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Many people are surprised when they find that the internet was set up in the 1960’. 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 one part of the network was not working , information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system could keep on working all the time.
At first the internet was only used it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990’s, computers were still very expensive and the internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990’s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing “ the internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get online 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.
小题1:The Internet has a history of more than years.| A．ten | B．twenty | C．forty | D．sixty |
小题2:A new network system was set up to .| A．make computers cheaper | | B．make computers expensive | | C．make itself keep on working all the time | | D．make computers large |
小题3:At first the Internet was only used by .| A．the government | B．universities | C．hospitals | D．schools |
小题4:What does “convenient” mean in the passage?小题5:Today than before.| A．fewer people are using computers | | B．it is more difficult to get online | | C．sending e-mail is more popular | | D．computers are more expensive |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了因特网的历史早期的互联网的成立及他的工作状况今天科学家们还开发了软件，使“冲浪”互联网更方便。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段， Many people are surprised when they find that the internet was set up in the 1960’可以算出有40多年的历史了可知选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第一段，In this way computer network system could keep on working all the time.这样的计算机网络系统可以继续工作。可知应选C。
小题3:细节理解题。起初这些网络只有政府才能使用的因为它太贵了。故选A。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing “ the internet more convenient.说明了convenient的意思是方便的意思。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。通过文章Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students今天发送电子邮件更受欢迎故选C。 |
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The Statue of Liberty(自由女神像)is one of the most famous tourst places in the United Stafes.However,it wasn’t the Americans who designed and built it It was given as a gift of friendship from France.
In 1865,a young French artist named Bartholdi took part in a big party near the town of Versailles.At the party,someone hoped to give America a special gift for the country’s hundredth birthday in 1876.Bartholdi was interested in the idea and suggested a big statue of some kind.Back home,he thought about it for the next six years.By 1871,Bartholdi had planned most of the details of the statue.It was going to be a lady calld Liberty,who held a torch(火把)high over her head in hear right hand and a book close to her body in her left hand.It seemed that she was lighting the way to freedom.
But it was such a huge project that a large amount of noney was needed.And also,for many resaon,Bartboldi and his team couldn’t finish it on time.The big statue wasn’t finished until June 1884.On July22,1885,it arrived in New York from France by water.The statue was finally placed on a small island called Manhattan near New York in April 1886.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
小题1:Who first had the idea of giving a hundredth birthday gift to America?
A,The host of the party. B.The president of France
C.Bartholdi D.It isn’t mentioned
小题2:We know the United States of America was set up in _____ according to the passage.[小题3:What’s in the left hand of the lady called Liberty?| A．A book | B．A fan | C．A torch | D．A hat |
小题4:The statue was carried to New York _____ after it was finished.| A．on the airplan | B．on the sea | C．in the car | D．on the train |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?| A．The statue of Liberty was built by an American who lived in France. | | B．The building of the statue of Liberty cost much mony. | | C．The building of the statue of Liberty was finished in 1886. | | D．The ststue of Liberty appeared in New York on time. |
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However，two thousand years later，this rich land suddenly disappeared from the map of China 小题2:
Loulan was first “discovered” by a Swedish man，Sven Hedin，in 1900．People from other countries all began to come here小题3: He visited and studied this area and found many relics (遗迹)that were beautifully and carefully made．
It is recorded that the ancient city of Loulan was the capital of Loulan Kingdom during the Han and Jin Dynasties (朝代)，and covered an area of about 100,000m2． 小题4: Outside the city，there are some dried rivers and much farmland．In the past century，many coins，mirrors and other things from Greek and Roman have been dug out there．小题5:
The Loulan Kingdom is now a lifeless area with endless “forests” of mounds (小丘）which aren’t easily seen in other parts of the world．So people from many countries have been interested in this place．
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通 顺、内容完整。| A．All these things show that business between East and West once took place there． | | B．People in Loulan lived a rich life then． | | C．Inside the city there are government offices and other old buildings． | | D．Then it became an area covered with sand and dead trees． |
E．Then a Chinese named Huang Wenbi came to Loulan． |
The future is coming! All over the world there are many new ideas for new places to live and work in. Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from the land. But the most exciting idea comes from Japan. It is Aeropolis. Aeropolis will be a huge sea city, with parks, schools, a hospital and an airport(飞机场)... And it will move(移动)! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two problems. Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make. And for people who get seasick, it won’t be much fun.
小题1:Which country will plan to build a town in the sea?| A．America. | B．England. | C．China. | D．Japan. |
小题2:What’s the name of Japanese sea city?| A．Atlantis. | B．Aeropolis. | C．Tokyo. | D．Osaka. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “huge” mean?| A．Very small. | B．Very long. | C．Very big. | D．Very short. |
小题4:“Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make” means “ ”.| A．Aeropolis will be very cheap to build | | B．People will spend much money to build Aeropolis | | C．It will take little money to build Aeropolis | | D．To build Aeropolis will cost little money |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Sea cities will be holiday towns. | | B．Sea cities will be on the land. | | C．There are already two sea cities. | | D．Sea cities will be go around the world. |
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“Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a answer, for no one can find any walls the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was a common town before the first students and teachers 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once the Cam. A was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in
other countries to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world.
| 小题1: | | A．true | B．clear | C．right | D．real |
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| 小题3: | | A．libraries | B．parks | C．zoos | D．markets |
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| 小题4: | | A．parents | B．farmers | C．workers | D．teachers |
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| 小题5: | | A．yet | B．already | C．very | D．also |
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| 小题6: | | A．reached | B．got | C．arrived | D．arrived in |
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| 小题7: | | A．said | B．called | C．spoken | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．bridge | B．building | C．station | D．house |
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| 小题9: | | A．smaller | B．slower | C．faster | D．cleaner |
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| 小题10: | | A．stop | B．hate | C．dream | D．need |
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Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".
小题1:Before 1927, __________.| A．people can watch videos at home | | B．the movie had sound | | C．People could go to the movie theatres to see movies | | D．people could watch sports on "Family Night" |
小题2:Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.| A．at home | B．in the theatres | | C．outdoors | D．in Disney World |
小题3:Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?| A．Watching TV | B．Riding the electric streetcars | | C．Listening to the radio | D．Bicycling |
小题4:The underlined word "lasted" means .| A．began | B．was over | C．played | D．spoke |
小题5:Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?| A．They still see movies without sound now. | | B．They didn"t go outside in the early twentieth. | | C．The weekends are not the same in different times. | | D．They don"t go to the parks any more now. |
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