The average British 22 year-old has more than 1,000 online friends on sites like Facebook, compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20, according to a new study.

The “Facebook generation gap” has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook.

People in their twenties have more than 50 times as many digital friends as those who are over 50 years old, despite the popularity of sites like Facebook with the older generations, says a study conducted by consumer research group Intersperience.

The news comes during the same week Facebook's second-in command, Sheryl Sandberg, is visiting the UK to deliver a speech at the London School of Economics.

Facebook's chief operating officer is going to speak about how the social web has transformed people's friendships and relationships.

The survey found that there was a clear link between people's age and the number of online friends they have.The researchers found that those aged 13 to 16, have an average of 450 friends on social networks, with girls having slightly more friends that boys.People in their thirties tend to have between 100 and 200 friends, while those in their forties have between 50 and 100.

However, those using sites such as Facebook over the age of 50, tended to have 20 or less friends.The oldest person surveyed was 70 years old.

Paul Hudson, Intersperience's chief executive, said: "Our research underlines fundamental (根本的)changes taking place in British society as a result of finally entering the digital age.Half of the UK population are on Facebook now.In a social media context, a 'friend' means something different to a 20 year old than to a 50 year old."

He added: “Social networking activity is just one example of how different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces.In this case, age is the determining factor - however in other instances it is not.”

1.Which is the determining factor in social networking activity?

A.Gender B.Age

C.Relationship D.Pace

2.What can we learn from the survey?

A.The older a person is, the less online friends he may have

B.Girls have remarkably more friends than boys

C.People in their thirties tend to have between 50 and 100 friends

D.The link between people’s age and the number of online friends they have is not clear

3.According to the passage, the following statements are True except .

A.The oldest people surveyed is 70

B.Paul Hudson will deliver a speech at the London School of Economics

C.Different groups are adapting to the digital age at different paces

D.Facebook is popular in UK now

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Social networking activity

B.The digital age

C.“Facebook generation gap”—Facebook generation has more than 1,000 friends

D.Changes taking place in British society

Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired, he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.

Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace (节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.

The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.

But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” she often said.

1. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A. By speaking. B. By using sign language.

C. By reading lips. D. By making loud noises.

2.Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because .

A. they wanted him to live a normal life

B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C. he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

D. he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

3. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A. He did a lot of outdoor activities.

B. He was pushed hard to study every day.

C. He attended private classes after school.

D. He worked very hard both in and after class.

4. Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A. He did very well in his study.

B. He succeeded in entering a regular school.

C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability.

D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06.

That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .

Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.

That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.

When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged (拥抱) me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth has brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.

Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.

1.A. smiles B. tears C. interest D. care

2.A. willing B. determined C. ready D. upset

3.A. begging B. searching C. thanking D. commanding

4.A. unless B. until C. as if D. so that

5.A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. night

6.A. amazed B. frightened C. angry D. sad

7.A. jumping B. sleeping C. moving D. growing

8.A. laugh B. cough C. cry D. shout

9.A. watched B. noticed C. found D. responded

10.A. realized B. explained C. expressed D. added

11.A. in B. with C. on D. for

12.A. loss B. birth C. performance D. protection

13.A. suddenly B. peacefully C. actually D. naturally

14.A.calming down B. rolling down C. setting down D. turning down

15.A. pain B. trial C. cruelty D. violence

16.A. hopeful B. careful C. useless D. informal

17.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

18.A. join in B. suffer from C. dream of D. go through

19.A. regrets B. remembers C. ignores D. prefers

20.A. understood B. decided C. admitted D. doubted

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3.Karen is an exchange scholar from the University of California. She has a keen interest in Asian culture, especially Japanese popular culture. She wanted to study Japanese comics, dance, music, etc. to understand the change of modern Japanese society.

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