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Book Three

Book Three. Why Don’t You Google It?. 閱讀測驗 ( 一 ).

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Book Three

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  1. Book Three Why Don’t You Google It? 2008/03/12

  2. 閱讀測驗(一) • In recent years, Yahoo! has struggled to compete with Google’s popular search engine. To increase its market share, Yahoo! has formed partnerships with many different companies to offer features that are not available anywhere else. Yahoo! now has a loyal group of customers, making it a strong competitor in the online world. 2008/03/12

  3. 閱讀測驗(一) • After Yahoo! was founded in 1995, its search engine quickly became very popular. But when Yahoo! began to add other services, such as email, the search engine was no longer a priority. As a result, it could not keep up with Google. Like many other Internet companies, Yahoo! also lost a lot of money. If the company was to survive, it had to find new ways of doing business. 2008/03/12

  4. 閱讀測驗(一) • Yahoo!’s management decided that the best way to survive was to work with other businesses. For example, Yahoo! recently signed a contract with 176 newspapers to share local news and advertising. This will allow Yahoo! to feature its services in many smaller markets. Yahoo! also thinks that online videos are a way to make money, and it is working with studios in Hollywood to offer special content on its website. 2008/03/12

  5. 閱讀測驗(一) • Yahoo! has learned that it must work with other companies to attract users. The company’s leaders believe that people will pay for access to a variety of unique services that attract people with many different tastes. To remain competitive, Yahoo! continues to look for new ways to offer people things that no one else can. 2008/03/12

  6. 閱讀測驗(一) • (1)( ) According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?(A) Yahoo! provides features that are not available.(B) Yahoo! doesn’t have any relations with other companies.(C) Yahoo! offers features that are unique.(D) Yahoo! has risen above Google. 2008/03/12

  7. 閱讀測驗(一) • (2)( ) Recently, Yahoo! has had ______ keeping up with Google’s popular search engine.(A) no trouble (B) a hard time (C) been (D) a good time • (3)( ) After adding other services, Yahoo! ______.(A) lost its priority (B) increased its market share (C) made a fortune (D) won the first place 2008/03/12

  8. 閱讀測驗(一) • (4)( ) ______ was not considered the way for Yahoo! to continue to succeed.(A) Working with other companies (B) Decreasing its market share(C) Featuring its services in smaller markets (D) Selling online videos 2008/03/12

  9. 閱讀測驗(一) • (5)( ) Which of the following statements is NOT true?(A) Yahoo! tends to provide more special services to attract people with different tastes.(B) Yahoo! is working with studios in Hollywood.(C) Yahoo! tries hard to become as good as Google.(D) Yahoo! can publish its newspaper to share local news. • 答案：(1)C(2)B(3)A(4)B(5)D 2008/03/12

  10. 克漏字(一) • 1.In 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the Google search engine. With its popularity ___1___, “google” has been ___2___ a real word. “Google Inc.” was ___3___ the next year. Such was its success that it soon defeated its competitors. The achievement has been credited to Google’s pursuing ___4___ and refusing convention. The former has been given the highest ___5___ all the time and thus has ___6___ the birth of Gmail, Google News, and many other creative features provided by Google. 2008/03/12

  11. 克漏字(一) • When it comes ___7___ with traditional business practices, the company sticks to the belief that all employees are equal. Recreational equipment and free food services are available ___8___ everyone at Google instead of being ___9___ as special rights for a few of those who are ___10___ power. There is an emphasis on employees’ benefits in this company. It is why they are willing to make the effort to work for the company. 2008/03/12

  12. 克漏字(一) • (1)( ) (A) increased (B) increasing (C) on the decrease (D) cut down • (2)( ) (A) regarded as (B) looked on (C) thought of (D) spoken of • (3)( ) (A) shown up (B) put on (C) set up (D) depended on • (4)( ) (A) offer (B) product (C) sensitivity (D) creativity • (5)( ) (A) price (B) priority (C) praise (D) profit • 答案：(1)B(2)A(3)C(4)D(5)B 2008/03/12

  13. 克漏字(一) • (6)( ) (A) taken over (B) done (C) led to (D) made • (7)( ) (A) to breaking (B) break (C) to break (D) breaking • (8)( ) (A) on (B) from (C) in (D) to • (9)( ) (A) reserved (B) preserved (C) observed (D) served • (10)( ) (A) for (B) of (C) in (D) from • 答案： (6)C(7)A(8)D(9)A(10)C 2008/03/12

  14. 克漏字(二) • eBay founder Pierre Omidyar had a dream about connecting people. He thought that by tearing down the barriers ___1___ communication, he could ___2___ people who had unusual hobbies and interests to get in contact with ___3___. His website—first called AuctionWeb and later eBay—became a global success. 2008/03/12

  15. 克漏字(二) • Over the years, some very strange things ___4___ up for sale on eBay. In 2002, the Californian town of Bridgeville was listed for sale on the web site. Another Californian town, Carlotta, was listed too in the following year. A piece of used chewing gum, ___5___ had been chewed by a famous baseball player, sold for several thousand dollars; as ___6___ the half-eaten breakfast of pop star Justin Timberlake. 2008/03/12

  16. 克漏字(二) • eBay has allowed many new small businesses to blossom. People who don’t have the resources to maintain a shop in the real world or the knowledge to set up their own websites have been able to ___7___ a living selling things on eBay. Some people sell things they produce themselves; ___8___ buy things cheaply on eBay then re-sell them ___9___ a higher price. In 2005, more than $35 billion worth of trades took place on eBay—making its economy larger than ___10___ of many countries. 2008/03/12

  17. 克漏字(二) • (1)( ) (A) on (B) for (C) to (D) with • (2)( ) (A) make (B) let(C) allow (D) leave • (3)( ) (A) one another (B) each other (C) the other (D) the rest • (4)( ) (A) are put (B) have been put(C) were put (D) put • (5)( ) (A) it(B) that(C) which(D) and this • 答案：(1)C(2)C(3)A(4)B(5)C 2008/03/12

  18. 克漏字(二) • (6)( ) (A) is (B) was (C) does (D) did • (7)( ) (A) earning (B) winning (C) spend (D) make • (8)( ) (A) others (B) the others(C) another (D) a few • (9)( ) (A) with (B) at (C) for (D) on • (10)( ) (A) this (B) which (C) that (D) what • 答案：(6)D(7)D(8)A(9)B(10)C 2008/03/12

  19. 單字測驗 (一) • 1.( C ) Linda’s kitchen is equipped with various modern cooking _______. (A) curses (B) options (C) facilities (D) elections • 2.( B ) The worker earns just enough money to ______ on and lives from hand to mouth. (A) support (B) survive (C) maintain (D) spend • 3.( C ) An original and imaginative work requires an artist’s ______. (A) activity (B) similarity (C) creativity (D) majority 2008/03/12

  20. 單字測驗 (一) • 4.( A )On social occasions, it is impolite to ask people any ______ question related to the age, income, or marriage. (A) personal (B) personnel (C) public (D) political • 5.( C )Caught cheating in the exam, the boy ______ never to cheat again from then on and bagged for a pardon. (A) bowed (B) warned (C) vowed (D) allowed • 6.( D )It is not appropriate to wear ______ clothes to a formal party. (A) clean (B) useful (C) additional (D) casual 2008/03/12

  21. 文法測驗 (一) • 1.( A )Taking too many drugs has ______ Jim’s sudden death. (A) resulted in (B) resulted from (C) come from (D) been attributed to • 2.( A ) In military training, absolute obedience is always ______ the highest priority. (A) given (B) taken (C) paid (D) made • 3.( B ) The safety guard risked ______ to prevent the store from ______. (A) to be killed; rob (B) being killed; being robbed (C) killing; robbing (D) losing his life; robbing 2008/03/12

  22. 文法測驗 (一) • 4.( A ) Since David ______ from college, he ______ on his own. (A) graduated; has been living (B) has graduated; has lived (C) has graduated; lived (D) was graduated; was living • 5.( B ) The guests had a good time ______ at the party. (A) to enjoy themselves (B) enjoying themselves (C) enjoy themselves (D) enjoyed themselves • 6.( C ) Alice lent her husband all her money ______ the risk of losing it because he was deeply in debt. (A) on (B) with (C) at (D) in 2008/03/12

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