Many times when people hear the words social networking, their brains automatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook．However, there are sites for those into social networking and into reading． Sound crazy? It's really not．
If you' ve ever wanted a site where you can receive book recommendations, follow your favorite authors, and keep up with what your friends are reading．then look no further than Goodreads, com．
Goodreads provides useful services for those in the reading world, It is a site where you can win books by going to giveaways and simply entering your information．Some giveaways are even signed by the author．And the books aren't boring, old or torn copies - many of them are ARC’s （Advanced Readers Copies）, for which you can write a short review on the site．Anyone can post reviews of their favorite books or series so that others may feel inclined to read them as well．
Another function of the site is offering book clubs and interest groups．You can have interactive discussions with groups of people reading the same things, sort of like a blog．You can also make friends with people and post statuses similar to Facebook．Your friends can send you hook recommendations and you can add them to your shelf if you choose．
Shelves are by far one of the best features on the site．You can categorize your entire library and put hooks you want to read on your "to - read" shelf．These virtual （虚拟的）shelves allow you to see what you' ve read and also let you keep track of the number of books you' ve read in a year．
You can even read original writing for free because many people post their own writing on the site to gain feedback and advice on how to improve．Anyone can join this site for free and fall in love with not just a hook, but a book site as well．
1.People who go to the site Twitter mostly want to ．
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A．get more books to read |
B．buy goods for their daily life |
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C．Set to know more people |
D．post their book recommendations |
2.According to the author, if you want to interact with others about reading, ．
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A．you have a lot of websites to log on |
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B．you'd better go to Goodreads．com |
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C．you should go to bookstores or libraries |
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D．you can go to Twitter or Facebook |
3.The underlined part "feel inclined" in．Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to “____” ．
A． have a tendency C． have no difficulty
C． have a possibility D． have no doubt
4.You can do all of the following things on Goodreads．com EXCEPT ．
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A．receiving books signed by the authors |
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B．publishing your comments on books |
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C．exchanging your ideas with other people |
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D．buying all kinds of books that you like |
5.What do we know about the shelves on Coodreads．com?
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A．They are filled with all kinds of books from some libraries． |
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B．They are real bookshelves presented to readers by the site． |
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C．That is where people put books they have read or want to read． |
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D．New books will continuously be added to readers shelves by the site． |
Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush（豪华的）office．He was tired．
Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall．It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown．He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times．The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old．
Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times．
Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box．He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife．This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago．It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times．
He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break．Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly．He could afford a week off!
He went back home．A week in the hometown would be like going back in history．"Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror．
It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started … He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing （穿透） the darkness．Memories danced through the man' s mind．Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit．
Slowly entering town he looked around．Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling． Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago．
1.We learn from the passage that Bull is ．
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A．Ray's colleague |
B．a man in Ray' s hometown |
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C．Ray's relative in Africa |
D．an African woodcarving artist |
2.What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 －5?
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A．Bull loved Africa and knew much about it． |
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B．Bull was good at making works of art． |
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C．Ray missed his hometown and relatives． |
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D．Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown． |
3.What do we know from the passage?
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A．Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times． |
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B．Ray and Bull often went hunting together． |
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C．Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown． |
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D．Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week． |
4.What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?
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A．Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time． |
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B．Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories． |
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C．Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit． |
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D．The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull． |
5.What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?
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A．The hard time Ray experienced in his career． |
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B．Why Ray left his hometown alone． |
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C．The situation in Ray's hometown． |
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D．How Ray became a successful businessman． |
I'm feeling sad．My 19-year-old∞nleft home about a week ago to 36 the Air Force, and my 23-year-old daughter left two days ago to marry in another state．I'm so 37 of my son as he had to really work hard to get into the Air Force, and my daughter moved to be with her fiance（未婚夫）．I'm just simply upset．It 38 feels like someone has ripped my heart from my chest．I’ve tried to talk to their father, friends, and family but it just feels like no one around me 39 what I'm going through．
My children were 40 to me．I put all my energy into 41 both of them and doing all types of activities with them, even sometimes at the 42 of my own best interests．I understand they grow up and need their _43 ,but for some reason I just can't seem to let go．I am go _ 44 that they're establishing their own lives, 45 I get so depressed whenever I have even a simple _46 of them．I've been crying for over a week now．I really don't know what to do to make this 47 go away．I can't even walk by either one's room without bursting into tears．I don't understand why I'm unable to _48 this sense of great loss．I'm 49 that I need to move on with my own life and find _50 things to devote my attention to, but I _51 being a mom and spending time on my children．I've 52 adopting a child but it's _53 atthe moment for me considering my poor health．
I'm just thankful to have found this website and found there are others who are 54 similar problems．It helps to 55 I'm not crazy or overreacting．Thank you for sharing your problems and showing others like myself this isn’t so abnormal．
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—How long _ like this?
— Three weeks! It's normal that it rains without stopping these days of the year．
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A．will it rain |
B．is it raining |
C．has it been raining |
D．does it rain |
Today's English learners have a wide choice of dictionaries __to choose．
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A．from which |
B．in which |
C．for which |
D．of which |
The man who was of killing four children in the care center was arrested and sentenced to death．
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A．suspected |
B．charged |
C．reminded |
D．punished |
