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【題目】 With more than two million videos on YouTube, cats are one of the most searched things on the Internet. A new exhibition called “How Cats Took Over The Internet” opened at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. It looked at the history of how cats rose to Internet fame, and why people like them so much.

Almost half of all original YouTube videos are of people ’s pets, and around 26 billion views are just for cats, making them the single most popular category. Some cats have become famous and earned millions of pounds after their owners posted their pictures online.

So how did cats become so popular?

Since the Internet became widely used in the 1990s, people have been sharing pictures of their cats via email. In 2005 one of YouTube’s co-founders Steve Chen posted a video of his cat called Pyjamas playing with a rope, making him the first person to upload a cat video to YouTube.

In 2007 Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami started a website sharing funny pictures of cats, The site quickly became popular, and users were able to upload pictures of their cats with writing over the top. It now has over 100 million views a month and has created a whole new form of communication on the Internet.

Why cats? A scientific study has proved that looking at videos of cats can improve people's mood. Assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick from Indians University, America, asked 7,000 people how they felt before and after watching videos of cats. The results showed that people felt happier after watching videos of cats, and that they felt less anxious.

The Internet has also been responsible for creating a number of famous cats such as Grumpy Cat, Lil BUB and Maru. They have appeared on lots of TV shows, advertisements and film festivals, and even have their own brands. Lil BUB even has her own charity, and has raised around $130, 000 for pets with special needs.

【1】What’s true about cats according to the text?

A.Their fame is related to the widespread of the Internet and a relative website.

B.Cat videos take up half of all the original YouTube videos.

C.They are the first to be filmed among all the animals throughout the world.

D.They earned millions with their videos in the 1990s.

【2】Why did Jessica make the study?

A.To improve people's mood and reduce people's anxiety.

B.To ask about people's present feelings and living conditions.

C.To find the effect of watching cat videos on people's mood.

D.To help people live their life to the fullest.

【3】What’s special about Lil BUB?

A.She has the most videos online.B.She is popular at home and abroad.

C.She has her own brands.D.She has her own charity.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A.Cats become celebritiesB.Cat videos rule the Internet

C.Watching cat videos countsD.Cats’ contributions to the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。在YouTube上有超過兩百萬的視頻，貓是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上搜索最多的東西之一。YouTube上幾乎一半的原創(chuàng)視頻都是關(guān)于人們的寵物，大約260億次的觀看是關(guān)于貓的，這使得它們成為最受歡迎的一個(gè)類別。文章說明了貓是如何變得如此受歡迎的、為什么是貓這種動(dòng)物受歡迎的原因以及一些出名的貓。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Since the Internet became widely used in the 1990s, people have been sharing pictures of their cats via email. In 2005 one of YouTube’s co-founders Steve Chen posted a video of his cat called Pyjamas playing with a rope, making him the first person to upload a cat video to YouTube.可知自從上世紀(jì)90年代互聯(lián)網(wǎng)被廣泛使用以來，人們就開始通過電子郵件分享他們的貓的照片。2005年，YouTube的創(chuàng)始人之一Steve Chen發(fā)布了他的一只名叫Pyjamas的貓玩繩子的視頻，使他成為第一個(gè)將貓的視頻上傳到YouTube的人。由此可知，A選項(xiàng)“貓的成名與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和相關(guān)網(wǎng)站的普及有關(guān)”正確。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick from Indians University, America, asked 7,000 people how they felt before and after watching videos of cats. The results showed that people felt happier after watching videos of cats, and that they felt less anxious.可知美國(guó)印度大學(xué)的助理教授Jessica Gall Myrick對(duì)7000人進(jìn)行了調(diào)查，詢問他們看貓視頻前后的感受。結(jié)果顯示，人們?cè)谟^看了關(guān)于貓的視頻后感到更快樂，也不那么焦慮了。由此可知，Jessica做這項(xiàng)研究是為了找出看貓視頻對(duì)人們情緒的影響。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Lil BUB even has her own charity, and has raised around $130, 000 for pets with special needs.可知Lil BUB甚至有自己的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，已經(jīng)為有特殊需要的寵物籌集了大約13萬美元。由此可知，Lil BUB的特別之處在于她有自己的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段With more than two million videos on YouTube, cats are one of the most searched things on the Internet. A new exhibition called “How Cats Took Over The Internet” opened at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. It looked at the history of how cats rose to Internet fame, and why people like them so much.可知在YouTube上有超過兩百萬的視頻，貓是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上搜索最多的東西之一。一個(gè)名為“貓如何接管互聯(lián)網(wǎng)”的新展覽在紐約移動(dòng)影像博物館開幕。它回顧了貓如何在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上走紅的歷史，以及為什么人們?nèi)绱讼矚g它們。結(jié)合文章還說明了YouTube上幾乎一半的原創(chuàng)視頻都是關(guān)于人們的寵物，大約260億次的觀看是關(guān)于貓的，這使得它們成為最受歡迎的一個(gè)類別。文章說明了貓是如何變得如此受歡迎的、為什么是貓這種動(dòng)物受歡迎的原因以及一些出名的貓。由此可知，B選項(xiàng)“貓的視頻主宰了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)”最符合文章標(biāo)題。故選B。