Facebook is helping to save the environment. So is your iPhone. Surprised? I was too when I first realized it but after I thought about it for a while, I totally believed it was true.

　 Let’s start with your iPhone or other smart phones for that matter. How is that helping the environment? Think about it. Before, you used to have your phone, your camera, your mp3 player and your DS or PSP. Those are four electronic items. Each of these needs charging. Each of these came in its own packaging. Each of them was shipped individually from where they were made and each was likely picked up by you in separate trips. That’s four times the carbon emission per product. By simply buying an iPhone you have cut down your carbon emission by three quarters.

　 That’s not all. The digital content distribution provided by iTunes Store allows us to buy music electronically. This means there is no CD, no manufacturing carbon footprint, and no shipping carbon footprint. The eBooks stores mean that we no longer have to ship books all over the world. Let’s face it. Books are heavy and take up a lot of space (compared to a CD anyway). There’s a lot of carbon involved in making and shipping them. Even though the wood to make the paper usually comes from sustainable sources, the reduction in carbon is significant. Downloading apps mean that you save on all the games packaging and harmful chemicals involved in the production of all of the CDs and manuals. Another winner.

　 Facebook is another example of where physical products are being converted into digital products. It is easy to upload hundreds and thousands of copies onto Facebook and have everyone cheek them out. To do this before you’d have to print hundreds of copies and send them physically to people. Granted, you might not want to send all your photos around but digital cameras and Facebook allow the photographers and the viewers to make decisions about which photos are worth keeping and which are not.

63. What do we know about iPhone from the second paragraph?

　 A. It is multi-functional.

　 B. It contains four electronic items.

　 C. It has no carbon emission.

　 D. It doesn’t need packaging.

64. IPhone can help to save the environment because __________.

　 A. it is easy to carry

　 B. it needs to recharge

　 C. it cuts down carbon emission greatly

　 D. it is made of wood

65. ITunes Store probably can help us to ___________.

　 A. listen to music of high quality

　 B. download music from the Internet

　 C. make music by ourselves

　 D. enjoy free music from the Internet

66. We learn from the last paragraph that Facebook allows us to ____________.

　 A. send photos to friends physically

　 B. send photos around more quickly

C. print photos freely

D. upload digital photos

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科目：高中英語 來源：內(nèi)蒙古赤峰二中2010-2011學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　Ask just about any college student you know, and he is likely to tell you that he is a member of facebook．com．Many students say they check their e-mail．It’s so popular “facelooking” has become a verb　“Everywhere everyone is doing it, ”college student Katie Silverman said, “It’s like everyone’s center of life．”

　　Facebook is an online social meeting place where students create profiles(簡介)，share personal information, and meet other members．It is password protected and targeted to high school and college students; members must have an edu．email address to join．

　　Many students say it has changed their social lives, giving them an easy way to find and chat with classmates who share their interests．“Some people might be too shy to go to talk to someone they like in one of their classes, but on facebook it’s a lot easier to strike up a conversation, ”said Rahul Vanjani．

　　The website was founded by two Harward University students who wanted to meet more of their classmates．It became so popular that the website is at 2, 200 colleges and at 22, 000 high schools．It says that it has 6 million active users, two－thirds of whom are on it every day．Many of the facebook members said their parents had no idea they were on it．“No way．My parents certainly don’t know about it,” said a college senior who asked us not to use his name．

　　To keep it popular, Facebook says it stops students posting improper information．Some students have paid the price．At Fisher College in Boston, two students were kicked out for using facebook．com to do something that is against the law．At North Carolina State University, four students were punished for posting photos about drinking．

(1)

The passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

student’s idea about Facebook

B．

the development of Facebook

C．

the popularity of Facebook with students

D．

the rules of Facebook

(2)

To become a member of Facebook, you must ________．

[　　]

A．

have an edu, e－mail dress

B．

have your own profile

C．

be a high school student

D．

offer main personal information

(3)

By saying “Some students have paid the price” in the last paragraph, the author means more students ________．

[　　]

A．

will have to pay money for being on Facebook

B．

always use Facebook to do something against the law

C．

have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook

D．

often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook

(4)

We can learn about Facebook from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others

B．

Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools

C．

6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day

D．

many students don’t want their parents to know they are facebooking

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　　When Carrey found that the police in his community were investigating him for a bank fraud(銀行劫案), he escaped to Thailand．For months police agents and detectives couldn't find his 　　1　　 location－until they 　　2　　 his Facebook profile．Private 　　3　　 Carrey's profile was, his list of Facebook friends was not．Using that list, the police were able to find and 　　4　　 him．

　　　　5　　 are the days when the only way to catch a criminal was to 　　6　　 “wanted posters” and crime reports．Now when police want to catch a suspect, they 　　7　　 Facebook for clues about the person's traces．Almost everyone is getting online and using social networking sites 　　8　　 Facebook．They are posting photos of themselves, 　　9　　 the world where they are and what they are doing．Often a suspect has his or her own 　　10　　, with photos and information that are vital to the catch the criminals．Some police departments are also turning to the community for help by creating their own Facebook pages．There, officers post photos so that members of the community can see and 　　11　　 them．

　　Facebook is also helping the victims help themselves．Here 　　12　　 the story, when someone stole a truck from Paul, Paul thought the truck was gone and would never be back．But he posted photos of the truck on Facebook and asked people to keep an eye open 　　13　　 it if they noticed it．The next morning he received a call：Someone 　　14　　 the truck and 　　15　　 the police of it．The thief was arrested, and the truck was returned．

　　Thanks to Facebook, it is making it harder for criminals to 　　16　　 their tracks．When criminals are 　　17　　 on Facebook, they are unknowingly leaving 　　18　　 for police to follow．And when police and victims spread the 　　19　　 about a crime over Facebook, more people can 　　20　　 the search．With the right tip, police just might be able to make an quick arrest．

(1)
[　　]

A．

certain

B．

sure

C．

exact

D．

real

(2)
[　　]

A．

glanced

B．

discovered

C．

realized

D．

sought

(3)
[　　]

A．

although

B．

yet

C．

while

D．

as

(4)
[　　]

A．

arrested

B．

took

C．

touched

D．

killed

(5)
[　　]

A．

missing

B．

gone

C．

lost

D．

disappeared

(6)
[　　]

A．

put out

B．

sell out

C．

hand out

D．

turn out

(7)
[　　]

A．

run to

B．

get to

C．

lead to

D．

turn to

(8)
[　　]

A．

such

B．

like

C．

as

D．

for example

(9)
[　　]

A．

telling

B．

speaking

C．

talking

D．

saying

(10)
[　　]

A．

programme

B．

profile

C．

community

D．

network

(11)
[　　]

A．

stick to

B．

attach to

C．

respond to

D．

turn to

(12)
[　　]

A．

goes

B．

comes

C．

says

D．

writes

(13)
[　　]

A．

of

B．

on

C．

out

D．

for

(14)
[　　]

A．

was seen

B．

has seen

C．

had seen

D．

seen

(15)
[　　]

A．

informed

B．

reported

C．

called

D．

warned

(16)
[　　]

A．

spot

B．

consult

C．

cover

D．

spy

(17)
[　　]

A．

active

B．

positve

C．

impressive

D．

alive

(18)
[　　]

A．

mails

B．

messages

C．

phonecalls

D．

clues

(19)
[　　]

A．

words

B．

word

C．

memory

D．

admission

(20)
[　　]

A．

contributed to

B．

apply to

C．

adapt to

D．

appeal to

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　 Facebook is helping to save the environment. So is your iPhone. Surprised? I was too when I first realized it but after I thought about it for a while, I totally believed it was true.

　 Let’s start with your iPhone or other smart phones for that matter. How is that helping the environment? Think about it. Before, you used to have your phone, your camera, your mp3 player and your DS or PSP. Those are four electronic items. Each of these needs charging. Each of these came in its own packaging. Each of them was shipped individually from where they were made and each was likely picked up by you in separate trips. That’s four times the carbon emission per product. By simply buying an iPhone you have cut down your carbon emission by three quarters.

　 That’s not all. The digital content distribution provided by iTunes Store allows us to buy music electronically. This means there is no CD, no manufacturing carbon footprint, and no shipping carbon footprint. The eBooks stores mean that we no longer have to ship books all over the world. Let’s face it. Books are heavy and take up a lot of space (compared to a CD anyway). There’s a lot of carbon involved in making and shipping them. Even though the wood to make the paper usually comes from sustainable sources, the reduction in carbon is significant. Downloading apps mean that you save on all the games packaging and harmful chemicals involved in the production of all of the CDs and manuals. Another winner.

　 Facebook is another example of where physical products are being converted into digital products. It is easy to upload hundreds and thousands of copies onto Facebook and have everyone cheek them out. To do this before you’d have to print hundreds of copies and send them physically to people. Granted, you might not want to send all your photos around but digital cameras and Facebook allow the photographers and the viewers to make decisions about which photos are worth keeping and which are not.

63. What do we know about iPhone from the second paragraph?

　 A. It is multi-functional.

　 B. It contains four electronic items.

　 C. It has no carbon emission.

　 D. It doesn’t need packaging.

64. IPhone can help to save the environment because __________.

　 A. it is easy to carry

　 B. it needs to recharge

　 C. it cuts down carbon emission greatly

　 D. it is made of wood

65. ITunes Store probably can help us to ___________.

　 A. listen to music of high quality

　 B. download music from the Internet

　 C. make music by ourselves

　 D. enjoy free music from the Internet

66. We learn from the last paragraph that Facebook allows us to ____________.

　 A. send photos to friends physically

　 B. send photos around more quickly

C. print photos freely

D. upload digital photos

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Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.

　 “The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.

　 Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.

　 The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.

　 Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.

44. What is the main idea of the text?

A.　 Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.

B.　 Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.

C.　 American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.

D.　 Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.

45.　 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.　 85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media.

B.　 About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to the Internet.

C.　 Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family.

D.　 About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook.

46. Where does the text probably come from?

A. A novel.　　　　　　　　　 B. A technology guide.

C. A newspaper.　　　　　　　 D. A student’s research paper

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