《大学英语b》阅读理解练习

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1、《大学英语B》阅读理解练习（一）Passage1WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet? ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbro

2、kedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime. AtfirsttheInternetwasonly

3、usedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”inthe

4、Internetmoreconvenient. Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents. TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyears A：TB：F 2.Anewnet

5、worksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A：TB：F 3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A：TB：F 4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A：TB：F 5.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-lineA：TB：F Passage2Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewou

6、ldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch

7、,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobothery

8、ouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofapri