Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wid
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Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker（媒人）.
Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in. In the real world, however, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online description. Safety is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips:
Guard your personal information. Never give out your personal information online. This includes your last name, phone number, home address and place of work.
Watch for red flags. Do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? Do they try to control you? Do they give false information about themselves? If so, forget them!
Meet in a safe place. When meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around.
Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams.
小题1:According to the passage, many lonely singles don’t appreciate the regular dating scene because it is _____________.| A．unpopular | | B．troublesome | | C．convenient | | D．forgettable |
小题2:The underlined words in the second paragraph “a significant other” means _______”.| A．a true friend | | B．a matchmaker | | C．a marriage partner | | D．a happy family |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT a suitable place for meeting someone you get to know through the Internet for the first time?| A．At his / her house. | | B．At the museum. | | C．At McDonald’s. | | D．At the bookstore. |
小题4:From this passage, we can infer that ____________.| A．there are mostly homely and unemployed people online | | B．the police had better find criminals online | | C．we can find love only through the dating sites | | D．following safety tips ensures a safe online dating experience |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D |
解析
文章介绍了网络交友方面的问题，并提出了安全方面的建议。
小题1:B 细节题。根据第二段3,4行Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else.说明他们在正常的约会中经历了很多糟糕的情况，带来了很多烦恼，故B正确。
小题2:C 猜测词义题。根据Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other.说明他们是在寻找他们的另一半，即结婚对象。故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3行Meet in a safe place. When meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around.说明要在公开的地方见这样在网上遇见的人，A很明显不是公开的场所，故A符合题目要求。
小题4:D 推断题。根据文章第四段Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips和文章最后一行Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams.说明遵守这些安全方面的建议会让你有安全的体验。 |
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Supermarket Morrisons today announced to launch an online shopping operation within two years in a move to catch up with its web-savvy rivals. The UK"s fourth biggest supermarket said Morrisons.com would offer grocery and non-food products but would take time to build from zero.
As part of its online development, Morrisons - the only one of the "Big Four" grocers to have a significant internet business - revealed it had invested £32 million in a 10% stake of a New York-based online grocer. The announcement came as Morrisons posted a 13% increase in underlying pre-tax profits of £869 million in the year to January 30.
Morrisons is implementing a growth strategy which is focused on expanding its e-commerce business and moving into the convenience store market. It has earmarked £3 billion in investment over the next three years. The supermarket floated the idea of launching its own website last year and today is the first firm commitment to realising that goal.
Last month, the company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for £70 million. The company said this move, along with the 10% "strategic" stake in American online grocer FreshDirect announced today, would help it launch its own website in the future. FreshDirect was launched in 2002 and serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal will see Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips join the company"s board.
Morrisons also revealed it would open three convenience stores, around 3,000 sq ft in size, in July under the name M Local. The shops will be located in Morrisons" heartland in the north of England, in neighbourhoods around the M62 motorway. The company said the convenience business was the second-fastest growing part of the market. Rival models include Tesco Metro and Sainsburys Local.
小题1:FreshDirect severs 600,000 customers in .| A．Connecticut | B．New Jersey | C．New York | D．certain states |
小题2:Which would help Morrisons launch its own wesbsite in the future?| A．Taking measures to beat its rivals as quickly as it could | | B．Offering enough grocery and non-food products from zero | | C．Building more convenience stores and market in the United States | | D．Launching an online operation with the acquisition of interest retailer |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．Morrisons Has Many Business Rvials | | B．Morrisons Will Launch an Online Operation | | C．Morrisons Switches to Run Online Shopping | | D．Morrisons Wants to Establish Branches |
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The word “death” is a word many Chinese friends tell me I should not say aloud. They advise me to avoid the word because only speaking of it may bring ill fortune. I deeply believe, however, that to know how to live, we must also know how to die. The problem is how we talk about death.
Like everyone in Taiwan this week, I have had “Tomb Sweeping Day”. I am proud to be part of a people whose culture sends millions of families to cemeteries on this special day to share memories and endless love.
Today, eight days after the death of Pope John Paul II, millions of people of all backgrounds still grieve(悲痛) his passing away. He was a deeply human person who knew how to laugh and show emotions, a writer with a gift for words a leader who appealed to us by the sheer light of his love for life.
On the same day and only hours before the Holy Father left us, a friend of mine named Veronica McBride died of cancer in a small Wisconsin city. My friend Veronica was 52 years old. She was an attractive, humorous young woman who, as the saying goes, “never married”. She published several humor books with her mother, Mary McBride. She enjoyed traveling, and for years sent Christmas card photos of herself standing beside monuments or odd animals. She fought cancer for five years. She joked about her treatment keeping her pretty because it kept her thin, and told me she didn’t mind losing her hair because of chemo therapy. “I get to wear nice wigs!”
The last time I saw Veronica was when I visited her family on a sunny day in August in 2003. When she burst into the front door later and saw me in the living room, she ignored me completely in her hurry to hug her newest baby nephew, leaving me shaking my head in laughter at her.
As we look to the significance of the Holy Father and his life, surely we must also keep our eyes open to see the wonder and goodness in ordinary people who show us how to live and how to die.
小题1:The purpose of the article is ___________.| A．to memorize his friend Veronica | | B．to talk about the significance of life and death | | C．to teach us how to face life and death | | D．to compare his friend and the Holy Father Pope John Paul II |
小题2:The underlined phrase “chemo therapy” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.| A．a medical treatment | B．a kind of cancer | | C．a kind of medicine | D．the newest machine |
小题3:Why does the writer compare the Holly Father with his friend?| A．Because they are both the persons he admires. | | B．Because they have a lot in common. | | C．Because he wants to show that ordinary people can be great as well. | | D．Because he wants to memorize them both. |
小题4:From the phrase “burst into”, we can see that Veronica is ____________.| A．brave | B．sportive | C．humorous | D．energetic |
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As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows，there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist(社会心理学家)Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co－workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger，conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control(控制)the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question－asking the parents do，the higher the children’s IQ scores.”
Lewis says，“And the more children there are，the less question－asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹)．Lewis found that in families with three or four children，dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child，who has the most to talk about，and the youngest，who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible(看不见的)，”says Lewis.“ When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner，chances are it’s the middle child.” There is，however，one thing that stops all conversations and prevents anyone from having attention：“When the TV is on，” Lewis says，“ dinner is a non－event.”
小题1:The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ________.| A．show the relationship between parents and children | | B．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table | | C．report on the findings of a study | | D．give information about family problems |
小题2:Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ________.| A．they are busy serving food to their children | | B．they are busy keeping order at the dinner table | | C．they have to pay more attention to younger children | | D．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family |
小题3:By saying “Middle children are invisible” in Paragraph 3，Lewis means that middle children ________.| A．have to help their parents to serve dinner | | B．get the least attention from the family | | C．are often kept away from the dinner table | | D．find it hard to keep up with other children |
小题4:Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?| A．It is important to have the right food for children. | | B．It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner. | | C．Parents should talk to each of their children often. | | D．Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner. |
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小题1:What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?| A．You can sleep in the tree house. | B．You can choose any of the towers. | | C．It is designed for big families. | D．Every room has a walkway. |
小题2:For more persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least
A $111 B. $182 C. $600 D. $636
小题3:Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?| A． http://www.icehotel.com | B． http：//www.ariantowers.com | | C．http://www.propeller-island.com | D．htlp://www.bahamabeachclub.com |
小题4:Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?| A．Propeller Bland City Lodge. | B．Arian Amazon Towers. | | C．The Ice Hotel. | D．Bahama Beach Club. |
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A mum saved her daughter’s life with her newly learned first aid skills. Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, Lancaster, had only just attended one first aid class the day before when she found herself needing to use the skills on her three year old daughter Tilly.
Sonya, who also has son Emmen, six, attended the first aid course at Lune Park Children’s Centre in Lancaster. Then she was faced with every parent’s worst nightmare when Tilly went blue in the face and stopped breathing. But thanks to her newly acquired skills, Sonya saved Tilly’s life.
Sonya said: “Tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. Emmen won the fight. Tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. She was face down and shaking and at first I thought she was upset. But then I saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. I reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills I had learned the day before which were so fresh in my mind. I began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions (胸外按压). It probably took about a minute before Tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.”
After getting Tilly breathing again, Sonya called an ambulance and the doctors came. Since then, Tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with Reflex Anoxic Seizure (反射缺氧发作). Sonya said: “The seizure can happen when there’s any unexpected pain, fear or fright. It is just so lucky that the day before it happened, I had been practising first aid.”
The Empowering Parents First Aid course is run by Lancashire Adult Learning. Sonya said: “I am just so glad I did the course and learnt the first aid skills. I always feared I would not know what to do in a crisis situation, but luckily I had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.”
小题1:What happened to Tilly?| A．She was knocked down by her brother. | | B．She fell on the floor and hit her head. | | C．She was hit by a toy on the head and felt upset. | | D．She was hit by her brother and stopped breathing. |
小题2:When Sonya found Tilly’s shaking, she thought her daughter must ______. | A．be crying | B．be very angry | | C．pretend to be hurt | D．recognize her failure |
小题3:When Sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel ______. | A．enjoyable | B．excited | | C．grateful | D．confident |
小题4:What would be the best title for the text? | A．The importance of first aid | | B．How to practise first aid | | C．Mum saves girl with first aid | | D．Mums should attend first aid courses |
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