14．Welcome to the hit websites of 2017FOR many in the dot-com world，2016 almost showed one story：the rise of Facebook．The social networking site tells us good ideas can worth a lot of money．
Inspired by this，investors （投資者） are looking for the next big thing in 2017．Their plan：not necessarily latest technology，but closer to everyday life．
Seesmic．com：share video diaries onlineUnlike YouTube which has been full of professional marketing videos，Seesmic focuses online video diaries．
The site has not gone public yet，but has had positive reviews from testers．The website′s founder Loic Le Meur is an Internet adviser to the American president，Donald Trump．
Moshianimals．com：gaming while socializingCreated by a London games firm，Moshianimals combines pet games with social networking and puzzles．Players"adopt"an animal，and look after it by solving regular puzzles．Animals can interact with each other online，providing a social part for players．With its cartoon and addictive qualities，Moshi wants to drive more youth crazy．
Etsy．com：a platform for your creativityThe New York-based Internet company says it is"your place to buy and sell all things handmade"．You can sell everything from clothes and jewlry to music on Etsy．com．The site was set up in 2015 and now has more than half a million users and 60，000 sellers．
Twitter．com：use your cellphone to blogTwitter lets you send text messages to large groups of people simultaneously and for free．Sign up and send a message，an instant Internet messaging service，and it will be sent to your contacts at the same time．Updates are limited to just 140 characters，thus people call it"microbloging"．Founded in March 2006，Twitter．com already boasts over 500，000 users．
21．Which of the following website was most popular in 2016？D
A．Seesmic．com
B．Etsy．com
C．Moshianimals．com
D．Facebook．com
22．Among the following websites，which one is most likely to appeal to teenagers？C
A．Twitter．com
B．Etsy．com
C．Moshianimals．com
D．Seesmic．com
23．Etsy．com helps youB．
A．keep track of the location of your friends
B．sell your traditional artworks
C．solve regular puzzles
D．send text messages in groups．
分析 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀，屬于廣告，主要介紹了五個網站的基本情況，包括作用，面向人群，對人們的影響力．
解答 21．D．細節理解題．根據FOR many in the dot-com world，2016 almost showed one story：the rise of Facebook．可知，2016年最受歡迎的網站為Facebook．故選D．
22．C．推理判斷題．根據With its cartoon and addictive qualities，Moshi wants to drive more youth crazy．可知，因為有著動漫以及讓人上癮的因素，Moshi讓很多青少年瘋狂．故選C．
23．B．細節理解題．根據You can sell everything from clothes and jewlry to music on Etsy．com．可知，Etsy．com可以幫助你出售舊物．故選B．
點評 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀，題目涉及多道主旨大意題，細節理解題，推理判斷題．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內容，聯系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據，切忌胡亂猜測．
