It’s a Friday night. Your girl friends are out at a bar and your boyfriend is playing soccer with his mates. Two text messages later, you’re eating pizza and watching action movies with three guy friends. Perfect.

“Guy friends” have the potential to enrich your life in ways that female friends and boyfriends just can’t. For starters, they provide an insider’s perspective on how men think, feel and behave. When dealing with male relatives, coworkers and even boyfriends, another man’s point of view can be incredibly useful. Three hours spent analyzing a situation in a café with your girlfriends can’t compete with a quick chat to a guy friend.

Many women find that time spent with male friends can be a liberating and somewhat refreshing break from spending time with the girls. Without the judgmental gaze of other females, there is less pressure to dress up and compete for attention.

Traditionally, girl-guy friendships are seen as hard to maintain. Most relationships between males and females that we come across in our day-to-day lives, whether in movies or books, are romantic by nature. These cultural images make girl-guy friendships seem impossible.

Yet in reality, as gender roles loosen and equality becomes a norm in the workplace, it has become much more common for platonic friendships to blossom.

“The belief that men and women can’t be friends comes from another era in which women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for romance,” explains psychologist Linda Sapadin to Psychology Today magazine. “Now they work together and share sports interests and socialize together.”

“My boyfriend has met all of my guy friends so he’s quite accepting of me hanging out with them,” says Nellie. “Because we’ve been dating so long, there’s a level of trust where he knows I will make the right decision when choosing who to be friends with.

“He understands that the kind of time that I spend differs between guys and girls. When I’m out with the girls, we’re gossiping or talking about clothes but when I’m spending time with the guys, it’s different. I think their carefree and ‘whatever goes’ attitude can sometimes be exactly what I need.”

1.  What is the best title of the passage?

A．Platonic friendship can be fun and liberating.

B．Platonic friendship can take the place of boy-or-girl friendship.

C．Man friendship is far more exciting than woman friendship.

D．Both man friendship and woman friendship are necessary forgirls.

2.  In writer’s opinion, girl-guy friendships_________

A．are hard to maintain in modern society.

B．are impossible for most boys and girls.

C．are quite reasonable and thought highly of by most people.

D．are quite interesting and accepted by more and more and moregirls.

3. Why did people think men and women can’t be friends in the past?

A．Becausemen were at home and women were in the workplace.

B．Becauseboth men and women are too shy to make friends.

C．Because they were hard to keep in touch and only bymarrying cantheystay in touch with each other.

D．Becausewomen were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for friendship.

4.  According to what Nellie said, _______

A．Her boyfriend enjoys she and her guy friend stay together.

B．When I’m out with the boys, we’re not gossiping or talking about clothes.

C．Sometimes whatmy guy friends giveisjustwhatI need.

D．My boyfriend trusts me so heaccepts my decision.

       Why should you tour Spain with SpainExchange?

◇We design and personalize(个性化)your tour to fit your desires and needs.

◇We are Spain insiders: we are located in Spain and we know the country.

        You get the tour you want. You do not have to follow a schedule, but we encourage you to make your own with our help. If you have a few cities in Spain that you want to visit or a specific theme for your tour that needs some fine-tuning(微调), we can do it for you. On the contrary, if you are not sure what’s here and need some extra help, we can help you. We can assist you in developing the tour that fits you and your students.

        You get more for your money. Yes, it may cost you the same price as with the other companies—usually less—but you will receive more in return. With any other company you will be mixed with other groups. With SpainExchange, your tour is for yourself and your students only: your group alone will be in your bus; your students will be housed in double rooms; they will have 2 paid meals per day, and your entrance fees will be on us.

       Your students will have an educational experience they’ll never forget. The students will learn about world history, not just Spanish history, art history, archeology, Spanish culture, and much more. Many students have “fallen in love” with Spain and make plans for future studies here. And teachers are amazed at how much Spain has to offer. As one teacher said, “I can’t wait to come back and see the rest.”

       Only a professional Spain insider that is flexible to design the tour that fits your group can provide all that for you. Just tell us what you want and enjoy the ride.

What is the advantage of SpainExchange over other touring companies?

       A．It is designed for your personalized needs.

       B．It is much cheaper than the tours from other companies.

       C．It is organized by a Spanish-speaking agency.

       D．It offers double rooms and 2 paid meals per day.

Who do you suppose this passage is written to?

       A．School teachers.                                         B．College students.

       C．Spain locals.                                              D．Exchange professors.

The passage is probably take from      .

       A．Wild “Burning” Journey Back To Spain

       B．Spain Teaching School Tries Something New

       C．A World of Novels: Picks For Best Foreign Fictions    

       D．Tour Brochure（手册）: Learning Beyond Classroom

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Why should you tour Spain with SpainExchange?
◇We design and personalize(个性化)your tour to fit your desires and needs.
◇We are Spain insiders: we are located in Spain and we know the country.
You get the tour you want. You do not have to follow a schedule, but we encourage you to make your own with our help. If you have a few cities in Spain that you want to visit or a specific theme for your tour that needs some fine-tuning(微调), we can do it for you. On the contrary, if you are not sure what’s here and need some extra help, we can help you. We can assist you in developing the tour that fits you and your students.
You get more for your money. Yes, it may cost you the same price as with the other companies—usually less—but you will receive more in return. With any other company you will be mixed with other groups. With SpainExchange, your tour is for and your students only: your group alone will be in your bus; your students will be housed in double rooms; they will have 2 paid meals per day, and your entrance fees will be on us.
Your students will have an educational experience they’ll never forget. The students will learn about world history, not just Spanish history, art history, archeology, Spanish culture, and much more. Many students have “fallen in love” with Spain and make plans for future studies here. And teachers are amazed at how much Spain has to offer. As one teacher said, “I can’t wait to come back and see the rest.”
Only a professional Spain insider that is flexible to design the tour that fits your group can provide all that for you. Just tell us what you want and enjoy the ride.
64．What is the advantage of SpainExchange over other touring companies?
A．It is designed for your personalized needs.
B．It is much cheaper than the tours from other companies.
C．It is organized by a Spanish-speaking agency.
D．It offers double rooms and 2 paid meals per day.
65．Who do you suppose this passage is written to?
A．School teachers.                                         B．College students.
C．Spain locals.                                              D．Exchange professors.
66．The passage is probably take from_______.
A．Wild “Burning” Journey Back To Spain
B．Spain Teaching School Tries Something New
C．A World of Novels: Picks For Best Foreign Fictions
D．Tour Brochure: Learning Beyond Classroom

It’s a Friday night. Your girl friends are out at a bar and your boyfriend is playing soccer with his mates. Two text messages later, you’re eating pizza and watching action movies with three guy friends. Perfect.
“Guy friends” have the potential to enrich your life in ways that female friends and boyfriends just can’t. For starters, they provide an insider’s perspective on how men think, feel and behave. When dealing with male relatives, coworkers and even boyfriends, another man’s point of view can be incredibly useful. Three hours spent analyzing a situation in a café with your girlfriends can’t compete with a quick chat to a guy friend.
Many women find that time spent with male friends can be a liberating and somewhat refreshing break from spending time with the girls. Without the judgmental gaze of other females, there is less pressure to dress up and compete for attention.
Traditionally, girl-guy friendships are seen as hard to maintain. Most relationships between males and females that we come across in our day-to-day lives, whether in movies or books, are romantic by nature. These cultural images make girl-guy friendships seem impossible.
Yet in reality, as gender roles loosen and equality becomes a norm in the workplace, it has become much more common for platonic friendships to blossom.
“The belief that men and women can’t be friends comes from another era in which women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for romance,” explains psychologist Linda Sapadin to Psychology Today magazine. “Now they work together and share sports interests and socialize together.”
“My boyfriend has met all of my guy friends so he’s quite accepting of me hanging out with them,” says Nellie. “Because we’ve been dating so long, there’s a level of trust where he knows I will make the right decision when choosing who to be friends with.
“He understands that the kind of time that I spend differs between guys and girls. When I’m out with the girls, we’re gossiping or talking about clothes but when I’m spending time with the guys, it’s different. I think their carefree and ‘whatever goes’ attitude can sometimes be exactly what I need.”
【小题1】  What is the best title of the passage?

On March 23, 2010, Google Inc took a major step in withdrawing(收回) its search-engine services from Beijing to Hong Kong. Google acknowledged that it failed to make progress in talks with the Chinese government for permission to let Google stop censoring(审查) its search results.

Since posting the announcement on its website, Google’s stock(股票) price has fallen from $595 to about $567, while Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has seen its stock price rise by 50%. A potential foreign beneficiary(受益者) is Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine. And while Bing may not exactly have got the keys to a very rich kingdom, its managing group understand their good fortune and have not been shy about sticking the knife into Google. Craig Mundie, a chief officer of Bing, told China Daily that “we feel good enough now,” adding, “but it’s a 20-year journey, and not just three years. And Microsoft is here to stay.”

Several other Chinese Internet companies are no doubt moving swiftly to take advantage of this situation. Both Sohu. com—a Yahoo-like website in China— and a hugely successful instant-messaging company called Tencent(腾讯) are already trying to hire Google China staff. Analysts believe that of the two, Tencent is in the better position. Nearly 70% of China’s 400 million Internet users use instant-messaging, and of those, 80% use Tencent’s system, known as QQ. That’s the major reason why Tencent’s potential market is bigger than Baidu’s, and an insider at the company acknowledges that the search business is full of opportunities.

All the competitors of Google do what the Chinese government requires: censor their search results. If Microsoft and the others intend to be in China “to stay,” as Craig Mundie put it, there is no chance that the censoring principle will change for them.

As to the Google’s exit, one of its investors made the comment recently, “There’re still a lot of us who believe that they’ve made the wise choice. But Google is apparently out and I guess we just get to accept.” However, some Chinese netizens regretted the loss of its professional services on google. cn, such as maps, videos, music and translations.

73.Google.cn stops its business in China because _____.

A. too many companies enter the market         B. its stock price has fallen sharply

C. Chinese companies hire its workers           D. it refuses to censor the search results

74.How many Chinese beneficiaries are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.               B. Three             C. Four.               D. Five.

75.When Google withdraws, _______.

A. Chinese netizens won’t have any professional service

B. only Chinese companies will provide search service

C. China’s attitude towards censoring won’t be changed

D. the Google managing group will regret its decision

76.A suggested title for this news would be ______.

A. When Google Withdraws From China        B. Who Wins in China’s Search Business

C. Who Will Profit When Google Exits         D. Why Google Loses to Other Competitors