Question

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 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）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 part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（瀏覽）the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line 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 peoples’ life.

1.The Internet has a history of more than ______ years.

A. sixty                              B. ten                                C. fourty                                     D. fifty

2.A new network system was set up to________ .

A. make computers cheap

B. make itself keep on working all the time

C. break down the whole network    

D. make computers large and expensive

3.At first the Internet was only used by _________.

A. the government             B. universities                      C. hospitals and banks     D. schools

4.________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient .

A. Computers           B. Scientists                    C. Software                   D. Information

5.Which of the following is true ?

A. In the 1960s , computer networks worked well .

B. In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use .

C. Today it’s still not easy to get on-line .

D. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意：我們都在忙于談?wù)摵褪褂没ヂ?lián)網(wǎng)，但有多少人了解互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的歷史。許多人會吃驚當(dāng)他們發(fā)現(xiàn)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)建于20世紀(jì)60年代。那時計算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)運(yùn)行的不好，一旦一臺崩潰，整個網(wǎng)就停下來了。所以新的網(wǎng)不得不建立起來。如果某一部分網(wǎng)絡(luò)沒在運(yùn)行，信息就會從其它部位發(fā)送過來。這樣，計算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)一直在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)�；ヂ�(lián)網(wǎng)最初只用于政府，70年代后，大學(xué)、醫(yī)院和銀行也允許使用。但計算機(jī)仍很貴，使用起來困難。到90年代，計算機(jī)變得便宜容易使用了。科學(xué)家們也發(fā)明了軟件使上網(wǎng)更方便。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s許多人會吃驚當(dāng)他們發(fā)現(xiàn)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)建于20世紀(jì)60年代，可知答案選D

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.這樣，計算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)一直在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，可知答案選B

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)At first the Internet was only used by the government,互聯(lián)網(wǎng)最初只用于政府， 可知答案選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（瀏覽）the Internet more convenient.科學(xué)家們也發(fā)明了軟件使上網(wǎng)更方便，可知答案選B

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.發(fā)郵件在學(xué)生中越來越流行，可知答案選D

考點(diǎn)：科普類短文閱讀