Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’re connected (连接) to the Internet, there are a lot of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can communicate with your friends through social software such as QQ, WeChat, and Facebook. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW) .

There are many different types of computers now. They all can be linked to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people or companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to surf the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can explore the Internet to search for useful information or knowledge in your classroom. However, in order to prevent yourself from playing with computer games, you should use it in limited time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, receiving and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want through the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．The Internet.	B．Information.
C．Computers.	D．English.

【小题2】According to the passage, you can do all the following things through the Internet except for_______.

A．sending and receiving e-mails	B．chatting with your friends
C．buying and producing things	D．dealing with information

【小题3】Who is the owner of the Internet?

A．The headmaster.	B．The government officer.
C．The user.	D．No one.

【小题4】What does the writer try to tell us in the last two sentences of the last paragraph?

A．The Internet is more and more popular.

B．English is important in using the Internet.

C．The information on the Internet is all in English.

D．Every computer must be joined to the Internet in English.

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Compared with people in many other countries, the Australians seem to know more about how to enjoy their lives. In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy 【小题1】 (they) . They also have their own ideas about how to spend time.

Most 【小题2】 (child) , about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. 【小题3】 , they put aside their schoolbags and go out to play. In this way, they get 【小题4】 (relax) and have fun.

Some old people get up early in the morning. Then they go to the park to read newspapers. It helps them know 【小题5】 is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer 【小题6】 (stay) at home watching TV rather than do anything else.

Young people enjoy 【小题7】 (have) relaxing trips on weekends. They go to mountains for a picnic or go to the forest to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one 【小题8】 two days outside. Then 【小题9】 Sunday evening, they start their way back home. Nobody 【小题10】 (seem) to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.