题文
It seems some people have something bad to say about Facebook, the social media website that now has attracted more than 300 million members. To them I have only this to say: Stop please!A recent article in the Wall Street Journal blamed Facebook’s ability to ruin friendships, saying that it limits communication to typing and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met.
Having used Facebook since its first year, I find these arguments false. The simple truth is that the problems are only a symptom of Facebook abuse. Like many things, it is only as harmful to your life and relationships as you allow it to be. Consider arguments against watching too much TV and overeating.
Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail addresses and phone numbers, to find out what your old college friends are up to, to congratulate your friends on their latest birthdays, to share pictures and articles you find interesting, and to join in the discussion about them with your friends.
Sure, I had days when I wasted a little more time on Facebook than I should, but I’m not going to blame Facebook for my own laziness. If Facebook wasn’t there, I would have found something else to waste time on. To my “friends”: if you don’t feel like broadcasting your life stories on your Facebook, don’t. If you tire of my personal updates, ignore them. If you don’t want to join in the popular online games, don’t. It is a fun tool at your fingers that can be used for both good and bad. If you don’t like using Facebook, don’t.
I am now a consultant at the Department of State. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues who live and work all over the world.
小题1:Why did the article in the Wall Street Journal blame Facebook? A．Because it makes people spend too much time online. B．Because it can make people lose their real-life friends. C．Because it is as harmful to people’s lives as watching TV. D．Because it encourages people to make friends with strangers.小题2:What does the author suggest using Facebook to do?A．To find out lost e-mail addresses and phone numbers. B．To arrange appointments with our old college friends. C．To collect interesting pictures and articles from our friends. D．To keep in touch with friends who we haven’t called for long.小题3:We can imply from the passage that by using Facebook we can ____. A．read other’s personal updatesB．write our life stories online secretly C．decide who can read our life storiesD．refuse to join in popular online games小题4:The author writes the last paragraph to ____. A．prove that Facebook can be well usedB．gain support from the Department of StateC．show that Facebook is used all around the worldD．introduce how she uses Facebook in her work as a consultant 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
本文讲述了有部分人滥用Facebook而引起人们对Facebook的批判。作者认为原因不是facebook，而是使用它的人。并在最后一段讲述了如何使用facebook。
小题1:B 推理题。根据第二段2,3行it limits communication to typing and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met.说明Facebook让人们和现实中的人的交流变少，会影响人那么的交际，故B项正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第四段1,2行Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail addresses and phone numbers, to find out what your old college friends are up to说明人们利用Facebook来与以前失去联系的人取得了联系，故D正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据倒数第二段倒数第五行If you tire of my personal updates, ignore them说明我们以前经常用更新Facebook上的信息。故A正确。
小题4:A 推理题。爱最后一段中作者告诉我们如何正确使用facebook，不要被它所影响，你不想做的事情就不要做，不要在上面浪费太多的时间。故A正确。
点评：本文讲述了有部分人滥用Facebook而引起人们对Facebook的批判。作者认为原因不是facebook，而是使用它的人。并在最后一段讲述了如何使用facebook。考查推理为主，以推理题的考查为主，要求考生能够根据文章的细节和上下文的语义串联连接全文，做出合理的判断和推理。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“It seems some people.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
