Question

To Friend or Not to Friend

We all love our parents and turn to them when we're in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.

These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there's also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don't get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.

It's a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don't want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn't take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent's friend request, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”

Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.

A．parents feel secure about their privacy online

B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap

C．parents have realized the importance of social networks

D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

2.Teenagers may refuse a parent's friend request because ________.

A．they hide something from their parents

B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents

C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology

D．their parents make negative comments on them

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A．privacy online

B．social networks

C．the generation gap

D．parents' friend requests

4.The passage is written mainly for ________.

A．parents B．teenagers

C．teachers D．researchers

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

文章大意：你能否接受父母為你的網(wǎng)上好友？如何面對父母的添加好友請求？

1.C　主旨大意題。由第二段第二句話“However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives.”可知。

2.2】D　主旨大意題。由文章大意可知。

3.3】B　細節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二句話“On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.”可知，青少年不愿加父母為好友，是因為他們不愿有被父母盯著的感覺。

4.4】B　推理判斷題。由第一段最后一句話“...would you add your parents as ”friends“ and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends？”可推知，本文是寫給青少年的。