The Internet

王佳晨

The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it？

What is the Internet？

The Internet is a large， world-wide collection of computer networks. A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world.

These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet， you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web.

What is the World Wide Web？

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic （電子的） book with millions of pages. These pages are all called homepages.

You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example， you can use the Internet instead of? the library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sports or film star， talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words， pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail？

Electronic? mail （e-mail）? is? a? way? of sending messages to other people. It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mails， you must have an? e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots and an “@”（means “at”）. For example， lily@yahoo.com. Write a message， type a person's e-mail address， then send the message through the Internet. People don't need to use stamps， envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick， easy and interesting—that's the Internet.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

1. The Internet is ________.

A. a big computer B. a small group of computers

C. lots of computer networks D. the World Wide Web

2. The World Wide Web is like ________.

A. an electronic book B. homepages C. an electronic page D. an interesting picture

3. We can find ________ about almost anything in the world on the Internet.

A. money B. pictures C. information D. books

4. The “e” in e-mail means ________.

A. easy B. east C. electronic D. enjoyable

5. E-mail addresses must have ________.

A. letters B. dots C. an “@” D. A， B and C