《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.Ifonecom

2、puterinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponwor

3、kingonthetime. AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasierto

4、use.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient. Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents. TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantp

5、artsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyears A：TB：F 2.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A：TB：F 3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A：TB：F 4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A：TB：F 5.Todayit’sstillno

6、teasytogeton-lineA：TB：F Passage2Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwith

7、outanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.

8、Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofapri