Going online to do research when you're writing papers and doing projects is natural thing to do. Knowing how to evaluate and choose online resources can help you avoid headaches and wasting time.
How can you make researching online as easy and effective as possible? Before you begin your research, make a list of the kinds of sites that are best for your topic. Is the website reliable and up to date? Government sites ending in . gov and educational sites ending in .edu usually are safe bets. Established news-related sites are OK, too, but be sure that you're using the original source. If a newspaper article mentions another source, like an organization or website, go directly to that source to find the information.
They can be good resources, but it's always best to check with your teacher to make sure he or she considers the site appropriate. Wikipedia. Org is popular and ranks highly in search results, but it can be edited by anyone, whether a person has accurate knowledge of the topic or not.
On commercial websites ending in .com, check to see if the site has advertising. And bogs, personal websites and social media sites are more likely to give personal opinions rather than facts.
A. Check to see if the author is identified and sources are given.
B. That's why it helps to know the best sites for your needs.
C. But all of the choices at your fingertips can seem overwhelming sometimes..
D. Sites ending in .org are usually run by non-profit organizations.
E. Many schools block access to images or websites that may be valuable to your research
F. At most schools, using Wikipedia as a source is not a good way to build credibility.
G. If it does, it may be biased(有偏见的), since it's trying to sell a product
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Johnny, a lizard(蜥蜴), liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so (relax) that he didn't notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys (catch) Johnny, and he could only escape by losing his tail.
After the children left, Johnny came out to look his tail, but found no sign of it. Feeling sad, he made a (decide) to spend all his time looking for it. Time passed, and Johnny kept asking everyone whether (them) had seen his tail. One day, he asked a boy, who surprisedly replied, “Why do you need two tails?” Hearing this, Johnny turned back and saw a new, stronger tail. He (sudden) realized how silly it had been to waste so much time on such a problem.
On his way home, he found his old tail on the roadside. it looked terrible, Johnny was still excited to have it back. He picked it up and was about to continue his journey when an idea hit him he shouldn't look at the past. He then dropped his old tail, (leave) with it all his past worries. All he took with him (be) thoughts of the future.
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Here is a message that needs to (keep) in mind by every mom and dad. You love your kids not because ofthey do, but because of who they are.
In fact, raising a child is just like training a dog. You reward your children because of their
(succeed) or progress they made. (similar), a circus trainer gives a dog some food every time it (jump) through a hoop (圈).
The dog isn't loved for itself, for its actions.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the popular talk show host, has a new book for children (title) Why Do You Love Me? Part of the story includes a mother (explain) to her son that it is not what he does that makes her love him—she loves him because he is unique and he is (she) son.
Every mom, dad and grandparent needs to memorize the words of popular song: I love you most of all because you are you.
→We won't be able to tell what functions the robot has until we it.
→The prisoner was after three years in prison.
→The little girl in red likes fruit and bananas .
→ when you are standing on the stage.
→By the end of last month he had all his savings.
→Our class twenty boys and thirty girls.
→It for you to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.
→The first meal of the day should be rich;otherwise you feel hungry later.
→Nowadays,there are reasons homeschooling has become popular in many countries.
→This form of poetry for English writers .
→ I failed in the entrance exam was I didn't study hard.
→The windows of the classroom need .
→ he returns to his hometown,he always goes to see his old teachers.
→It is time that you the performance.
Recently I was invited to a friend's house for supper — and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little1It's not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it's just that he never 2more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 3for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dinning room where a 4table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the 5for my friends!” said Ben. We all sat down and looked 6at each other — what did he7to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It's a 8of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,” said Ben. The next 9was also a little strange in that we didn't quite know what it was again. It's just 10mixture of vegetables.
As we ate we chatted and finally the11turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(食谱)for this,” asked Marina , “or did you 12it up?” Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 13what I could find.” Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” “But there's 14choice in what you can find 15supermarkets,” he replied.
16that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 17away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 18 boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had19provided a decent (不错的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 20millions of people.