We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet ?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well . If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 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 easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（浏览）the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

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

1.The Internet has a history of more than ______ years.

A. sixty                              B. ten                                C. fourty                                     D. fifty

2.A new network system was set up to________ .

A. make computers cheap

B. make itself keep on working all the time

C. break down the whole network    

D. make computers large and expensive

3.At first the Internet was only used by _________.

A. the government             B. universities                      C. hospitals and banks     D. schools

4.________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient .

A. Computers           B. Scientists                    C. Software                   D. Information

5.Which of the following is true ?

A. In the 1960s , computer networks worked well .

B. In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use .

C. Today it’s still not easy to get on-line .

D. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before .

Travel Information

1.It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on ??? .

A. Dragon Tower????????????? ????????????? B. West Lake????????????? ???? C. Water Cube?????? ??? D. Disneyland

2.If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call ????? to get information.

A. 0451-82187899????????????? ? B. 0571-68345576??? C. 0852-28029822??????? D. 010-28135589

3.Disneyland in ??????? attracts(吸引) a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year.

A. Beijing????????????? ????????????? ????? B. Harbin????????????? ????????????? ??? C. Hong Kong?????????? D. Hangzhou

4.Two travelers plan to have a bird’s-eye view(俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay ?????? .

A. ￥160????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. ￥300????????????? ????????????? C. ￥450?????????????? D. ￥150

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel in formation?????? .

A. Water Cube is special in design.

B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C. In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D. Dragon Tower is an interesting place in Beijing.

It is said that ______ apple _______ day keeps the doctor away.

词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）

1.It is thoughtful of Miss Zhang to bring an umbrella with _________ (she).

2.The students are working hard ,they will have a         (month) exam next week.

3.Who do you think is _________(strict) with you among these teachers?

4.I’m surprised to hear that the lady won the award in her _________ (ninety).

5.The doctor _______(advice) him to have a good rest because he was in a bad mood yesterday.

6.I would rather ___________ (not tell) Mom the truth. I don’t want her to shout at me.

7.It’s necessary for us to form the habit of spending our pocket money__________(wise).

8.It is said that there ___________ (be) great changes to our hometown in the last few years.

9.They were looking forward to _______(hear) the results of the competition.

10.To our surprise, an excellent student___      __(murder) by his roommate in a university last month.

11.--Whose beautiful dresses, Lucy?     --- I think they belong to those ________. (act)

12.I'm busy revising for tests these days. I hope my cousin will not come _________(disturb) me any more.

13.They won’t see the film again because they _________(see) it twice.  

14.Thank you for offering me so many _________(value) suggestions.

15.The colour red can help when you are having difficulty making a ________(decide).