问题补充：
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 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．tenB．twentyC．fortyD．sixty【小题2】A new network system was set up to .A．make computers cheaperB．make computers expensiveC．make itself keep on working all the timeD．make computers large【小题3】At first the Internet was only used by .A．the governmentB．universitiesC．hospitalsD．schools【小题4】What does “convenient” mean in the passage?A．便宜的B．昂贵的C．方便的D．困难的【小题5】Today than before.A．fewer people are using computersB．it is more difficult to get onlineC．sending e-mail is more popularD．computers are more expensiveC
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：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。
