1、 that I dont want. I dont have to look at new baby pictures posted by someone I havent spoken to for 10 years, or read different opinions on whether the dress is blue or white. Instead, I can choose to read news, or get together with a friend to talk about her most recent vacation. Life without Face
2、book is peaceful. Sure, the first few days felt strange and uncomfortable. To ease the transition, I replaced some of my Facebook use with things like Instagram and Pinterest. I was also worried I would be missing out socially. As a matter of fact I do communicate with far fewer people now. But Im h
3、aving close relationships with the people that I actively seek out. You can really live without Facebook. People were shocked. My mom took it pretty hard. “How will I know what city youre in this week? How do I know who youre hanging out with? ”she asked me after I told her Id quit Facebook. Friends
4、 and family knew about my situation through my Facebook profile. I guess its no surprise that going through someones Facebook page to stay up-to-date on their lives is preferable to just picking up the phone. So many of the apps we use every day are tied to our Facebook profiles. Living in San Franc
5、isco, Lyft is my primary method of transportation, and though I was able to ask them to keep my account without Facebook, I no longer had a picture in my profile and drivers looked at me strangely when I got into their cars. I can no longer use Getaroundmy primary way of getting out of the citybecau
6、se you cant use it at all without Facebook. 【语篇概述】本文主要通过作者不再使用手机应用程序脸谱网后的经历, 告诉我们脸谱网在人们生活中的影响。5. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. Facebook is a good place to read news. B. Its a good idea to contact friends on Facebook. C. Facebook is a dangerous place to share opinions. D. Some information on
7、 Facebook is useless to the author. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段前两句的意思“我不必再被一些我不想要的信息包围着, 我不用再去看那些我10年都没有和他说过话的人发的婴儿的图片”可知, 脸谱网上的一些信息对作者来说是没有用的。6. According to Paragraph 3, the author thinks that_. A. Facebook isnt the best social networkB. many people are too addicted to FacebookC. Facebook isnt really that
8、important in peoples livesD. not using Facebook influences peoples emotional health【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知, 人们离开脸谱网也能生活。7. Hearing the author had quit Facebook, her mother felt_. A. sad and depressedB. excited and cheerfulC. surprised and concernedD. sympathetic and nervous【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三两句可
9、知, 作者的母亲在听说作者不再使用脸谱网之后对作者表示担忧, 害怕与作者不方便取得联系。8. The examples given in the last paragraph mainly show that Facebook_. A. provides many helpful appsB. runs really deep in peoples livesC. makes transportation much saferD. is really popular around the world【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据最后一段的第一句“很多应用程序都与脸谱网中的文件有关系”, 作者通
10、过后面的乘车时因不再使用脸谱网而无法使用应用程序Lyft的例子, 说明了脸谱网在人们的生活中扎根很深。C“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight. ”“Two full inches in the first three days! ”These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising good shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine
11、or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability. Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangero
12、us to health. To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effe
13、ctive before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it c
14、an take legal action, including seizure(查封)of the product. One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against
15、 the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that was dangerous to health and life. Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety o
16、r effectiveness of such items. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文。文章通过分析、举例等方法说明推销商对一些保健类的药品和器材的治疗作用夸大其词, 做虚假宣传, 文章提醒消费者要判断这些产品的安全性和有效性。9. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as_. A. a product which was designed to produce electricityB. a successful advertisement of a beauty productC. an example of a quality beauty productD. a
17、product whose distributor was involved in a legal case【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后两段可知, 作者举the Relaxacisor产品的例子, 是想借此说明这是一款非法产品, 对人的健康有害, 并且它卷入了法律案件。10. The author intends to_. A. make consumers aware of the promoters false promiseB. show the weakness of the law on product safetyC. give advice on how to keep y
18、oung and beautifulD. introduce the organization of FDA【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据第四段和最后一段可判断出, 本文的主要目的是让消费者意识到一些推销商的虚假承诺和他们的产品对健康的危害。11. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. B. The promoters usually just care about profits. C. New produc
19、ts are more likely to be questionable. D. The production of a device must be approved by FDA. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. 一句可知B项正确。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。If you could exchange lives with someone for a short tim
20、e, would you like to do that? A US TV show 1. _(call)“A walk in Your Shoes”gives people the chance to try. In last weeks show, an eighth-grade student Schylar dreamed of 2. _(run)the school, so he became the headmaster for a day and the headmaster became 3. _eighth grader again! Schylar 4. _(quick)r
21、ealized that his dream job had pressures and responsibilities, and he had to make some tough 5. _(decide). And the headmaster had a hard time with all the homework! For those 6. _take part, the program not only offers the chance to live out a fantasy, 7. _provides some valuable life lessons. They co
22、me to more fully value what they already have. They also learn to 8. _(well)appreciate the situation of others; to not only think about things from 9. _(they)own points of view, and to understand that other people have problems too. And one thing most participants eventually realize 10. _(be)that th
23、e grass is not always greener on the other side. 【语篇概述】美国的一个电视节目让参与者互换身份, 使他们从中学到了人与人之间要相互理解, 换位思考。1. 【解析】called考查过去分词。show与call之间是被动关系, 故填过去分词, 作定语。2. 【解析】running考查动名词。介词后用名词或动名词, 提示词是动词, 空格后又有宾语, 故用动名词。dream of doing sth. “梦想做某事”。3. 【解析】an考查冠词。泛指“一名八年级学生”用不定冠词, eighth以元音音素开头, 故填an。4. 【解析】quickly考查
24、副词。修饰动词realized用副词。5. 【解析】decisions考查名词。make a decision“做决定”, 是固定短语; 空格前有some修饰, 故填复数形式。6. 【解析】who考查定语从句的关系词。those后是定语从句, 所填词用来引导从句且在从句中作主语, 故用who。7. 【解析】but考查连词。根据前面的not only可知填but。8. 【解析】better考查比较级。根据上一句的more fully判断填比较级better。9. 【解析】their考查形容词性物主代词。ones own“某人自己的”是固定用法, 提示词是they, 故变为their。10. 【解析】is考查谓语动词。所填词是句子的谓语, 主语是one thing, most participants eventually realize是thing的定语, 又由语境可知应用一般现在时, 故用is。关闭Word文档返回原板块2
