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WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet，buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime，computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,，thenthewholenet-workstopped..Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenet-workwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.

51.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethan_____years.

A.sixtyB.tenC.fortyD.twenty

52.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto______.

A.makecomputerscheaper

B.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetwork

D.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

53.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby_____.

A.thegovernmentB.scientists

C.hospitalandbanksD.schools

54._____made“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.

A.ComputersB.Scientists

C.SoftwareD.Information

55.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworksworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

D.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

第二节：信息匹配(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下列交友信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答卷上把对应题号的相应选项的字母写出来。(请将该部分答案涂在电脑答题卡上，AB同时涂黑代表E;CD同时涂黑代表F。)

A.PiotrekKowalski,18,fromItaly.Lookingforapenfriendwhoisinterestedindiscussingthecurrent(当前的)politicalsituationintheworld.Likejazzandplayingtennisinmyfreetime.

B.Olga,32yearsold,historian,fromWarsaw,Poland.LookingforapenfriendtoexchangeviewsonthepoliticalproblemsinEastEuropeancountriesaftertheSecondWorldWar.

C.Jack,27,fromLondon.Myfavoritepastime(消遣)islearningforeignlanguages.IgotoeveninglanguageclassesandusemycomputertoimprovemylanguagelearningbyvisitingInternetsites.

D.Elle,35yearsold,fromParis.Ilikelearninglanguages,butdonotlikeusingmoderntechnology.Needapenfriendwhoalsoenjoyslearninglanguagesinatraditionalway.

E.Petro,42,businessman,fromArgentina.Tryingtogetapenfriendwiththesameprofession(职业)andlivesinNorthAmerica.Married,withthreechildrenandlikesurfingtheInternet.

F.KimLee,18,highschoolstudentinSeoul,SouthKorea.IlovetravelingandhopetovisitGreatBritaininthefuture.IwouldlikeafriendaboutthesameagetogetsomeinformationaboutthedifferencesbetweenlifeinEuropeandthatinAsia.

以下是交友者的信息。请匹配交友者与他们所对应的信息。

56.Mary,21,auniversitystudentonhistory,comesfromScotlandandwouldliketofindapenfriendwhocomesfromEastEurope.Sheisinterestedinthethingsofthepastinthosecountries.

57.Helga,33,comesfromGermanyandspeaksFrench,EnglishandRussian.Sheprefersapenfriendwhoisalsofondofexchangingideasaboutlanguagelearningbywritinglettersandshefirmlybelievesthatlanguagelearningcanonlyhappeninaclassroom.

58.Alessandro,25,comesfromRome.HeisinterestedinfindingapenfriendwhospeaksEnglishandcanexchangeideasonusingthecomputerforlearningpurpose.

59.Bob,17,amiddleschoolstudentinLiverpool,isinterestedinmakingapenfriend.HeoncevisitedChinawithhisparentswhenhewasachildandthenfellinlovewithAsianculture.Hewouldlikeafriendofthesameornearlythesameage.

60.Jim,35,hasacompanyinBoston.HishobbyissurfingtheInternetinhissparetimeandlookingforanyusefulinformationforhim,whetherathomeorabroad.