Question

You’ve probably heard of a lot about the Internet，but what is it?

The Internet is a computer network that uses the telephone system to connect together millions of computers around the world. Maybe that isn’t very exciting but once you’re connected to the Internet，there are lots of different things you can do.You can send electronic messages or e?mails to your friends (as long as they’re on the Internet，too)，or you can sort through all kinds of information on something called the World Wide Web．

You don’t need to know how the Internet works in order to use it，but if you understand the basics，it may help you work out many technical problems you have—and of course you can help your friends with your Net knowledge!

You may think that your telephone is just for talking. But as long as you have the equipment, you can use a telephone line to send computer data as well as sounds. If you connect your computer with the telephone system it can receive information from, and send information to other computers (as long as they are connected with the telephone system，too)．

Because there is not an organization which operates the Internet，no one exactly knows how many people are connected to it. It’s thought that there could be 60 million people on the Net，connected up to over 15 million computers!

1.If you want to join the Internet，you need，first of all，to________.

A．learn how to operate a computer

B．know how to make a telephone call

C．have a telephone

D．learn how to type on a computer

2.You can keep in touch with your friends by e?mail.The condition is that________.

A．they also have their own telephones

B．they also have their own computers

C．you have already known their telephone numbers

D．they are also connected to the Internet

3.According to the writer，it’s better to________.

A．work out its technical problems besides using the Internet

B．use the Internet besides working out its technical problems

C．sort through all kinds of information on www

D．help your friends with your Net knowledge

4.With both your computer and telephone，you can________.

A．see the other?s face while calling up

B．receive information from other computers

C．send information to other computers

D．both B and C

5.How many people are connected to the Internet according to the statistics?

A．60 million. B．15 million.

C．75 million. D．No one knows.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要是普及英特网的知识，因特网是如何运行的，给人们带来了什么好处。

1.细节理解题。由第二段The Internet is a computer network that uses the telephone system to connect together millions of computers around the world.可知，想要运行互联网首先要有一部电话，故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第三段中You can send electronic messages or ‘e-mails’ to your friends(as long as they’re on the Internet, too，说明和朋友们互相邮件联系的条件是朋友们也要在互联网上，故选D。

3.推理判断题。第四段中说到使用互联网并不一定知道它的工作原理，但如果了解一些基础知识，掌握一些网络技术是有好处的，故选A。

4.细节理解题。由倒数第二段中If you connect your computer with the telephone system it can…可知，只要有几台计算机连在网上就可以收发信息，故选D。

5.推理判断题。由最后一段可知，人们认为可能有6千万人在上网，则你很可能成为第6千万零1个上网者，故选D。

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