《2025年阳光学业评价八年级英语上册沪教版》

(B)
The internet has been around for many years, but it was the invention of the WWW (World Wide Web) that made it really useful to people. Together, the internet and the World Wide Web have changed the world. The internet was invented by the US government in the 1960s, for the army to use. In the 1970s, scientists and business people also wanted to use the internet to send and receive messages. For some years, people could only send very simple texts. They could not send photos or documents (文件) by the internet.
That changed in 1991, when a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web allows people to send different types of files, such as texts, photos and videos by the internet, so more and more people started to use it in the 1990s.
Today, the Web has hundreds of millions of users. It has changed the way people live, work and play. Through the internet, we can communicate nearly immediately with people thousands of miles away. People and businesses buy and sell things online across the world. The Web also makes people’s lives easier because now many things can be done from home, twenty-four hours a day. The Web can help you do research for your homework, so that you do not need to go to the library. You can use internet banking instead of going to the bank. And, of course, people just “surf the Web” when they want to relax.
Technology changes quickly, and it is hard to imagine what the future of the internet and the Web will be. But it seems impossible to imagine life without them.
46. What could people do on the internet before 1991?
A. Send photos. B. Watch videos.
C. Send simple texts. D. Buy things online.
47. Who invented the World Wide Web?
A. The US government. B. A British scientist.
C. A US businessman. D. A British student.
48. Why did more people start using the Web in the 1990s?
A. It was free to use. B. It allowed file sharing.
C. It was much faster. D. It provided more fun.
49. How does the writer think of the internet and the Web?
A. They have greatly changed people’s lives.
B. They have caused more harm than good.
C. They have both positive and negative effects.
D. They will continue to make lives easier.
50. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The history of the internet B. The World Wide Web
C. The internet and the Web D. The future of the internet

答案： 46.C 47.B 48.B 49.A 50.C