Question

【題目】

Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives.

He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again, and it took much time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.

Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

【1】What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?

A.Looking for jobs in different cities.B.Talking to people around the world.

C.Studying how to connect computers.D.Exploring how to improve memory.

【2】The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to “ ”.

A.Working on early computers

B.Connecting different facts together

C.Travelling to the office in Switzerland

D.Repeating the answers to the same questions

【3】What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?

A.He is not famous because he is not rich.

B.He has changed our lives and he is great.

C.He did nothing special but make people a good life.

D.He has made great achievements in memory research.

【4】Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】He invented the World Wide Web /WWW all by himself, and he gave it away for nothing.

【解析】

本文講述了發(fā)明家蒂姆·伯納斯·李。他獨(dú)自發(fā)明了萬維網(wǎng)，并捐了出去。他幫助人們共享技術(shù)，并希望互聯(lián)網(wǎng)免費(fèi)供大家使用。他的發(fā)明改變了我們的生活。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3段特別Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly?...可知蒂姆·伯納斯·李對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)如何連接計(jì)算機(jī)感興趣；故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。此句He answered the same questions again and again, and it took much time.句意是：他一次又一次地回答同樣的問題，花了很多時(shí)間。根據(jù)句意可知it指代上文“重復(fù)相同問題的答案”；故選D。

【3】主旨題。根據(jù)第1段Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives.可知作者認(rèn)為蒂姆伯納斯李改變了我們的生活，他很偉大。故選B。

【4】題意：為什么蒂姆·伯納斯·李是世界上最重要的人之一？根據(jù)第4段中In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself.和第6段中But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing.可知蒂姆·伯納斯·李是世界上最重要的人之一是因?yàn)樗�一個(gè)人發(fā)明了萬維網(wǎng)，并捐了出去。故答案是He invented the World Wide Web /WWW all by himself, and he gave it away for nothing.。