Question

【题目】 “How can I keep healthy every day?”【1】And now? You can google it and find the answer in a second(秒)!

Google is the most popular Internet search engine(搜索引擎) in the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin made it. They met in 1993, when they studied computer science at Stanford University, USA. They were both interested in spaceships(宇宙飞船)computer in TV program Star Trek(《星际迷航》).They also dreamed of making something that could answer any questions in seconds. 【2】In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money and buy as many computers as they can. 【3】 Then, in 1998, with $100,000, they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage(车库). The company name Google comes from a number. A “google” is a very high number — 1 followed by a hundred zeros.

The google search engine soon got popular in the world because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. 【4】Google hopes that in the future, all the world's information will be put on the Internet so that everybody can find everything.

A.They also borrowed money from family and friends.

B.It answers all kinds of questions, from sport to science, and from music to medicine.

C.How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 20 years ago?

D.Google moved its offices to Mountain View, California in 2004.

E.Internet search engines at the time were slow and not smart enough.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述拉里·佩奇和谢尔盖·布林建立谷歌搜索引擎的经历。

【1】句意：20年前找到这个问题的答案需要花人们多长时间？

根据“And now? You can google it and find the answer in a second”现在直接在Google搜索一秒找到答案，可知此处在介绍以前的找答案需要多久，选择与“find the answer”以及“20 years ago”有关的句子。故选C。

【2】句意：那时的网络搜索引擎很慢，也不够智能。

根据后一句“In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine”可知以前的搜索引擎不好不快，他们才决定做更好更快的搜索引擎。选择与“slow”有关的过去时的句子。故选E。

【3】句意：他们也从家人和朋友那里借钱。

根据前文“Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money and buy as many computers as they can”可知没人给他们钱，他们用自己的钱还找家人朋友借钱。选择与borrowed money相关的句子。故选A。

【4】句意：它回答各种各样的问题，从运动到科学，从音乐到药品。

根据前一句“By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet”可知此处讲述最大的搜索引擎的具体体现，此处讲述搜索范围之广answers all kinds of questions。故选B。