Question

To Friend or Not to Friend

We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.

These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.

It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”

Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.

A. parents feel secure about their privacy online

B. social networks successfully fill the generation gap

C. parents have realized the importance of social networks

D. social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

2.Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because ________.

A. they hide something from their parents

B. they are unwilling to be watched by parents

C. their parents tend to fall behind in technology

D. their parents make negative comments on them

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. privacy online

B. social networks

C. the generation gap

D. parents’ friend requests

4.The passage is written mainly for ________.

A. parents B. teenagers

C. teachers D. researchers

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文。现在很多父母进入社交网站，希望加孩子为好友，针对这一要求，作者告诉我们孩子的一些观点。孩子往往拒绝这一要求，因为他们不想自己的一举一动被父母注视着，他们想独立。同时作者也要求孩子如果不加父母好友也要和父母多交谈。

1.more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.描述可知越来越多的父母开始意识到社交网络的重要性。故选C。

2.B段落大意题。根据第四段第三行On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before. 描述可知青少年拒绝加父母为好友是因为他们不希望自己的一举一动都被父母看到。故选B。

3.D主旨大意题。这篇文章告诉我们现在很多父母进入社交网站，希望加孩子为好友，针对这一要求，作者告诉我们孩子的一些观点。孩子往往拒绝这一要求，因为他们不想自己的一举一动被父母注视着，他们想独立。选项D. parents’ friend requests符合本文主旨，故选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue?描述可知这篇文章主要是写给青少年的。故选B。

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