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Watch out, Yahoo. There’s search engine out there with super speed and accuracy. It’s really cool.
Google is the Web’s largest search engine. In just two years it has gained a reputation for surprising speed and accuracy, delivering exactly what you’re looking for in a second. The site now does this 40 million times a day – a number achieved without spending a penny on a TV or newspaper ad.
Google doesn’t need them. In the past six months alone, the site has won a Webby （the online version of the Oscar） for technical excellence, set a new record for search engines by indexing a billion Web pages.
Yahoo still has 10 times the audience, but Google consistently ranks first in customer satisfaction: 97% of users find what they’re look for most or all the time. “You see people smile when they use it, like they’ve found something no one else knows about,” says Danny Sullivan, editor of an online newsletter.
No one is smiling more than Larry Page, 27, and Sergey Brin, 26, who seem certain to become billionaires when the company goes public, probable sometime next year. They make a great comedy duo. When they first met as Ph. D. students, the pair say, they found each other horrible – “I still find him horrible,” adds Brin – but were driven together by a computer – science project aimed at coming up with better ways of searching the Web.
The idea behind Google is that traditional search engines are stupid. They think relevance is based on repetition; if you type in a request for Tiger Woods, say, you’ll get websites listed according to how many times those words appear. Not only is this no guarantee of quality, but it’s also open to abuse. If you own a Tiger fan site and want to lead more people to it, simply type his name thousands of times in the site’s source code.
1．The first paragraph serves to .
A．compare two websites B．bring out the topic
C．put blame on Yahoo D．give the background of the topic
2．What does the underlined word “then” in the third paragraph refer to?
A．40 million times. B．Achievements.
C．TV and newspaper ads. D．Web pages.
3．Which of the following wins greater customer satisfaction?
A．Yahoo. B．Google. C．Page. D．Brin.
4．It can be inferred that Page and Brin .
A．work for Google B．are Tiger fans
C．hated each other D．work for Yahoo
5．We can learn from the last paragraph that .
A．Google is open to abuse
B．Google remains a traditional search engine
C．Google thinks relevance is based on repetition
D．Google is better than traditional search engines
BCBAD
It was a Friday afternoon. An elderly lady was doing the 21 in a supermarket. When she returned to her 22 , she found four men in the act of 23 her car. So she 24 her shopping bags and took out her 25 , screaming at the top of her voice, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! 26 the car!”
The four men didn’t 27 for a second threat. They all got out immediately and 28 like mad.
After she got into the 29 seat and prepared to drive away, she was 30 that she could not get her key into the ignition (点火开关). She 31 over and over again, and then she suddenly realized why, 32 she found that there was a football, a jacket and two packs of cigarettes in the front seat.
A few minutes later, she saw her own car 33 four or five spaces farther down. She put her bags into the car and drove to the police station to report her 34 .
The police officer to whom she told the story couldn’t stop 35 . He pointed to the other end of the corner, where four 36 men were reporting that their car was 37 by a mad, elderly woman 38 as white, less than five feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and 39 a large handgun. Not surprisingly, the elderly lady felt very sorry for what she had done, and 40 to the four men.
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Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !
The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!
Peterborough Museum
The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer．Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August．
Call 01733 864663 for details
Saxon Youth Club
School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．
Call 01 353 720274 for details
Houghton Mill
Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pro，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．
Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team．Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner！No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all
activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child．
For further information，call 01223 810080．
【小题1】If you are interested in cooking, you can go to .
| A．Peterborough Museum | B．Houghton Mill |
| C．Saxon Youth Club | D．Farmland Museum |
| A．￡7 | B．￡17 | C．￡27 | D．￡20 |
| A．one activity | B．two activities |
| C．three activities | D．four activities |
If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have most likely encountered aggressive driving or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41,907 people died on the highway last year. Of those deaths, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is magnified（增强） in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.
You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard at another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!
Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are easily influenced by Road Rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver’s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.
【小题1】The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that ______.
| A．onemaybeangeredbymediareportsandwantstoavoidthem | ||
| B．themediainventedtheterm“RoadRage”onlyafewmonthsago | C．RoadRagehasreceivedmuchmediacoverageinthelastfewmonths | D．peoplenotinterestedinthemediaknowlittleaboutrecenthappenings |
| A．relieve | B．cause | C．spread | D．prevent |
| A．Talking while driving. | B．Driving at high speed. |
| C．Sounding the horn when passing. | D．Shouting at another driver. |
| A．tellpeoplehowtodealwithRoadRage |
| B．informpeoplehowaggressivedriverscouldbe |
| C．showpeoplehowtocontrolthemselveswhenangry |
| D．warnpeopleagainsteyecontactwithanotherdriver |