Question

【题目】 Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.

Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the internet, there are lots and lots of things wecan do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW). We can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film starsand do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at

home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

【1】The passage is mainly about _________________.

A.the InternetB.informationC.computersD.e-mail

【2】The quickest and cheapest way for people to send massages to their friends is _________.

A.by postB.by e-mailC.by telephoneD.by TV

【3】The Internet can not be used to ________________.

A.find information for our home work

B.get some information about our favorite sports stars

C.do some shopping

D.do our housework

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The Internet is a big computer.

B.The Internet is lots of computer network

C.The Internet is very helpful.

D.People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

【5】What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A.The Internet is more and more popular.

B.All the information is in English.

C.English is important in using the Internet.

D.Every computer must join the Internet.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

试题这篇短文重点介绍了互联网的作用以及由此引起的我们生活的变化。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段及下文描述，可知这篇短文主要讲的就是互联网。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.”描述，可知选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文描述，可知我们可以在网上为作业搜索信息，获得关于喜欢的体育明星的信息和网上购物。但是没有提到能作业，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据第一段The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.描述可知因特网是世界上许多不同的网络，并非一台电脑，可知选A。

【5】主旨大意题。根据最后一段But do you know 98% of the information is in English? 描述，可知在应用网络方面，英语很重要。故选C。