2023-2024学年上海市黄埔新区高三年级上册册期末英语模拟试卷（附答案）

2023-2024学年上海市黄埔新区高三上学期期末英语模拟试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Gotocatchthenexttrain.B.Listentothetrafficreport.

C.Gotothecitybyothertransportation.D.Checktheweekendschedule.

2.A.Itdoesn'ttakealongtimetogetthere.B.Thelectureshavebeenputoff.

C.Thereisnoneedtohurry.D.Thelectureshavealreadystarted.

3.A.ThewomanshouldhavegonetoParisearlier.

B.HestudiedFrenchinadifferentwayinhighschool.

C.LifeinParishelpedimprovethewoman'slanguageskills.

D.ThewomanmusthavehadagoodteacherinParis.

4.A.Shethinksthepostofficeisnearby.B.Sheisalsolookingforthepostoffice.

C.Shethinkstheman'sguessisright.D.Shedoesn'tknowwherethepostofficeis.

5.A.Hercoatissimilartotheman's.B.Themanneedn'thavebroughtthecoat.

C.Hersweaterisnotwarmenough.D.Themanshouldn'thavewornasweater.

6.A.Makesuretheregistrationofficedidn'tmakeamistake.

B.Decidewhethertodropthecourseinthefirstweek.

C.Findoutifaplaceopensupinthecourselater.

D.Takethecourseofthecreativewritingnextyear.

7.A.HerecentlyspentamonthinNewYork.B.Hecanrecommendmanythingstodo.

C.Hesuggeststhewomanextendhertrip.D.Hebetsthewomanwillhavefunthere.

8.A.Disappointed.B.Excited.C.Proud.D.Embarrassed.

9.A.Hetalkslessthanheusedto.B.Hehasn'thadtimetoplaytennisrecently.

C.Heshouldn'thavebehavedsoproudly.D.Hehasnevertalkedtoherafterthegame.

10.A.Themanshouldhavehadhiscarinspectedearlier.

B.Therearealwaysalotofpeopleattheautoinspectioncenter.

C.Shewaitedlongerthanthemandidtohavehercarinspected.

D.Theautoinspectioncenterwillcloseattheendofthemonth.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbe

askedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversations.Thepassagesandtheconversations

willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Thetruck'soverspeeding.B.Thetruck'sheavyload.

C.Theterribleweather.D.Thepedestrians5carelessness.

12.A.Therelocationofseveralfactories.B.Thecompany'spayoffer.

C.Thehighrateofunemployment.D.Theunion'sdemand.

13.A.Theywillincreasebyathirdthisyear.

B.Theyhavebeenrisinginthelastfiveyears.

C.TheaveragepriceofahouseintheUKis£255,900

D.Theymakeitextremelydiflcultforthoseonthepropertyladdertobuyahouse.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Whatcausesfearfulnessexternally.B.Whymiceareparticularlyfearfulanimals.

C.Whetherfearfulnessisinheritedornot.D.Howanimalsreacttofrighteningsituations.

15.A.Theywanderedaroundthebox.B.Theybredagainandagain.

C.Theycouldn'tfindahidingplace.D.Theyremainedclosetoonewall.

16.A.Somechangesinthenervoussystem.B.Theinterferencefromhumanbeings.

C.Thesizeofnervecellsinthebrain.D.Theexistenceofcertainnervecells.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Inthewoman'shometown.B.Intheman'shometown.

C.Outsidetheirhometown.D.Inasmalltown.

18.A.Choosewhicheverfriendcangivethebesttoast.

B.Choosewhicheverfriendcanplanthereception.

C.Choosewhicheverfriendknowsalltheirin-laws.

D.Choosewhicheverfriendknowsalotaboutweddings.

19.A.Thebride,sfamily.B.Aweddingplanner.

C.Thegroom'sfamily.D.Thenewcouple.

20.A.Shedoesn'tthinkitisatradition.

B.Shethinkshermother-in-lawcanplantheweddingwell.

C.Shethinksitwillcosttoomuchtohaveaweddingplanner.

D.Shedoesn'twantherweddingtobeinthechargeofsomeoneunknowntoher.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Areyouafraidofgettingold?(21)wegetpasttheageof25,manyof

usimmediatelyfeeltheurgetostopthesignsofageing-especiallythevisibleones.Menandwomenare

nowusingtopical"anti-ageing“creams,treatmentsandmedicalprocedures(22)(oppose)

manyofthem.

(23)thesemethodscansomewhataffectthewayyoulook,ageingisaninternalprocess.A

newstudyhasfoundexactlywhenduringyourlifetimethisprocesspeaks.

AgroupscientistsbasedoutoftheStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinehavediscoveredthat

(24)beingasmooth,continuousprocess,ageingsurgesforwardatthreedistinctstages

oflife:first,attheageof34,thenatage60,andfinallyat78.

Thestudy,publishedinNatureMedicine,(25)(reveal)thatscientistscannotonlypredict

youragebystudyingtheproteome(proteinlevelsintheblood)butalsodeterminewhichorgansareageing

fasterthantheothers,andwhichage-relateddiseasesyourbodyis(26)(likely)todevelop.The

studymeasuredplasmaproteins(血浆蛋白)collectedfrom4,263adultsbetweentheagesof18-95years

andstudiedthechangesintheproteomethatoccurredwithage.

Theirultimategoalwastounderstandhowtoidentifythechangesassociatedwithcardiovascular

issuesandage-relateddiseaseslikeAlzheimer's(27)therapeutictreatmentscanbe

devisedtoopposetheirattackwhilethere5sstilltime.

DrTonyWyss-Coray,oneoftheleadingmembersofthestudy,toldStanfordMedicineNewsCenter,

“We'veknownforalongtimethat(28)(measure)certainproteinscangiveyouinformationabout

aperson'shealthstatus-lipoproteins(脂蛋白)forcardiovascular(心血管的)health,forexample.Butit

hasn'tbeenappreciatedthatsomanydifferentproteins9levels-roughlyathirdofalltheoneswelooked

at一changemarkedlywithadvancingage.”

Thisdifferencebetweenthechronological(按时间计算的)andphysiological(生理的)age,according

tothescientists5"plasma-proteinclock",showedthatalotofpeopleinthestudyseemedyoungerthanthey

actuallyare.Whafsmore,thestudyalsoconfirmedthatmenandwomen,thoughequally

(29)(represent)inthestudy,agedifferently.

Doesthismeanmedicafionsandlifestylemethods,withfurtherresearch,canalsobedevisedtohelp

(30)agestoorapidlyandisatriskofcontractingage-relateddiseaseslikehypertensionand

Alzheimer's?Youneverknow.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox,Eachwordcanonlybeused

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.approachB.beneficiariesC.recentlyD.eliminatesE.nutrients

F.practicesG.irreparableH.threatI.undesirableJ.panicK.naturally

TheBeneHcialEffectsofForestFires

Forestfiresareundoubtedlyathreat.Inthemid-1900s,allforestbumswereconsidered_31_,and

firefightersrespondedtoallofthesefireswhetherornottheywereburningclosetowherehumanslived.

This_32_toforestfireswasbothexpensiveandrisky,However,more_33_forestmanagersbeganto

seethatforestfiresdidhavebenefits.Foresterssawthatforestfireswerebeneficialfortreesandsoil.

Previously,peoplebelievedthatforestfirescaused_34_damagetotrees,however,nowforest

managersknowthattreesarethemajor_35_offires.Many_36_occuringforestfires,oftencaused

bylightningstrikes,aresurfacefiresthatbumtheunderstory---theshrubsandherbsfromthe

forest--withoutdamagingthetreesintheoverstory,Inthisway,thefire_37_competitionfromthe

smallertrees,allowingthelargertreestoflourish.Oncetheunderstoryhasbeenburnedaway,theforestis

lesslikelytobumfromhigh-temperaturefiresthatcandorealdamagetothetalltrees.

Inthepast,itwasnotobvioushowforestfiresenrichedthesoil.Today,forestersunderstandthatforest

firesimprovesoilqualitybychangingthe4litter9——deadleavesandbranchesontheforestfloor——to

nutrient-richsoil.Normally,litterdecomposesveryslowly.However,firereleasesthe_38_inthelitter

immediately.Thiscreatesanincreaseintheamountofphosphorusandpotassiumwhicharekeyelements

thatpromotetreegrowth.

Asforestmanagershavelearedmoreaboutthelong-termeffectsofforestfires,theyhaverealizedthat

forestfirescanhavebeneficialeffectsandhavechangedtheirforestmanagement_39_toreflectthis

newopinion.Itisnowrecognizedthatforestfires,areanaturalpartofforestecosystemsandarebeneficial

tothetreesandsoil.Aslongasfiresareno_40_tohomesandcommunities,forestersnowoftenchoose

todonothingtostopthefires.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BCandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Historyhasnotyet_41_whatwewilldefinitivelycallthepostmillennialcohort（2000年后出生的

人）thatnowU.S._morethan60millionpeopleintheU.S.Thesekidsand_43_withnoconceptoflife

_44_theInternethavesofarbeencalledtheAppGenerationandGenerationZ.They'vebeenreferredto

asHomelanders,havinggrownupundertheghostofterorism.They'vealsobeen_45_thePlurals,fbr

theirhistoricdiversity,aswellastheFounders,atleastbyMTV.

Whateverwe_46_namingthem,marketersandacademiesareturningtheirattentiontothisgroup,

whichhasbillionsin_47_andisalreadyshapingtheculture,Thisgenerationisgrowingup"totallyand

utterlyconnected,saysCaliforniaStateUniversitypsychologistLarryRosen.ExpertslikeRosenhave

concernsaboutthesekids'Google-inspiredexpectationsthateverythingbe_48_.Theyworryabouttheir

inabilityto_49_evenfivesecondsofboredom,Andtheyworryaboutthedemandsthatcomewith

_50_severalidentitiesonline,fromtotoSnapchat."There'ssomuchpressureonyoungpeople,who

arestill_51_theiridentities,topresentthiscrystallized,idealizedidentityonline,saystheUniversityof

Washington'sKatieDavis.

HistorianNeilHowesees_52_withtheSilentGeneration,thespoilt,risk-avoiding,"nice”

generationofkidswhogrewupduringtheGreatDepressionandWorldWar11,althoughsomemarked

differencesarefound.Today'syouthsarealsocomingofageamonggeopoliticaltroubleandfearsaboutthe

economy,hesays,_53_schoolsemphasizeanintensefar-reachingsensitivitytootherkids.Hesuspects

this_54_willbeknownforbeingwellbehavedandperhapsboringtheculturebyplayingitsafe.4tThere

aretypicalexamplesthatoccurrepeatedly,9,Howesays,“eveniftheygobydifferent_55_

41.A.remarkedB.convincedC.guaranteedD.revealed

42.A.numbersB.housesC.accommodatesD.contains

43.A.peersB.adolescentsC.folksD.guys

44.A.overB.withoutC.besidesD.beyond

45.A.diagnosedB.dismissedC.labeledD.coined

46.A.endupB.consideraboutC.appealforD.approveof

47.A.distributionforceB.purchasingpower

C.globalviewD.uniqueoutlooks

48.A.vividB.instructiveC.instantD.profitable

49.A.feedupwithB.putupwithC.makeupforD.identifywith

50.A.fakingB.revisingC.illustratingD.maintaining

51.A.supervisingB.formingC.representingD.promoting

52.A.parallelsB.contrastsC.comparisonsD.reservations

53.A.becauseB.althoughC.whileD.when

54.A.emphasisB.generationC.intensityD.cultivation

55.A.routesB.schemesC.namesD.definitions

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinjshed

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

these.culturesearItookatriptoEnglandandFrancetogoseesomefriends,Itwasawonderfultrip;1

reallylovedit.Butonethingthatstruckmewashowdifferenttheseculturesarefromourown.1guessthis

wouldstrikeanytravelerbecausethatisthefirstthingyounoticeanditiswhatmakestravelsoexciting.

Ofcourse,these.culturesarealsosimilartooursinmanyrespects,butifsthedifferencesthatreallystand

out.

the.differentingsthatstruckmeinparticularwasthe.differentattitudestowardssmoking.Asyouknow,

there?sagrowinganti-smokingsentimentinEurope.However,whenIwenttoEnglandandFrance,Igota

newperspectiveonthisissue.Peopleseemtosmokeanywhereandeverywhere,eventhoughanti-smoking

signsarealloverpublicplaces.Ontheradio,IheardaboutamemberoftheWorldCupsoccerteamwho

smoked.Andpeoplewereactuallysaying,"Well,heshouldnotbeontheteambecausehe'sabadexample

forourchildren.^^Ithink,iftheywanttolookatbadexamplesfortheirchildren,theyshouldjustgoouton

thestreet,orgointothesubways,orlookinthemirror,even,becausesomanyofthemaresmokinginvery

inappropriateplaces.IvisitedarestaurantbuffetinLondonandsawanEnplishwomanscoopingupthe

foodwithalitcigaretteinherhand.Smokerisingintotheair.Actually,whenItalkedtoEnglishpeople

later,theywereprettyshockedtoo,andtheysaidthatsmokinginarestaurantisrudeevenbyBritish

standards.

ThisdidnotgivemeabadimpressionofEnglishpeople.Itgaveme,onthecontrary,apositive

feelingtowardAmericansmokers.TherearealotofAmercansmokerswhowillproclaimtheirrightto

smokewhenevertheywant,buttheywillfollowtherules,generally,becausetheyhaveconsiderationfor

nonsmokers.SothisexperienceinEuropegavememoreofarespectforthiskindofsmoker.

56.WhatsurprisedthewriterduringhistriptoEnglandandFrance?

A.ThewonderfultriptoEnglandandFrance.

B.Culturaldifferencesthathenoticedduringhistrip.

C.Similaritybetweenculturesstandsoutmorethandifferences.

D.Growinganti-smokingviewsinEurope.

57.WhatdidthespeakerfindinEnglandandFranceaboutthesmokingissue?

A.Peoplediscussthesmokingissueortheradio.

B.Smokersareallowedtosmokeanywhereandanytime.

C.Peopleareencouragedtosmokeininappropriateplaces.

D.Manysmokerspaynoattentiontothe“NoSmoking^^signs.

58.Theword"sentiment"'inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.feelingB.movementC.offenseD.regulation

59.Whatkindofsmokersdoesthespeakerrespect?

A.ThosewhoarefromAmericaandEurope.

B.Thosewhorespectothers9feelings.

C.Thosewhodefendtherighttosmoke.

D.Thosewhosetrulesofsmokinginpublicplaces.

B

Oneofthemostwell-knownfiguresofAmericanhistory,ThomasJeffersonwasthethirdPresidentof

theUnitedStatesandtheauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependence.Hislifewasaninspiringoneandat

thesametimealittlebitcontradictorytohisstatementsandwayoflivinglife,andthushehasformedthe

subjectofalotofauthors9books.

ThisisaBiographyofthelifeofJeffersonpublishedin6volumesoveravery

longperiodof34yearsstaringfrom1948till1982.

ReaditFor:

JEFFERSON

ANDHISTIMEItisanentirecollectionintroducingallaspectsofJefferson'slifeingreatdetails

THESAGEOFfromhischildhoodtillhislastdays.Forhistoryenthusiasts,thisisawonderfulbook

MONTICELLO

：）1NK\tAL<thatwillgiveyouinsightintothelifeofoneofthemostmemorableAmerican

leaders.

k**2-*-…#___JDon'tReaditFor:

Thisseriesisabiographyandstrictlyaworkofnon-fiction.Itisreadingabout

thelifeofapersonandmightgetboringforsome.

■AmericanSphinxAninterestingyetstrangebook,thispieceofwritingisnotanattempttoshed

AMERICAN

SPHINXlightonthelifeofJeffersonbutratheranattempttounderstandhismind.Jefferson

wasonewhospokesomethingbutdidthecompleteoppositeofit.

ReaditFor:

ThisbooktriestoanalyzeJefferson'slifebutdoesnotdoitinawaythatcriticizes

ThweCharai^rtTBUHMO

JosephJ.Elll*himoridolizeshim.ThisNationalAwardwinningbookperfectlybalancestheactof

examiningsomeone'sactsandgeneralbehaviorandtryingtofigureoutthereason

behindhiscontradictorystatementsandacts.

Don'tReaditFor:

IfyouaresearchingforabookaboutJefferson'slife,thisisnotforyou.It

coversafeweventsofhislife,nothisentirelife.

ThisPoliticalBiographybyMeachamtakesyouonajourneyintotheworldthat

Jeffersonlivedinandsawitthroughhiseyes.ItshowshowJeffersonformedthe

worldaroundhimandhandledsituationsandpeopletoshapetheAmericanpolitical

systemasitistoday.

TheArtofPowerReaditFor:

,1iiiunuiiThedepthwithwhichthisbookiswritteniscommendable.Itisnotedthatthe

workdonebyMeachaminthisbookputsyouinsideJefferson'sheadandmakesyou

Meacham,/

understandwhatitwouldbeliketobeJefferson.

Don'tReaditFor:

J

WhilethisbookshowsthegeniusofJefferson,itcancomeoffasbias,showing

Jeffersoninaverypositivelightandhisopponentsinaverynegativelight.

60.IfonewantstoknowThomasJefferson'sexperienceinhiswholelife,ismosthighly

recommended.

A.JeffersonandHisTime”

B.^AmericanSphinx"

CLTheArtofPower"

D.noneoftheabove

61.Havingread^AmericanSphinx'\youmay.

A.learnhowThomasgotthroughhischildhoodindetails

B.understandwhyThomas'wordsanddeedswerenotalwaysmatched

C.knowhowordinarypeoplecriticizeoridolizehim

D.learnhowJeffersonformedtheworldaroundhimandaddressedsituations

62.Oneproblemabout6iTheArtofPower""isthatreaders.

A.mayfeelboredwhiletheyarereadingit

B.cannotgetacompletedescriptionofThomas5life

C.learnThomas5politicallifemainlyfromhistorians9perspective

D.cannotgetanobjectivepointofviewaboutThomas,gift

C

TheUnitedNationsFoodSystemsSummit（峰会）heldlastSeptemberwasovershadowedbya

powerfulcounter-moblilizationeffortledbyfarmersandscientistsandsmall-scalefoodproducersacross

theworld.

OppositiontothesummithadbeenmountingsinceJuly,whenhundredsofgrassrootsorganizations

challengedtheorganizersfbrframingtheproblemoffoodsystemsinnarrow,technocraticwaysand

offering"falsesolutions^^suchasbiotechnologicalinterventions（干预）insteadofpromotingmore

sustainable,justandpeople-firstwaysoffarming.AlsoinJulythePhilippinesapprovedcommercial

cultivationofBteggplant,ageneticallymodified（GM）foodthatproducesaproteinthatkillseggplantfruit

and“GoldenRice,,changedtoproducebeta-carotene,theforerunnerofvitaminA.ThePhilippinesthus

becamethefirstcountryinSouthandSoutheastAsiaofapproveGMrice.

AdvocatesofGMcropspraisedthePhilippines9moveasavictoryofscience.SincetheU.N.'sfood

summitwasannouncedtwoyearsago,differentgroupshavesteadilyreducedapplicationsofscienceto

globalproblemstoalimitedsetofinvestor-orientedinnovations.Withinthisorbit,agricultural

biotechnologyanddigitalizationareboastedasvitaltoachievingtheU.N/ssustainabledevelopmentgoals.

Asgovernmentsnowdebatethewayforwardfromthesummit,itiscriticaltorecognizethatanarrowfocus

ontechnologytoaddressthecomplexstructuralproblemsoffarmingandfoodhasanastonishinglypoor

trackrecord.

Atitsbase,GMcropsarerootedinacolonial-capitalistmodelofagriculturebasedontheftoflocal

landandonexploitingfarmers9andfoodworkers9labor,nativeknowledgeandthewebofliftitself.Today

thisagriculturalmodelisresponsiblenotonlyforincreasingfarmdebt,depletedsoils,andthreatstonative

seedsandbiodiversitybutalsothedestructionoffarmers5knowledgeandskills.Fortheworldtoachieve

sustainability,thiscolonialmodelofagriculturemustbedismissed,andpromisingagroecological

approachesbasedonworkingwithbiodiversityandfarmers5knowledgeandskillsshouldbebroughtto

centerstage.

MostGMcropsareengineeredwithresistancetoherbicides（除草齐ll）andinsects,whichhasnotonly

contributedtotheemergenceof^super-weeds99andincreasingpesticideusebuthasdriventheglobal

growthofseedandchemicalindustries.Thesekindsofcropshaveprincipallybenefitedlarge-scalefarmers,

graintradersandmultinationalcorporationsinvolvedinsellingseedsandpesticides.

MultinationalagribusinesseshaveunderstoodGoldenRiceandBteggplantaspro-poortechnologies

towinoversmallholderfarmersandconsumersintheGlobalSouth.TheInternationalRiceResearch

InstitutehasledGoldenRice'sdevelopmentwithsupportfromtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundationandin

partnershipwithSyngenta(whichownsrightstotherice)toaddressvitaminAdeficiency(VAD)among

thepoor,especiallychildrenandpregnantwomen.

63.TherecentFoodSystemsSummitwasgreetedwithdistrustbecausetheorganizers.

A.didn'ttaketheinterestsofpeopleconcernedintoaccount

B.didn'tattachimportancetotheblossomingofagriculture

C.failedtocomeupwiththeeffectiveinitiativeswithjointefforts

D.employedtheinappropriateapproachestofarming

64.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningthePhilippines9case?

A.ToprovethevictoryforthesupportersofGMfood.

B.ToillustratethePhilippines9oppositiontothesummit.

C.ToargueitisawasteofmoneyintheGMfood.

D.TointroducehowmanynutrientsGMfoodmaycontain.

65.isadvocatedfbrthedevelopmentofagricultureinthelongrun.

A.Exploitingfarmers9andfoodworkers9labor

B.Developingcropsresistanttoinsects

C.Removingthecolonial-capitalistmodel

D.EstablishingpartnershiptoaddressVAD

66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.ThePhilippinesisacountrywithcutting-edgetechnologies.

B.TheapplicationofGMfoodwillsolvetheproblemofenvironment.

C.Governmentshaveinitiatedintothecomplexstructuralfarmingproblems.

D.TheboomingpesticideindustryiscreditedtothecultivationofGMfood.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Inaddition,virtualfriendscanofferemotionalsupport.

B.Whenyou'renotfacetoface,ifsmucheasiertodeceivepeople.

C.Manypeoplewouldagree.

D.Researchersalsofoundthatit'snotunusualforonlinefriendstobecomeface-to-facefriend.

E.Onlinefriendsmaybeofhelpinmanyways.

F.Onlinefriends,orvirtualfriends,arepeoplewhohavebecomeacquaintedwitheach

othethroughtheInternet.

Modemcomputertechnologyhasmadeanewkindofhumanrelationshippossible:onlinefriendship.

_67_Areonlinefriendshipsasbeneficialasface-to-facefriendships?Whataretheadvantagesand

disadvantagesofhavingvirtualfriends?Canpeopleformstrongbondsonline?Todaythesequestionsare

thesubjectoflivelydebate.

SomepeoplebelievethattheInternetisthebestwaytomakenewfriends.It'sconvenient,it'sfast,

anditallowsmakingcontactwithdifferentkindsofpeoplefromalloverheworld.Whenyouusesocial

networking,websitesandchatrooms,youcaneasilyfindpeoplewithinterestsandhobbiessimilartoyours.

Informationupdatesandphotosaddtotheexperience.MakingfriendsontheInternetisespeciallygoodfbr

shypeoplewhofeeluncomfortableinsocialsituations.It'softeneasiertosharethoughtsandfeelings

online._68_Theycanmakepeoplefeellesslonelyandhelpthemsolveproblems.

AlthoughtheInternetcanencouragefriendship,ithasamajordisadvantage._69_Onlinefriends

onlytellyouwhattheywantyoutoknow.Theysometimesexaggeratetheirgoodqualitiesandhidetheless

positiveones,soyoucan'tbesureofwhattheyreallylike.Thatiswhyyoushouldnotgivepersonal

informationtoanyoneonlineunlessyou'retotallysureofwhothatpersonis.

friends._friendshipbeasmeaningfulasface-to-faceones?Therearedifferentpointsofview.

ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforiasurveyed2,000ho