9．Facebook Is a Big Waster
During the first decade of the 21st century，a popular and new word has come into our vocabulary-Facebook．This is the most popular social networking website on the Internet．（71）GYou can send messages to your friend's electronic wall，put up a status saying something like"Going to the mall，I need to get a new pair of shoes"or"it's finally the weekend!：）"．
In spite of the benefit it does on common people，it is true that this social network is a big waster．There are about 350million active users on this website and 67% of them are between the ages of 13-25．More than 35million users update their status every day．（72）A
The highest age group who use Facebook are teenagers．Most of them keep the website running whenever they are using the computer，if they aren't in school or when they aren't asleep．Facebook is just changing the new generation of youngsters unconsciously．The teenage life is one of the most important stages of life，（73）BIt is a distraction to their mind as well．Nowadays，when all their homework and research are on ICT（信息技术）they would easily switch to Facebook just to check if there was anything updated among their friends．
Facebook is also where people can see the gossip among their friends，virtual arguments，relationship status and updates，who is in whose"top friends"，you can become fan of anything，join groups，post pictures and videos，play childish games，invite friends to parties or events and a lot more．Generally，all these would just disturb people into living life to the fullest．It's not just teens who become addicted，even grown-ups do．An average person spends about 55minutes on Facebook．（74）CTechnology might be taking over people's life．Furthermore，people who use Facebook through their mobile phones are 50% more active on Facebook than non-mobile phone users．This shows people using Facebook on their phones as well as computers just can't stand being away from the website．Facebook is like crack to some folk．
（75）DThis would make them think how life is like without saying what's on their mind to all their friends on the Internet．A break would also make them more active，like socializing in person．This would finally help them focus better in school or in work．Although about 80% of people who take a break would come back to Facebook within days．
A．And 2.5 billion photos are added each month．
B．Wasting it on Facebook is not encouraging in any way．
C．This statistic isn't that bad but some people spend about 3-5 hours．
D．It is time people should take a break from Facebook once in a while．
E．As a result，the average Facebook users have 130 friends who they share links with．
F．Usually，when people hear the words"social networking"，their brains automatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook．
G．The main idea of Facebook is that you can keep in touch with all your friends around the world who have Facebook．
分析 文章分析了当前facebook是一种主要的社交网站，尤其是青少年每天花在上面的时间很多，最后建议我们要控制好时间．
解答 71．G 72．A 73．B 74．C 75．D
71．G 上下文语境．根据后句的内容You can send messages to your friend's electronic wall，put up a status saying something like"Going to the mall，I need to get a new pair of…可知，你可以跟朋友发送信息等，这些都是你跟朋友保持联系的方式，故选G．
72．A 上下文语境．根据前面的内容介绍可知，More than 35million users update their status every day每天35百万的用户更新资料，紧接着提到上传照片的数量，故选A．
73．B 上下文 语境．由前句的内容可知The teenage life is one of the most important stages of life青少年是人生最重要的阶段之一，不应该浪费在社交网上，而且后一句也提到了It is a distraction to their mind as well．这也是一种分心，故选B．
74．C 上下文语境．根据An average person spends about 55minutes on Facebook提到的人平均一个人花在facebook上的时间，对应下句里的about 3-5 hours，都是关于花在facebook上的时间，故选C．
75．D 上下文语境．根据最后一段的一些短语，如A break would also make them more active，like socializing in person等，特别是break得知，建议我们要从facebook上休息片刻，故选D．
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