We are all busy talking about using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are ___36___ when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers ___37___ large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network ___38___ down, the whole network stopped. ___39___ a new network system（系統(tǒng)）had to be set up. It should be ___40___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, ___41___ could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on ___42___ all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 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 ___43___ 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. ___44___ e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of ___45___ parts of people’s life.
小題1:
A．surpriseB．surprisingC．surprisedD．surprises
小題2:
A．isB．a(chǎn)reC．wasD．were
小題3:
A．breakB．breaksC．brokeD．would break
小題4:
A．BecauseB．SoC．ButD．However
小題5:
A．good enoughB．well enoughC．enough goodD．enough well
小題6:
A．informationB．informationsC．a(chǎn)n informationD．the informations
小題7:
A．workB．to workC．workingD．worked
小題8:
A．easyB．easilyC．more easilyD．easier
小題9:
A．SendB．SendingC．To be sentD．Sent
小題10:
A．importantB．more importantC．most importantD．the most important

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:D

試題分析: 本文主要介紹了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的發(fā)展歷史以及運營狀況。
小題1:此題考查形容詞,根據(jù)語境可知當人們在20世紀60年代建起網(wǎng)絡(luò)的時候都非常驚訝,故選C.固定短語be surprised表示吃驚,驚訝.
小題2:此題考查系動詞,因是在過去發(fā)生的事情,主語是復數(shù)故用were,選D.
小題3:此題考查行為動詞詞組break down表示損壞,因發(fā)生在過去,故用過去式broke選C.
小題4:此題考查連詞,表示因果關(guān)系故用連詞so,故選B.意思是因此要建立一個新的網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng).
小題5:此題考查副詞enough的用法,用來修飾形容詞要放在形容詞的后面,故選A.
小題6:此題考查名詞,information是不可數(shù)名詞,故選A.
小題7:此題考查固定短語keep on doing sth表示持續(xù)做某事,故選C.
小題8:此題考查形容詞的比較級,表示越來越怎樣,根據(jù)語境可知到了20世紀90年代初,電腦變得越來越便宜和容易,故選D.
小題9:此題考查動名詞短語作主語,故要用B,表示在學生中間發(fā)電子郵件越來越流行,故選B.
小題10:此題考查形容詞,表示網(wǎng)絡(luò)成了人們生活中最重要的生活之一,故選D.
點評：此題主要考查了對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的認識，短文內(nèi)容淺顯易懂，題目基本都是基礎(chǔ)性的知識。注意所選的內(nèi)容，能夠聯(lián)系上下文的內(nèi)容，注意時態(tài)和固定詞組搭配。
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