广东省 2010 学位英语统考
第一篇:
We talk about and use the Internet every day, but do you know the history of the
Internet?
Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive.
Computer networks didn't work. If there is something wrong with one computer in the
network, the whole network stopped. So it is necessary to set up a network system (系统).
The network system should be so good that many different computers can use it. If part
of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. At first,
only the government used the Internet, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and
banks used it, too. However, computers were still very expensive. By the start of the
1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had developed software
(软件) and made it easy to surf the Internet. Today it is easy to get on-line.
16, according to the passage, the internert was fisrt to set up in
A. 1960. B. 1970 C.1990 D. 1960s.
17,why didn’t computer networks work well?
A. computers were large and expensive
B. computers couldn't send information fast
C. computers didn't fit into the same network
D. if one computer failed, the whole network stopped
18. Which of the following was the first to use the Internet?
A. Governments. B. Universities. C. Banks. D. Hospitals.
19. Which of the following statements is true?
A. People use the internet mainly to send emails.
B. Computers are now more costly then ever before.
C. Computers were costly and hard to use until the early 1990s.
D. In the 1970s the Internet was easy to use but computers were costly.
20. The best title for the passage is
A. The Future of the Internet B. The History of Computers
C. The History of the Internet D. Convenient Internet Surfing
第二篇:
Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners.
One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment.
He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to put on his watch so he went up
to a man who was waiting for a taxi.
"Excuse me, sir," he said, very politely, "but could you tell me the time?"
The man. who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing.
He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. "Excuse me, sir," he said, "but
could you please tell me what time it is?"
This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan
thought to himself: well, he can hear me; he must be just rude. So Alan asked again,
"Why wouldn't you tell me the time, sir?"
The man turned towards him and said, "Put yourself in my shoes. I am standing here
waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me fur the time." If I tell it to you, you will