In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterward(過后),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(過程) 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.

 

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了一個視頻網(wǎng)站。在這個網(wǎng)站上容易分享視頻，因此很受歡迎。每天有70000多個新的視頻上傳到這個視頻網(wǎng)站上，但是大部分視頻的制片人不是專業(yè)的。人們還可以用這個視頻網(wǎng)站娛樂別人，幫助他人，也可以做廣告，通知別人一些重要的信息。

1.

2.根據(jù)Many last no more than 10 minutes.可知許多視頻時間只有10多分鐘，較短，故C項與文中意思相符。根據(jù)They are just everyday people making videos可知大部分視頻的制片人是平常人，故D項的意思與文中意思相符。根據(jù)Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals.可知每天有70000多個新的視頻上傳到這個視頻網(wǎng)站上，這些是視頻中大部分視頻的制片人不是專業(yè)的，故B項與文中意思不相符。故選B。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. Some people have invited him to dance at their parties.可知Judson Laipply在視頻網(wǎng)站上上傳了他的舞蹈視頻后開始受到人們的歡迎。故選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this.可知David Taub用這個視頻網(wǎng)站來做廣告，故選C。

5.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Most of the filmmakers are not professionals.可知大部分的制片人不是專業(yè)的。故選A。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。

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