题文
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size. Microblogs “allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links”.As with traditional blogging, microbloggers post about topics ranging from the simple, such as "what I'm doing right now," to the thematic(主题的), such as "sports cars.” Commercial microblogs also exist, to promote (促进) websites, services and/or products, and to promote collaboration within an organization.
Some microblogging services offer features such as privacy settings, which allow users to control who can read their microblogs, or other ways of publishing rights besides entering the web-based interface.(界面) These may include text messaging, instant messaging, E-mail, or digital audio.
The first microblogs were known as tumblelogs. The term was invented in a blog post on April 12, 2005. However, by 2006 and 2007, the term microblog came into greater usage for such services provided by Tumblr and Twitter. Other leading social networking websites Facebook, MySpace, linkedIn, and XING also have their own microblogging features, better known as status updates.
Several studies, especially by Harvard Business School have tried to analyze the usage behavior of Microblogging services. Many of these studies show that for services such as Twitter, there is a small group of active users contributing to most of the activity.
Twitter, Facebook and other microblogging services are also becoming a platform for marketing and public relations, with a sharp growth in the number of social media marketers. The Sysomos study shows that this specific group of marketers on Twitter is much more active than general user population, with 15% following more than 2,000 people.
小题1:Why is a microblog different from a traditional blog?A．Because a microblog doesn’t include pictures, but a traditional blog does.B．Because a microblog doesn’t include videos, but a traditional blog does.C．Because a microblog has smaller contents than a traditional blog in actual and total file size.D．Because a microblog can only be written on the cell-phones.小题2:What is the meaning of the underlined word “collaboration” in the second paragraph?A．Competition.B．Discussion.C．Tradition.D．Cooperation小题3:Microblogging can protect the following privacy EXCEPT_______.A．deciding the readers of the microblogsB．allowing readers to publish their viewsC．readers’ deleting what a microblog saysD．deciding whether readers can enter it小题4:We can infer from the passage that______.A．microbloggers always post about the thematic topics instead of the simple onesB．microblogging has developed so quickly and brought the owners more and more benefits.C．microblogging protects both the owners’ and the readers’ privacyD．the studies by Harward Business School have analyzed the usage of microblogging services 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
文章介绍了一种新的媒体传播工具—微博。并具体介绍了微博的作用及其他信息。小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段第2,3行A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size.可知微博和传统博客的差别，C的内容表述正确。
小题2:D 猜测词义题。根据Commercial microblogs also exist, to promote (促进) websites, services and/or products, and to promote collaboration within an organization.商业微博同样存在，为了宣传网站，服务或者产品也为了促进组织内部的合作。A竞争；B讨论；C传统；D合作；故D符合上下文。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第三段which allow users to control who can read their microblogs, or other ways of publishing rights besides entering the web-based interface.(界面) These may include text messaging, instant messaging, E-mail, or digital audio.可知ABD的内容都涉及了，C项没有提及，故C正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章最后两段，尤其是最后一段的The Sysomos study shows that this specific group of marketers on Twitter is much more active than general user population, with 15% following more than 2,000 people. 说明微博给人们带来了很多的好处，故B正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Microblogging is a b.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
