Have you got a Facebook account? Are you thinking of getting one? Jamie Simmonds has just signed up. Let's see how she's getting along.
My Diary
MONDAY: I'm officially a Facebooker. I find a few people I used to know and I've soon got seven friends. I've never felt so popular! I wonder if my old university flatmate Steve is on here…What do you know! He is! Maybe Facebook has its uses.
TUESDAY: I've received lots of nice welcoming messages on my wall. Later, I meet up with Steve for a drink after not seeing him for five years. We get on really well! Then, he uses his Facebook app for iPhone to suggest me as a friend to some other former classmates. Some of them even come to the pub and it's just like old times – possibly a bit too much like old times. During the night, photos are uploaded to Facebook.
WEDNESDAY: Disaster! My mum's on Facebook! Has she seen the photos of me dancing on the table last night? Has she shown them to dad? Oh. And I have a friend request – mum again!
THURSDAY: There's a message from my boyfriend, “so, it's over then, is it?” Obviously I haven't changed my settings to show I'm “in a relationship”, and I haven't even added him as a friend. Ah, well, I wonder what my ex-boyfriend is doing… Whoops! I accidentally type his name into my status box instead of the search  and now every one can see it on their news feed.
FRIDAY: Time to update my status: “Work is boring. Can't wait for the weekend!” Oh, look, I've received a comment! Someone must feel the same way. Lots of my friends now “l(fā)ike” this status.
SATURDAY: Good news! I've got 100 friends. But wait! Someone has “un-friended” me! I look through my “friend list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.
SUNDAY: Wake up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am becoming addicted to it! I think it's time to end it all before it takes over my life. I delete my account. Back to good, old, simple e-mails. Oh, look, I've got a message: A friend invited you to join Twitter. . .  
In July 2010, Facebook had more than 500 million active users. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. Facebook is translated into more than 70 different languages. The world spends 700 billion minutes a month on Facebook. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page says he's a Harvard graduate, even though he actually dropped out to focus on Facebook. The site is valued at between $7.9 and $11 billion.
【小題1】Why did Jamie's boyfriend ask her whether she had broken up with him?

A．He had seen photos of Jamie dancing on the table.
B．She showed in her Facebook that she was still not dating anyone.
C．Her boyfriend was angry that she refused to add him as her friend.
D．He saw the name of her ex-boyfriend on his news feed.
【小題2】Which of the following is expressed in this article?
A．Visiting Facebook website took up a large part of Jamie's time and energy.
B．Jamie is enthusiastic about her present job.
C．Facebook was created by a Harvard graduate, Mark Zuckerberg.
D．Compared with Facebook, Twitter is a better choice for Jamie.
【小題3】What does the word “un-friend” mean in “Someone has ‘un-friended' me!”?
A．Being unfriendly to others.
B．Having a quarrel with somebody.
C．Removing a name from the friend list.
D．Ending friendship with somebody.
【小題4】Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A．Steve was Jamie's boyfriend in the university.
B．People all over the world spend 700 billion minutes a week on Facebook.
C．Jamie's mother saw her dancing on the table last night.
D．Jamie felt enthusiastic about Facebook at first.
【小題5】It can be learned from the passage that the writer's attitude towards Facebook is _________  .
A．subjective B．objective C．negative D．positive


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：本文是作者一個(gè)星期使用facebook的日記，記錄自己使用1個(gè)星期的facebook的體驗(yàn)和感受。
【小題1】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章星期四的日記中Obviously I haven't changed my settings to show I'm “in a relationship”, and I haven't even added him as a friend. Ah, well, I wonder what my ex-boyfriend is doing… Whoops!可知我的設(shè)置里說明我還是單身，這種情況引起了男朋友的憤怒。故B正確。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)星期天的日記Wake up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am becoming addicted to it! I think it's time to end it all before it takes over my life.可知使用facebook占用了太多的時(shí)間和精力。故A正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據(jù)星期六的日記But wait! Someone has “un-friended” me! I look through my “friend list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.可知有人把我從好友的名單中清除了出去，讓我很生氣。故C正確。
【小題4】D 推理題。根據(jù)星期一的日記 I'm officially a Facebooker. I find a few people I used to know and I've soon got seven friends. I've never felt so popular!可知我剛剛開始使用facebook的時(shí)候很興奮。故D正確。
【小題5】B 推理題。根據(jù)星期天的日記中描述的作者刪除了自己facebook的賬號(hào)，并認(rèn)為使用facebook占用了自己太多的時(shí)間�？芍髡邔�(duì)facebook持反對(duì)的態(tài)度。故B正確。
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