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(2021·南京高二检测)
While Google, Bing and Yahoo dominate (居……之首) adult search engine choices, they are not always the best choice for students. The sites on this list are good search engines that students can rely on.
Fact Monster
Homework help is always on hand with Fact Monster (www. factmonster. com). It is mainly fit for students aged from 7 to 12. There are also all kinds of games, spelling tests and more for kids to improve their study and have some fun.
Ask Kids
Ask Kids (www. askkids. com) is a great site for students to safely find the information they need from the web. Besides being a useful and safe search engine, Ask Kids also has a useful picture and video search function that allows students to find pictures or videos that may be useful to their information search.
SortFix
SortFix (www. sortfix. com) is one of the useful search engines for students because it provides relevant, organized search results. It does this by analyzing the keywords in the search results, and giving the searcher the ability to focus on, or remove, certain keywords. It is a useful search engine if you are not sure what information you want to find, or if you are tired of finding irrelevant (不相关的) results in your searches.
Wolfram Alpha
Created Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram Alpha (www. wolframalpha. com) can calculate things that it would take a hundred or more individual websites to do. It uses a set of ways to answer questions directly that you type into the search box, which is different from other websites. You can find everything from the nutritional value of an apple to the real-time position of the International Space Station. It is best suited for older students.
【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个对学生友好的搜索引擎, 分别介绍了它们各自的特点。
21. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To recommend four useful apps.
B. To advertise four interesting websites.
C. To list the top four popular websites in the US.
D. To introduce four student-friendly search engines.
【解析】选D。写作意图题。根据第一段While Google, Bing and Yahoo dominate. . . students can rely on. 可推知, 作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍四个对学生友好的搜索引擎。故选D。
22. If you keep getting the results you don’t want, which will you probably use?
A. Fact Monster. B. Ask Kids.
C. SortFix. D. Wolfram Alpha.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据SortFix部分中It does this by analyzing the keywords. . . results in your searches. 可知, 如果你一直得到你不想要的结果, 你可能会使用SortFix。故选C。
23. What’s special about Wolfram Alpha?
A. It offers answers directly.
B. It provides games for kids.
C. It focuses on solving maths problems.
D. It is intended for astronomy enthusiasts.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Wolfram Alpha部分中It uses a set of ways to answer questions directly that you type into the search box, which is different from other websites. 可知, Wolfram Alpha特别之处是它直接给出问题的答案。故选A。
