1 . Twelve-year-old Catherine has a lot of friends—632, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.
But is it possible that Catherine’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.
Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not words with friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.
Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platform.
In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.
Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual world, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need anyone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.To tell about true friends. | B.To start a discussion. |
C.To encourage online friendships. | D.To summarize(总结) the text. |
A.In any case. | B.In public. | C.In person. | D.In advance. |
A.Unconcerned. | B.Positive. | C.Worried. | D.Confused. |
A.Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships. | B.It’s easier to develop friendships in real life. |
C.It’s wise to turn to friends online. | D.Social media help people stay closely connected. |
A.equips | B.disqualifies | C.enables | D.forbids |
4 . This is a talk by a London taxi driver.
“I’ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.” “It’s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.” “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came.” They thought I was a thief.
“Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!”
1. The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ______.A.drive | B.make money |
C.climb in through the window | D.meet a lot of people |
A.she wanted to have a sleep | B.her husband didn’t open the door for her |
C.she didn’t want to pay the driver | D.she couldn’t find her key |
A.early in the morning | B.late at night |
C.20 miles outside London | D.near the police station |
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. |
B.The police made a mistake. |
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver. |
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. |
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7 . Can the colors you choose for your home affect (影响) your feelings? Of course! Believe it or not, colors can have a great effect on how you feel, from your energy levels (精力水平) to happiness.
Red: The Color of Being Successful.
Red is a kind of color full of energy. It can raise your energy levels.
Yellow: The Color of Happiness.
Blue: The Color of Rest and Beauty.
Blue is the color of the sea and the sky. It makes you comfortable and always slows you down.
A.It’s a color like fire. |
B.I don’t like this color at all. |
C.You’d better not choose this color. |
D.It can be a perfect color for a room. |
E.Blue can bring you the feeling of peace. |
F.Yellow is known to be an exciting color. |
G.There are three kinds of colors for your home. |
8 . A man came home from work late,
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“That’s
“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
“If you
“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?” The father got angry immediately and flatly
The man stepped into the little boy’s room
The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to
A.satisfied | B.excited | C.tired | D.surprised |
A.nothing | B.not | C.none | D.nobody |
A.specifically | B.strictly | C.seriously | D.impatiently |
A.need | B.must | C.should | D.dare |
A.refused | B.accepted | C.opposed | D.denied |
A.turned down | B.sat down | C.calmed down | D.put down |
A.quietly | B.rudely | C.politely | D.confidently |
A.light | B.mood | C.condition | D.company |
A.asked for | B.waited for | C.paid | D.worked for |
A.down | B.aside | C.straight | D.still |
A.yelled | B.said | C.sighed | D.apologized |
A.hear | B.worry | C.wonder | D.know |
A.made | B.spent | C.counted | D.lost |
A.actively | B.carefully | C.directly | D.curiously |
A.borrow | B.lend | C.buy | D.use |
10 . Mary worked here as a temporary secretary and________getting a full-time job with the company last year.
A.tended to | B.brought out | C.ended up | D.set about |