商務(wù)英語閱讀2學(xué)習(xí)通超星期末考試章節(jié)答案2024年Selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Changetheformwherenecessary.contribution

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RenownedphysicistStephenHawkingwasdaysfromdeath,butthatdidn’tstophimworking.NowhiscolleaguesatCambridgeandHarvarduniversities

havereleased

whatmaybehisfinalresearchpaper.Entitled“BlackHoleEntropyandSoftHair,”itconsiderstheso-calledblackholeinformationparadox,apuzzlethatHawking

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muchofhisworkinglifetoresearching.Hawkingandhiscollaborators

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toexplainwhathappenstotheinformation

containedinparticlesthatarepulledintoablackholeifthatblackholethenceasestoexist.Ifaparticle’sinformationalsodisappeared,thiswouldstandcountertoquantumtheory—

thatnothingistrulyeverlost.ThepaperwascompletedinthedaysbeforeHawking’sdeath

inMarchatage76,physicistMalcolmPerry—

itsco-authoralongwithAndrewStromingerandSashaHaco—

wroteinBritain’sGuardiannewspaper.Itoutlinesfurtherfindingson“softhair,”aterm

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todescribe

someoftheparticle’sinformationthatmaybeleftaroundtheblackhole’seventhorizon?—

thepointatwhichnothingcanbeseenandnothingcanescape.“In2016,Stephen,AndyandIfoundthatblackholeshaveaninfinitecollectionofwhatwecall‘softhair.’This

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allowsustoquestiontheideathatblackholesleadtoabreakdowninthelawsofphysics,”wrotePerry,aprofessoroftheoreticalphysicsattheUniversityofCambridge,inTheGuardian.“Stephenkeptworkingwithusuptotheendofhislife,andwehavenowpublishedapaperthatdescribesourcurrentthoughtsonthe

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.”ThepaperincludesatributetoHawking’swork.“Weare

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saddenedtoloseourmuch-lovedfriendandcollaboratorStephenHawkingwhose

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toblackholephysicsremainedvitallystimulatingtotheveryend,”theauthorswrote.“Thispapersummarizesthestatusofourlong-termprojectonlargediffeomorphisms,softhairandthequantumstructureofblackholesuntiltheendofourtimetogether.”Hawking’sgreat

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wererememberedata

memorialserviceinJune

atLondon’sWestminsterAbbey,duringwhichanantennainSpain

beamedhisvoice?outintospace,towardablackhole.Another

posthumouslypublishedpaper,?co-authoredbyThomasHertogattheUniversityofLeuveninBelgium,re-examinedthetheoreticalcharacteristicsoftheBigBangusingnewmathematicalapplications.Itsfinalversion?was

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just10daysbeforeHawkingdied.Hawkingalsopublishedhugelypopularbooksthatallowedreaderstojoinhiminprobingthemysteriesoftheuniverse.Hislandmark“ABriefHistoryofTime”soldmorethan10millioncopies.In1963,shortlybeforehis21stbirthday,hewas

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withamyotrophiclateralsclerosis,aneuro-degenerativedisease,andalthoughherequiredawheelchairandaspeechsynthesizer,Hawkinglivedformanyyearsbeyondtheinitialprognosis.

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Whenwelookatinfluencermarketingtrends,innovationsandfuturedirections,wehavetolookeasttoChina.Afterall,theChinesemarkethasover

800millionactiveinternetusers(subscriptionrequired),withitse-commerceeconomy

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toreach

$1.8trillion

by2022.Chinesetechcompaniesareatthe

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ofdigitalinnovation,drivenbye-commercepowerhousessuchasAlibabaGroupandTencent,andnewcomerslikeByteDance,theownerofTikTok.Indeed,overthelastdecade,Chinahasturnedintoa

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forWesterncorporatetourism—offeringasneakpeekintodigitalcommerceandtheroleofinfluencersandkeyopinionleaders(KOLs),inparticular.So,let’sdiveintothetopicandreviewwhykeyopinionleadersaresopowerfulinChina:Theyentertainthecrowdsthrough‘retailtainment.’Doyourememberthetraditional

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ads—theprotagonistsellingthejewelryorhomecareapparelonTVwithasmilingassistant?Teleadvertisingisstilla

multibillion-dollarindustryintheU.S.

(subscriptionrequired).Likewise,in2019,

21millionGermans

(subscriptionrequired)werestill“interested”or“highlyinterested”inwatchingteleshoppingprogramsonTV.ThecoreconceptisthesameforlivestreamingretailshowsonwhichKOLsintroducetheirfavoredproducts—onlytheyare

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muchyoungeraudiences.BasedonwhatIhaveseen,China’s

mostsuccessfulinfluencers

arerealsalestalentwhoentertaintheiraudiencesbecausetheyseelivestreamingsessionsasone-of-a-kindshowswheretheycanperform.KOLsactasstylists,shoppingguides,evencustomerserviceagents—providingreal-timeanswerstoquestionsfromtheaudience,

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onthelivemessengerduringtheshow,andgeneratingmassiveengagement.Livestreamingcanbe

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,though,asoneofChina’smostpopularkeyopinionleaders,LiJiaqi,

foundout

(subscriptionrequired).Headvertisedanonstickpanonaliveshow,buttheeggstuck.Theyblurthelinesbetweensocialmediaande-commerce.WhileAmericansocialmediaplatformssuchasFacebook,InstagramandSnapchathavebeenslowtoadoptdirecte-commercefeatures,theirChinesecounterpartswerebuiltwithsocialcommerceinmind.AndwhenFacebookandInstagramfinallyaddeda“buy”

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,Chineseplatformsrealizedthatsocialinteractionanduser-generatedcontentcanbean

integralpart

ofaconsumer’sshoppingjourney.OneoftheseinnovativecompaniesiscalledXiaohongshu(alsoknownasRED),whichhasbuiltanentireecosystemaroundthediscoveryofnewproductsand

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reviewsandphotos(user-generatedcontent).Atthesametime,itletspeoplepurchasethoseproductshighlightedinthereviews(e-commerce).Associalcommerceplacespeople,ratherthanproducts,atthecenterofthepurchasingprocess,itinstillsagreaterlevelof

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,which,inturn,boostsonlinesales.

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TikTokhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularappsinrecentyearssinceitsreleasein2016,andithasalreadymadeitsimpactwithinthemusicindustrythroughhelpingundergroundartistgainmoreattentionandgettingtheirsongstotrendworld-wide.TikTok’snumberofdownloadshasincreasedrapidlysinceitsrelease.Manyusershavebeen

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bythecountlessnumberoffunnyvideosandevenmimickedthedancestodifferentsongs,helpingupcomingartist

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theirwayupthebillboardcharts.Thisamountofworld-wide

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notonlyhelpsinfavoroftheTikTokappitself,butitalsobenefitsthosewhobecomepopularontheapp,includingtheartistthattheychoosetopromote.Thispromotioncangivenewartistexposureor

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oldsongsthathavebeenforgottenaboutovertime.ThesmallsnippetsthatareplayedinTikTokvideoscausepeopletobecomeintrigued,evenafter

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theapp.Oftentimes,thesoundplayedinthevideohasbecome

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intheirheads,causinguserstoeventuallysearchforthesongbecausetheywanttohearmoreofit.“Theremixesgetmorestuckinmyheadsometimes,orI’llhearasongandI’llgo“hey,Iforgotaboutthatsong,”LilyHines,anartmajor,said.Hinesalsosaidthatifitwasn’tforTikTok,shewouldn’thave

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certainsongs.Otherstudentshavesaidthattheyhavealsofoundthemselveslookingupmusicbasedoffthesnippetsofasongfromtheapp.“Themoreyouhearasnippetofasong,itmakesyouwanttohearthefullsong,”KristenGiddeon,anursingmajor,said.MainstreamartisthasevenpickedupontheTikTokcrazeandbegancreatingmusicspecificallytogainpopularityoffthisapp.AgoodexampleofthisisDrake’s2020hit,“ToosieSlide,”whichwas

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duringthestartoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Thesongwasmadespecificallyforpeopletodanceto;however,theincreasingnumberofplaysthatthesongreceivedevidentlyresultedinitclimbingtonumberoneonBillboard’sHot100charts.TikTok’s

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hasnotonlyresultedinartistbeingabletomakemoremoneyandpromotetheirmusic,butithasalsoevenchangedthewaysomesongsaremarketed.Astimegoeson,wemayevenseeahugeamountofTikTokentertainersbegintoriseto

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astheysleeplessandspendmoretimeontheirphones,researcherssaidafterspendingfouryears

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thebehaviorsofyoungpeople.DartmouthCollegeresearchersbegan

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217studentswhentheyenteredtheschoolasfreshmenin2017inthehopesofunderstandinghowtheybehave.They’veseenstudents’

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levelsriseandfall,usuallyintandemwithmidtermandfinalexams.Butsincetheonsetofthecoronaviruspandemic,ratesofdepressionandanxietyhave

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—andhaveshowednosignsofcomingdown,saidAndrewCampbell,aresearcherandcomputerscienceprofessor.Theresearchpointstohowthepublic-healthcrisisisaffectingyoungpeopleandraisesquestionsaboutwhatwillbedonetosupportthem,agroupthatstruggleddisproportionatelywith

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healthissuesforyearsbeforethepandemicsetin.Thefindingsalsoaddtoagrowingbodyofresearchthatindicatestheeffectsofthecoronavirushave

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beyondphysicalhealthandsafety,particularlyaspeopledealwithsocialisolation,grief,unemploymentanduncertaintyaboutthefuture.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionhasnotedincreasesinthenumberofadultsseekingmentalhealthcare,dealingwithanxietyandexperiencing

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ofdepressiveepisodes.ResearchersatDartmouthgathereddatathroughamobileappCampbellhelpeddevelopStudentLife,whichsitsinthebackgroundoftheuser’sphoneandcollectsinformationonlocation,phoneusage,sleepdurationand

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behavior.Theprogramalsodeliveredweeklyassessmentssostudentscouldgiveupdatesontheirmoodandstresslevels.

Theresearchersthencomparedthedatawiththepublic’sonlinesearchhabitsandfoundthatstudentsreportedhigherlevelsofstressaspeoplewereseekinginformationabout“covidfatigue.”Thestrong

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betweenthesearchtermandcertainbehaviorssuchasincreasedphoneusagehelpsdefinethephenomenonandexplainhowcovidfatigueaffectsmentalhealthoutcomes,researcherssaid.

答案:depressed;monitoring;tracking;stress;soared;mental;extended;symptoms;sedentary;(10)correlationCompletethefollowingsentencesbyaddingproperprefixestothewordsinbrackets.1.A____________(commuter)issomeonewhoworksathomeusingacomputerconnectedtoacompany’smainoffice.2.You____________(grade)yourselfwhenyoutellalie.3.Priceshavebeen____________(controlled)andmarketsareflourishing.4.____________(sales)isawayofsellingproductstopeoplebytelephone.5.Improvedsafetymeasuresincarscanbe_________________(productive)astheyencouragepeopletodrivefaster.6.Riskierinvestmentstendtobe________________(balanced)byhighrewards.7.Makesureyou____________(frost)thechickencompletelybeforecooking.8.Ourworkcallsformutualsupport.Weshouldn’t____________(act)eachother’sefforts.9.We____________(centralize)ouroperationslastyearandopenedseveralregionaloffices.10.Ifweareattacked,wewillcertainly____________(attack).

答案:telecommuter;degrade;decontrolled;Telesales;counterproductive;counterbalanced;defrost;counteract;decentralized;(10)counterattackAccordingtoarecentsurvey,managersareconfidentthattheycancontrolremoteworkerseffectively.

答案:錯Teleworkingisbeneficialforbothgovernmentandbusinesses.

答案:對Teleworkinghelpsemployeestoimprovethebalancebetweenpersonalandprofessionallife.

答案:對Thegovernmenthasissuedlawsandregulationstoenablethespreadofteleworking.

答案:錯Relevantpoliciesarenecessarytofacilitatethesuccessfulimplementationofteleworking.

答案:錯Teleworkinghelpscompaniestosavemoneyonnewstafftraining,powerconsumption,andrealestatecosts.

答案:對Teleworkingimprovesemployeesatisfactionbecausetheytendtohaveahighersalarythantheiroffice-basedcounterparts.

答案:錯Accordingtostudiesonteleworking,teleworkersaremoreefficientthanthosewhoworkintheoffice.

答案:對TheconfidentialinternalmemowasleakedtothepressbyaformerYahooemployee.

答案:錯MarissaMayer,Yahoo’sCEO,bannedworkingfromhomebecauseshebelievedthatthetechnologywasnotmatureenoughtoenableemployeestoworkremotely.

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答案:managers’they(Para.9,Line2):___________________

答案:staffthis(Para.8,Line4):______________________________

答案:teleworkingcanincreaseemploymentopportunitiesit(Para.7,Line1):__________________________

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答案:teleworkingreducesemployeeturnoverthey(Para.5,Line3):______________________

答案:teleworkersit(Para.5,Line1):__________________________

答案:teleworkingtheir(Para.4,Line2):_________________________

答案:teleworkers’she(Para.2,Line4):__________________________

答案:MayerMatchtheEnglishphraseswiththeChineseequivalentsgiveninthebox.

答案:A、flexibleworking/star3/origin/a899422f78e350143d7fdfbecf6d8fa6.png

答案:current;combine;confidential;collaboration;merit;facilitate;productive;consumption;turnover;(10)counterpartIfyouwanttoapplyformembership,click______.

答案:A.TryitfreeforthreemonthsThelastparagraphaimsto______.

答案:B.encouragepeopletotrythisapplicationsoftwareWhatprogramsarefreeoniTunes?

答案:B.Radioshows.WhatservicedoesBeats1radiooffer?

答案:A.OriginalshowshostedbyfamousartistsandDJs.WhatistheadvantageofAppleMusic?

答案:A.Thereareabundantsongsandshowsyoucanchoosefrom.iTunesprovidesuserswith______.

答案:B.music,movies,andTVshowsWhichapplicationenablesyoutosendandreceivefaxes?

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