The Internet is full of false information. It is important for us all to avoid being fooled by such information. Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes.

On his website, a man by the name of Tony has asked for money to save the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he saved from under his house. A cat must have attacked the rabbit, the man said, so he took it in. he gave Toby loving care and nursed him back to health. There is a very cruel point, however. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby. (Don’t worry, though. Remember, it’s just a hoax!)

While the streets of New Orleans, the USA, were still flooded after a terrible hurricane (飓风), a frightening e-mail was sent around the Internet. It included a photograph of a large crocodile(鳄鱼) over five meters long. According to the message, it had been swimming around the flooded city eating people. It was later discovered that the photographs of the crocodile were of one that was caught in the Congo (刚果) years before.

The following e-mail hoax takes in many people. It says that a large British company will pay you to send their e-mail to as many people as possible. For every person that you send the e-mail to, it promises you will receive $5.00; for every person that you send it to that sends it to someone else, you’ll get $3.00; and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $1.00. To make it even more believable, the sender says that at first he thought it was a hoax, but the company soon sent him $800.00.

1.The underlined word “hoaxes” means .

A. games B. websites C. lies D. stories

2.The crocodile in the photograph actually lived in________ .

A. New Orleans B. the USA C. Britain D. the Congo

3.Some people believe that they can_________ if they send e-mail.

A. become famous B. find friends

C. make money D. keep promises

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The city of New Orleans was flooded because of the terrible hurricane.

B. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby.

C. The crocodile swam around the flooded city and ate several people.

D. Someone received $800.00 from the company because of the e-mail.

5.The main idea of the passage is to _________.

A. teach how to create a professional website with attractive stories

B. show that anyone can create good Internet hoaxes with some facts

C. explain that, even though they seem false, Internet hoaxes might be true

D. tell people to be careful of Internet hoaxes by giving some examples

You’ve got plenty of emails from your mom, and maybe even a few from dear old grandma. But have you ever received a message from a river?

Now, Ireland’s River Lee is sending out much information, thanks to wireless(无线的) technology. In a program called the DEPLOY project, scientists have put some sensors(传感器) in rivers that can find pollution levels.

Instead of asking scientists to collect water samples several times a day, the government can now examine pollution levels in the water, and find out if there is anything polluted entering the river. This makes it much easier for scientists to protect the environment, since problems can be discovered before a serious pollution accident really happens.

People in the area can also receive free reports from the river, so that they can find out whether the water is safe for swimming or boating on a certain day. And people can also know if the water is clear enough for them to drink and use.

The DEPLOY project has not only started in Ireland, also the same programs have started in thousands of places around the U.S. Now you live in a world in which you could receive information with your mobile phone about environment. The technology should help to make us know more about the pollution that surrounds us—which just might get us all a little more involved with trying to clean up our world.

1. How do scientists find pollution levels in rivers?

A. By putting sensors in rivers.

B. By using mobile phones.

C. By boating or swimming.

D. By surfing the Internet.

2.The underlined word “samples” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 样品 B. 有机物 C. 无机物 D. 示范

3.The DEPLOY project is a project that cares for ________.

A. weather B. environment C. industry D. study

4.What can we mainly learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. People can receive reports from the river

B. People can find if they can swim in the water.

C. The project is good for people’s daily life

D. People can know if the water is clear enough

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The DEPLOY project has only started in the United States.

B. The DEPLOY project tells us how to keep the air and water clean.

C. The DEPLOY project helps us live in a world with clear air.

D. You can receive information about environment with your phone.

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