2017-2018学年高中英语（外研版）必修一课后阅读训练： 二十二 Module Period 2 Word版含解析.docVIP

温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。 课后阅读Module 6　Period 2 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how do 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 a part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network 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 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 emails is more and more popular among students. The Internet now becomes one of the most important parts of people’s life. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了互联网的发展历史。 1. How long does the Internet exist? A. About 10 years. 　　　　　 B. About 20 years. C. About half a century. D. About a century. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第二段首句可知, 互联网从建立到现在大约有半个世纪了。 2. Which of the following is NOT true about the earliest Internet? A. They were large and expensive. B. They didn’t work well. C. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. D. They were just like the modern ones. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知, A、B、C三项均是正确的; D项说最早的互联网与现代的一样, 显然是与文章的描述矛盾的。 3. What is the main idea of the passage? A. How to use the Internet. B. The history of the Internet. C. The Internet becomes the most important part of peo