Ask a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall, and they’ll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends. If you’re satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.
From the point of my 50s, I’d say that sounds about right. Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway. But the more I read about how social media are interfering with (干扰) good old-fashioned friendship, creating virtual bonds that can’t quite take the place of real ones, the more I wonder just how today’s 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when they’re my age.
After all, much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s. According to research by the late Bernice Neugarten of the University of Chicago, who helped launch the academic study of human development, people choose most of their adult relationships, both friends and lovers, between the ages of 22 and 28. The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever; they’re also our first truly chosen friends. And choosing how to commit to these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.
But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online, an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is. A study, conducted in 2010 by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee of the University of Texas at Austin, investigated the Facebook habits of 776 young people between the ages of 18 and 35. “Whether it is a wall post, a comment, or a photo,” they wrote, “young people’s engagement with Facebook is driven, primarily, by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by, far away, or have just entered into their lives.”
This kind of constant contact can be efficient, but it can also be upsetting. For one thing, it adds a new layer of concern to a young person’s already-heightened awareness of social ranking, giving appearance-conscious young people yet another thing to worry about. “I see other 20-somethings feeling pressured to constantly keep up a public image, especially a public image online,” wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog. “Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what they’re up to, where they’re at, what projects they’re working on. It can be a bit much at times.” Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship.
1.According to the passage, the 20s is an age for people to _____.
A. have a good public image
B. keep themselves informed
C. look back on their own lives
D. develop critical relationships
2.Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends online?
A. It makes people pay less attention to social ranking.
B. It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends.
C. It keeps people away from their family and close relatives.
D. It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.
3.What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee?
A. To know about the 776 young people’s Facebook habits.
B. To find out how social media affect real-world social life.
C. To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends.
D. To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.
4.The author may agree that _____.
A. old-fashioned friendship can help create virtual bonds
B. there’s no need for young people to make online friends
C. real-world friendship is a better choice for young people
D. online friendship is an inevitable trend in the modern world
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Ask a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall, and they’ll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends. If you’re satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.
From the point of my 50s, I’d say that sounds about right. Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway. But the more I read about how social media are interfering with (干扰) good old-fashioned friendship, creating virtual bonds that can’t quite take the place of real ones, the more I wonder just how today’s 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when they’re my age.
After all, much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s. According to research by the late Bernice Neugarten of the University of Chicago, who helped launch the academic study of human development, people choose most of their adult relationships, both friends and lovers, between the ages of 22 and 28. The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever; they’re also our first truly chosen friends. And choosing how to commit to these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.
But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online, an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is. A study, conducted in 2010 by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee of the University of Texas at Austin, investigated the Facebook habits of 776 young people between the ages of 18 and 35. “Whether it is a wall post, a comment, or a photo,” they wrote, “young people’s engagement with Facebook is driven, primarily, by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by, far away, or have just entered into their lives.”
This kind of constant contact can be efficient, but it can also be upsetting. For one thing, it adds a new layer of concern to a young person’s already-heightened awareness of social ranking, giving appearance-conscious young people yet another thing to worry about. “I see other 20-somethings feeling pressured to constantly keep up a public image, especially a public image online,” wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog. “Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what they’re up to, where they’re at, what projects they’re working on. It can be a bit much at times.” Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship.
1.According to the passage, the 20s is an age for people to _____.
A. have a good public image
B. keep themselves informed
C. look back on their own lives
D. develop critical relationships
2.Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends online?
A. It makes people pay less attention to social ranking.
B. It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends.
C. It keeps people away from their family and close relatives.
D. It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.
3.What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee?
A. To know about the 776 young people’s Facebook habits.
B. To find out how social media affect real-world social life.
C. To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends.
D. To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.
4.The author may agree that _____.
A. old-fashioned friendship can help create virtual bonds
B. there’s no need for young people to make online friends
C. real-world friendship is a better choice for young people
D. online friendship is an inevitable trend in the modern world
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The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. ______, most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.
A. At last B. As a result C. In a word D. In fact
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A few years ago, Paul Gerner began to gather a group of architects in Las Vegas to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs,” Gerner says.
Gerner manages school facilities （设施） for Clark County, Nevada, a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018, 143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public-education system. Gerner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes （样品）; they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.
Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County, which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation （朝向）,” Mark McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool.”
Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of the most progressive green-design competitions has doubts about ideas of eco-friendly buildings. “I don’t believe in the new green religion,” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. I’m interested in those that work.” But he wouldn’t mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. “You never know what’s going to start the interest of a child to study math and science,” he says.
1.How did the architects react to Gerner’s design requirements?
A. They lost balance in excitement. B. They showed strong disbelief.
C. They expressed little interest. D. They burst into cheers.
2.Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?
A. Assessment — Prototype — Design — Construction.
B. Assessment — Design — Prototype — Construction.
C. Design — Assessment — Prototype — Construction.
D. Design — Prototype — Assessment — Construction.
3.What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County?
A. The large size. B. Limited facilities.
C. The desert climate. D. Poor natural resources.
4.What does Gerner think of the ideas of green schools?
A. They are questionable. B. They are out of date.
C. They are advanced. D. They are practical.
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Some people have it easy. When their kids ask them what they do at work, they can give a simple, direct answer: “I put out fires” or “I teach primary school”. As a theoretical physicist, I never had this luck. Society has come to expect many things from the physicists. It used to be that we only had to discover the basic laws of the world and supply the techniques that would power the next Silicon Valley. With these expectations we were fairly comfortable: they are the sorts of things we think we know how to do. What makes us uncomfortable and what makes it hard for us to tell our kids what we’re up to is that in this century we have become, though unwillingly, gurus on questions such as “What is the nature of Reality?”
We now deal with a whole new class of problems. We ask how the world began and what the nature of matter is. The answers we are coming up with are just not easy to comprehend for the average person.
So, when physicists get out of their cars in the morning, have a cup of coffee and sit down in front of their computers, they leave a familiar world and enter a place where things act in strange ways that are impossible for ordinary people to understand.
72. According to the passage, in a way physicists are ________ .
A. honest B. comfortable C. strange D. unlucky
73. By what the writer says about physicists, we know that physicists ________ .
A. don’t like their careers
B. live in two different worlds
C. are coming up with new answers to old questions
D. don’t have to tell people what they are doing
74. From the passage we can conclude that theoretical physicists ________ .
A. contributed to the new industry in Silicon Valley
B. only have to answer the basic questions about the world
C. have disappointed the expectations of many people
D. have found it hard to make themselves popular
75. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Society seems to know a bit about physicists’ work.
B. Most people are expecting to know what physicists are doing.
C. Physicists are doing more and more difficult jobs.
D. It’s impossible for average people to know physicists’ work.
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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they ________ Socrates for advice on where happiness ________. But ________ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a ________ first. The group of guys had to ________ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ________ together in it, singing with ________.
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We ________ be happier!” Socrates ________, “That’s it! ________ you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness ________ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ________ work and creativity.
We may have to ________ pain in our daily life and in the process of ________ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ________ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our ________ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ________ life, and ________ tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of ________, and I ________ you all a life of happiness.
1.A. pointed to B. referred to C. turned to D. kept to
2.A. lay B. belonged C. stood D. laid
3.A. apart from B. instead of C. other than D. for fear of
4.A. house B. boat C. bridge D. school
5.A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
6.A. sat B. stood C. got D. rowed
7.A. joy B. sorrow C. curiosity D. hope
8.A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
9.A. declared B. thought C. added D. assumed
10.A. Unless B. Whenever C. Until D. However
11.A. never B. always C. ever D. seldom
12.A. cautious B. endless C. hard D. effective
13.A. experience B. avoid C. enjoy D. deny
14.A. searching B. seeking C. hoping D. improving
15.A. spiritual B. nice C. new D. material
16.A. body B. part C. soul D. head
17.A. blaming B. praising C. ending D. cursing
18.A. turn B. put C. divide D. draw
19.A. time B. energy C. fact D. choice
20.A. wish B. promise C. bring D. require
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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they ______ Socrates (苏格拉底) for advice on where happiness ______. But ____ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a _______ first. The group of guys had to ______ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, digging out the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ______ together in it, singing with ______.
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We ______ be happier!” Socrates ______ , “That’s it! _______ you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness ______ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ______ work and creativity. We may have to ______ pain in our daily life and in the process of ________ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ______ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long-term happiness, ________, comes from within our _______ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ______ life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of _______ , and I ________you all a life of happiness.
1.A. pointed to B. turned to C. referred to D. returned to
2.A. stood B. belonged C. lay D. laid
3.A. instead of B. apart from C. other than D. regardless of
4.A. house B. boat C. bridge D. school
5.A. set out B. set down C. set about D. set up
6.A. sat B. lay C. rowed D. got
7.A. hope B. sorrow C. curiosity D. joy
8.A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
9.A. added B. thought C. declared D. assumed
10.A. Unless B. However C. Until D. Whenever
11.A. always B. never C. ever D. seldom
12.A. cautious B. endless C. hard D. simple
13.A. experience B. avoid C. enjoy D. deny
14.A. searching B. looking C. seeking D. improving
15.A. spiritual B. material C. new D. nice
16.A. therefore B. however C. furthermore D. moreover
17.A. body B. part C. soul D. head
18.A. praising B. blaming C. ending D. cursing
19.A. time B. method C. fact D. choice
20.A. promise B. wish C. request D. require
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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they 36 Socrates for advice on where happiness 37 . But 38 giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a 39 first. The group of guys had to 40 the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then 41 together in it, singing with 42 .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We 43 be happier!” Socrates 44 , “That’s it! 45 you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness 46 hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through 47 work and creativity.
We may have to 48 pain in our daily life and in the process of 49 happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in 50 things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our 51 and spirit. So why not turn suffering into 52 life, and 53 tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of 54 , and I 55 you all a life of happiness.
1. A. pointed to B. referred to C. turned to D. kept to
2. A. lay B. belonged C. stood D. laid
3. A. apart from B. instead of C. other than D. for fear of
4. A. house B. boat C. bridge D. school
5. A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
6. A. sat B. stood C. got D. rowed
7. A. joy B. sorrow C. curiosity D. hope
8. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
9. A. declared B. thought C. added D. assumed
10. A. Unless B. Whenever C. Until D. However
11. A. never B. always C. ever D. seldom
12. A. cautious B. endless C. hard D. effective
13. A. experience B. avoid C. enjoy D. deny
14. A. searching B. seeking C. hoping D. improving
15. A. spiritual B. nice C. new D. material
16.A. body B. part C. soul D. head
17. A. blaming B. praising C. ending D. cursing
18.A. turn B. put C. divide D. draw
19.A. time B. energy C. fact D. choice
20.A. wish B. promise C. bring D. Require
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What did the man think about people of the Ice Age?
A. They traveled in groups.
B. They lived in caves.
C. They lived in houses.
2.How did people in the early Ice Age keep warm?
A. They kept fires burning all the time.
B. They lived together in a large house.
C. They faced their homes towards the south.
3.What does the man want the woman to do?
A. Lend him the magazine.
B. Talk more about the article with him.
C. Read the article together with him.
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We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives.Life seems to be full of______for them.I would like to think such a life nothing______.If there were no problems in your job,then your employer would hire a much______capable person than you to do the things that don't need much thought.In the business world,those who are able to solve______problems are the ones who are the most valuable to the______.
Many times the problems or challenges we face______us to grow and become more capable.The runner who trains for the mile run in the Olympics by running______will have no chance of winning the medal at all.The runner who______by running uphill is far more likely to develop the speed and endurance（耐力）______to win the medal.
The______thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he broke both______in the ring.But at that time his manager felt that he could never again punch（重击）hard______to be the heavyweight champion. Instead, Tunney decided that he would become a scientific boxer and win the______as a boxer,not a slugger.Boxing historians will tell you that he______one of the best boxers who ever fought.They______will tell you that as a puncher,he would not have had a(n)______against Jack Dempsey,who was considered by many to be the hardest____in heavyweight history.Tunney would never have been champion,______he not had the problem of his broken hands.
The next time you meet with a difficult climb,______or problem,you should______and say, "Here's my chance to grow."
1.A. questions B. problems C. happiness D. sorrow
2.A. normal B. usual C. unusual D. interesting
3.A. more B. little C. less D. most
4.A. difficult B. easy C. small D. little
5.A. employee B. judge C. secretary D. employer
6.A. order B. force C. suggest D. invite
7.A. downhill B. along C. away D. out
8.A. leaves B. waits C. trams D. stands
9.A. needed B. punished C. received D. lost
10.A. worst B. easiest C. fastest D. best
11.A. ears B. eyes C. hands D. feet
12.A. well B. enough C. often D. above
13.A. title B. place C. prize D. praise
14.A. looked after B. developed into C. came up D. concentrated on
15.A. still B. already C. also D. hardly
16.A. right B. chance C. attitude D. life
17.A. worker B. student C. trainer D. hitter
18.A. did B. had C. has D. have
19.A. obstacle B. river C. tree D. hill
20.A. stand B. change C. speak D. smile
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What are the speakers talking about?
A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A place of living.
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