Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）

A. part of B. broke down C. usually D. surprised E. system

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are 【1】 when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network 【2】 , then the whole network stopped. So a new network 【3】 had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If 【4】 the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

A. developed B. expensive C. students D. discover E. millions of

At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very 【5】 and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also 【6】 software. This made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get online and it is said that 【7】 people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among 【8】.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】E

【8】C

【解析】

我们的日常生活离不开电脑的使用，但你对因特网的历史了解多少呢？这篇短文给我们介绍了电脑和互联网的发展历史。

【1】句意：当许多人发现互联网是在20世纪60年代建立的时候，他们感到很惊讶。

空前are是系动词，该空应填形容词。根据句意可知，这句话说明人们对互联网的历史了解不多，如果他们知道互联网的历史已经很长了，他们会感到吃惊。故选D。

【2】句意：如果网络中的一台计算机坏了，那么整个网络就停止了。

根据空后 “….then the whole network stopped. So a new network ___3___ had to be set up.”“整个网络都要停止，必须建立新的系统”，由此可知，这里是说当网络中有计算机出故障的时候。故选B。

【3】句意：因此，必须建立一个新的网络系统。

根据下文 “In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.”可知，这里是说要建立一个新的网络系统。故选E。

【4】句意：如果网络的一部分不工作，信息可以通过另一部分发送。

根据主句中 “….information could be sent through another part.”可知，信息可以通过另一个部分发生，因此空格这里是“一部分”。故选A。

【5】句意：然而，电脑仍然很贵，互联网很难使用。

空前were是系动词，still是副词，该空应用形容词。再由上文 “At first the Internet was only used by the government” “一开始因特网只被政府使用”可推测，电脑价格是非常贵的。故选B。

【6】句意：科学家们也开发了软件。

根据句子结构可知，该空为句子的谓语动词部分。空后跟的宾语是software，这里应表示“开发软件”，应用develop，意为“开发，发展”。故选A。

【7】句意：今天上网很容易，据说每天有数百万人使用互联网。

该空修饰后面的people，再根据下文”Sending e-mail is more and more popular”可知，电脑变得越来越受欢迎，所以使用因特网的人非常多。millions of表示“上百万的”，符合语境。故选E。

【8】句意：发电子邮件在学生中越来越受欢迎。

根据句意可知，这里应表示“在……中受欢迎”，应选择一个名词。几个选项中只有C选项中students是名词，意为“学生们”，符合语境。故选C。