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1、2019高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（36）及解析AEveryday we talk about and use the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s At that time, computers were large and expensive Computer network didnt work well If one comput
2、er in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped So a new network system had to be set up It should be good enough to be used by many different computers If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part In this way computer network system would keep
3、on working on the timeAt first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and
4、 easier to use Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” in the Internet more convenientToday it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day Sending e-mail is more and more popular among studentsThe Internet has now become one of the most
5、 important parts of peoples life56 The Internet has a history of more than _ yearsA sixty B forty C fifty D twenty57 A new network system was set up to _A make computers cheaper B make itself keep on working all the timeC break down the whole network D make computers large and expensive58 _ made “su
6、rfing” the Internet more convenientA Computers B Hardware C Software D Information59 Which of the following is TRUE?A In the 1960s, computer network worked wellB In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to useC Today its still not easy to get on-lineD Sending e-mail is now more popular among studen
7、ts than beforeBEvery country has its traditional festivals The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the na
8、me of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new yearOne story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time People were very afraid One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this He said to Ni
9、an, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their
10、 farm animals from time to timeAfter that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at eac
11、h years end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid ofFrom then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian” The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely” Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a bette
12、r new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable60 How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?A By putting red paper-cuts on windows B By
13、eating up beastsC By talking to him D By riding on him61 Why did people put on red paper-cuts instead of those of any other color?A Because Nian liked the color red B Because the color red could kill NianC Because the old man like the color red D Because Nian was afraid of the color red62 The best t
14、itle of this passage is “_”A The Origin of the Chinese New Year B The Old Man and the Beast NianC How to Go Through the Nian safely D What Nian Was Like63 Which of the following statement is TRUE?A Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one timeB Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm anima
15、lsC Nian is afraid of red paper-cuts D Nian doesnt like to use his own mindCHave you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting They say things like, “My Dads car is bigger than your Dads,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours” They particularly like to boast about their familiesThere were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting Gavin was the worst Everything about his family was
