Nowadays, millions 1 lonely singles are now going online instead. 2 World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker ( 媒人 ).
Singles are flocking (涌向) to the Internet 3 ( largeness ) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites (约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene 4 ( just lead ) them from one bad experience to 5 and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make 6 easy to avoid someone 7 you are not interested in. In the real world, 8 , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online 9 ( describe ). Safety is another concern. You are just 10 ( like ) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
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The cartoon is jokingly updating Shylock, a leading figure from William Shakespeare’s classic play The Merchant of Venice, to fit into the new age of the Internet. In the play, the Christian merchant Antonio has borrowed money from Shylock ,who is Jewish. Because of their religion Jews like Shylock have been regarded as low and worthless and badly mistreated by the noble-styled gentleman Antonio and his friends, who at that time contained the very Christian society of Venice and indeed all Europe .On account of the conflict between members of the two religions, despite their being willing to enter into business deals, there is little love or friendship between the two.
Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money but as part of the written agreement he insist that should Antonio fail to repay him on time he must cut a pound of his own flesh from his body and present it to Shylock. This of course would kill him but nonetheless Antonio agrees. In the end, Antonio’s business fails as the ships carrying his goods sink （Antonio is truly a gentlemen but not much of a businessman）,and Antonio has to be forced to threateningly face Shylock and his demands.
In the cartoon, Shylock is a merchant who operates, as many businessmen do today, on the Internet. His website, www.poundoffflesh, com. is probably where Antonio would log on to get terms of his loan. The humor lies in the contrast between the very modern business technology and the very old-fashioned costume Shylock is wearing.
1.We may learn from the text that the writer of the article is for the purpose of ____.
A. grandly advertising the new cartoon to the audience
B. warning us not to borrow money from the merchants like Shylock
C. simply introducing a new cartoon on the net to the public
D. telling readers to be sincere and honest when you deal with your friends
2.The underlined word “contain” probably means ____.
A. control B. cover C .include D. create
3.You will find it very funny when you see the cartoon that ____.
A. large amounts of money go into Shylock’s cashbox
B. Antonio doesn’t suffer from his flesh being cut off his body
C. many famous actors and actress are invited to perform the updated classic play
D. all the characters in the cartoon are not in today’s clothes though they do nowaday business
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. The E-merchant of Venice
B. Business between Shylock and Antonio
C. Never Borrow Money from Shylock
D. Sow the Wind and Reap（gain） the Whirlwind
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Nowaday, ___ people in the USA prefer to live in the countryside rather than in the city.
A. the majority B. the majority of C. the most D. the most of
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