2). Which one of the following is true about Facebook?

　　A. The websites are losing their popularity in a gradual way

　　B. Registered user's profiles are open to anyone on the internet

　　C. Only friends and acquaintances of the users have access to their profiles

　　D. The website is in English only since English is a universal language now

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：细节题;比较4个选项我们看到4个选项分别在论述这个网站的不同方面，所以我们需要结合每个选项，和原文的相关信息进行比对，来寻找正确答案。A选项的说法和原文的“exploded in popularity”冲突，需要排除。B选项和原文的“share personal details with selected groups of friends or acquaintances”相矛盾，也需要排除。而C选项则是对这一点的正确表述，是正确答案。D选项则和原文中“the site expanded from English-only into 15 new languages in recent months”的表述不一致，也需要排除。

　　3). From the passage, we know that Facebook is now faced with the problem that ______.

　　A. less and less people are paying visits to it

　　B. people are cheating about their real gender on it

　　C. it is difficult to tell whether an user is male or female

　　D. users are using impropriate language there

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：归纳总结题;在原文的第二段，我们看到Facebook准备强制性地要求用户明确自己的性别，而作者更是通过引用语的方式“when people have not specified a sex on their profiles”来直接点明了网站面对的问题，也就是用户不明确自己的性别这样一个问题，在4个选项中，C选项的表述是正确的。

　　4). From the passage, we know that in some other language than English, ______.

　　A. there is no difference between male and female in pronouns

　　B. it is very rude to ask about the gender question on internet

　　C. even plural form of pronouns have gender tendencies

　　D. the singular form and plural form is the same

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：细节题;要求我们选择的是在其他语言中存在的一个具体的情况，根据题目的要求我们确定原文中的“in other languages”这一点，而我们需要的答案就是对于“when the plural is always masculine or feminine”的正确解读。在4个选项中，C选项是这一表述的同义转述，是正确答案。

　　5). Which one of the following is true under the new regulations of Facebook?

　　A. The users are encouraged to include their gender information in their extended profiles

　　B. Only the new registrations are influenced by this new regulation

　　C. Users can still choose not to specify their gender

　　D. Everyone is welcoming this new regulation since it brings about clarity and convenience

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：细节题;我们把4个选项和原文最后一段的相关信息进行比较阅读发现，A选项

　　和原文的“on their basic membership profile”这样的表述不符合。B选项和原文的“It will prompt existing users to define themselves”相互冲突。而C选项可以在原文中找到“Facebook has an opt-out option for members who choose not to specify their gender”这样的信息来支持。而D选项则被原文中“We've received pushback in the past”这样的信息否定。

　　3. The term massage therapy (also called massage, for short; massage also refers to an individual treatment session) covers a group of practices and techniques. There are over 80 types of massage therapy. In all of them, therapists press, rub, and otherwise manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body, often varying pressure and movement. They most often use their hands and fingers, but may use their forearms, elbows, or feet. Typically, the intent is to relax the soft tissues, increase delivery of blood and oxygen to the massaged areas, warm them, and decrease pain.

　　Massage therapy dates back thousands of years. References to massage have been found in ancient writings from many cultures, including those of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Japan, China, Egypt, and the Indian subcontinent. In the United States, massage therapy first became popular and was promoted for a variety of health purposes starting in the mid-1800s. In the 1930s and 1940s, however, massage fell out of favor, mostly because of scientific and technological advances in medical treatments. Interest in massage revived in the 1970s, especially among athletes.

　　More recently, a 2002 national survey on Americans' use of CAM (published in 2004) found that 5 percent of the 31,000 participants had used massage therapy in the preceding 12 months, and 9.3 percent had ever used it. According to recent reviews, people use massage for a wide variety of health-related intents: for example, to relieve pain (often from musculoskeletal conditions, but from other conditions as well); rehabilitate sports injuries; reduce stress; increase relaxation; address feelings of anxiety and depression; and aid general wellness.

　　Massage therapy appears to have few serious risks if appropriate cautions are followed. A very small number of serious injuries have been reported, and they appear to have occurred mostly because cautions were not followed or a massage was given by a person who was not properly trained. Health care providers recommend that patients not have massage therapy before they consult their doctors about their own health conditions.

　　Scientists are studying massage to understand what effects massage therapy has on patients, how it has those effects, and why. Some aspects of this are better understood than others. There are many more aspects that are not yet known or well understood scientifically. More well-designed studies are needed to understand and confirm these theories and other scientific aspects of massage.

　　1). Which one of the following statements about massage is NOT correct according to the passage?

　　A. Many different practices and techniques can all be called massage

　　B. Soft tissues of the body are usually the target of massage

　　C. Hands and fingers aide the only body parts that therapists use when practicing massage

　　D. Massage can do much more than just providing relaxation

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：细节题;需要我们进行反向选择，A选项的意思在原文中有“…covers a group of practices and techniques”作为支持。B选项和原文的“…manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body”所表达的意思一致。C选项和原文中“…but may use their forearms， elbows，or feet”有冲突，所以C选项是我们需要选择的。D选项中的“much more”有原文的“…increase delivery of blood and oxygen to the massaged areas，warm them，and decrease pain”作为佐证。

　　2). Which one of the following statements is true about the history of massage?

　　A. It has a history of about several hundred year

　　B. It is only found in ancient Asia countries like China and Japan

　　C. It lost its popularity after 1970s because of medical advance

　　D. It had twists and turns in its development in

　　正确答案： D

　　答案解析：细节题;题目中的定位词history告诉我们解答这个题目需要的信息出现在原文的第二段。A选项和原文的“Massage therapy dates back thousands of years”有冲突。B选项和原文的“including those of Ancient Greece，Ancient Rome”表达的意思不一致。C选项的“lost its popularity”和原文的“fell out of favor”为同义表达，而其中的“1970s”却和原文的“In the 1930s and 1940s”不一致。D选项对于按摩疗法在美国发展给出的总结是正确的，为正确答案。

　　3). In the survey mentioned in paragraph 3, we know that 9.3 percent of the participants ______.

　　A. used massage therapy in 2002

　　B. used massage therapy in 2004

　　C. had used massage therapy at least once

　　D. used massage therapy in 2001

　　正确答案： C

　　答案解析：细节题;定位词为“9.3 percent”，而题目也直接指向了原文的第三段。这里的“9.3 percent had ever used it”正是我们需要的答案，所以C选项是正确选项。其他几个选项均出自这个段落，所以对信息的准确定位对于我们辨别干扰选项会起到很好的铺垫作用。

　　4). Paragraph 4 is mainly concerned about ______.

　　A. side effects and risks of massage therapy

　　B. safety of massage therapy

　　C. cautions that the therapists need to follow

　　D. the training processes of a qualified therapists

　　正确答案： A

　　答案解析：段落主旨题;第四段主要围绕的问题是在进行按摩疗法的时候可能会遇到的一些问题，比如“serious injuries have been reported”、“Health care providers recommend that patients not have massage therapy before they consult their doctors”，结合4个选项，A选项所说的“按摩疗法的副作用和风险”是对这一段落最好的概括，是我们需要的正确答案。

　　5). From the passage, we know that the study of massage ______.

　　A. have not got started yet

　　B. needs more research on therapy practice

　　C. cannot explain therapy practice at all

　　D. can provide full explanations for therapy practice

　　正确答案： B

　　答案解析：细节题;结合前面4个题目对原文的分析，我们可以看到，这个题目很有可能对应着原文的最后一段，我们在最后一段中寻找关于对按摩疗法进行研究的相关信息。我们可以找到“There are many more aspects that are not yet known or well understood scientifically”这样的表达，也就是说尽管按摩疗法本身是很古老的，但是对它所进行的研究却是刚开始，还有很多不能解释的地方。所以比较4个选项，A、C和D选项的表述都过于绝对，不符合原文所表达的意思。B选项则符合原文的说法，是正确选项。

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