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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is a part of the computer Internet system. A recent study shows that more than thirty-million computer users link(连接)to the communications system called the Internet. The study shows that most of these people are using the World Wide Web.

Computers are linked with the Internet. The Internet is a communications system that permits many millions of computers to send and receive information. The World Wide Web is an important part of the Internet system. People use the Web to search for news, products and educational information. They may play games, buy books, records or other products or plan a holiday trip. These World Wide Web areas are called Websites.

Before the World Wide Web existed, information on the Internet was mostly written. Now, the Web provides the same written information but also includes sound, color pictures, television pictures and movies.

In 1993, a computer user could only link with 130 Websites, and it was difficult to link a computer with a Website. In 1994, computer scientists made it much easier to do. Today there are millions of Websites. Many more are being added each day.

The World Wide Web Consortium(国际性协议)is an international group. It is headed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control in France and Keio University in Japan. The Consortium includes more than 275 smaller computer organizations. These groups work together to improve how information is offered on the Web.

1. How many computer users are using the Internet now?

A. 3 000 000.                         B. 300 000 000.

C. 30 000 000.                      D. 300 000.

2. The World Wide Web can help its users to______.

A. search for papers, educational information and products

B. play games, buy products and plan a work trip

C. search for news, play games and buy books or records

D. search for news, only play games and buy products

3. Today the World Wide Web provided not only written information, but also______.

A. sound, color pictures and cigarettes

B. movies, color pictures and sound

C. sound, television pictures and a bottle of wine

D. color pictures, seeds and sound

4. Today the computer users link to the Internet______.

A. much more easily than before

B. much more difficult than before

C. is the same as before

D. far slower than before

5. How many countries is the World Wide Web Consortium headed by?

A. 1.        B. 2.        C. 4.        D. 3.

 

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(1)

A small population may mean ________.

[  ]

A.

higher productivity, but a lower average income

B.

lower productivity, but a higher average income

C.

lower productivity and a lower average income

D.

higher productivity and a higher average income

(2)

According to the passage, a large population will provide chance for developing ________.

[  ]

A.

agriculture

B.

transport system

C.

industry

D.

national economy

(3)

In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate ________.

[  ]

A.

goes up

B.

goes down

C.

remains stable

D.

is out of control

(4)

According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for ________.

[  ]

A.

a developing nation

B.

a developed nation

C.

every nation with a big population

D.

every nation with a small population

(5)

It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because ________.

[  ]

A.

there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world

B.

underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development

C.

different governments have different views of the question

D.

even developed countries may have complex problems


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A. the Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results
B. lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increase
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D. the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
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Friends of the Earth (FOE) campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests, the countryside, water and air pollution and energy.
Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P. O. Box 19199 1000 G. D.
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals, stop global warming and end pollution of air, land and seas. It also opposes nuclear (核) power.
Greenpeace International
1016 DW Amsterdam
The Netherlands
 
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which works to save endangered
birds all over the world
BirdLife International
Wellbrook Court
Girton Road
Cambridge CB3 ONA
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WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature is the world’s largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species.
Information Officer
WWF International
Avenue du Mont-Blanc
1196 Gland
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C.visit them D.send them an e-mail
【小题2】Which problem will be paid close attention to by FOE?
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B.Killing endangered birds.
C.Heavy air pollution.
D.Global warming.
【小题3】If you oppose nuclear power, you can join      .
A.Friends of the Earth
B.World Wide Fund For Nature
C.BirdLife International
D.Greenpeace
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