Have you got a
Facebook account? Are you thinking of getting one? Jamie Simmonds has just
signed up. Let’s see how she’s getting along.
My Diary
MONDAY: I’m
officially a Facebooker. I find a few people I used to know and I’ve soon got
seven friends. I’ve never felt so popular! I wonder if my old university
flatmate Steve is on here…What do you know! He is! Maybe Facebook has its uses.
TUESDAY: I’ve
received lots of nice welcoming messages on my wall. Later, I meet up with
Steve for a drink after not seeing him for five years. We get on really well!
Then, he uses his Facebook app for iPhone to suggest me as a friend to some
other former classmates. Some of them even come to the pub and it’s just like
old times – possibly a bit too much like old times. During the night, photos
are uploaded to Facebook.
WEDNESDAY: Disaster!
My mum’s on Facebook! Has she seen the photos of me dancing on the table from
last night? Has she shown them to dad? Oh. And I have a friend request – mum
again!
THURSDAY: There’s
a message from my boyfriend, “so, it’s over then, ;is it?” Evidently I haven’t
changed my settings to show I’m “in a relationship”, and I haven’t even added
him as a friend. Ah, well, I wonder what my ex-boyfriend is doing… Whoops! I
accidentally type his name into my status box instead of the search ‘ and now
every one can see it on their news feed.’
FRIDAY: Time
to update my status:“Work is boring. Can’t wait for the weekend!” Yeah, that about sums
it up. Oh, look, I’ve received a comment! Someone must feel the same way. Lots
of my friends now“l(fā)ike”
this status.
SATURDAY: Good
news! I’ve got 100 friends But wait! Someone’s “un-friended” me! I look
through my “friend
list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a
terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.
SUNDAY: Wake
up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get
ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am
becoming addicted to it! I think it’s time to end it all before it takes over
my life. I delete my account. Back to good, old, simple e-mails. Oh, look, I’ve
got a message: A friend invited you to join Twitter. . .
In July 2010,
Facebook had more than 500 million active users. The average Facebook user has
130 friends. Facebook is translated into more than 70 different languages. The
world spends 700 billion minutes a month on Facebook. Facebook creator Mark
Zuckerberg’s Facebook page says he’s a Harvard graduate, even though he
actually dropped out to focus on Facebook. The site is valued at between 7.9and11 billion.
1. Why did Jamie’s
boyfriend ask her whether she had broken up with him?
A. He had seen photos of Jamie dancing on the table.
B. She showed in her facebook that she was still not dating anyone.
C. Her boyfriend was angry that she refused to add him as her friend.
D. He saw the name of her ex-boyfriend on his news feed.
2.Which of the
following is conveyed in this article?
A. Visiting Facebook website took up a large part of Jamie’s time and energy.
B. Jamie is enthusiastic about her present job.
C. Facebook was created by a Harvard graduate, Mark Zuckerberg.
D. Compared with Facebook, Twitter is a better choice for Jamie.
3.What does the
word“un-friend”
mean in“Someone’s ‘un-friended’
me!”?
A. Being unfriendly to others.
B. Having a quarrel with somebody.
C. Removing a name from the friend list.
D. Ending friendship with somebody.
4.Which of the
following is true according to the passage ?
A.
Steve was Jamie’s boyfriend in the university.
B.
People all over the world spend 700 billion minutes a week on Facebook.
C.
Jamie’s mother has seen the photos of her dancing on the table.
D.
Jamie felt enthusiastic about Facebook at first.
5.It can be
learned from the passage that the writer’s attitude towards Facebook is ______
.
A. approval B.
objective C.
negative D. positive