Question

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 favourite 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?

1.When was the Internet invented?

A．In the 1970s

B．In the 1960s

C．In the 1990s

D．In 1989

2.Who made the Internet easier to use?

A．Businesspeople	B．The American government
C．A British scientist	D．American Scientists

3.Why is email better than snail mail?

A．Because email was invented early.

B．Because email came from America.

C．Because email is cheaper and quicker.

D．Because email is fashionable.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is not true.

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.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The history of the Internet

B．The World’s greatest invention

C．The World Wide Web

D．The future of the Internet

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了因特网的发展历史。最开始产生于美国，主要应用于政府部门，后来逐步扩大到学校、医院和银行，最后应用到整个社会，整个世界。

1.根据It was invented in the 1960s in the USA.可知选B。

2.根据The World Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.及下文描述可知选C。

3.根据It’s cheaper and quicker to use email than send normal mail.及下文描述可知选C。

4.根据The Internet is the hardware .It allows us to communicate with other people. 描述可知选D。

5.通过阅读短文可知本文主要介绍了因特网的历史，故选A。

考点：关于网络的一篇说明文

点评：本题难度不大，答题时注意找出答题依据，根据相关信息总结所需答案，就能很好的完成本题。三四小题没有按照短文叙述顺序出题，只要了解文章大意，解决也不难。