【高二 拓展阅读-媒体】Facing Facebook

FacingFacebookNotlongago,thesocialmediasiteFacebookproudlyannouncedthatithadfinallyreachedonebillion--yes,thatisbillion-activeusersthroughouttheworld.Thatnumberisexceedinglydifficulttoconceptualise（使概念化）evenformathwizards（奇才）,soitmightbehelpfultothinkofitthisway：onebillionpeopleisaboutthreetimestheentirepopulationoftheUnitedStates.FurtherresearchhasshownthatalmosthalfoftheseFacebookuserscheckthesiteassoonastheywakeinthemorninganothershocking28percentlookbeforetheyevengetoutofbed！Every20minutes,threemillionmessagesaresentviathissite,alongwithonemillionlinksshared,andtwomillionfriendrequestsmade.Facebook’spervasiveness（普遍性）andpopularityarenotinquestion,yet,itsimpactonpeopleisOnesideoftheongoingdebateunequivocally（明确的）believesthatthispowerfulsocialnetworkhasbeenofincrediblebenefittoallages.Itallowspeopletoreconnectandkeepintouchinawaynoothermodeofcommunicationcan.Bymakingitsimpletopoststatuses,photographs,andexperiences,Facebookhelpspeopleshareandchronicletheirlives.UsingFacebookcanhelpstudentsenhanceboththeircomputerandsocialskills.Conversely,opponentstothesitepointoutthatpostinginformationonlineisablanketinvitationtosharepersonaldetailswiththeentireworld.Privacybecomesrelativelynon-existent.TheyalsoarguethattimespentonFacebookistimenotspentonmoreworthwhile“activities”suchasinteractingwithfamilyandfriendsfacetoface,doinghomework,holdingajob,pursuinghobbies,andgettingexercise.IsFacebooktoday’ssolutiontostayingconnectedortomorrow’sproblemoffeelingisolated?PerhapssomeoneshouldasktheonebillionFacebookusers.In20minutes,theycouldsharethequestionatleastamilliontimes.

ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.HowmanypercentofFacebookuserschecktheirsiteassoonastheywakeup?A.About20%.B.About28%.C.About50%.D.About60%.2.Everytwentyminutes,__________viaFacebook.A.twomillionmessagesaresent.B.twomillionfriendrequestsaremade.C.threemillionlinksareshared.D.onemillionselfiesareposted.3.Peoplegenerallyagreethat___________.A.Facebookisanincrediblypopularsocialmediasite.B.Facebookisanexcellenttoolforlearningcomputerskills.C.Facebookhelpstoconnectandnetworkpeopleallaroundtheglobe.D.Facebookpreventspeoplefromdailyface-to-faceinteractions.4.WhichstatementistrueaboutFacebookusers?A.Theydonottaketimetopursuepersonalinterestsandhobbies.B.TheyneverchecktheirFacebookwhilestillinbed.C.TheytendtoposteverythingabouttheirfamiliesonFacebook.D.Theyusethesocialmediasitetosharedetailsabouttheirlives.5.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofFacebook?A.Itisasolutiontostayingconnected.B.Itmaymakepeoplefeelisolated.C.Itshouldbeleftfortheuserstojudge.D.Itposesgreatdangertoprivacy.Vocabulary基础词active adj.积极的；活跃的 记词根记忆act（行动）+ive（…的）→积极的check n.（=cheque）支票；账单；检查v.检查；审查搭checkuponsth.核实,查证checkwith...与…协商；与…相符合checkout付账后离开；查证checkin登记,报到shocking adj.令人气愤的；不道德的 英thatoffendsorupsetspeople；thatismorallywronglink n.链接；联系,关联vt.联系,关联；连接例Youshouldclickonthelinkatthebottomofthepagetovisitthewebsite.你需要点击页面下方的链接来访问这个网站。request n./vt.申请；请求；要求 记词根记忆re（一再）+quest（要求）→要求；请求例IreceivedfriendrequestsfrommynewclassmatesonWechat.我收到了新同学的微信好友申请。popularity n.流行；普及；受人喜爱 英whensth.isliked,enjoyedorsupportedbymanypeople记词根记忆popu（人民）+lar（的）+ity（表名词）→人民（都喜欢）的事物→流行debate n.\vi.辩论,争论 英（a）seriousdiscussionofasubjectinwhichmanypeopletakepart记词根记忆de（表加强）+bat（打,击）+e→用语言相互强烈打击→争论,辩论 搭politicaldebate政治辩论televisiondebate电视辩论network n.（互联）网络；网状物 记组合词net（网）+work（产品）网状物 搭computernetwork计算机网络blanket adj.通用的；全面的；包括所有情形（或人员）的；总括的 英includingallpossiblecases,situationsorpeople 搭ablanketban全面取缔solution n.解决办法；解答；答案 英awayofsolvingaproblemordealingwithadifficultsituation 记词根记忆solu（松开）+tion（表名词）→解决办法 搭solutiontotheproblem问题的解决方法

Vocabulary进阶词exceedingly adv.非常 英toaverygreatdegree；extremelyongoing adj.正在进行的；不间断的；继续存在的 英continuingtoexistordevelop 记组合词on（在…中）+going（进行中的）→正在进行的incredible adj.惊人的,难以置信的 记词根记忆in（不）+cred（相信）+ible（能…的）难以置信的mode n.方式,形式；风格；模式,工作状态 英aparticularwayofdoingsth.；aparticulartypeofsth.status n.状况；地位；身份记联想记忆stat（看作state,声明）+us（我们）→声明我们是谁→身份 搭maritalstatus婚姻状况socialstatus社会地位chronicle vt.按事件发生顺序记载,把…载入编年史n.编年史,历史记词根记忆chron（时间）+icle（小）→按时间编写一段历史→编年史enhance vt.提高；增强 记词根记忆en（使…）+hanc（高的）+e→提高；增强例Manypoetsenhancetheirworkbycreatingacontrastbetweenrealismandsymbolisminagivenpoem.很多诗人通过在一首诗中制造现实主义与象征主义间的反差,来提升自己的作品。conversely adv.相反地,颠倒地