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Website: http://imgur.com/
Monthly Traffic: Over 2,000 million Description: The simple image sharer
What Is Imgur?
Imgur (pronounced, “Image-er”）is a simple image sharing and hosting website. Created in 2009 by Alan Schaff, who was a college Junior at the time, the site features lightning fast upload speeds and the ability to view and upload images without creating a username or logging in. Almost all of the images that appear on sites like Reddit are hosted by Imgur.
The site is not just a photo sharing site, however. Instead of hosting just photographs, Imgur is capable of hosting and displaying user-generated content like original artwork, animated gifs, and much more.
* The Imgur Community
Imgurians pride themselves on being one of the kindest, most accepting communities on the web. Unlike other sites, personal attacks are rare, and people generally behave themselves in the comment section. In fact, the comments are sometimes the funniest part of the site; don’t miss out by skipping the comment threads under each image.
Opening a user account on Imgur is free, and once you have an account you can upload up to 225 images to your own album without paying a dime for hosting. You can also earn up-votes for comments you leave and photos you upload. On the anniversary of the day you signed up, a small slice of cake will appear on your profile. This is your “cake day,” a day when you should celebrate by posting something funny to acknowledge your Imgur “birthday.” it Who Reads Imgur?
The site has a current Alexa ranking of 87 globally (43 in the U.S.), which means that there are only 87 other sites in the world that get more traffic during a three month period of time. The site currently boasts over 2,000 million page views each month. The site’s demographic is heavy on childless males aged 18-24, most of whom are college educated and browsing from school or work.
* Will I Enjoy Imgur?
If you enjoy visually stimulating material, posts that promise to “restore your faith in humanity，” and moving, feel-good stories, you will love browsing Imgur. If you’re just starting out, creating a username and password is a great place to start, since doing so will allow you to become a part of the community by commenting on and up-voting images right away.
One Word Of Warning Fair warning: this site is extremely addictive! Once you start clicking through the daily images, you might feel that you have tapped into the collective consciousness of the internet. That1 s because you have. Soon you will be among the other 2,000 million users per month who couldn’t stop browsing Imgur.
46. The average number of visits to the website Imgur each week is over _.
A. 5 million B. 50 million C. 55 million D. 500 million
47. According to the page, which of the following statements is true?
A. You are encouraged to read Imgur because it is not addictive.
B. On the day you signed up, your profile can receive a cake free.
C. People of different ages mainly including young adults read Imgur.
D. Imgur is merely a site of sharing photos where you can do nothing else.
48. At Imgur, you can _
A. make only negative comments B. open a paid user account
C. upload photos only after logging in D. read friendly message
49. This text is a(n) _ of the website of imgur.
A. introduction B. comment C. outline D. history
C
The oil from palms (棕榈树）has a wide variety of uses in many food and household products, but has caused heated debates because large areas of rainforest have been cleared to make way for large land to plant them. As the demand has grown, rainforests, particularly those in South East Asia, have suffered. Recently, an international team have found a gene (基因）that could make some of the trees produce more oil than others, through analyzing the crop’s DNA.
Professor Robert Martienssen, from the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory in the US, said, “These large plant genomes (基因组）are very challenging to sequence (排序），in part because of the size, but also because they have a lot of repetitive sequences. We had to use some very advanced technology to do this.” Within this code, the researchers found the gene that made some of the trees produce more oil.
Dr. Rajinder Singh, from government agency the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, said, “The oil palm has three fruit forms. We have the thick-shelled type一the Dura; those that don’t have any shell—the Pisifera—but are not used for commercial production; and we have a third form produced as a cross between the thick shell and the one without the shell, which is known as the Tenera. It has a thinner shell，but more of the fleshy fruit to produce the oil, and it is the one used for commercial production. And we discovered that the gene producing this fruit form.”
While oil palm growers attempt to grow only the thin-shelled Tenera variety, up to 10% of the seeds may turn out to be the other less oily plants. Now the researchers say they can use the genetic information to identify the seeds that produce the thin-shelled Tenera variety. Prof. Martienssen said, “We can now use that gene in genetic testing, which will allow growers to know exactly what sort of tree they are planting before it produces fruit. It takes a long time for these trees to produce fruit, and by being able to predict exactly what sort of fruit that tree will produce, it will greatly assist growers.”
Dr. Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi, from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, said, “This finding gives us huge hope. We hope to produce a lot more on the same amount of land because we do not want to get into the 2016年4月金华十校2016年高考模拟考试英语试题卷及答案 wordrainforest anymore; we have cleared enough.”
However, the environmental group WWF-UK said that the oil palm was already a very productive crop and that the global demand was growing rapidly, making it unavoidable to expand the land for planting. Adam Harrison, the organization’s food and agriculture policy officer, said, “In a way it does not matter if a ‘good’ variety replaces forest or a ‘bad’ one. The wildlife and communities that need access to that land will suffer. There is plenty of low-carbon, low-wildlife and conflict-free land available in Indonesia and Malaysia, where most palm oil is grown, and there is no more need to dig up forest areas.”
50. The underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.
A. the gene B. the shell C. the Tenera D. the oil
51. In what way may the finding of the gene assist the palm growers?
A. Clearing rainforest to make way for palm plantation.
B. Turning the less oily palms into the more oily ones.
C. Predicting what sort of fruit the trees produce.
D. Making the oil palms grow more quickly.
52. Over which issue Adam Harrison showed his concern in the last paragraph?
A. The demand for palm oil was growing too rapidly.
B. There is not enough land for the planting of oil palms.
C. The more oily palm is not a good replacement of the forest.
D. The planting of oil palms will affect the native environment.
53. Which of the following statements is true to the oil palms?
A. Oil palms planting has been decreased in recent years.
B. The more oily palms can change to the less oily ones.
C. The three types of oil palms are used for commercial purposes.
D. The Dura produces more oil than other two types of palm fruit.
54. Where does this text most probably come from?
A. An agricultural Journal. B. A wildlife website.
C. A copy of trade agreement. D. A food advertisement brochure.
D
“Got your cellphone? Glasses? Wallet? ID?” I asked.
“Yes,” my husband Avraham smiled. “Can we please get going? You’ve got to get to your interview before I go to see my patient at one o’clock.”
“Right. Got your medical bag?”
“Check.”
Even years after moving from North America, we still loved the half-hour drive to Jerusalem. The blue sky above the Rocky Mountains, the trees, and the journey up to the Holy City always filled us with gratitude for living in Israel.
As we sped along, Avraham commented, “Every day is an adventure here. Before coming to Israel, I knew that, but here I experience it every day.”
We approached our favorite part of the journey, where a wonderflxl view of Jerusalem suddenly appears above the roadway. We had made good time and arrived at my meeting with time to spare.
After my interview, I met Avraham at our favorite Angers Bakery Cafe. Avraham ordered his daily iced coffee and a bag of fresh bread. Glancing at the clock, I suggested we get going to see his patient.
Avraham had received a request to make a house call at the home of an elderly woman in Jerusalem. Her daughter had called the day before to arrange the appointment. As there are very few foot specialists in Israel, Avraham would travel all over the country to see patients requiring specialized foot care. He searched his pockets for a note on which he had written the address. But the note was nowhere to be found.
“I don’t believe it! I must have left the address at home.”
I sighed and realized our morning check had been incomplete.
“Do you remember any part of the address?” I asked.
“I remember that there was a 17 in it, because it was part of my birth date.”
“Do you know the street name?”
“No. Just that it’s in this neighborhood.”
I had heard the family name mentioned briefly the day before and remembered that it sounded European. “Let’s try looking at building number 17 on this street and see if the mailboxes list any familiar sounding names,” I offered.
We scanned the listings at number 17 and two more nearby buildings without success.
“This is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” I complained.
“Well，since we are already in the city, let’s try one last building，” Avraham suggested, as he whispered a prayer for God’s help in finding the right house.
We tiredly approached the entrance to an apartment house down another street and noticed all of the European names. Taking this as a good sign, we entered the entrance where we met a young boy who informed us that indeed an elderly couple lived next door to their married daughter in the building.
We quickly went upstairs and knocked on a door covered with children's art. I recognized the woman as a teacher from an educational workshop where I had taught.
“What a small world，"I commented. “We know one another from teaching, and now my husband is here to see your mother. Where does she live?”
“My parents live right next door,” she replied, pointing the way down the hallway.
We went to the neighboring apartment where an elderly gentleman answered the door. Avraham announced that he was the foot specialist whom their daughter had called. The delighted man warmly welcomed us. The couple had recently arrived from South Africa and were so pleased to find an English-speaking doctor who made house calls. The wife suffered from a variety of illnesses which made it difficult for her to travel to a clinic. Avraham took a detailed medical history and conducted a thorough examination. After treating her and suggesting appropriate follow-up care, he packed his bag and we left.
Moments later, as we fastened our seat belts, we laughed about actually finding the house in spite of the incredible difficulty. As we were about to pull out of the parking lot, the daughter came rushing up to our 2016年4月金华十校2016年高考模拟考试英语试题卷及答案 wordcar. She could hardly contain herself. “Thank you for coming to help my mother.” Then she added, “But I have to ask. How did you know to come to see her? After you left, my father came over to thank me for calling you. I told him that I hadn’t called. I thought he had called.”
Avraham and I stared at each other. It was the wrong house!
Or was it?
55. It can be inferred from the passage that Avraham _.
A. enjoyed living in Israel B. had just settled down in Israel
C. had a good memory D. was the only foot specialist in Israel
56. The author and her husband went to Jerusalem that day to _.
A. go sightseeing B. keep their appointments
C. seek adventure D. have dinner in their favorite cafe
57. What does the author mean by saying “This is like looking for a needle in a haystack”？
A. They should keep on looking for the right house.
B. They can use a needle to help them find the patient.
C. They can never find the patient without the address.
D. They should ask for God’s help in finding the patient.
58. The elderly woman Avraham helped didn’t get treatment in time because _.
A. she was too sick to move about conveniently
B. she couldn’t understand the doctors’ language
C. her daughter was too busy teaching children art
D. she was new there and was unfamiliar with the place
59. Who called Avraham to help the elderly woman?
A. Her daughter. B. Her husband. C. The author. D. Nobody.
60. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?
A. The world is full of coincidence.
B. Carelessness will lead to trouble.
C. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
D. Help should come to wherever it is needed.
