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Technology provides more than a way of communication. However, it is becoming the only way to communicate for our teens. It has made face-to-face communication less often and has made a negative effect on the social abilities of the teens.

These days we communicate on websites like QQ, blog, Facebook and so on. But I wonder why we have no in-person friendships. I see teens sending messages everywhere. They send messages while talking to someone else, at the dinner table, in the car and at the cinema.

As you can see, I am very much against technology but there are ways that helps. It helps many people stay in touch with friends that might have moved away. In my life, I will have to move from my friends from time to time. With the help of WeChat, it can be easy to reach them and to ask if they would like to do something in person. From blogs, we can know how our friends are going and what is happening to them. Even some of us write emails to our foreign pen pals who they never meet to improve their English or broaden their knowledge.

Some people have interest in making new friends and the Internet provides ways to meet new people through chat rooms. But online relationships can be dangerous because you never know who’s on the other side of the chat. You can become more open over the Internet if you don’t have a chance to meet others in real life. Meeting people online can give you confidence, but I believe it also tears you down. Online relationships will either build you up or break you down. Most importantly, don’t let keyboards be the key to your heart.

1.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A Technology can help us stay in touch.

B WeChat helps us to reach friends.

C We can make friends by email.

D How Internet helps us in our life.

解析：选D。D 段落大意题。第三段的结构是总分结构，主题句是第一句As you can see, I am very much against technology but there are ways that helps.可知该段讲的是technology在哪些方面帮助了我们，故选D。

2.What may make online relationships risky?

A The desire of making friends.

B The stranger behind the screen.

C The chance to see others in real life.

D The possibility of gaining confidence.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，网络关系可能是危险的，因为你永远不知道聊天的另一边是谁，故选B。

3.What is the underlined phrase “tears you down” mostly similar to?

A Makes you anxious.

B Breaks your heart.

C Let you down.

D Makes you happy.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。联系语境Meeting people online can give you confidence, but I believe it also tears you down. Online relationships will either build you up or break you down.可知其中tear you down和break you down是同义词组，意为“让你伤心，精神上使你崩溃”，故选B。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A The author thinks Internet communication is good for the teens.

B Some teens write emails to their foreign pen pals for fun.

C The author calls on us to use the keyboard more often.

D Now teens are crazy about communicating on websites.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。由第一段最后一句可知：网络对青少年的社交有消极影响，排除A；由第三段最后一句可知：我们中的一些人给素未谋面的外国笔友写信是为了提高他们的英语和开阔视野，排除B；由最后一段最后一句可知：作者认为不要让键盘(网络社交)成为打开心扉的钥匙，可知作者是反对网络社交的，排除C；根据第二段可知青少年对网络社交非常着迷，故选D。