It is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world—how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.
A survey released on Thursday found that 56 percent of Americans say it is irresponsible to be friends with a boss and 62 percent say it is wrong to be friends with an employee. But 76 percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with a workplace peer，according to the survey of 1，000 people by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project.
"When the roles change what do you do then? Do you unfriend someone if they have now been promoted to be your boss or if you’re now their boss，”said researcher Kelly Holland. "We get into some really sticky situations there in terms of what people will think is responsible，”she said.
When using social media at work，73 percent say it is not appropriate to update your Facebook status，82 percent say you should not upload photos，72 percent believe tweeting is wrong and 79 percent say it is not acceptable to watch online videos. Yet 66 percent say it is fine to check your personal email while at work.
“When people focus on responsibility，they know what the responsible thing is to do but whether they are doing that in practice or not is a different story,”said Holland.
Americans are split on whether companies should review the social media profiles of job candidates with 52 percent saying it is appropriate and 48 percent saying it is unacceptable. Social media can also lead to some difficult decisions when it comes to family and relationships. Sixty percent of those polled say that it is“completely acceptable" to unfriend an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend. More than 40 percent of parents believe it is irresponsible to post photos of children online. Thirty one percent monitor their children's Facebook accounts and almost 70 percent are friends with their children on Facebook or MySpace. But 72 percent limit the time their children spend on social media networks.
The poll was taken between January 12一15．
【小题1】The text is mainly about________

A．social，family and relationships.	B．ways of making friends
C．not using social media at work	D．action of responsibility

【小题2】 The underlined word "Facebook" in the first paragraph refers to________

A．a book about face	B．an Internet site of making friends
C．a broadcasting media	D．a newspaper or magazine

【小题3】Which the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．thirty one percent of the parents keep watching on their children’s Fecebook accounts.

B．Forty eight percent agree to review the social media profiles of job candidates.

C．Eighty two percent say it isn’t appropriate to upload photos at work.

D．Seventy six percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with employee,

【小题4】 What was the writer’s attitude towards the result of survey?

A．Defensive.

B．Critical.

C．Objective.

D．Doubtful

It is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world—how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.

A survey released on Thursday found that 56 percent of Americans say it is irresponsible to be friends with a boss and 62 percent say it is wrong to be friends with an employee. But 76 percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with a workplace peer，according to the survey of 1，000 people by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project.

"When the roles change what do you do then? Do you unfriend someone if they have now been promoted to be your boss or if you’re now their boss，”said researcher Kelly Holland. "We get into some really sticky situations there in terms of what people will think is responsible，”she said.

When using social media at work，73 percent say it is not appropriate to update your Facebook status，82 percent say you should not upload photos，72 percent believe tweeting is wrong and 79 percent say it is not acceptable to watch online videos. Yet 66 percent say it is fine to check your personal email while at work.

“When people focus on responsibility，they know what the responsible thing is to do but whether they are doing that in practice or not is a different story,”said Holland.

Americans are split on whether companies should review the social media profiles of job candidates with 52 percent saying it is appropriate and 48 percent saying it is unacceptable. Social media can also lead to some difficult decisions when it comes to family and relationships. Sixty percent of those polled say that it is“completely acceptable" to unfriend an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend. More than 40 percent of parents believe it is irresponsible to post photos of children online. Thirty one percent monitor their children's Facebook accounts and almost 70 percent are friends with their children on Facebook or MySpace. But 72 percent limit the time their children spend on social media networks.

The poll was taken between January 12一15．

1.The text is mainly about________

A. social，family and relationships.    B. ways of making friends

C. not using social media at work       D. action of responsibility

2. The underlined word "Facebook" in the first paragraph refers to________

A. a book about face                    B. an Internet site of making friends

C. a broadcasting media                 D. a newspaper or magazine

3.Which the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.thirty one percent of the parents keep watching on their children’s Fecebook accounts.

B. Forty eight percent agree to review the social media profiles of job candidates.

C. Eighty two percent say it isn’t appropriate to upload photos at work.

D. Seventy six percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with employee,

4. What was the writer’s attitude towards the result of survey?

A. Defensive.       B. Critical.        C.Objective.        D. Doubtful

 

 

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners．California' a San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college - level courses．

Jody Lewen has run the prison' s college program for over a decade and she' s the reason that the Prison University Project exists today．When Lewen joined San Quentin' s college program in 1999 as a volunteer instructor, it was run by a small volunteer staff with no budget．At that time, she was a graduate student, with plans to return to academic research．But a year later, when the part - time director suddenly quit, Lewen found herself in charge．

Under Lewen's leadership, the Prison University Project has expanded, now offering 20 classes in English, math, social science and Spanish．Three hundred prisoners enroll （入学） every year, earning college credits which can lead to an associate of arts degree．So far, 100 San Quentin prisoners have graduated with associate' s degrees and many more have continued their college studies after release．

"This experience really has changed my life．It' s given me a lot of tools on how to express myself," says Charles Spence, who is serving a life sentence in San Quentin．"This program is really rare in the prison setting, so I'm really lucky．"

Research shows that the more education a prisoner has, the less likely he is to return to prison．Lewen says the chance for those with college degrees back into prison is less than 10 percent．

But the Prison University Project receives no government funding. Lewen would like to see college programs in every prison, but without government support, it' s not likely to happen any time soon．In the meantime, there's a long waiting list of San Quentin prisoners who want to enroll in the college program．Some day, Lewen hopes to expand her program, making a college education available for most of prisoners at San Quentin．

1．Which of the following is true of the Prison University Project?

A．Jody Lewen founded it in 1999．

B．It was supported by the government．

C．Jody took charge of it quite accidentally．

D．It is performed in most prisons in the U.S.

2．Jody Lewen joined in San Quentin' s college program to _____　 ．

A．work as a volunteer teacher　　　　　 B．be a part - time director

C．do some scientific research　　　　　 D．earn her college credits

3．According to the text, Charles Spence might be _______．

A．a graduate student　　　　　　　 B．a San Quentin prisoner

C．a volunteer teacher　　　　　　　 D．a prison manager

4．The project is quite meaningful because ______.

A．prisoners have equal rights of education

B．it doesn't need support from the government

C．the society is more concerned about prisoners

D．it reduces the chance for prisoners back in prison

5．We learn from the last paragraph that the problem for the Project is _______．

A．there are fewer and fewer volunteer teachers

B．fewer and fewer prisoners want to enroll

C．too many prisoners are housed at San Quentin

D．it lacks financial support from the government

 

Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe．It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed （无武器的） hands to each other as a sign of goodwill．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement．The practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other．“Let’s shake （hands） on it” sometimes means agreement reached．

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No．Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite．It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her．Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding（误解） among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved （保守的） in manner．But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you．

1．In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other．

       A．to make a deal                                      B．to greet each other

       C．to show friendliness                             D．to reach an agreement

2．The first paragraph mainly tells us ______．

       A．where handshaking was first practiced

       B．how handshaking came about

       C．about the relationship between handshaking and trade

       D．about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

3．According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

       A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese．

       B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands．

       C．We should make a judgment before shaking hands．

       D．We shouldn’t shake hands with European women．

4．The main purpose of the text is______．

       A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West

       B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking

       C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West

       D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad