People are being lured（引诱）onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service, and don’t realize that they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal information．Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages．

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening．Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook, because people don’t really know what their personal details are worth．

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules．Early on, you could keep everything private．That was the great thing about Facebook—you could create your own little private network．Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things—your city, your photo, your friends’ names—were set, by default（默认）, to be shared with everyone on the Internet．

According to Facebook’s vice president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience．”

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money．Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed．Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends？

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington．In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy．He also urged the Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites．“I think the senators rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits．

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade（侵犯）our privacy, it’s only the beginning，which is why I’m considering deactivating（撤销） my account．Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t trust．That is too high a price to pay．

1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph？

A．It is a website that sends messages to targeted users

B．It makes money by putting on advertisements

C．It earns money by selling its user’s personal data

D．It provides a lot of information to its users

2.What does the author say about most Facebook users？

A．They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook

B．They are unwilling to give up their personal information

C．They don’t identify themselves when using website

D．They care very little about their personal information

3.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage？

A．To help its users make more friends

B．To obey the Federal guidelines

C．To make money by attracting more users

D．To offer better service to its users

4.What does Senator Charles Schumer argue for？

A．Setting guidelines for advertising on websites

B．Setting rules for social-networking sites

C．Stopping sharing user’s personal information

D．Removing ads from all social-networking sites

5.Why does the author plan to stop using his Facebook account？

A．He is dissatisfied with its service

B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy

C．He doesn’t want his personal data abused

D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes

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Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn．The next morning he went to thank the innkeeper．“I want to rewarded you,” said Napoleon．

“Thank you, sir．Will you tell me something as a reward？”said the innkeepers．“During the war, the Russians took control of a farm house which you were sleeping, so you hide yourself in a pile of hay．What did you feel then？”

Napoleon looked angrily and called two soldiers take the innkeeper and his wife out to the garden, as both of their hands tied．“Ready！Aim！” Napoleon said．Felt frightened, the innkeeper’s wife cried．

“Stop！” Just then, Napoleon went to the innkeeper, “Now you know the my answer, don’t you？”

Nowadays people become more and more practical and buy only ____they need．

A．whereB．whichC．whenD．what

_____ the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up early．

A．CatchingB．Caught

C．CatchD．To catch

She wishes she ___to the cinema last night．

A．wentB．would go

C．had goneD．were going

Fred had to have his car repaired in a garage because it _____ seriously．

A．damagedB．had been damaged

C．was being damagedD．had damaged

Editor Henry Slocum，

I read your May 10th article in the local newspaper Honesdale Times about electronic books，or e-books，with great interest．You made several good points about the disadvantages of e-books．You may have overlooked，however，some of the ways in which they are superior to traditional books．Yes，e-books are expensive，but they are also convenient．In addition，due to their environment-friendly nature, e-books have the potential to change our planet for the better．

E-books, for anyone who is unfamiliar with the term，are about the same size and shape as regular books．They have a large screen in the middle，however．This screen shows the reader a page of text that has been downloaded from a computer．Once the reader has finished reading the page on the e-book screen．he or she scrolls down to see a new page．The process continues until the entire book has been read．

As you pointed out．Mr．Slocum，it's great to lie on a warm，sandy beach with a book．You can do that just as easily with an e-book as you can with a traditional paper book．In fact，because e-books are so light, you can carry them anywhere．Say，for example，that you like to read on the bus．Which would you rather carry with you-a heavy 800-page novel，or an e-book that weighs only a few ounces?

Another important advantage is offered by e-books as well．They are more environmentfriendly than traditional books．At present，thousands of trees are cut down each year to meet the publishing industry’s demand for paper．Books that don’t sell are eventually returned to the Dublisher and destroyed．This terrible waste could be avoided if everyone used e-books，which require no paper．

Sincerely，

David Eng

1.What does Editor Henry Slocum think about e-books?

A．Interesting

B．Environment-friendly

C．Convenient

D．Expensive．

2.In David’s letter, he thinks that______

A．E-books will come down in price

B．E-books do little harm to the environment

C．E-books come in various sizes and shapes

D．E-books are no better than traditional books

3.The main purpose of the letter is to______

A．provide evidence that e-books are a good idea

B．honor the person who invented e-books

C．scold publishers for wasting so much paper

D．explain how to read e-books

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假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tim打算暑假来北京学习汉语，来信向你咨询你校国际班的汉语课程。请你根据以下提示给他写一封回信。

1．为汉语初学者开设，每班10人2．注重听说； 3．安排与中国学生交流活动。

注意：1．词数不少于 50。 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tim，

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Yours,

Li Hua

Broke Girls，_______popular TV series，has aroused craze and sympathy among young．

A．/，theB．a，the

C．/，theD．the，the

When you find peace within yourself，you become the type of person who can live______peace with others．

A．inB．byC．forD．on