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Facebook is the largest social networking site (社交网站) in the word.
We asked two British teenagers, Patrick and his sister Antonia, questions about this site.
Why did you join Facebook?
Patrick: Many of my friends were on it and he said it was good!
How much time do you usually spend on the site?
Patrick: About an hour a day.
Antonia: When I'm at home, around four hours a week, but when I'm away, not more than 30 minutes a week.
What do you use Facebook to do?
Patrick: To communicate and make plans with friends.
Antonia: I use it to keep in touch with people in other countries, and see what my friends are doing from photos taken by them.
Are you careful about what you post?
Patrick: Yes, because anything you post on the Internet is there forever — it can always be found! And I don't post anything that might offend (冒犯) others.
Antonia: I am careful now, because I know that job hunters can see what you do in your free time on Facebook and if you are fit for the job. It may have an effect on your future career!
Some people say Facebook is changing the way people communicate. Do you agree?
Patrick: Not really. If you have to speak to someone instantly, you'll phone them. But it's true that Facebook has made it easier for people to communicate.
Antonia: Yes, I do — if you overuse it, it can make you almost unsociable (不爱交际的).
1.Patrick joined Facebook under the influence of .
A.his friends B.his brother C.his teacher D.his sister
2.Antonia is careful about what she posts because .
A.she plans to be friendly to everyone B.she hates to be the center of attention
C.she hopes to make more friends on the site D.she wants to make a good impression on her future boss
3.The underlined word "instantly" has a similar meaning to " ".
A.immediately B.carefully C.loudly D.easily
4.We can learn from the passage that .
A.Antonia always posts something that offends others
B.Patrick spends more time on Facebook than Antonia
C.Facebook has no influence on the way people communicate
D.Patrick uses Facebook to keep in touch with people in other countries
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A Mexican boy doesn't get any help from his family for his dreams of playing music. But an old guitar brings him to a new world where everything changes. Miguel is a 12-year-old boy living in a small village in Mexico. His idol (偶像) is a great guitar player called Ernesto de la Cruz. Miguel dreams to become a musician like him.
However, his families are against it. When he secretly joins a talent show, his grandmother finds him out and destroys his guitar. He is angry and steals an old guitar to play in the show.
Then something magical happens! The guitar brings him to a new world. Everyone who has ever died lives there. He sees his dead family members, like his aunts and uncles. They say they can help Miguel to go back, but he has to give up his music dream.
Miguel doesn't want to. He meets a friend called Hector who helps him find a guitar. They go to a music contest together. What happens next?
The answer is in the movie, and you can go to see it. It has come out in China since Nov.24, 2017. There are no ghosts in the real world. But the movie's world is full of imagination.
1.What would Miguel like to do very much?
A.To buy an old guitar to play in the show. B.To be a musician like Ernesto de la Cruz.
C.To be very happy with grandmother. D.To follow his dead family members' advice
2.What do Miguel's families do when they know about his dream?
A.His families always help him to make his dream true.
B.His dead family members bring him to a new world.
C.His grandfather destroys his guitar and stops his dream.
D.His grandmother is against him to join a talent show.
3.Which of the following is NOT true about Miguel?
A.He is 12 and lives in a small village in the movie. B.A very old guitar brings him to a new world.
C.he wants his dead family to help him go back. D.Miguel goes to a music contest with Hector.
4.What can we know according to the passage above?
A.Miguel likes playing the piano with ghosts. B.The film was first on in China on Nov.24, 2017.
C.Miguel wins the music contest in the world. D.Miguel's families are all full of imagination.
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It's reported that a man arrived in Shenzhen on Sunday after riding all the way from Venice, Italy, to China on a Silk Road journey that began in September 2015.
Liu Haixiang shared his story of riding across 15 countries in 250 days and said he wanted to promote (宣传) his home town, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, as well as to help Quanzhou become a World Heritage City.
"Cycling is just one kind of exercise form and cultural exchanges are actually the purpose of my tour," said Liu.
As an outdoor sports lover, Liu started his riding tour around China while in college. Liu is a photographer and makes a living by taking photos along his tours. Starting on Sept.5, 2015, Liu cycled along the famous Silk Road.
Liu had produced a video about Quanzhou before he started the journey and played the video along the journey.
He made himself special riding suits featuring some unique cultural elements of Quanzhou. He said the most successful thing was that "I returned home alive". He also said the most unforgettable experience was riding across Tibet's "no man's land". "It was a huge area of alkali soil with no plants," said Liu. He said he even fell in love with a woman in Qingdao. Shandong Province.
1.From the second paragraph, we can learn that Quanzhou .
A.is a World Heritage City B.was the end of Liu Haixiang's trip
C.is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road D.was the beginning place of Liu Haixiang's trip
2.How did Liu make a living during his trip?
A.By taking photos. B.By writing articles.
C.By performing in the street. D.By introducing Quanzhou to others.
3.The last paragraph is about .
A.why he planned the trip B.how he spent the trip abroad
C.some special things during his trip D.some interesting people along his tour
4.In which of the newspaper can we probably see the passage?
A.WORLD & PEOPLE. B.SPORT & HEALTH.
C.TRAVEL & CULTURE. D.DISCOVERY & SCIENCE.
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In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.
"My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame (名誉) or money," Chou said. That's how we luckily have such a music genius, who has since then composed (作曲) lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜).
"Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow," he said.
Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships In the Internet age. ''Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you're going to use it," is Chou's advice to teenagers.
Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country's language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.
Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.
"So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers," said Chou, "The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them."
1.Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?
a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.
b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.
c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.
d. Few people bought his records.
A.abcd B.dbca C.acbd D.dacb
2.Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?
A.Because he wants to live in the UK.
B.Because his record company asks him to.
C.Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.
D.Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.
3.Steve Chou may agree with the following EXCEPT that .
A.taking trips gives him some ideas of music
B.what we really want to follow is the most important
C.music is a thing that can bring him fame and money
D.in Internet age, technology itself is not a bad thing
4.What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?
A.Kind and helpful. B.Proud and confident
C.Active and hard-working. D.Calm and disappointed.
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A group of scientists from Sweden have unlocked one of nature's biggest secrets. The scientists have worked out how spiders make such strong silk when they build their webs. The silk that spiders make is strong and even tougher than steel. Being able to produce man-made spider silk has long been a dream of many scientists. Now, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have, step by step, developed a method that works. They've found that the materials for webs arc in a spider's silk gland (丝腺) as protein. The gland has a level of acidity (酸度) that helps make the protein into very strong silk. The researchers reported that they could produce man-made spider silk by copying the process.
The new man-made silk could be very useful to humans. Doctors are interested in it. They think it can help people get well after a bum. Some doctors believe the new silk could be used to take the place of the torn ligaments (撕裂的韧带) in the body. Plane makers and makers of protective clothing also see many uses for the new silk.
Senior researcher Anna Rising spoke about how ▲ the new discovery could be. She said, "This is the first successful example of copying spider silk-making process. In the future, this may allow industrial production of man-made silk, which can be used in many fields and make our life much better. The silk could become a valuable material for us."
1.The man-made silk can be used (o do many things EXCEPT .
A.help patients get well B.build excellent planes
C.stop ligaments being torn D.make protective clothing
2.Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?
A.simple B.important C.awful D.boring
3.According to Anna Rising, the new material .
A.will improve our life a lot B.can help fight air pollution
C.will take the place of many other materials D.can help us make more scientific discoveries
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Spider silk is good for humans B.Scientists from Sweden are great
C.Making spider silk is now possible D.Making scientific discoveries is hard
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