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【題目】In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterwards they wanted to share a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2,500 million videos in the first six months!

Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals(專業(yè)人士). They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.

First, many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on YouTube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.

Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterwards, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.

People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.

Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to tell people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段) of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.

For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.

【1】From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men .

A.set up a new website YouTube

B.sent a video by using the e-mail

C.shared a video right at a dinner party

D.became very popular in a few months

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?

A.YouTube makes sharing videos easy.

B.Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.

C.Many videos on YouTube are short.

D.Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.

【3】Judson Laipply became popular .

A.only because he was a good dancer

B.after he put his funny dance video on YouTube

C.because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website

D.because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week

【4】YouTube is used by David Taub .

A.to sell his guitars

B.to start his new business

C.to set up his own website

D.to advertise his business

【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People use the website YouTube to entertain others, or help others.

B.YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.

C.Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.

D.For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

試題本文介紹了一個視頻網站。在這個網站上容易分享視頻，因此很受歡迎。每天有70000多個新的視頻上傳到這個視頻網站上，但是大部分視頻的制片人不是專業(yè)的。人們還可以用這個視頻網站娛樂別人，幫助他人，也可以做廣告，通知別人一些重要的信息。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據So they created their own. They called their website YouTube.可知這三個年輕人創(chuàng)辦了一個新的網站叫視頻網站。故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據It made sharing videos easy可知在這個視頻網站上容易分享視頻，故A項與文中意思相符。根據Many last no more than 10 minutes.可知許多視頻時間只有10多分鐘，較短，故C項與文中意思相符。根據They are just everyday people making videos可知大部分視頻的制片人是平常人，故D項的意思與文中意思相符。根據Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals.可知每天有70000多個新的視頻上傳到這個視頻網站上，這些是視頻中大部分視頻的制片人不是專業(yè)的，故B項與文中意思不相符。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. Some people have invited him to dance at their parties.可知Judson Laipply在視頻網站上上傳了他的舞蹈視頻后開始受到人們的歡迎。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this.可知David Taub用這個視頻網站來做廣告，故選D。

【5】推理判斷題。根據Most of the filmmakers are not professionals.可知大部分的制片人不是專業(yè)的。故選C。