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．

46．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

47．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

48．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．

49．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．

50．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．

 

On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans. Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: “This is it!”

A few months later, Jackson was dead. With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25. This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog (编目权).

Jackson’s music was his most easily-seen source in the last months. “Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ... an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist.

The music’s immediate value was clear. Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5.9 million albums in the U.S. and another 4.5 million overseas. In the first weeks after his death, there were 5.6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia. Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift’s Fearless.

More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold. In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS.

Jackson’s estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name. The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG.

Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit. Hundreds of Jackson’s personal belongings－his L.A. Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view.

The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47.5 million in 1985. Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1.7 to $2 billion. So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death.

Jackson’s future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music and as well as the value of his image（肖像）. As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson’s fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

A. Jackson died at the time as expected.

B. Only at death can an artist become famous.

C. Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive.

D. Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately.

All the following is true EXCEPT that _____.

A. “This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave

B. Jackson has sold 10.4 million albums since June

C. Jackson’s L.A. Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold

D. Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future

What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003.

B. Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009.

C. AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate.

D. More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death.

What can we know about the Sony/ATV catalog?

A. Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony in 1985.

B. Jackson had half right of ATV Publishing at his death.

C. Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony for $ 47.5 million in 1995.

D. Jackson’s stock in Sony/ATV now has a value of about $ 1.7 billion to 2 billion.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world.

B. How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death.

C. What Michael Jackson’s future earning potential is based on.

D. How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death.

单词拼写(共8小题；每小题l分，满分7分)

1.That professor has s______________ from cancer for almost one year.

2.There were 2,000 people p____________ at the meeting yesterday.

3.He p__________ to stay home rather than go camping, so we went without him.

4.To tell you the truth, I’m d_________________ to leave my present work and set up a company of my own.

5.The production plan was finished ahead of s_______________ after the staff worked day and night.

6.He is a r_______________ boy so we can rely on him.

7.J____________ from his appearance, the manager must be over fifty.

 

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．