ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworksdidn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soafewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.
AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseit,too.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartof1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade"surfing"theInterneteasier.
TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailsismoreandmorepopularamongyoungpeople.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.
61.HowlonghastheInternetbeenused?___
A.Forabout10years.
B.Forabout20years.
C.Forabout40years.
D.Forabout60years.
62.Whatwouldhappenwhenonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedownafterthenewnetworksystemwassetup?___
A.Theothercomputerswouldwait.
B.Theothercomputerswouldstillwork.
C.Someoftheothersstillworked.
D.Theothercomputerswouldn'twork.
63.WhichofthefollowingusedtheInternetfirst?___
A.Hospital
B.Universities
C.Banks
D.Thegovernment
64.Whatistrueaboutcomputersinthe1990s?___
A.Theybecamecheaperandeasiertouse.
B.Theybecamelargerandlarger.
C.Peoplecouldn'tbuythemanywhere.
D.Peoplecouldgetinformationonlyfromthem.
65.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentence?___
A.PeoplewilldiewithouttheInternet.
B.Allpeopleshouldsetuptheirownnetwork.
C.PeopleliveeasilywithouttheInternet.
D.PeoplewillmoreandmoredependontheInternet.