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Hello, everyone! My name is Jim. I'm tall and have 1. hair. My best friend Jack looks similar to me. We both like reading 2. . So we often spend time together reading and studying. I like sports. I play basketball very well and he is good 3. it, too. I don’t think it’s easy for me to 4. friends, because I'm quieter than most of the boys. But I think friends are like books. You don't need a lot of 5. if they're good.
In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterward(过后),they wanted to share(分享) a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process(过程) of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there, was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2.500 million videos in the first six months!
Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals. They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.
First many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on Youtube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.
Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterward, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.
People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In less than a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people when he can, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.
Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to inform people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段)of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.
For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.
1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men _______.
A. shared a video right at a dinner party
B. sent a video by using the e-mail
C. set up a new website YouTube
D. became very popular in a few months
2.Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?
A. YouTube makes sharing videos easy.
B. Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.
C. Many videos on YouTube are short.
D. Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.
3.Judson Laipply became popular _______.
A. only because he was a good dancer
B. after he put his funny dance video on YouTube
C. because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website
D. because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week
4. YouTube is used by David Taub ______.
A. to sell his guitars
B. to start his new busincss
C. to advertise his business
D. to set up his own website
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.
B. People use the website YouTube to entertain others, help others, or inform others.
C. YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.
D. For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.
Liu Xu was robbed(抢劫)! The 13-year-old was riding home when a man jumped out from the road-side. He pulled Liu off his bike and rode away. Liu was scared, but he didn’t run after the robber. He found a telephone and called the police at 110.
“Safety is the first in such a situation,” Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his aid class. “It’s not safe to run after an adult who is much stronger than you.”
Liu is a student at Shenzhen Bao’an Middle School in Guangdong. His school is one of the first in China to have required first aid education. Grade 1 students must take the class once a week.
Teenage safety has become a serious problem recently. According to a recent survey, about 16,000 teenagers die in accidents in China every year. An average(平均) of 40 students die every day from drowning(溺水), food poisoning(中毒) and traffic accidents.
Bao’an School said that the first aid classes are to “teach students skills so that they can keep themselves safe and save themselves from danger.”
Students at Bao’an often learn by role(角色)-playing in first aid classes.
Zhou Min, 12, remembered her favorite lesson. “I performed as a stranger knocking at a door. A classmate stood inside the door and asked several questions before letting me in. Then we changed roles and did it again,” Zhou said. “We learned a lot while having fun at role-playing.”
The topics of the class are regularly changed. The students have learned skills for lifesaving in earthquakes. They also deal with topics like sexual harassment(骚扰).
“The teacher told us girls that we should try not to go out alone, especially at night. If someone tries to do bad things to us, we may hit their eyes or noses or kick their deadly parts. Then we should quickly run into a crowded place,” said Zhong Hua, a 13-year-old girl.
1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know _______.
A. the robber was of medium height
B. Liu Xu was robbed on his way home
C. the robber ran away when he saw the policeman
D. Liu Xu jumped off his bike and called the police at once
2. Why didn't Liu Xu run after the robber when his bike was taken away from him?
A. Because the robber rode away too fast
B. Because he was too scared to run in such a situation.
C. Because the robber looked much stronger than an adult.
D. Because he remembered what he had learned in his first aid class.
3.The purpose of the first aid classes is to ______.
A. make Grade 1 students take the class once a week
B. help the 40 students to solve their safety problems
C. complete the required art education in the middle school
D. teach the teenagers how to keep themselves safe from danger
4.Zhou Min gives an example to show ________.
A. how they learn in the first aid classes
B. where they have their first aid classes
C. what they don't often do in her classes
D. who taught them role-playing in her classes
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A survey shows that over ten thousand teenagers die in accidents in China every year.
B. Many students of Bao’an Middle School enjoyed themselves in first aid classes.
C. Girl students are taught what to do when someone tries to do bad things to them.
D. Topics for first aid classes are quite different from what the students have taught
An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you do. But I always forget what I read. What are the advantages of reading?”
The grandfather didn’t answer him, but said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water leaked(漏) out before he got back home. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
The next time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home. The boy said, “See, Grandpa, it’s no use!”
“Is it no use?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and found that the basket was different. It was cleaner, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
1.What did the old man do every day?
A. He carried water. B. He read books.
C. He wrote something. D. He did some chores.
2.After the grandson read books, he _________.
A. was too busy to do it B. got up late
C. always forgot what he read D. he slept late
3.What did the grandson use to get some water.
A. A basket. B. A bowl.
C. A glass. D. A cup.
4.How many times did the grandson go to the river to get some water?
A. Once. B. Twice.
C. Three times. D. Four times.
5.According to the grandpa’s words, what happens when he reads books?
A. We won’t have any changes.
B. We can understand everything.
C. We will be changed, inside and out.
D. We can never forget what we read
A: Hi, Jim. How’s it going?
B: . Where are you going, Martin?
A: I’m going to Quancheng Square. My friends invited me to go skating there.
B: You can skateboard! ?
A: Last year. It’s great fun. Would you like to join us?
B: . But I can’t skateboard.
A: Don’t worry. I can teach you. .
B: Great! You are so kind. Well, by the way, have you finished your homework yet?
A: Yes. ?
B: Me, too.
A: Great! Let’s go.
1.A. It’s shy B. Pretty good C. It’s cheap D. Good idea
2.A. Who taught you B. Where did you learn it
C. When did you learn it D. How did you learn it
3.A. I’d love to B. Sorry to hear that
C. It’s a pleasure D. No, not at all
4.A. It’s easy to learn B. Dancing is difficult
C. It costs much money D. It’s boring to watch soap operas
5.A. Do you have much homework B. Do you like homework
C. What about you D. When did you start yours
There was once a bad king. All the people hated him. One day in a summer he was swimming alone a river.
The king was good at _ , but while he was in the middle of the river, he suddenly felt ill. He cried out, “Help! Help!” At that time two farmers were working nearby. They _ ran over, jumped into the water _ saved him. They didn’t know that he was the king before he was pulled out of the water.
The king was , so he said to the farmers, “You have saved my life. Now you may anything, and I’ll give it to you.”
One of the farmers said, “My son is ill. Please send him to a good _ .” The king promised (承诺) to do so. Then he spoke to the old farmer. “And _ can I do for you, old man?” The old man _ for some minutes and then he answered, “You can do a very important thing for me.” “What is that?” asked the king. “Don’t tell that we have saved you.” The old man answered.
1.A. at B. in C. on D. of
2.A. swimming B. swims C. to swim D. swim
3.A. clearly B. quickly C. hardly D. strongly
4.A. but B. or C. and D. though
5.A. sad B. angry C. upset D. happy
6.A. ask for B. thank for C. care for D. pay for
7.A. teacher B. scientist C. driver D. doctor
8.A. when B. what C. where D. how
9.A. heard B. said C. thought D. took
10.A. someone B. one C. anybody D. nobody
