Question

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.

Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the internet, there are lots and lots of things wecan do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW). We can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film starsand do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at

home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.The passage is mainly about _________________.

A．the Internet       B．information        C．computers         D．e-mail

2.The quickest and cheapest way for people to send massages to their friends is _________.

A．by post           B．by e-mail          C．by telephone       D．by TV

3.The Internet can not be used to ________________.

A．find information for our home work

B．get some information about our favorite sports stars

C．do some shopping

D．do our housework

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Internet is a big computer.

B．The Internet is lots of computer network

C．The Internet is very helpful.

D．People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A．The Internet is more and more popular.

B．All the information is in English.

C．English is important in using the Internet.

D．Every computer must join the Internet.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文重點介紹了互聯網的作用以及由此引起的我們生活的變化。

1.根據第一段及下文描述，可知這篇短文主要講的就是互聯網。A

2.根據第二段We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.描述，可知選B。

3.根據短文描述，可知我們可以在網上為作業搜索信息，獲得關于喜歡的體育明星的信息和網上購物。但是沒有提到能作業，故選D。

4.根據第一段The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.描述，可知選A。

5.根據最后一段But do you know 98% of the information is in English? 描述，可知在應用網絡方面，英語很重要。故選C。

考點：關于互聯網的說明文閱讀

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