A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”．The word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”．Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like．
There are millions of blogs on the Internet today．They provide news information and ideas to the people who read them．They contain links to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others．
A research company called Perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs．It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls．They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives．The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year．
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas．For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs．And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products．
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended．Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs．com”．He said the site became too costly to continue．He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it．They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closed．
One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket．Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999．She wrote about the history of blogs on the site．That article led to a book called The Weblog Handbook．It has been translated into four languages so far．
Miss Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about thirty thousand visitors a month．She writes about anything and everything－politics, culture and movies．She recently provided medical advice．And she wrote about how to prevent being stolen from online bank accounts．
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The text is mainly written to ________．
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A．
introduce an Internet website called “blog”．
B．
introduce a short way of saying “web blog”
C．
tell readers about blogs．
D．
tell readers how to write blogs
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From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except ________．
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A．
different ideas
B．
medical advice
C．
advertisements
D．
account passwords
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
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A．
Politicians don’t use blogs at all．
B．
A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs．
C．
Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls．
D．
Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of money shortage．
(4)
The reason why Rebecc’ s Pocket is still going strong is that ________．
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A．
it was created by a woman
B．
it is about the history of blogs
C．
it provides useful information and advice
D．
it has editions in at least four different languages
ePals will hold its first conference for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston．Our one-day event is a pre-conference of Alan November's Building Learning Communities 2008 Conference．
Come see how ePals, the Internet's largest social learning network, can transform your classroom, school and district with our award-winning, safe and protected SchoolM@il? and SchoolBlog? offered at no cost．
ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their experiences using the ePals Global Community to build 21st Century skills in the classroom．
Among the speakers are：
Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and corporate partnerships with National Geographic, the classmate PC powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child
Dr．Kari Stubbs on"ePals 101：Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning．"Dr．Stubbs led the Enhancing Education Through Technology(EETT)initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development．
Dr．Rita Oates on"Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities．"Dr．Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools．
Dr．Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy(读写能力)issues in the online world
Dr．Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience
Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley High School(KS),"Blogging for Language Acquisition"
Adina Popa, teacher at Potowmack Elementary(VA), will speak about schoolwide use of ePals and video conferencing to other classrooms
Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation(安装)and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs
Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals
Register and get more information at www．epals．com/conference
(1)
The letter is written to ________．
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A．
attract more customers
B．
answer readers’ questions
C．
inform related people of a conference
D．
recommend some teachers
(2)
From the text we can learn that ________．
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A．
the July 15 conference is just a pre-conference
B．
the July 15 conference will last till November
C．
BLC08 will be set up at the July 15 conference
D．
the BLC08 Conference will be held this summer
(3)
________ will talk about his/her experiences in using the ePals and video conference in classrooms at school．
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A．
Tim DiScipio
B．
Dr．Laurie Henry
C．
Adina Popa
D．
A tech director
(4)
It can be inferred from the text that ePals here ________．
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A．
refer to those who keep in touch with each other through email
B．
is in fact a software for online language study
C．
is an expensive tool for language learners on the Internet
D．
refer to all the language teachers who globally communicate with each other
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Isn’t it interesting that some of the most significant ‘revolutions’ of the last twenty years have all had to do with writing? 1 does it come?First we had email, then WebPages, then mobile phone text, and now blogs．All this 2 a trend whereby the world is becoming more formal in how it 3 ．Instead of body language and endless conversations, communication has shifted towards endless words on a screen．
The main 4 about blogs is that they are only personal diaries．Weblogs come in all flavors, from personal journals that are mainly shared with close friends and family, 5 blogs with readership levels 6 them in the league of mainstream media．Blog topics include political commentary, product reviews, scientific endeavors, and any area of information 7 people have a deep expertise and a desire to express it．
Bloggers are people with attitude．They say there’s a 8 inside everybody．Well, the Web and blogs have let the book out!There has literally been an 9 of opinion．Now, we can hear all sorts of 10 on the subject．It’s true democracy at work．
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A．
When
B．
How
C．
why
D．
where
(2)
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A．
affects
B．
recalls
C．
reflects
D．
serves
(3)
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A．
communicates
B．
translates
C．
transfers
D．
advances
(4)
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A．
misbelief
B．
misuse
C．
mistake
D．
misconception
(5)
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A．
for
B．
to
C．
of
D．
off
(6)
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A．
guiding
B．
telling
C．
giving
D．
placing
(7)
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A．
which
B．
where
C．
how
D．
what
(8)
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A．
novel
B．
story
C．
book
D．
magazine
(9)
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A．
expansion
B．
expression
C．
explosion
D．
extension
(10)
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A．
voices
B．
sounds
C．
noises
D．
screams
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Lately, I’ve been talking about success with design students both at the school where I teach and at other programs that I visit．When I ask, “What is success?” The first response is, invariably(总是), “Getting a(n) 1 and making money．” It 2 some searching to arrive at a richer answer． 3 , getting paid is a baseline for success in any field．Putting this criterion on the table is a(n) 4 step．
When I ask design students to talk about what makes design different from the fine 5 , they gravitate towards(被吸引到)the role of the client．Designers serve clients, or so the logic goes, 6 artists serve themselves．
Although it is true that designers generally rely on clients, pleasing them is not the 7 purpose of our work．What designers share with our clients is the 8 ．Our clients wouldn’t need us at all if we weren’t helping them 9 that public．The public may never know who designed the coffee cup they’re holding, the magazine they’re reading or the sign that’s 10 them where to go．But they’re seeing it, and some of them might, at some level, have their 11 enlivened(使有生气), simplified or otherwise improved by it．One way to think about success is asking whether your work gets 12 or used, and if so, whether using it improves people’s lives．
Designers have many ways to 13 to their profession and to see and be seen in the design world．One is entering competitions and 14 work to annuals and exhibitions．Another is 15 the design community－going to events, lectures and conferences, and helping to organize them, too．Yet another involves 16 and writing．Blogs and online journals like this one enable any designer to have a voice and share ideas．
Success is 17 going to work every day and getting paid．Success means finding personal satisfaction 18 your work and loving what you do．And it means engaging with a(n) 19 world：a world of clients and employers, but also of readers, users and other designers．It is those things that make us 20 ．
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