【正文】
to face illness and death in a calm way. D. Try to be the one who can spread love to others. C Have you ever been told a lie? Did you believe it and then tell someone else, without realizing it wasn’t true? Thanks to social media, this is happening more and more in today’s world. It is known as fake news. It became a big problem during the US presidential election(選舉 ). People were posting untrue stories on the inter about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Thousands of people were sharing them, thinking they were true. People think it must be true if so many people have shared it. It isn’t just politics where it happens though. Shopping advertisements, celebrity gossip(流言 ), and even local news from your city can be fake news. Perhaps you or one of your friends has shared fake news in WeChat friend circle? But how can you tell if it’s real or fake? Spotting fake news can actually be very easy. First of all, “just because it’s on the inter, it doesn’t make it true,” according to CNN’s AJ Willingham. He says there are different kinds of fake news. Some are designed by some websites. Some news has untrue headlines or pictures. These things tease(引誘 ) people and make them click on the link to the story. Communications expert Melissa said that everyone should think carefully about what they read. Anyone can be fooled by fake news. “This doesn’t only happen to old people,” she told CNN, “Even the early education should be teaching about munication, media and the inter. Growing up with the inter doesn’t necessarily mean you are inter savvy.(有常識(shí)的 )” 23. What does the underline word “ fake” in the second paragraph mean? A. good B. bad C. latest D. unreal 24. People thought all the stories about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the inter were true because ______________. A. lots of people had shared the stories B. there were no fake news in politics C. the two people are famous D. the stories were from local newspapers 25. According to AJ Willingham, _________. A. it’s hard to spot fake news on the inter B. news on the inter is not always true C. politicians don’t spread news on the inter D. it’s better not to use the inter 26. Which of the following does Melissa agree with? A. Only older people need to think carefully about what they read. B. It’s better to learn about media and the inter from a young age. C. Young people are hardly fooled by fake news. D. Everyone should learn about munication methods. D Do stars only appear at night? The answer is no. Venus is the one and only star that can be seen in daytime. It shone at its brightest in the night sky on Feb 17 this year. Venus is the second pla from the sun. It is the second brightest natural object, behind Earth’s moon, in the night sky. Why is it so bright? First of all, Venus is the closest pla to Earth. It is also covered by highly reflective clouds, which can reflect about 70% of the sunlight striking it, almost twice as much as Earth does. Some are calling 2017 the year of Venus, because the pla is at its brightest twice this year. Venus gets brighter when it goes further away from the sun, and nearer to the Earth. The brightest moment happened once in February, and will happen again, during daylight, on April 30. If Venus is so bright and close to us, isn’t it a better choice for human exploration(探索 ) than Mars? It is closer to Earth than Mars and it’s closer to Earth in size. The closer distance to the sun means solar power would be easier to produce as well. However, with a temperature of about 465℃ on the surface, Venus is the hottest pla in our solar system! But scientists never give up. Recently, a team of NASA and Russian scientists created new puter equipment that can stand temperatures of 480℃ . It can work under Venuslike conditions for almost 22 days. 27. The next step, according to the scientists, is to send a probe (探測(cè)器 ) to Venus by 2025. Which of the following about Venus is NOT true? A. It’s the only star that can be seen in daylight. B. It’s the second pla from the sun. C. It’s the brightest natural object in the night sky. D. It’s the closest pla to Earth. 28. Venus is