This is the front page of the Simple English Wikipedia. Wikipedias are places where people work together to write encyclopedias(百科) in different languages. We use simple English words and grammar here. The Simple English Wikipedia is for everyone! That includes children and adults who are learning English.
There are 59,298 articles on the Simple English Wikipedia. All of the pages are free to use. They have all been published under both the
Creative Commons Attribution / Share-Alike Licence 3.0 and the
GNU Free Documentation Licence. You can help here! You may change these pages and make the new pages. Read the help pages and other good pages to learn how to write pages here. If you need help, you may ask questions at Simple talk.
When writing articles here:
Use easy words and shorter sentences. This lets people who know little English read them.
Write good pages. The best encyclopedia pages have useful, well written information.
Use the pages to learn and teach. These pages can help people learn English. You can also use them to make a new Wikipedia to help other people.
Simple does not mean little. Writing in Simple English means that simple words are used. It does not mean readers want simple information. Articles do not have to be short to be simple; expand articles, include a lot of information, but use basic vocabulary.
Be bold! Your article does not have to be perfect, because other editors will fix it and make it better. And most importantly, do not be afraid to start and make articles better yourself.
小题1: Wikipedia is a website for people to____.
| A．show their special photos and perfect videos in different languages |
| B．have a chat with different friends who know little English |
| C．see the latest famous films and TV programs |
| D．work together to write all kinds of useful information in different languages |
小题2: From the second paragraph, we know that_____.
| A．all of the articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are not free |
| B．the number of the articles on the Simple English is less than 60,000 |
| C．You can’t make new pages. |
| D．you can never change the pages or articles on the website |
小题3: If you want to write articles for the Simple English Wikipedia, you should____.
| A．learn how to write pages in a famous university first |
| B．use advanced English grammar and professional terms |
| C．use easy words and shorter sentences to describe valuable information |
| D．write articles only for children |
小题4: According to the text, we know that Simple talk is to_____.
| A．offer different kinds of friends from all over the world |
| B．talk with the editor who can help you publish your articles |
| C．help you solve questions about writing pages here |
| D．teach you simple English |
小题5: From the text we can learn that____.
| A．these pages can be changed to teach others who are learning English |
| B．your articles have to be perfect, or they will be refused |
| C．you can write your articles simply because readers want simple information |
| D．the articles you write are mainly for adults |