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【題目】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 180,000 Americans 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?

【1】What happened to the 15- year-old boy?

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

【2】What do Clair Mellenthin’s words suggest?

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

【3】According to the last paragraph, the author seems to believe that .

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

【4】The passage mainly discusses .

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】YouTube承載數(shù)百萬試圖冒險行動的人的視頻。他們中的許多人是孩子和年輕人。例如本文中講述的一個15歲男孩自拍玩火而把自己燒傷。人們總是覺得別人嘗試冒險的事很有趣，觀眾喜歡這種東西。作者認(rèn)為YouTube要負(fù)起自己的責(zé)任。

【1】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章前兩段的敘述可知，那個15歲的男孩玩火，最后把自己燒傷了，故選B項。

【2】C

推理判斷題。Clair Mellenthin說的話前面一句表示，現(xiàn)在很多觀看者都受他們所看內(nèi)容的影響，并想自己嘗試一下，接著Clair Mellenthin就說：YouTube把附近發(fā)生的事情帶到了全世界，也就是全世界都知道了，由此可知，YouTube對人們的影響很大，故選C。

【3】A

推理判斷題。最后一段說“YouTube has a rule on content.”YouTube已采取了一定的措施來限制網(wǎng)上的內(nèi)容。由最后一句“But is this enough?（這就足夠了嗎？）”可知，作者認(rèn)為這樣做仍然不夠，YouTube應(yīng)該做更多的事來確保孩子的安全，故選A項。

【4】D

主旨大意題。文章主要就YouTube是否應(yīng)該播放危險視頻這一問題進(jìn)行了討論，故D項正確。