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.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 |
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. |
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 |
YouTube is used by David Taub ______.
| A．to sell his guitars |
| B．to start his new business |
| C．to advertise his business |
| D．to set up his own website |
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. |
Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
| Name |
Age |
Appearance and hobbies |
| Amy (volleyball player) |
17 |
She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
| Tom (skiing player) |
18 |
He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games. |
| Millie (singer) |
16 |
People call her “Baby”. She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball! |
How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What does Amy do?
| A．She is a volleyball player. | B．She is a skier. |
| C．She is a pop singer. | D．She is a basketball player. |
Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?
| A．Because he likes reading. | B．Because he likes playing games. |
| C．Because he is always smiling. | D．Because he is a skier. |
Which of the following is not true about Millie?
| A．She is very tall. | B．She wears black glasses. |
| C．She likes wearing a dress. | D．She has short hair. |
Which sentence is wrong?
| A．“Baby” does well in playing basketball. | B．Millie is the youngest of the three. |
| C．Amy has a baby face. | D．Tom likes black horses. |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 25 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and the students like them, too. The school looks _____.
| A．small | B．old | C．nice | D．new |
It’s very nice for this school to have ____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground | C．students and teachers | D．desks and chairs |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．65 | C．75 | D．55 |
After class the students often go to _____.
| A．their classroom | B．their homes | C．the playground | D．the art room |
What may teachers not do?
| A．Give the students lessons. | B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. | D．Help students to study. |
Look at the picture. What can you see? In the picture there is a big table with a lot of things on it. There are three bottles of orange juice, two glasses of milk, some bread, cakes and so on. look, there is a cat under the table. It’s Kate’s cat. Its name is Mimi. I think it like them very much. No, Mimi. You can’t have them. All the things on the table are not for you. They are for Jim and Kate. They have them for lunch. POLLY is a bird. Now it’s on the window. It’s eating a banana. There is a big table with ________ on it.
| A．many things | B．three bottles of orange |
| C．two glasses of milk | D．some bread and cakes |
Where is the cat? It’s _________.
| A．behind the door | B．under the table | C．near the window | D．on the floor |
What’s the name of Kate’s cat?
| A．Mimi | B．Polly | C．Xiao Mi | D．Mary |
All the things on the table are for __________
| A．Jim and Kate | B．Jim and Mimi | C．Jim and his father | D．Kate and her mother |
Which sentence is right ?
| A．The cat is eating bread . | B．Jim is having breakfast. |
| C．Polly is eating a banana. | D．Kate is having lunch. |
This is the twin’s bedroom. The two beds looks the same（看起来像）. This bed is Wang Lei’s. It is near the window. That one is Wang Fang’s. It’s behind the door. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencils are on the desk. Their schoolbags are on the chairs. Wang Lei’s shirt is on his bed. On Wang Lei’s bed there is her skirt. It’s yellow. The room isn’t big, but nice.This is_______ bedroom.
| A．your | B．my | C．our | D．Wang Lei and Wang Fang’s |
Wang Lei and Wang Fang are________.
| A．friends | B．brother and sister | C．sisters | D．brothers |
The bed behind the door is __________.
| A．Wang Lei’s | B．Wang Fang’s | C．theirs | D．different |
_______on her bed.
| A．Wang Lei’s sweater | B．Wang Lei’s yellow shirt |
| C．Wang Fang’s skirt | D．The sweater |
The bedroom is __________.
| A．not big but new | B．new | C．nice | D．big and nice |
I am a Chinese boy. My name is Li Lei. I am twelve. My sister’s name is Li Mei. She’sFourteen. Li Mei and I are students. We like school.My mother is a teacher. She is a teacher of English. My father is a policeman. My young brother’s name is Li Hong. He is only four. We all like him. Li Lei is _________.
| A．Japanese | B．English | C．American | D．Chinese |
Li Lei’s sister is__________.
| A．four | B．twelve | C．fourteen | D．eleven |
Li Lei’s mother and father are__________.
| A．student and teacher | B．policeman and student |
| C．all teacher | D．teacher and policeman |
_________like school.
| A．Li Mei and Li lei | B．Li Hong and his mother |
| C．Li Lei and his father | D．Li Mei and his mother |
How many brothers does Li Lei have?
| A．Three. | B．Two. | C．One. | D．Four. |