We are all busy talking about and using the internet. But how many of us know the history of the internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the internet was set up in the 1960’. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well if one computer in the network broke down. Then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If one part of the network was not working , information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system could keep on working all the time.
At first the internet was only used it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990’s, computers were still very expensive and the internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990’s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing “ the internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students. The internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
小題1:The Internet has a history of more than        years.
A．tenB．twentyC．fortyD．sixty
小題2:A new network system was set up to        .
A．make computers cheaper
B．make computers expensive
C．make itself keep on working all the time
D．make computers large
小題3:At first the Internet was only used by        .
A．the governmentB．universitiesC．hospitalsD．schools
小題4:What does “convenient” mean in the passage?
A．便宜的B．昂貴的C．方便的D．困難的
小題5:Today        than before.
A．fewer people are using computers
B．it is more difficult to get online
C．sending e-mail is more popular
D．computers are more expensive

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了因特網(wǎng)的歷史早期的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的成立及他的工作狀況今天科學家們還開發(fā)了軟件，使“沖浪”互聯(lián)網(wǎng)更方便。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段， Many people are surprised when they find that the internet was set up in the 1960’可以算出有40多年的歷史了可知選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段，In this way computer network system could keep on working all the time.這樣的計算機網(wǎng)絡系統(tǒng)可以繼續(xù)工作�？芍獞xC。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。起初這些網(wǎng)絡只有政府才能使用的因為它太貴了。故選A。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing “ the internet more convenient.說明了convenient的意思是方便的意思。故選C。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。通過文章Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students今天發(fā)送電子郵件更受歡迎故選C。
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