【文章內容簡介】 to the ground. 48. From the passage, the writer wants to show us that we should _________ . A. never laugh at blind people B. never say “ I can’ t” to ourselves C. never do what we can’ t D. try our best to keep healthy C Globalization（全球化） Globalization means that people, ideas, technology, money, services and many other things are moving between countries and changing the way people think and act. Not everyone thinks the same way about globalization. Some people think it is bad， and some people think it is good. Some believe that globalization helps rich people get richer and makes poor people poorer. These people say that globalization helps big panies like CocaCola and McDonald’ s destroy local businesses. However, the people who think globalization is a good thing argue that globalization helps poorer people to bee richer. They also think that it doesn’ t destroy local cultures. These people also believe globalization helps prevent wars. This is because countries with economic（經濟的） connections will try hard to keep good relationships so that their economies aren’ t destroyed. Whether you think globalization is good or bad, it affects the world in two areas: jobs and cultures. Globalization has had a very strong influence on jobs all over the world. For some workers, such as engineers, lawyers and bankers, globalization has been a good development. These workers are able to successfully pete（競爭） globally and have seen an increase in their pay. But for those who work in factories or in the service industry (at hotels， shops and restaurants), it has not been good. Workers from poorer countries are trying to get these types of jobs. They will do the same job for less money. This decreases the pay for that job, so people get paid less to do it. Cultures have also been affected by globalization. Foods such as Japanese noodles, Indian curry and French cheeses have spread around the world. We can also see an increase in the use of Chinese characters in tattoos(紋身 ). Some people get these tattoos but they don’ t really know what the characters mean. Globalization also affects the film industry. Most people have seen American movies. But because of globalization, Korean, Indian and Japanese movies have bee more worldwide. No one knows the future of globalization. Most experts agree that it will continue to grow and have an increasingly greater influence on people’ s life in the future. 49. Some people think globalization is good because it may _________ . A. change local cultures B. help local businesses develop C. make rich people bee richer D. help stop wars among countries 50. According to Paragraph 4, we know_________. A. engineers will get a lower pay B. people can get favorite jobs more easily C. globalization greatly affects people’ s jobs D. workers from rich countries get paid less 51. Globalization helps people in the world to __________ . A. enjoy foods from different countries B. go to different countries for movies C. own the same culture in the end D. know Chinese characters very well 52. What can we infer from the passage? A. Globalization is sure to do good to people. B. Globalization may change people’ s life in the future. C. Globalization will be limited in the future. D. Globalization will be loved throughout the world. D Keeping Track（追蹤） of Your Fitness Bees Normal Being a fit and healthy person is very important for lots of people today. In fact, some people like running and exercising so much that they bee obsessed with keeping track of it. Thanks to fitness apps and gadgets（小玩意）， people can measure every step they take, what they eat and every calorie they burn. They might wear a special watch on their wrists, shoes on their feet or use different apps on their phones to measure their movements. Importantly, once they have done that, they post it on social media. All of their friends can see where they’ ve run, what workout they have done or what they had for lunch. Sounds familiar? Doctor Daniel Kraft from the United States makes gadgets for people like this. He told the Digital Health Summit that these people, known as “ trackaholics” , would bee the norm（常態(tài)） in the future. And I think he’ s right. I can see the world of health and fitness changing around me every day. One of my friends, named Anna Palmer, is always using the latest fitness gadgets. Her favorite is an app called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, heart rate and amount of calories she has burnt. She always posts these things, and pictures of herself exercising, on social media. “ It’ s nice to know exactly how much exercise you have done, rather than guess,” she said, “ That way I can keep pushing myself to improve.” Also, my friends in China use WeChat to pare how many steps they have taken each day. They are very petitive about this! underlined phrase “obsessed with” in the first paragraph means________. A. busy with B. angry with