The Internet is becoming important in our life．How much do you know about it?

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, worldwide collection （聚集） of computer networks （网）．A network is a small group of computers put together．The Internet is many different networks from all over the world．These networks are called the Internet．Once you have learned to use the  Internet, you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web．

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet．The Web is like a big electronic （电子的） book with millions of pages．These pages are called homepages（主页）．You can find information （信息） about almost anything in the world on these pages．For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework．You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages．Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music．

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail is a way of sending messages to other people．It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter．If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address．This address must have letters and dots （点）  and an '@' （meaning 'at'）．This is what an address心looks like: Emily@star.net．Write a message, type （打字）in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet．People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet．Quick, easy and interesting—— that's the Internet!

1．The Internet is

A．a big computer                               B．a small group of computers

C．lots of computer networks                            D．the World Wide Web

2．The World Wide Web is like

A．an electronic book                            B．homepages

C．an electronic page                                   D．an interesting picture

3．What does "talk to your friends on the pages" mean? It means            ．

A．you can talk to your friends face to face

B．you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C．you talk to your friends through the same computer

D．you go to your friends' houses to talk to them

4．People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends and family because          

A．they don't have to pay any money

B．it's faster and cheaper

C．they don't need to have stamps, envelops or addresses

D．sending e-mail is interesting

5．The "e" in e-mail means                

A．easy                  B．electrical             C．electronic            D．enjoyable

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.

Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the internet, there are lots and lots of things wecan do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW). We can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film starsand do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at

home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.The passage is mainly about _________________.

A．the Internet       B．information        C．computers         D．e-mail

2.The quickest and cheapest way for people to send massages to their friends is _________.

A．by post           B．by e-mail          C．by telephone       D．by TV

3.The Internet can not be used to ________________.

A．find information for our home work

B．get some information about our favorite sports stars

C．do some shopping

D．do our housework

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Internet is a big computer.

B．The Internet is lots of computer network

C．The Internet is very helpful.

D．People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A．The Internet is more and more popular.

B．All the information is in English.

C．English is important in using the Internet.

D．Every computer must join the Internet.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?

  The Internet is many different networks(网络) around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet.

  Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the Internet, there are lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web(www). We can use the Internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favourite sports or film stars and do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

  With the help of the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need.

They can buy or sell the things they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1. The passage is mainly about           .

 A. the Internet         B. information        C. computers         D. e-mail

2. The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages to their friends is          .

 A. by post               B. by e-mail           C. by telephone      D. by TV

3. The Internet can not be used to           .

 A. find information for our homework

 B. get some information about our favourite sports stars

 C. do some shopping                                   D. do our housework

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

 A. The Internet is a big computer.

 B. The Internet is lots of computer networks.

 C. The Internet is very helpful.

 D. People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

 A. The Internet is more and more popular.

 B. All the information is in English.

 C. English is important in using the Internet.

 D. Every computer must join the Internet.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?

The Internet is many different networks(网络) around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet.

  Maybe that doesn't sound interesting. But when we've joined the Internet, there are lots and lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web(www). We can use the Internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favourite sports or film stars and do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

  With the help of the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need.

They can buy or sell the things they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

57. The passage is mainly about           。

  A. the Internet            B. information          C. computers         D. e-mail

58. The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages to their friends is          。

  A. by post               B. by e-mail             C. by telephone       D. by TV

59. The Internet can not be used to           。

  A. find information for our homework

  B. get some information about our favourite sports stars

  C. do some shopping

  D. do our housework

60. What does the writer try to tell us with the underlined (划线) sentences?

  A. The Internet is more and more popular.

  B. All the information is in English.

  C. English is important in using the Internet.

  D. Every computer must join the Internet.