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I'm really nervous opening Chatroulette (a website).I don't know if I'm more scared of the possibility of coming face-to-face with a naked (裸体的) guy doing improper things, or the possibility of having to speak to someone normal.But it's that uncertainty that's caused the "game" to explode into an Internet phenomenon.
So, I hesitantly click "play".My face appears in a small box to the left of the screen.I'm a 22-year-old guy, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, and sitting in my warmly lit bedroom —not too threatening, I think.Believing I look welcoming and friendly, I open all features: visual, audio and text.The user can disable these at any time if they feel uncomfortable.
Quickly I find myself face-to-face with my first "partner".A guy with glasses is staring back at me.He looks like he spends too much time in front of the computer."Hey", I say, "how are you going?" "Good," says the guy.Sensing that he was not going to be very talkative, I hit the "next" button.
Just like that, I'm thrown across the world into someone else's bedroom.This time it looks like a middle-aged woman.I must have hit gold because 85 percent of Chatroulette users are male, according to the Wall Street Journal.She's wearing sunglasses and smiles back.Before I can even say a word, she "nexts" me."WHAT?!"
Then, I fly through the Internet and arrive at my next partner.My nightmare, a man is sitting in his computer chair half-naked taking off his pants.Argghh! "Next, next, next!" For the next 30 minutes I keep my cursor (光标) over the "next" button.My experiences continue to be short, shocking, and largely uninteresting.I discouragingly hit "next" after seeing another naked man, and decide to end my session and close the window.This wasn't "the new social media experience" I was hoping for.Maybe it was just a little bit too random (随机的).
64.It is the author's __________ that leads him into Chatroulette.
A.curiosity          B.unwillingness    C.enthusiasm          D.ignorance
65.The underlined word "disable" in Paragraph 2 means __________.
A.store                  B.close                C.misuse                D.copy
66.Among all the partners, __________ seemed to be the least interested in talking with the author.
A.the guy with glasses                      B.the middle-aged woman
C.the man in his computer chair            D.the last man mentioned
67.What is the author's attitude toward Charoulette?
A.Positive.           B.Supportive.       C.Objective.         D.Negative.

As a nation we are becoming more aware of the food we and our children are eating.The recent campaign to improve school dinners by celebrity(名人) chef Jamie Oliver has helped raise awareness of our fast food lifestyles.While we may be trying to eat more healthilyit seems we still have some bad habits.

?Healthy eaters or just trendy?

Are there certain things that you do and don’t eat and whyWith so many food programmes and books telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat to be healthyit’s hard to make choices.

Some people are vegetarians for moral reasonssome don’t like the taste of meat and there are one or two people who do it because it’s trendy.Likewiseit can be trendy to follow the latest celebrity’s diet because it’s what the famous are doing.

?Eating out

People are eating out more often nownot just on special occasions as in the past.The choice of restaurants has also diversified.ItalianChinese and Indian restaurants have been around for years but have now been joined by MongolianJapaneseMexican and so on.Bars and pubs are still popular for food and often promote English cuisine made with local produce.

“We enjoy eating out a couple of times every month whether with friends or just as a couple.We like trying new things so we go to different restaurants.” said Craig,25County Durham.

?Eating on the go

From chocolate bars to sandwiches more people are eating on the go—on the streetin cars or on buses and trains.While our parents and grandparents may frown at this behaviourconsidering it to be bad mannerspeople eat on the go because they are rushing from one place to another.And in the home the number of people sitting down at a dining table for their evening meal is on the decrease as meal times become more informal.

“If I’m running late for work I don’t think twice about eating toast in the car or on the bus but I know my mum wouldn’t approve” said Stacey,24.

1.What can we infer from the text?

AOur parents think highly of the eating habits mentioned in the text.

BWe should get rid of the bad habits and try to be healthier.

CJapanese restaurants have been around for years.

DIt’s good for people to eat out more frequently.

2.People find it difficult to decide what to eat to keep healthy because ________.

Adifferent programmes and books have different ideas about healthy eating

Bthere are many celebrities having different diet styles

Cwhat the famous are doing is different from ours

Dthey have some bad eating habits

3.The underlined word “diversified” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”

Amade a great change

Bmade a big difference

Chad a rapid increase

Dhad a wide variety

4.Craig often goes to different restaurants because ________.

Ahe likes trying new things

Bhe follows the latest celebrity diet

Che enjoys the meal with his friends

Dhe has more special occasions to celebrate

 

Jason

What I like best is seeing Arsenal win and playing football. If I am feeling sad I will play a football game on my Play Station 2. The best day I have ever had was when I finished first in the 800-metre race at my secondary school. It was a school record, although I didn’t know that at the time. My family makes me happy, too.

Antonio

My little sister makes me sad because she always tells tales on me to my mum. If I am having a bad day, food cheers me up. I like chili con carne and sweet chili crisps. It makes me happy because I want to be big and have lots of energy.

Usman

I haven’t done anything very exciting in my life but one of my best achievements is that I got a good report from my school this year, because last year I got a bad one. People on TV make me laugh, particularly Eddie Murphy. If I am having a bad day I watch Basil Brush. I am good at making other people happy. I just talk and my friends start laughing — they think I am silly.

Ashleigh

If I’m having a bad day, knowing that someone is there for me can make me happy. I wouldn’t say I’m the best at making other people happy, but I know that just being a good friend to other people is important. The things I like doing are singing, dancing, hanging out with my friends and just being lively and funny.

Kinzey

The most exciting thing I have ever done in my life was when I went abseiling in Wales. But that was a one-off. The things I do all the time are playing football, watching movies and going places with my friends. I know it sounds bad, but what I find funny is when people hurt themselves. If I am having a bad day and I see someone having a worse day than me, that makes me feel better.

1. Food is very important for _________ when he has a bad day.

A. Kinzey  B. Ashleigh     C. Antonio    D. Usman

2.________ like playing football.

A. Jason and Ashleigh       B. Jason and Usman

C. Kinzey and Usman    D. Kinzey and Jason

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Kinzey finds it bad when people hurt themselves.

B. Jason knew he had set a new school record when he finished first in the 800-metre race.

C. When Usman talks, his friends start laughing because they think he is humorous.

D. Antonio likes food because he wants to be big and have lots of energy.

4.Ashleigh mentions all the following things EXCEPT(除外)_________.

A. to make other people happy      

B. to play football with friends   

C. to hang out with friends        

D. to be lively and funny

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. what makes different people happy

B. what makes different people feel moved

C. relationships between different people

D. what different people think success is

 

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