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 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 government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals, and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get-on-line and millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. more than 40 B. less than 30

C. more than 60 D. more than 50

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper B. use the computer widely

C. make the computer go well D. develop new software

3.When did the Internet begin to be used in hospitals?

A. In the 1960s. B. In the 1970s.

C. In the 1980s. D. In the 1990s.

4.In the 1960s, if one computer in the network broke down, the whole network ______.

A. still worked B. stopped to work

C. stopped working. D. began to work

5.The best title of the passage is ______.

A. How to Surf the Internet

B. How to Use the Internet

C. When was the Internet set up

D. The History of the Internet

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的歷史�；ヂ�(lián)網(wǎng)建立于20世紀(jì)60年代，那時互聯(lián)網(wǎng)昂貴，體積龐大，計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)的使用并不是很好，計(jì)算機(jī)之間無法共享和傳輸信息，在這種情況之下，計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)一直繼續(xù)使用。今天人們可以很方面使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上網(wǎng)，發(fā)郵件�；ヂ�(lián)網(wǎng)已經(jīng)成為人們生活中最重要的一部分了。

1. people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s意思是：人們很驚訝的發(fā)現(xiàn)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)建立于20世紀(jì)60年代。以此計(jì)算，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)至今有50多年的歷史了。故選D.

2. also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.意思是：科學(xué)家們也在開發(fā)軟件，使得人們上網(wǎng)更加方便，所以人們建立新網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)，是為了使計(jì)算機(jī)更好地工作。故選C。

3. in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals, and banks were allowed to use it too.意思是：但是在20世紀(jì)70年代早期，大學(xué)、醫(yī)院，銀行，也允許使用計(jì)算機(jī)。所以醫(yī)院是從20世紀(jì)70年代早期開始使用計(jì)算機(jī)的。故選B.

4. one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped.意思是：如果一臺系統(tǒng)中的計(jì)算機(jī)出故障了，整個系統(tǒng)將會停止工作。故選C。

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考點(diǎn)：考查說明文閱讀。