One of those big social networking sites, Facebook, has attracted over 58 million members. Commentator Melody Cramer is no longer one of them. Here is what she shares with us about her story.
I deleted all 1,281 of my co?workers, second?grade classmates and people who I don’t know at all. I shut down my account, completely. I’m 30, and I’ve been on Facebook since March of 2004, which makes me one of the website’s earliest users.
At first, I used it obsessively. If I had a free moment, I’d log on to see whether my friends had updated their profiles. I’d sit alone scrolling through these updates and then run into someone at a coffee shop and have nothing to say because I already knew everything about them, and they knew everything about me.
In November, I went to my ten?year high school reunion and was not pleasantly surprised. Lauren became a model, Josh went to law school, Dina was a teacher. I hadn’t talked to any of them since graduation, but I knew exactly what they were doing, both now and last week. But lately, I’m overwhelmed(应接不暇). Facebook opened up to everyone, not just college students, and my co?workers started to join, which meant they now knew what I was doing when I wasn’t at work.
And as a rule: you can NOT make friends with your coworkers because then they’ll ask you the next day. But I thought we were friends. And you are friends but not the kind of friends who tell each other what they do outside of work. So now the people you work with can see what you did last night, and you’re constantly worrying what people might say about what you did last night instead of actually doing anything tonight. So Iquit. I became a 30?year?old Luddite, a person who is strongly against technology development. I’ve retuned to how the world worked when I was 20, before I knew when my friends and co?workers were counting down the seconds to vacation or entering a complicated relationship. I’m hoping life will be a lot simpler now. People will be more mysterious now that I actually have to talk to them to find out their favorite books or hobbies or neurosis(神经症). I don’t know when my college roommate goes to the supermarket, and I think I’m a better person for not knowing. In fact, you could say getting off a social network was the best thing I’ve done this week.
1.Melody Cramer decided to quit Facebook mainly because ______.
A. she thought it wasted too much time
B. she was afraid of the strangers on her account
C. she was tired of exposing her life to co?workers
D. she thought it made real?world life less interesting
2.We can learn from the passage that Melody Cramer ______.
A. had a 10?year membership of Facebook
B. used to be very objected to Facebook
C. was unpleasant to attend high school reunion
D. was one of the co-founders of Facebook
3.Which of the following about Melody Cramer is TRUE?
A. She owes her communication skills to Facebook.
B. She wishes she could be several years younger.
C. She prefers to face her friends and co-workers in reality.
D. She is no longer curious about anything around her.
4.The best title for this passage can be _____.
A. Addiction to Facebook
B. Farewell to Facebook
C. Friends Online
D. A Simpler Life
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The following are selected contributors’ notes for an essay collection.
KATY BUTLER, a 2004 finalist for a National Magazine Award, has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times, Mother Jones, Salon, Tricycle, and other magazines. She was born in South Africa and raised in England, and came to the United States with her family at the age of eight. “Everything Is Holy,” her essay about nature worship, Buddhism (佛学), and ecology, was selected for Best Buddhist Writing 2006. In 2009 she won a literary award from the Elizabeth George Foundation. “What Broke My Father’s Heart” was named a “notable narrative” by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, won a first-place award from the Association of Health Care Journalists, and was named one of the 100 Best Magazine Articles of All Time. Butler has taught narrative nonfiction at Nieman Foundation conferences and memoir writing at Esalen Institute. Her current book project is Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A Journey Through Old Age and New Medicine to be published in 2013.
VICTOR LAVALLE is the author of a collection of stories, Slapboxing with Jesus, and two novels, The Ecstatic and Big Machine, for which he won the Shirley Jackson Award, the American Book Award, and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. He is a 2010 Guggenheim Award winner and an assistant professor at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. About “Long Distance” he says: “This essay actually came about when I was asked to write about my life after having lost a great deal of weight. And yet, when I sat down to work, all I could do was return to that time when I was much heavier and deeply unhappy. Why? I sure didn’t miss those days. And yet, I felt I couldn’t write about my present without touching on that past. But, of course, I never reach the true present in the essay. Maybe I still don’t know how to talk about a life with greater happiness. ”
BRIDGET POTTER was born in Brompton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1958. She spent the first forty years of her career in television, beginning as a secretary, then as a producer and an executive, including fifteen years as senior vice president of original programming at HBO. In 2007 she earned a BA in cultural anthropology from Columbia University. This year she will complete an MFA in nonfiction, also from Columbia, where she has been an instructor in the University Writing Program. She is currently working on her first book, a memoir / social history of the 1960s, from which her essay “Lucky Girl” is adapted.
PATRICIA SMITH is the author of five books of poetry, including Blood Dazzler, chronicling the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and Teahouse of the Almighty, a National Poetry Series selection. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, and The Best American Poetry 2011. She is a Pushcart Prize winner and a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, the most successful poet in the competition’s history.
RESHMA MEMON YAQUB wouldn’t even be fit to write a grocery list were it not for her guardian editors. Her stories owe many glorious plot twists to Zain, eleven, and Zach, seven. Ditto their dad (Amer) and grandparents (Ali, Razia, Muhammad, Nasreen). Costars: Sophie, Sana, Yousef, and Maryam. Miss Yaqub lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Her next project is an investigation into the whereabouts (行踪) of two missing people: Mr. Right and Ms. Memoir Literary Agent.
1. Which of the following won the Shirley Jackson Award?
A. Best Buddhist Writing 2006.
B. Teahouse of the Almighty.
C. Mother Jones.
D. Big Machine.
2. What is “Long Distance” mainly about?
A. The true happiness in the writer’s present life.
B. Nature worship, Buddhism and ecology.
C. The whereabouts of two missing people.
D. The author’s past life experience.
3. When did the author of “Lucky Girl” come to the United States?
A. In 1958. B. In 2007.
C. In 2010. D. In 2013.
4.Who is the most successful poet in the competition’s history?
A. BRIDGET POTTER. B. KATY BUTLER.
C. PATRICIA SMITH. D. VICTOR LAVALLE.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Man: Good morning. Can I help you?
Woman: Yes. I 1. (admit) to the university last month, and now I’d like to try and arrange 2. (accommodate) in the hall of residence.
Man: Yes, certainly. Please sit down. What I'll do is fill 3. a form and make sure you 4. (full) understand what to expect.
Woman: Thank you.
Man: So first of all, can I take your name and date of birth?
Woman: It's Anu Bhatt. March 31st, 1992.
Man: And what will you be studying?
Woman: I'm doing a course in 5. (nurse).
Man: Right, thank you. And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?
Woman: Well, it'll take three years 6. I'd only like to stay in hall for two. I'd like to think about living outside for the third year.
Man: Fine. Do you want to cook for 7. or have all your meals 8. (provide), as we call full board?
Woman: Is there anything in between?
Man: Yes. You can choose to be provided only with evening meals, 9. is half board.
Woman: That's 10. I'd prefer.
Man: Yes, a lot of students go for that. Now, with that in mind, do you have any special diet, anything we should know about?
Woman: No red meat.
Man: Okay. That's all I need to know.
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I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school．This that they are with me almost constantly．Whenever possible I will random acts of kindness; things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc．So, they are very with the concept and are, of course, to also do "nice" things for others．
Just a few days ago we stopped our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff．We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our ．While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few in his basket．I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no ．
He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously ．As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line．My kids were very behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining．(To me, anyway．)
I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face．
We were putting our groceries on the when the clerk finished with order．What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids bubble gum．I had agreed they could have some． he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back．He then told my kids that he bought their gum their mom was enough to let him go ahead in the queue．
The experience really drove home the that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．
1.A．tells B．leaves C．means D．ensures
2.A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform
3.A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple
4.A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased
5.A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed
6.A．near B．by C．with D．against
7.A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time
8.A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales
9.A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense
10.A．accepted B．collected C．carried D．agreed
11.A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop
12.A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill
13.A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely
14.A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart
15.A．her B．his C．their D．our
16.A．complain about B．allow for C．ask for D．concern about
17.A．So B．But C．Or D．For
18.A．when B．unless C．because D．until
19.A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice
20.A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction
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The Sieferts are the kind of environmentally conscious family who has solar panels atop their home. They use timers on their kids' showers and have planted drought-tolerant landscaping. But they feel kind of guilt. “I haven’t thought about the pool as much as I probably should,” said Annette Siefert.
As California's drought worsens, swimming pools have become a target for those who think the classic backyard greens waste water. Some water districts have banned new pools from being filled and have limited how much water existing pools can use.
But some of those agencies are walking back the rules as they make a surprising discovery: Pools aren't the water wasters some have made them out to be. Analyses by various water districts, along with scientific studies, conclude that pools and their surrounding landscapes use about the same amount of water as a lawn(草坪) of the same size. Over time, pools might even use less water. With pool covers, experts say water evaporation(蒸发)can be cut by almost half, making pools significantly less wasteful than grass and about as efficient as drought-tolerant landscaping.
Facing complaints over a recent ban on filling pools, the Santa Margarita Water District conducted its own water-use analysis. It found that pools require thousands of gallons of water to fill initially, but they use about 8,000 gallons less water than a traditional landscape after that. By the third year, the analysis found, the savings add up, and a pool's cumulative water use falls below that of a lawn.
Water agencies such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have come to similar conclusions. Armed with new information, Santa Margarita Water District officials will reconsider their ban next week.
“We want to respect the people's rights to use their property. There are many families we know that have saved for pools,” said Jonathan Volzke, spokesman for the 155,000-customer district. “But at the same time, the reality around us is that we're in the third year of a serious drought, and we don't know if we're in the third year of a three-year drought or the third year of a 10-year drought.”
1.Annette Siefert feels guilty mainly because of ______.
A. being a typical water waster
B. the water-use of their swimming pool
C. her control over her kids' showers at home
D. the construction of the drought-tolerant landscaping
2.According to analyses and scientific studies, a swimming pool ______.
A. had belter be filled up in the beginning
B. becomes more efficient against drought
C. isn't what people think to be wasteful of water
D. consumes more water than a lawn of the same size
3.What does Jonathan Volzke try to express in the last paragraph?
A. He expects the serious drought to come to an end.
B. He thinks highly of those who have saved for pools.
C. He appeals for reasonable use of the swimming pools.
D. He tries to maintain the right to use the swimming pools.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Water Crisis In California
B. Strict Ban On Filling Pools
C. The Sieferts—Real Environmentalists?
D. Pools—A Big Factor During Drought?
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____ out how to put our furniture or we'll have to wait for another week to move in．
A． Figuring B． To figure
C． Figure D． Figured
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— I’m sorry．I ________ at you the other day．
— Forget it．I was a bit out of control myself．
A． shouldn’t shout
B． shouldn’t have shouted
C． mustn’t shout
D． mustn’t have shouted
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假如你是李华，你的美国网友Jack目前正在一家孔子学院学习汉语，你们俩约定每周都给对方写一封信，他用汉语，你用英语，以期相互学习和帮助。最近你收到他发来的一封电子邮件，请你根据下列提示用英语给他写一封回信：
1. 表扬他的进步，并指出来信中的错误；
2. 给他一些改进的具体建议；
3. 你将发给他一篇游记，期待他对你的邮件进行回复。
注意：1. 词数：80-120；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
I’m just so glad to receive your regular letter. ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too．His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio．She didn’t realize her brother was in the midst of it all．She never saw him again．And it’s all your fault.
I wish you’d walk out of my life forever．I don’t want anything to do with you．Look at all the pain you’ve caused．Sure, you’ve made people happy too from time to time．But the damage you’ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable．Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love．Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
1.What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?
A．To introduce Mr．Alcohol to the readers
B．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.
C．To show how much alcohol can hurt people.
D．To show the great fun alcohol can bring to people’s life.
2.What did alcohol do to the author’s father?
A．It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.
B．It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
C．It made him kill two other people when driving.
D．It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
3.The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” is closest in meaning to ________．
A．were familiar with
B．were interested in
C．were disappointed with
D．were satisfied with
4.What is the tone of the article?
A．Critical
B．Doubtful
C．Unconcerned
D．Humorous
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