The Internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village——you can make new friends all around the world. That, at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the Internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.
The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.
This is not, of course, to say that the Internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.
In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The Internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.
1.The number of friends we can keep relationships with is decided by__________.
A. the Internet B. the time we have C. the place we live D. the mind
2.The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “__________”.
A. appointment B. connection C. interview D. agreement
3.The author holds the view that___________.
A. the Internet helps to keep in touch with friends far away
B. the Internet determines the quality of social relationships
C. the Internet greatly increases the size of social circles
D. the Internet is of no value in social communication
4.What will the author encourage us to do?
A. To keep in touch with old friends when we have moved away.
B. To chat with friends often on the Internet.
C. To make more new friends face to face.
D. To stop using the Internet to make new friends.
5.What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the Internet to strengthen relationships?
A. He thinks it useless B. He is hopeful of it.
C. He approves of it. D. He doubts it.
Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 1 to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 2 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 3 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 5 by the United States law, which makes it 6 to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 7 was to save turtles; now we must save 8 too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 9 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
1.A. doubt B. stream C. danger D. worry
2.A. accelerate B. slow C. improve D. change
3.A. cause B. expand C. absorb D. reduce
4.A. accidental B. occasional C. unknown D. serious
5.A. qualified B. protected C. restricted D. produced
6.A. impossible B. difficult C. illegal D. abnormal
7.A. goal B. impression C. difficulty D. cost
8.A. Earth B. ocean C. people D. animals
9.A. advertisement B. message C. sign D. problem
10.A. concerned B. disturbed C. developed D. connected
—Would you like me to help you with the maths problem?
—___________ It’s a most difficult one.
A.With pleasure. B.Why not?
C.That’s all right. D.It’s my pleasure.
We were going out for a walk ________ it began to rain.
A. while B. before C. as D. when
I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _____ the cloth _____ well.
A．have been told; washes B．have told; washes
C．was told; washed D．have been told; is washed
书面表达
假设你是高中生李越，发现校园中存在的高中生普遍不愿意参加体育活动（physical exercise）的现象。他们认为学习紧张，进行体育活动会浪费时间，影响学习。但是，作为校学生会的体育部长，你对此有不同的想法。决定在校英语报上，就此话题，结合自己的经历，写一篇100-120个词的短文，向大家宣传体育锻炼的好处。短文中应包括以下内容：
1. 指出他们观点的不对之处；
2. 告知体育锻炼的好处；
3. 结合自身经验，提出建议。
