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      We are all busy talking about 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 2 large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network 3 down,the whole network stopped. 4 a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be 5 to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, 6 could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on 7all 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 very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s? computers became cheaper and 8 to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing”(浏览) the Internet more convenient.

      Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. 9 e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of 10 parts of people's life.

() 1. A. surprise   B. surprising   C. surprised   D. surprises

() 2. A. is   B. are   C. was   D. were

() 3. A. break   B. breaks   C. broke   D. would break

() 4. A. Because   B. So   C. But   D. However

() 5. A. good enough   B. well enough   C. enough good   D. enough well

() 6. A. information   B. informations   C. an information   D. the informations

() 7. A. work   B. to work   C. working   D. worked

() 8. A. easy   B. easily   C. more easily   D. easier

() 9. A. Send   B. Sending   C. To be sent   D. Sent

() 10. A. important   B. more important

            C. most important   D. the most important

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. D

[解析]本文主要介绍了互联网的发展历史以及运营状况。

1. C 根据语境可知当人们在20世纪60年代建起 网络的时候都非常惊讶，故选C.固定短语be surprised表示吃惊，惊讶。

2. D 因是在过去发生的事情，主语是复数故用were，选D.

3. C break down表示损坏，因发生在过去，故用过 去式broke ,选C.

4. B 表示因果关系用连词so,故选B.意思是因此要建立一个新的网络系统。

5. A enough用来修饰形容词要放在形容词的后面，故选A.

6. A information是不可数名词，故选A.

7. C keep on doing sth.表示持续做某事，故选C.

8. D 表示越来越怎样，用比较级。根据语境可知到了20世纪90年代初，电脑变得越来越便宜和容易，故选D.

9. B 表示在学生中间发电子邮件越来越流行，故选B.动名词短语作主语。

10. D 表示网络成了人们生活中最重要的生活之一，故选D.