Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to

Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to

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Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found. The survey was asked to carried out by Pencourage, a new anonymous(匿名的)"diary-style" social media website.  
Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or twisted what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and beautify about an exotic holiday or their job.
The most common reasons for women to write " fibs" included worrying their lives would seem “ boring", jealousy at seeing other people"s more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.
Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to stay connected on social media, they can in fact be left more isolated. They also said that the more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel. According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to dishonesty on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage. Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week. Nearly 30 percent of women lied about "doing something when I am home alone", almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their "relationship status".
"We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling," said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist. "Leaving out the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the conversations with our "friends online leads to less opportunity to feel empathized(有同感的)with, resulting in a greater sense of disconnection from others. "
小题1:According to the passage, women tend to lie on social networking sites because        .
A.they have little fun in their daily lives
B.they are not satisfied with their present life
C.they want to entertain their friends and acquaintances
D.they don"t want to go out and communicate with others
小题2:Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in para. 3 ?
A.lies.B.posts.C.diaries.D.impressions.
小题3:In the view of psychologists, people who attempt to stay connected on social media will
eventually     .
A.feel better about their lifeB.become a regular liar in the future
C.get more isolated in lifeD.drink more alcohol in their daily life
小题4:In Dr Michael Sinclair"s opinion,     .
A.we don"t have to feel empathized with our "friends" online
B.we cannot get satisfaction by lying on social networking sites
C.it is worthwhile to work hard presenting ourselves to the world online
D.the imperfections of our lives result in a sense of disconnection from others

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:本文是一篇调查报告,报告说:一项调查发现,女性总爱在Facebook或Twitter这样的社交网站上说谎,把自己的生活描述得比实际更精彩。英国知名心理学顾问迈克尔•辛克莱博士对此做出的评价是:人们努力地把自己呈现给网上的世界,假装自己一直都很开心并尽力保持这一状态,这不但让人精疲力竭,而且最终会让人感到空虚。在和线上‘好友’的谈话中,把生活中不那么如意的不完美部分省去,这会减少人们产生共鸣的机会,从而导致与他人更大的隔绝感。
小题1:B推理判断题。根据第三段“女性爱在社交网站上编写‘谎言’最常见的原因有担心自己的生活看上去会显得‘单调乏味’”可以推断答案“女性在社交网站倾向于撒谎,是因为她们对眼下的生活不满意”。
小题2:A 词义猜测题。根据上题的提问就可以知道" fibs"是“谎言”的意思。我们还可以通过“Women consistently lie on social networking sites”和“they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone,”来推测 " fibs"是“谎言”的意思。
小题3:C细节理解题。根据第四段“Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to stay connected on social media, they can in fact be left more isolated. 心理学家们指出,在人们试图通过社交媒体‘保持联系’的同时,事实上他们反而会变得‘更孤立’”得出答案“在根据心理学家们看来,试图通过社交媒体‘保持联系’ 的人们最终会让他们在生活中变得‘更孤立’”。
小题4:B推理判断题。其中英国知名心理学顾问迈克尔•辛克莱博士的话“我们努力地把自己呈现给网上的世界,假装自己一直都很开心并尽力保持这一状态,这不但让人精疲力竭,而且最终会让人感到空虚。”我们可以推出答案B:我们不可能依靠在社交网站上撒谎而获得满足感。
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London will stage its biggest political funeral in almost half a century on Wednesday when Britain"s governing elite join the Queen and global leaders to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, better known as the “ Iron Lady".
In an event comparable to that of Winston Churchill"s funeral in 1965, Thatcher"s coffin will be carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage through streets lined with admirers from parliament to the city"s most famous cathedral.
The bells of London"s symbolic Big Ben clock tower will fall silent for the first time since Churchill"s funeral and more than 700 men and women from Britain"s armed forces will honor a woman who led them to victory in the 1982 Falklands War as foreign politicians from around 170 nations look on.
Surveys have shown that many are unhappy that the estimated l0-million($15 million)pound bill for the funeral is being picked up by the taxpayer, while some left-wing lawmakers say the luxurious funeral is too expensive.                                                                            
But her admirers, of whom there are many in her party and in southern England, argue that her historical profile deserves such a funeral. She was the country"s first and only woman premier, was Britain"s longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, and won three general elections.
More than 2,300 mourners will attend including 11 serving prime ministers from around the world, the British government"s entire cabinet, two heads of state and 17 foreign ministers.
But there will be notable absences. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is too ill to attend and Nancy Reagan, the widow of Thatcher"s great U·S. ally Ronald Reagan, is also unable to come.
Thatcher struck up a close relationship with Reagan during the Cold War, backed the first President  George Bush during the 1991 Gulf War, and was among the first to discover that Gorbachev was a man she could "do business with. ”
Covered in the red, white and blue British flag, Thatcher"s coffin lay overnight in a 13th-century church in Britain"s parliament, a forum she dominated for years.
小题1:From the passage we know that Big Ben clock tower will fall silent to        .
A.get repaired for the first time
B.honour the passing away of the great woman
C.tell the specific time to the public
D.welcome the officials from all over the world
小题2:Who that are still alive will be absent from the funeral?
A.Mikhail Gorbachev and Nancy Reagan.
B.Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan.
C.Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan.
D.George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev.
小题3:From the passage we can learn that Margaret Thatcher was       .
A.strong and smartB.weak and disappointing
C.aggressive and warlikeD.stubborn and luxurious
小题4:Which of the following might serve as the best title of the passage?
A.The legend of Thatcher, the “Iron Lady".
B.Why Big Ben falls silent for the first time?
C.Who will pay for such a luxurious funeral?
D.London will witness its biggest political funeral.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.
Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.
Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.
This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”
He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant(移民)who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher(赶狗拉雪橇的人), and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of  “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.
The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013.
B.Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant.
C.Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013.
D.Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012.
小题2:On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?
A.On Saturday, March 2.B.On Monday, March 11.
C.On Saturday, March 9.D.On Tuesday, March 13.
小题3: Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?
A.Aliy Zirkle.B.Dallas Seavey.
C.Mitch Seavey.D.Jeff King.
小题4: According to the passage, we can learn that ________.
A.the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US
B.experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age
C.men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time
D.all the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race

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JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students — 18 boys and 2 girls —had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung(阶梯)out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest(竞赛)on Tuesday evening. The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14. ‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!’said a teacher from Guangdong province. Named after China"s most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986,one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission(国家教委) as the country"s biggest and best contest of its kind.
小题1:This news story is mainly about________ .
A.when the contest started
B.how the contest got its name
C.the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest
D.the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest
小题2:This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in ________.
A.1986B.1987C.1995D.1997
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province ________.
A.felt proud of the gold medal winners
B.wondered if the students were honest
C.thought that the problems were too difficult for the students
D.believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university
小题4:The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means_________.
A.work outB.add upC.guessD.study

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The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense.It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time.There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China.
It is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer it as time crossover.Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years(in fact , it is an indispensible part of China’s online culture), and didn’t get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years.Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books.
The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody.Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.
In China , there is no need of time machine either.People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror.Some time-travel novels even start with “I wanted to go back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.” Technology is not relevant at all.
Though China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender (性别)thing.If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty.A typical example is A Step Into the Past(寻秦记), the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty .
On the other hand , female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with.Yongzheng Emperor is the favorite.As can be seen in Startling by Each Step(步步惊心), a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with Yongzheng Emperor and his brothers.
小题1:As for time travel in China, which of the following ideas does the writer agree to ?
A.it is complicated and can be classified into science fiction.
B.it is often based on the familiar story in history.
C.it sometimes messes up the times and social orders.
D.it always occurs in any times but the time before.
小题2:The writing purpose of this passage is to           .
A.analyze why the time -travel TV dramas are banned in China
B.introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China
C.show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures
D.advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that          .
A.China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel
B.adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise
C.the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China
D.all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success
小题4:The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended to         .
A.prove author’s viewB.introduce the topic
C.give an exampleD.work as a topic sentence

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On March 28th, the New York Times will begin charging all but the most infrequent users to read articles online.
In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world. He called the move “an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in the Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.”
Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at no charge. Once they click on the 21st piece, however, they’ll be presented with three payment options: $ 15 for four weeks of online and mobile application access, $ 20 for access to the site and the iPad application, or $ 35 for access to everything. People who already receive the printed paper through home delivery will enjoy free and unlimited access to the Times on all platforms.
These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday, which block access to all contents unless the reader pays.
The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media world. According to Sulzberger"s announcement, people who come to the Times site from Facebook, Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those articles even if they have gone over their monthly limit.
However, Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on “some search engines”, meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of articles from search engines, any further articles they access from there will be added to their monthly count. It was reported that the only search engine that will be affected this way is Google, where there will be a five-article limit. This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant loophole (漏洞), since so much online traffic is directed through Google. But it also presents a risk for the Times for the same reason.
Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk. “The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network,” he said, adding that the Times must “continue to engage with the widest possible audience.”
小题1:The author’s main purpose in the text is to _______.
A.describe research findingsB.report a piece of news
C.make advertisementsD.suggest a solution
小题2:Why will the Times charge their online readers?
A.It wants to stay relevant in the social media world.
B.It has too many readers coming from the other sites.
C.It is seeking new financial sources for its development.
D.It is trying a way to offer better service to its readers.
小题3:Who will be limited to the New York Times articles?
A.Those subscribing to the printed newspapers
B.Readers clicking through from Facebook.
C.Those using Google research engine
D.Readers paying $ 35 a month.
小题4:What challenge may the paywall bring to the New York Times?
A.It may bring the Times more competition with the other media
B.It may stop the Times connecting to the global network
C.It may block the readers from the other websites
D.It may result in huge drops in papers" online readership

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