It seems some people have something bad to say about Facebook, the social media website that now has attracted more than 300 million members. To them I have only this to say: Stop please!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal blamed Facebook’s ability to ruin friendships, saying that it limits munication to typing and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met.
Having used Facebook since its first year, I find these arguments false. The simple truth is that the problems are only a symptom of Facebook abuse. Like many things, it is only as harmful to your life and relationships as you allow it to be. Consider arguments against watching too much TV and overeating.
Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail addresses and phone numbers, to find out what your old college friends are up to, to congratulate your friends on their latest birthdays, to share pictures and articles you find interesting, and to join in the discussion about them with your friends.
Sure, I had days when I wasted a little more time on Facebook than I should, but I’m not going to blame Facebook for my own laziness. If Facebook wasn’t there, I would have found something else to waste time on. To my “friends”: if you don’t feel like broadcasting your life stories on your Facebook, don’t. If you tire of my personal updates, ignore them. If you don’t want to join in the popular online games, don’t. It is a fun tool at your fingers that can be used for both good and bad. If you don’t like using Facebook, don’t.
I am now a consultant at the Department of State. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues who live and work all over the world.
【小题1】Why did the article in the Wall Street Journal blame Facebook? A．Because it makes people spend too much time online. B．Because it can make people lose their real-life friends. C．Because it is as harmful to people’s lives as watching TV. D．Because it encourages people to make friends with strangers.【小题2】What does the author suggest using Facebook to do?A．To find out lost e-mail addresses and phone numbers. B．To arrange appointments with our old college friends. C．To collect interesting pictures and articles from our friends. D．To keep in touch with friends who we haven’t called for long.【小题3】We can imply from the passage that by using Facebook we can . A．read other’s personal updatesB．write our life stories online secretly C．decide who can read our life storiesD．refuse to join in popular online games【小题4】The author writes the last paragraph to . A．prove that Facebook can be well usedB．gain support from the Department of StateC．show that Facebook is used all around the worldD．introduce how she uses Facebook in her work as a consultantB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了有部分人滥用Facebook而引起人们对Facebook的批判。作者认为原因不是facebook，而是使用它的人。并在最后一段讲述了如何使用facebook。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据第二段2,3行it limits munication to typing and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met.说明Facebook让人们和现实中的人的交流变少，会影响人那么的交际，故B项正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据第四段1,2行Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail addresses and phone numbers, to find out what your old college friends are up to说明人们利用Facebook来与以前失去联系的人取得了联系，故D正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据倒数第二段倒数第五行If you tire of my personal updates, ignore them说明我们以前经常用更新Facebook上的信息。故A正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。爱最后一段中作者告诉我们如何正确使用facebook，不要被它所影响，你不想做的事情就不要做，不要在上面浪费太多的时间。故A正确。