People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours ? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table .I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler !But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?

1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.

2.“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

4.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

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          ．

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．

1. 1.

   According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          ．

   1. A.
      it has an interesting name of'“ Facebook”
   2. B.
      it helps people get in touch with old friends
   3. C.
      it can send people a greeting of' some kind
   4. D.
      it reminds people of 'events in the past
2. 2.

   From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer         ．

   1. A.
      would write to the friend quite often
   2. B.
      asked the friend to e-mail him
   3. C.
      did get some information about the friend
   4. D.
      would keep in touch with the friend forever
3. 3.

   Which of 'the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      There are 35 people in the author's list of' friends right now．
   2. B.
      The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails．
   3. C.
      The list of'35 friends doesn't include the old e-mail addresses．
   4. D.
      It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count．
4. 4.

   What does the write mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch（拐杖）”?

   1. A.
      The masterminds of Web 2．0 also sell crutch online．
   2. B.
      Taking a crutch is a new way of' making friends online．
   3. C.
      Convenience is dangerous for human communication．
   4. D.
      Convenience is not really good for human communication．
5. 5.

   What does the author think of' the convenience of' communicating online'?

   1. A.
      The technology could not keep true friendship forever．
   2. B.
      The social website of Facebook means nothing at all．
   3. C.
      There will be no ways of making real friends online．
   4. D.
      People will not lose friends with the help of' the Facebook．

Facebook means never having to say goodbye．The social media website has enjoyed a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn’t seen since my bachelor (单身汉) 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．Talking about friendship, there can be no shortcuts．

65．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

66．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．

67．What does the writer 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．

68．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．

How often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing．The usual answer these days is“never”．or“hardly ever”．As the pace of life continues to increase，we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life，being on the go from morning till night，it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．
Stress is fl natural part of everyday life．There is no way to avoid it, since it takes many and varied forms-driving in traffic，problems with personal relationships are all different forms of stress．Stress，in fact，is not the“baddy”it is often reputed to be．A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between “fight” or “fright” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death．The crisis we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress，it involves the same response．All the energy is shifted to cope with the stress．It is when such a reaction lasts long，through continued exposure to stress，that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．
Stress in some people produces stomach disorders，while others experience tension headaches．Since we cannot remove stress from our 1ires，We need to find ways to cope with it．
【小题1】People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because      .