Millions of people nowadays use Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat to converse with their friends. They use Skype to bridge long distances and Twitter to interact with public figure. But as more of our lives move online, are Internet-based interactions sufficient for a fulfilling life?
There have been considerable warnings about the drawbacks of online interactions. Some scholars have realized that our devotion to the screens is detracting from face-to-face conversations. For instance, a study showed that children who had been spending time with television and computers for a long period of time were significantly worse at recognizing nonverbal（非语言的）psychological suggestions in a conversation than those who had just five days without screens.
But there is another side to the argument: A 2015 Pew Foundation report found that teenagers use online interactions to strengthen their friendships. Plus, 57% of teenagers reported that they’d made friends online. Amori Milkami, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, has conducted several studies on online interactions and tells that the nature of online communication is changing as young people treat social networks in an entirely different ways.
Too much research tends to mix all online interactions together, she says, instead of distinguishing between positive, meaning conversations and more superficial, negative exchanges. According to her, online communities can be especially useful for people who have an unusual concern and live in isolated areas, and so are unlikely to meet people with similar concerns in person.
“The major good aspect of online interactions compared to in-person ones is that social network allow users to interact with so many people at once. Whether or not that’s positive or negative depends on the type of friends you have. It’s possible to get the same level of achievement from online interactions as it is from in=person friends,” says Mikami. “This might be hard for older adults to believe and it might not be possible for them, because they might not feel comfortable having those kinds of deep online interactions. To them, the online world will always be more superficial. But young people really see it differently.”
As the nature of online interactions continually evolve, it’s difficult to definitely establish whether or not social media friendships alone are sufficient. But for those who don’t have strong in-person support groups, the value of online communities shouldn’t be dismissed.
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means that the screens are ______.
A.becoming more and more appealing
B.controlling what people talk about with each other
C.making face-to-face conversations less efficient
D.changing the way people communicate with each other
2.What is the advantage of online interactions according to Milkami?
A.More positive topics will be focused on.
B.Communication efficiency will be improved.
C.People will feel more comfortable with communicating.
D.People will have more in-depth communication with others.
3.Which of the following will the author agree with?
A.Compared with the real world, the online communities are superficial.
B.It is impossible to know whether social media friendships are sufficient.
C.Teenagers can depend on online interactions to strengthen their friendships.
D.The importance of online communities should be considered for some people.
假定你是李华，作为一名交换生（an exchange student）刚结束在英国为期一个月的学习。学习期间，你和房东Mr. Wilson 结下了深厚的友谊。请按下列要点给Mr. Wilson发一封邮件表示感谢：
1. 生活上的照顾；2. 学习上的帮助；3. 希望保持联系。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写好。
Mr. Wilson,
Time flies! I’ve been back home.
Best wishes, Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文 中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在其下面写岀该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错词的下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改后的词。
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（从第11处起）不计分。
I still well remember my middle school life in Zhengzhou. I was then in a school for student from Tibet. As we all left home of an early age, we met lots of problems in our daily life. We have to do the washing, cleaning and shopping by us. However, we seldom felt alone or helpless. We enjoyed our happy life. At weekends, we will play basketball on the playground, swimming in the pool or go for picnic in the park. We were living in a big family. We treated each other as brothers and sisters. Although it has been three years when we graduated, but those memories are as sweet as ever before.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.Wednesday morning, a group of protesters broke into the Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong .This incident 2. (shock) Hong Kong society. Even the three 3.（found） of the Occupy Central movement , Tai Yiu-ting, Chan Kin-man and Chu Yiu-ming condemned such 4.(violence) actions, along with pro-democracy lawmakers. This action will make the Hong Kong public become even more5. （exhaust） with the Occupy Central movement.
Those 6.broke into LegCo were youngsters wearing masks. It's worth 7.（consider） how such a riot could have occurred in Hong Kong, a place known 8. following the rule of law. 9. is naive to believe that the incident has nothing 10. （do） with Occupy Central.
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer __ of Harvard's president. But they were ____ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, ____ that the couple would finally become __ and go away. But they didn't. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though ________.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a _____ face. The lady told him, "We had a son that ____Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was ____here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to _____ a memorial (纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus."
The president wasn't ____. Instead, he was shocked. “Madam," he said, “we can't put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this __ would look like a cemetery (墓地)“Oh, no," the lady _____ quickly. “We don't want to put up a statue. We would like to give a _____ to Harvard." The president rolled his eyes and _______ at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any ______ how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard." For a moment the lady was silent. The president was _____ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a _____? Why don't we just start our own?" Her husband nodded. _____ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that ____ their name, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer _______ about.
1.A.lab B.library C.office D.hall
2.A.stopped B.watched C.followed D.interviewed
3.A.finding B.hoping C.realizing D.imagining
4.A.surprised B.disappointed C.worried D.troubled
5.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.reluctantly D.unexpectedly
6.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
7.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
8.A.clever B.brave C.happy D.proud
9.A.set about B.take over C.take down D.set up
10.A.satisfied B.moved C.excited D.ashamed
11.A.house B.part C.garden D.place
12.A.expressed B.explained C.refused D.admitted
13.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
14.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
15.A.suggestion B.opinion C.thought D.idea
16.A.pleased B.astonished C.interested D.bored
17.A.department B.university C.business D.club
18.A.Since B.While C.Once D.Though
19.A.boasts B.writes C.lists D.bears
20.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
Perhaps you have heard the expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So when you want to do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, make marketing plans, and run your business by local laws.
1. The French take great pride in their language, so anyone who does not speak it may run the risk of being disrespected by his French colleagues or business partners. Also, another reason why learning French is important is that it is a great way to show every possible French business partner that you care and respect their country's culture and language.
The first thing that you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always look at the person in the eye. In social meetings with friends, kissing is common.
Use first names only after being invited to. 2. The French will sometimes introduce themselves using their surname first, followed by their first name.
Dress well. 3. Your business clothing is a reflection of your success and social status. Always try to be tasteful and stylish. Women are advised to dress simply but elegantly. Wearing makeup is practiced widely by businesswomen.
The French are passionate about food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which usually consist of an appetizer, a main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up to two hours. 4.
Do not begin eating until the host says “bon appetite”. Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try to eat everything on the plate. 5. This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If eating in a restaurant, the person who makes an invitation always pays.
A. Remember to be as polite as possible.
B. This is a time for relationship building.
C. Use Monsieur or Madame before the surname.
D. Be careful with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food.
E. Make an appointment with your business partner in advance.
F. The French draw information about people based on their appearance.
G. Language should be the focus of anyone planning to do business in France.
