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 e-mail 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, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail 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 on-screen 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 e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, 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 walking stick. Some things shouldn’t be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, the website is famous because       .

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 e-mail 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, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail 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 on-screen 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 e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, 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 walking stick. Some things shouldn’t be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts

1. 1.

   According to Paragraph 1, the website is famous because______.

   1. A.
      it has an interesting name of “Facebook”
   2. B.
      it can send people a greeting of some kind
   3. C.
      it helps people get in touch with old friends
   4. D.
      it reminds people of events in the past
2. 2.

   From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer______.

   1. A.
      would write to the friend quite often
   2. B.
      did get some information about the friend
   3. C.
      asked the friend to e-mail him
   4. D.
      would keep in touch with the friend forever
3. 3.

   Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails
   2. B.
      There are 35 people in the author’s list of friends right now
   3. C.
      The list of 35 friends doesn’t include the old e-mail addresses
   4. D.
      It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count
4. 4.

   What does the writer mean by saying “However, convenience can be a walking stick”？

   1. A.
      The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell walking sticks online
   2. B.
      Taking a walking stick is a new way of making friends online
   3. C.
      Convenience is dangerous for human communication
   4. D.
      Convenience is not really good for human communication

Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media web site 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 e―mail 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，co―workers from past and  present，and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e―mail  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 on―screen 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 e―mail，the inability to schedule face―to―face meetings no longer means a  friendship must come to a close. But even with e―mail，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 Call be a crutch(拐杖). Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship，there can be no shortcts.

61. According to Paragraph 1，the web site is famous because___________

A. it has an interesting name of "Facebook"

B. it helps people get in touch with old friends

C. it can send people a greeting of some kind

D. it reminds people of events in the past

62. From the second paragraph we call learn that the writer________

A. would write to the friend quite often

B. asked the friend to email him only

C. did get some information on the friend

D. would keep in touch with the friend forever

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now.

B. The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e―mails.

C. The list of 35 fiends doesn't include the old e―mail addresses.

D. It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.

64. What does the writer mean by saying "However，convenience call be a crutch"?

A. The masterminds of Web 2. 0 also sell crutch on line.

B. Taking a crutch is a new way of making friends on line.

C. Convenience is dangerous for human communication.

D. Convenience is not really good for human communication.

65. What does the author think of the convenience of communicating on line?

A. The technology could not keep true friendship forever.

B. The social web site of Facebook means nothing at all.

C. There will be no ways of making real friends on line.

D. People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.

Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media web site 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 e-mail each other. But he’ll remain a friend of mine 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, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail 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 on-screen 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 e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, 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 web site is famous because ___________.

       A．it has an interesting name of “Facebook”

       B．it helps people get in touch with old friends

       C．it can send people a greeting of some kind

       D．it reminds people of the events in the past

2．From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer _____________.

       A．would write to the friend quite often

       B．asked the friend to email him only

       C．did get some information on the friend

       D．would keep in touch with the friend forever

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．There are 35 people in the author’s list of friends right now.

       B．The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails.

       C．The list of 35 friends doesn’t include the old e-mail addresses.

       D．It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.

4．What does the writer mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch”?

       A．The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutch on line.

       B．Taking a crutch is a new way of making friends on line.

       C．Convenience is dangerous for human communication.

       D．Convenience is not really good for human communication.

5．What does the author think of the convenience of communicating on line?

       A．The technology could not keep true friendship forever.

       B．The social web site of Facebook means nothing at all.

       C．There will be no ways of making real friends on line.

       D．People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.

It was Saturday when the entire summer world was bright and fresh. Tom looked at the fence, which was long and high, feeling all enthusiasm leaving him. He dipped his brush into the whitewash before moving it along the top board of the fence. He knew other boys would arrive soon with all minds of interesting plans for this day. As walking past him, they would tease him for having to work on a beautiful Saturday—which burnt him like fire.
He, putting his hands into his pockets and taking out all he owned with the expectation of letting someone paint, found nothing that could buy half an hour of freedom. At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea occurred to him, pouring a great bright light into his mind. He took up his brush and continued to work pleasantly with calm and quietness.
Presently, Ben Rogers came in sight—munching an apple and making joyful noises like the sound of a riverboat as he walked along. Tom went on whitewashing, paying no attention to the steamboat. 
“Hello!” Ben said, “I’m going swimming, but you can’t go, can you?”
No answer. Tom moved his brush gently along the fence and surveyed the result. Ben came nearer. Tom’s mouth watered for Ben’s apple while he kept painting the fence.
Ben said, “That’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”
Tom turned suddenly saying “Here you are! Ben! I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m going swimming,” Ben said. “Don’t you wish you could go? Or would you rather work?”
Tom said, “Work? What do you mean ‘work’?”
“Isn’t that work?”
Tom continued painting and answered carelessly, “Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Do you mean that you enjoy it?”
“I don’t see why I oughtn’t to enjoy it.”
“Does a boy have a chance to paint a fence frequently” said Tom.
Ben stopped munching his apple.
Tom moved his brush back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a little paint here and there. Ben watched every move, getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed1. After a short time, he said, “Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, “No, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. If it was the back fence, maybe you could do it. But this fence beside the street is where everybody can see it. It has to be done right.”
“Oh, come on, let me try. I’ll be careful. Listen, Tom. I’ll give you part of my apple if you let me paint.”
“No, Ben, I’m afraid—”
“I’ll give you all the apple!”
Tom handed the brush to Ben with unwillingness on his face but alacrity in his heart. While the riverboat worked and sweated in the hot sun, Tom, an artist sat in the shade close by, munching his apple, and planning how he could trick more of the boys.
Before long there were enough boys each of whom came along the street; stopped to laugh but soon begged to be allowed to paint. By the middle of the afternoon, Tom had got many treasures while the fence had had three layers of whitewash on it. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, he would have owned everything belonging to the boys in the village.
Tom said to himself that the world was not so depressing after all. He had discovered a great law of human action: in order to make a man cover a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

1. 1.

   By using “Tom continued painting and answered carelessly”, the author shows Tom ______ when he was talking to Ben.

   1. A.
      made mistakes
   2. B.
      damaged things
   3. C.
      was natural
   4. D.
      wasn’t concentrating
2. 2.

   The underlined word “alacrity” in the last but two paragraph most probable means “______”.

   1. A.
      kindness
   2. B.
      discouragement
   3. C.
      sympathy
   4. D.
      eagerness
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ________

   1. A.
      Tom did not want to go swimming at all
   2. B.
      Tom was asked to help Aunt Polly paint the fence
   3. C.
      Tom did not get along well with his friends
   4. D.
      Tom was very busy that Saturday afternoon.
4. 4.

   We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that _______.

   1. A.
      forbidden fruit is sweet.
   2. B.
      a friend in need is a friend indeed.
   3. C.
      all good things must come to an end.
   4. D.
      a bad excuse is better than none.