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1、《大学英语B》阅读理解练习（一）Passage1WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetwo
2、rkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.
AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universit
3、ies,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient.
Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillions
4、ofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.
TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyears
A：TB：F
2.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A：TB：F
3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A
5、：TB：F
4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A：TB：F
5.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-lineA：TB：F
Passage2Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedtha
6、thewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghad
7、beenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofapri
