It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.
Mark Zuckerber was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.
Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange message and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,” he said.
What’s the young man’s secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mar Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.
小題1:The underlined word “ it “ in the first paragraph refers to _________.
A.FacebookB.RenrenC.IndiaD.China
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A.exchange messagesB.share information
C.do online shoppingD.put up photos
小題3:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a.Zucker studied in Harvard University.
b. Facebook is popular around the world.
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
d. Zuckberg set up the Facebook website.
A.a(chǎn)-b-c-dB.a(chǎn)-c-b-dC.a(chǎn)-d-b-cD.a(chǎn)-d-c-b
小題4:Why did Zuckerberg start Facebook?
A.Because he wanted to collect some money.
B.Because he wanted to connect people online.
C.Because he felt bored when studying in Harvard.
D.Because he didn’t know his classmates very well.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析:短文大意:這篇短文介紹了世界上最大的社交網(wǎng)站——臉書的創(chuàng)建歷史。這是美國一個大學生在大二的時候突發(fā)奇想建立的一個網(wǎng)站,現(xiàn)在在全世界范圍內(nèi)收到了歡迎。
小題1:詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系下文This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. 描述,可知it指代的是臉書這個網(wǎng)站。故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. 描述,可知人們可以在這個網(wǎng)站上交換和分享信息,上傳照片。短文沒有關(guān)于這個網(wǎng)站能進行網(wǎng)上購物的描述,故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。閱讀短文可知,祖克爾上大學是在2004年,在他上大二的時候,創(chuàng)建的這個網(wǎng)站,然后他決定退學來全力投入到這個網(wǎng)站的工作,最后這個網(wǎng)站在全世界流行起來。故選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other.描述,可知他設(shè)立這個網(wǎng)站是為了彼此認識.故選B。把人們用網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接起來。
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