Question

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

Many people are ___36___ when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers ___37___ large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network ___38___ down, the whole network stopped. ___39___ a new network system（系统）had to be set up. It should be ___40___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, ___41___ could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on ___42___ all the time.

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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and ___43___ 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. ___44___ e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of ___45___ parts of people’s life.

1.	A．surprise B．surprising C．surprised D．surprises

2.	A．is B．are C．was D．were

3.	A．break B．breaks C．broke D．would break

4.	A．Because B．So C．But D．However

5.	A．good enough B．well enough C．enough good D．enough well

6.	A．information B．informations C．an information D．the informations

7.	A．work B．to work C．working D．worked

8.	A．easy B．easily C．more easily D．easier

9.	A．Send B．Sending C．To be sent D．Sent

10.	A．important B．more important C．most important D．the most important

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要介绍了互联网的发展历史以及运营状况。

1.此题考查形容词,根据语境可知当人们在20世纪60年代建起网络的时候都非常惊讶,故选C.固定短语be surprised表示吃惊,惊讶.

2.此题考查系动词,因是在过去发生的事情,主语是复数故用were,选D.

3.此题考查行为动词词组break down表示损坏,因发生在过去,故用过去式broke选C.

4.此题考查连词,表示因果关系故用连词so,故选B.意思是因此要建立一个新的网络系统.

5.此题考查副词enough的用法,用来修饰形容词要放在形容词的后面,故选A.

6.此题考查名词,information是不可数名词,故选A.

7.此题考查固定短语keep on doing sth表示持续做某事,故选C.

8.此题考查形容词的比较级,表示越来越怎样,根据语境可知到了20世纪90年代初,电脑变得越来越便宜和容易,故选D.

9.此题考查动名词短语作主语,故要用B,表示在学生中间发电子邮件越来越流行,故选B.

10.此题考查形容词,表示网络成了人们生活中最重要的生活之一,故选D.

考点：网络的发展史.