15.Today,people use the Internet to shop,play games,make friends and read the news.Many young people can't imagine life without it.Most older people,on the other hand,think the Internet is only 10or 15years old.In fact,the Internet has been used for a much longer time than most people think.
In 1957,the United States was in the middle of the Cold War.The Soviet Union(苏联) had sent up the first satellite(卫星),named Sputnik,into space.This meant the Soviets were ahead of the U.S.in technology.Americans were afraid.Scientists in the army of America started developing ideas for protecting the country.One of the ideas was a network(网络) that would let people across the country communicate by using computers.
The network took more than ten years to develop.It was first tried out in1969.for another twenty years,it was used only by scientists who worked with the U.S.government and by some engineers.Then,in 1990,the army of America gave the control of the Internet to the National Science Foundation.The Internet then became available to colleges all over the United States and to scientists across Eutope.
The biggest change in the way that people use the Internet came in 1992.For the first time,the Internet was opened to the general public,creating what is now known as the World Wide Weh,Soon,people began finding all kinds of different things they could do on the Internet.Today,no one government controls the Internet and it just gets bigger and bigger.It make our word different.
61.In fact,the Internet has been used for a much longer time than most people think.T
62.Scientists in the U.S.started developing ideas for protecting the environment in 1957.F
63.After more than ten years'development,the network was first tried out in 1969.T
64.In 1990,the Internet became available to colleges all over Europe.F
65.Today,many governments are in control of the Internet and it gets bigger and bigger.F.
分析 文章主要介绍互联网的发展史,远比人们认为的早很多.
解答 1---5.TFTFF
1.T,细节题,根据In fact,the Internet has been used for a much longer time than most people think.事实上,英特网已经使用远比大多数人认为的要更久.得知所给观点是对的.
2.F,细节题,根据Scientists in the army of America started developing ideas for protecting the country.美国的战略科学家开始发展这个观点是为了保护国家,而不是保护环境,得知该观点是错误的.
3.T,细节题,根据The network took more than ten years to develop.It was first tried out in1969.互联网花去超过10年的时间发展,它第一次是在1969年试行.得知该观点是正确的.
4.F,细节题,根据原文句子The Internet then became available to colleges all over the United States然后互联网变得对整个美国高等大学有价值,得知不是对欧洲,所以给出的观点是错误的.
5.F,细节题,根据Today,no one government controls the Internet and it just gets bigger and bigger.今天,没有一个政府控制因特网并且它变得越来越大,得知政府没有控制英特网,给出的观点是错误的.
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