Question

    In the modern world computers and the Internet are getting more and more popular. Most people think they are very useful in their work and lives.

The first computer was born in 1946. It was very big and it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? Computers can do many things.

At the same time, our world is getting smaller and smaller with the Internet. The Internet came into the world about twenty-five years later than computers. It makes our lives easier. If you are far away in America, you can talk to your family on the Internet. If you want to read a good book, but you don’t have time to buy it in the bookstore, you can read it on the Internet. You can also read newspaper, do some shopping, play games and make friends on it.

Many students like the Internet so much that they would not like to do anything else. They make friends on the Internet, but they may not see these friends. Some of the students are cheated by (受……的欺骗) the “unreal friends”. Because of the Internet, some students can’t work hard at their lessons. Many of them can’t do as well as before in their studies. A few of them have to leave school.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But please remember, “Not all things are good for you.”

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Which of the following about computers is WRONG?

A.The first computer was born in 1946.

B.Computers can help us with our studies.

C.Computers work much faster because they are smaller.

D.The first computer didn’t work as fast as computers now.

2.Our world is getting _________ with the Internet.

A.larger B.smaller C.more beautiful D.more colorful

3.When was the Internet born?

A.In 1921. B.In 1971. C.In 1980. D.In1900.

4.What does the writer think of computers and the Internet?

A.They are good for everyone and everything.

B.They are not good for children.

C.They are very useful, but sometimes they are bad for students.

D.They are good for only older people.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Computers and Our Lives

B.Computers and the Internet

C.The Internet and Our Lives

D.Computers or the Internet

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了电脑和网络的发展过程，我们的生活因为有了电脑，有了因特网而变得非常方便，但对于网络我们要合理利用，不能因为它而荒废了学习。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段“The first computer was born in 1946.”可知A正确；根据常识可知B正确；根据第二段“The first computer was born in 1946. It was very big and it worked slowly.”可知D正确。根据第二段“Today computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster.”可知，现在电脑变得更小了，速度更快了，但它们之间没有因果关系，C选项不符合文意，故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据短文第三段“At the same time, our world is getting smaller and smaller with the Internet.”可知，我们的世界因为网络而变得越来越小。故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据第二段“The first computer was born in 1946.”以及第三段“The Internet came into the world about twenty-five years later than computers.”可知，电脑诞生于1946年，而网络比它晚25年，也就是1971年。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据短文第三段和第四段的内容可知，电脑和网络非常有用，使我们的生活变得方便，但同时它也产生了一些问题，如很学生沉迷网络，不喜欢学习。再根据最后一段“But please remember, “Not all things are good for you.””并不是所有的东西都是有好处的，故C选项“它们是有用的，但是有时候它们对学生们没有好处”符合文意，故选C。

5.

主旨大意题。A“电脑和我们的生活”；B“电脑和网络”；C“网络和我们的生活”；D“电脑或网络”。根据文意可知，短文第一、二段介绍了电脑的发展和在日常生活中的使用；第三、四、五段介绍了网络的发展以及带来的问题。Computers和Internet是文章的两个关键词，用它作为题目是最好的，故选B。