辽宁省阅读理解：Passage 1
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(建立) in the 1960s. At that time,computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down,then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) 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 still be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government(政府),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 1990s,computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending emails is becoming more and more popular among young people.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
46.How long has the Internet been used?
A.For about 10 years. B.For about 20 years.
C.For about 40 years. D.For about 60 years.
47.What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network system was set up?
A.The other computers would wait.
B.The other computers would still work.
C.Some of the other computers still worked.
D.The other computers wouldn't work.
48.Which of the following used the Internet first?
A.Hospitals. B.Universities. C.Banks. D.The government.
49.What is true about computers in the 1990s?
A.They became cheaper and easier to use.
B.They became larger and larger.
C.People couldn't buy them anywhere.
D.People could get information only from them.
50.What can we infer(推断) from the last sentence?
A.People will die without the Internet.
B.All people should set up their own network.
C.People live easily without the Internet.
D.People will more and more depend on(依赖) the Internet.
51.Which is the best title(题目) for this passage?
A.The History of the Internet
B.Computers and Information
C.Computers and the Government
D.The History of Computers
(Keys:46—51 CBDADA)
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We are all busy talking about use the Internet
1. _______
which was set up in the 1960s. At the first, the Internet was only used by the government (政府).
2. _______
But in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed
3. _______
using it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet
4. _______
was difficult to use it. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers
5. _______
became cheaper and easier.
6. _______
Today it's easy to get online and it's said that millions people
7. _______
use the Internet every day.
8. _______
Sending e-mail is more popular and more popular among students.
9. _______
It has now become one of the most important part of people's life.
10. _______
(Keys:1.use→using 2.At the first→At first 3.√ 4.using→to use 5.去掉it 6.√ 7.millions 后加of 8.√ 9.去掉前一个popular 10.part→parts)
