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1990 was a significant year in world enents. In Febbruary, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. In October, East and West Germany became one country again. Then at the end of 1990, the World Wide Web was born. For this final event we have one man to thank, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Web.
Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creativelhy as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.
After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Sfwitzerland. There be developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let computers anhywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create share their information with the rest of the world.
Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.
Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.
1. The underlined word “significant” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means “ ” .
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A．strange |
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B．terrible |
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C．important |
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D．difficult |
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．The address system was used to make make web pages. |
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B．The World Wide Web was created in Swizerland. |
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C．The fist web browser was very expensive to buy |
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D．Many people could use the Internet before 1990 |
3. What can we learn about Berners-Lee from the passage?
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A．He was encouraged to be creative. |
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B．He didn’t do well at school. |
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C．He is a very poor businessman. |
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D．He is well-known all over the world. |
4. Where does Berners-Lee live today?
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A．England. |
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B．Switzerland. |
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C．America. |
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D．Canada. |
5.What is the passage mainly about?
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A．The events that took place in 1990. |
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B．The history of the Internet. |
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C．The invention of the Internet browser. |
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D．The man who created the World Wide Web. |
Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally likely to get ill. Buy for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.
1. Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
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A．People talked about their feelings every day. |
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B．People were kept alone for six days. |
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C．People were given colds by doctors. |
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D．People were made to feel unhappy. |
2. What did the study find?
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A．People who felt happy never got ill. |
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B．People’s feelings didn’t influence their health. |
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C．People with good feelings became ill more easily. |
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D．People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.. |
3. According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
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A．Eating. |
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B．Crying. |
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C．Laughing. |
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D．Sleeping. |
4.This passage is a/an .
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A．advertisement |
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B．newspaper report |
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C．story |
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D．scientist’s diary |
5.What is the best title for this passage?
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A．Smiles can fight colds |
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B．Cause of colds found |
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C．The danger of colds |
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D．How people get sick |
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