We are all busy talking about and using the Internet,but how many of us know about 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(网络) didn’ t work well.If one computer in the network broke down,then the whole network stopped.So a new network system(系统) had to be set up.It should be good enough to be used by many different computers.If part of the network was not working,information could be sent through another part.In this way the computer network system 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 expensive and the Internet was difficult to use.By the start of the 1990s,computers become cheaper and easier to use.Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more conveninent(方便).
Today it is easy to get on-line 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.
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1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.
A.about 40 B.less than 30 C.more than 45 D.nearly 35
2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.
A.make the computer cheaper B.make the system work well
C.make the computer go well D.develop new softwares
3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.
A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s
4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.
A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.
B.Computers are much cheaper than before.
C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.
D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.
1A 2B 3D 4B 5D
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In Europe many people died during the Second World War. So at the end of the war, there were many children who lost their parents.
A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted the children who had no parents to have a home. He wanted them to have the deep love and good care of parents.
Gmeiner had no enough money, so he asked the people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children's Village at last, in Australia. It was open in 1949 .This is how the SOS Children's Village started. The letters SOS come from “Save our Souls.” The words mean “Please help us!” An SOS Children's Village can give help to the children who need help.
Hermann Gemeiner's idea for helping orphans soon spread(传播) all over the world. By 1983 there were 17 SOS Children's Villages in the world.
Now China has also built many SOS Children's Villages. More and more people like to do something to show their love to the children in the SOS Children's Villages. Do you want to visit an SOS village someday?
SOS Children's _____51____ | |
Who | ____52____built the first SOS Children's Village. |
Why | He built it to give orphans a __53___. |
When | The first SOS Children's Village was open in __54____ |
where | He built it in ____55____. |
Meaning | Orphan means a child who has no ______56_____. |
SOS comes from "save our ____57___",it means "please __58__ us. | |
How 59 was it spread | By 1983 there were ___60___ SOS Children's Villages in the world. |
51.________ 52._______ 53._______ 54._______ 55._______
56.________ 57._______ 58._______ 59._______ 60._______