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What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later. The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work. "If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations, " said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed, " said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary". Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of friendaholism(交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook's 5,000friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts. But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency? "Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition(定义)of 'friend', " said Meghan Daum, who works withTheLosAngelesTimesin the US. Daum despised(鄙视)the idea that quantity trumps(胜过)quality in the age of friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of notreallyfriends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friends you don't actually know. |
1. What's the main idea of the passage? |
A. Making friends is important. B. Making friends makes you earn more money. C. Friends give you success. D. Social skills are important. |
2. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? |
A. It is surprising that making more money is popular with people. B. If you want to win in life, social skills are as important as talent and hard work. C. The young now have friendaholism. D. Friends do not create your wider social circles but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed. |
3. What's the opinion of Xu Yanchun about making friends? |
A. Making friends may help you a lot in your life. B. Making friends can get a lot of money. C. Making friends can make you work hard. D. Making friends can improve your ability to work. |
4. What's the author's attitude? |
A. Objective. B. Subjective. C. Neutral. D. Optimistic. |
Fill in the blanks with information from the passage. As a manifesto for men, this article urges men to support a movement for male equality. To start with, the notion of being a man needs to be 1)_______ , because the stereotyped notions seem to have confined men to a limited 2)_______ of activity and have placed too heavy a burden on men. Secondly, men’s devotion to work does not necessarily mean a sense of 3)_______ . Thirdly, in view of women's predominant status in all social activities, men should not consider themselves as the 4)_______ of women. Fourthly, men are not just breadwinners or 5)_______ for children, instead, they can also be close to children both physically and 6)_______ . Fifthly, the starting point for men's 7)_______ is at home. Men should take the 8)_______ in trying to manage every aspect of the domestic life. Finally, men should not feel conceited about their 9)_______ and power over women. It will be beneficial for men to 10)_______ their stereotyped roles. 1)_______
Life at Aichi University
I&39;m Yamamoto Mika, a 22-year old Japanese girl. I&39;d like to invite you to Aichi University so you can understand my life.
Our university has a close relationship with China and my department is the only one of its kind in Japan. My courses include the Chinese language, modem Chinese politics and economics. I love the Chinese culture and I have been to Tianjin as an exchange student.
In Japan, our courses are divided into compulsory, optional and specialized courses. However,we have a flexible schedule. We can choose classes from a wide range of options.
Many students finish the compulsory courses in three years so that they can have one year without any classes. They often use this period of time to study abroad, conduct research and travel.
Many students even suspend their study for additional study-abroad opportunities.
Japanese universities encourage students to choose their own ways of study, so it is quiet easy for us to apply for study suspension.
Japanese students participate in various kinds of extracurricular activities. They attend clubs from elementary schools, so many have already been accustomed to clubs when they enter university.
Our university now has 42 art clubs and 45 sports clubs. The annual University Festival is the grandest carnival of Japanese universities. In the festival, students promote their clubs and organize various activities. Our university&39;s festival attracted about 150,000 people last year. I really like this festival.
In school, I participate in the journalism club. When we have the club promotion, we cook "tonnjiru", a kind of pork soup, and sell it to other students at the fair.
We also go to different places to interview celebrities who attend our festival as guests. It is a wonderful experience to talk to those stars face to face.
Japanese students like to hold parties. We have two kinds of parties. One is the Mochiyori party. If you want to attend this party you have to cook a course and take it to the party. The organizer buys drinks and snacks.
Another kind of party is the Nomikai, which mainly involves alcohol. We drink something called chu-hai, which is a combination of soda and wine. We also drink Japanese sake and beer.
There are parties for many occasions, like welcoming new students, graduation, celebrating victories, birthday parties or just for promoting friendship.
Which statement is NOT true ofYamamoto Mika? 查看材料
A.She is a Japanese student
B.She has never been to China
C.She loves the Chinese culture
D.She wants you to understand her life
B.You are tired of your job
C.You do not get enough work done
D.You do not get along well with others
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