题目内容
I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours a day?” complained Lou Ran in Hong Kong as final exams were going on.
The 18-year-old girl was Fujian Province’s ___48__ scorer in last year’s college entrance examination. After leaving school, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong __49__ both Peking University and Tsinghus University promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m __50__ in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is about four months since Liu Ran set __51_ on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and __52__problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now improving, but she still needs more __53_ to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right __54__ to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western__55__, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
48. top/ highest。
49. although / though。 句意是“(高中)毕业后,尽管北京大学和清华大学都录取了她,但她选择了中
50. majoring / interested.
51. foot。
55. cultures。
52. language。
53. time。
54. choice / decision。
55. cultures。
解析:
48.从下文她既可以进北大也可以进清华,最后选择进入香港大学学习,说明这个女孩是福建省去年的高考最高分.
49.句意是“(高中)毕业后,尽管北京大学和清华大学都录取了她,但她选择了中国香港大学学习。”从语法角度看是让步关系。
50. 根据文化背景知识可知香港融合了东西文化, 是个国际化的大都市。
51. foot。 set foot on…“踏上……”属于固定搭配。
52. 从下文“People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English.”可知, 她面临的是食物和语言问题。
53. 根据语境可以知道她仍然需要时间适应新的环境。
54. 句意是“我很高兴我做出了正确的选择/决定来到这里学习”。
55.Lou Ran 在香港大学学习, 她主修新闻专业。注意用现在进行时。
Have you got a Facebook account? Are you thinking of getting one? Jamie Simmonds has just signed up. Let’s see how she’s getting along.
My Diary
MONDAY: I’m officially a Facebooker. I find a few people I used to know and I’ve soon got seven friends. I’ve never felt so popular! I wonder if my old university flatmate Steve is on here…What do you know! He is! Maybe Facebook has its uses.
TUESDAY: I’ve received lots of nice welcoming messages on my wall. Later, I meet up with Steve for a drink after not seeing him for five years. We get on really well! Then, he uses his Facebook app for iPhone to suggest me as a friend to some other former classmates. Some of them even come to the pub and it’s just like old times – possibly a bit too much like old times. During the night, photos are uploaded to Facebook.
WEDNESDAY: Disaster! My mum’s on Facebook! Has she seen the photos of me dancing on the table from last night? Has she shown them to dad? Oh. And I have a friend request – mum again!
THURSDAY: There’s a message from my boyfriend, “so, it’s over then, ;is it?” Evidently I haven’t changed my settings to show I’m “in a relationship”, and I haven’t even added him as a friend. Ah, well, I wonder what my ex-boyfriend is doing… Whoops! I accidentally type his name into my status box instead of the search ‘ and now every one can see it on their news feed.’
FRIDAY: Time to update my status:“Work is boring. Can’t wait for the weekend!” Yeah, that about sums it up. Oh, look, I’ve received a comment! Someone must feel the same way. Lots of my friends now“like” this status.
SATURDAY: Good news! I’ve got 100 friends But wait! Someone’s “un-friended” me! I look through my “friend list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.
SUNDAY: Wake up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am becoming addicted to it! I think it’s time to end it all before it takes over my life. I delete my account. Back to good, old, simple e-mails. Oh, look, I’ve got a message: A friend invited you to join Twitter. . .
In July 2010, Facebook had more than 500 million active users. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. Facebook is translated into more than 70 different languages. The world spends 700 billion minutes a month on Facebook. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page says he’s a Harvard graduate, even though he actually dropped out to focus on Facebook. The site is valued at between $7.9 and $11 billion.
【小题1】 Why did Jamie’s boyfriend ask her whether she had broken up with him?
A.He had seen photos of Jamie dancing on the table. |
B.She showed in her facebook that she was still not dating anyone. |
C.Her boyfriend was angry that she refused to add him as her friend. |
D.He saw the name of her ex-boyfriend on his news feed. |
A.Visiting Facebook website took up a large part of Jamie’s time and energy. |
B.Jamie is enthusiastic about her present job. |
C.Facebook was created by a Harvard graduate, Mark Zuckerberg. |
D.Compared with Facebook, Twitter is a better choice for Jamie. |
A. Being unfriendly to others. |
B. Having a quarrel with somebody. |
C. Removing a name from the friend list. |
D. Ending friendship with somebody. |
A.Steve was Jamie’s boyfriend in the university. |
B.People all over the world spend 700 billion minutes a week on Facebook. |
C.Jamie’s mother has seen the photos of her dancing on the table. |
D.Jamie felt enthusiastic about Facebook at first. |
A.approval | B.objective | C.negative | D.positive |