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We are all busy talking about and using the Internet ,but how many of us know about 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(系统) 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 the 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use.By the start of the 1990s,computers become cheaper and easier to use.Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).

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 people’ s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A .about 40 B. less than 30 C .more than 55D .nearly 45

2. Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper B. make the system work well

C .make the computer go wellD .develop new softwares

3. The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B.Computers are much cheaper than before.

C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.

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We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about 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’ t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) 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 the 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient(方便).

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 people’s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40　　　 　　 B. less than 30

C. more than 45　　 D. nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper

B. make the system work well

C. make the computer go well

D. develop new softwares

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s　　 B.1970s　　 C.1980s　　　 D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机　　　 B.上网　　 C.接线　　 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B. Computers are much cheaper than before.

C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D. People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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

　Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up(建立) 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(系统) 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 the 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).

　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 people’s life.

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1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A、about 40             B、less than 30         C、more than 45

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A、make the computer cheaper

B、make the system work well

C、make the computer go well

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A、1960s                B、1970s                C、1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A、上机               B、上网                 C、接线

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A、People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago

B、Computers are much cheaper than before.

C、Today the Internet is used everywhere.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet， but how many of us know about 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 (系统) 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 the 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s， computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made “surfing (浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便). 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 people’s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40　　　　　 　　 B. less than 30

C. more than 45　　 　　 D. nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper

B. make the system work well

C. make the computer go well

D. develop new software

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______

A.1960s　　　　　　　　 B.1970s　　　　　　　　 C.1980s　　　　　 D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机　　　　　　　　 B.上网　　　　　　　　　 C.接线　　　　　 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B. Computers are much cheaper than before.

C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D. People had enough software to get on-line thirty years ago.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案.

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about 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 (系统) 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 the 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made “surfing (浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便). 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 people’s life.

1. The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40　　　　 　 　 B. less than 30

C. more than 45　　　　 D. nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper

B. make the system work well

C. make the computer go well

D. develop new software

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______

A.1960s　　　　　　 　 　 B.1970s

C.1980s　　　　 　　　　 D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机　　　　　　　 　　 B.上网

C.接线　　　　 　　　　 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B. Computers are much cheaper than before.

C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D. People had enough software to get on-line thirty years ago.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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 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 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 on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail 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 over 10 years.                        B. For over 20 years.

C. For over 40 years.                        D. For over 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. Hospitals    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.

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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 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 government,but in the 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 because cheaper and easier to use Scientists had also developed software that made”surfing”the Internet more easily.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is sold that millions of people use the Internet every day.Shopping on-line is more and more popular among common people.

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

1.How were computer in the 1960s?

A. They often broke down.　　 B. They were expensive.

C. They didn't work well.　　 D. They were small.

2.What is the new network system different from the old one?

A. It is good enough to be used by many different computers.

B. It can send information from one computer to another.

C. It is larger and more expensive.

D. It stops work if one computer in the network breaks down.

3.Who was allowed to use the internet at the very first?

A. universities　　 B. hospital　　 C. banks　　 D. governments

4.What makes surfing the internet more easily?

A. There are more and more computers.　　 B. Computer because cheaper

C. The history of internet　　 D. The history of computers

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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 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 (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities , hospitals and banks were allowed (允许) 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 (软件) that made "surfing" (浏览) the Internet more convenient (方便).

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 people's life.

1.The Internet has a history of　 ___ years.

A. about 20 B. less than 30 C. more than 45 D. nearly 35

2.A new network system was set up to ____.

A. make computers cheaper 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.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. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before.

D. Today it's still not easy to get on-line.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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 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 the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to used it,too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” 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 the students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1._____, computers were large and expensive, and computer network didn’t work well.

A.In the 1960s B.At the end of 18th century

C.Today D.By the start of the 19th century

2.A new network system was set up to__________.

A.make computers cheaper

B.make itself keep on working all the time

C.break down the whole work

D.make computers large and expensive

3.At first the Internet itself was only used by______.

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

4.Which of the following is true?

A.In the 1960s, computers worked well.

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

C.Sending e-mails is now more popular among students than before.

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

5.The best title for this passage may be “________”.

A.The computer

B.How to use the computers

C.How to Set Up A New Network

D.The History of the Internet

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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 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 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 on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail 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 over 10 years.　　 　　 B. For over 20 years.

C. For over 50 years.　　　　　 D. For over 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. Hospitals　　　 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.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析