What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s v...

What was so _____about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first inthe marathon bare-footed.

A. awful 　　　　　　　　　　 B. essential

C. impressive 　　　　　　　 D. obvious

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What was so _____about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful    B. essential    C. impressive    D. obvious

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What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful　　　　　　 B. essential

C. impressive 　　 D. obvious

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What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful　 　　     B. essential

C. impressive    D. obvious

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. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in ____ about what he meant.

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They knew nothing about ______ he was a thief.

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What I used to find attractive about journalism was that it brought you into contact with a huge range of interesting people, or at least people to whom interesting things had happened. But is that true? If I were coming in now, would I find journalism as attractive a job as when I first earned my pay- cheque 30 years ago?

The problem is the impact of the internet on how we write our stories. We all know the benefits that the web has provided. It has enabled journalists, along with everyone else, to find instant answers to almost any question, no matter how unusual. It has hugely quickened the gathering and spreading of news. And if the appearance of informed and readable amateur “bloggers” has forced journalists - the supposed professionals - to sharpen up our act, so much the better.

But the revolution has brought one huge negative pressure on journalists. Because the internet seems to include everything, we are deeply addicted to it. Now we spend most of our working hours in our offices, staring at screen. Oral contact with people in the outside world is heavily reduced. Face-to-face communication seems so 20th-century, such a waste of time.

This attitude not only limits the journalist’s ability to understand the complexities of the world. It also leads to what I call “hall of mirrors” reporting, in which the media village chews and chews on the same few subjects, which are often of far more interest to media staff than ordinary people.

This isn’t a cry for the days when journalists spent half their week talking to people. But it’s a request for those who claim to report the world’s affairs to get out more - to experience life at first hand, or at least to talk regularly with those who do. What many journalists report now is not reality, but virtual reality: human existence as known through a computer screen.

But perhaps that’s the way humanity in general is going. It would be funny if the communication revolution of the past 20 years ended up killing the greatest form of communication ever developed. “We should start a Campaign for Real Conversation,” I said to a colleague the other morning. “Good idea,” he replied. “Send me an e-mail.”

1.What benefits has the internet brought to journalism according to the article?

① a variety of information

② fast speed of collecting and spreading news

③ appearance of bloggers

④ better written news stories

A.①② B.②③ C.②④ D.①④

2.The underlined phrase “the greatest form of communication” refers to ____.

A.using the internet for news reporting

B.communicating with people by e-mail

C.talking to people face to face

D.“hall of mirrors” reporting

3.The author thinks ____ in the future.

A.the internet will promote the journalism industry

B.more and more journalists will go out to experience life

C.journalists will do the same as they do now

D.the internet will put an end to the journalism industry

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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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－What about______party you went to yesterday evening?

－Oh, it was boring, you know,       party like that!

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What ________her most was that nobody had even bothered to tell her about the changed timetable.

A. upset         B. ignored                 C. shocked       D. trapped

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