Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week，a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for “Easy E” to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out，after all.
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However，I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall，let alone email each other. But he'll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.
My pool of friends consists of family members，college buddies，coworkers from past and present，and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old email addresses，I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.
A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends，former classmates，distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of onscreen relationships，keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions. After all，there are worse fates than having too many friends.
Thanks to email，the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with email，people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back. That’s normal. People move from school to school，job to job，city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.
Every day，the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier. However，convenience can be a crutch(拐杖)．Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship，there can be no shortcuts.
1.According to Paragraph 1，the website is famous because ________.
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A．it has an interesting name of “Facebook” |
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B．it helps people get in touch with old friends |
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C．it can send people a greeting of some kind |
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D．it reminds people of events in the past |
2.From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ________.
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A．would write to the friend quite often |
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B．asked the friend to email him |
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C．did get some information about the friend |
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D．would keep in touch with the friend forever |
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now. |
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B．The author communicates with all the 35 friends by emails. |
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C．The list of 35 friends doesn't include the old email addresses. |
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D．It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count. |
4.What does the author think of the convenience of communicating online?
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A．The technology could not keep true friendship forever. |
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B．The social website of Facebook means nothing at all. |
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C．There will be no ways of making real friends online. |
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D．People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook. |
In it were photos of all the actors of our show, _____ signed by each performer.
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A．frequently |
B．lonely |
C．personally |
D．actually |
When I stayed in the countryside, I enjoyed ___ leisurely walk on the country road, and felt ___ warmth of the sun on my face.
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A．/; the |
B．a; a |
C．/; a |
D．a; the |
假如你是中学生李华。在一位名叫WolfDad的学生家长的博客上，你看到如下内容。请你根据博客内容、写作要点和要求，给这位家长回复。
I’m the father of a fourteen-year-old boy. I have a rule for my son: be among the top 3 students or get punished in one way or another. He has been doing very well in school, but some friends of mine keep telling me that I put too much pressure on him. Am I wrong?
写作要点：1. 表明自己的看法；
2. 陈述自己的理由（可举例说明）；
3. 提出至少两条建议。
写作要求：1. 短文字数不少于120（不含已写好的部分）；
2. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯； 3. 书写须清晰、工整。
Bicycle rental companies in Beijing are going broke, because nobody wants to hire their services. Major rental operators have invested about 100 million yuan（$14.7 million） in almost 20,000 bicycles but are now struggling to survive.
A spokesman from the Bird of Freedom Bicycle Rental said the company has already sold most of the 400 bicycles. “This is a difficult business, especially when it is cold. The cold weather almost killed the business,” he said.
Bigger rental companies are also facing challenges. Beijing Bicycle Rental Co Ltd, which owns 8,000 bicycles, has invested more than 30 million yuan over the past year. Wang Yong, chairman of the group, said his company had not made a profit since it began in 2005.
Almost all bicycle rental companies in Beijing require deposits of 300 to 400 yuan and then customers need to pay 10 yuan or more per hour. “I don’t want to pay 400 yuan to rent a bike. It’s too dear,” said Zhang Yu, a student in Communication University of China, who does not own a bike and often takes motorized rickshaws. “If renting for one day will cost 20 yuan and I rent a bike for five days, I can use the money to buy a new one."
Although facing economic ruin, some enterprises are still hoping that conditions will improve.
BikeMedia, one of the biggest bicycle rental companies in China, also invested tens of millions yuan in Beijing and has more than 10,000 bicycles. Li Weiwei, general manager of BikeMedia Beijing, said his company has a policy of no deposit and no payment. He said the company tried to put advertisements on the bicycles and in this way, they could make profits. But they had not made a profit yet because of its small scale. However, customers must pay 20 yuan per card and also show proof of good personal credit.
In early July, the Beijing municipal government announced plans to develop a 50,000-bicycle rental operation across the city. “The bigger network we have, the more citizens will rent bikes,” Li said. “This will make rental easier to citizens and we strongly need help from the government.”
1.In which season is the bicycle rental business the most difficult in Beijing? (no more than 2 words)
2.List the reasons why Zhang Yu is not willing to rent a bike. (no more than 7 words)
3.How can bike Media possibly make a profit according to Li Weiwei? (no more than 6 words)
4.What is the main idea of the passage ?(no more than 10 words)
Children are used to the parties that consist of junk food, loud music and the like．However, today's environmental condition is serious, so to save our environment, we need to do our bit by making small changes in our activities like planning our kid's birthday parties in an eco-friendly manner．
The first idea for the "green" birthday party is selecting a "green" location．You can put some choices in front of your child like gardens, parks and farms and let him or her select one for the party．The benefit of choosing a natural outdoor location is that it doesn't require much decoration, which will save your money．Also, it'll bring your child close to nature．
Secondly, go "green" while you're listing out the required materials for the party． Use reusable and recyclable materials like cloth table covers instead of plastic．For decorations, avoid plastics by using natural things like plants, candles, etc．What's more, you can avoid using paper invitations and invite people by sending e-mail invitations to them．
Thirdly, plan the food according to the 'green theme．Serve delicious but healthy food to the guests．Fruits, vegetables and nuts can be the most appropriate parts in party food as they taste great, and are extremely healthy．Home-made cakes will also serve the purpose very well．
Lastly, conduct "green" activities．For giving children a learning experience, take them on a trip to the nearest farm and let them see the working system there．After the learning experience, let them play together in a park．Also children can make up stories which you can write down for them．These written pages will be colored by the kids and will be their return gifts．
Plan a unique but wonderful birthday party for your kid and enjoy．If we all contribute to this cause, soon we'll see our earth back in her green coat．
·Taking children to a farm or park to 80．_________
·Taking down stories created by children, which will be their return gifts after being colored
III．Benefits
Planning a unique but wonderful birthday party helps save the earth．
