Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

A. started B. pressing C. available D. satisfying E. exactly

When the Internet become【1】in the 1990s nobody had any idea of just how popular it was going to become. There are over 100,000,000 websites, although nobody knows【2】how many there are, and there are billions of web pages. But what will the Internet be like in the future? Here, the experts give us their predictions.

Internet and mobile phones

The first mobile phone with Internet was in Finland in 1996, but it was very expensive so not many people used it. Japan【3】the first mobile phone Internet service in 1999. By 2008, more people were using mobiles to access（接入） the Internet than computers. In the future, experts say we’ll all use our mobiles to access the Internet.

Mobile screens will probably get a little bigger, but not much. Of course, you’ll control all the function by 【4】 the screen, not buttons.

A. deliver B. difference C. professional D. machines E. traditional

How will people use the Internet?

Soon, everything from your car to your fridge will be connected to the Internet, and【5】will communicate with each other. Electrolux has already developed fridge that emails shopping list to a local supermarket and arranges a time for them to【6】your shopping to your house! We will see a big change in the way people use it. Sixty-four percent of experts think people won’t have to use the【7】keyboard. We will have “virtual” （虚拟的）keyboards- people will be able to display these keyboards on any flat surface, such as a table.

Work and rest time.

Most people will also spend part of their day in virtual worlds, at home or at work. Finally, there won’t be a big 【8】between work and rest time. People will be able to connect to the Internet anywhere and work where they are in the gym, a shop, at home or even in a virtual office.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】E

【8】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介绍了专家对于未来的互联网会是什么样子的预测。

【1】考查形容词。根据下文nobody had any idea of just how popular it was going to become. 没有人知道它会变得多么受欢迎，结合When the Internet become__1__in the 1990s及备选词汇，可知句意为“当20世纪90年代互联网可用时”，become系动词，后接形容词作表语，become available成为可用的，故答案选C。

【2】考查副词。根据although nobody knows__2__how many there are, and there are billions of web pages.结合备选词汇，可知句意为“虽然没有人知道到底有多少个，但却有数十亿个网页。” exactly准确地、恰好地，副词，修饰前面的谓语动词，故答案选E。

【3】考查动词。根据上文The first mobile phone with Internet was in Finland in 1996, but it was very expensive so not many people used it. 1996年，芬兰出现了第一款可以上网的手机，但由于价格昂贵，所以没有多少人使用。结合Japan__3__the first mobile phone Internet service in 1999.可知句意为“日本在1999年开始了第一个移动电话互联网服务。”句子时态为一般过去时，started开始，符合题意，故答案选A。

【4】考查动名词。根据Of course, you’ll control all the function by __4__ the screen, not buttons.结合备选词汇，可知句意为“当然，你可以通过按屏幕来控制所有的功能，而不是按按钮。” pressing按、压，press的动名词形式，by为介词，后接动词的ing形式，故答案选B。

【5】考查名词。根据上文Soon, everything from your car to your fridge will be connected to the Internet, 很快，从你的汽车到你的冰箱，所有的东西都将连接到互联网，以及下文Electrolux has already developed fridge that emails shopping list to a local supermarket伊莱克斯已经开发了一种冰箱，它可以将购物清单通过电子邮件发送到当地的超市，结合and__5__will communicate with each other.及备选词汇，可知句意为“机器之间也会互相交流”，machines机器，符合题意，故答案选D。

【6】考查动词。根据上文Electrolux has already developed fridge that emails shopping list to a local supermarket伊莱克斯已经开发了一种冰箱，它可以将购物清单通过电子邮件发送到当地的超市，结合and arranges a time for them to__6__your shopping to your house!及备选词汇，可知句意为“并为你安排一个时间，让他们把你买的东西送到你家!”deliver递送、发送，动词，前面有不定式符号to，所以用动词原形，故答案选A。

【7】考查形容词。根据下文We will have “virtual” （虚拟的）keyboards我们将拥有“虚拟”键盘，结合Sixty-four percent of experts think people won’t have to use the__7__keyboard.及备选词汇，可知句意为“64%的专家认为人们将不必使用传统键盘。”traditional传统的，形容词，修饰后面的名词keyboard，故答案选E。

【8】考查名词。根据下文People will be able to connect to the Internet anywhere and work where they are in the gym, a shop, at home or even in a virtual office. 人们将能够在任何地方连接到互联网，在健身房、商店、家里甚至虚拟办公室工作。结合Finally, there won’t be a big __8__between work and rest time.及备选词汇，可知句意为“最终，工作和休息时间不会有太大的区别。”difference差异，名词，前面有定冠词a修饰，用其单数形式，故答案选B。