最新版英语听力教程 Model Test8-part b

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　　[00:04.31]For Questions 6-10,you'll hear a lecture on Internet.
[00:09.87]While you listen,
[00:12.83]complete the sentences or answer the questions.
[00:17.87]Use not more than 3 words for each answer.
[00:22.52]You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences
[00:28.11]and the questions below.
[00:31.87]W:Ladies and gentlemen When we talk about
[00:38.22]getting online,we mean being connected to the internet,
[00:43.57]a giant network of computers connects people and information all over the world
[00:50.52]the Internet has a lot in common with other forms of communication:
[00:56.37]Like the U.S.Postal¹ Service,the Internet allows
[01:01.34]anyone who knows your Internet address
[01:05.41]to send you an electronic mail,or E-mail.
[01:10.27]Like the telephone,
[01:13.43]the Internet allows you to "chat"
[01:16.98]with other people by participating in online discussion groups.
[01:22.26]Like the library,the Internet contains information on almost
[01:27.61]any topic you can imagine in many formats²,
[01:32.47]including books,articles,videos,and music recordings³.
[01:37.44]In addition to words,one part of the Internet
[01:41.56]--the World Wide Web is especially interesting to people because it
[01:47.02]includes pictures and sounds.
[01:50.58]M:The Internet began in the 1960s as
[01:55.33]a U.S Department of Defense⁴ communication network
[01:59.88]Soon after,
[02:03.14]university researchers and professors began to use it
[02:08.00]to communicate with others in their fields
[02:12.08]Internet use really took off
[02:16.33]in the early 1990s with the arrival of the Web,
[02:21.40]which made it easier to find and view information online.
[02:26.16]No one--no country,organization,or company is in charge of the Internet;
[02:32.01]its growing and its form and content's being changed by its users every day
[02:39.66]A computer that is connected to the Internet allows you to turn your home,
[02:45.51]community center,local library,or school into a place of unlimited⁵
[02:51.47]information and communication.
[02:55.52]The Internet can help your family.