10.A 15-year-old boy planned to put a ball covered with petrol into his mouth and set it on fire.He would film the dangerous action and put it on YouTube.And,lie hoped to become famous on the Internet.But things didn't go the way he imagined.His clothing caught fire,and he was rushed to the hospital with serious bums on his body.
YouTube hosts millions of videos of people attempting dangerous actions.Many of them are by kids and young adults.Some experts say that by hosting these videos,YouTube encourages young viewers to take deadly risks.Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 180,000Americans die from accidental injuries each year.That's one person every three minutes.More than 14,000 of those killed are kids under the age of 19.Is YouTube to blame?
People have always found it interesting to watch others try risky things.Audiences love these kinds of things.Some of the earliest Greek comedies had characters followed by wild animals and knocking into walls.Now,in the age of the Internet,anyone with a camera and a YouTube account can create this kind of"fun".Many viewers,especially teenagers,are influenced by what they see and want to try it themselves."YouTube has taken the playing in the neighborhood to a worldwide level,"says Clair Mellenthin,a researcher from the Centers.
Supporters of YouTube argue that it isn't YouTube's responsibility to examine its content."Parents should be the ones to make sure that kids are behaving safely,"they say.In fact,YouTube has a rule on content.For example,dangerous activities that have a risk of serious physical harm or death are not allowed.Staff of YouTube,carefully watch the website 24 hours a day,looking for videos that are against their rules.But is this enough?
8.What happened to the 15-year-old boy?B
A.He got hurt in a traffic accident
B.He played with fire and burned himself
C.He set fire to a ball by accident
D.He watched an action film on YouTube
9.What do Clair Mellenthin's words suggest?C
A.YouTube should examine kids'accounts
B.YouTube users like to copy Greek comedies
C.YouTube affects people greatly
D.YouTube has a positive influence on teenagers globally
10.According to the last paragraph,the author seems to believe thatA.
A.YouTube should do more to make sure of kids'safety
B.parents should be strict with their kids
C.YouTube should make a rule on content
D.parents shouldn't allow their kids to take risks
11.The passage mainly discussesD.
A.how to prevent accidental injuries
B.how to become famous on the Internet
C.whether YouTube should be open to kids
D.whether YouTube should show dangerous videos.
分析 本文主要通過一個青少年在YouTube展示視頻失敗而燒傷自己的故事引發(fā)一個討論--YouTube是否該播出含有危險鏡頭的視頻.
解答 8.B 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第一段 A 15-year-old boy planned to put a ball covered with gasoline into his mouth and set it on fire.He wanted to make a dangerous video and put it on YouTube.And he hoped to become famous on the Internet.But things didn't go the way he had thought.His clothing caught fire,and he wastaken to the hospital with serious bums on his body.可知他想制作一段危險的視頻放上網(wǎng)絡(luò)以出名,但是他在玩火時燒到了自己.結(jié)合選項,故選B
9.C 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,."YouTube has taken the playing in the neighborhood to a worldwide level,"says Clair Mellenthin,a researcher from the Centers.由此可知,YouTube把本來的小范圍玩玩擴大到了全球水平,這就是極大的增加了其影響力.結(jié)合選項,故選C
10.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)YouTube is supposed to have a rule on content,because dangerous actions can get body harm or death.由此可知,YouTube應該在內(nèi)容上有一個嚴格的規(guī)定,不能展示過于暴力等東西.因為孩子們會盲目的模仿,而危險的動作會導致身體的傷害或者死亡.結(jié)合選項,故選A
11.D 主旨題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,通讀全文可知,文章主要討論了YouTube是否該播出含有危險鏡頭的視頻.結(jié)合選項,故選D
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀理解.在解題時注意通過全篇把握文章大意再結(jié)合選項尋找關(guān)鍵字詞的辦法來排除答案,注意細節(jié)題較多,應多細心進行分析.