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 didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down， then the whole network stopped. So a few 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 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 1990s， computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
1.How long has the Internet been used?
A. For about 10 years. B. For about 20 years.
C. For about 40 years. D. For about 60 years.
2.What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network system was set up?
A. The other computers would wait.
B. The other computers would still work.
C. Some of the others still worked.
D. The other computers wouldn't work.
3.Which of the following used the Internet first?
A. Hospital B. Universities
C. Banks D. The government
4.What is true about computers in the 1990s?
A. They became cheaper and easier to use.
B. They became larger and larger.
C. People couldn't buy them anywhere.
D. People could get information only from them.
5.What can we infer from the last sentence?
A. People will die without the Internet.
B. All people should set up their own network.
C. People live easily without the Internet.
D. People will more and more depend on the Internet.
1.Larry wants to be .
A. a worker or a teacher
B. a nurse or a doctor
C. a salesman or a detective
D. a model or a carpenter
2.Anita doesn’t enjoy working in .
A. the same place B. different places
C. noisy places D. A and C
3. wants to be a teacher or a doctor?
A. Anita B. Jill C. Maria D. Larry
4.Maria likes .
A. meeting people B. wearing different clothes
C. A and B D. working nights and weekends
5.What does “can’t stand” mean in Chinese?
A. 不能忍受 B. 不能站立
C. 可以忍受 D. 可以站立
完形填空
Elephants are the largest living animals on land. More than 500 _________ kinds of elephants were found on the earth over the last 55 million years. Only _________ kinds are still alive today： the African elephant and the Asian (or Indian) elephant. These elephants can only be found in _________places. However， the older kinds lived in cold places a long time _________ . An example is the mammoth (猛犸象) — the largest hairy elephant.
The mammoth was the largest living elephant， which was about seven tons. _________the elephants today， mammoths had black or dark brown hairs_________ their bodies. All the mammoths had tusks (长牙).
Scientists found most of the extinct (灭绝的) animals by_________ the fossils，_________ their bones and teeth that could be found. However， mammoths are quite different. During the Ice Age， mammoths died and were covered _________ in the ice. The ice kept them very well. So scientists could find the _________ body of the mammoth.
1.A. same B. different C. large D. small
2.A. two B. three C. four D. five
3.A. hot B. cold C. cool D. warm
4.A. after B. later C. ago D. away
5.A. Aside B. Unlike C. As D. For
6.A. filling B. covering C. laying D. pushing
7.A. dealing B. studying C. buying D. fixing
8.A. for sure B. as well C. aside from D. such as
9.A. sadly B. gently C. deeply D. easily
10.A. whole B. all C. part D. piece
— go out for a walk this evening?
—That’s a good idea．
A．Let’s B．Why not to
C．Shall we D．What about
Does the sad story ____your heart?
A. push B. touch C. feel D. enter
Tommy ，don’t play a joke _____ the little boy ， he is very shy
A. at B. on C. to D. for
