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Are Online Friends Real Friends?

Modern computer technology has made a new kind of human relationship possible: online friendship.__46__.Are online friendships as beneficial as face-to-face friendships? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having virtual friends? Can people form strong bonds online? Today these questions are the subject of lively debate.

Some people believe that the Internet is the best way to make new friends. It's convenient, it’s fast, and it allows to make contact with different kind of people from all over the world. When you use social networking websites and chat rooms, you can easily find people with interests and hobbies similar to yours. Information updates and photos add to the experience .Making friends on the Internet is especially good for shy people who feel uncomfortable in social situations. It’s often easier to share thoughts and feeling online.__47__. They can make people feel less lonely and help them solve problems.

Although the Internet can encourage friendship, it has a major disadvantages.__48_.

Online friends only tell you what they want you to know. They sometimes exaggerate their good qualities and hide the less positive ones, so you can't be sure of what they really like. That is why you should not give personal information to anyone online unless you're totally sure of who that person is.

Can online friendship be as meaningful as face-to-face ones? There are different points of view. Researchers at the University of Southern California surveyed 2,000 households in the United States. The results showed that more than 40 percent of participants feel "as strongly about their online buddies" as they do about their "offline" friends.__49_ .In contrast, there are many people who believe that it's not possible to have deep relationships with online friends. A young Indian software engineer, Lalitha Lakshmipathy, says, "it's good to feel connected with many people, but all my e-buddies are not necessarily my close friends." __50__.They say that it's hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don't share experiences in person.

People continue to express different opinions about online friendship. However, most of them would agree that virtual friendships must not replace face-to-face friendships. As one life coach says, "a social networking site should only be the 'add on' in any relationship. "

A. In addition, virtual friends can offer emotional support.

B. When you're not face to face, it's much easier to deceive people.

C. Many people would agree.

D. Researchers also found that it's not unusual for online friends to become face-to-face friends.

E. Online friends may be of help in many ways.

F. Online friends, or virtual friends, are people who have become acquainted with each other through the Internet

参考答案：

46 F 开头第一句讲了现代计算机技术给人类带来了一种新型的人际关系，即网友。而这一句是对网友的定义，即人们通过网络认识的朋友。第二句的开头online friends 与第一句的结尾online friendship 承上启下，是文章写作的要素。

47 A 本段讲的是网上交友的有利因素：方便快捷；分享真情实感比社交场合容易得多。本句的开头in addition（另外）引出对以上有利因素的补充。

48 B 本段讲的是网上交友的不利因素。本段第一句是一个总括句：网上交友有一大不利。本句说明这一不利是什么，即没有面对面的接触，人们很容易受骗。紧接着下一句讲怎样被骗：网友只会告诉你他们想让你知道的信息。

49 D 该句的前一句讲的是：调查结果显示，超过40%的受访者认为“网上的友谊”同“线下的友谊”一样牢固。而这一句是对上一句的进一步解释：调查还显示，网友转变成现实中的朋友也不是不寻常的。Also 一词也表明了该句和前一句的关系。

50 C 该句的前一句和后一句都讲的是网络可以使人们多联系，但要使人们成为亲密的朋友比较难。所以，该句（很多人也认同这一点）恰当地把它们连接起来

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