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Ⅰ Cloze test.
We are always busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the ___1___ of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they know that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and ___2___. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If a computer in the network ___3___, the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) needed to be set up.
It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network didn’t work, information could be sent through another part. ___4___ this way, the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
___5___, the Internet was only used by the government. In the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were ___6___ to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was ___7___ to use. At the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists also ___8___ software that made surfing the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get online ___9___ millions of people use the Internet every day. The ___10___ has now become one of the most important parts of people’s lives.
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We are always busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the ___1___ of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they know that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and ___2___. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If a computer in the network ___3___, the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) needed to be set up.
It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network didn’t work, information could be sent through another part. ___4___ this way, the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
___5___, the Internet was only used by the government. In the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were ___6___ to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was ___7___ to use. At the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists also ___8___ software that made surfing the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get online ___9___ millions of people use the Internet every day. The ___10___ has now become one of the most important parts of people’s lives.
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) 1. A. history B. price C. company D. inventor(
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) 2. A. good B. interesting C. expensive D. beautiful(
B
) 3. A. died out B. broke down C. dried up D. went out(
C
) 4. A. By B. On C. In D. With(
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) 5. A. At first B. Of course C. In addition D. At last(
D
) 6. A. made B. sold C. provided D. allowed(
B
) 7. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. fresh(
C
) 8. A. found B. realized C. invented D. copied(
A
) 9. A. and B. or C. but D. yet(
B
) 10. TV B. Internet C. smart phone D. car答案
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解析
1. 下文讲述互联网的建立时间等发展历程，选“history”（历史）。
2. 由下文“computers were still very expensive”可知早期电脑昂贵，选“expensive”。
3. 电脑网络运行不好，若其中一台“出故障”，整个网络停止，“broke down”符合语境。
4. “In this way”（用这种方式）是固定搭配。
5. 最初互联网仅政府使用，后来大学等也能使用，“At first”（起初）表时间顺序。
6. “be allowed to use”（被允许使用）符合大学等获得使用权限的语境。
7. 早期电脑贵且互联网使用“困难”，与后来“easier to use”对比，选“difficult”。
8. 科学家“发明”使上网更容易的软件，“invented”符合。
9. “容易上网”和“数百万人使用”是并列关系，用“and”。
10. 全文围绕互联网展开，结尾总结互联网是生活重要部分，选“Internet”。
2. 由下文“computers were still very expensive”可知早期电脑昂贵，选“expensive”。
3. 电脑网络运行不好，若其中一台“出故障”，整个网络停止，“broke down”符合语境。
4. “In this way”（用这种方式）是固定搭配。
5. 最初互联网仅政府使用，后来大学等也能使用，“At first”（起初）表时间顺序。
6. “be allowed to use”（被允许使用）符合大学等获得使用权限的语境。
7. 早期电脑贵且互联网使用“困难”，与后来“easier to use”对比，选“difficult”。
8. 科学家“发明”使上网更容易的软件，“invented”符合。
9. “容易上网”和“数百万人使用”是并列关系，用“and”。
10. 全文围绕互联网展开，结尾总结互联网是生活重要部分，选“Internet”。
