What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.
“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism(交友狂癥). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.
But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?
“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of ‘friend’,” said Meghan Daum, who works with the Los Angeles Times in the US.
【小題1】The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _______.

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism(交友狂癥). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of ‘friend’,” said Meghan Daum, who works with the Los Angeles Times in the US.

1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _______.

2.According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means________.

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

4.We can learn from the passage that _______.

WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough．A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later．

The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise．The researchers noted that if you want to get_ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work．

“If a person has lots of friends, he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yan, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding．“Also, friends always help each other．They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed．” She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”．

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂癥）．A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts．

But Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US, disliked the idea that quantity trumps （勝過(guò)） quality in the age of Friendaholism．“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing．” said Daum．She admitted that some Internet social networkers just want to get as many of not-really-friends as possible．Although she agreed that social ties grease （潤(rùn)滑） the wheels of life, she also warned, “Finding a real friend is something that really matters．”

63．What CANNOT be learned about friends from the passage?

       A．They enlarge social circles for you．

       B．They offer encouragement when you are upset．

       C．Only talented friends help you to earn success．

       D．Friends enable you to overcome difficulties．

64．In the age of Friendalholism, ________．

       A．there are networking websites to help people make friends

       B．a(chǎn) person with popularity is sure to enter a top university

       C．facebook helps social networkers make as many friends as possible

       D．there are always more not-really-friends than actual ones

65．The underlined words probably mean ________．

       A．expect      B．struggle    C．graduate   D．succeed

66．Meghan Daum holds the attitude towards making friends that ________．

       A．a(chǎn)ctual friends outweigh not-really-friends

       B．the more friends one has, the better

       C．friends can help make a big fortune

       D．social relations can hardly make one’s life better

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.
“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism(交友狂癥). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.
But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?
“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of ‘friend’,” said Meghan Daum, who works with the Los Angeles Times in the US.

1. 1.

   The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _______.

   1. A.
      if you have more friends you will not live happily
   2. B.
      the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn in your late life
   3. C.
      the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live
   4. D.
      friends can make more money for you
2. 2.

   According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means________.

   1. A.
      you have the ability to earn more money
   2. B.
      you will not feel lonely
   3. C.
      you are quite content with your life
   4. D.
      you have the ability to get along with others in various situations
3. 3.

   What’s the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.
   2. B.
      Friendship plays a more important part in our daily life than anything else.
   3. C.
      Friends are currency.
   4. D.
      Friends give you success.
4. 4.

   We can learn from the passage that _______.

   1. A.
      if you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future
   2. B.
      graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future
   3. C.
      friends mean a form of currency
   4. D.
      friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed

WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough.A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise.The researchers noted that if you want to get_ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.
“If a person has lots of friends, he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yan, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding.“Also, friends always help each other.They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed.” She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂癥）.A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.
But Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US, disliked the idea that quantity trumps （勝過(guò)） quality in the age of Friendaholism.“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing.” said Daum.She admitted that some Internet social networkers just want to get as many of not-really-friends as possible.Although she agreed that social ties grease （潤(rùn)滑） the wheels of life, she also warned, “Finding a real friend is something that really matters.”

1. 1.

   What CANNOT be learned about friends from the passage?
   

   1. A.
      They enlarge social circles for you.
   2. B.
      They offer encouragement when you are upset.
   3. C.
      Only talented friends help you to earn success.
   4. D.
      Friends enable you to overcome difficulties.
2. 2.

   In the age of Friendalholism, ________.
   

   1. A.
      there are networking websites to help people make friends
   2. B.
      a person with popularity is sure to enter a top university
   3. C.
      facebook helps social networkers make as many friends as possible
   4. D.
      there are always more not-really-friends than actual ones
3. 3.

   The underlined words probably mean ________.
   

   1. A.
      expect     
   2. B.
      struggle   
   3. C.
      graduate  
   4. D.
      succeed
4. 4.

   Meghan Daum holds the attitude towards making friends that ________.
   

   1. A.
      actual friends outweigh not-really-friends
   2. B.
      the more friends one has, the better
   3. C.
      friends can help make a big fortune
   4. D.
      social relations can hardly make one’s life better

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study fro the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.

    The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talents and hard work.

"If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed," said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary".

Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂癥）. A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

    But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

    "Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition （定義）of ‘friend'," said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.

Daum despised the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of friend holism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social net workers, was only to get as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Face book friend you don't actually know.

Although she agreed that social ties grease （潤(rùn)滑） the wheels of life, she also warned, "Too bad！One thing money can't buy is a real friend." 

1．Which of the following is mainly discussed in the passage?

       A．Fortune.              B．Friendship.          C．Social skills.        D．The net world.

2．Which of the following does the author accept?

       A．Popularity has the most effect on one’s earning potential.

       B．Talents and hard work have the most effect on one’s earning potential.      

       C．Graduation from a top university has little effect on one’s earning potential.      

       D．Social skills and networking have a great effect on one’s earning potential.

3．According to Daum, which of the following is true?

       A．Friends should be regarded as a form of currency.

       B．It’s great to get many not – really – friends on the net.

       C．Having a lot of friends doesn’t mean real friendship.

       D．Face – book’s 5,000－friend limit is surely too low.

4．According to Xu Yanchun,         .

       A．a(chǎn) friend in need is a friend indeed

       B．a(chǎn) friend helps you to live a different life

       C．a(chǎn) friend can make you feel better when you’re upset

       D．a(chǎn) friend can offer you a higher salary

WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough．A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later．

The idea that popularity could have a serious influence on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise．The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work．

"If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding．" Also, friends always help each other．They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spirits," said Xu．She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”．

Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂癥）?A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts．

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

"Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing．It seems, however, ．that this is no longer the definition of ' friend'," said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US．

Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of friendaholism．She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really -friends as possible．For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don't actually know．Although she agreed that social ties grease （潤(rùn)滑） the wheels of life, she also warned, "Too bad one thing money can't buy is a real friend．"

1．What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?

       A．They can help you with your schoolwork．

       B．They teach you how to make more money．

       C．They introduce their friends to you．

       D．They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer up．

2．What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?

       A．Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune．

       B．Social skills, talent, hard work and the facebook．

       C．Social skills, networking, potential and fortune．

       D．Social skills, networking, talent and hard work．

3．We learn that Meghan Daum's attitude towards friends-is somewhat____．

       A．up-to-date        B．traditional           C．confused             D．optimistic

4．What does the word "trumps" in the last paragragh mean?

       A．is worse than     B．is equal to            C．is better than    D．is similar to

   What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism(交友狂癥). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of ‘friend’,” said Meghan Daum, who works with the Los Angeles Times in the US.

36.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _______.

A.     if you have more friends you will not live happily

B.     the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn in your late life

C.     the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live

D.     friends can make more money for you

37. According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means________.

A.     you have the ability to earn more money

B.     you will not feel lonely

C.     you are quite content with your life

D.     you have the ability to get along with others in various situations

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

A.     The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.

B.     Friendship plays a more important part in our daily life than anything else.

C.     Friends are currency.

D.     Friends give you success.

39.We can learn from the passage that _______.

A.     if you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future

B.     graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future

C.     friends mean a form of currency

D.     friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed

WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough．A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious influence on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise．The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding．“Also, friends always help each other．They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spirits,” said Xu．She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary.”

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂癥）? A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing．It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of friend”, said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.

Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of friendaholism．She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really-friends as possible．For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don’t actually know．Although she agreed that social ties grease（潤(rùn)滑）the wheels of life, she also warned．“ Too bad one thing money can’t buy is a real friend.”

1．What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?

A．They can help you with your schoolwork.

B．They teach you how to make more money．

C．They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer up

D．They introduce their friends to you.

2．What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?

A．Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.

B．Social skills, networking, talent and hard work.

C．Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.

　 D．Social skills, talent, hard work and the facebook.

3．We learn that Meghan Daum’s attitude towards friends-is somewhat　　 .

　 A．up-to-date B．optimistic　 C．confused 　 D．traditional

4．What does the word “trumps” in the last paragraph mean?

　 A．is better than　 　　　　　 B．is equal to　　 　 C．is worse than D．is similar to

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious influence on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spirits,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary.”

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂癥)? A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool (土里土氣的), but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of friend”, said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.

Daum dislikes the idea that quantity is better than quality in the age of friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don’t actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease(潤(rùn)滑)the wheels of life, she also warned. “Too bad one thing money can’t buy is a real friend.”

56. What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?

A. They can help you with your schoolwork.

B. They teach you how to make more money. 

C. They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer you up.

D. They introduce their friends to you.

57. What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?

A. Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.

B. Social skills, networking, talent and hard work.

C. Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.

D. Social skills, talent, hard work and the facebook.

58. We learn that Meghan Daum’s attitude towards friends is somewhat __________.

A. up-to-date            B. optimistic                 C. confused                 D. traditional