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1、《大學(xué)英語B》閱讀理解練習(xí)（一）Passage1WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinth
2、enetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.
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3、irsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelo
4、pedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient.
Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.
TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasa
5、historyofmorethanfortyyears
A：TB：F
2.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A：TB：F
3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A：TB：F
4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A：TB：F
5.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-lineA：TB：F
Passage2Mr.Youngranhi
6、sownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeh
7、erhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecret
8、arywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofapri
