5.Clothing(服装)is a language.We can look at traditional clothing to know more about culture.
Africa has a long history and a rich culture,and this is shown in traditional dress.The three colours一red,gold and green,are often used in the clothing.The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second,rich resources of the African earth; and the third,the grassland of home.
Because clothing has strong social meanings,people are very careful in choosing what to wear.It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes,or to dress in the wrong way.For example,in Ghana,a woman should wear her waistband (腰带)differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life.African designs are famous for loose(宽松的)clothing.The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night,so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes especially in big cities in Africa,traditional African dress is still quite valuable.This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
Traditional Dress in Africa
Different colours.The three most(54)importantcolours used in clothing are red,gold and green.
.Different colours(55)standfor different things:the blood of freedom fighters,resources of the earth and the grassland of home
Social meanings.Because clothing  has strong social meanings,people have to choose what to wear(56)carefully.
.Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is.
Everyday life .Because the temperature (57)changesgreatly,clothes are usually loose and comfortable.
.Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas,traditional clothes are still of great(58)value    

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

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络)didn’ t work well .If one computer in the network broke down ,then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers.If part of 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.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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use.By the start of the 1990s,computers become cheaper and easier to use.Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

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

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A .about 40 B. less than 30 C .more than 55D .nearly 45

2. Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper B. make the system work well

C .make the computer go wellD .develop new softwares

3. The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B.Computers are much cheaper than before.

C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.

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