Born in the State of New York on May 14th, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg was an instant success. In his high school years, he was considered one of top students in the classics, before moving into the arts, sciences, and literature, again picking up high marks and receiving academic praise. It earned him admission to Harvard University.
As a rebellious yet relatively quiet student, he created a website called Facemash in the university– an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance.
The site was controversial for several reasons. The first was its illegal use of photographs, which the university and students took issue with. The second was its controversial nature – not every student like being ranked based on their appearance. The third was its huge resource use – while it was hosted on Harvard servers, it was the most popular page in the university’s entire network.
Zuckerberg was soon forced to shut the site down, but its popularity and controversy had made him consider its future potential. He soon turned the simple site into a personal one for Harvard students, encouraging them to network with their peers at the college. It was then, together with his two friends, that they launched “The Facebook”, which immediately spread to other colleges and grew into a public service that anyone could access in the United States, whether to network with friends and family, or to play games.
The company has been criticized frequently, nevertheless, Zuckerberg has remained true to his initial vision – to create a website that the entire world can use to communicate openly and easily with one another and to keep the user experience clean and pure. The end result is one of the world’s biggest online businesses.
Although its true value is debatable, it’s safe to say that Facebook, and its creator Mark Zuckerberg, are two of the twenty-first century’s most influential, controversial, and potentially powerful figures.
1.When Mark Zuckerberg was a student, he_____________________.
A. was often praised by teachers for the website he created
B. had good academic performance
C. alone created a website called Facebook
D. encouraged students to set up business like him
2.The reason why Zuckerberg shut the site down was probably that__________.
A. his website was not popular
B. he was doubted for the way he used photographs
C. he needed time to reconsider his choice
D. he stole resource on Harvard server
3.Which words can best describe Zuckerberg?
A. easy-going and smart.
B. quiet and shy.
C. talented and outgoing.
D. rebellious and creative.
4.The best title of the passage should be________________.
A. Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook
B. The Foundation of Facebook
C. A Talent from Harvard University
D. The Development of Facebook
When you're on the go, your best friend and resource can be your phone. In the age of smart phones, apps are like guiding stars: They can point you in the right direction for a hotel, list expenses, send postcards, and much more. When used together, these apps can be the basic travel tool, placing a wealth of information at your fingertips no matter where you are on the planet. U.S. News Travel has picked the essential travel apps, known for their utility and reliability. Best of all, they cost absolutely nothing.
Trip It
Your Personal Travel Agent
Be your own travel agent and plan every detail of your trip—from car rental to accomadating restaurants—with Trip It. You can make travel schedule by hand, or simply forward the email confirmations of your flight, rental car, train tickets, and hotels to plans.
Weather Free
Your Go-To Meteorologist(气象学者)
Stop trying to explain the weather forecast on the evening news (particularly when it's in a foreign language). The Weather Free app informs you (in English) of the climate in various locations. It features the local weather, and other key factors that will inform your decision about what to wear before stepping outside.
Goby
Your Event Guru
When you're in a foreign city, you sometimes look around and ask: Where are all the people? Goby has the answer. This app pinpoints the neighborhood hot spots (including museums, hotels, eateries, and more) in your neighborhood. But its true value comes in finding nearby events. You'll discover concerts, plays, and more right around the corner.
1.What is the advantage of using travel apps picked by the U.S. News Travel?
A. They can solve any problem you come across.
B. They reduce your travel budget.
C. They exercise your fingertips.
D. They are reliable and free of charge.
2.With the help of the travel apps used together, travelers can do the following things EXCEPT__________.
A. rent a car
B. decide what to wear
C. look for a friend while traveling
D. find the nearby museums
3.Where are the readers likely to read the passage above?
A. In a geography textbook
B. In a science and technology magazine
C. On a popular website
D. In a business report
书面表达
假设你是李华，刚来你校作交换生的约翰请你为他推荐一个生日聚餐的好去处。请根据以下要点提示，给他写一封信介绍你去过的一家中国餐馆。
饭店位置：市中心，交通便利；
就餐环境：干净、舒适；
菜品特色：种类丰富、美味可口、价格实惠。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3、开头和结尾已给为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I am happy to introduce a Chinese restaurant to you for your birthday.
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Yours，
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有l0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从笫11处起)不计分。
I’d like tell you something about your life in this boarding school. I stay in a dormitory with three other girls, all of whom are kind and nice. We get on well to others and have become good friends. Living in a boarding school make me independent. I am confidence to take care of myself, wash the clothes, and clean the room, that I never did when at home. The classes here are very interesting and challenged. I’m still feeling a little dissatisfied with some other thing. The living conditions are not as good as it at home and the chance to get in touch with the outside world is limited. Anyway, I’ll get used to living here and hope everything will be more better soon.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last December my mother and I 1._______ (fly) to London. The first thing we did was to go on a bus sightseeing tour.
This is the best way to see all the sights and learn all about the history of a city. By the time the tour was over it was dark. The Christmas lights were very colorful. And 2._________ really impressed me was how so many people made 3._________ (they) way home through the heavy traffic on bicycles. I was looking forward to spending the next day in Oxford Street with all its 4.___________(amaze) shops. And what 5.__________ experience that was! We bought a ticket for the underground and could go everywhere very quickly.
We spent all morning shopping and admiring the Christmas displays inside the shops and out in the streets. Then we went to a wax museum 6.___________ (call) Madame Tussauds ( 杜莎夫人蜡像馆）, which had a lot of wax 7.__________(figure) of famous people. My mother took a picture of me 8._____________ (stand) between Prince Charles and Prince Harry. From there we took the tube to Buckingham Palace, the home of the two princes, to watch The Changing of the Guard but 9.____________ (fortunate) we couldn’t really see well as there were thousands of tourists waiting 10.________ take photos of the ceremony.
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh, excuse me please” was my _________ . He said: “Please excuse me too; I wasn’t watching for you.” We were very _________ , this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye. But at home a _________ story is told.
Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very _________ . When I _________ , I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the _________,” I said with a frown. She walked away, her little heart broken. I didn’t _________ how harshly(严厉地) I’d spoken.
While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me, “While _________ a stranger, you are polite, but with the girl you love, you are _________ . Go to look on the kitchen floor; you’ll find some flowers by the door. Those are the flowers she brought to _________. She picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. She stood quietly not to _________ the surprise, and you _________ saw the tears in her eyes.”
_________ , my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt down by her bed. “Wake up, little girl,” I said. “Are these flowers you picked for me?” She smiled: “I found them out by the tree. I picked them _________ they’re pretty like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.”
I said: “Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I _________ today. I _________ have yelled at you that way.”
She said: “Oh Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.”
I said: “Daughter, I love you too. And I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”
I had got the world _________ again. I’d _________ to be polite to people in the street—good _________ make society work. But a stranger is someone we bump into once and then never see again—and _________ is for life.
1.A. answer B. words C. reply D. speech
2.A. careful B. polite C. serious D. unhappy
3.A. interesting B. meaningful C. similar D. different
4.A. still B. noisy C. upset D. excited
5.A. called B. turned C. returned D. removed
6.A. house B. space C. way D. area
7.A. realize B. care C. prove D. understand
8.A. referring to B. listening to C. dealing with D. picking up
9.A. anxious B. patient C. disappointed D. unkind
10.A. us B. you C. the family D. her friends
11.A. ruin B. expect C. announce D. handle
12.A. seldom B. simply C. even D. never
13.A. By this time B. At one time C. For a time D. At the same time
14.A. while B. so C. unless D. because
15.A. considered B. acted C. developed D. performed
16.A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t
17.A. clear B. right C. beautiful D. meaningful
18.A. begin B. learn C. continue D. change
19.A. manners B. habits C. lifestyle D. behaviors
20.A. lover B. companion C. family D. friend
