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In the Renaissance(文艺复兴) Period15001650, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a1 languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.

University education was a privilege(特权)of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a2 to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d3 in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.

It was p4 in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o5 to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word

For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r6 attended school.

The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a7 to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)

A. part of B. broke down C. usually D. surprised E. system

We are all busy talking about and 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 were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network 2 , then the whole network stopped. So a new network 3 had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If 4 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.

A. developed B. expensive C. students D. discover E. millions of

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 5 and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also 6 software. This made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get online and it is said that 7 people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among 8.

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

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