The computer has become an important part of people's lives. It has its own special words. One example is the word mouse. A computer mouse is not a small gray animal. It is a small device (设备) that you move around on a table in front of a computer. It was called a mouse because it looked like a real mouse with a tail at one end,

    Using a computer takes some training. People who are experts are sometimes called hackers. A hacker is usually a person who writes computer programs in a special computer language. But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal, information from a computer.

    Another well-known computer word is Google. It is the name of a popular search engine (搜索引擎). People use the search engine to find information about everything on the Internet.

    If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a. biog. A blog is a personal diary online. It might contain stories, pictures or songs on it. Some people add information to their blogs every day.

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In formation Card
What the passage is about	Computer 65. ________
How the computer “mouse’，got its name	Because of its 66. ________
What “Google” is	A computer search 67. ________
How many computers words the passage talks about	68. ________

In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet companies which didn’t have stores, they sold things only over the Net.
Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits(利润) were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business.
In the world of e-commerce(电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.
【小题1】Many traditional companies created their own websites in               .

A．the early l990s	B．the mid l990s
C．the late l990s	D．1990s

【小题2】Why were Internet companies in a lot of trouble in the late 1990s?

A．Competition was heavy.

B．Their websites were bad.

C．They didn’t know what to sell.

D．Their profits were high.

【小题3】Which would be a brick and click company?

A．A clothing company with no website.

B．A bookseller with five stores and an Internet site.

C．A video seller with a big website but no stores.

D．A restaurant.

Santi's big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He said that something terrible would happen if he did. Santi didn't really believe this. While Len was out of the room, Santi jumped down on the sofa with the remote control in his hand. For a while, he changed from channel to channel, looking for something interesting to watch. Bored, Santi decided to see what Len could have meant.
With a quick glance（扫视） over his shoulder to make sure Len hadn't come back，he pushed all the buttons at once. Santi saw a bright flash，and he dropped the remote control. "I've broken it，"he thought. "Now I'm in trouble！" As he looked around for the remote control，he realized he was in more trouble than he'd thought. He was suddenly only the size of a mouse.
"Oh，no！"Santi shouted. He had to find his parents quickly. Carefully, he climbed down the side of the huge sofa and hurried across the floor. In the kitchen, Santi could see that the sliding door（滑门） had been left open. “If the door is open, then the cat might be in here,” tiny Santi said.
Just then, Santi and the cat saw each other. Santi ran for the door, the cat closing in quickly behind him. Just as the cat reached out to attack Santi, it slipped（打滑） on some water and slid across the kitchen floor. Out of breath, Santi hid behind a flowerpot in the corridor. He could see his mum far away in the garden. “How will I ever get there?” he wondered. As he looked out from behind the flowerpot, there was the huge cat looking right at him! Santi rushed for the garden and then…, he woke up. “It was only a dream!” he said with a relieved smile. “Thank goodness!”
【小题1】Len told Santi something terrible would happen if he _________.

A．changed from channel to channel

B．tried to pretend（假装）to be a mouse

C．pushed the buttons at the same time

D．stayed alone in the living room

【小题2】Santi thought the cat might be in the kitchen because ________

A．he heard a moving sound

B．the cat liked the kitchen

C．the sliding door was open

D．he saw the cat came into it

【小题3】The word “relieved” can be used to describe Santi’s feeling ______

A．when he was playing with the remote control

B．when his big brother warned him something

C．when he was no longer worried about the cat

D．when he saw his mum far away from him

【小题4】The story probably tries to tell that ________

A．what happens if you break a rule

B．it’s dangerous to stay alone at home

C．people don’t want to get smaller

D．sometimes pets are not friendly

Santi's big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He said that something terrible would happen if he did. Santi didn't really believe this. While Len was out of the room, Santi jumped down on the sofa with the remote control in his hand. For a while, he changed from channel to channel, looking for something interesting to watch. Bored, Santi decided to see what Len could have meant.

   With a quick glance（扫视） over his shoulder to make sure Len hadn't come back，he pushed all the buttons at once. Santi saw a bright flash，and he dropped the remote control. "I've broken it，"he thought. "Now I'm in trouble！" As he looked around for the remote control，he realized he was in more trouble than he'd thought. He was suddenly only the size of a mouse.

  "Oh，no！"Santi shouted. He had to find his parents quickly. Carefully, he climbed down the side of the huge sofa and hurried across the floor. In the kitchen, Santi could see that the sliding door（滑门） had been left open. “If the door is open, then the cat might be in here,” tiny Santi said.

Just then, Santi and the cat saw each other. Santi ran for the door, the cat closing in quickly behind him. Just as the cat reached out to attack Santi, it slipped（打滑） on some water and slid across the kitchen floor. Out of breath, Santi hid behind a flowerpot in the corridor. He could see his mum far away in the garden. “How will I ever get there?” he wondered. As he looked out from behind the flowerpot, there was the huge cat looking right at him! Santi rushed for the garden and then…, he woke up. “It was only a dream!” he said with a relieved smile. “Thank goodness!”

1.Len told Santi something terrible would happen if he _________.

A. changed from channel to channel         

B. tried to pretend（假装）to be a mouse

C. pushed the buttons at the same time       

D. stayed alone in the living room

2.Santi thought the cat might be in the kitchen because ________

A. he heard a moving sound               

B. the cat liked the kitchen

C. the sliding door was open              

D. he saw the cat came into it

3.The word “relieved” can be used to describe Santi’s feeling ______

A. when he was playing with the remote control

B. when his big brother warned him something

C. when he was no longer worried about the cat

D. when he saw his mum far away from him

4.The story probably tries to tell that ________

A. what happens if you break a rule          

B. it’s dangerous to stay alone at home

C. people don’t want to get smaller           

D. sometimes pets are not friendly

 

In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet companies which didn’t have stores, they sold things only over the Net.

Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.

By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits(利润) were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business.

In the world of e-commerce(电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.

1.Many traditional companies created their own websites in               .

A．the early l990s	B．the mid l990s
C．the late l990s	D．1990s

2.Why were Internet companies in a lot of trouble in the late 1990s?

A．Competition was heavy.

B．Their websites were bad.

C．They didn’t know what to sell.

D．Their profits were high.

3.Which would be a brick and click company?

A．A clothing company with no website.

B．A bookseller with five stores and an Internet site.

C．A video seller with a big website but no stores.

D．A restaurant.