Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.

1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet.

People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.

2. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3.

YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news, sports and entertainment events. 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal’video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars.

Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.

A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.

B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.

C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.

D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.

E. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.

F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.

G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.G

4.E

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了网络给人们的生活带来的变化。世界各地的人们使用电脑购物、聊天、听音乐、浏览图片、了解不同的地方。2006年以来，人们开始使用新的方式来交流。

1.Blog is a short way of saying Web log.”可知，本段介绍的是博客这种新的交流形式，故选A。

2.People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.”可知，许多年轻人都有自己的博客，他们用博客来表达自己的感情，D项“许多网站提供免费的个人网页”符合语境，故选D。

3.MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends.”可知，MySpace是一个在线社区，可以让人们分享信息和图片，用户量的迅速增长让MySpace成为最受欢迎的社交网站。故选G。

4.These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things.”可知，前一句介绍的是YouTube这个网站的功能，E项“网站上有音乐视频、网友自制视频等”符合语境，故选E。

5.Second Life是一个网络虚拟世界，在那里，人们可以创建一个虚拟的自己，过上一种不同的生活。They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.是对这种不同的生活的具体描述，故选C。

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