The Internet can't work without computers. Enid invented（发明）the ________ （one）computer in 1946. But it was large and heavy. It was as large as________ room. In the 1960s, the ________（scientist） started to study the Internet. At that time, only the army（军队） could use it________（save）, send and receive information .In the 1970s, the Internet came ________ offices, banks, hospitals and so on. Computers were still very expensive ________ the Internet was difficult to use. ________people couldn't use it at that time. In the 1990s, scientists made it into use and it soon ________（become）popular. Today it is easy to get online and millions of people use the Internet in China every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among people. The Internet is becoming one of the________ （important）parts of people's life.

The Internet really makes our life happy, easy and colorful.

【答案】 its；first；a；scientists；to save；into；and；Most；became；most important 【解析】【分析】主要讲了因特网的历史。

（1）句意：但是你知道它的历史吗？history是名词，前面用形容词性物主代词修饰，it 的形容词性物主代词是its，故填its。

（2）句意：Enid在1964年发明了第一个计算机。the+序数词，one的序数词是first，故填first。

（3）句意：它和一个房子那样大。room是单数，以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。（4）句意：科学家们开始研究因特网。根据句意可知是多个科学家，所以用复数scientists，故填scientists。

（5）句意：仅仅军队可以用它保存、发送和接受信息。use sth. to do sth.用......做某事，故填to save。

（6）句意：因特网进入办公室.银行和医院等等。come into进入，故填into。

（7）句意：计算机仍然是非常昂贵的，并且因特网是难用的。根据句意可知表示顺承，所以用and，故填and。

（8）句意：在那时大部分人不能用它。most people大部分人，故填Most。

（9）句意：它很快变得受欢迎。made是过去式，所以become也用过去式became，故填became。

（10）句意：因特网正在成为人们生活中最重要的部分。one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，最……之一，important的最高级是the most important，故填most important。【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

13．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，或用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her 500 dollars. Most of Esther's friends decided to go to college, ________, Esther used the money to start business（生意）. She bought fruits, ________（sugar） and some jars（罐子） and began making the jam. She sold the jam for 5 dollars a jar ________ her friends and soon she got 1000 dollars.

At first, her parents didn't want Esther to spend her time making jam. They thought that she