题目内容
In 2006, a large number of new Internet sites became popular around the world. Some of these are for communication, others for entertainment.
The blog is one form of communication that increased in popularity. Through these personal websites, people can share their lives, ideas and opinions on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writing and other forms of self-expression. Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. For example, teachers use blogs to share ideas with other teachers’, as well as experiences and concerns about their work.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular last year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. 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 and a half billion dollars.
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet last year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.
People also take part in fantasy sports leagues with the help of the Internet. A fantasy sport is a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team. Each owner creates a team of real-life professional players to compete against other teams in the league. More than fifteen million American adults play fantasy sports. The industry earns more than one billion dollars each year from publications, memberships and other costs.
1.The passage is mainly about __________.
A. the most popular Internet technology in 2006
B. some new ways for people to communicate or have fun on the Internet
C. one online game called Second Life
D. the high price of playing online
2.Who is the owner of YouTube now?
A. Three young men. B. Google. C. Computer users. D. Yahoo.
3. Whom does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The people who are interested in blogs.
B. The people who play games on YouTube.
C. The people who play Second Life.
D. The people who are created in Second Life.
4. What do we know from the passage?
A. Teachers can share ideas, experiences and concerns about their work with other teachers on any website.
B. More than fifteen million American teenagers play fantasy sports.
C. Second Life helps people get married, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school in real life.
D. Fantasy sports, a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team, is very popular around the world.
1.B2.B3.D4.D
【解析】略
In 2006, a large number of new Internet sites became popular around the world. Some of these are for communication, others for entertainment.
The blog is one form of communication that increased in popularity. Through these personal websites, people can share their lives, ideas and opinions on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writing and other forms of self-expression. Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. For example, teachers use blogs to share ideas with other teachers’, as well as experiences and concerns about their work.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular last year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. 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 and a half billion dollars.
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet last year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.
People also take part in fantasy sports leagues with the help of the Internet. A fantasy sport is a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team. Each owner creates a team of real-life professional players to compete against other teams in the league. More than fifteen million American adults play fantasy sports. The industry earns more than one billion dollars each year from publications, memberships and other costs.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about __________.
A.the most popular Internet technology in 2006 |
B.some new ways for people to communicate or have fun on the Internet |
C.one online game called Second Life |
D.the high price of playing online |
A.Three young men. | B.Google. | C.Computer users. | D.Yahoo. |
A.The people who are interested in blogs. |
B.The people who play games on YouTube. |
C.The people who play Second Life. |
D.The people who are created in Second Life. |
A.Teachers can share ideas, experiences and concerns about their work with other teachers on any website. |
B.More than fifteen million American teenagers play fantasy sports. |
C.Second Life helps people get married, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school in real life. |
D.Fantasy sports, a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team, is very popular around the world. |
Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more likely to become active and healthy adults.
In the United States, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association recommend. They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week.
Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Just this week, a study reported that life expectancy has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in fatness, smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.
In 2006, a study found that only four percent of primary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of eight percent of middle schools and two percent of high schools. The study also found that twenty-two percent of all schools did not require students to take any P.E.
Charlene Burgeson , a health expert says one problem for P.E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects. Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athletes in class.
But experts say P.E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition and toward personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.
Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P.E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end, schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.
【小题1】 The underlined word “expectancy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”
A.quality | B.length | C.exception | D.depth |
A.Fatness. | B.Smoking |
C.High blood pressure. | D.Health service |
A.Physical activities are becoming more and more popular in American schools. |
B.All the schools provided daily physical education all year for all students. |
C.Parents think children need physical education for their bad memories. |
D.Students spent less time on physical education for academic pressure. |
A.P.E. is the most important subject for all students. |
B.P.E has changed its goal for some reasons in America. |
C.It introduces us the present situation of P.E in American schools and its cause. |
D.P.E can help students improve their academic subjects. |
Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more likely to become active and healthy adults.
In the United States, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association recommend. They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week.
Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Just this week, a study reported that lifeexpectancy has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in fatness, smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.
In 2006, a study found that only four percent of primary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of eight percent of middle schools and two percent of high schools. The study also found that twenty-two percent of all schools did not require students to take any P.E.
Charlene Burgeson , a health expert says one problem for P.E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects. Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athletes in class.
But experts say P.E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition and toward personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.
Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P.E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end, schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.
【小题1】The underlined word “expectancy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”
A.quality | B.length | C.exception | D.depth |
A.Fatness. | B.Smoking | C.High blood pressure. | D.Health service |
A.Physical activities are becoming more and more popular in American schools. |
B.All the schools provided daily physical education all year for all students. |
C.Parents think children need physical education for their bad memories. |
D.Students spent less time on physical education for academic pressure. |
A.P.E. is the most important subject for all students. |
B.P.E has changed its goal for some reasons in America. |
C.It introduces us the present situation of P.E in American schools and its cause. |
D.P.E can help students improve their academic subjects. |
Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2.4 million Ugandan children.When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children’s sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility".She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they’d support them too.
The children’s passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage(孤儿院)in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe(团).The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money.
The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994.Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years.The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U.S.and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home.Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U.S.colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it.
Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn.At each performance, the dancers’ faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they’ve faced."They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez."They embrace beauty and good in the world." As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents.We’ve had so many problems.But then they see us perform.They see our smiles.And they learn that life goes on."
【小题1】What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
A.How miserable Ugandan orphans’ life is. |
B.How the dance troupe was set up. |
C.How the young dancers earned money. |
D.How the orphans lost their parents.| |
A.It was started by a journalist. |
B.It travels across the U.S.annually. |
C.It consists of two dozen performers. |
D.Its dancers have chances to study in the U.S. |
A.beautiful | B.talented | C.optimistic | D.humorous |
A.Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance |
B.Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda |
C.AIDS and war are claiming people’s lives |
D.Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans |