20.Born in the State of New York on May 14th,1984,Mark Zuckerberg was an instant success.In his high school years,he was considered one of top students in the classics,before moving into the arts,sciences,and literature,again picking up high marks and receiving academic praise.It earned him admission to Harvard University.
As a rebellious but relatively quiet student,he created a website called Facemash in the university-an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance.
The site was controversial for several reasons.The first was its illegal use of photographs,which the university and students took issue with.The second was its controversial nature---not every student like being ranked based on their appearance.The third was its huge resource use---while it was hosted on Harvard servers,it was the most popular page in the university's entire network.
Zuckerberg was soon forced to shut the site down,but its popularity and controversy had made him consider its future potential(有潛力的).He soon turned the simple site into a personal one for Harvard students,encouraging them to network with their peers at the college.It was then,together with his two friends,that they launched"The Facebook",which immediately spread to other colleges and grew into a public service that anyone could access in the United States,whether to network with friends and family,or to play games.
The company has been criticized frequently,however,Zuckerberg has remained true to his initial(最初的) vision-to create a website that the entire world can use to communicate openly and easily with one another and to keep the user experience clean and pure.The end result is one of the world's biggest online businesses.
Although its true value is debatable,it's safe to say that Facebook,and its creator Mark Zuckerberg,are two of the twenty-first century's most influential,controversial,and potentially powerful figures.
21.When Mark Zuckerberg was a student,heC.
A.was often praised by teachers for the website he created
B.a(chǎn)lone created a website called Facebook
C.had good academic performances
D.encouraged students to set up business like him
22.The reason why Zuckerberg shut the site down was probably thatB.
A.his website was not popular
B.he was doubted for the way he used photographs
C.he needed time to reconsider his choice
D.he stole resource on Harvard server
23.Which words can best describe Zuckerberg?A
A.rebellious and creative.
B.quiet and shy.
C.talented and outgoing.
D.easy-going and smart.
24.The best title of the passage should beD.
A.The Development of Facebook
B.The Foundation of Facebook
C.A Talent from Harvard University
D.Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook.
分析 本文是一篇人生故事類閱讀,馬克扎爾伯格是一個成功的人,1984年5月14日出生于紐約州,在他上高中的時候,他被認為是一個優(yōu)秀學生的模范,涉獵藝術,科學,文學,拿到高分并受到稱贊,最終被哈佛大學錄取.本文以此展開,講述了扎爾伯格發(fā)明Facebook的故事.
解答 21.答案:C.細節(jié)理解題.從第一段第二句中的"top students"和"academic praise"可知,他在學習上表現(xiàn)很優(yōu)秀.故選C.
22.答案:B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第二句"The first was its illegal use of photographs,which the university and students took issue with."可知,B正確."take issue with"意思為"提出異議".故選B.
23.答案:A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段的末句"It earned him admission to Harvard University"可知,Mark進入耶魯大學為他后來的革新打下基礎,可得出"creative".第二段"As a rebellious but relatively quiet student"可得出"rebellious".故選A.
24.答案:D.主旨大意題.從文章內(nèi)容和最后一段可知,本文主要講述的是Mark Zuckerberg和他創(chuàng)造Facebook的故事.D項做標題最合適.故選D.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題及主旨大意題,做題時應結合文章上下文內(nèi)容并根據(jù)所給選項的含義進行分析,從而得出正確答案.切記胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).