《2025年知识与能力训练八年级英语上册沪教版》

Ⅰ Cloze test.
We are always busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the ___1___ of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they know that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and ___2___. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If a computer in the network ___3___, the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) needed to be set up.
It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network didn’t work, information could be sent through another part. ___4___ this way, the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
___5___, the Internet was only used by the government. In the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were ___6___ to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was ___7___ to use. At the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists also ___8___ software that made surfing the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get online ___9___ millions of people use the Internet every day. The ___10___ has now become one of the most important parts of people’s lives.
(A) 1. A. history B. price C. company D. inventor
(C) 2. A. good B. interesting C. expensive D. beautiful
(B) 3. A. died out B. broke down C. dried up D. went out
(C) 4. A. By B. On C. In D. With
(A) 5. A. At first B. Of course C. In addition D. At last
(D) 6. A. made B. sold C. provided D. allowed
(B) 7. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. fresh
(C) 8. A. found B. realized C. invented D. copied
(A) 9. A. and B. or C. but D. yet
(B) 10. TV B. Internet C. smart phone D. car

答案： ACBCA DBCAB