题目内容
The Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and it’s used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren’t allowed to use US network, and when they were allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.The World Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists. So he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos. In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.
So, what’s the difference between Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware .It allows us to communicate with other people. The World Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create , see, and read multimedia documents.
The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favorite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.
Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It’s cheaper and quicker to use email than send normal mail. New users call normal mail “snail mail” because it’s so slow.
It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?
【小题1】When was the Internet invented?
| A．In the 1970s | B．In the 1960s | C．In the 1990s | D．In 1989 |
| A．Businesspeople | B．The American government |
| C．A British scientist | D．American Scientists |
| A．Because email was invented early. |
| B．Because email came from America. |
| C．Because email is cheaper and quicker. |
| D．Because email is fashionable. |
| A．Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web. |
| B．At first, the message were in very simple text without photos. |
| C．Web pages are held in computers all over the world. |
| D．The World Wide Web allows us to communicate with other people. |
| A．The history of the Internet | B．The World’s greatest invention |
| C．The World Wide Web | D．The future of the Internet |
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】A解析:
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Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net．”
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn't find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab： he was surfing the Internet -for seven days straight．
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family．That's why some experts worry most about young people．
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状)：
★You go out with your friends less and less．
★You can't wait to get online again．
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use．You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．
1．How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
2．Where was the missing college student found?
3．Why do some experts worry most about young people?
4．What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
5．How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
6．What might be the title of this passage?(In no more than TEN words)
