Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world. 
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’re joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
There are many different kinds of computers now. They can all be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies(公司). These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself. 
There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
【小題1】 What is the passage mainly about?

A．Internet. B．Information.
C．Computers. D．E-mails.
【小題2】 Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A．By post. B．By e-mail.
C．By telephone. D．By satellite.
【小題3】 Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow?
A．In the office. B．At school.
C．At home. D．In the company.
【小題4】 Who is the owner of the Internet?
A．The headmaster. B．The officer.
C．The user. D．No one.


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析【小題1】 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中的…paid a third of the price by shopping online.一句可知答案。
【小題2】 A 主旨大意題。文章的每一段都談到了Internet，所以我們可以推斷文章的主要內(nèi)容是Internet。
【小題3】 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在第二段中談到Y(jié)ou can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds.，相比其他選項(xiàng)，e-mail當(dāng)然是最快、最便宜的。
【小題4】 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段的第二句講到 It’s possible for you to work at home with a computer in front…，所以明天我們極有可能在家里工作了。

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