I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them — to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange e-mails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Facebook and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.
Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials — unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.
Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and down-to-earth. Read his Facebook and you realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed bore. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man — and then write about it.
Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to lull. So he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook. He’s doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies — and this is how you spend your downtime? What happened to golf? What happened to getting another job?
Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on Facebook and once on Twitter.
In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.
I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standards?
【小题1】Who is opposed to the H1N1 vaccine in the text?

I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them — to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange e-mails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Facebook and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.

Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials — unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.

Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and down-to-earth. Read his Facebook and you realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed bore. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man — and then write about it.

Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to lull. So he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook. He’s doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies — and this is how you spend your downtime? What happened to golf? What happened to getting another job?

Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on Facebook and once on Twitter.

In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.

I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standards?

1.Who is opposed to the H1N1 vaccine in the text?

A．Fred.             B．Andy.             C．Liz.              D．Chris.

2.What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?

A．He’s running his company.

B．He’s playing golf all day.

C．He’s looking for another job.

D．He’s playing computer games.

3.According to the text, Facebook tends to ______.

A．present another side of people

B．offer some food for free

C．show endless advertisements

D．get you to more parties

4.The text is developed mainly by ______.

A．giving examples                        B．following the time order

C．listing figures                           D．raising questions

5.The author focuses on the question of ______.

A．what is Facebook                       B．what happened to golf

C．who is my real friend                     D．who can help me

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to __36__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

　 Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __39__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

　 I __40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __43__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __47__ through, exhausted and __48__.

　　 My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

　 I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __51__ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tied and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__55__ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break　　　　　　　　 B. flood　　　　　　　　 C. sink　　　　　　　　 D. crash

37. A. forced　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　 C. adjusted　　　　　 D. gathered

38. A. order　　　　　　　　 B. pay　　　　　　　　　 C. call　　　　　　　　　 D. search

39. A. climate　　　　　　　 B. scenery　　　　　　 C. storm　　　　　　　 D. burden

40. A. used　　　　　　　　　 B. promised　　　　　 C. deserved　　　　　 D. happened

41. A. practice　　　　　　　　　　 B. routine　　　　　　　　　　 C. process　　　　　　 D. service

42. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　 D. for

43. A. operating　　　　　　 B. cycling　　　　　　 C. turning　　　　　　 D. rushing

44. A. check　　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　 D. board

45. A. street　　　　　　　　 B. ground　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　 D. platform

46. A. paused　　　　　　　 B. crossed　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　 D. parked

47. A. wet　　　　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　　 C. sick　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

48. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. discouraged　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. puzzled

49. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 D. after

50. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. casually　　　　　　 C. absolutely　　　　 D. eventually

51. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. donation　　　　　 C. connection　　　 D. reaction

52. A. accurate　　　　　　 B. urgent　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

53. A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciation　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　 D. guidance

54. A. troubles　　　　　　　　　　 B. signals　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　 D. signs

55. A. corrected　　　　　 B. supported　　　　 C. amazed　　　　　　 D. refreshed

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it，guide-book __1__ hand．Of course，we may __2__ with our guide-books the history and __3__ developments of a town and get to know them．__4__ then，if we take out time and   __5__ in a town for a while，we may get to know it better．When we __6__ it as a whole，we begin to have some __7__，which even the best guide-books do not answer．Why is the town just   __8__ this，this shape，this plan，this size? Why do its streets __9__ in this particular way，and not in any __10__ why?

Here even the best guide-book __11__ us．One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the __12__ appearance．It may not describe the original __13__ of a town．However，one may get some idea of what it __14__ look like by walking around the town．One can also imagine __15__ the town was first planned and built．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town __16__ to develop．

What is the __17__ of studying towns in this way? For me，it is __18__ that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes．A __19__ visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive __20__ just reading about it in a guide-book．

1．A．in                   B．at                        C．by                         D．on

2．A．write                     B．study                   C．tell                         D．remember

3．A．strange                  B．similar                 C．separate                 D．special

4．A．But                       B．Before                 C．Since                     D．Until

5．A．march                B．work                   C．stay                       D．wait

6．A．look at                B．look after             C．look for                 D．look up

7．A．ideas                     B．opinions               C．feelings                  D．questions

8．A．of                         B．for                      C．like                        D．as

9．A．open                     B．run                      C．begin                     D．move

10．A．one                     B．more                   C．other                     D．such

11．A．helps                   B．tricks                   C．fails                     D．satisfies

12．A．old                      B．normal                 C．first                       D．present

13．A．capital                 B．meaning               C．design                    D．change

14．A．used to                B．seemed to            C．had to                    D．happened to

15．A．what                     B．how                    C．when                     D．where

16．A．stops                   B．appears                C．starts                     D．continues

17．A．point                   B．view                    C．problem                 D．difficulty

18．A．nearly                  B．simply                 C．generally                D．hardly

19．A．costly                  B．formal                 C．group                    D．personal

20．A．from                   B．than                     C．through                  D．with