NEW YORK— The band Atomic Tom has scored an Internet hit with its self-created video to the song Take Me Out. In the video, the band members ride a New York City subway while performing entirely on iPhones, with applications linked with mini-battery powered broadcasters for each instrument.
Singer Luck White says the production was a top-secret operation.
"We didn't tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from management, from everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,"explained White.
It has been watched by more than 2 million on YouTube since debuting(首次露面) last week. "All I've wanted to do for the past few days is just stare at the YouTube page and keep refreshing it to see how far it will go, " said Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band.
"The Internet changed everything,"Espiritu said. "It's kind of an exciting time because it forces everyone to adjust and be creative and find new ways to get your name out there."
The idea for the video came from Espiritu's 24-year-old brother Benjamin, who's hoping to go to film school. " I've seen a lot of these music applications, and they're kind of fascinating to me,"Benjamin Espiritu said. " I thought: 'What would happen if iPhones kind of took over the world? If there could actually be a band that played straight through with iPhones, what would that look like?'" So they shot(拍摄) the video —with iPhones also serving as video cameras. The band also tried Union Square but were stopped during playing because they didn't have a permit.
"The YouTube views are translating into album sales,"Espiritu said. "We've seen the jump." Their album has been in the top 10albums on iTunes.
Will their fans start cheering for iPhone-only performances? "We've gotten the most exposure(曝光)and teh most fans that we've ever gotten through this, so I wouldn't be surprised if fans are going to want to see that.: Espritu said.
1.Who first saw the ban's video to the song Take Me Out?
A. Their friends B. Their family
C. The people online D. Their management.
2.What did Espiritu mean by saying "The YouTube views are translating into album sales"?
A. The You Tube views make the album sales increase.
B. The band has changed the video on the YouTube into an album.
C. People need to pay for the video if they view it on the YouTube.
D. People who have viewed the video on the YouTube should buy an album.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. It was Espiritu who came up with teh idea of the video.
B. Benjamin thought iPhones would take over the world.
C. The band also managed to shoot the video in the Union Square.
D. Espiritu thought it was possible fro their fans to prefer iPhone-only performances.
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A. Atomic Tom's iPhone Subway Performance
B. Take Me Out—Atomic Tom's New Song
C. A band's performance through YouTube
D. A Band's iPhone single Take Me Out Hits Big
请以下列词语为关键词写一篇短文：
shy change dare overcome
内容：
1. 自己或他人的一次经历；
2. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 必须使用所给四个关键词；
2. 词数不少于120个；
3. 不能使用真实姓名或学校名称；
4. 开头已给出。
I used to be a shy girl and was afraid to speak before others,
Many people run after goals that they hope will make them happy, but happiness is not always the final result. So how does one decide which goals will end in personal happiness and which will not？How do the things in life affect personal happiness?
The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life, which can greatly affect their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life.
Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good way to fight against unhappiness. It’s probably no secret that optimistic people are considered to be much happier people than pessimists. There are specific characteristic features optimists have (pleasant ways of thinking), that bring them more success, greater health, increased life satisfaction, and other good things. If you became an optimist, it can mean that you became a very happy person, despite your circumstances, and it can actually bring more things into your life to be happy about. “If you are optimistic and you think life is going to get better, it will become a selffulfillment prediction.” says one of the scientists. “Happy people manage to look on the bright side, even if they meet big problems on their way.”
Positive psychologists believe that people can learn how to become happy and that everyone can teach themselves to see a half empty glass as half full. All they have to do is to spend time thinking about all the things that have gone right for them, rather than complaining what has gone badly. But people who are depressed usually think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.
1.What can affect people’s personal levels of happiness according to the passage? (No more than 5 words)
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2.Why are some people depressed according to the study? (No more than 14 words)
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3.How do happy people deal with the big problems in their life? (No more than 8 words)
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4.What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 10 words)
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Kids are loveable. With them around, our lives are brighter and more fun. Also our kids change the atmosphere of our house. When they’re in the house, it appears that every negative thing seems to disappear, and brighter moments start to appear. If they aren’t around, our life seems dull and boring, which is why we miss them when they’re gone. Yes, kids can change our lives but the question is: what can we offer them in return? As parents, it is our duty and our responsibility to provide our kids with what they need.
Then what are the basic needs of our kids? Firstly, it’s important to give kids the right foods and nutrition they need. Keep in mind that these foods aren’t just those foods found in stores and other fast food restaurants. Instead, our kids need foods that are rich in nutrients.
Secondly, it’s our duty to make sure our kids are safe all the time. We can give our family a good and simple house depending on our money but the important thing is that they feel secure. Our kids will appreciate it very much if we give them their play room or bedroom.
The third basic need is clothing, which protects them from harsh weather conditions. They could die from coldness or heat if we don’t consider proper clothing. Education is also one of the important basic needs of our kids, because there is a need for them to know the things around them.
However, It isn’t enough to spend all your time working to provide whatever your family need and want, because then you’ll lose time for the family. Just remember to give love and attention to your family no matter how busy you are. Every effort is surely appreciated and loved.
Topic | It is necessary to1. the basic needs of kids. | |
2. of having kids at home | ●Brightening our lives and bringing more fun ●Preventing negative things 3. in the house ●Helping us avoid feeling 4. | |
Basic needs of kids | Food | 5. kids need |
6. | Making sure kids are always safe | |
7. | Protecting kids from too cold or 8. weather | |
Education | Helping kids know their9. | |
10. | ● Don’t lose time for the family. ● Don’t forget to show your love for kids and pay attention to them. | |
Since the beginning of the year, smog(雾霾) has covered parts of North China. In January, Beijing saw only five days without smog. The rising PM2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory (呼吸系统) and heart diseases.
Later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.
So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere.
Smog is especially a common concern. As a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or profession. People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they breathe the same air as everyone else.
At a meeting on Monday, many representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, I washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question: Why do we want to develop? It's for living a better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life,” he said.
China needs to develop its economy and invest (投资) in hightech. Every Chinese has a dream to make China stronger. But without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can move to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth.
What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China. The great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China. The words have shown the central government's determination to address the environment issue.
1.The effect of smog doesn't include ________.
A. the increase of people's income
B. more people suffering diseases
C. the rising of PM2. 5 readings
D. patients increased in hospital
2.Why has smog become a common concern ________?
A. Because people have to pay higher prices.
B. Because a popular onlinepost discussed it.
C. Because we have to develop industry.
D. Because nobody can avoid it.
3.To make China stronger we have to develop economy, but ________.
A. we have to sacrifice air as the price
B. the smog is the only by product
C. ecological progress can be ignored
D. the dirty air is not what we want
4.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refers to ______.
A. space technologies B. other planets
C. human beings D. industrial development
5.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that ________.
A. hightech can completely solve the problem of pollution
B. we must protect the environment while developing economy
C. we can move to Mars after the earth has been destroyed
D. space technologies should be developed in a large scale
After graduating from college, I worked in Denver. On 22nd December, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you”--two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
1.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _______.
A. to visit a friend
B. to see his parents
C. to pay or the cash register
D. to have more gas for his car
2.The words “took off ” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.
A. turned off B. moved off
C. put up D. set up
3.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.
D. He called his friend for help.
4.The battery of the author’s car was dead because _______.
A. something went wrong with the lights
B. the meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights
D. he drove too long a distance
5.By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _______.
A. how to write a thank-you letter
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kind-heartedness of older people
D. the importance of expressing thanks
