初二英语阅读题专项练习：因特网的历史
<p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> (因特网), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>?</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> (网络) <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="system">system</span> (系统) <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="information">information</span>(信息)<span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> (政府), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="universities">universities</span> (大学), <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> (银行) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> (允许) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="software">software</span> (软件) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> (浏览) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> (方便).</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="line">line</span> (上网) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Sending">Sending</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> (电子邮件) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> ___ <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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