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World Wide Web

TheWorld Wide Web is a part of the computer Internet system. A recent study showsthat more than thirty-million computer users link(连接)to the communications system called theInternet. The study shows that most of these people are using the World WideWeb.

Computersare linked with the Internet. The Internet is a communications system thatpermits many millions of computers to send and receive information. The WorldWide Web is an important part of the Internet system. People use the Web tosearch for news, products and educational information. They may play games, buybooks, records or other products or plan a holiday trip. These World Wide Webareas are called Websites.

Beforethe World Wide Web existed, information on the Internet was mostly written.Now, the Web provides the same written information but also includes sound,color pictures, television pictures and movies.

In1993, a computer user could only link with 130 Websites, and it was difficultto link a computer with a Website. In 1994, computer scientists made it mucheasier to do. Today there are millions of Websites. Many more are being addedeach day.

TheWorld Wide Web Consortium(国际性协议)isan international group. It is headed by the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology in the United States, the National Institute for Research inComputer Science and Control in France and Keio University in Japan. TheConsortium includes more than 275 smaller computer organizations. These groupswork together to improve how information is offered on the Web.

1. Howmany computer users are using the Internet now?

A. 3 000000.  B.300 000 000.

C. 30 000000.     D.300 000.

2. TheWorld Wide Web can help its users to______.

A. searchfor papers, educational information and products

B. playgames, buy products and plan a work trip

C. searchfor news, play games and buy books or records

D. searchfor news, only play games and buy products

3. Todaythe World Wide Web provided not only written information, but also______.

A. sound,color pictures and cigarettes

B.movies, color pictures and sound

C. sound,television pictures and a bottle of wine

D. colorpictures, seeds and sound

4. Todaythe computer users link to the Internet______.

A. muchmore easily than before

B. muchmore difficult than before

C. is thesame as before

D. farslower than before

5. Howmany countries is the World Wide Web Consortium headed by?

A.1. B. 2. C. 4. D. 3.

试题答案

答案：CCBAD