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Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found.
Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or distorted what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and embellished about an exotic holiday or their job.
The most common reasons for women to write “fibs” included worrying their lives would seem “boring”, jealousy at seeing other people’s more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.
Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to “stay connected” on social media, they can in fact “paradoxically” be left “more isolated”. They also said that the “more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel”.
According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to “dishonesty” on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage.
Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week.
Nearly 30 percent of women lied about “doing something when I am home alone”, almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their “relationship status”.
“We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling,” said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist.
“Omitting the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the conversations with our `friends` online leads to less opportunity to feel empathized with(与…产生共鸣), resulting in a greater sense of disconnection from others.”
The survey was commissioned by Pencourage, a new anonymous “diary-style” social media website.
1.Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word “fibs” in Para 3?
A．life experiences B．short stories
C．careful thoughts D．insignificant lies
2.A woman tends to tell a lie online when she__________.
A．hopes to make more friends B．envies other people’s exciting life
C．feels lonely at home D．gets tired of the boring life
3.A woman might pretend to be happier online than she actually is by __________.
A．avoiding conversations with friends
B．describing her holiday activities
C．leaving out the imperfections in life
D．overstating her trouble at work
4.According to Dr Michael Sinclair, constantly lying online may __________.
A．eventually make one’s life more exciting
B．actually lead to a sense of isolation
C．really improve one’s sense of happiness
D．scarcely have any influence on relationships
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 38 the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the 39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her 41 . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it 42 her the contest. But the fact is that she 43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 44 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get 45 . This young girl could easily have 46 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you 47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 48 and character more than the prize from a spelling 49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today 52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 53 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 54 to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are 55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
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By no means ___to your parents.
A．is this the first time you are lying
B．this is the first time you have lied
C．this is the first time you tell a lie
D．is this the first time you have lied
Last year, two days after Christmas, we kicked China out of the house. Not the country obviously, but bits of plastic, metal, and wood with the words “Made in China”. We kept what we already had, but stopped bringing any more in. because it had coated our lives with toys, and useless stuff. Sometimes I worried about jobs sent overseas, but price triumphed over virtue at our house. We couldn’t resist what China was selling.
But on that dark Monday last year, an unease feeling washed over me as I sat on the sofa. It wasn’t until then that I noticed a fact: China was taking over the place.
It stared back at me from the empty screen of the television. I spied it in the pile of tennis shoes by the door. It glowed in the lights on the Christmas tree and watched me in the eyes of a doll lying on the floor, I slipped off the couch and sorted gifts into two piles: China and non-China. The count came to China, 25, the world, 14. Christmas, I realized, had become a holiday made by the Chinese. Suddenly I wanted China out.
I persuaded my husband, and on Jan. 1 st, we started a-year-long household embargo on Chinese imports. The idea wasn’t to punish China. And we didn’t fool ourselves into thinking because we wanted to measure how far it had pushed in. We wanted to know what it would take in time, money, and worry to kick our China habit!
In the spring, our 4-year-old son started a campaign to support “China things”. “It’s too long without China,” he cried. He kept at me all day. I have discovered for myself that China doesn’t control every aspect of our daily lives, but if you take a close look at the underside of boxes in the toy department, I promise it will give you pause. “When we can buy China things again? Let’s never stop.” My son said.
After a year without China I can tell you this: You can still live without it, but it’s getting costlier by the day. And a decade from now I may not be brave enough to try it again.
1. The best title for the text could be _______.
A．China Free Living: A Trouble One
B．A Year without “Made in China”
C．Why I Choose “Made in China”
D．“Made in China”: Good or Bad
2. According to the passage, why did the author stop bringing in things “Made in China”?
A．Because she wanted to bring back job opportunities for her natives.
B．Because she has a strong sense of nationalism against “Made in China”.
C．Because she wanted to learn what life would be like without “Made in China”.
D．Because too much stuff made in China was take over her house.
3. The Underlined word “embargo” in the forth paragraph means ________.
A．reaction B．ban
C．restriction D．cancellation
4.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________.
A．to tell the readers an interesting experience
B．to describe the trouble facing a housewife
C．to explain the importance of Chinese goods
D．to show the difficulty without Chinese goods
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
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Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your life．How can you gain the most from them，and ensure that you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn?
Be positive about school! Don’t say things which are difficult or boring. Be interested in school life and your school subjects. Join in lots of activities．Be quick to put your hand up．Go round the school with a big smile．
Expect to work． 62 If you arc not working，you are not learning．you are wasting your time at school．Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.
Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast , you will be thinking about food in class．If you go Io bed late and do not have enough sleep，you will be sleepy in class．Play some sports to keep your body strong．
63 !Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．Do not say you will do things tomorrow．If you get behind the class，it is very difficult to get back in front．You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time．
Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. 64 . Friends are not always perfect，and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things．Don’t let small problems seem very big and important．
Talk about problems---sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding . Don’t be too embarrassed to ask for help. You are young．No one thinks you can do everything!
Plan your time．Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday mornings．Go and play a sport，learn the piano，work on a project，read a book，practise English，or help someone with problems．There are always a lot of things to do．
Set targets. If your last grade was a D，work for a C. Try to make progress bit by bit。
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A. Everyone fails some tests，loses some matches and has bad days．
B．Ways to have a happy school life．
C．Do today’s work today．
D· Follow my advice, and have a happy school life!
E．Because it means that you are enjoying school and learning more.
F．School is not a holiday camp．
G．You are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard
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