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Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week,  a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out,  after all.
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However,  I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list.
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present,  and friends of' friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.
A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates,  distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can  even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of'  their small army of' companions. After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends.
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail,  people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back. That's normal. People move from school to school,  job to job, city to city.You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.
Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2.0 find new ways of' making human communication easier. However, convenience can be a crutch (拐杖). Some things shouldn't be simplified.When it comes to friendship,  there can be no shortcuts.
小题1:According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          
A.it has an interesting name of'“ Facebook”
B.it helps people get in touch with old friends
C.it can send people a greeting of' some kind
D.it reminds people of 'events in the past
小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer         
A.would write to the friend quite often
B.asked the friend to e-mail him
C.did get some information about the friend
D.would keep in touch with the friend forever
小题3:Which of 'the following statements is NOT true?
A.There are 35 people in the author's list of' friends right now.
B.The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails.
C.The list of'35 friends doesn't include the old e-mail addresses.
D.It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.
小题4:What does the write mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch(拐杖)”?
A.The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutch online.
B.Taking a crutch is a new way of' making friends online.
C.Convenience is dangerous for human communication.
D.Convenience is not really good for human communication.
小题5:What does the author think of' the convenience of' communicating online'?
A.The technology could not keep true friendship forever.
B.The social website of Facebook means nothing at all.
C.There will be no ways of making real friends online.
D.People will not lose friends with the help of' the Facebook.

小题1:(D)B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A

试题分析:小题1:考查句意理解题。根据文章第一段第二句:The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends.这个社会媒体网站因联系老朋友赢得了好声誉。
小题1:考查逻辑推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句:I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son.我了解他的个人资料,和他保持联系,他有一个儿子。可知C正确。
小题1:考查逻辑推理判断题。根据第三段:There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.一共有35个朋友。如果我花了一些时间上传旧的电子邮件地址,我相信我的朋友会增加。可知B不正确。
小题1:考查逻辑推理判断题。根据文章的意思,特别是第五段:But even with e-mail,  people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back.但即使有了电子邮件,如果当事人一方或双方停止回邮,人们也会失去联系。可知。
小题1:考查作者写作态度题。根据文章最后一段: Some things shouldn't be simplified.When it comes to friendship,  there can be no shortcuts.有些东西是不能被简化。当谈到友谊,没有捷径。现在技术不能保持真正的友谊。
点评:议论文阅读要抓住文章的论点,及作者用什么方法去认证。本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,当谈到友谊,没有捷径。现在技术不能保持真正的友谊。
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