|
Passage2： WHO is a top choice for this year's Nobel Peace Prize? The answer is the Internet. On March 10, the Nobel Prize Committee (诺贝尔奖评选委员会) said that it picked the Internet as one of the choices, because it has changed our world in many ways. Teens will tell you more about this great invention. (A)_______ is the Internet? The Internet is a network (网络) that connects billions (十亿) of computers (B)all over the world. In the 1960s the US government built computer networks for the army. These networks were not opened to the public until the 1990s. In 1991, a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which he called WWW for short. Today the WWW system is the most popular part of the Internet. (C)Over the past 20 years, the Internet has greatly influenced our world and changed our lives. The Internet makes it more convenient for people to search for information. For example, when we write a history report, we don't (D)_______ go to the library. We can find information about world leaders and historical events on different websites. Everything we want to know can (E)_______ at the click of a button (按钮). The Internet helps us to stay connected to family, friends and the world around us. Not long ago, we wrote letters by hand and waited weeks for a reply. Today, when we use QQ or MSN, we (F)send and receive messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds. (G)The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions in public. We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ, Baidu Tieba, blogs (博客) or forums (论坛). If we dislike the food at school, we can discuss it in the school's forum or in the Tieba of our own class. Although the Internet has made our world better in many ways, in some ways it can be a bad influence. There is a lot of false information on the Internet. (H)It is important not to believe everything we read. In addition, many teenagers choose to keep in touch with each other online instead of meeting face-to-face. People worry that this harms their social (社会的) communication skills. Some teenagers spend too much time playing Internet games. They may lose their _________(I) in their studies. 任务一：根据短文内容回答下列各题。 1. When were the networks opened to the public? 2. How do teenagers prefer to keep in touch with each, by chatting online or by meeting face to face? 3. How many disadvantages does the Internet have according to the passage? 任务二：将短文的划线句子C、G、H翻译成汉语： 4. __________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________________________ 任务三：找出第三自然段的主题句： 7.__________________________________________________________________ 任务四：在A处填上适当的词，在D处填上适当的短语。 8.________________ ________________ 任务五：用所给词的适当形式填空： 9. 在E处用find的适当形式填空：_________________. 在I处用interest的适当形式填空：________________. 10.写出B的同义短语，在文中找出F处的反义词。 _________________ ________________ Key： 1. In the 1990s. 2. By chatting online. 3. Three. 4. 在过去的20年里，因特网对世界产生了巨大的影响而且改变了我们的生活。 5. 因特网给了我们一个公开表达见解的方式。 6. 不想信我们所看到的一切是很重要的。 7. The Internet makes it more convenient for people to search for information 8. What, need/have to 9. be found, interests 10. around/across the world, receive (责任编辑：admin) |