The average British 22 year-old has more than 1,000 online friends on sites like Facebook, compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20, according to a new study.
The “Facebook generation gap” has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook.
People in their twenties have more than 50 times as many digital friends as those who are over 50 years old, despite the popularity of sites like Facebook with the older generations, says a study conducted by consumer research group Intersperience.
The news comes during the same week Facebook's second-in command, Sheryl Sandberg, is visiting the UK to deliver a speech at the London School of Economics.
Facebook's chief operating officer is going to speak about how the social web has transformed people's friendships and relationships.
The survey found that there was a clear link between people's age and the number of online friends they have．The researchers found that those aged 13 to 16, have an average of 450 friends on social networks, with girls having slightly more friends that boys．People in their thirties tend to have between 100 and 200 friends, while those in their forties have between 50 and 100.
However, those using sites such as Facebook over the age of 50, tended to have 20 or less friends．The oldest person surveyed was 70 years old.
Paul Hudson, Intersperience's chief executive, said: "Our research underlines fundamental （根本的）changes taking place in British society as a result of finally entering the digital age．Half of the UK population are on Facebook now．In a social media context, a 'friend' means something different to a 20 year old than to a 50 year old."
He added: “Social networking activity is just one example of how different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces．In this case, age is the determining factor - however in other instances it is not.”
1.Which is the determining factor in social networking activity?
A．Gender B．Age
C．Relationship D．Pace
2.What can we learn from the survey?
A．The older a person is, the less online friends he may have
B．Girls have remarkably more friends than boys
C．People in their thirties tend to have between 50 and 100 friends
D．The link between people’s age and the number of online friends they have is not clear
3.According to the passage, the following statements are True except .
A．The oldest people surveyed is 70
B．Paul Hudson will deliver a speech at the London School of Economics
C．Different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces
D．Facebook is popular in UK now
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Social networking activity
B．The digital age
C．“Facebook generation gap”—Facebook generation has more than 1,000 friends
D．Changes taking place in British society
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The average British 22 year-old has more than 1,000 online friends on sites like Facebook, compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20, according to a new study.
The “Facebook generation gap” has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook.
People in their twenties have more than 50 times as many digital friends as those who are over 50 years old, despite the popularity of sites like Facebook with the older generations, says a study conducted by consumer research group Intersperience.
The news comes during the same week Facebook's second-in command, Sheryl Sandberg, is visiting the UK to deliver a speech at the London School of Economics.
Facebook's chief operating officer is going to speak about how the social web has transformed people's friendships and relationships.
The survey found that there was a clear link between people's age and the number of online friends they have．The researchers found that those aged 13 to 16, have an average of 450 friends on social networks, with girls having slightly more friends that boys．People in their thirties tend to have between 100 and 200 friends, while those in their forties have between 50 and 100.
However, those using sites such as Facebook over the age of 50, tended to have 20 or less friends．The oldest person surveyed was 70 years old.
Paul Hudson, Intersperience's chief executive, said: "Our research underlines fundamental （根本的）changes taking place in British society as a result of finally entering the digital age．Half of the UK population are on Facebook now．In a social media context, a 'friend' means something different to a 20 year old than to a 50 year old."
He added: “Social networking activity is just one example of how different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces．In this case, age is the determining factor - however in other instances it is not.”
1.Which is the determining factor in social networking activity?
A．Gender B．Age C．Relationship D．Pace
2.What can we learn from the survey?
A．The older a person is, the less online friends he may have
B．Girls have remarkably more friends than boys
C．People in their thirties tend to have between 50 and 100 friends
D．The link between people’s age and the number of online friends they have is not clear
3.According to the passage, the following statements are True except .
A．The oldest people surveyed is 70
B．Paul Hudson will deliver a speech at the London School of Economics
C．Different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces
D．Facebook is popular in UK now
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Social networking activity
B．The digital age
C．“Facebook generation gap”—Facebook generation has more than 1,000 friends
D．Changes taking place in British society
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The average British 22 year-old has more than 1,000 online friends on sites like Facebook, compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20, according to a new study.
The “Facebook generation gap” has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook.
People in their twenties have more than 50 times as many digital friends as those who are over 50 years old, despite the popularity of sites like Facebook with the older generations, says a study conducted by consumer research group Intersperience.
The news comes during the same week Facebook's second-in command, Sheryl Sandberg, is visiting the UK to deliver a speech at the London School of Economics.
Facebook's chief operating officer is going to speak about how the social web has transformed people's friendships and relationships.
The survey found that there was a clear link between people's age and the number of online friends they have．The researchers found that those aged 13 to 16, have an average of 450 friends on social networks, with girls having slightly more friends that boys．People in their thirties tend to have between 100 and 200 friends, while those in their forties have between 50 and 100.
However, those using sites such as Facebook over the age of 50, tended to have 20 or less friends．The oldest person surveyed was 70 years old.
Paul Hudson, Intersperience's chief executive, said: "Our research underlines fundamental （根本的）changes taking place in British society as a result of finally entering the digital age．Half of the UK population are on Facebook now．In a social media context, a 'friend' means something different to a 20 year old than to a 50 year old."
He added: “Social networking activity is just one example of how different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces．In this case, age is the determining factor - however in other instances it is not.”
1.Which is the determining factor in social networking activity?
A．Gender B．Age
C．Relationship D．Pace
2.What can we learn from the survey?
A．The older a person is, the less online friends he may have
B．Girls have remarkably more friends than boys
C．People in their thirties tend to have between 50 and 100 friends
D．The link between people’s age and the number of online friends they have is not clear
3.According to the passage, the following statements are True except .
A．The oldest people surveyed is 70
B．Paul Hudson will deliver a speech at the London School of Economics
C．Different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces
D．Facebook is popular in UK now
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Social networking activity
B．The digital age
C．“Facebook generation gap”—Facebook generation has more than 1,000 friends
D．Changes taking place in British society
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.How many members does the graduate students’ online group have?
A. More than 1,000 members. B. More than 100 members. C. More than 10 members.
2.How do graduate students share information about job hunting?
A. Through instant messages and microblogs.
B. Through interviews.
C. Through text messages.
3.What is the advantage of sharing information?
A. To help the students save money.
B. To make students focus on graduation.
C. To help the students focus on preparing for interviews.
4.What does the university do to help graduates to find jobs?
A. Print business cards for graduates.
B. Give information about employers to graduates .
C. Post graduates’ information around the campus.
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By the time the tornado ended, more than 2,000 people _____.
A. has injured B. has been injured
C. had injured D. had been injured
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He _____ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15.
A. has learned B. would have learned
C. learned D. had learned
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—The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years.
—Yes, ________ began during the Western Han Dynasty.
A. he B. they C. it
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The city of Wuxi has ______ history of more than 3,000 years and it will keep its glory and have _______ bright future.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a
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Michael Shirazi is a 67-year-old American who has been feeding more than 150 homeless cats in Shanghai for the past eight years. Every night, he leaves his home at 11:00 pm and takes 20 kilos of cat food to the street feeding the homeless cats. So he is called by people "the king of homeless cats".
Eight years ago, Michael came to Shanghai for his family's business. At that time, he was a successful businessman. Until one day after living in Shanghai for a year, a homeless cat he named "short tail" came into his life. He still remembers the night when he saw "short tail" and the way it searched for food in the garbage can for her and her newborn babies. He had pity on "short tail" and brought it food and water. Since then, he has been feeding more and more homeless cats. He even shut down his company and closed his family business because of it.
These homeless cats have brought many happy moments to Michael. Every time they see him, they jump with excitement and kiss him. But unfortunately, his wife left him because he no longer managed his family business and spent nearly 10, 000 yuan a month on cat food. Though all the things happened to Michael, he still leaves his home on time every night.
Michael said: "My experience makes me feel that people are made of love. We must return our love to the world so that we can find our inner(内心的) peace." This is the happiness he gets every night when he's on his way to feeding food: feeling loved and needed.
1.Why do people call Michael "the king of homeless cats"? ______
A.He plays with homeless cats. B.He raises homeless cats at home.
C.He takes photos of homeless cats. D.He gives food to homeless cats.
2.When did Michael start feeding homeless cats? ______
A.Before he came to Shanghai. B.After meeting "short tail".
C.When he was 62 years old. D.After closing his family business.
3.What can we infer from paragraph 3? ______
A.Homeless cats love and trust Michael. B.Michael's wife strongly supported him.
C.Michael made money by selling cat food. D.The feeding will never continue any more.
4.Which of the following can best describe Michael? ______
A.Kind and generous. B.Ordinary and shy.
C.Helpful and calm. D.Brilliant and serious.
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After four silent years, the 27-year-old British singer Adele Adkins has finally introduced herself to the world again with Hello, the opening song from her third album (专辑) 25, which will come out on Nov. 20.
Although Adele is a very successful singer now, music wasn’t always what she saw herself doing. At age 10, when she saw her grandmother’s pain over the death of Adele’s grandfather, she pictured herself as a heart surgeon.
“I want to fix people’s hearts,” she told the UK music website i-D, remembering the childhood interest she’d had in biology classes until she found out that her real talent was for singing.
Adele didn’t go to medical school, but many would agree that she still has healing (治愈) powers. “Her songs find the kind of memory every listener holds somewhere in their hearts. This kind of feeling is what people have always liked in Adele,” said The Telegraph. “She writes a pop diary, sharing the simple secrets of her heart.”
Most successful pop stars make albums at a fast pace, but not Adele. After her second album 21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, she made it clear with her label that she would spend “four or five years” making her next album. She told Vogue magazine, “I won’t come out with new music until it’s better than 21.”
Instead of seeking fame, Adele remained silent and moved to the countryside. In her free time, she loved to watch TV series Teen Mom, American Horror Story, and The Waling Dead.
Living life as normally as possible is important to the singer’s art. “Nobody wants to listen to a record from someone who’s not living in the real world,” Adele told i-D, “So I live a low-key life for my fans.”
1.What does the text mainly tell us?
A. The popularity of Adele’s album 25.
B. The healing powers of Adele’s music.
C. The secrets of Adele’s success in music.
D. The reason for Adele’s becoming a singer.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Adele wasn’t interested in music.
B. Adele wasn’t good at music at first.
C. Music wasn’t very important in Adele’s life.
D. Music wasn’t all Adele wanted to be devoted to.
3.Why doesn’t Adele want to make albums at a fast pace?
A. To live a low-key life.
B. To win the Grammy Award.
C. To make sure the quality of her music.
D. To share the secrets of her heart as a musician.
4.What can we know about Adele?
A. Her album Hello will come out on Nov. 20.
B. She has kept a diary since childhood.
C. She moved to the countryside before 2012.
D. Her works are based on real life.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罚单) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered (登记注册) the car in her name without informing her.
The Expired Meter ( 停车计时器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets.
But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬币) and has filed a lawsuit (诉讼 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有权), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.”
Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked.
1.After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______.
A.wanted to break a record
B.tried its best to find its owner
C.kept issuing tickets against the car
D.decided to play a joke on its owner
2.From Paragraph 3, we know that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.
A.sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago
B.received the car from her ex-boyfriend
C.didn’t know anything about the car
D.wasn’t the real owner of the car
3.Jennifer Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago because the city _______.
A.didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car
B.didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport
C.didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed
D.didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning
4.After reading the passage we learn that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.
A.doesn’t want to pay any money
B.thinks Patrick should pay the fines
C.isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend
D.has never been to O’Hare Airport
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