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1.To tweet,or not to tweet?A guide to the social networking/microblogging service Tewitter
SINCE its creation in 2006,Twitter,the social networking service,has taken cyber space by storm.At first glance it might seem like Facebook,but Twitter is in a league of its own,connecting people with fast-paced updates.It has become a place for activities,celebrities,businesses and everyday people to let others know about videos,opinions,interesting news,advertisements-and,yes what they are eating for lunch.
Twitter:n.a free social networking service that connects users through fast-paced status updates.Twitter-er:n.one who uses Twitter.Tweet:n.short updates or messages,of 140characters or less,wh ich are posted on your profile and sent to your followers.Retweet (RT):n.unofficial Twitter feature that indicates a re-posting of a tweet from another user.Often uses the text RT@username (of the original source) before the post.Follower:n.one who receives another user's updates on his or her Twitter profile.Direct message:n.a private message sent from one Twitter-er to another.
The phenomenon includes a host of new vocabulary terms and concepts that every self-respecting Twitter-er should know.Here's a quick course on Twitter.
So you've finally been swept up by the techno-tide and gotten a Twitter account.But what to write?Who knew 140characters could be so overwhelming?
Darren Rowse of the TwiTip blog(www.twitip.com) recommends a two-step tweeting process:figure out what your follows want,and then give it to them.Some combination of cool links,conversation-starting quotes or questions,retweets and photos works well,Rowse writes.
Keep in mind that Twitter doesn't directly offer photo hosting.You will need to use a third-party site like TwitPic (www.twitip.com) to upload your photos.Other sites,like TwitVid (tweetdeck.com/beta) can be used to post videos.
If you th ink the Twitter Web Site too complicated,try a Twiiter client-Tweetdeck(tweetdeck.Com/beta) and the Mac-only Tweetie(www.stebits.com)are popular,and both also are available as iPhone apps(应用程序).
Even without an iphone,you can update you Twitter on the go.After adding your phone number to your Twitter account,you can text updates to 40404(check Twitter's Web site for numbers to use outside the United States)But no matter how you tweet,remember that people can see what you post,and Twitter might not be the best place to complain about your boss,even if you make your Twitter private,your followers may not share your sense of discretion.
Twitter is crowded with celebrith accounts.The famous,who once avoided the media in their private lives,are posting everything on Twitter for all the cyber world to see,gathering followers in the millions.Who's leading the celebrity pack?TwitterCounter(www.twittercounter.com),a site that tracks the most popular Twitter users,lists Ashton Kuntcher and former fashion model,as the nost popular Twitter-er with,as of our publication date,2,691,112followers.
Title:To tweet,or not to tweet?
Introductionto Twitter | (71)Created/Launched/Originated/Started in 2006,twitter,the soclal networking service,has enjoyed(72)popularity/success/fame among the cyber world. |
Basic Twitter(73)terms/vocabulary/terminology | ●twitter ●twitter-er ●tweet ●retwwet |
(74)recommendation(s)/advice to tweet your tweets | ●Follow a two-step tweeting process,according to the (75)Tips/Hints/How/Ways of Darren Rowse. ●Use a third-party site to upload your photos and post videos. ●Try Twitter clients to help you (76)use/with/understand Twitter,among which the Tweet-deck and the Mac-only Tweetie are well (77)receive. ●Add your phone number to your Twitter account if you don't have an iPhone. ●Be(78)cautious/careful/watchful/mindful of what you post even if your twitter is made private |
Celebrity twitter-ers | Celebrties now are (79)crazy/wild/enthusiastic/keen/mad about tweeting,among whom Ashton Kutcher is the most popular,(80)followed/watched by the largest number of twitter users. |
分析 本文讲述发布微博的好处和坏处.
解答 71.Created/Launched/Originated/Started
72.popularity/success/fame
73.terms/vocabulary/terminology
74.recommendation(s)/advice
75.Tips/Hints/How/Ways
76.use/with/understand
77.received
78.cautious/careful/watchful/mindful
79.crazy/wild/enthusiastic/keen/mad
80.followed/watched
71.Created/Launched/Originated/Started 根据文章第一段SINCE its creation in 2006,Twitter,the social networking service,has taken cyber space by storm. 可知自从2006年,Twitter的建立席卷了网络空间.
72.popularity/success/fame根据文章第一段SINCE its creation in 2006,Twitter,the social networking service,has taken cyber space by storm. 可知自从2006年,Twitter的建立席卷了网络空间. 说明Twitter受欢迎、成功、出名.
73.terms/vocabulary/terminology 根据文章第三段The phenomenon includes a host of new vocabulary terms and concepts that every self-respecting Twitter-er should know. 可知下面讲述的是关于Twitter的若干专业术语.
74.recommendation(s)/advice 根据文章第六段Darren Rowse of the TwiTip blog(www.twitip.com) recommends a two-step tweeting process 可知以下是教会我们如何发微博.
75.Tips/Hints/How/Ways 根据文章第六段Darren Rowse of the TwiTip blog(www.twitip.com) recommends a two-step tweeting process 可知根据Darren Rowse 提出的建议,知道发微博的过程.
76.use/with/understand根据文章倒数第三段If you th ink the Twitter Web Site too complicated,try a Twiiter client-Tweetdeck(tweetdeck.Com/beta) and the Mac-only Tweetie(www.stebits.com)are popular,and both also are available as iPhone apps(应用程序).可知如果你认为微博网站太困难,你可以尝试使用微博客户端帮助你.
77.received 根据文章倒数第三段If you th ink the Twitter Web Site too complicated,try a Twiiter client-Tweetdeck(tweetdeck.Com/beta) and the Mac-only Tweetie(www.stebits.com)are popular,and both also are available as iPhone apps(应用程序).可知如果你认为微博网站太困难,你可以尝试使用微博客户端( Tweet-deck and the Mac-only Tweetie )帮助你,它们非常受欢迎.received是受欢迎的意思.
78.cautious/careful/watchful/mindful 根据文章倒数第二段But no matter how you tweet,remember that people can see what you post,可知无论你用什么方式发微博,一定要记住人们可以看到你发布的东西.一定要小心.
79.crazy/wild/enthusiastic/keen/mad 根据文章最后一段TwitterCounter(www.twittercounter.com),a site that tracks the most popular Twitter users,lists Ashton Kuntcher and former fashion model,可知现在很多名人都对微博非常着迷.
80.followed/watched根据文章最后一段The famous,who once avoided the media in their private lives,are posting everything on Twitter for all the cyber world to see,gathering followers in the millions. 可知名人在微博上发布所有的东西,聚集了很多追随者.
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1.注重平时词汇记忆,熟练掌握考纲词汇中常用词汇的词性转化.
2.了解文章的结构,把握全篇的文,即句与句、段与段之间的逻辑关系.
3.加强限时阅读训练,尤其是词数在400~550之间的较长篇幅的阅读训练.
4.系统训练,循序渐进,最终达到相应的解题能力要求.
假如你是李华,你的美国朋友Erica暑假要到北京来玩.他特意留出了一天时间,希望能和你一同游览.请根据下面提供的信息给Erica写一封email,给出你的出行建议.
你的建议 | ●参观中国美术馆(National Art Museum of China) ●逛南锣鼓巷(South Luogu Lane) |
I'm very glad to know that you have planned to come to Beijing in July.I've got the following exciting ideas for our one-day tour.
Dear Erica,
I'm very glad to know that you have planned to come to Beijing in July.I've got the following exciting ideas for our one-day tour.
You like painting,so I suggest we visit National Art Museum of China first.(高分句型) There are some very famous Chinese paintings.I think you will surely enjoy them!Have you heard of South Luogu Lane?It is one of the oldest streets in Beijing and really worth a visit.If you like,I will take you there and invite you to have a taste of some typical foods in Beijing.(高分句型) No tourists will miss them!
I'm sure it will be a wonderful experience.
Hope to know what you think about it soon.
Yours,
Li Hua.
Hope to know what you think about it soon.
Yours,
Li Hua.
A child's eating habits can develop right from childhood.As we know,a baby cries out if he doesn't get milk at the usual time of the day.However,sometimes parents immediately stick a bottle in a child's mouth without trying to find out if the child is really hungry.In fact,children may cry for other reasons.Even as children grow up and start going to school,parents sometimes give them a chocolate bar if they become really unhappy.As the children further grow up,they may become used to having a snack whenever they're upset or low.
Therefore,they'd like to eat an emotional snack when they have the feeling of unhappiness and boredom.Even when they don't get high grades,aren't popular at school or made fun of by others,they will want something to eat.After having the snack,they feel a lot better.
Emotional eating in young children is a thing that needs to be taken seriously.To protect your children from emotional eating,you should satisfy your child's emotional needs in the best possible way.This includes spending time with your child every day,taking an interest in his school work,helping your child study,providing a health environment without tension at home,etc.Don't make the child lose face by scolding him.Develop confidence in your child.Make your child eat enough once in a while.Reward him for his achievements.
All this will help your little one develop a healthy eating habit.And always remember love and care is the key to help you child out of trouble and grow up happily.
Title:(71)Emotional Eating in Young Children
(72)Meaning/Definition | Eating for feeling good instead of for (73)hunger/being hungry/feeling hungry. |
Causes | •forming the habit when (74)young/they are young •feeling (75)unhappy and bored •feeling (76)less popular/unpopular and getting low grades •being made fun of by others |
(77)Solutions/Measures/Suggestions | •staying with your child for some time every day •being (78)interested in your child's studies and help him study •providing a healthy environment without tension at home •avoiding(79)scolding your child to make him ashamed •making your child(80)confident/have/develop confidence/believe in himself •giving your child enough to eat once in a while •giving your child reward for what he has achieved |
Conclusion | Love and care helps children out of trouble. |
Most people have heard about Didus ineptus,or the dodo,as it is more commonly known.It was the flightless,long-extinct(灭绝的)member of the dove family that lived in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.The name"dodo"comes from the Portuguese and means"a person who is foolish";(31)C,to call someone a"dodo"(32)Atheir stupidity.The dodo was a foolish creature about the size of a turkey and was easily fooled by sailors who tapped on trees to(33)Cits attention.It would come(34)D towards the sound and was easily caught and whisked on board ship to become a valuable source of fresh,but tough meat.
Another expression to appear from the(35)Abird's situation is to say that something is"as dead as a dodo",which means long since dead,very much(36)B,or deserted.Of the many animals that people have removed from the face of the earth,the dodo has probably made the greatest contribution to our(37)D.
Another less well-known but(38)Bextinct bird is Aepyornis maximus,more commonly known as the elephant bird of Madagascar.This creature(39)Ca very thickset,three-metre-tall emu(鸸鹋)(40)Dover half a ton and is thought to be the largest bird that ever lived.It was big in every way,even its eggs were extremely large.An elephant bird egg could measure up to ninety centimetres in diameter and(41)C nine liters of liquid,about 200 ordinary chicken eggs.The eggs were in fact three times larger than dinosaur eggs.
It's hard to imagine how impressive the elephant bird must have been as it walked about proudly in its natural habitat.For thousands of years its size(42)Awas enough to scare the meat-eating animals.(43)Bit was a flightless bird,its sharp claws and powerful neck and beak ensured it could look after itself-that is,up until the Europeans arrived on Madagascar.They not only hunted elephant birds for food but began(44)Ctheir eggs as gifts.Sadly it was made(45)Daround I700,and the world became a much poorer place because of it
31.A.however | B.but | C.therefore | D.usually |
32.A.refers to | B.leads to | C.sticks to | D.comes to |
33.A.concentrate | B.fix | C.attract | D.focus |
34.A.swimming | B.flying | C.trembling | D.running |
35.A.unfortunate | B.unkind | C.unfair | D.unable |
36.A.fashionable | B.outdated | C.updated | D.powerful |
37.A.tradition | B.society | C.custom | D.language |
38.A.continually | B.equally | C.carefully | D.officially |
39.A.felt like | B.would like | C.looked like | D.sounded like |
40.A.taking | B.looking | C.measuring | D.weighing |
41.A.included | B.existed | C.contained | D.examined |
42.A.alone | B.lonely | C.only | D.just |
43.A.As though | B.Even though | C.As if | D.Even so |
44.A.making | B.cooking | C.collecting | D.counting |
45.A.disappeared | B.free | C.known | D.extinct |
Only four percent of mobile phone-owning(35)Ain that age group have sent sexually suggestive pictures of themselves,a practice known as"sexting,"(36)Dthe Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
The Pew survey found that girls and boys were equally as likely to have sent a suggestive picture to(37)Bperson and(38)Cteenagers were more likely to have engaged in"sexting."
Eight percent of 17-year-olds with mobile phones have sent a sexually provocative(刺激的) image(39)Atexting and 30 percent have(40)Ba nude or nearly nude image on their phone.
Only four percent of 12-year-olds have sent suggestive images of(41)B.
Amanda Lenhart,a senior research specialist at Pew and the author of the report,said sexually suggestive images have become a(42)Dof"relationship currency"for teens.
"These images are(43)Aas a part of or instead of sexual activity,or as a way of starting or(44)Ca relationship with a significant other,"she said."And they are also passed(45)Ato friends for their entertainment value,as a joke or for(46)B."
"The desire for risk-taking and sexual exploration during the teenage years(47)Cwith a constant connection via mobile devices creates a'perfect storm'for sexting,"said Lenhart.
"Teenagers have always grappled with issues around sex and(48)D,but their coming-of-age mistakes transgressions have never been so easily(49)Aand stored for others to see,"she added.
The survey found that teens with unlimited text messaging plans were more likely to receive"sexts"(50)Aimages of people they know.About 75 percent of mobile phone owning teens have unlimited plans.
Among this group,Pew said 18 percent reporting receiving"sexts"(51)Bwith eight percent of teens on(52)Adata plans and three percent of teens who pay per message.
According to Pew,58 percent of 12-year-olds own a mobile phone and 83 percent teens aged 17(53)C.
Pew noted that a number of US states are grappling with how to(54)B"sexting"among minors and some legislatures(立法机关) have stepped in to consider laws that would downgrade charges from felonies(重罪) to misdemeanors(轻罪).
Pew conducted telephone interviews with 800 teens aged 12 to 17 and their parents between June 26 and September 24.
35.A.teens | B.adults | C.students | D.parents |
36.A.referring to | B.reporting | C.saying | D.according to |
37.A.other | B.another | C.others | D.the other |
38.A.younger | B.fewer | C.older | D.more |
39.A.by | B.in | C.on | D.through |
40.A.accepted | B.received | C.sent | D.mailed |
41.A.others | B.themselves | C.himself | D.herself |
42.A.habit | B.system | C.method | D.form |
43.A.shared | B.limited | C.tasted | D.controlled |
44.A.remaining | B.gaining | C.maintaining | D.obtain |
45.A.along | B.by | C.as | D.for |
46.A.joy | B.fun | C.excitement | D.delight |
47.A.compared | B.followed | C.combined | D.went |
48.A.friendships | B.scholarships | C.relatives | D.relationships |
49.A.transmitted | B.transformed | C.formed | D.switched |
50.A.containing | B.concluding | C.including | D.concerning |
51.A.comparing | B.compared | C.connected | D.joined |
52.A.limited | B.unlimited | C.few | D.little |
53.A.have | B.same | C.do | D.too |
54.A.do with | B.deal with | C.remove | D.ban |
Pulitzer was born in Makó,Hungary.At 17,Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army.but was turned down due to age,bad health and poor eyesight.Disappointed but still with hope,he traveled first to Paris and then to London,hoping to join the army there.And he was rejected for the same reasons.Finally,he moved to the United States in 1846and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18until the end of the American Civil War.After the war he settled in St.Louis Missouri,where in 1868he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper,the Westliche Post fro﹩3,000.Then,in 1879,he bought the St.Louis Dispatch for﹩2,700and merged (合作) the two papers as the St.Louis Post-Dispatch,which remained St.Louis'daily newspaper.He bought the New York World in 1883,which turned out to be a successful decision,and which made Pulitzer wealthy.In 1885,he was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives,but resigned after a few months'service.In 1895the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color.Under Pulitzer's leadership circulation (发行量) grew from 15,000to 600,000,making it the largest newspaper in the country.But unfortunately from 1890,Pulitzer's already failing health worsened rapidly and he with drew from direct management of the newspaper,and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York.At the ago of some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York.At the age of forty,he was struck blind,but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892,Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president money to set up the world's first school of journalism.But the university turned down the offer.In 1902,Columbia's new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes,but it would not be until after Pulitzer's death that this dream would come true.Pulitzer left the university﹩2million in his will,which led to the creation in 1912of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.And up till now,Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911.He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx,New York.In 1917.the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded,as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989,in honor of his great achievements and contributions,Pulitzer was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame.
Title:A biography of a famous person
Name | Joseph Pulitzer | Dates of birth and death | April 10,1947-October 29,1911 |
Birth place | Makó,Hungary | (71)burial/buryingplace | The Woodlawn Cemetery,The Bronx,NY |
(72)Nationality | Hungarian-American | Profession | Reporter,publisher |
(73)Experiences/stories | Military career •at 17,made several (74)Attemptsto join the army,but failed for his age,bad health and poor eyesight. •at 18,eventually served in the Lincoln's Army in the USA | ||
Newspaper career Newspaper career •in 1868.began working as a reporter for the Westliche Post,a daily newspaper •from 1872to 1882,succeeded in (75)Purchasing/buyingthree newspapers •in 1895,introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color •from 1890,managed the newspaper (76)Indirectlyfor health reason | |||
Achievements & contributions | (77)Politicalcareer •joined the Republican Party and in 1869was elected to the Missouri State Assembly •in 1885,was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives.but(78)Served for only a short time. | ||
made the New York World the largest newspaper in the country,with it. circulation(发行量)growing from 15,000to 600,000 •in 1912,helped to(79)Create/establish/foundthe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,which remains one of the most famous in the world •established the Pulitzer Prizes through his will | |||
(80)Honour | •In 1989,was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame. |
-No,you _______.( )
A. | don't have to | B. | mustn't | C. | shouldn't | D. | oughtn't to |
一Yes,you are right.I will work hard from now on.( )
A. | can have studied | B. | should have studied | ||
C. | might have studied | D. | must have studied |
A. | finish | B. | finishes | C. | finished | D. | will finish |