Cloze3TheInternetseemssoinformation-age31itsdevoteesmightfindthecircumstancesofitsbirthhardto32.Morethananythingelse,thecomputernetwork33tensofmillionsofusersstandsasamodernmonumenttomilitaryplansforfightingth

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　　TheInternetseemssoinformation-age31itsdevoteesmightfindthecircumstancesofitsbirthhardto32.Morethananythingelse,thecomputernetwork33tensofmillionsofusersstandsasamodernmonumenttomilitaryplansforfightingthreewars.Specifically,theNetowesexistence34AlliedbattlestrategiesduringWorldWarII,tothegeopoliticalpressuresoftheColdWar,andtopreparationsforthenuclearholocaust(thenever-fought“finalwar”withtheSovietUnion).

　　Aswithmostgreatadvancesinthehistoryofideas,therewasnoone35Internetevent.Itbeganwithamodestanalyticalsystem,devisedinWorldWarII,thatsetthestageforthesupportiveresearchenvironmentandthekeytechnicaldevelopmentsthatproducedtoday’sglobalnetwork.

　　Theanalyticalsystem,36operationsresearch(O.R.),appliedscientificmodelingprinciples37militaryplanning.ThefirstO.R.wasdonefortheAlliesbymilitaryscientistsandciviliantechnologists.

　　38thevictoriesinEuropeandJapan,Americanmilitaryplannersturned39totheirnewColdWaradversaries(对手),primarilytheSovietUnion,butalsoChina.ThethreeU.S.militaryservicescontracted(承包,把…包给)outO.R.worktouniversitiesandnonprofitcorporations.Thisproduced,amongothers,theCenterforNavalAnalysis,theArmy-backedOperationsResearchOffice,and,perhapsthe40effectiveofall,theRANDCorporation,theAirForce’sprincipaladvisoryorganization.TheDefenseDepartmentcreatedyetanotherO.R.group,theAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,andchargeditwithdoling(少量地发放)outhigh-techresearchfunds.

　　31.A.toB.that

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　　32.A.havinggraspedB.grasping

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　　33.A.toconnectB.thatconnecting

　　C.connectingD.connected

　　34.A.ofB.to

　　C.withD.for

　　35.A.definingB.thatdefining

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　　36.A.callingB.naming

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　　37.A.toB.with

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　　38.A.FollowedB.Afterfollowing

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　　39.A.noticeB.attention

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　　40.A.mostB.more

　　C.veryD.quite