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 him 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 crutch. Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.

1.According to Paragraph l, 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

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

  A. would write to the friend quite often

  B. asked the friend to e-mail him

  C. did get some information about 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 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.

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and

photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．

“Who are these-people?”I asked．   

“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for

sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient

camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．

By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on

sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect

place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．

No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair

of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would

come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．

“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must

keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．

“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．

For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   

When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car

park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between

should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are

you looking for something sir?”he asked．

I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out

the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   

“How strange”I exclaimed．

41．The photos in the back of the shop showed

A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members

C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings

42．How did the writer like the shop?

A．He found it a modem big shop．

B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

43．Which of the following is true about the shop?

A．It was a well-known little shop in London。

B．It was a special shop selling special presents．

C．It was between a music shop and a department store．

D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ．

A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers

45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son

C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop 

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 no-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．
【小题1】According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          ．

Ⅲ阅读 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
      The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and
photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．
“Who are these-people?”I asked．   
“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for
sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient
camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．
By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on
sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect
place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．
No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair
of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would
come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．
“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must
keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．
“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．
For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   
When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and
Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car
park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between
should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．
As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are
you looking for something sir?”he asked．
I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”
“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all
sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”
I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out
the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   
    “How strange”I exclaimed．
41．The photos in the back of the shop showed
A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members
C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings
42．How did the writer like the shop?
A．He found it a modem big shop．
B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．
C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．
D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．
43．Which of the following is true about the shop?
A．It was a well-known little shop in London。
B．It was a special shop selling special presents．
C．It was between a music shop and a department store．
D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.
44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ．
A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works
C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son
C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop 

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的揭示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

W=woman   M=man

W: Hi, Phil, can you tell me how it (76) h            ?               _______

M: Sure. I was mountain climbing in New Hampshire in 1982.

Suddenly the (77)w         became really bad. There was            _______

a lot of snow and we couldn’t see anything. We got (78)l        . _______

Well, we spent four days on the mountain. The (79)t                _______

was 20 degrees below zero. We didn’t have any equipment or food.

W: So what happened? I guess (80)s           found you, right?  _______

M: Yes but we were very sick. I couldn’t move my legs because

of the cold. I spent two months in the (81)h          .                 _______

The doctors removed my legs.

W: Right. So you lost your legs, but you want to try your best to stay active.

M: That’s right. In (82)f          , I decided to make some          _______

new legs for myself. I realize that no one has to be physically

disabled. We can use modern (83)t_________  to help.                 _______

W: And you built these great new legs. Can you go

mountain (84)c          again?                                                _______

M: Yes, I can. In fact, these are better than climb shoes. The spring（弹力）

design means they are much more (85)p         .                         _______