To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
【小題1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.

A．parents feel secure about their privacy online 
B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap 
C．parents have realized the importance of social networks 
D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate 
【小題2】Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.
A．they hide something from their parents 
B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents 
C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology 
D．their parents make negative comments on them 
【小題3】The passage is mainly about _______.
A．privacy online B．social networks  
C．the generation gap D．parents’ friend requests 
【小題4】The passage is written mainly for _______.
A．parents B．teenagers C．teachers D．researchers 


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析： 這篇文章是關(guān)于現(xiàn)在很多父母進(jìn)入社交網(wǎng)站，希望加孩子為好友，但是這樣的要求往往被孩子拒絕，因?yàn)樗麄儾幌氡桓改缸⒁曋�，所以父母也不必難過(guò)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.可知父母已經(jīng)意識(shí)到社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的重要性，選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.可知年輕人可能會(huì)拒絕父母加好友的請(qǐng)求，因?yàn)樗麄儾辉敢獗桓改缚匆?jiàn)自己的一舉一動(dòng)，選B
【小題3】主旨題：從文章內(nèi)容：可知這篇文章是關(guān)于現(xiàn)在很多父母進(jìn)入社交網(wǎng)站，希望加孩子為好友，但是這樣的要求往往被孩子拒絕，因?yàn)樗麄儾幌氡桓改缸⒁曋�，所以父母也不必難過(guò)，選D
【小題4】寫作對(duì)象題：從文章的第一段的句子：We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need,第一人稱our應(yīng)該是年輕人，選 B
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Mom was right！If you say thank you，for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness，you’ll feel happy.
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A．There are many ways of being thankful.
B．Gratitude is important to happiness.
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【小題1】The purpose of the second paragraph is to show that    .

A．one must overcome bad habits at first
B．a(chǎn)ll leaders have the mentioned leadership characteristics
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D．one must know how to apply the mentioned leadership characteristics first
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A．they are lazyB．they don’t learn
C．they don’t have the qualities mentionedD．they don’t develop their abilities
【小題3】What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Everyone can be a leader all the time.
B．Everyone can not be a leader all the time.
C．Nobody can be a top leader all the time.
D．Nobody can not be a leader all the time.
【小題4】What is the best title for this passage?
A．Learn to be a leader.B．Everyone can be a leader.
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