We talk about and use the Internet every day, but do you know the history of the Internet?Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive.  Computer networks didn't work.  If there is something wrong with one computer in the network, the whole network stopped. So it is necessary to set up a network system (系统). The network system should be so good that many different computers can use it.  If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. At first, only the government used the Internet, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks used it, too.  However, computers were still very expensive. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had developed software (软件) and made it easy to surf the Internet. Today it is easy to get on-line.

(  )1. According to the passage, we know that____________.

     A. the Internet has a very long history          

B. the Internet can work without computer

     C. the Internet has a history of about forty years  

D. the Internet is a kind of computer

(  )2. Universities, hospitals and banks have used the Internet for about_______.

     A. forty years         B. thirty years         C. twenty years      D. fifty years

(  )3. It is very easy to get online because_____________.

     A. scientists developed software (软件)  

B. computers became cheaper and easier to use

     C. the network system is good enough       

D. all above

(  )4. At first, only the ________ used the Internet.

      A. government     B. hospitals     C. banks and schools    D. universities

(  )5. The best title of the passage is “___________”

      A. The history of computers              B. The history of the Internet

     C. The history of software                D. People like surfing the Internet


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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we

also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 1a personal one. If

we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give

the gift to and their likes and 2.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough

gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different

people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4.

For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf

from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5.

Gift giving is different in different 6. Here are some of their

likes. In Japan,

people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened.

Later, the same gift may be given away to someone

7, because many people have enough things and don’t want 8

gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 9. In the

USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to

charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for

someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 10 too much money.

Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things 11, some people would rather just give money.

In some cultures, however,12 money can make people

uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me

think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a

saying: It’s the thought that 13. When someone gives me money, I

feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14 has

some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts 15 this subject!

So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1. A. specially  B. especially    C. commonly      D. usually

2. A. displays   B. disadvantages C. disagreements D. dislikes

3. A. while      B. when          C. as            D. if

4. A. same       B. similar       C. small         D. huge

5. A. lonely     B. happy         C. sad           D. angry

6. A. cities     B. towns         C. provinces     D. countries

7. A. else       B. other         C. another       D. else’s

8. A. too much   B. much too      C. too many      D. many too

9. A. a child    B. a person      C. a guide       D. a chef

10.A. spend      B. take          C. cost          D. make

11.A.more difficultB. easy        C. difficult     D. easier

12.A.using       B. giving        C. receiving     D. fetching

13.A.counts      B. discovers     C. finds         D. invents

14.A.who         B. what          C. where         D. that

15.A.to          B. on            C. up            D. in

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