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【题目】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(专业人士). 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】

试题本文介绍了一个视频网站。在这个网站上容易分享视频，因此很受欢迎。每天有70000多个新的视频上传到这个视频网站上，但是大部分视频的制片人不是专业的。人们还可以用这个视频网站娱乐别人，帮助他人，也可以做广告，通知别人一些重要的信息。

【1】细节理解题。根据So they created their own. They called their website YouTube.可知这三个年轻人创办了一个新的网站叫视频网站。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据It made sharing videos easy可知在这个视频网站上容易分享视频，故A项与文中意思相符。根据Many last no more than 10 minutes.可知许多视频时间只有10多分钟，较短，故C项与文中意思相符。根据They are just everyday people making videos可知大部分视频的制片人是平常人，故D项的意思与文中意思相符。根据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多个新的视频上传到这个视频网站上，这些是视频中大部分视频的制片人不是专业的，故B项与文中意思不相符。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据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在视频网站上上传了他的舞蹈视频后开始受到人们的欢迎。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this.可知David Taub用这个视频网站来做广告，故选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据Most of the filmmakers are not professionals.可知大部分的制片人不是专业的。故选C。