C. The book is intended for kids from 6 to 13 only. D. Readers can learn many life lessons from the book.

C

SAN FRANCISCO—A phone app（应用程序）in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots. City officials in San Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns.

In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams, city officials think .Now San Francisco has found a solution — a phone app for spot-seekers that displays information about areas with available spaces. The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors（感应器）fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up.

Monique Soltani, a TV reporter, said she and her sister spent 25 minutes on Friday trying to park. ―We were praying to the parking god that we‘d find a spot,‖ she said. ―If we had the app, we would not have to pray to the parking god.‖ But the system could come with serious consequences.

Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones, not the road. ―It could be really distracting（使分心的）,‖ said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois.

City officials acknowledge the potential problem.They are urging drivers to pull over before they use the city‘s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated.

San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages. If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn make the information available to app users within a minute, said Mr.Ford, of the transportation agency. On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places（blue）and which are full（red）.

More than 12,000 people have downloaded San Francisco‘s app, which is available now only for the iPhone but which city officials say they hope to bring to all similar devices.

When it is started up, the city‘s parking app warns drivers not to use the system while in motion. But safety advocates said that might not be sufficient. After all, they say, texting while driving is illegal in California and in many states, but a number of surveys, including one by the Pew Research Center, show that many Americans do it anyway.

Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy group, said she

hoped the new parking app would lead to fewer accidents.

―It‘s an innovative idea,‖ she said. ―The safe way for people to use the device is for them to pull over, which they know they should do. The question is whether they will.‖

But Ms.Soltani, the TV reporter, said using the app would probably join the group of activities already performed by drivers.

―We‘re already looking at Google Maps and Facebook on the phone while we drive,‖ she said. ―Aren‘t we always looking at something on our phone, or changing the radio, or drinking coffee? You‘re always slightly distracted when you‘re driving.‖

70.What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at?

A. Preventing traffic accidents.

B. Making full use of the parking spots.

C. Making the traffic flow smoothly. 71.How do drivers locate the parking spots? A. App ---- computer ---- sensors.

C. Computers ---- app ---- sensors.

D. Benefiting iPhone users.

B. Sensors ---- computers ---- app. D. Sensors ---- app ---- computers.

72.The phone app mentioned in the text ________.

A. hasn‘t been put into service

B. is a bit slow in reacting

C. was introduced several years ago D. can‘t be downloaded to all phones

73.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Nathaniel Ford doesn‘t doubt the practical use of the app. B. San Francisco will put more sensors into use. C. Most drivers open the app once they start their cars. D. Daniel Simons thinks the app convenient. 74.What‘s the main idea of the passage?

A. Safety concerns are voiced about a phone app aimed at helping drivers find parking spots. B. A phone app has been introduced to relieve the pressure on traffic in the city. C. Looking for parking spots contributes greatly to downtown traffic jams. D. Drivers‘ attention is distracted in one way or another when they are driving.

D

One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful — I was just feeling down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, someone who would meet me for coffee and let me shout until the clouds

lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voicemail. That‘s when it started to dawn on me — loneliness was at the root of my sadness. My social life had lessened to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment I‘d been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, know everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them.

Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on one‘s health. So I resolved to acquire new friends — women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since I‘d be making friends with more intention than I‘d ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own social life. The down side, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened.

After all, it‘s a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife than it is when yon‘re younger — a fact women I‘ve spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when you‘re in your teens and 20s, you‘re more or less friends with everyone unless there‘s a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity (亲近). Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. ―There are many people I‘m comfortable around, but I wouldn‘t go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isn‘t enough to maintain a real friendship,‖ Danzig says.

At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldn‘t run up to people the way my 4-year-old daughters do on the playground and ask, ―Will you be my friend? Every time you start a new relationship, you‘re vulnerable（易受伤的）again,‖ agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. ―You‘re asking, ?Would you like to come into my life?‘ It makes us self-conscious.‖

Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didn‘t take me up on my offer, so what: I wasn‘t in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have gathered enough self-esteem (自尊) to realize that I have plenty to offer.

A new friend, chosen right, can help you turn over a new leaf and point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape.

While you‘re busy making new friends, remember that you still need to care for your old ones. We asked Marla Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis, for the best ways to maintain these important

relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch-up sessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friend‘s life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let her know you‘re thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend (politely) if something she did really upset you. If you can‘t be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks (怪癖) – she‘s often late, or she‘s a bit negative — to cut down on frustration and fights. Boost her ego. Heartfelt praises make everyone feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project.

75. What is the major function of the first paragraph?

A. To summarize the whole passage. B. To introduce the topic of the passage. C. To tell the readers why we need friends. D. To inform the readers of what the author is.

76. The author decided to make some new friends because ________.

A. she felt down and needed a friend to cheer her up B. her best friend left her and took everything away C. her friends didn‘t have kids and enjoy the world

D. she knew no friends around had a bad effect on her health 77. Leslie Danzig thinks making friends at one‘s middle age ________.

A. is easier than that at a young age B. needs some reasons C. makes others feel comfortable D. isn‘t a real friendship 78. According to the passage, with newly made friends, you can have a chance to _______.

A. take on a new look in your life C. lose more old friends

B. get rid of your bad habits D. gather enough self-esteem

79. In Mafia Paul‘s book, to be a better friend, you should NOT ________.

A. keep track with your friends C. help your friend to become perfect 80. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Mature Friend Seeker B. A Well-chosen Friend C. Mid-life Friendship D. The Art of Friendship

B. care for your friend‘s job

D. Praise your friend for her good dressing

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