People are being lured(引诱) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service, 1. realizing that they're paying for it by giving up plenty of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send2. (target) messages.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea 3. they’re paying for Facebook, because people don’t really know what their personal details are worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook -- you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules 4. many things -- your city, your photo, your friends’ names -- were set, by default(默认), to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “5. (satisfying) experience.”
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, 6. involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they are connecting with their friends online?
So far the privacy issue 7. (land) Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Commission to set regulations for social-networking sites.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done 8. (invade) our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering 9. (cancel) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that 10. information is in the hands of people I don’t trust. That is too high a price to pay.
随着科技的发展，手机移动支付逐渐盛行，人们对此看法不一。下面是你班班会上以“手机移动 支付”为题进行讨论的情况。请你以李明的名义写一封信给 21st Century 报的编辑，说明该情况并表 明你自己的观点。
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60%学生赞同 | 1. 简单易操作，不需要携带现金或银行卡； 2. 大至商场小至路边摊都能使用，快捷方便； 3. ……。 |
40%学生不赞同 | 1. 存在安全问题，如个人信息泄露，资金盗用等； 2. 导致过度消费； 3. ……。 |
个人观点 | 1. ……； 2. ……。 |
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4. 参考词汇：移动支付 mobile payment 摊贩 stallholder
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Dear editor,
With the development of science and technology, mobile payment is gaining popularity in China.
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Yours
Li Ming
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The Internet is a must for our daily life, but it has brought about some social problems. Some people s 1. to the opinion that the Internet has positive effects on our lives. For one thing, it provides a 2. information for us, ranging from weather forecast to academic research. For another thing, People employ the Internet to build interpersonal relationship. People from d 3. backgrounds can communicate with others globally.
However, others think otherwise. They make the a 4. ( 假定，假设) that the Internet has some drawbacks. There is too much information on the Internet that has not been e 5. for accuracy, which b 6. people to find correct and relevant information. Another disadvantage of the Internet is that it influences people’s private lives. People’s 7. ( 上 瘾 ) to the Internet damages their c 8. to live normal lives, thus leading to their w 9. from the outside world. However, they are supposed to limit the excessive use of the Internet and u 10. the responsibility of accompanying their family.
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We all need to feel understood, recognized and affirmed by our friends, family and romantic partners. We all need to find our tribe.
Research has shown that among the benefits that come with being in a relationship or group, feeling accepted is regarded as the most important driver of meaning. When other people think you matter and treat you as if you matter, you believe you matter, too.
Though we all share a need to belong, in the first decades of the 20th century, many influential psychologists and physicians did not acknowledge this fundamental aspect of human nature. The idea that children needed parental love and care to live a full and meaningful life was not only considered medically dangerous, but also dismissed as immoral and disgusting.
As behavioral psychology came into fashion and academic psychologists turned their attention to child- raising, this view shifted and they began to examine and affirm the vital importance of attachment in early life. They discovered that people, whatever their age, needed more than food and shelter to live full and healthy lives.
But, sadly, many of us lack close ties. At a time when we are more connected digitally than ever before, rates of social isolation are rising. The results of an Age UK poll published recently suggest that half a million people over the age of 60 usually spend each day alone, and it's not unusual for another half a million people to go without someone to speak to for five or six days. All these figures reveal more than a rise in loneliness — they reveal a lack of meaning in people's lives. In surveys, we list our close relationships as our most important sources of meaning. Research shows that people who are lonely and isolated feel their lives are less meaningful.
While close relationships are critical for living a meaningful life, they are not the only important social bonds we need to cultivate. Psychologists have also discovered the value of small moments of intimacy. “High-quality connections”, as one researcher calls them, are positive, short-term interactions between two people when a couple holds hands on a walk or when two strangers have an empathetic(移情作用的) conversation on a plane. High-quality connections have the potential to unlock meaning in our interactions with acquaintances, colleagues and strangers. We can't control whether someone will make a high-quality connection with us, but we can all choose to start one. We can say hello to a stranger on the street rather than look away. We can choose to value people rather than devalue them. We can invite people to belong.
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*Many famous experts in the first decades of the 20th century 4. that people had the need to belong. *Experts later came to realize that people, 5. of their age, needed attachment to enjoy full and healthy lives. |
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Consequences of 6. close ties | *Many people are cut off from the world and feel 7.. *People who do not have enough close relationships find their lives are less 8.. | |
Another way to meet the need | *High-quality connections make a 9. in helping satisfy our need to belong. *We should 10. to make a high-quality connection. |
The phone ID flashed “Emergency Vet”. “Oh no” I whispered. I could not lose Merlin now.
Ron and I had tried to have children for a long time with depressing results. I threw myself into my work. Any maternal feelings I had were spent on Merlin.
I couldn’t wait to get home from work each night. I wanted to pick up that warm bundle of loving fur and nestle him. I wanted to sing “Rock-a-bye Merlin” as I did every night as he would put his paws around my neck.
Merlin was my comfort especially at times when I wondered if God was listening. But last night something had changed. Not only did I sing “Rock-a-Bye Merlin” but I asked “What will I do after you’re gone?”
Although Merlin was 19 years old a senior in the age of a cat he didn’t look or act that way. I didn’t want to accept the fact that he was nearing the end of his lifetime. My job at the law firm was so demanding and stressful that I couldn’t imagine getting through the day without Merlin waiting to greet me at home.
I dialed the vet’s number. I asked for my husband but he already left. Then I took a breath and asked the question that no one wants to ask “Is my Merlin still alive?” The nurse said “yes.”
Ron came home and said that Merlin had almost no red blood cells left. White blood cells were replacing them. Merlin would need expensive transfusions most likely on a monthly basis. We both knew Merlin was running out of time. I asked Ron to drive me to the vet so I could say goodbye to my little boy cat but he was beat tired and it was late. Ron said if Merlin was still alive the next morning then he would take me to the vet.
The next morning I called the vet. Merlin had survived the night.
After driving to the vet I went into the examining room. The nurse brought Merlin and placed him on an examining table on his side. His eyes were tightly shut. I thought he died already. I carefully edged my hand to reach his body. His body felt warm but when I spoke his name there was no response. No response to his name or that I was there and that I loved him. I was extremely sad.
In that examining room I felt helpless. I wondered how many people in an examining room felt as helpless as I did.
Feeling driven to prayer I yelled “God this isn’t good enough. I need to see my Merlin the way I remember him I need a miracle and I need it now!”
At that moment God granted a miracle. Merlin’s favorite compliment entered my mind. I said “Merlin You are Beautiful and You are Gorgeous do you hear me?” One eye opened.
I said “Gotcha”. I kept repeating those words.
Merlin opened the other eye and one limb at a time got up. He was waiting for that phrase. He wanted to hear that he was beautiful and gorgeous again.
Then I experienced another miracle.
There was no sound in that examining room until Merlin started walking to me. From out of nowhere or maybe from heaven I clearly heard a song we sung in church often: “It Is Well With My Soul.” I remembered thinking “Yes it is well with my Soul. I got to see my little boy cat one more time.”
Merlin walked to me. He put his face in mine which he had never done before. He rubbed a circle around my face twice. Merlin said goodbye with his face and marked me for life.
Ron appeared shocked that Merlin was up and had walked to me. I said to Merlin “Tell God you are a good boy and how much we love you” and then handed him back to the nurse.
Tears of gratitude poured forth in memory of a miracle. You see for nineteen years God spoke to me through a special cat named “Merlin.” On Merlin’s last day God proved he heard me when he granted a miracle. That miracle gave me time to say goodbye.
1.Ron’s wife couldn’t lose Merlin because ______.
A. Merlin could supply her with comfort and warmth
B. Merlin was her adopted child for nineteen years
C. she failed to give birth to her own biological child
D. she would sing her usual song to no one later in life
2.What did Ron’s wife think of Merlin?
①comfortable
②demanding
③long life
④full of devotion
⑤lovely
⑥religious
A. ①②⑥ B. ①②③
C. ③④⑤ D. ④⑤⑥
3.What does “The next morning I called the vet.” in Paragraph 8 imply?
A. The writer turned to the vet because Merlin was in desperate condition.
B. Ron would accompany her wife to the vet to live up to his promise.
C. The writer was so hopeless as to ask a favor of the vet.
D. Ron did not care about Merlin so that the writer called the vet.
4.When Merlin reached the examining room ______ .
A. his body felt warm because the writer rubbed him hard
B. the writer chanted prayers to him trying to wake him up
C. he shut his eyes tightly and was obviously dead
D. the writer felt helpless to have no timely surgical operation
5.We can infer from the passage that _______ .
A. we have to have faith in the church to get miracles in future life
B. doctors may not always be reliable when our loved ones need their help
C. couples should have a child or something to fill in their free time
D. God will not disappoint us if we are devoted to our loved ones
Teenagers enter their adolescent years with a mixture of optimism, excitement and anxiety. Adolescence is a time when boys and girls begin to show greater independence from their parents. It is also a time when young people begin to develop the sense of individuality that will help shape their future identity as adults. In fact, showing independence and forming a unique identity are two of the most important developmental tasks that adolescents must finish in preparation for satisfying and productive adult lives.
It is not easy for parents or teenagers to go smoothly through this period. Adolescents want to be independent of their parents and make their own decisions. They often do not recognize their need for adults’ guidance and support.
However, some parents find it easy to keep the lines of communication open with an adolescent child. These parents are often noticed by the child as stable sources of positive influence, and the teen feels supported in his or her growing independence. Communication in such families characterized by mutual(互 相的) respect and the ability to freely exchange feelings and ideas. Parents who understand their teenager’s need for a reasonable measure of independence and individuality encourage their child's growth and achievements. This positive interest strengthens parent-child relationships. When adolescents receive parental approval and believe that parents really value their accomplishments, it creates a willingness to share other information about themselves.
Many parents find it difficult to have open communication with their child during the adolescent years. Some parents have difficulty understanding the changes their teenager is experiencing and pay little attention to his or her need to pull away from the family and make independent decisions. At the same time, some teenagers are so self-focused that they do not appreciate or accept their parents’ concern, and they are against all parental authority. In this case, frequent arguments may develop, and family life may become difficult. Parents and teenagers may separate from one another to avoid arguments, but this is usually a short-term solution that does not clear up the main problems.
A major long-term method is to help them develop more effective communication. This enables the family members to end their conflicts( 矛 盾 ) and to establish more harmonious and more satisfying relationships.
1.What’s the importance of adolescents’ independence from their parents?
A. It means they have a different identity from that in childhood.
B. It shows they can make decisions on their own.
C. It helps them to develop unique characters.
D. It prepares them for successful adult lives.
2.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is the least influential in good adolescent parent-child relationships?
A. Parents approval for their children.
B. Teenagers’ need for parents’ guidance.
C. The possibility of talking about feeling freely.
D. Mutual respect between parents and children.
3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. The reasons for the arguments between parents and adolescents.
B. Why some teenagers don’ t show respect for their parents.
C. What children wish for during their adolescent years.
D. The arguments parents and adolescents may have.
