printers quietly making things at RedEye, a company based in Minnesota, and you can catch a glimpse of how factories will work in the future. It is not simply that the machines run day and night【C1】______by just a handful of technicians.【C2】______it is what they are making that shows how this revolutionary production process is【C3】______the manufacturing mainstream. 3D printers make things by building them up, a layer at a time,【C4】______a particular material, rather than【C5】______it by cutting, drilling or machining—which is why the process is also called additive manufacturing. There are many ways in which this can be done, and with only a【C6】______adjustment of software each item can be different,【C7】______the need for costly retooling of machines. This has made 3D printing a【C8】______way to make one-off items, especially prototype parts, mock-ups, small mechanical【C9】______and craft items. And that is about all that 3D printers are good for,【C10】______the doubters. Chief among them is Terry Gou, the boss of Foxconn. He thinks 3D printing is just 'a trick' without any【C11】______value in the manufacture of real finished goods, and he has vowed to start spelling his name backwards if【C12】______wrong. Mr. Gou is right about one thing: additive manufacturing is not about to replace mass manufacturing.【C13】______the technology is improving, the finish and durability of some printed items can still【C14】______what producers require. And nor can 3D printers produce millions of【C15】______parts at low cost, as mass-production lines can.【C16】______3D printers have their【C17】______which is why they are starting to be used by some of the worlds biggest manufacturers, such as Airbus, Boeing, GE, Ford and Siemens. The market for 3D printers and【C18】______is small, but growing fast. Last year it was worth $2.2 billion worldwide, up 29% from 2011. As producers become more【C19】______with the technology, they are moving from prototypes to final【C20】______.【C1】A.designedB.attendedC.introducedD.bought

未分类题The news about vitamins keeps getting worse. Many studies published in the last few years shows that a variety of popular supplements dont do anything to reduce the risk of developing heart disease, stroke or a variety of cancers. But what about multivitamins? These combination pills, which【C1】______10 to 30 vitamins and【C2】______, are the most popular supplements sold in America. A report published recently suggests they shouldnt be. The study【C3】______161,808 participants in the Womens Health Initiative, a long-term effort to【C4】______risk factors for cancer, heart disease and bone health in elderly women.【C5】______in the nationwide study included white, black, Asian and Native American women. They were followed for an average of nearly eight years.【C6】______, 41.5% of study participants took some version of a multivitamin. Those women were more likely to be white and college-educated, live in the West, exercise and have a lower body mass index. However, women who took multivitamins werent any more likely to【C7】______a diagnosis of breast, lung, stomach, and other cancers than were women who didnt take multivitamins. Nor were multivitamins in general helpful in【C8】______heart attacks, strokes or reducing the risk of death from any【C9】______during the study period. The research team did find one【C10】______benefit: The 3,741 women who took stress multivitamins—formulations【C11】______higher doses of several B vitamins along with an extra amount of vitamin C—were 25% less likely to have a heart attack. No other correlations between vitamins and health outcomes were statistically【C12】______. The study provides【C13】______evidence that multivitamin use has little or no【C14】______on the risk of common cancers, heart disease or total mortality in elderly women.【C15】______, researchers wondered, 'Why do millions of Americans use a daily multivitamin for【C16】______disease prevention when the supporting scientific data are weak?' Some physicians continue to【C17】______them for patients whose diets may have nutritional【C18】______. And since they dont require a prescription, many people simply【C19】______they are safe. But those assumptions may not be【C20】______, especially if people wind up overdosing on vitamins and minerals, the researchers wrote.【C1】A.generateB.representC.containD.scrape

未分类题Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales,【C1】______others have always been small, like primates. A new theory developed by an international team, led by Jordan Okie,【C2】______an explanation for why and how【C3】______groups of organisms are able to evolve【C4】______sizes, whereas others are not. The research team【C5】______information on how quickly an individual animal grows and used it to【C6】______how large it may get【C7】______evolutionary time. Their research was published recently. The new theory developed from the observation that some animals【C8】______fast and die young, while others take their time and mature much later. 'Fast' animals-such as mice—breed very quickly, while humans mature slowly and are relatively older when they first have children. The theory【C9】______that those species that are relatively faster are more likely to evolve a large size quicker than slow species, and that their maximum size will be greater. The research team tested their theory using the【C10】______records of mammals over the last 70 million years, examining the maximum size of each mammal group【C11】______that time, including whales, elephants, seals and primates. They found that their theory was very well【C12】______. 'Primates have evolved very slowly, and never got bigger than 1,000 pounds,' said Okie, 'The【C13】______was true of whales, which evolved their large size at the fastest【C14】______recorded.' The theory also makes predictions about the relative risks of extinction for large animals【C15】______small. The maximum size of an animal is limited by the rate of mortality in the【C16】______. Because larger animals【C17】______breed less frequently than smaller animals,【C18】______the mortality rate doubles, the maximum size is predicted to be 16 times smaller. 'This is a really surprising【C19】______,' said Okie. 'It points to another reason why many of the large animals went【C20】______after the last Ice Age, and their high risk of extinction in modern environments.'【C1】A.becauseB.whileC.ifD.and