Two thirds of the single people looking for love in Britain turned to the Internet last year, according to figures made in public yesterday．Special sites offer introductions to people such as smokers, Roman Catholics, tall people, beautiful people, frequent flyers and vegetarians．Technology has brought about a great change in the dating(约会)games．
A survey by Parsnip, a Britain branch of Europe’s largest dating service with more than 1.5 million members, says that 65 percent of the 5.4 million Britons looking for a relationship used online dating services last year．
A spokeswoman for Relate, the relationship advisor, confirmed that a figure of two thirds feel it all right．“Doing it online allows people quite a lot of privacy,(隐私)because they can do a bit of quiet research and look around from the comfort of their own home．You don’t have to meet a matchmaker(媒人)or go to an actual dating agency office, which takes a lot of courage．” She said．
There are more than 100 independent online dating agencies in Britain．Parsnip says that 50 percent of single people believe they will meet a suitable partner through the Internet, from 35 percent six months ago．
Mary Balfour, the founder, says that the Internet has changed the dating industry completely．“It’s like a return to old-fashioned love letters,” she said．” You don’t base your first judgment on how someone looks or what his or her figure is like．You e-mail or talk before you actually see each other．Everybody you know who is single these days has at least had a good look at a dating site, introduction agency or personal ads．They have to, because all the old matchmaking institutions have gone．People work harder, settle down later and live more isolated lives．They are much more likely to end the day with DVD and a glass of beer than by going to a meeting place．
(1)
What does the passage mainly talk about?
[ ]
A．
British singles go online for love．
B．
British singles like going online．
C．
Going online for love is dangerous．
D．
New ways of dating in Britain．
(2)
The following statements are false EXCEPT that singles ________．
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A．
don’t have to do any research at all
B．
needn’t go to a matchmaker
C．
need to actually meet each other
D．
have to go to a gathering place
(3)
According to the text, about ________ Britons dated Online last year．
[ ]
A．
3.5 million
B．
1.5million
C．
2.7million
D．
1.9million
(4)
From the passage, we can learn that ________．
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A．
old-fashioned love letters become popular again．
B．
online dating services are out of date
C．
half singles believe they can meet a suitable partner online
Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．
Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．
Tel：6401-2252
Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．
Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)
Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．
Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．
Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．
Tel：6605-5812
(1)
If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．
[ ]
A．
China National Art Museum
B．
Beizhan Theatre
C．
Beijing Concert Hall
D．
1 Wusi Street
(2)
Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．
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A．
deer
B．
birds
C．
sheep
D．
flowers
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The folk concert will last three days．
B．
The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．
C．
The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．
D．
China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．
(4)
If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．
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A．
go to the folk concert
B．
visit the Art Museum
C．
watch the ballet
D．
none of the above
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Tonight's TV Hot List：Sunday January 31, 2010
Grammy Awards 8/7c CBS
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations．The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band．In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage．But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute(吊唁礼物), which features the 3-D mini-movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher．
Maurer 9/8c NBC
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO(Kathy Bates), appears out of nowhere and buys out(买断股份)Dunder Mifflin．As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre's new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company．Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center．
Surviving Survivor 8/7c CBS
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the first season of Survivor．But tonight ten of the game's most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it's had on their lives．In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given．
Private Practice 10∶01/9∶01c ABC
So Maya's pregnant and wants to have the baby．What to do now? Dink(Stephen Lunsford), the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution：He wants to marry her．You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that．And if that won't raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this：A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved．Their choice．And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet- Sheldon angst．
(1)
Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose ________ to enjoy．
[ ]
A．
Grammy Awards
B．
Maurer
C．
Surviving Survivor
D．
Private Practice
(2)
From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is ________．
[ ]
A．
a CEO
B．
a company
C．
an employee in the company
D．
a piece of office equipment
(3)
According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably ________．
