1、 1 2017 , (A B C D) , 7 One of those big social networking sites Facebook has attracted over 58 million members.Commentator Melody Cramer is no longer one of them.Here is what she shares with us about her story. I deleted all 1,281 o know at all.I shut down my account completely.Im 25 and Ive been o
2、n Facebook since March of 2004 which makes me one of the websites earliest users. At first I used it obsessively.If I had a free moment Id log on to see whether my friends had updated their profiles.Id sit alone scrolling through these updates and then run into someone at a coffee shop and have noth
3、ing to say because I already knew everything about them and they knew everything about me. In November I surprised.Lauren became a model Josh went to law school Dina was a teacher.I hadnt talked to any of them since graduation but I knew exactly what they were doing both now and last week.But lately
4、 Im overwhelmed( ) Facebook opened up to everyone not just college students which meant they now knew what I was doing when I wasnt at work. And as a rule: you can NOT make friends with your coworkers because then theyll ask you the next day.But I thought we were friends.And you are friends but not
5、the kind of friends who tell each other what they do outside of work.So now the people you work with can see what you did last night and youre constantly worrying what people might say about what you did last night instead of actually doing anything tonight. So I quit.I becam a person who is strongl
6、y against technology development.Ive retuned to how the world worked when I was 20 before I knew when ) or entering a complicated relationship.Im hoping life will be a lot simpler now.People will be more mysterious now that I actually have to talk to them to find out their favorite books or hobbies
7、or neurosis( ) I dont know when my college roommate goes to the supermarket and I think Im a better person for not knowing.In fact you could say getting off a social network was the best thing Ive done this week. 2 Melody Cramer Facebook 1 We learn from the passage that commentator Melody Cramer _.
8、A B used to be very attached to Facebook C was disappointed to meet her high school classmates D was one of the founders of Facebook Melody Facebook B B 2 Melody Cramer decided to quit Facebook mainly because _. A she made so many strange friends online B she thought Facebook wasted her too much tim
9、e C D Melody Cramer Facebook C C 3 Which of the following about Melody Cramer is TRUE? A She has learnt a lot from Facebook on communication skills. B She wishes that she could be several years younger. C She no longer wants to know anything about her friends. D She would prefer t books or hobbies o
10、r neurosis( ) D D 4 From her own experience Melody Cramer is seemingly trying to tell us that _. A staying online too often makes one overwhelmed and bored B it is unwise to make online friends with people one doesnt know C D it is necessary to keep ones friends at a distance to remain mysterious Me
11、lody Cramer C 3 C 2014 A , A B C D , In October 2010, I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow. Id been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away. On January 2, 2012 like gymna
12、stics anymore. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job Moms eyes narrowed nd now you I hadnt lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. Its an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone. ng to it s home. But youve signed a contract that says you will represe
13、nt your country to the best of your ability. Youve got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chows gym, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I though
14、t of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics. For now, heres what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault ( ) in the London Summer Olympics, my leap of f
15、aith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster. 26. The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _. 4 A. she thought she loved music more B. she was overcome with homesickness C. an Olympic gold was beyond her reach D. the training for the Olympics was too hard 27. How did the authors moth
16、er feel on hearing her words? A. Heart-broken. B. Sympathetic. C. Helpless. D. Calm. 28. We can infer from the passage that the author _. A. was born into an athletic family B. realized her Olympic dream C. changed her mind in the end D. had a bad childhood 29. What would be the best title for the p
17、assage? A. A dream come true B. My leap of faith C. My mother D. A quitter 30. Who will be interested in the passage? A. A medical student who will graduate from university. B. A healthcare professional who will give a lecture on cancer. C. A marketing professional who is looking for customers. D. A
18、 gymnastic player who wants to give up competition. 26-30 BACBD A 26. B I just want to come home different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone I know you miss home 27. A stone 28. C Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault in the London Summer Olympics 29. B B 5 my lea
19、p of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster 30. D D A B C D 2013 -A There was once a fairy who was learning how to be a fairy godmother. She was the kindest and cleverest of all fairies. However, she was also a very ugly fairy. And no matter how friendly she was to others, it seemed
20、that everyone always believed that the most important thing about a fairy was her beauty. In the fairy country, she was always laughed at. Every time she flew off to help a child or anyone else Although she was little, her magic was very powerful because she studied very hard in the fairy school. An
21、d more than once she had considered using her magic to make herself beautiful. But then she remembered what her mother had always told her: lf. Remember, you are this way Then, one day, the witches of the neighboring land invaded the country, putting all the fairies in prison. The ugly fairy was hel
22、ped by her ugly face, since the witches believed all fairies were beautiful. So no witches thought she was a fairy. That way she was able to follow the witches back to their home. Once there she used her magic to prepare a big party for everyone. The witches got really excited. They sang and drank.
23、While the party was in full swing, the fairy hurried off and set free all the fairies. Then they worked together and succeeded in locking the witches inside the mountain for the next hundred years and more, everyone remembered the great bravery and intelligence of the fairy. From that day on, no one
24、 in that land ever saw ugliness as a bad thing, and whenever someone ugly was born, people were filled with joy, knowing that for that new person great things waited ahead. 26. In most fa _. 6 A. learn the most powerful magic B. become a good fairy godmother C. be a beautiful and attractive fairy D.
25、 help more people get out of trouble C it seemed that everyone always believed that the most important thing about a fairy was her beauty. C 27. The little fairy would have had no chance to save her country if _. A. her magic had been poor B. she had been very beautiful B So no witches thought she w
26、as a fairy. That way she was able to follow the witches back to their home. B 28. Which sentence has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence in the third paragraph? A. The witches were high on their big swings. B. The witches wanted to set free the fairies. C. The witches ended the party with
27、 a song. D. The party reached its highest level of activity. D the fairy hurried off and set free all the fairies. D 29. The lesson the ugly fairy learned from her mother was that _. B. her magic couldn C. being an ugly fairy could lead to a really serious result D My dear, you are what you are, so
28、just be yourself. Remember, you are this way for a very special reason. D 30. The third paragraph mainly tells us _. 7 B. which way the fairy chose to escape and left the fairy country C. when and where the witches won the fight against the fairies D. why the ugly witches wanted to live in the fairy
29、 country A the fairy hurried off and set free all the fairies. From that day on, no one in that land ever saw ugliness as a bad thing, A 2014 B People are being lured ( ) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages. because people don The biggest proble
