20．Repeated exposure to social networking sites leaves users with an‘‘identity crisis"，wanting attention in the manner of a baby saying，'‘Look at me，Mummy，I've done this．"
Professor Baroness Greenfield believes the growth of internet"friendships"，as well as greater use of computer games，could effectively‘'rewire"the brain，
This can result in reduced concentration，a need for instant satisfaction on poor non-verbal skills，such as the ability to make eye contact during conversations．
More than 750million people across the world use Facebook to share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts．Millions have also signed up to Twitter，the"micro-blogging"service that lets members circulate short text and picture messages about themselves．
Baroness Greenfield said，"What concerns me is the banality of so much that goes out on Twitter，"Why should someone be interested in what someone else has had for breakfast？It reminds me of a small child saying，"Look at me Mummy，I'm doing this"，"Look at me Mummy，I'm doing that"．
"It's almost as if they're in some kind of identity crisis．"The academic suggested that some Facebook users feel the need to become"mini-celebrities，"who are watched and admired by others on a daily basis．They do things that are"Facebook worthy"because the only way they can define themselves is by people knowing about them．
"It's almost as if people are living in a world that's not a real world，but a world where what counts is what people think of you or （if they） can click on you，"she said．
"Think of the implications for society if people worry more about what other people think about them than what they think about themselves．"
Her views were supported by Sue Palmer，a literary expert and author，who said girls in particular believe they are"goods they must sell to other people"on Facebook．
She said．"People used to have a portrait painted but now we can more or less design our own picture online，it's like being the star of your own reality TV show that you create and put out to the world．"
59．People who often use Facebook and Twitter willD．
A．develop strong online friendship with other users
B．improve their ability to focus their attention on things
C．develop non-verbal skills to communicate with each other
D have a childlike desire for constant feedback on their lives
60．The underlined word"banality"in the passage may mean something that isA．
A．dull 
B．interesting 
C．important 
D．serious
61．The purpose of the passage isA．
A．to advise people to use less social networking
B．to warn people not to be cheated on Facebook
C．to introduce the functions of Facebook and Twitter
D．to explain the identity crisis of Facebook and Twitter．

分析 本文是一篇議論文．作者通過分析臉譜網(wǎng)和推特網(wǎng)用戶網(wǎng)上交流時(shí)的一些不利影響告誡我們要減少網(wǎng)上社交，回歸現(xiàn)實(shí)生活．

解答 DAA
59．D　推理判斷題．根據(jù)第六段第二句中的"some Facebook users feel the need to become'minicelebrities'，who are watched and admired by others"可知，臉譜或推特網(wǎng)用戶特別希望別人關(guān)注他們的動態(tài)，以期待成為"小名人"，由第五段第三句"It reminds me of a small child saying…"可以推斷，這種人就像孩子一樣，做點(diǎn)事總希望能引起別人的關(guān)注．故答案選D．
60．A　詞義猜測題．要猜測單詞"banality"的意思，需要正確理解句子中"concerns"的意思，它在本句中意為"使擔(dān)心"而不是"關(guān)心"．句意：使我擔(dān)心的是在推特網(wǎng)上有那么多的"banality"．下一句"Why should someone be…for breakfast？"意為"為什么別人會對其他人早飯吃了什么感興趣呢？"．由此可推知，"banality"指類似于關(guān)心別人早飯吃了什么的一些無聊的話題．故答案選A．
61．A　寫作意圖題．縱觀全文可知，作者從多方面列舉了一些過多進(jìn)行網(wǎng)上交流的弊端，并結(jié)合倒數(shù)第五段第一句"It's almost as if…identity crisis．"可知，他們好像是處于某種身份危機(jī)中．因此可以總結(jié)出作者寫作本文的目的是想建議人們減少使用社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)．故答案選A．

點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “l(fā)oathe” in the second paragraph?

A. dislike B. fear

C. put up with D. adapt to

2.What did Professor John Hayes and his team discover from their study?

A. what we eat actually helps to develop our personalities

B. Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females

C. Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food

D. People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling

3.Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study?

A. Because their taste buds have become less sensitive

B. Because they love the burning sensation

C. Because they want to challenge themselves

D. Because the more they try spicy food, the less it burns

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

A. What he or she likes to eat mainly decides on his or her personality

B. That a person enjoys spicy food depends largely on the personality

C. His or her childhood experiences decide on his or her personality

D. His or her cultural background decides on his or her personality

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10．On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep．Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night．
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted．He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace．He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents．
Of course，F(xiàn)ather Christmas isn't real．In Jim and Kate's house，"Father Christmas"is really Mr Green．Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney．He waits until the children are asleep．Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents．When they were very young，Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat．But he doesn't do that now．The children are no longer young，and they know who"Father Christmas"really is．But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds．
44．Christmas Eve isD．
A．the night of Christmas Day 
B．the evening of Christmas Day
C．Christmas Day 
D．the night before Christmas Day
45．Father Christmas often puts presentsB．
A．into children's hats   
B．into children's stockings
C．under children's beds  
D．into children's shoes
46．When the children were very young，A．
A．they didn't know who Father Christmas was
B．they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C．they thought their father was Father Christmas
D．they knew who put the presents into their stockings
47．Father Christmas comes into the house through theA．
A．chimney   
B．back door  
C．front door  
D．window．

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