We are all busy talking about using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are ___36___ when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers ___37___ large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network ___38___ down, the whole network stopped. ___39___ a new network system（系统）had to be set up. It should be ___40___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, ___41___ could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on ___42___ 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 the 1990s, computers became cheaper and ___43___ to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing”（浏览）the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. ___44___ e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of ___45___ parts of people’s life.
A．surprise B．surprising C．surprised D．surprises
A．is B．are C．was D．were
A．break B．breaks C．broke D．would break
A．Because B．So C．But D．However
A．good enough B．well enough C．enough good D．enough well
A．information B．informations C．an information D．the informations
A．work B．to work C．working D．worked
A．easy B．easily C．more easily D．easier
A．Send B．Sending C．To be sent D．Sent
A．important B．more important C．most important D．the most important
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My young daughter and I were flying to Miami for holiday. The plane was completely . We couldn’t get seats together and were separated by the aisle(过道). I asked two men if they would like to change with us, so that we could be together. They .
At the same time, a mother three children also had the same problem as us. The mother her baby, but her young son and his older brother were separated from her. She was very anxious about the boys sitting with . She was very worried, but helped her. Suddenly a man said, “I think we can help you.” Then he and his group managed to make enough space for the .
My young daughter, however, was afraid of not being next to a window or her mom. I told her I couldn’t do anything; we had to sit we were. Amazingly, the man sitting next to me turned to me and said he really liked the seat near the aisle, so we changed seats and continued our trip .
Would that man give us his seat if the others hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. Perhaps kindness is contagious.
A．crowded B．uncomfortable C．full D．noisy
A．money B．seats C．minds D．ideas
A．agreed B．refused C．waited D．nodded
A．with B．except C．next to D．besides
A．held B．raised C．fetched D．brought
A．friends B．waitresses C．strangers D．relatives
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．family B．home C．house D．team
A．that B．what C．where D．when
A．sadly B．hurriedly C．slowly D．happily
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Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill. They were in the same hospital room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was ___the only window of the room. Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men ___for hours without stopping.
They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs.And every afternoon when Mr Smith could in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his roommate about all the things that he could see through the . Mr Martin believed that his world was made “larger ” by the “colorful”___ world. Out of the window was a ___ with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake. As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for in his mind…Days and weeks passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin asked the nurse if he could move to the other bed.___ for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his , as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.
Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The nurse answered that the man was and could not even see the wall.
A．out of B．next to C．away from D．well above
A．danced B．sang C．walked D．talked
A．sit up B．walk around C．stand up D．jump about
A．box B．door C．window D．bed
A．foreign B．outside C．lonely D．green
A．library B．market C．park D．church
A．itself B．yourself C．herself D．himself
A．Unluckily B．Happily C．Worriedly D．Seriously
A．happiness B．joy C．hope D．surprise
A．blind B．old C．poor D．ill
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Tony and Maria were twins. When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot ____ their birthday. Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room. Chico soon learned to say ___ words.
When the children were at home, Chico’s cage door ____ and the parrot flew out. Sometimes he landed on Maria’s arm, sometimes he landed on Tony’s shoulder. One day he became tired and very nearly fell into the fire.
Tony put the parrot on his arm. He _____ the fire and said, “Fire-bad” over and over again. Chico learned the words, and said “ Fire-bad” if anyone carried him near the fire.
One very ___night, just before bed-time, Tony put lots of coal on the living-room fire, but he forgot to put the fireguard in front of the fire.
Dad then turned off the light and went to bed. Soon ____in the house was fast asleep.
Chico was first ____ He at once saw that a bit of burning coal had fallen out of the fire on the rug. Smoke and flames were rising from the rug.
“ Fire-bad! Fire-bad! ” Screamed Chico, as he jumped_____ about his cage. Dad heard this and ran downstairs. Then came Mum, Tony and Maria. Mum and Dad filled the pails with water and threw it on the ______ rug. Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire, Maria spoke quietly to Chico to keep _____calm.
In a few minutes, the fire was put out. But if Chico had not cried out, the house might have been burned. “ Thank you, Chico. You’re a hero”. said Tony.
A．in B．at C．for D．to
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．opened B．open C．was opened D．opening
A．pointed to B．pointed C．turned to D．turned
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．anyone
A．wake up B．to wake up C．waked up D．waking up
A．wild B．wildly C．soft D．softly
A．burning B．burnt C．burn D．burns
A．her B．she C．he D．him
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Everybody loves a good joke. Even children at a very young age start ___ jokes to their friends. Some people are _ very good at telling funny stories. When they tell a joke, everyone finds it _3 But someone else telling the same joke may not make you laugh. This is because it is not only the end of the joke that has to be funny. A good joke-teller is amusing ____ telling the whole story.
Some people are witty (诙谐的，风趣的) in their normal everyday conversation. They say humorous things all the time. They can quickly see two ____ words in the same word and then like to make puns (双关语). If someone says to them, after their trip to the US. "How did you find New York?" They will probably answer by saying something like, "By driving south from Boston!"
There is another type of humor where people play jokes on their __ . They tease them by saying untrue things like, "Someone just ____ me that our English teacher is going to give us a test today." When their friends start to worry, they laugh and say, "I am only ___." These people love to make ____ of you, make you silly and ridiculous. And nobody likes to be made fun of, ___, of course, on April 1st. On this day, everyone is allowed to play jokes on their friends.
A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．talking
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．hardly
A．exciting B．relaxing C．surprisng D．amusing
A．before B．while C．after D．until
A．different B．same C．similar D．opposite
A．teachers B．students C．friends D．family
A．taught B．answered C．asked D．told
A．kidding B．asking C．playing D．talking
A．use B．fun C．story D．friends
A．though B．besides C．except D．however
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All living things on the earth need other living things to live with. Nothing lives . Sometimes one living thing kills . Each kind of life eats another kind of life live, and together they form a food chain(食物链). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become if one of the links disappears.
All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use directly(直接地). They make food from sunlight, water, air and so on. Animals can only use the sun’s energy it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants. Others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only plants indirectly.
What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruit and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them be eaten. If people eat the fish, they will get strange diseases.
Each form of life is linked to all the others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.
A．alone B．lonely C．together D．happily
A．other B．the other C．another D．the others
A．for B．so that C．and D．in order to
A．any B．all C．some D．most
A．better B．broken C．stronger D．nicer
A．moonlight B．laser light C．sunlight D．bright light
A．after B．before C．until D．by the time
A．making B．catching C．eating D．feeding
A．sunlight B．animals C．plants D．people
A．can B．cannot C．must D．needn’t
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