阅读理解专项训练（一）1990wasasignificantyearinworldevents．InFebruary，NelsonMandelawassetfreeafter27yearsinprison．InOctober，EastandWestGermanybecameonecountryagain．Thenattheendof1990，theWorldWideWebwasborn．Forthisfinaleventwehaveonemantothank，TimBernersLee，thefatheroftheWeb．BernersLeewasbornonJune8，1955inLondon，England．Hisparents，bothcomputerdesigners，encouragedhimtothinkandworkcreativelyashegrewup．Hewasanexcellentstudentandnaturallytookaninterestincomputersandscience．AftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversity，TimwenttoworkatascienceresearchcentreinSwitzerland．TherehedevelopedsomeofthedifferentsystemsthatwouldlaterbecometheWeb．ThefirstwasHTML，thecomputerlanguageusedtomakewebpages．Thesecondwasanaddresssystemthatletcomputersanywherefindeachotherandsendandreceiveinformation．In1990，whilestillatthesciencecentreinSwitzerland，heputthemtogethertomakethefirstInternetbrowser(浏览器)．Itcouldrunonanycomputerandallowedpeopletocreatwebsitetosharetheirinformationwiththerestoftheworld．TimknewthatthemorepeopleusedtheWeb，themoreusefulitwouldbe．Hewasn'tinterestedinmoneybutknowledge，sohegaveouthisinventionforfreetoanyonewhowasinterested．ManywereinterestedandthegrowthoftheInternetbegan．TodayTimworksasaprofessorattheMITinAmerica，researchingnewandinterestingwaystousetheWeb．Hehasreceivedmanyawardsfromgovernmentsandorganizationsforhisefforts．Heisstillnotveryinterestedinmoney．Thatiswhyheissoadmiredbyhisstudentsandworkmates．Itmayalsobeoneofthereasonsthatfewpeopleoutsidetheworldoftechnologyknowhisname．阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。()1．Theunderlinedword"significant"(inParagraph1)mostprobablymeans"_________"．A．strangeB．terribleC．importantD．difficult()2．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theaddresssystemwasusedtomakewebpages．B．TheWorldWideWebwascreatedinSwitzerland．C．Thefirstwebbrowserwasveryexpensivetobuy．D．ManypeoplecouldusetheInternetbefore1990．()3．WhatcanwelearnaboutBernersLeefromthepassage?A．Hewasencouragedtobecreative．B．Hedidn'tdowellatschool．C．Heisaverypoorbusinessman．D．Heiswellknownallovertheworld．()4．WheredoesBernersLeelivetoday?A．England．B．Switzerland．C．America．D．Canada．()5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theeventsthattookplacein1990．B．ThehistoryoftheInternet．C．TheinventionoftheInternetbrowser．D．ThemanwhocreatedtheWordWideWeb（二）Whenyouseethegirlforthefirsttime，youmaythinksheisaboy．Sheisveryoutgoing(外向的)．Whoisshe?WangMeng，theChinesetopskater．OntheeveningofFebruary26th，2010，WangMengfirstgottothefinishinglinein1minuteand29.213secondsinthewomen's1000metersshorttrackspeedskatingfinal(短道速滑决赛)attheVancouverOlympicWinterGames(温哥华冬奥会)．Aftershesucceededinthe500-metreand3000-metreraces，shewonherthirdgoldmedalthistime．WiththisoneChinawonfourgoldmedalsinthewomen'sshorttrackspeedskating．ThathelpedChinafirstwintheteamgoldmedalinWinterOlympicshistory．JustbeforethefinalraceWangMengcaughtabadcoldandcoughedterribly．Withthewordsof"Youcan，youcando!"shewonatlast．Shesaid，"Ireallyfeelthesethreegoldmedalsbelongtomyteam，toChina．ItwaswiththehelpofmyteamthatIwontheprize．"ThoughWangMengisonlytwenty-four，shehasbeenthemostsuccessfulChineseskater．Weareproudofherandherteam．WehopeshewillbefasterinSochiOlympicsin2014．阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。()1．Chinawongoldmedalsinthewomen'...
