题目内容
-It’s so embarrassing when you can’t remember someone’s name.
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A. That’s too bad. B. Nothing serious.
C. I know the feeling. D. What a shame!
Ask just about any college student you know,and he is likely to tell you that he is a member of facebook.com.Many students say they check their e-mail.It’s so popular “facelooking”has become a verb “Everywhere everyone is doing it,”college student Katie Silverman said,“It’s like everyone’s center of life.”
Facebook is an online social meeting place where students create profiles (简介),share personal information, and meet other members. It is password protected and targeted to high school and college students;members must have an edu.email address to join.
Many students say it has changed their social lives, giving them an easy way to find and chat with classmates who share their interests.“Some people might be too shy to go to talk to someone they like in one of their classes,but on facebook it’s a lot easier to strike up a conversation,”said Rahul Vanjani.
The website was founded by two Harward University students who wanted to meet more of their classmates.It became so popular that the website is at 2,200 colleges and at 22,000 high schools.It says that it has 6 million active users,two—thirds of whom are on it every day.Many of the facebook members said their parents had no idea they were on it .“No way.My parents certainly don’t know about it,” said a college senior who asked us not to use his name.
To keep it popular,Facebook says it stops students posting improper information.Some students have paid the price.At Fisher College in Boston,two students were kicked out for using facebook.com to do something that is against the law.At North Carolina State University,four students were punished for posting photos about drinking.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about____.
A.student’s idea about Facebook |
B.the development of Facebook |
C.the popularity of Facebook with students |
D.the rules of Facebook |
A.have an edu,e—mail dress |
B.have your own profile |
C.be a high school student |
D.offer main personal information |
A.will have to pay money for being on Facebook |
B.always use Facebook to do something against the law |
C.have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook |
D.often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook |
A.the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others |
B.Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools |
C.6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day |
D.many students don’t want their parents to know they are facebooking |
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. __【小题1】__ At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. __【小题2】__.
As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. __【小题3】__
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.
This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. __【小题4】__
This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment. __【小题5】__
A.So she won the contest. |
B.As a result, she lost the contest. |
C.The judges wanted to give her another chance. |
D.But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character. |
F. They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said.
G. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself cheap.”
In a national spelling contest in America,an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 38 the word. But instead of lying,she told the truth that she had said the 39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 40 ,the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her 41 . Later,dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty,even when it 42 her the contest. But the fact is that she 43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 44 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get 45 . This young girl could easily have 46 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you 47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 48 and character more than the prize from a spelling 49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today 52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 53 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 54 to be honest,we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember,our kids are 55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
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