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【题目】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66—75的相应位置上。

Ray Tomlinson was born in New York State. He sent the world’s f 【1】 email and let us have the use of the @ symbol in electronic communications. Tomlinson wrote a program in 1971 that a 【2】 messages to be exchanged between different computers. Before that time, electronic messages had only been exchanged between people using the s 【3】 main unit.

At the time of his invention, Tomlinson was researching possible uses for the ArpaNet—the US military (军方) network that formed the base of the Internet, and showed an i 【4】 in improving the use of ArpaNet’s “mailbox(邮箱)”, which made users send messages to the mailboxes possible. In the past, people had to print out the message and p 【5】 it in the mailbox. This achievement made a great difference in people’s life.

Tomlinson also came up with the ideai 【6】 of using the “@” symbol to separate the name of the receiver from the name of the host, creating the standard still used today. Although it had a history of o 【7】 forty years, Tomlinson said email had not changed much since its invention.

Tomlinson studied electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and t 【8】 got his masters (硕士学位) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined a company called Bolt, Beranek, and Newman in 1967, and stayed there the r 【9】 of his life. He died at the age of 74. The company was later aquired (收购) by Raytheon.

“A true technology pioneer and his work changed the w 【10】 the world communicates.” Ratheon said. “It is with great sadness we know the passing of our friend.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】first

【2】allowed

【3】same

【4】interest

【5】put

【6】idea

【7】over

【8】then

【9】rest

【10】way

【解析】

试题解析：本文是关于电子邮件之父汤雷姆林森传记。他发出了世界上第一封电子邮件，同时让我们的电子通信中有了@标志。改进该网络的“邮箱”功能，创建了如今仍在使用的标准。一位真正的技术先驱……他的工作改变了世界的沟通方式。

【1】first考查语境理解。句意：他发出了世界上第一封电子邮件，同时让我们的电子通信中有了@标志。根据句意和首字母提示可知填first。

【2】allowed考查语境理解。句意：汤姆林森在1971中写了一个程序，允许在不同的计算机之间交换信息。根据句意和首字母提示可知填allowed。

【3】same考查语境理解。句意：在那之前，唯有使用相同主机的人之间才能交换电子信息。根据句意和首字母提示可知填same。

【4】interest 考查语境理解。句意：当时，他正在研究军方网络Arpanet的可能用途，尤其对改进该网络的“邮箱”功能感兴趣——该功能允许用户向邮箱发送信息成为可能。根据句意和首字母提示可知填interest。

【5】put考查语境理解。句意：在那时以前，（发送信息需要）人们把信息内容打印出来，然后再亲自放入邮箱。根据句意和首字母提示可知填put。

【6】idea考查语境理解。句意：汤姆林森也想出了使用@符号来隔开收信人姓名和主机名的主意，创建了如今仍在使用的标准。根据句意和首字母提示可知填idea。

【7】over考查语境理解。句意：虽然它有超过四十年的历史，汤姆林森说，自从它的发明以来，电子邮件并没有改变太多。根据句意和首字母提示可知填over。

【8】then考查语境理解。句意：汤姆林森学习电气工程理工，然后他的主人在麻省理工学院。根据句意和首字母提示可知填then。

【9】rest考查语境理解。句意：1967年，汤姆林森加入了BBN公司，并一直在那里工作。根据句意和首字母提示可知填rest。

【10】way考查语境理解。句意：一位真正的技术先驱……他的工作改变了世界的沟通方式。根据句意和首字母提示可知填way。