文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在网络平台上交友的经历,作者一开始很害怕自己没有朋友,于是迫切地添加好友,现在作者意识到真正值得保留的是那些对自己重要的人,因此在不断删除好友。
“REMOVE from friends.”
This is no ordinary button. One click, and I have the power to erase a person from my life.
In late fall, I had around 400 friends on Facebook. Today, I have 134. Click. Make that 133.
When Facebook first entered my life in 2005, I panicked that my friend count was too low. If I wasn’t properly connected, how would anyone see my clever quote? Who would wish me a happy birthday? I accepted and sent out friend requests without a second thought and soon accumulated 391 friends.
There is an appeal to being able to communicate 24/7 with someone or just “thumbs (拇指) up” a photo rather than make real conversation.
“It’s comforting and it’s easy,” said Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University, who studies the way people communicate online. “There’s a sense of belonging in it. It’s a sense of community in a generation where community has sort of disappeared.”
However, I don’t talk to half of these people in the online community. Click. 132. Sound easy? You try it.
Look at who you’re dealing with: family, friends, classmates… With every click of the “Remove from friends” button, you risk burning a bridge, losing a contact and missing an opportunity. So every time I go to click the button, my heart hurts.
The New Oxford American Dictionary announces its “Word of the Year” each year, and last year, “unfriend” made the cut (入围) (though I’ll still stick with “defriend”).
When I started my mission (任务), a few friends joined.
“Oh my God, I defriended like 600 people today. I feel so good!” my friend Sarah messaged.
Dana, a close friend from high school, and I battled it out to see who could get our counts lower. She wins at 123.
To some, it’s poor “netiquette (网络礼仪)” to defriend. But to me, it’s the stage of life when we hold onto the people who count, the people who impact you.
8. According to the article, what happens when you click the “Remove from friends” button?
A.You send out a friend request to people. |
B.You accept someone as your online friend. |
C.A message is sent out to your online friends. |
D.The number of your online friends is reduced. |
9. Why did the writer feel panicked in 2005?
A.It was the first time she had used Facebook. |
B.She had only 391 online friends at that time. |
C.She was afraid of making connections with others. |
D.She had just a few friends to communicate online. |
10. What does “defriending” mean to the writer?
A.Impoliteness. | B.A sense of belonging. |
C.A battle with her friend. | D.Keeping those who matter more. |
11. Which one would be the best title of this passage?
A.No ordinary button | B.Losing friends can be fun |
C.A Friend in need is a friend indeed | D.Facebook, a special online community |