The Internet is becoming important in our life．How much do you know about it?

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, worldwide collection （聚集） of computer networks （网）．A network is a small group of computers put together．The Internet is many different networks from all over the world．These networks are called the Internet．Once you have learned to use the  Internet, you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web．

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet．The Web is like a big electronic （电子的） book with millions of pages．These pages are called homepages（主页）．You can find information （信息） about almost anything in the world on these pages．For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework．You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages．Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music．

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail is a way of sending messages to other people．It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter．If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address．This address must have letters and dots （点）  and an '@' （meaning 'at'）．This is what an address心looks like: Emily@star.net．Write a message, type （打字）in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet．People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet．Quick, easy and interesting—— that's the Internet!

1．The Internet is

A．a big computer                               B．a small group of computers

C．lots of computer networks                            D．the World Wide Web

2．The World Wide Web is like

A．an electronic book                            B．homepages

C．an electronic page                                   D．an interesting picture

3．What does "talk to your friends on the pages" mean? It means            ．

A．you can talk to your friends face to face

B．you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C．you talk to your friends through the same computer

D．you go to your friends' houses to talk to them

4．People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends and family because          

A．they don't have to pay any money

B．it's faster and cheaper

C．they don't need to have stamps, envelops or addresses

D．sending e-mail is interesting

5．The "e" in e-mail means                

A．easy                  B．electrical             C．electronic            D．enjoyable

　　The Internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks（网）. A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet has many different networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interests on the World Wide Web.

　　What is the World Wide Web？

　　The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic（电子的）book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages.

　　If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots（点）and an @ (meaning at). This is what an address looks like: emily @ star. net. Write a message, type in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet. People don't need to use stamps, envelopes（信封）or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting—that's the Internet!

A．a big computer

B．a small group of computers

C．lots of computer networks

D．the World Wide Web

A．an electronic book

B．homepages

C．an electronic page

D．an interesting picture

(3)What does“talk to your friends on the page”mean? It means ______。

A．you can talk to your friends face to face.

B．you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C．you talk to your friends through the same computer

D．you go to your friends' houses to talk to them

A．they don't have to pay any money

B．it's faster and cheaper

C．they don't need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D．sending e-mail is interesting

(5)The“e”in e-mail means ________,

A．easy

B．electrical（有电的）

C．electronic

D．enjoyable